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Jeff's avatar

Then I guess we're in the same boat, since Trump sure didn't get his peaceful transfer of power, what with all the rioting over his inauguration and all. Try not to memory hole that.

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Gnomon Pillar's avatar

Cut the 4th grade bullshit , dimwit.

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Fred Welfare's avatar

What is the evidence motivating trump's objection to the election? Evidence!

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Patrick's avatar

DonтАЩt let Leesburg bring you Down. ItтАЩs only castles burning.

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rtj's avatar

Nobody's turning and nobody is coming around.

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Patrick's avatar

Sad but true

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Gnomon Pillar's avatar

Good idea.

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Leesburg & Down's avatar

There was rioting over Trump's inauguration on January 20th, 2017? Where? I honestly don't remember that happening so I'm all ears.

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LifeIsMessy's avatar

I am actually a bit disappointed that you outed yourself so bad with this comment, we were having a bit of fun above

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SimulationCommander's avatar

In New York, nine people were arrested for disorderly conduct, according to the New York Police Department. Authorities said five people were arrested at a protest in Dallas, six in Chicago.

In Portland, Oregon, protesters were armed with clubs, sticks and throwing unknown liquid at officers, according to the Portland Police Department. Six people were arrested in Portland Friday, Portland Police Sgt. Pete Simpson tells CNN.

In Seattle, people threw bricks and other items at officers during a demonstration on the the University of Washington campus, city police said. Harborview Medical Center in Seattle confirmed it was treating a man who was shot at the protest and is in critical condition. Seattle police said a man turned himself in to campus police and was being questioned.

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Fred Welfare's avatar

This is disinformation, also known as lies. There was no riot in Portland on Friday, Jan 7, 2022 - there was a peaceful vigil calling for renewal of Voting Rights. Pete Simpson did not speak to CNN on this day. You are jumbling events from different dates to build your ridiculous narrative. This is the kind of foolishness that distorted the Virginia Governor's election - inaccurate reporting and dissembling.

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SimulationCommander's avatar

The only person talking about Jan 7 2022 is you. We're all talking about Trump's inauguration day.

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Moe Strausberg's avatar

We are talking different languages. When I talk about police I talk about Robert Peel's London Bobbies who serve and belong to the community.

Maybe I am mistaken but don't American police act more like private security guards.

Peel's nine principles of policing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles

No. 9 is a doozey.

To recognize the absence of crime and disorder is the measure of police efficiency not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with them.

Policing is not an American concept. You can dress them up as gendarme, police, policia but they are not police they are militias.

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Moe Strausberg's avatar

In the 1960s we sang we shall overcome and today thing are worse than ever. We have been overcome and we are killing our brothers and sisters.

Maybe in honour of Joe Manchin and the people of West Virginia it is time to sing Which side are you on.

Good luck getting this version on MSNBC or FOX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beCDagbTF2U

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Kelly Green's avatar

In addition to that rioting, other things to compare to Jan 6 include the taking of the Wisconsin State Capitol in 2010, the occupation of Congressional office buildings during Kavanaugh hearings and the assault on the Supreme Court building during Kavanaugh's approval. This is a two-way problem, people being lied to, misled, and ginned up on either side leads to trouble. Sometimes a set of protesters has more muscle and sometimes the security preparations are worse.

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