Chillicothe
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The link below will illustrate 40 minutes of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
I personally found it chilling.
Some pics I've seen before.....the vast majority of it though was new to me.
What it illustrates is how manifestly overwhelmed those Capitol police were.
5 here, 5 way over there......all to hold back a charging crowd numbering hundreds, eventually thousands.
After watching the kinetic energy directed at those officers it is amazing more weren't injured far more severely.
Still, what is so informative with this compilaton is that it give us....rightfielders and leftfielders....a far better schematic of the layout and the progress of the crowd towards each side and each entrance. I, for one, did not know there were that many entrances that had been breached. Too, the film identifies 3 entrances where the police stepped aside as rioters threatened them.....thus allowing entry.
This is riveting film.
I watched it. And upon the end went......."Whew!!
ps....if, for some reason, you cannot open the link I provide, well, google up then: day of rage new york times
I don't believe they are putting up a paywall on this reportage.
I personally found it chilling.
Some pics I've seen before.....the vast majority of it though was new to me.
What it illustrates is how manifestly overwhelmed those Capitol police were.
5 here, 5 way over there......all to hold back a charging crowd numbering hundreds, eventually thousands.
After watching the kinetic energy directed at those officers it is amazing more weren't injured far more severely.
Still, what is so informative with this compilaton is that it give us....rightfielders and leftfielders....a far better schematic of the layout and the progress of the crowd towards each side and each entrance. I, for one, did not know there were that many entrances that had been breached. Too, the film identifies 3 entrances where the police stepped aside as rioters threatened them.....thus allowing entry.
This is riveting film.
I watched it. And upon the end went......."Whew!!
ps....if, for some reason, you cannot open the link I provide, well, google up then: day of rage new york times
I don't believe they are putting up a paywall on this reportage.