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The events of January 6th, 2021, still haunt those of us who actually care about democracy. No, that day was not a peaceful protest. No, that was not a peaceful march to the Capitol. Yes, Capitol police did endure PTSD, among other life-lasting injuries, to the remaining days of their lives. One Capitol police officer died that day - by suffocation. Other police officers were brutally assaulted with their own weapons. The events of that day were terrible not peaceful.
Question: When was the last time that the reader decided to go and assault police officers outside a courtroom? Or any police officer standing guard outside of a building?
Did those participants forget that bringing weapons into a courthouse is illegal?
In the video below by CNN, a grandmother is facing 5 years in prison starting this week for her participation on January 6th, 2021.
What made me cringe while watching the video above was multifold:
1) She believes that the election was stolen after conviction.
2) She believes that President Trump will pardon her.
3) She believes that, basically, she did nothing wrong.
4) She has been on house arrest the entire time until recently.
I would like to see a follow-up interview with here every 6 months starting now. I think that she might change her tune after a few months to years in jail. Additionally, I wonder what her response will be when Trump cannot pardon her?
The sad day of January 6th, 2021, will be forever tied to the dictator, former President Trump. He has been charged with coordinating the attack indirectly. The court will show us this soon. It is time for the former president to reap the consequences of this giant threat to our democracy.
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