What if the DC rioters had been Black? I think we know the answer
4 years ago

What if the DC rioters had been Black? I think we know the answer

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During the count of the electoral college votes for the 2020 presidential election today, “protesters” broke through barricades and went into the Capitol building after a “Save America” march presided over by our president. Let’s rewind to this summer when Black people across the country were tear-gassed, shot at with rubber bullets and beaten for peacefully protesting, for raising their voices and their signs in dissent. Specifically, they were used by the president to tear-gas peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters on Lafayette Square so that he could take a picture with a bible in front of St John’s church. Will it go like the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016, where we all knew that if the people had been Black, they would’ve been “taken care of” swiftly?

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Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
3 years, 5 months ago

Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing

Associated Press  

It had only been hinted at in previous public examinations of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection: Scores of rioters attacked police officers not just with makeshift weapons, stun guns and fists, but with racist slurs and accusations of treason. “One woman in a pink ‘MAGA’ shirt yelled, ‘You hear that, guys, this n——— voted for Joe Biden!’” said Dunn, who …

Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
3 years, 5 months ago

Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing

Associated Press  

It had only been hinted at in previous public examinations of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection: Scores of rioters attacked police officers not just with makeshift weapons, stun guns and fists, but with racist slurs and accusations of treason. “One woman in a pink ‘MAGA’ shirt yelled, ‘You hear that, guys, this n——— voted for Joe Biden!’” said Dunn, who …

I've Experienced U.S. Capitol Security Firsthand — And It Was Nothing Like The Rioters Saw
3 years, 11 months ago

I've Experienced U.S. Capitol Security Firsthand — And It Was Nothing Like The Rioters Saw

Huff Post  

Trump supporter Richard Barnett holds a piece of mail as he sits inside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after protesters breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Capitol Police once told a well-known health care and disability rights activist that she had to take a “Save Medicaid” button off of her daughter’s wheelchair because it was a …

Capitol siege: If rioters were Black, ‘hundreds’ would be killed
4 years ago

Capitol siege: If rioters were Black, ‘hundreds’ would be killed

Al Jazeera  

Activists and politicians, including President-elect Biden, have highlighted racial inequality after the mostly white mob went on a riot. “No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday, they wouldn’t have been treated very, very differently from the mob of thugs that stormed the Capitol,” he said. Why were these people …

Race double standard clear in rioters’ Capitol insurrection
4 years ago

Race double standard clear in rioters’ Capitol insurrection

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Black Lives Matter protests, 2020: Overwhelming force from law enforcement in dozens of cities. “When Black people protest for our lives, we are all too often met by National Guard troops or police equipped with assault rifles, shields, tear gas and battle helmets,” the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation said in a statement. Rashad Robinson, president …

‘White supremacy was on full display.’ Double standard seen in police response to riot at Capitol
4 years ago

‘White supremacy was on full display.’ Double standard seen in police response to riot at Capitol

LA Times  

Motorists are ordered to the ground during a protest in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd in May. Law enforcement had “responded valiantly,” Sund said in an initial statement, which did not address a flood of pointed questions about whether officers had yielded too easily to the mob comprising mostly white people. What do all these folks have to …

Protests In White And Black, And The Different Response Of Law Enforcement
4 years ago

Protests In White And Black, And The Different Response Of Law Enforcement

NPR  

Protests In White And Black, And The Different Response Of Law Enforcement Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Hours after congressional lawmakers certified his Electoral College victory affirming he will be the next president, Joe Biden took to social media to express what countless others have before him. If the largely white, pro-Trump insurrectionists who …

BLM vs Capitol protests: This was the police response when it was Black protesters on DC streets last year
4 years ago

BLM vs Capitol protests: This was the police response when it was Black protesters on DC streets last year

CNN  

CNN — As hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol, breaking windows and wreaking havoc, politicians and activists were among the many who drew comparisons between the police response on Wednesday to that of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. The Black Lives Matter Global Network, one of the most well-known organizations fighting for the well-being …

'I don't think law enforcement is systemically racist': Bill Barr defends police force
4 years, 7 months ago

'I don't think law enforcement is systemically racist': Bill Barr defends police force

Daily Mail  

Bill Barr asserted Sunday that law enforcement is not 'systematically racist' as he comes under fire for clearing the way for Donald Trump's photo-op – but asserts no 'chemical irritants' were used against protesters. Attorney General Bill Barr asserted Sunday morning that there is not 'systematic racism' in law enforcement Barr claimed that the 'pepper balls' used to disperse protesters …

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