On January 6, the U.S. Capitol was violently stormed by demonstrators. At the time of the incident, some police officers allowed demonstrators to enter Parliament and even took selfies with demonstrators, and the police's attitude toward white demonstrators made people of African descent feel chilled. Recalling the frequent incidents of police violence against people of African descent in recent years, and the use of tear gas by the police to deport demonstrators in the "Black Lives Matter" anti-racist movement, African Americans believe that the existence of white supremacy is the reason for the "double standard" of police law enforcement.
Women of African descent: The police "double standard" is sad
The impact on the U.S. Capitol tore open the old scars of Valari Kelly, an African-American woman, reminding her of her sister, Miriam Kelly, who died in 2013 at the hands of Capitol police and U.S. Secret Service agents.
In October 2013, when Miriam Kelly was driving to a Checkpoint at the White House, a Secret Service agent approached her. Miriam tried to drive away, and while turning and reversing, she bumped into a police officer who was trying to place a barricade in front of her car and then was shot by the police. A few blocks away, Miriam hit the security guardrail before police caught up with her. Miriam died after being shot five times by police, but the officers involved did not face criminal charges. At the time of the incident, Miriam's 1-year-old daughter was in the back seat of the car and was fortunately not injured.
Valari Kelly (Image source: CNN)
Valari Kelly said miriam may have panicked when she met the police, but she did not carry a weapon, posed no safety threat to others and, at best, violated traffic rules. She did not believe that the police shooting her sister was justified.
Kelly also said the restraint shown by the Capitol police in confronting the demonstrators who stormed the Capitol was in stark contrast to the way the police at the same agency treated her sister in those years, "the demonstrators wreaked havoc and carried out attacks, but left unscathed, without even being arrested," and that "the inequality suffered by individuals is sad."
Kelly believes that the impact on the Capitol shows that many whites do not live in the same fear of police violence as African-Americans.
CNN said Kelly's frustration resonated across the country with people of African descent who were fed up with the police's double standards toward demonstrators of different races. Police use of force against people of African descent often end in the death, serious injury or arrest of people of African descent. In particular, during last summer's "Black Lives Matter" campaign, police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators calling for racial justice, arresting thousands of people. But in the impact on the Capitol, the police even took selfies with demonstrators, sparking outrage among people of African descent.
US media: White supremacy is protected in the United States
The U.S. police discriminate between white and African-American people because of long-standing racism and white supremacy in the United States. CNN posted on the 10th that in the impact on the Capitol, demonstrators easily entered the Capitol and recorded this moment with their mobile phones, but they have not been forcibly blocked by the police, and the demonstrators even broke into the offices of government officials, reflecting the existence of white supremacy.
△ CNN reported on the 10th
If African-American demonstrators stormed the Capitol in the same way, it would be impossible to be like white demonstrators without having to pay with their lives.
The lack of police enforcement from the start of the shock shows that few in the government authorities consider it necessary to guard against these demonstrators. The authorities were weak and unwilling to stop the demonstrators who stormed Capitol Hill, reminding people of color, such as African Americans, not to forget their place in the United States.
What is certain is that even if white supremacy is completely against the law, it is still protected in the United States.
Netizens: White supremacy is passed down from generation to generation
On overseas social media, some netizens compared the impact on the Capitol to the "Black Lives Matter" movement, denouncing police inaction and double standards for different demonstrators.
Netizen: "At the end of the day, [white supremacy] is simply hatred and prejudice that is passed down from generation to generation. ”↓↓↓
Netizen: "You can't believe your eyes. A police officer graciously escorted the demonstrators down the steps holding her hand. I was speechless. ”↓↓↓
Netizen: "Under the rapid response of the National Guard, order in Washington was quickly restored. Oh, I'm stupid, it was for the protesters of the Black Man's Life Is Life. ”↓↓↓
Netizen: "When the 'Black Lives Matter' movement took place, the Capitol was like this (pictured)." Where are they now (when the Capitol was stormed)? ”↓↓↓
Netizen: "If these people believe in different religions, they will be called terrorists." If they had different skin colors and nationalities, and spoke different languages, they would be called terrorists. ”↓↓↓
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