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Congress passes bill to fund Capitol security, Afghan visas

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That is a great idea here--hire more police.

Isn't that a good thing?

It seems Congress thinks hiring more police is an effective way to prevent crime.

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The libs do a quick turnaround and cry for more police protection as the result of one protest in which very few people were involved, yet scream to defund and disarm the police, who were understaffed with dealing with the 100s of protests by BLM, and other far-left extremists all across America last year, destroying private property, committing murder, looting, arson...the list goes on.

Only in the US would a lib make the argument with a straight face for more police at the Capitol.

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The Dem city mayors spent millions on private security while screaming defund the police (for everyone else).

strangely none of the supposed “insurrectionists” has been charged with “insurrection” or anything even close to that.

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Congress understands the need for more police at the Capitol due to the insurrectionists Trump supporters’ actions on January 6th.

Because people trespassed? Meanwhile, they decrease police budgets all over blue States, but for themselves they want more money, invest in more training and hiring for Capitol police? This is why people think: “rules for me, but not for thee.”

The threat from right wing extremists terrorists to the seat of our government is alarmingly real.

Looking at the beginning of the video tape, seemed very peaceful and asked everyone to be peaceful and the bigger question is, why didn’t Pelosi made sure the Capitol police were on standby? “That was her job. the Speaker of the House is not only the leader of the majority party, but also has enormous institutional responsibilities, “The Speaker is responsible for all operational decisions made within the House.”

Let us not forget, the left burning down a police station, assaulting police officers, defacing public property or like in Pelosi’s hometown of San Francisco, if you steal anything under $900 you wouldn’t be arrested or prosecuted.

https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/559465-the-little-things-are-turning-san-francisco-bad-in-a-big-way

Some of the insurrectionists even resisted freets

meanwhile across the country the crime rate surges, but yeah, Washington should keep tabs on a few idiots as well as their own informants they want to protect.

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Biden and the Democrats - getting stuff done for America and Americans

Today only 11 House Republicans voted to defund the Capitol Police, way down from the 207 Republicans who voted to defund the Capitol Police just yesterday.

What changed?

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The story that police departments across the US have been defunded is not born out by actual data.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-city-budget-police-defunding/

Facts, not talking points. Keep in mind a good many state and local governments experiences major reductions in tax revenues that, due to balanced budget requirements, forced across the board budget reductions. The Bloomberg graphic is one of the best I have seen.

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The libs do a quick turnaround and cry for more police protection as the result of one protest in which very few people were involved, yet scream to defund and disarm the police, who were understaffed with dealing with the 100s of protests by BLM, and other far-left extremists all across America last year, destroying private property, committing murder, looting, arson...the list goes on.

Interesting take on crime when the crime is perpetrated by a right wing mob. Note carefully that the capital police in many cases stood aside and let the mob do as they wished, quite unlike the treatment of black protesters in cities across the US. I guess it is ok with you to set up a gallows on the Capital lawn while others hunted down the Vice President and the Speaker of the House intending to hang them from that gallows.

One last thing, according to the LAPD Chief of Police, over 90% of the BLM demonstrations in LA were peaceful, no violence or damage to property whatsoever, but it was a small proportion of the violent protests that received all the press. Peaceful protests are boring so reporters look for action. But that didn't stop an LAPD officer from firing at a motorist blocks from a protest for no apparent reason other than the driver was black. The driver suffered permanent disabling injuries. An unprovoked car to car shooting by a police officer. This is the sort of thing LAPD is unfortunately famous for and why there was a summer of protests. There is a constant drumbeat of unprovoked violence against Blacks and the poor by LAPD and LASD and is, if anything, under reported. Some of us know this intimately even as too many whites blindly claim nothing bad ever happens. It does, every day. Open your eyes and understand.

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Proper and just bill for these difficult times.

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Desert TortoiseToday  09:35 am JST

There is a constant drumbeat of unprovoked violence against Blacks and the poor by LAPD and LASD and is, if anything, under reported. Some of us know this intimately even as too many whites blindly claim nothing bad ever happens. It does, every day. Open your eyes and understand.

Total myth backed up by statistics.

And 'unprovoked violence against Blacks and the poor'? Not in the US. Police just donZ't roam around looking to attack people--of any race or social position.

I bet there are statistics though that show that police violence occurs in over 90% of situations involving a criminal or suspect.

Lesson to be learned--don't commit crimes and your chances of being attacked by police is almost zero.

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