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Lots of solid sticks with flags attached. Hockey stick. Taser. And I haven't even looked hard. My point is, though, that with proper crowd control, do you really need security barriers *inside the building* against an unarmed mob?

I have an essay on utilitarianism (vs Kant) in my head, which I may eventually write down and post to the chitchat forum. Meanwhile, if you're interested, PM me?

Well, Congress is a historic building, and it's never been threatened like that since 1812. So it comes down to how much of a risk of armed insurrection the US was thought to have: these crowd control barriers would have little effect against a solitary suicide bomber.

Source: above https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55575260, below Google Maps It's debatable whether you need to prepare for a violent march on Congress when the President of the US holds a rally 30 minutes away.

Source: https://twitter.com/RepAlexMooney/status/1346907840586412032 To explain the term "escape hood", here's the product information for a similar product: Dräger PARAT® Escape Hoods Product Information, en-us Airborne toxins present an immediate danger to the health of a workforce. When...

Tell the Secret Service that, they'll be surprised. They're the government, most other citizens are not.

-- the "small sample" is every single ballot cast for president, audited from November 11 to November 19, 2020. By law, Georgia was required to conduct a Risk Limiting Audit of a statewide race following the November elections. Understanding the importance of clear and reliable results for such...

Regarding Ashli Babbit's fatal injury: "As protesters were forcing their way toward the House Chamber where Members of Congress were sheltering in place, a sworn USCP employee discharged their service weapon, striking an adult female," Sund said. "As per the USCP’s policy, the USCP employee...

Heads are rolling (metaphorically). The head of the U.S. Capitol Police will resign, effective next week, after Wednesday’s violent riot. Calls for Chief Steven Sund’s resignation grew throughout the day as officials criticized the response to supporters of President Donald Trump storming and...

Oh, there's evidence for that--, well, not necessarily for "cause", but for "contribute": During protests of another police shooting in which James Blake was shot seven times in the back in Kenosha, Wis., in late August, 17-year-old Trump supporter Kyle Rittenhouse reportedly killed two BLM...

"The ends justify the means". Utilitarianism at its worst.

If you have two opposite horizons, and adjust the stick so you can sight along it to see one horizon, and then sight in reverse and see the sky, that proves horizon drop, yes. Walter Bislin's site lets you calculate the drop angle you should be seeing at the height you'll be at, with correction...

At approximately 9:30 p.m. this evening (January 7, 2021), United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty. Officer Sicknick was responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol and was injured while...

DONALD J. TRUMP: I immediately deployed the National Guard and federal law enforcement to secure the building and expel the intruders. “I was actually on the phone with Leader Hoyer, who was pleading with us to send the guard,” Hogan said. “He was yelling across the room to Schumer and they...

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3xkHmC-KQE Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zJ9FnQXmJI You can do a video like this with any equatorial mount, which is basically a tripod with a motor-driven mount that spins a telescope (or a camera) at the exact rate the globe turns...

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxGBU3KpHI&feature=youtu.be "We must revitalize the sacred bonds of love and loyalty that bind us together as one national family." "To all of my wonderful supporters, I know you are disappointed. But I also want you to know that our incredible journey...

My take on why these "antifa" claims surface is just the same kind of immoral self-justification that extremists like to engage in. Step 1: Claim that "the other side" is doing awful things (no evidence needed) Step 2: Do things that are slightly less awful, but feel good about it You need a...

Source: https://imgur.com/gallery/uyxmws7 A serious investigation needs to be done on DC and Capitol Police, their response (or lack there of) and what was ordered. There was no crowd control equipment in sight. No riot gear equipped teams, no large cans of pepper spray, no tear gas, no 40mm...

People have pointed out that Elizabeth seems to be holding an onion in her towel.