Several police departments across the country have opened investigations into cops among their ranks to find out if they were involved in the siege on the U.S. Capitol on Washington, D.C. on January 6th.
      • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        HE'S NOT A FUCKING HERO HE'S A FUCKING PIG. FUCK 12, ACAB, DEATH TO FASCISTS AND FASCIST COLLABORATORS

        • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          lol the evidence for the "he was creating a diversion!" narrative is so laughably thin, too:

          I saw the video on Wednesday but didn’t really realize what he was doing. I just saw a failed attempt to stop the incoming mob by a single man who could obviously not do much, but in fact it was an insanely smart strategy.

          Same.! I was feeling bad for him when I saw the footage. And come to find out it was a strategic move all along.?! Hats off to you sir.!

          "Huh, in real time it looked like he was just running for his life, but this was actually a heads-up play!"

          It's important to remember, though, that while most libs will buy into lib shit like this as rationalization, this can be a tipping point for some people if you talk to them about it the right way.

    • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      I don't think they're going to pivot on their own, but more are probably reachable on the issue today than were a week ago.

    • Oxbinder [any]
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      4 years ago

      I'll take "a few bad apples" for $200 Alex

  • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Another officer, a newer recruit, echoed these sentiments, saying that where he was on the steps to the rotunda on the east side of the Capitol, he was engaged in hand-to-hand battles trying to fight the attackers off. But he said they were outnumbered 10 to one, and described extraordinary scenes in which protesters holding Blue Lives Matter flags launched themselves at police officers.