A thought on this latest Capitol incident….
The cop’s that protect the place and it’s inhabitants deserve more…
A police department 200+ under staffed….
A police département that seems to have no support from those they protect….
A police department that has to work overtime to compensate for the understaffing…
A police département that must go thru hoops to get what any other dept would get just for asking…
A police département it’s Congress wants to be there , but not heard from…
Even with the second member of it’s department dying while doing their duties?
They are looked at with ‘hands off’ it appears by the Congress, who are their ‘citizens’….
Their posts ARE a ‘target’….
(They also provide security for lawmakers outside Washington)
The car driven today could have more weapons or worst explosives…
We just had a major attack 90 days or so before to the Capitol with serious injuries and vandalism….
It IS time to get serious in strengthen their ranks and their jobs….
image…WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 10: Police officers salute during the procession for U.S. Capitol police officer, Brian D. Sicknick as they stand along Third Street SW on Sunday January 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. Sicknick was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday as a pro-Trump mob breached the United States Capitol. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
President Biden expressed condolences to the family of a Capitol Hill police officer who was killed on Friday and sought to honor him and others at the Capitol, ordering the White House flags to be flown at half-staff.
“Jill and I were heartbroken to learn of the violent attack at a security checkpoint on the U.S. Capitol grounds, which killed Officer William Evans of the U.S. Capitol Police, and left a fellow officer fighting for his life,” Biden said in a statement Friday afternoon, shortly after the slain officer had been identified….
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Update….
Capitol Police investigators have recommended disciplinary action against six police officers for their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, when Trump supporters stormed the building in an effort to stop the certification of President Biden’s victory.
Three officers were singled out for unbecoming conduct, one officer for failure to comply with directives, one officer for improper remarks and one officer for improper dissemination of information, the Capitol Police said in a statement on Saturday.
None of the officers, or details about the recommended penalties, were identified. No criminal charges will be filed, after the U.S. attorney’s office did not find sufficient evidence to do so…
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