Next year's Jan. 6 election certification will get extra security to prevent another riot

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Source: AP

In an effort to prevent another riot like the one on Jan. 6, 2021, the Homeland Security secretary has designated the congressional count and certification of the presidential election as a national special security event overseen by the Secret Service.

Both political parties’ national conventions, the presidential inauguration and the U.N. General Assembly already have this designation, but it's the first time the Jan. 6 vote count and certification have received it.

The Secret Service said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made the designation following a request from the mayor of Washington, D.C. The move means these are particularly high-profile events that might be targets for terrorists or criminals.

The Secret Service is in charge of running security for such events in a planning process that kicks off many months in advance. A steering committee for the Jan. 6 certification has been formed and will begin meeting in the coming weeks, the Secret Service said.

Read more: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/09/12/next-years-jan-6-election-certification-will-get-extra-security-to-prevent-another-riot

[Justice matters.]

1. Send the bill to traitorous Donald J. Trump!

Not that he's going to ever pay it.

[angrychair]

2. Let's be clear

There were police there. They just were not willing to pull the trigger.
As they started attacking police and smashing windows they should have started shooting into the air and that would have cleared the grounds quick.
We all know what world have happened if that had been a huge crowd of BLM folks.

[BaronChocula]

3. The redhats are coming, the redhats are coming!

Now that we know the threat it shouldn't be too hard to put down Y'all Qaeda. Or Meal Team 6. Whoever they are.

But every locale around the country needs to be prepared.

[jgo]

4. Key Findings of the Inspector General's Report on the Capitol Riot

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Key Findings of the Inspector General’s Report on the Capitol Riot

Intelligence failures, orders to use less aggressive measures and equipment breakdowns contributed to the Capitol Police’s botched response, a watchdog found.

The problems were compounded when department leadership directed the unit not to use some of its most powerful crowd-control tools — such as stun grenades — that rank-and-file officers later said they believed would have helped fight the crowds that eventually overtook them and broke into the building.

“Heavier less-lethal weapons,” Mr. Bolton wrote, “were not used that day because of orders from leadership.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/politics/capitol-riot-police-report.html