I find that the pro-Trump insurrectionists are being allowed to just wander off into the night much more unsettling than the fact that they attacked the Capitol today. There certainly was a lot of non-policing in one of the worlds most militarized cities. This version of democracy is a comfortable and welcoming space for white supremacist violence. It has left me speechless.
Dozens of women have been arrested and handcuffed for sitting outside senate offices in protest during the Kavanaugh hearings
Black people, disabled people and protestors of all kinds peacefully praying, walking, singing in the name of justice inside the Capitol these past 4 years were dragged out in wheelchairs, mocked by the police, and beaten
Disabled people have been dragged out of their wheelchairs as they were arrested by the Capitol Police during healthcare bill protests.
The examples are endless.
It's just lucky for these terrorists that none of them pulled a George Floyd and tried to pass a phony twenty dollar bill to buy cigarettes. Because then the cops get serious.
If I didn't know better I would think police forces in the US exist primarily to enforce the race/class divide & not actually to protect public safety. Well they will protect white supremacist safety.
Today has shown the police don’t need de-escalation training, they choose who to escalate on, that’s not a training issue. Police don’t need unconscious bias training, they are conscious of their bias.
Historically protestors can't get anywhere near the capital. You would get your head cracked open if you got near some barrier. There are videos of the police opening the barrier for these rioters today. They are letting this happen. Can we imagine why?
Unsure what white privilege is? White privilege is being able to storm the heart of US democracy with nary a rubber bullet in sight.
Should anyone still doubt the inequality of justice in the US, today should clear that up for you.
The police literally did nothing today except take down an inconvenient barrier and pose for some selfies with white supremacist terrorists who were storming the Capital building. Then law enforcement just let them all go.
Right now my concern is for black and brown essential workers trying to get home tonight after curfew. The police will show no mercy there.