>"BUT, it is not a crime to enter the Capitol..."
It is a crime when it is closed. A caveat to this is if the police opened the doors and gates to allow people to enter, then I think there is a case to be made for being completely innocence. If entry was made by breaking and entering, it is therefore a crime. Attending a peaceful rally, which was 99.9% of the Trump supporters, and obviously never was part of the small group that entered the capital building is not a crime, nor should it be somehow demonized as one.
Well, breaking and entering, yes. But Congress was in session. It was open. Of course it has been 'closed' to the public because of Covid--that is the only violation I can see. Your point I also agree with--it is possible that if the door was open, someone could walk in. But as far as I understand property is either private or public. You cannot claim you have the right to enter a corporate office. But if the building is public, which the Capitol is, and maintained and funded through taxpayer dollars, then it is open to the public. As our police state has become more and more entrenched, we have heard that we do not have this right.
Anyhow--the whole thing from start to finish is a sham. Especially the treatment of the Capitol Hill 'riots.' It is bogus on every single level, and we all know that.
There's the issue of violating a "restricted area" you didn't consider. Yes, IF congress was in session, it would be open. But, was congress in session as a result of threats (ie. breaking and entering)? I believe the capital police shut it down as a result of this. I tend to think as a result of video evidence, there was a honey trap set here. When you have Antifa being filmed breaking and entering, it sure makes a great opportunity for a lot of innocent people to get caught up in the fray. I believe this was the intent all along. So, naturally the provocateur Antifa that were filmed breaking and entering means nothing to the narrative as long as they advanced that it was 'all Trump supporters'. Obviously, this wasn't the case because 99.9% were always outside participating in a peaceful rally. This is identical to the Charlotteville FF.
Agree. Thought of Charlottesville the day it happened. Version 2.0
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