> These events led to at least seven deaths
Context is everything:
$2.7 billion, where a big part went to:
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP)
Costs: Over $620 million (as reported by GAO).
- Overtime pay for officers during and after the attack.
- Mental health services and trauma support for affected personnel.
- Recruitment and training of new officers to address staffing shortages.
- Enhanced security infrastructure (e.g., fencing, surveillance, communication systems).
Judicial and Prosecution Costs
- Total DOJ Expenditures: Estimated at $100–150 million.
- Salaries and overtime for prosecutors, FBI agents, and support staff.
- Court operations, including hearings, trials, and detention.
- Legal representation for defendants unable to afford counsel.
And if you keep digging, the amount of money spent was basically on human labor and overtime pay.
Now, tell me again how this compares to $2 billion in actual damages to businesses (arson, looting, and vandalism, etc.), with this event being considered the costliest insured civil disorder event in U.S. history?
Context is everything:
$2.7 billion, where a big part went to:
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP)
Costs: Over $620 million (as reported by GAO).
- Overtime pay for officers during and after the attack. - Mental health services and trauma support for affected personnel. - Recruitment and training of new officers to address staffing shortages. - Enhanced security infrastructure (e.g., fencing, surveillance, communication systems).
Judicial and Prosecution Costs
- Total DOJ Expenditures: Estimated at $100–150 million. - Salaries and overtime for prosecutors, FBI agents, and support staff. - Court operations, including hearings, trials, and detention. - Legal representation for defendants unable to afford counsel.
And if you keep digging, the amount of money spent was basically on human labor and overtime pay.
Now, tell me again how this compares to $2 billion in actual damages to businesses (arson, looting, and vandalism, etc.), with this event being considered the costliest insured civil disorder event in U.S. history?