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Community leaders say police response to mobs at U.S. Capitol shows double-standard
January 7, 2021 5:22 PM Jamie Perez
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MADISON, Wis. Twenty-four hours after riots and violence erupted at the nation’s Capitol, many are sparking conversations about the differences in how police responded to Wednesday’s events compared to the Black Lives Matter protests last summer.
Masood Akhtar with the We Are Many – United Against Hate Movement organization, said even the way the crowds were labeled didn’t sit right with him.
“These guys were armed and bombs were found near the Capitol this morning,” Akhtar said. “What these guys did is not what protestors do. If it was carried out by a Muslim, you are going to hear words like terrorism.”