No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day
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@lufins-dad said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
@aqua-letifer said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
@lufins-dad said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
Credible threat is the part that I have trouble with.
Oh really? They weren't trying to stop the election from happening?
There was a 0.0% chance that the election results got overturned or that the riot leads to a mass uprising that casts aside the laws and rules of this nation. Oh, they delayed it, and there were sincere threats to some individuals, but the election results and our laws and rules were never under a credible threat, no.
Agreed.
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@catseye3 said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
@axtremus said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
Haven’t seen any report about violent protests breaking out today in the USA so far. No news is good news, right?
How about that??? I had the same thought yesterday evening. That, plus Jon's great pic of the lone guy in front of the NYS building, deserves as much attention as to significance as the Capitol cretins.
Peaceful across the country -- despite the newsies' dire predictions not once, not twice, not three times, but as often as was necessary to be sure the message was well circulated.
Thanks for that, newsies.
And a big fat raised middle digit to those schadenfreuders who lamented the coming fall of America's democracy. It coulda, but didn't. If anything, it has been reinforced. It may yet happen, but if we manage to not elect another Trump, I think we're okay.
And since there's no predicting the future, we may as well take the high road.
Actually, there were 75-100 Antifa doing their thing in Portland last night, but I doubt that was on your favorite news network.
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@loki said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
@doctor-phibes said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
The fact that you had a Head of State who is willing to encourage a mob should be very concerning. The fact that the mob was made up of a bunch of moronic incompetents is beside the point.
The fact that we had years of encouraged violence or at minimum tolerated on TV had no impact , eh? Look in the mirror when you are looking for all the reasons.
Sorry mate, all I see in the mirror is me. You think maybe American jealousy of my British sophistication was at the heart of their impotent rage? I guess it's possible.
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That being said, the “nuke to destroy an ant hill” approach to inauguration security also played a part in discouraging any would-be resistance or protest in DC. Also, those passionate enough to follow Trump’s election lies and fly to DC to storm the Capitol...those crazy few already played their best hand on 1/6.
FWIW, it’s a shame the media has once again forgotten to show and remind folks of what happened when Trump was being sworn in, with protesters only feet from the podium interrupting his oath, as well as burning cars a few blocks away.
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@89th said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
That being said, the “nuke to destroy an ant hill” approach to inauguration security also played a part in discouraging any would-be resistance or protest in DC. Also, those passionate enough to follow Trump’s election lies and fly to DC to storm the Capitol...those crazy few already played their best hand on 1/6.
FWIW, it’s a shame the media has once again forgotten to show and remind folks of what happened when Trump was being sworn in, with protesters only feet from the podium interrupting his oath, as well as burning cars a few blocks away.
And yet we understand mob mentality but have zero introspection when we watch cities burning and no one giving two fucks and in fact rationalizing it and then are shocked and aghast when the other side does it. (Yes what was done at the Capitol was much worse but violence begets violence, broken windows adds to crime, a messy kitchen gets messier by others).
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@jon-nyc "Mark Leggiero is the one lone Trump supporter out in front of the NYS Capitol. He says he expected a few thousand ppl here and is disappointed."
Jon, do you have an opinion as to what, if any, portent this pic has for the outcome of Trump's trials?
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@george-k said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
@lufins-dad said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
let’s not get weak in the knees thinking these idjits could have succeeded.
https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/6700/what-the-hell-were-they-thinking?_=1611231206742
On a related note, Speaker Pelosi wanted machine gun nests set up:
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News’s “The Story with Martha MacCallum” on Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested more National Guards be sent to Washington, D.C., even requesting “crew-manned machine guns”
Remind me again about who ultimate was responsible for security at the Capitol and where “the buck” is supposed to stop?
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Violent Protest following the inauguration
Riots
Property destroyed
Insurrection
cnn is going to feel so embarrassed that they missed this.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-biden-antifa-portland-police
Portland rioters damage ICE building; police declare 'unlawful assembly'
The so-called J20 protest was a demonstration against Biden and law enforcement
Police declared an unlawful assembly Wednesday night in Portland, Ore., after about 150 rioters caused damage to a federal immigration facility in the city, according to the authorities.
The Portland Police Bureau said several events were planned in the city just hours after Biden was sworn in and implored the nation to come together. About 150 people gathered at Revolution Hall around 2 p.m. and marched to the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Oregon, Allen said.
The so-called J20 protest was a demonstration against Biden and law enforcement.
Some in the group smashed windows and vandalized the building with graffiti. Calls and messages to the party headquarters were not immediately returned.
The unrest near the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) building was declared after rioters started throwing rocks and eggs, and vandalizing the building, located in the city's south waterfront neighborhood, Portland police Sgt. Kevin Allen said in a 10 p.m. update.
"We have observed property damage to the building," the Portland Police Bureau wrote on Twitter. "Anyone who is involved in criminal behavior including: vandalism and graffitting is subject to arrest or citation."
Allen said individuals were seen carrying pepper ball guns, electronic control weapons (similar to stun guns) -- shields, fireworks, and rocks. He added that federal law enforcement used "crowd-control munitions."
"This gathering may impact traffic and access into the neighborhood," Allen said. "We'll continue to closely monitor this event."
As of early Thursday, police said they were standing by "to address crimes" in the surrounding neighborhood, and some arrests were made, although they failed to elaborate any further.
Other cities saw some tension on Inauguration Day. Seattle witnessed property damage and objects hurled at cars; reporters said demonstrators were protesting against President Biden and law enforcement, and carried a sign reading, "Abolish ICE."
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@copper said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
Violent Protest following the inauguration
Riots
Property destroyed
Insurrection
cnn is going to feel so embarrassed that they missed this.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-biden-antifa-portland-police
Portland rioters damage ICE building; police declare 'unlawful assembly'
The so-called J20 protest was a demonstration against Biden and law enforcement
Police declared an unlawful assembly Wednesday night in Portland, Ore., after about 150 rioters caused damage to a federal immigration facility in the city, according to the authorities.
The Portland Police Bureau said several events were planned in the city just hours after Biden was sworn in and implored the nation to come together. About 150 people gathered at Revolution Hall around 2 p.m. and marched to the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Oregon, Allen said.
The so-called J20 protest was a demonstration against Biden and law enforcement.
Some in the group smashed windows and vandalized the building with graffiti. Calls and messages to the party headquarters were not immediately returned.
The unrest near the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) building was declared after rioters started throwing rocks and eggs, and vandalizing the building, located in the city's south waterfront neighborhood, Portland police Sgt. Kevin Allen said in a 10 p.m. update.
"We have observed property damage to the building," the Portland Police Bureau wrote on Twitter. "Anyone who is involved in criminal behavior including: vandalism and graffitting is subject to arrest or citation."
Allen said individuals were seen carrying pepper ball guns, electronic control weapons (similar to stun guns) -- shields, fireworks, and rocks. He added that federal law enforcement used "crowd-control munitions."
"This gathering may impact traffic and access into the neighborhood," Allen said. "We'll continue to closely monitor this event."
As of early Thursday, police said they were standing by "to address crimes" in the surrounding neighborhood, and some arrests were made, although they failed to elaborate any further.
Other cities saw some tension on Inauguration Day. Seattle witnessed property damage and objects hurled at cars; reporters said demonstrators were protesting against President Biden and law enforcement, and carried a sign reading, "Abolish ICE."
Yeah, but it's Portland. Portland mattereth not.
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@lufins-dad said in No Violent Protest on Inauguration Day:
Credible threat is the part that I have trouble with.
There wasn't anything remotely credible about it.
