People protest for a variety of reasons. Some because they feel disenfranchised, some because they want to redress grievances against their gov't. Those who break the law need to be held accountable. But that doesn't mean that when some are carrying signs and others are torching buildings, they should all be considered criminals. And they should never be beaten, shot at, prosecuted and /or murdered because the lunatic fringe took a different route. But what we are discussing here is January 6th. Each of the rioters will and should be held accountable. They all knew that to breech the Capitol was criminal no matter what the reason. Street protests are constitutional until and unless there is violence. And those among them who committed crimes above and beyond just being there should be dealt with just like those in the first example. And in both instances, if there were agitators among them who organized, orchestrated and lit the fuse to set off the violence they should be charged according to their actions or inactions. This particular instance is thankfully rare as hen's teeth. And the consequences of what was done, by whom and why should also be rare. This was unique in that it was an orchestrated attempt to overthrow our government and our democracy. Thus, every American was and is affected by it as is the future of our country. Different animal altogether! To not see it as such is to be willfully blind. And why have you raised the subject of PTSD? A cheap shot to shake me? Didn't work. I see it for exactly what it is, a cowardly, snipe from the safety of the internet. Shame on you. I thought foolishly that maybe you were better than that. I should have known you aren't, so that's on me. And I also was mistaken to think that you were maturing and learning as we go. Wrong again. But that should not have surprised me either because what the GOP has devolved into was somewhat of a shock too. Someday soon you will realize that you have been playing on the wrong team. When that realization comes your way, you can shove your naivete up your ass as well.