I hope they stay far away.

Protecting the transfer of administrations as the oath they took is to the constitution and they will do their job. The shame is that they will honor their oath although Trump did not honor his.

As much as it suck, their professionalism and honoring their oath to the constitution means something to them. In spite of the beating they took, the lack of support they received, the insults they endure (from many here among other places) and the knowledge that the President elect plans to pardon those that attacked them, they will still do their job. On 1/6, while being attacked, the uscp officers were still administering medical aid to their attackers. Really what they went through and what they did was amazing. They will continue to honor the oath to the constitution.

for cops for events, though we know they didn't do it on that day.

We're talking about exacerbating PTSD in many cases. Yes, they'd be willing. But they shouldn't be asked.

You need senior leaders like Sgt Gonell and others up the chain coupled with the old veteran officers to ensure the safety of the event. The entire of government is at one outside event.

Which is routinely done in DC.

Not every cop is the same. They do not have the same knowledge or training. A street cop from Philly, or a motor officer from Baltimore or a VA State trooper is not the same, they are not legos that click together. The uscp have knowledge of the Members of Congress, the Staff, the building, the procedures, the rules for engagement and for that matter know who each other are. There are plenty of places that outside departments will be used

be deeply psychologically affected by their experience.

We disagree.

You do you.

"rhodes, tarrio to be awarded medal of freedom at parade of heroes"

and that is just the n y times

this is going to be a long season for the english language.

He fought and bled to protect democracy. His wounds forced him to retire and that is a shame as he was not only a good man and a warrior but he was also a leader. His professionalism is missed.

If it suits his purposes to keep them in jail, that's exactly where they will stay.

That cop should be charged with treason, but so should have trump. It all is sickeningly stupid. This is not a TV SHOW, this is our country's history.

For many of us, Jan. 6 won't be ending for years---thanks to the unending shit dished out on Democrats by the NYT and the rest of the complacent national media. Publishing former officer Gonell's statement doesn't come remotely close to healing the damage done.

...so called "Journalists."

They can go fuck themselves.

that if they had started "dropping" every insurrectionist that came through a window or door, into the capitol, it would have ended much sooner................

#1 reason is that if they saw the consequences of going in, they wouldn't have gone in. Period.

#2 these tough guys are chicken shits at heart, and would have cleared the grounds on a dead run.......

I would love to see the full investigation of how much of this was pre-arranged by the cops superiors who were obviously MAGA Humpers. All the way up to the Secretary of the Army, who literally turned his phone off and couldn't be reached.......

No one should forget January 6th, when Trump committed treasonous, historic crimes: attempting to overturn a presidential election, disenfranchise millions of Americans, and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

For more than two hours Trump did nothing to stop the violent, lawless attack of the Capitol Building – an attack Trump himself incited.

I can't express in words how difficult that is for me to accept.