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Capitol Police chief calls for 'permanent fencing' around Capitol
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com ^ | by Susan Ferrechio, Chief Congressional Correspondent | | January 28, 2021 03:18 PM

Posted on 01/29/2021 5:43:12 AM PST by Red Badger

The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief said Thursday that security was insufficient around the Capitol and fencing must be installed permanently.

Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said “back-up forces” must also be readily available.

Pittman made the statement a little more than three weeks after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump protesters that left five dead and dozens injured.

“In light of recent events, I can unequivocally say that vast improvements to the physical security infrastructure must be made to include permanent fencing, and the availability of ready, back-up forces in close proximity to the Capitol,” Pittman said.

The Capitol is currently surrounded by 8-foot, nonscalable fencing topped with barbed wire. There are thousands of National Guard troops stationed in the Capitol complex.

The additional security was added following the Jan. 6 attack and in anticipation of the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony for President Biden.

But the extraordinary security has not been removed, although the troop numbers decreased to about 7,000.

Pittman suggested some kind of fencing should be left in place, pointing to a recommendation made years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

“Even before September 11, 2001, security experts argued that more needed to be done to protect the U.S. Capitol,” Pittman wrote. “In fact, a 2006 security assessment specifically recommended the installation of a permanent perimeter fence around the Capitol.”

Pittman’s recommendation for permanent fencing follows a security assessment by the Capitol Police, which was overwhelmed by the protesters on Jan. 6 and, at some entryways, simply allowed them to stream into the building.

There are other reviews underway, including one ordered by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat. Pelosi has appointed retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore to conduct a security assessment. In addition, the Capitol Police inspector general is reviewing the Jan. 6 attack and the response by the police.

“I welcome each of these reviews, and I am ensuring that the Department will provide all of the information that is necessary to facilitate these studies,” Pittman said. “In the end, we all have the same goal — to prevent what occurred on January 6 from ever happening again.”

Pelosi has installed metal detectors at the doors to the House chamber, citing threats from GOP lawmakers who carry guns.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: capitol; occupation; police; policestate
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1 posted on 01/29/2021 5:43:12 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Surprise!, Surprise!, Sarge...lookathat!


2 posted on 01/29/2021 5:44:25 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Red Badger

They are scared. They should be. Let’s keep them that way.


3 posted on 01/29/2021 5:45:26 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Red Badger

Is the wall to keep the animals out, or in?


4 posted on 01/29/2021 5:46:55 AM PST by HangnJudge (Amen (Awomen) brother!)
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To: Red Badger

No, they all need to go home, there’s no reason for them to live in DC. They can come to DC a few times a year.


5 posted on 01/29/2021 5:48:15 AM PST by Irenic
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To: Red Badger

President Trump’s 2024 slogan: “Ms. Pelsi!, Mr. Schumer!, tear down this fence!”


6 posted on 01/29/2021 5:48:22 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Red Badger
Congress is so afraid of the people they represent that they'll probably fall all over themselves voting for this wall.
7 posted on 01/29/2021 5:49:03 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Red Badger

Is the area within the fence known as East D.C. and outside West D.C.?


8 posted on 01/29/2021 5:49:20 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: DoodleDawg

The Kremlin has a wall...........................A BIG wall...................


9 posted on 01/29/2021 5:49:47 AM PST by Red Badger (TREASON is the REASON for the SLEAZIN'.................................)
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To: Red Badger

We will also have to fill up the tunnels they’ve dug like in The Shawshank Redemption and The Great Escape or they may be able to get out... oh, wait, he isn’t talking about locking Congress into Federal Prison #1.


10 posted on 01/29/2021 5:49:51 AM PST by KarlInOhio (The greatest threat to world freedom is the Chinese Communist Party and Joe Biden is their puppet.)
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To: Red Badger
Well I guess all the videos of seeing the police let the protesters thru the barricades and the doors were fake...
11 posted on 01/29/2021 5:50:07 AM PST by sit-rep ( )
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To: Red Badger

Defund the Capitol Police?/sarc


12 posted on 01/29/2021 5:50:32 AM PST by Pirate Ragnar
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To: DoodleDawg

China has a WALL.
The Kremlin has a wall.

Pelosi wants a wall.................


13 posted on 01/29/2021 5:50:58 AM PST by Red Badger (TREASON is the REASON for the SLEAZIN'.................................)
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To: Red Badger
So people running from the building must always exit "HERE". And Police can only enter "HERE".

See the problem.

14 posted on 01/29/2021 5:51:05 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Texas Eagle

Plus the giant arena they will build adjacent to Capitol City for sentencing us serfs to “Hunger Games”.


15 posted on 01/29/2021 5:52:04 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Red Badger
Is there a DMZ in D.C.?
16 posted on 01/29/2021 5:52:30 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Red Badger

Yogananda


17 posted on 01/29/2021 5:53:24 AM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: Red Badger
More proof of the 80 Million votes lie.

If you need military troops, capital police and walls to keep the people out of your capitol, you don't know how to govern.

18 posted on 01/29/2021 5:54:18 AM PST by taxcontrol (You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it is.)
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To: unixfox

“They are scared. They should be. Let’s keep them that way.”

Their fear is supposed to keep them in line as the constitution intended.


19 posted on 01/29/2021 5:55:03 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE (CENSORSHIP = VIOLENCE)
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To: Red Badger

“In the end, we all have the same goal — to prevent what occurred on January 6 from ever happening again.”

They stole an election and now they’re occupying the nation’s capital.

Neither they nor their wall are legitimate.


20 posted on 01/29/2021 5:55:11 AM PST by Buttons12 ( )
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