WaPo: Armed demonstrators gather at Texas Capitol; states brace for right-wing violence

There is no presumption of innocence here. These are people — and I use the term loosely — who 100% believe their country is under attack, have armed themselves accordingly, have stated their intentions to storm state capitols by force, and are part of a group that has done it before.

Not sure what your disconnect is. If I believed that CVS had stolen my money, bought a gun and told the seller I was going to use it to reclaim my money from CVS, told everyone who would listen that I was going to CVS on this date at this time and kill anyone who tried to stop me, and joined with a convicted felon who had robbed a CVS before, would police just welcome me approaching the doors and say to everyone "he has a right to be here"?

/r/Austin Thread Parent