Ex-Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said police shouldn’t have been surprised by the actions of pro-Trump protesters given the heated rhetoric of 2020.
Source: U.S. police officials shocked by apparent police failure at Capitol
They should have known. It was obvious from casual browsing of the far-right websites that these idiots were primed and coming. Luckily the majority of the crowd didn’t stick around once they got in. Would have been much uglier if they all stayed.
