Posted on 01/07/2021 4:53:37 PM PST by Kaslin
Chief Steven Sund of the Capitol Police is stepping down following Wednesday's debacle at the nation's Capitol. Sund's resignation is effective January 16.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called on Sund to resign after a large crowd of Trump supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday and a contingent of demonstrators breached the U.S. Capitol. Congressional offices were ransacked and rioters made their way onto the House floor.
(Via NBC News)
Officers are "frustrated and demoralized" with how a lack of leadership undermined the response to the mob, according to a statement from Gus Papathanasiou, the union chairman. Papathanasiou laid the blame on a failure and planning while praising officers for their work.
"We prioritized lives over property, leading people to safety," the statement said. "Not one Member of Congress or their staff was injured. Our officers did their jobs. Our leadership did not. Our Law Enforcement partners that assisted us were remarkable.”
The statement fell just short of calling for the force's chief, Steven Sund, to resign. Sund commended officers earlier Thursday, calling their actions "heroic" and slammed the chaos that erupted as "criminal riotous behavior."
The Associated Press reported that Capitol Police turned down an offer from the Pentagon to receive help from the National Guard in preparation for the planned event. Despite heightened tensions over a contentious election and Antifa's history of counterprotests, the Capitol Police planned only for a free speech demonstration.
Back in June, Democrats and the media bashed law enforcement over their response to angry rioters who gathered outside the White House and set fire to historic St. John’s Episcopal Church. The AP reports that officials were determined to avoid any appearance of the federal government deploying active duty or National Guard troops against Americans following the White House incident. But the media's recognition of violence at left-wing events versus right-wing events is night and day.
As protesters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, one Trump supporter was shot and killed by Capitol Police. A Utah man known for organizing violent Antifa and BLM protests was spotted standing near the gunned down woman. Footage also shows Trump supporters attempting to stop members in the crowd from breaking into the Capitol.
GOOD RIDDANCE!!
May the whole freaking edifice to fascist totalitarian leftism collapse on itself in self-mutilized suicide.
Is he Antifa?
Here we go beeotches
What about the murdering cop. Has he been fired?
This thing was a train-wreck from start to finish. Emotions are high and the crowd was large and there appeared to be no consistent action by the police.
Damned if they do and damned if they don’t, but the Capital Police appeared pretty disorganized yesterday.
Get BACK here scumbag and expose the filth that put you UP to this jit !
He needs to prove that he is NOT AntiFa/BLM
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People were let in at multiple gates, and told to GO by Capitol Police.
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Last night on Fox News I saw a video which showed three protesters who appeared to be in a lift basket on the side of the Capitol building.
As they started waving Trump flags around the basket started swaying. That’s when I realized they were in a window washers platform hanging from ropes. Did anyone else see this. How could they have gotten roof access to take control of this equipment if they weren’t helped. This was shown on Fox News sometime before 7:30
Politicians and Leaders always walk away free of accountability or resign when the crap is about to hit the fan.......leaving their mess for others to sort thru and pick up after leaving their trail of sludge behind them!
Once President Trump leaves office, the last competent, productive citizen will be gone.
Why are people talking about this? The only thing people care about right now is the latest juicy news on Dr and Mr Biden.
My mom saw that, and kept talking about it.
Damn Right a thousand times.
“expose the filth that put you UP to this jit !”
Yeah. I’m wondering if he might be taking one for the team. This was bigger than he is.
That's some great police training on display, Chief Sund.
What is the name of the murderer??? Identify the coward.
Leaving a defensive position to expose oneself to danger is NOT A DEFENSIVE MOVE. This was a deliberate offensive move to get closer for a kill shot.
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