Police Rendering Aid News Today

Thank you so much, and welcome to the beat. Im ari melber. Tonight washington and the nation are honoring Capitol Hill Police officer brian sicknick. Laid to rest in Arlington National cemetery after dying defending the capital. And many say democracy itself. Lying in the Capitol Rotunda is an honor usually reserved for former officials. He is only the fifth private citizen to be honored this way, joining people like rosa parks. Against the backdrop of these solemn ceremonies is the fallout over...

And almost immediately officer daniel sanchez opens fire. >> drop the gun! >> reporter: police rendering aid, but he died at the hospital. his family says the killing was an unjustified murder. in a statement, saying the video clearly shows that raj never threatened the officers. they didnt even know they were there. austin police did release that video earlier today. they are continuing their investigation, and david, they say right now that officer is on administrative leave. >> thank you. w...

Double standard that many would rather not face. on the left, the police rendering aid to people in a crowd while they were still actively breaking the law and trespassing, breaching the capitol at a crime scene that included a killing. on the right, police treating black and brown people, and other blm supporters, who by most accounts were not breaking any law, certainly not trespassing. i got to tell you, this is where words can fail us. this double standard, it can make even simple terms pret...