Capitol 2021: A Show Of Vengeance In Predator-Prey Revenge

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The March On The Capitol 2021: A Show Of Vengeance In Predator-Prey Revenge
The march on Capitol was an attack that occurred on January 6, 2021, where a mob of Trump's supporters stormed the U.S Capitol in an ambush against the U.S congress. This insurrection was mounted by Trump supporters who tried to overturn his defeat in the 2020 Presidential election as they argued that the elections had been rigged. They marched to the capitol building to seek vengeance and justice as they wanted Trump to be sworn in as their President. This paper shows the theme of predator-prey revenge as the republicans tried to shift the power balance. The march on the Capitol is a clear show of predator/prey revenge in which the republican protesters exacted revenge for what they perceived as a violation of free and fair elections.
This kind of revenge is evident in the story of the monster and Dr. Frankenstein. The monster goes after the doctor and ends up killing his entire family. The doctor, in rage, goes after the monster and ends up losing his life in the snowstorm (Shelly and Mary 16). The doctor turned predator after the monster exacted his vengeance and continued the cycle of revenge.
The nature of the attack portrayed the predator-prey revenge as the rioters were protesting against the election's outcome regarding it as "stolen". They claimed there were election irregularities and tried to disrupt the counting of electoral votes. The rioters occupied and vandalized the building, where they also attacked the capitol police officers. They put up gallows on capitol grounds and attempted to harm the lawmakers; they also wrecked and ransacked some of the Congress members' offices. This clearly shows that the protestors worked all these out well and were ready for violence as they attempted to overturn Trump's defeat. The lawmakers nonetheless acted up due to the online chatter they are receiving in the events surrounding the inauguration; hence the cycle of predator-revenge is observed. A quote from the article 'America on High Alert as FBI Warns of 'Armed Protests' read that The "FBI director is warning that authorities are tracking extensive amounts of online chatter calling for more violence next week. Five people died in the Capitol insurrection, and it is becoming increasingly clear that it could have been much worse. We get new videos like this every single day." The calls for violence are a clear show of defiance and revolt against the just concluded elections. They were a sign of revenge on those the party believed to be taking away their democratic right to elect President Trump back into office (Niquette, et al). This encounter and many more after show that the march was organized and intended to use forceful violence to get the republican’s point across.
Security was bolstered in preparation for the inauguration day after the capitol attack to avoid the recurrence of the attack in the inauguration ceremony. Trump's supporters were spewing anger and felt vengeful even weeks before the attack, so it was necessary to strengthen security ahead of Biden's inauguration. Some police officers shared the assaults they faced during the capitol insurrection, and it shows how it was essen...