D.C. officer: "It was clear the terrorists perceived themselves to be Christians"

[dukkha]

Holding ANYONE in this country for months in isolation without charges is Fascistic. NONE of these people should even see the inside of a jail cell.

Im not fixated on this like the Dems are for their political purposes..but I did hear something like this..
why are they not given bail?

[Truth Detector]

Im not fixated on this like the Dems are for their political purposes..but I did hear something like this..
why are they not given bail?

[PoliTalker]

Hello guno,

D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges on Tuesday painted a vivid and emotional picture of the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, calling them "terrorists" and describing how unusual it was that they waved Christian imagery and Thin Blue Line flags.

Why it matters: Hodges was one of four police officers who testified at the first hearing of the Jan. 6 select committee. Harrowing video footage from the day of the riot shows how he was violently attacked and crushed against a Capitol door by the pro-Trump mob.

What he's saying: "The sea of people was punctuated throughout by flags. Mostly variations of American flags and Trump flags. There was Gadsden flags. It was clear the terrorists perceived themselves to be Christians. I saw the Christian flag directly to my front, and another had 'Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president.' Another, 'Jesus is king,'" Hodges said.

https://www.axios.com/capitol-riot-t...d91143bb6.html

These domestic Christian terrorists are the same ones who were once so worried about Muslims perpetrating terrorism. We don't hear much about that any more. Trump took that out of the lexicon and replaced it with hatred of immigrants and, of course, liberals. Trump didn't really care who the boogie man was, he just wanted to exploit it. Polling showed more anger towards liberals and immigrants, so that's what Trump focused on.

Trump is a hate peddler.

President Biden is a far superior leader of the entire nation. President Biden is a true world-class leader.

[Doc Dutch]

Anecdote isn't evidence.

Agreed. It'll all be in court, either by trial or allocution.

IMO, the Republicans are fucking themselves by putting party over country. This will not look good on them.

[signalmankenneth]

Congresswoman Liz Cheney, asked the Hispanic officer about Trump's comment, praising US capitol rioters 'hugging and kissing' police? The officer responded, saying he is still recovering from those hugs and kisses, and like to give Trump some of those hugs and kisses too?!!

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[Doc Dutch]

Yes. FBI knows that fundraising for this terrorist attack came from Christian groups.

Link? More likely it was funded by a combination of white supremacist and business interests like racist pillow manufacturers.

It doesn't take much money to fund a terrorist attack. Sustaining a war is another matter.

[Taft2016]

I worked 32 years with the NYPD.

What is clear is this guy is spewing bilge to placate the powers that be in search of a discretionary promotion.

The terrorists were the BLM thugs on the streets of NYC smashing cops in the head with bricks.

End of story.

[reagansghost]

America is probably responsible for more fake Christianity than most countries.

I remember when Trump first appeared on scene shouting profanities and bashing every non-while person on the planet.........initially thought well finally, he's gone too far and the clergy would compel their adherents to reject this blasphemy..........turns out it only energized these 'men of god' - proceeded to shit all over everything Jesus tried to teach them

[Darth Omar]

We are not required to always use strict legal felony definitions and statutory code when speaking in normal, vernacular English.

That’s why I call what’s going on at our southern border a foreign invasion.

Is what it is. I’m good with it.

[LV426]

no it was a plan to get to get in and demonstrate.

Ah, so the gallows erected were just there for show?

There was no planned purposeful violent means.

Sure there was. That's what these hearings are uncovering.

It happened that way, but violence wasnt "planned"

Of course violence was the plan...that's why they all screamed "hang Mike Pence".

Hence it wasn't a deliberative terrorist attack - it was a riot -they need to go to jail,but not for "terrorism"

Of course it was deliberative...you and Trump both had a hand in planning it...then you went even further and posted in support of the coup at 5:55PM on 1/6 when you thought it would succeed.

This incorrect ascribing of motivation is what is now driving the FBO and "domestic terrorism" complete misnomers.

Shocking that the guy who spent 3 months pumping up, promoting, and convincing others to go to DC on 1/6 would try to diminish his own role in what happened.

[Darth Omar]

I worked 32 years with the NYPD.

What is clear is this guy is spewing bilge to placate the powers that be in search of a discretionary promotion.

The terrorists were the BLM thugs on the streets of NYC smashing cops in the head with bricks.

End of story.

That doesn’t fit the narrative though.

[LV426]

[size=3]Holding ANYONE in this country for months in isolation without charges is Fascistic.

Everyone in jail for 1/6 right now has been indicted.

[LV426]

Im not fixated on this like the Dems are for their political purposes..but I did hear something like this..
why are they not given bail?

Many of them have been given bail or released on bond.

Like this guy: Man from Buford arrested in connection to Capitol riots

[LV426]

I worked 32 years with the NYPD.

What is clear is this guy is spewing bilge to placate the powers that be in search of a discretionary promotion.

The terrorists were the BLM thugs on the streets of NYC smashing cops in the head with bricks.

End of story.

OMG! Someone was hit by a BRICK?

How about this:

Far-right ‘boogaloo boys’ linked to killing of California law officers and other violence
https://www.latimes.com/california/s...other-violence

Your "very fine people" are the cop killers.

Also, are you 100% sure that cop was struck by a brick thrown by BLM and not thrown by one of your very fine people:

Far-Right ‘Boogaloo Boys’ Are Trying to Incite Violence at Protests
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture...atter-1010117/

[LV426]

[size=3]Calling this terrorism or an insurrection is the definition of stupidity snowflake.

It was terrorism because the purpose was to terrorize Congress into not doing its duty and certifying the election in order to keep Donald Trump in power.

That's what the goal of any insurrection is.