The attack on the Capitol yesterday has re-ignited the conversation of the double-standard and outright violence that the police exhibit to peaceful communities of color versus white terrorist organizations. Given the brutality that black communities have experienced at the hands of the police, not just throughout history, but more recently in the summer of 2020’s civil rights protests, the stark difference has rightfully gone viral.
Cries from the mainstream media and from many white Americans of bewilderment at the inaction at the Capitol attack has at best, further exposed the extent of American ignorance towards its own police system, and at worst shown a deliberate desire to turn a blind eye to a wholly corrupt system of law enforcement that perpetuates white supremacy and white violence.
At the time of writing, the Capitol Police Chief has just resigned due to how he handled the violent mob, and there are conflicting reports about why the National Guard was nowhere to be found during the early hours of the riot.
Throughout all of this, Twitter has been instrumental in the fight to hold police accountable for their involvement with violent white terrorists. …