Yep, I was there. It was a confusing day. I was there with a contingent of Southern Californian patriots. We enjoyed speeches the afternoon of January 5th and the morning of January 6th. After we walked to the Capitol, things got hectic. The crowd was calm, respectful, I’m guessing Christian Conservative. There was a rallying cry to push ahead and I took the bait. I pressed forward with my giant sign, pushing gently on Capitol Police. Not violent, yet determined to be heard. Forget Trump - I was there to demand free speech. I was pepper sprayed in my eyes, sent flying, sign destroyed… you know. Of course me being me I held on defiantly to my post for some minutes… but not being able to see I eventually let myself be led back. Totally dependent on others to guide me because I could not see. My eyes burned.
maybe a half hour passed and I regained vision.