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Among the most striking images of law enforcement futility, on a day when chaos convulsed the U.S. Capitol, was of a lone, shirt-sleeved officer in retreat waving a baton at an advancing mob that had breached the Senate side of the building.
Flag-waving rioters appeared to stalk the officer who bounded up one stairway after another – with no immediate back-up to be found.
The stunning sight was just one in an ugly collage that laid bare a jarring breakdown of security at one of the country’s most iconic institutions,
prompting the abrupt resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund.
Unfathomable : Capitol Police security breakdown prompts chief s resignation Kevin Johnson, Tom Vanden Brook and Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY
DC Mayor Bowser explains why she couldn t call on federal help during Capitol riot
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Among the most striking images of law enforcement futility, on a day when chaos convulsed the U.S. Capitol, was of a lone, shirt-sleeved officer in retreat waving a baton at an advancing mob that had breached the Senate side of the building.
Flag-waving rioters appeared to stalk the officer who bounded up one stairway after another – with no immediate back-up to be found.
Inauguration Day 2021: What now? Capitol riots, Trump supporter threats prompt safety concerns Kevin Johnson and Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
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As the tear gas began to dissipate and the mob was finally cleared from the Capitol late Wednesday, the specter of a new security challenge loomed large.
The inauguration of a new president, set for Jan. 20, typically poses one of the most enormous security challenges for the federal government and local police, as former presidents and foreign dignitaries gather to observe what – until Wednesday – represented the peaceful transfer of power at the very Capitol that was overrun.