Five deaths were attributed to the attack on the Capitol. A Capitol Police officer died from injuries suffered during the riots, police shot and killed a woman and three other people died after suffering medical emergencies.
Members of the Clark County Bar Association said they “condemn in the strongest terms” the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“The Rule of Law, free and fair elections, and the peaceful transfer of power are the cornerstones of our democracy. The reprehensible acts of those who attacked the Capitol in an effort to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College vote are repugnant to the ideals upon which our nation was founded,” Randall Comer, President of the Clark County Bar Association, said in a release.
Comer said lawyers respect the right for citizens to peacefully protest, but not those that resort to violence.
“As lawyers, we respect and support the constitutional rights of citizens to peacefully assemble and protest. However, those who resort to lawlessness and violence shall never find sympathy nor support from those in the legal profession sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Ohio,” he said.
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