[ng12]

The protesters left peacefully after a few hours. The senate isn't holy ground, nor are the people inside it divine. They work for us, after all.

All things considered the events left me pretty unscathed.

[camel_Snake]

incompetence does not overwrite intent. They were gathered there and committed political violence for a specific reason - to halt the peaceful transfer of power to the next administration.

And they left after a lockdown was already in-force and they were removed from the premises by force.

[ng12]

What was the intent? Do you know or are you assuming?

I think if their goal was to actually take control of the capitol things would have gone much differently. I find it hard to believe this was anything but a protest.

[arolihas]

It left him unscathed though, so it’s fine.

[arolihas]

4 people died.

[vladTheInhaler]

Five, actually. Officer Brian Sicknick died as a result of wounds suffered during the conflict [1]. Details beyond that are still hard to find. This after Giuliani demanded "trial by combat" from the gathered mob. Hard to believe he will face justice though, given that Trump plans to pardon everybody and their mother.

[1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/08/capito...

[arolihas]

Thanks I didn’t hear about that

[ng12]

An unarmed protester was gunned down by police.

[dragontamer]

And yet, the mob continued to attack for another hour or two, while the DoD refused to send troops to help out.

[pfdietz]

I have to wonder if Trump intended the DOD to send in troops and use those troops to shut down the certification, and they refused.