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How is it possible we only have one grainy picture of this person? I mean this in all seriousness. I don't think I could go around the corner without being on at least 4 cameras.

Is this some sort of joke the FBI is playing on us? Do they really not have any more evidence than this?

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No exact location, no description of the package, and the picture is cropped to remove any surroundings. What is the law enforcement reason why they would offer a reward but keep this information from the public?

Because they have basically no information to run on and they need to keep some of those normally low value cards close to their chest in order to vet potential tipsters for validity.

Looks like night time CCTV quality. Not from the time of the big mob storming Capitol. I still agree they should of released full quality video clip instead of couple of zoomed stills.

They probably have tons of images, but none give more information than this one. No sense in flooding people with information overload when it provides no extra value.

Clearly they went through multiple camera feeds to get the images they displayed.

They may hide the exact location, since that likely irrelevant and may even disclose information they chose to keep non-public, deciding it doesn't add to the chance someone in remote states need to identify a neighbor, but may add help in prosecution once someone is located.

Surely you can find some spare change in that 700bn defence budget for a few 4k cameras for a single building?

I'm honestly baffled.

The pipe bombs were placed at the Democratic and Republican national committee buildings, i.e. near the Capitol but not at the Capitol. No doubt both organizations are stepping up the CCTV outfit.

Probably because he is more intelligent that the mob and has taken measures to hide his identity.

Notice that those who carried hand cuffs, guns, etc always wore a mask, where as the dumber rocks of the lot openly celebrated by shouting out their names and locations.

Because they weren't placed at the capitol where everyone was getting snap happy

Found the surveillance capitalism apologist. I know it may seem hard to accept, but the ubiquitous presence of cameras and other broadband sensors to facilitate widescale population monitoring hasn't been nor arguably should be the norm. And no, public safety be damned. That road has claimed more liberties than you can shake a stick at.

I think you read too much into their comment. You can't deduce from the comment that they're any kind of apologist. They just made the assumption that there must already be more cameras and surveillance but they didn't state their opinion on that.

Now, to give you my opinion on it. I completely share your concerns but I think that when it comes to something as significant as the capitol, more surveillance and cameras should be warranted.

If nothing else, you'd think the DNC would have decent surveillance given the history of Republican operatives breaking in to tap their phones.

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