NY Times Confirms: ‘Stand Down’ Order Given to Capitol Police During January 6th Riot

[surada]

And when they breeched the capitol, looking to execute pelosi and occasional-Kotex, they got mad at the guy who was supposed to bring the weapons but forgot. Most inept insurrectionists in world history!

150 police officers were injured. That's not peaceful.

 

[Pellinore]

Will any of the "Day of Rage" morons explain the Stand Down order?

Rye Catcher Mac1958 surada Bueller?

Anyone?

First of all, there was no order to "Stand Down." Becker News made that up.

The linked Times article says that

Officers were instructed by their leaders not to use their most aggressive tactics to hold off the mob

and

Mr. Bolton found that the agency’s leaders failed to adequately prepare despite explicit warnings that pro-Trump extremists posed a threat to law enforcement and civilians and that the police used defective protective equipment. He also found that the leaders ordered their Civil Disturbance Unit to refrain from using its most powerful crowd-control tools — like stun grenades — to put down the onslaught.

And yes, it can be explained: They fucked up. Some or all of Sund (Capitol Police Chief), Irving (House SaA), and Steiger (Senate SaA) ignored intelligence warnings or underestimated the crowd, and some "top general" from the Army held the National Guard back because he didn't like the "visuals." (source) All three of those named paid for it with their careers.

Then they got surprised by a well-coordinated direct attack. An attack which, it should be noted, was staged by coordinated, determined Trump supporters who believed they were taking their orders directly from him, and whose stated goal was to overturn our democratic elections.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

First of all, there was no order to "Stand Down." Becker News made that up.

The linked Times article says that

and


And yes, it can be explained: They fucked up. Some or all of Sund (Capitol Police Chief), Irving (House SaA), and Steiger (Senate SaA) ignored intelligence warnings or underestimated the crowd, and some "top general" from the Army held the National Guard back because he didn't like the "visuals." (source) All three of those named paid for it with their careers.

Then they got surprised by a well-coordinated direct attack. An attack which, it should be noted, was staged by coordinated, determined Trump supporters who believed they were taking their orders directly from him, and whose stated goal was to overturn our democratic elections.

And just like the Mexicans who attacked the Alamo, they all went back to their LaQuinta hotel rooms after the attack.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Funny, they didn't teach the right to redress of grievances with the government to involve a noose, gallows, bear spray and zip handcuffs.

The gallows MIGHT have been strong enough to hang a toddler. It was made out of one by threes. In the old days unpopular politicians would be tarred, feathered and run out of town on a rail. So bear spray and flexicufs aren’t much of a stretch. I’m not excusing the people who trespassed in the Capital, but raucous demonstrations In D.C. are nothing new. Look at the various anti-Vietnam demonstrations/riots and the veteran bonus marchers after WWI for examples. Dugout Doug led a cavalry charge against the bonus demonstrators.

 

[AZrailwhale]

They run the range from relatively minor, like scrapes and sprains, to loss of organ functionality, and even death.

Wrong, no cops died as the result of the riot. That’s been debunked long ago.

 

[Sunsettommy]

Right.

So would that be a yes or a no, to my original question?

Your question was LOADED thus irrelevant and stupid a fallacy you thought necessary.

How come you couldn't address the articles claims at all and you quickly vanish from the thread.