The lack of preparation is simply astonishing
yeah...I was surprised they could get in ...seems like it could have been somewhat easy to stop
the "protestors" are white and are "defending the constitution", AKA they have the backing of the police (state). authorities tacitly supported them by giving them a lot more leeway than they ever gave other protestors (women's march, BLM, etc.). wouldn't be surprised to hear that 1600 told the cops to go easy on them. regardless, they clearly had no intention of stopping them.
now they've lost control and have no one to blame but themselves.