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> This is the only actual violence that happened and it was an overreaction by the police. Not true. The mob physically attacked the Capitol police, repeatedly
by eejit_compiler 6y ago
> This is the only actual violence that happened and it was an overreaction by the police.
Not true. The mob physically attacked the Capitol police, repeatedly, with a variety of weapons. One of the policemen, who was struck in the head by a rioter wielding a fire extinguisher, later died from his injuries.
- centimeter 6y ago> The mob physically attacked the Capitol police, repeatedly, with a variety of weapons. Can you be more specific than "a variety of weapons"? Almost all interactions with the police seemed peaceful, bordering on friendly, barring the one who was hit on the head.