Where Are The Police, Our Protection?

The US Capitol Police allowed The People's building, our building, my building, the one funded by our taxpayer dollars, the United States Capitol, to be defaced over the weekend during the war protests.

From the internet version of the newspaper The Hill:

Anti-war protesters spray paint Capitol building
By Jackie Kucinich

Anti-war protesters were allowed to spray paint on part of the west front steps of the United States Capitol building after police were ordered to break their security line by their leadership, two sources told The Hill.

According to the sources, police officers were livid when they were told to fall back by U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Chief Phillip Morse andDeputy Chief Daniel Nichols. "They were the commanders on the scene," one source said, who requested anonymity. "It was disgusting."

There's more:

Approximately 300 protesters were allowed to take the steps and began to spray paint "anarchist symbols" and phrase such as "Our capitol building" and "you can’t stop us" around the area, the source said.

"To get that close to the Capitol building, that is ridiculous," the second source said. "[Police] were told not to arrest anyone."

The second source added that police had to stand by and watch as protesters posed in front of their graffiti.

Who gave the order for the USCP to fall back? If the order sourced from the Chief, he should be fired immediately and without pay for failure to perform the very basics of his job.

If the order came from above -- who do you suspect were the culprits?

I have my thoughts. . .

BZ