By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CAL WOODWARD WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating police, shattering windows and hunting for lawmakers as democracy lay under […]
  • @halcyoncmdrEnglish
    1•2 months ago

    Yes it was.

    Riot, noun
    1 a: a violent public disorder
    specifically : a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent
    1 b: public violence, tumult, or disorder
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riot

    It was also an insurrection:

    Insurrection, noun
    1: an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insurrection

    • @CharlesDarwinOPMEnglish
      3•2 months ago

      The usual connotation for a riot is that it was unplanned.

      The terrorist attack on the Capitol was gamed out for months beforehand.