Comparing the presence of law enforcement at Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol riot
March 28, 2021
The capitol protests came after the conservative side of America widely criticized Black Lives Matter protests as being unjustly violent which, they say, justified a strict police and National Guard response. The Capitol riot on January 6th, which was initiated by the false claims of a stolen election, brought into perspective the hypocritical talking points made by many far-right commentators and showed the division in American politics. The failure of the Capitol Police and the refusal to call in the National Guard are seen as symbols of the more lenient treatment of the predominantly white Trump supporters by the police when compared to the treatment of the Black Lives Matter protestors. Hopefully, the photos shown here can make that distinction more clear, and demonstrate the difference in treatment by the police based on skin color.