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> Themselves.

This is bullshit, and if you did any legitimate research you would know this.

> Them bringing weapons

One guy had a pistol. You have been mislead.

> Them becoming increasingly agitated and violent

You mean like hiding a podium or stealing a laptop? So violent!

> the breakthrough where Ashli Babbitt was shot.

This is the only actual violence that happened and it was an overreaction by the police.

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> This is the only actual violence that happened and it was an overreaction by the police.

Not true. The mob physically attacked the Capitol police, repeatedly, with a variety of weapons. One of the policemen, who was struck in the head by a rioter wielding a fire extinguisher, later died from his injuries.

> The mob physically attacked the Capitol police, repeatedly, with a variety of weapons.

Can you be more specific than "a variety of weapons"? Almost all interactions with the police seemed peaceful, bordering on friendly, barring the one who was hit on the head.

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