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flukus
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I suspect the police weren't shooting because they realized how overwhelmed they were. I've seen a couple of videos where they had drawn their guns and prepared to fire but they were simply surrounded.
throwaway316943
on Jan 20, 2021
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The interaction I saw between the rioters and those defending the Capitol just after the woman was shot seem more enlightening than this theory.
bluedino
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Crowds would have dispersed pretty quickly if the cops started shooting
zepto
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Probably not. Even when actually shot, people don’t always run. It would be pretty hard for them to stop the crowd with a few cops and a few handguns.
philwelch
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Or they would have stormed the cops in a blind rage, killed them, and taken their weapons.
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