~~938~~ 0 days since armed invasion of Capitol
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Did you read the headline? There was no armed shooter.
0 days since we've actually made an example of those J6 traitors instead of giving them just a slap on the wrists, and somehow we are surprised they might try it again.
When they finally catch this latest lunatic, chances are he'll get a months in prison. He'll be out for the next election cycle!
I've been lightly tracking this in my notes...
Convictions
Oath Keepers Four More Oath Keeps Convicted Jan 25th, 2023
Riley June Willians (3 Years) Source: Woman Who Stormed Pelosi’s Office on Jan. 6 Is Sentenced to Three Years
Sara Carpenter Source: Former N.Y.P.D. Officer Is Convicted of Taking Part in Capitol Riot
Thomas Webster (10 Years) Source: Former N.Y.P.D. Officer Convicted of Assault in Jan. 6 Case
Charges
Jared L. Wise (Former FBI Agent) Source: Former F.B.I. Agent Charged in Jan. 6 Riot
The NYT is paywalled. I see one 3 years and one 10 year sentences, but what about the other ones? 10 years should be the minimum.
Hell, other countries hand out much more severe (i.e. lethal) punishments for traitors. It is a shame the US doesn't as well.
the problem is that 50% of the political power is supporting them
Hell, other countries hand out much more severe (i.e. lethal) punishments for traitors. It is a shame the US doesn’t as well.
If you look at a lot of these cases, these people are more mentally ill than true traitors; the leniency vs harshness often takes that into account (dumb person following the crowd and doing something typically out of character vs someone with clear hostile intent). The true traitor is the orange man.
So we should lower ourselves to other countries standards?
I feel more like we should be leading the way to something better instead.
They already changed the article, citing "bad call".
So, somebody may have just just SWATted the US Capitol. Going to be interesting to see how this plays out.
My major concern would be someone testing response time...
My thought was someone figured out a way to interfere with congress for just the price of a burner phone, but your comment makes more sense.
If somebody is actually dumb enough to do that then they're probably dumb enough to do it from the personal phone. So this shouldn't exactly require Sherlock Holmes to investigate.
FYI, article has been updated to indicate it might have been a false alarm. Article uses the term "bad call"....
Police found no shooter and no one injured after reports of a possible active shooter in the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday after a possible "bad call," Washington Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Hugh Carew said.
just updated, thanks for letting me know!
Wow ok. Figured security would've been beefed up after Jan 6 but at least it was during recess.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The U.S. Senate was in summer recess and the majority of lawmakers were not in, but most offices retain a skeleton staff on site.
There also are typically are dozens of workers staffing Senate cafeterias and coffee shops, security posts and working on building maintenance.
It should be noted that we do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots," the U.S. Capitol Police said in a post on social media.
An advisory from the Capitol Police urged people to move inside their offices and take emergency equipment.
There was a heavy police presence outside the buildings, with some staffers standing outside and tourists gathered around the perimeters of the Capitol complex.
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I wish I got a summer recess…
The fact that they get more than half the year away from work but won't do jack shit for the regular American working 40+ hours a week, 5 or 6 days a week all year is maddening. ESPECIALLY because their salaries start at $174,000.