Yes or No: January 6th was an insurrection

gabby jones wrote:

leonm wrote:

Yes, an insurrection.

Definition of insurrection:

: a usually violent attempt to take control of a government

They were screaming about hanging Pence. The broke doors and shattered windows. Over 100 Capitol police were injured. Need any more examples? Didn't think so.

It was not violent. They carried flags not assault rifles. It was a protest. You clowns are idiots to suggest otherwise.

So you are OK with me and a few hundred of my friends breaking into your house, knocking out your windows, dragging you down the stairs, stealing your computer, etc...

ALBERTS, Christopher Michael Handgun

BALLARD, Thomas John. Police baton

BARNETT, Richard. Stun gun, metal rod

BARNHART, Logan James. Baton, flagpole

BLACK, Joshua Matthew. Knife

BLAIR, David Alan. Flagpole, knife

BROCKHOFF, Nicholas James. Metal cylinder

BYERLY, Alan William. Taser

CALDWELL, Daniel Ray. Pepper or mace spray

CAPUCCIO, Steven. Baton

CHRESTMAN, William. Ax handle

COFFMAN, Lonnie Leroy. Multiple firearms

COPELAND, Landon Kenneth. Metal fence pole

CUA, Bruno Joseph. Baton

DEMPSEY, David Nicholas. Metal pole, "pepper spray," and "club"

EISENHART, Lisa Marie. Taser

FAIRLAMB, Scott Kevin. Baton

FOY, Michael Joseph. Hockey stick

GIESWEIN, Robert. Baseball bat, "aerosol irritant spray"

GOSSJANKOWSKI, Vitali. Taser

HARKRIDER, Alex Kirk. Tomahawk axe

IBRAHIM, Mark Sami. Firearm

JACKSON, Emanuel. Metal baseball bat

JAMES, Aaron. Shield and sword

JENKINS, Shane Leedon. Tomahawk axe

JENSEN, Douglas Austin. Knife

JOHNSON, Paul Russell. Metal bar

JONES, Chad Barrett. Sword

JUDD, David Lee. Firearm

KHATER, Julian Elie. Chemical spray (Accused of attacking Officer Brian Sicknick)

KLEIN, Federico Guillermo. Sword

LANG, Edward Jacob. Bat, shield

LAZAR, Samuel. Chemical irritant

MCABEE, Ronald Colton. Baton, flagpole, brass knuckles

MCGREW, James Burton. Metal rod

MCHUGH, Sean Michael. Bear spray, "metal sign"

MEREDITH, Cleveland Grover Jr. 3 Firearms

MELLIS, Jonathan Gennaro. Stick

MILLER, Matthew Ryan. Fire extinguisher

MINK, Jorden Robert. Baseball bat

MUNCHEL, Eric. Taser

NEEFE, Marshall. Wooden club, "metal sign frame"

NICHOLS, Ryan Taylor. Crowbar, pepper spray

PALMER, Robert Scott. Fire extinguisher, "stick-like object"

QUAGLIN, Christopher Joseph. Shield, pepper spray

RANDOLPH, Stephen Chase. Metal crowbar

REFFITT, Guy Wesley. Handgun

RODRIGUEZ, Daniel. Flagpole, "electroshock weapon"

RODRIGUEZ, Edward Francisco. Chemical irritant

SABOL, Jeffrey. Baton, flagpole

SCHAFFER, Jon. Bear spray

SCHWARTZ, Peter J. Pepper spray

SILLS, Geoffrey William. Baton

SMITH, Charles Bradford. Knife

STAGER, Peter Francis. Baton

SULLIVAN, John Earle. Knife

TAAKE, Andrew Quentin. Pepper spray, metal whip

TANIOS, George Pierre. Chemical spray (Accused of attacking Officer Brian Sicknick)

TAYLOR, Russell. Knife

THOMPSON, Devlyn. Baton

WATSON, William. Pepper spray

WILSON, Duke Edward. Pipe

WORRELL, Christopher John. Pepper spray

Five suspects — Christopher Michael Alberts, Lonnie Leroy Coffman, Mark Sami Ibrahim, Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., and Guy Wesley Reffitt — are charged with possessing firearms during the riot.

Officers found two handguns on Coffman's person and two more guns, along with possible bomb-making materials, in the truck.

Meredith - Officers found a handgun, a rifle, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his possession.

What kind of "insurrection" would take over a government building and then just leave? Didn't they want to be the new government?

There's detestable Flagpole insisting they wanted to stop the certification. What a great strategy to only stay for an hour then. All that happened was a bit of mob dynamics.

Film Rep wrote:

No. It was not an insecure erection!

LOL, I see what you did there.

I’m a conservative woman, but I actually think there’s a lot of truth in what you’re saying.

Bad Wigins wrote:

What kind of "insurrection" would take over a government building and then just leave? Didn't they want to be the new government?

There's detestable Flagpole insisting they wanted to stop the certification. What a great strategy to only stay for an hour then. All that happened was a bit of mob dynamics.

A painfully weak one.

They got hungry and left for food.

No

It was the first insurrection since guns were invented where the insurrectionists didn't use a gun.

non patriots wrote:

Domestic terrorists attempting a coup. Any other country they would have already “disappeared” by now.

In good countries a kid who mows down 6 cyclists in his truck also actually faces repercussions.

Something tells me these weren't the responses OP was hoping for.

monkeyspanker wrote:

It was the first insurrection since guns were invented where the insurrectionists didn't use a gun.

LOL at fat boy Reffitt.

Loons abound wrote:

Some of the January 6 events appear to meet the definition of insurrection.

But so does all the BLM looting and rioting in 2020, which was on a much larger scale.

No. Not true. There were exactly two cities that had problems big enough to even consider bringing in The National Guard. Rioting and looting is not good, but what happened on Jan. 6 was an attempt to overturn a free and fair election, so it was a much bigger deal in any and all ways considered.

Bad Wigins wrote:

What kind of "insurrection" would take over a government building and then just leave? Didn't they want to be the new government?

They erected gallows. Some of them had zip ties. They were chanting to hang Pence. They attacked the police with what they had. Kind of hard to bring firearms there. Just because they were stupid and didn't get the job done or even think it through doesn't mean it wasn't an insurrection. Many of them bragged online for weeks how prepared they were and that we "would see". You are an idiot.

gabby jones wrote:

a very stable genius wrote:

So if I thump your skull or stab your guts instead of blasting you with my AK it ain't violence? Good to know.

They were carrying flags, idiot. Trump told them to march on down peacefully. Understand?

Doesn't matter what they were carrying. They attacked and broke into the Capitol Building. They erected gallows. They chanted that they wanted to hang Pence. Some had zip ties and protective gear. And Trump didn't tell them to march down peacefully, you nimrod. He told them that they had to show strength. Idiot.

gabby jones wrote:

leonm wrote:

Yes, an insurrection.

Definition of insurrection:

: a usually violent attempt to take control of a government

They were screaming about hanging Pence. The broke doors and shattered windows. Over 100 Capitol police were injured. Need any more examples? Didn't think so.

It was not violent. They carried flags not assault rifles. It was a protest. You clowns are idiots to suggest otherwise.

Hahahahahahahahahaha you poor thing for believing that. People died you fool.

Yes. But the MSM and deranged liberal types who have continued to act like this event and its actors posed any real threat to the government or our democracy are either delusional or intentionally disingenuous for political gain. The only real significance to it was merely symbolic - that's not to say any illegal acts should go unpunished though.

Holy crap, there's like more than one person that believes this staged insurrection crap? Or is this some troll with a bunch of handles? Holy mother...This is like flat Earth believers x10. Hard to believe there are this many people out there so mentally handicapped and so out of touch. I'm beginning to understand why evil creeps have been allowed to run this country.

OP, you started this exact thread already, 7 months ago:

https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=10450429

You suck!

Mostly peaceful protest until Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd shot at close range an unarmed woman.

Yes, definitely an insurrection. Luckily they didn't reach Pence, Pelosi or any other politicians as there is no telling what they would have done.

It was a number of boneheaded idiots. Just like the BLM protests, only less violent and less destructive (especially against non-involved parties). At least the people protesting the government only acted against the government. BLM ransacked Walgreens. Last I checked Chauvin didn’t work at Walgreens.