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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]So, you obviously don't know how the NG works. She could have requested them in advance, as she did, and as she is doing (rightly) for the inauguration. In that request and back and forth with DOD, they work out the number and the capacity. For 1/6 she asked for a small, unarmed number and it was granted. However, the NG isnt a quick reaction force - as we saw on 1/6. That's why, as a city manager,  you exercise foresight. And yes, DC Cops did a great job. Yay DC cops, you are back in favor! Take a lap![/quote]

Is your point that Bowser failed to adequately request troops for a facility that she has no authority or responsibility to defend? If so, I will again ask why you don't have the came criticism for the governors of Maryland and Virginia. For that matter, why not make the same criticism of the governor of Texas who shares the same lack of authority and responsibility as Bowser?
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For a city. A city of which she is the CEO. [b]No one knew the Capitol would be attacked. [/b]We did know that the city would have many "visitors" that day with an element of unpredictability.[/quote]

First, that's not true.  Lots of people predicted this, based on the fact that some of the planning took place online.

And, second, there was minimal violence in DC.  The actual insurrection took place on the Capitol grounds.  DC cops arrested people before and after, for firearms and curfew violations.  It's fair to criticize Bowser/MPD for foreseeable violence that occurs in DC that they failed to properly prepare for.  But here, the primary failure was that of the Capitol Police, who were unprepared for and failed to prevent a breach of the Capitol.  DC police were clearly prepared for people trying to carry firearms in the city, and planned to focus on those offenses.  [/quote]

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