What Went Wrong With The Police at DC? No handcuffs, Riot Gear, Small Numbers, Too friendly

 Cop takes selfie with protester

 

I happened to be watching live through a channel on UTUbe and this is what I saw:

* When I tuned in the rioters were at the bottom of the stair going in on the East door. This is where it has a tremendoulsy big, tall set of doors. I have been told by people tht have touched them that they are heavy and unbreachable. 

* App 6 cops at the bottom of the steps and about 6-10 all the way up at the end of the stairs by the door. I wonder first, whye these people were alud to come to the to the feet of the stairs. Anybody could see that there were a lot more of the mob than the  police. 

* I don't understand why the cops at the bottom of the stemps all of a sudden (they most've been ordered) ran, not calmly walk up but ran the stairs and of coarse the mob  ran after the cops.

*. Next this I don't understand is why the cops open those dorrs to get inside but they had to know tthe mob was right behind them. If they were going to make stand at the top f the stairs and protect the ntrance with the big doors. they never seem to have made a try. I was shock the cops walked in with the mob.

** Shock: Very few cops, behaviour of cops which look like they were part of the cloud not law enforcement because they stop enforcing the law. They were not pushed out of the way but they moved out of the way on their own or because they got orders to give these guys the welcome.

** The cops had not riot equipemnt or just things they ussuallly carry like batons  like plastic ties formhandcuff. So they ddidnt have handcuffs, so theyw ere intending to make arrests? No gas except a few cans by a few cops.

** The behavious of the cops was more puzzleling than the mob. The mob knew what their purpose was, some even though Trump was with them but the Capital police looked like $7.50-$12.00 and hour security gusrds. If you evven seen how those guards defend the merchandise in the stores might have been what you needed there.

** There was a delay in reinformcemtns coming but mainly the nationa guard. I was aware what the Mayor of DC said that they were on call and available. That was probably true but theree was no one of authority giving the order. Why? 

*** Finally Trump told the crowd he was going wuth them to Capital Hill before Getting in his limo and driving the opposite way.....Think 25...and for others like senators and Congressmen...impeachment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adam Gonzalez 

Adamfoxie Publisher

The U.S. Capitol was secured hours after a mob supporting President Trump violently breached the building, causing a lockdown and evacuation of lawmakers, staff and reporters.

Where it stands: The Senate and House have reconvened to finish certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win. 

• Earlier Wednesday, senators, House members and members of the media were evacuated to undisclosed locations following the incident, per Axios reporters on the ground. Vice President Mike Pence was evacuated from the Senate chamber around 2 p.m. and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi connected with her caucus from a secure location, Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) told C-SPAN. 
• Pelosi said in a statement after the rioters left the building that Congress will work through the night to finish certifying Biden's Electoral College victory after the breach prevented lawmakers from certifying the vote earlier Wednesday.

The big picture: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a citywide curfew in response to the incident from 6 p.m. on Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday. The National Guard was activated, and the FBI deployed SWAT teams into the Capitol, following evacuations.

• Bowser also said she was extending the public emergency she declared earlier Wednesday by 15 days in response to the violence.
• DC police confirmed one woman who was shot by U.S. Capitol Police during the mob violence had died. 
• At least three others died in “medical emergencies" near the Capitol grounds, police said. It was unclear whether they were part of the group that stormed the Capitol building. 
• Several weapons — including long guns and hand guns — were recovered in the wake of the riot and at least 47 people were arrested for curfew-related violations, police said at a 10:3o p.m. ET press briefing with Bowser. Officials also said two pipe bombs were recovered, one outside the Democratic National Committee and one outside the Republican National Committee. 
• Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) also ordered a curfew in the D.C. suburbs of Alexandria and Arlington County from 6 p.m. on Jan. 6 to 6 a.m. on Jan. 7. He said earlier Wednesday that he would send members of the Virginia National Guard in response to the incident, as well as 200 state troopers.

What we're hearing: Protesters walked through the Capitol Statuary Hall, which separates the House and Senate, filling into both sides with U.S. flags and MAGA flags. 

• Reporters were advised just after 2:30 p.m. to "be prepared to get down" in their chairs and relocate, Axios' Kadia Goba reports. She was in the chamber when members bolted the door and watched Capitol police draw their guns and point at the door. 
• At 2:31 p.m., everyone was evacuated from the floor.
• A police officer stood in the center of the Cannon office building and shouted: “EVERYONE OUT, RIGHT NOW ... WE’RE EVACUATING," Axios' Alayna Treene reports. Police ushered everyone toward the Longworth House Office Building. 

Reactions: Trump urged his supporters "to go home" in a video roughly two hours after the incident began, adding: "We love you. You're very special. ... I know how you feel. But go home, and go home in peace." He repeated false claims that the election was stolen from him, which was one of the driving causes of the "March for Trump" protest.

• In a joint statement, Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had called on President Trump "to demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately." 
• President-elect Joe Biden said the incident "borders on sedition" and called on Trump "to go on national television now to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution and demand an end to this siege."

Go deeper: Inside the room as a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol