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What a joke : Black Lives Matter activists note contrast in police response at Capitol Activists who protest the police say they believe they are targeted because of their criticism of law enforcement Members of a pro-Trumb mob clash with police at the Capitol in Washington. By Kenny Holston © 2021 The New York Times While protesting the police killing of a Black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, several years ago, Johnetta Elzie said she was manhandled by officers. She said they pointed rifles at Black women who were pushing toddlers in strollers and cursed at them to turn around. Similar scenes unfolded all summer, as police officers clashed with scores of Black Lives Matter protesters. Many times, officers used batons and chemical agents to disperse crowds.

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