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Donald Trump wants Jan. 6 police to be charged for fighting rioters (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Nusm@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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From the party of “Back the Blue!”

…except when it benefits us to roll them right under the bus.

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[–] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 62 points 9 months ago (4 children)

"Blue Lives Matter".... no, not those ones!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

They like cops who suppress others but not them.

[–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 15 points 9 months ago

it's always that way with that group.

we demand freedom! no not like that.

we support the police! no not like that.

etc.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

They back the blue only when the blue is murdering unarmed black people for them.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

It's absolutely wild how these trump supporters don't see Capital police as "police". What a fucking cult.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 57 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Shouldn't the January 6th insurrectionists just have complied?

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

I thought they were all antifa.

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Only the brown ones.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 1 points 9 months ago

Not a lot of those there on that day. Funny thing, that.

[+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 50 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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[–] Alto@kbin.social 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I've said it from the beginning and frankly I don't think people realize how true it is. They were incredibly lucky that a mob of people actively attacking congress wasn't shot dead to a man.

Not that I think that would have actually been the best outcome, frankly I think that would have started an outright civil war and nobody wins that (not to mention that many innocent people almost certainly would have been caught up in it in the moment itself. But it very, very easily could have been.

[–] Fisk400@feddit.nu 8 points 9 months ago

The lady that climbed trough the window and got shot actually saved a lot of lives because had they managed to break down the door as a group, everyone remotely close to the door would have been killed.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The one thing that mob did right was to leave their guns in their trucks (possibly only because they wouldn't have been allowed into the area otherwise - I'm curious if any of them tried and were turned back before they even reached the protest zone). Had one of them brandished a firearm, the story of that day would have been quite different.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I watched all that day, live on CNN, every last motherfucking minute of it. Got the merit badge and PTSD to prove it. Don't believe I got PTSD? Read on.

Anger, fear, rage, revenge, bloodlust... Not strong enough words for how I felt then and how I feel now. I've not been able to watch 60-seconds of that day without crying and screaming. Can't even glimpse still pictures, too much. My mind makes those pictures a blur, no focus, I scroll past, fast as I can. Can't read text about it without getting wound tight.

My Philippina wife asked me, I dunno, something about that day, she wasn't here on 01/06. Tried to show her some videos and explain, broke down sobbing and cursing, soaked in tears. Was afraid of what she would think of me. She held me tight.

Was screaming that day, "Form ranks! Front rank, kneel, FIRE, FIRE, FIRE FOR EFFECT! RELOAD! Second rank FIRE, FIRE, FIRE FOR EFFECT! RELOAD! First rank, FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!"

One traitorous cunt, shot through the throat, and they had a collective panic attack. Imagine the rout we could have had with a 60-second hell storm of 9mm lead. Ended this shit for once and for all.

But no. We gotta handle these fuckers with kid gloves, just like we did the traitorous Southerners. (And I'm an old, white, Southerner.) See where that got us.

I know I need counseling. I'll get it when the threat is over. Until then, I'm holding onto my hate, holding onto my AR-15 and my Colt .45. They may come to serve me one day.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 7 points 9 months ago

Imagine the rout we could have had with a 60-second hell storm of 9mm lead. Ended this shit for once and for all.

It wouldn't have ended it. Guns can't kill ideas.

It might have scared the q-zombies for a while, but you gotta remember that almost half the voters were for the orange golfer, so it'd only be a matter of time before they attacked again.

[–] Carobu@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

"My Philippina wife" I sincerely hope you see your wife as more than just her ethnicity, because the way you phrased that, and the fact that you can't be bothered to learn the correct spelling of her ethnicity, Filipina, is somewhat concerning.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

What really should have happened.

Military should have surrounded the building and said "you have 5 minutes to come outside, lay face down and surrender, after 5 minutes, we are coming in and removing anyone still in there"

None of this 4 years of investigations. Every single one of them should have been booked right then and there.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 33 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"innocent" Jan 6 rioters. You know, those people who broke the law and participated an insurrection that led many of them to be convicted. Those "innocent" rioters.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 29 points 9 months ago

"Donald Trump Says Something Stupid. Again."

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 26 points 9 months ago

No one should give a fuck what he wants.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm not a big cop fan, but the Capitol Hill police were always awesome when I was there. Patient, helpful, professional--you got to know them checking in and out of buildings all the time. I think it being a small group with a really focused and constant assignment might remove some of the crazier bullshit you might find in a bigger city department, for example. There aren't words for how shameful this is.

[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

They're also really used to dealing with protestors. I think that probably helps.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

It'd make national or even world news whenever they fail at their job. Fuckensburg's cops aren't so closely observed.

[–] DrinkyCrow@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

"If it wasn't for those meddling pigs" - Trump probably

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

I wonder what law he thinks they can be charged under 🤔

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Can we call it fascism yet?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Way ahead of you. Tired of people whining about fascism "coming" to America. It's here. Now. Today. Wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

That crackhead pillow slinger, for one

[–] EricKHoward@mastodon.social 1 points 9 months ago

@shalafi @someguy3 Matt Walsh, for example

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You should read the new book “Prequel”.

The US fascists almost won last time.

[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 8 points 9 months ago

christ, what an asshole.

[–] skellener@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

🤦‍♂️

[–] Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

How about we do what I want for once. trump would not like it. Nor would he be in a position to protest.