While largely peaceful crowds protesting the police death of
George Floyd were met with rubber bullets and tear gas amid thousands of arrests, the people who ran amok at the heart of America s democracy mostly encountered little resistance and suffered no more than being escorted off the premises.
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And it is not the first time such differences in police reactions have led to criticism.
Last May, a large group of mainly white men armed with rifles stormed the Michigan Statehouse building in response to the imposition of coronavirus restrictions, with little repercussion.
After Capitol riot, many point out stark contrast between treatment of BLM protesters, pro-Trump mob
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FOX 5 analysis of whether or not there was a double standard for protesters.
NEW YORK (AP) - Black Lives Matter protests, 2020: Overwhelming force from law enforcement in dozens of cities. Chemical dispersants. Rubber bullets and hand-to-hand combat with largely peaceful crowds and some unruly vandals and looters. More than 14,000 arrests.
The U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021: Barely more than a few dozen arrests. Several weapons seized, improvised explosive devices found. Members of a wilding mob escorted from the premises, some not even in handcuffs.
The key difference? The first set of protesters were overwhelmingly Black Americans and their allies. The second group was overwhelmingly white Americans who support outgoing President Donald Trump s baseless claims of election fraud.
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In this combination of photos, on June 3, 2020, demonstrators, left, protest the death of George Floyd at the U.S. Capitol in Washington and Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier Jan. 6, 2021, at the same location. (AP Photos)
By AARON MORRISON
Associated Press
NEW YORK– Black Lives Matter protests, 2020: Overwhelming force from law enforcement in dozens of cities. Chemical dispersants. Rubber bullets and hand-to-hand combat with largely peaceful crowds and some unruly vandals and looters. More than 14,000 arrests.
The U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021: Barely more than a few dozen arrests. Several weapons seized, improvised explosive devices found. Members of a wilding mob escorted from the premises, some not even in handcuffs.