# Is there video of how order was restored on January 6, 2021? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 25, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523 "2022-07-25T13:48:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523/1 "2022-07-25T13:48:14Z")
All the video I’ve seen from the insurrection was the mob breaking into the Capitol but I haven’t seen any video of how authorities turned the tide and regained control. Where is that footage? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523/2 "2022-07-25T19:22:18Z")
Still no responses? I remember seeing a video of the attack’s aftermath, with the police/guardsmen walking the attackers out of the Capitol. I don’t remember seeing anybody being arrested at the time. Once Trump tweeted for the mob to go home, I think most of them simply turned around and left peacefully. As if all the air had been let out of the balloon. I don’t think the cameras stopped shooting at that point, I just don’t think very many people are interested in what happened afterward. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523/3 "2022-07-26T15:52:02Z")
What I’d like to know is something gross. I understand some of the J6 rioters pooped in the Capitol. Was the poop ever analyzed for DNA? It would be great if the poopers could be named and shamed. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523/4 "2022-07-26T17:11:44Z")
Shames, hell, try and incarcerate them for a few months. ---
**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523/5 "2022-07-26T17:48:10Z")
The news at the time showed people being pushed out the door, the capitol police (or other reinforcements) spraying something (tear gas? Pepper spray? It had an orange tinge) from the doors at those who were not dispersing from around the door fast enough. Eventually people went down the steps and left. Presumably they formed lines inside the capitol main areas and pushed back the group, while others went door-to-door cleaning out anyone randomly straying through the offices. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523/6 "2022-07-26T23:41:00Z")
> [@medstar](#): > > What I’d like to know is something gross. I understand some of the J6 rioters pooped in the Capitol. Was the poop ever analyzed for DNA? It would be great if the poopers could be named and shamed. Is that even possible? I have questions. [Discussion here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-forensics-match-dna-in-poop/968626) ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523/7 "2022-07-27T12:30:43Z")
As I recall, when the insurrection started, the capital police were overwhelmed by protesters. After way too much time, the national guard was finally brought in to help restore order. ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-video-of-how-order-was-restored-on-january-6-2021/968523/8 "2022-07-27T15:05:00Z")
Here’s one [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HBhvf7gKsv8/maxresdefault.jpg "Police use flashbangs, tear gas, strobe lights to disperse mob at U.S. Capitol") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBhvf7gKsv8) Its called “# Police use flashbangs, tear gas, strobe lights to disperse mob at U.S. Capitol”