Five takeaways from gripping officer testimony at the first January 6 hearing

[Diesel]

"Some congressional Republicans have suggested there was no insurrection, that the rioters weren't violent or armed, and Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia even compared scenes from the January 6 rioters to a 'normal tourist visit.'"

"'It's indescribable. You're defending the indefensible,' Gonell said of those lawmakers defending the insurrectionists. 'It demoralizes not just the rank-and-file but the future recruits. What do you think people considering becoming law enforcement officers think when they see elected leaders downplaying this. Why would I risk my life for them, when they don't even care?'"

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/polit...tee/index.html

This is the darkest time in the US of my life. I can't even imagine a solution. It feels utterly hopeless. And day by day, as we head into the next fall and winter and sunlight becomes shorter, things get worse.

[Doc Dutch]

"Some congressional Republicans have suggested there was no insurrection, that the rioters weren't violent or armed, and Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia even compared scenes from the January 6 rioters to a 'normal tourist visit.'"

"'It's indescribable. You're defending the indefensible,' Gonell said of those lawmakers defending the insurrectionists. 'It demoralizes not just the rank-and-file but the future recruits. What do you think people considering becoming law enforcement officers think when they see elected leaders downplaying this. Why would I risk my life for them, when they don't even care?'"

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/polit...tee/index.html

This is the darkest time in the US of my life. I can't even imagine a solution. It feels utterly hopeless. And day by day, as we head into the next fall and winter and sunlight becomes shorter, things get worse.

No doubt for 25 year olds and younger it is. 9/11 was worse and the Sixties were waaaaay worse than both 9/11 and 1/6 put together.

We'll be fine. Buy more popcorn, your favorite beverage (I like Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red cut with water and ice) and sit back to watch the show. I expect this will last all the way to President Harris's election in 2024. Most of the trials and plea deals will be done by then. The 2022 Midterms will prove America is back on track even if not fully recovered.

[PostmodernProphet]

'It demoralizes not just the rank-and-file but the future recruits. What do you think people considering becoming law enforcement officers think when they see elected leaders downplaying this. Why would I risk my life for them, when they don't even care?'"

Portland?.......

[Diesel]

Portland?.......

Try to stay on topic, crackhead.

[BidenPresident]

9/11 was worse and the Sixties were waaaaay worse than both 9/11 and 1/6 put together.

The Capitol attack was organized by a sitting president.
We still have these terrorist walking the streets.

[BattleofHodow]

No doubt for 25 year olds and younger it is. 9/11 was worse and the Sixties were waaaaay worse than both 9/11 and 1/6 put together.

We'll be fine. Buy more popcorn, your favorite beverage (I like Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red cut with water and ice) and sit back to watch the show. I expect this will last all the way to President Harris's election in 2024. Most of the trials and plea deals will be done by then. The 2022 Midterms will prove America is back on track even if not fully recovered.

How were the 60s way way worse?

[Doc Dutch]

The Capitol attack was organized by a sitting president.
We still have these terrorist walking the streets.

Prove it in court. Unfortunately, I doubt it'll go any higher than one step inside the White House.

OTOH, all those other fuckers will become felons who can't vote, can't own guns and forever condemned to a minimum wage job.

[BidenPresident]

Prove it in court. Unfortunately, I doubt it'll go any higher than one step inside the White House.

OTOH, all those other fuckers will become felons who can't vote, can't own guns and forever condemned to a minimum wage job.

Obvious Trump organized the attack.

[PostmodernProphet]

Five takeaways

and what are the five according to CNN?....
1. gut-wrenching testimony illustrates violence
2. rioters were terrorists
3. The select committee is going after Trump
4. Trump allies are on the outside looking in
5. The impact of January 6 goes well beyond politics

obviously takeaways 1-4 show that 5 is a lie.......the investigation itself is heavily vested in politics......

[PostmodernProphet]

Obvious Trump organized the attack.

will the committee be presenting this "obvious" evidence?......

[PostmodernProphet]

Try to stay on topic, crackhead.

I am.....why do you want to avoid it......you obviously thought it was an important comment.......and it is exactly the comment made by the resigning police officers in Portland and Seattle.......

[BidenPresident]

will the committee be presenting this "obvious" evidence?......

Do you believe I am on the committee? Why ask me.

[PostmodernProphet]

Do you believe I am on the committee? Why ask me.

because your the one pretending there is obvious evidence.......do you think anyone on the committee agrees with you?......do you even know where to find this "obvious evidence"?.....

[BidenPresident]

because your the one pretending there is obvious evidence.......do you think anyone on the committee agrees with you?......do you even know where to find this "obvious evidence"?.....

I am certain they all know Trump is the cause.

[Diesel]

I am.....why do you want to avoid it......you obviously thought it was an important comment.......and it is exactly the comment made by the resigning police officers in Portland and Seattle.......

I don't avoid Portland. I think it's a great city. It has nothing to do with this thread. Jesus, if I simply watch half an hour of Fox News every few days, I know every fucking word you brain dead assholes are going to say before it comes out of your mouth.