# Rioter Roundup

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-roundup/930557>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 15, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-roundup/930557 "2021-01-15T01:15:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Bootb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-roundup/930557/1 "2021-01-15T01:15:52Z")

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The Justice Dept. has just launched a webpage where they list everybody who has been arrested in connection with the riot and assault on the Capitol.

Even though people have been arrested all over the country, the prosecutions will be handled by the US attorney for D.C.

[Investigations Regarding Violence at the Capitol (justice.gov)](https://www.justice.gov/opa/investigations-regarding-violence-capitol)

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-roundup/930557/2 "2021-01-16T20:27:46Z")

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You know, I was looking for somewhere to ask how many have been charged so far, and you answered my question before I could even ask it. 53, by my count.

Thanks.

j

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**Author:** ![MrMrmrmr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrmrmrmr/32/5828_2.png) [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-roundup/930557/3 "2021-01-16T23:01:05Z")

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That is some interesting reading. Mason jars of styrofoam and gasoline with a golf tee in the cover, rags and lighters in a box.

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-roundup/930557/4 "2021-01-17T02:45:00Z")

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I love how friends and family are turning some of these assholes in.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-roundup/930557/5 "2021-01-17T02:52:53Z")

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I suspect that in many cases, either they are saying “I didn’t really know this person after all” or they’re wanting to get a no-goodnik out of their hair

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-roundup/930557/6 "2021-01-20T20:23:20Z")

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I’m giving this a little bump to keep it in view. At time of post, details of 103 people charged in OP’s link.

j