US police shrugged off the Proud Boys, until they attacked the Capitol
US police shrugged off the Proud Boys, until they attacked the Capitol 18 minutes to read By: David D. Kirkpatrick and Alan Feuer Two Proud Boys accused of leading a mob to Congress followed a bloody path to get there. Law enforcement did little to stop them. A protester was burning an American flag outside the 2016 Republican convention in Cleveland when Joseph Biggs rushed to attack. Jumping a police line, he ripped the man's shirt off and "started pounding," he boasted that night in an online video. But police charged the flag burner with assaulting Biggs. The city later ...