Punishing 6 January

For John, BLUF:  The riot on Capital Hill on 6 January was wrong, but it wasn't insurection.  And, I suspect, a fair number of Citizens just wandered in with the crowd.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Most Capitol protesters won't be jailed. Media angry

From Don Surber Blopspt, by Retired Reporter Don Surber, 30 March 2021.

Here is the lede plus three:

The fake one at the Capitol won't result in much punishment.  It turns out, waving the flag inside the Capitol isn't a crime.

Politico was despondent.

It reported, "Americans outraged by the storming of Capitol Hill are in for a jarring reality check:  Many of those who invaded the halls of Congress on Jan. 6 are likely to get little or no jail time.

For real insurrection, check this out.  President James Buchanan called out the Marines, who shot and killed innocent bystanders, but none of the Insurrectionists.

If anyones doesn't understand the last sentence of the Dan Surber article, write me for an explanation.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff