Chillicothe
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As referenced in another nearby thread, there was an excellent bit of reporting about January 6th in yesterday's Sunday New York Times.
It was on the front page, above the fold......an important story.
What it did was focus on several of the rioters who have been arrested on felony assault. It is interesting and informative. Of course, it details to some degree the brutal violence on that Capitol steps that we have all watched on the telly any number of times. For those who still say January 6th was just a normal 'tourist visit', or the demonstrators were there just taking selfies....well, the reportage of what was happening to uniformed officers belie those tropes.
Like the now classic reportage of "Day of Rage", first published in the Times around June 30th, and linked and referenced on this chatroom venue numerous times.....yesterday's story seeks to flesh out who the actors were, what were their actions, what were their motives.....and how do they feel about it now.
From my perspective, I thought the reportage humanized these perpetrators.
I don't know if there is a paywall on this story, but here is a NYT link. You may be able to get around any paywall if you try YouTube or some other news aggregators.
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Oct. 16, 2021
The American flag became a blunt instrument in the bearded man’s hands. Wielding the flagpole like an ax, he swung once, twice, three times, to beat a police officer being dragged down the steps of a United States Capitol under siege.
Other officers also fell under mob attack, while the rest fought to keep the hordes from storming the Capitol and upending the routine transfer of power. Sprayed chemicals choked the air, projectiles flew overhead and the unbridled roars formed a battle-cry din — all as a woman lay dying beneath the jostling scrum of the Jan. 6 riot.
Amid the hand-to-hand combat, seven men from seven different states stood out. Although strangers to one another, they worked as if in concert while grappling with the phalanx of police officers barring entry to the Capitol.
The moment was a flicker in the chaotic panorama, a 90-second flash of unhinged violence overshadowed by the high drama inside, where rioters menaced in packs, legislators hid in fear and a protester was shot to death."
It was on the front page, above the fold......an important story.
What it did was focus on several of the rioters who have been arrested on felony assault. It is interesting and informative. Of course, it details to some degree the brutal violence on that Capitol steps that we have all watched on the telly any number of times. For those who still say January 6th was just a normal 'tourist visit', or the demonstrators were there just taking selfies....well, the reportage of what was happening to uniformed officers belie those tropes.
Like the now classic reportage of "Day of Rage", first published in the Times around June 30th, and linked and referenced on this chatroom venue numerous times.....yesterday's story seeks to flesh out who the actors were, what were their actions, what were their motives.....and how do they feel about it now.
From my perspective, I thought the reportage humanized these perpetrators.
I don't know if there is a paywall on this story, but here is a NYT link. You may be able to get around any paywall if you try YouTube or some other news aggregators.
90 Seconds of Rage (Published 2021)
Inside, the violence was winding down. But outside, seven men found themselves at the center of breathtaking brutality.
www.nytimes.com
"90 SECONDS OF RAGE
By Dan Barry, Alan Feuer and Matthew RosenbergOct. 16, 2021
The American flag became a blunt instrument in the bearded man’s hands. Wielding the flagpole like an ax, he swung once, twice, three times, to beat a police officer being dragged down the steps of a United States Capitol under siege.
Other officers also fell under mob attack, while the rest fought to keep the hordes from storming the Capitol and upending the routine transfer of power. Sprayed chemicals choked the air, projectiles flew overhead and the unbridled roars formed a battle-cry din — all as a woman lay dying beneath the jostling scrum of the Jan. 6 riot.
Amid the hand-to-hand combat, seven men from seven different states stood out. Although strangers to one another, they worked as if in concert while grappling with the phalanx of police officers barring entry to the Capitol.
The moment was a flicker in the chaotic panorama, a 90-second flash of unhinged violence overshadowed by the high drama inside, where rioters menaced in packs, legislators hid in fear and a protester was shot to death."