Lawmakers are still exiting the chamber as a throng of bodies rushes towards the door. The nation watches on TV as someone with a deadly serious job waits on the other side to start shooting in defense of the lawmakers if the protesters break in. These protesters already know somewhere in their mind that they've committed a crime that will land them in prison. Should they gain tactical control of the chamber, especially after losing lives in doing so, especially before all the lawmakers were out... I agree that hostages would have been taken. It does not take a democratic vote for a mob to take hostages.
But I'm not judging -- they were just people, doing pretty much what I suspect you or I would do if we could contrive a comparable set of circumstances.
Really? War paint, mob mentality, tactical gear, and many of the police that engaged with them ended up wounded or dead. People were climbing the walls, smashing through windows. Can you imagine these people doing any of these things if they weren't riding a surge of adrenaline that justified any risk to further the cause? Can you imagine them being alone, without the (presumed) support of the sitting president, and doing these things? I can imagine them standing outside with signs, and if that's what they did we wouldn't be having a conversation now.
conartist6|1 year ago
But I'm not judging -- they were just people, doing pretty much what I suspect you or I would do if we could contrive a comparable set of circumstances.
enriquec|1 year ago
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