>> But the underlying purpose of the event was to actively disrupt a constitutional process and stop the newly elected president from taking office,
So, this is your claim. On what knowledge do you make this claim? There is certainly no proof of it. And in fact, even when one looks at the list of charges, there is no indication of any evidence.
Here's an example or two:
Sara Carpenter - Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Knowingly Engaging in Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in any Restricted Buildings or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in the Capitol Buildings
Nolan Cooke - Acts during Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Unlawful Activities on Capitol Grounds ( Source)
Cody Page Connell Carter - Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building ( Source)
Derek Evans - Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds ( Source)
Samual J Fisher - Unlawful Entry on Restricted Grounds; Disorderly Conduct on Restricted Grounds ( Source)
Nathanial DeGrave Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building ( Source)
This list could go on for a time. I deliberately picked some of the most egregious charges I saw. There is a common thread here. None of these are charged with the death of another person. (The only person killed was Ashli Babbitt as far as we know). When they speak of "physical violence" they are typically NOT speaking about hitting or slapping another person: That typically boils down to, e.g., violently breaking a window.
I don't want to say it was nothing, as some laws were broken. But to date there is no evidence of physical violence that amounts to anything. What we have is Pelosi trying to "make an example" of these protestors who DARED to tell her to fuck off. When told to leave, most left. The video of the cop politely "asking" some people to leave the "most sacred" chambers and they just all walked out together exemplifies most of what happened.
Except the brutal murder by a cop of Ashli Babbitt. |
