Really? War paint, mob mentality, tactical gear, and many of the police that engaged with them ended up wounded or dead. People were climbing the walls, smashing through windows. Can you imagine these people doing any of these things if they weren't riding a surge of adrenaline that justified any risk to further the cause? Can you imagine them being alone, without the (presumed) support of the sitting president, and doing these things? I can imagine them standing outside with signs, and if that's what they did we wouldn't be having a conversation now.