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Former Capitol police Sargent-at-arms on @CNN right now talking about the failures at the Capitol building yesterday. He says "we clearly underestimated how violent they were going to be and the size" [of the crowd]
We've been telling you these people are violent for *years*.
We've been telling you these people are violent for *years*.
But aside from things anyone paying attention for the last 4 years could have, and have been telling LE since before the Trump admin took office, there is legitimate criticism about the differences in crowd control between Summer 2020 and Jan 6 and I'll tell you why.
Underestimation is a function of bias control. When you control for your bias and you respect what you're up against, you don't make mistakes like misjudging things like attitude, aggression and number of armed opposition.
Up and down the decision-making tree for yesterday's pathetic LE response to the threat presented to them shows the same bias proven wrong time and time again since Charlottesville.
After 3 years of agitation and open violence, you'd think the police could right-size the threat.
After 3 years of agitation and open violence, you'd think the police could right-size the threat.
Ultimately what it comes down to is, police can deal with the threat presented by extremist *right wing* violence both in DC and in state houses across the country, or they can't.
If LE leadership can't purge their belief that their own kind can, will, and has been violent, they need to start looking for a different profession.
Your job was to secure the US Capitol building, and you failed.
Your job was to secure the US Capitol building, and you failed.
