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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLATimes: Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows
I missed this a few days ago. Very informative article about #capitolRiots
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Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-10-04/jan-6-rioters-exploited-little-known-capitol-weak-spots-a-handful-of-unreinforced-windows
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Shattered glass and debris in a hallway of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7
Shattered glass and debris litter a hallway the day after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Rioters smashed through reinforced windows to enter the building.
(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
By Sarah D. WireStaff Writer
Oct. 4, 2021 2 AM PT
WASHINGTON
Four major access points that Jan. 6 rioters used to break into and overtake the U.S. Capitol had something unusual in common: They were among a dozen or so ground-floor windows and glass-paned doors that had not been recently reinforced.
The majority of the Capitols 658 single-pane windows were quietly upgraded during a 2017-19 renovation of the historic building. The original wooden frames and glass were covered with a second metal frame containing bomb-resistant glass.
But planners skipped about a dozen ground-floor windows, including some located in doors, because they were deemed to be low risk in the event of implosion, largely due to their discreet or shielded location, or because the building couldnt structurally handle the load of the heavier frames.
And whether by sheer luck, real-time trial and error, or advance knowledge by rioters, several of those vulnerable windows and two glass-paned doors protected with only a thin Kevlar film added after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks became easy entry points for hundreds of Trump supporters who overran and ransacked the building on Jan. 6..........................................................
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LATimes: Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows (Original Post)
riversedge
Oct 2021
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BeyondGeography
(39,284 posts)1. I'll take inside jobs for $500, Alex
Hekate
(90,202 posts)6. Bingo
Kid Berwyn
(14,651 posts)2. State legislator held the door open for Them in Oregon.
marble falls
(56,359 posts)3. Certainly a sign of premeditaion, there were surveys done before Jan 6.
calimary
(80,700 posts)4. Weren't there little private tours given by some republi-CONS the day before?
Id say inside job.
marble falls
(56,359 posts)5. And documented.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)7. I'm sure it is just a coincidence.
Right?
sigh