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As people watched President Donald Trump's supporters storm the Capitol building in Washington, DC, they noticed a difference in how the police, media, and the whole USA, in general, reacted to it when compared to the Black Lives Matter protests last year.

So they turned to social media to point out that the demonstrations back then—which broke out across the country in response to police killings of unarmed Black people, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor—were often met with a brutal response from law enforcement, including the use of tear gas and physical violence.

It's worth noting that the BLM protests weren't calm and friendly, too. "The protests that took place in 140 U.S. cities this spring were mostly peaceful, but the arson, vandalism, and looting that did occur will result in at least $1 billion to $2 billion of paid insurance claims — eclipsing the record set in Los Angeles in 1992 after the acquittal of the police officers who brutalized Rodney King," Axios writes.

They got these numbers from a company called Property Claim Services (PCS) that has tracked insurance claims related to civil disorder since 1950. It classifies anything over $25 million in insured losses as a "catastrophe," and reports that the 2020 unrest (from May 26 to June 8) will cost the insurance industry far more than any prior one.

Plus, the protests related to George Floyd's death are also different because they are so widespread.

An informal article by Forbes shows that there were at least 19 reported deaths during this period as well.

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President-elect Joe Biden described Wednesday's events as "one of the darkest days in the history of our nation" and blamed President Trump for stoking violence. He added it was "totally unacceptable" police had shown more leniency than in Black Lives Matter protests last year.

Washington DC's top prosecutor has not ruled out the possibility that President Trump himself could be investigated over the Capitol riot.

The acting attorney general for the District of Columbia, Michael Sherwin, said "all actors" will be looked at.

When asked if this included Trump, Sherwin responded: "We're looking at all actors here and anyone that had a role and, if the evidence fits the elements of the crime, they’re going to be charged."

The president had urged his supporters at a rally outside the White House to march on Congress while pushing unfounded claims of electoral fraud, however, when events began to spiral out of control, he asked them to "remain peaceful".

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, called the breach of the U.S. Capitol by Pro-Trump protesters "a coup attempt."

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random guy375
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if u look closely, the gun is at the head of the father instead of the child but it's still horrifying

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Requiem
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Trumpers keep trying to say the Horned guy is Antifa when everyone knows hes jake Angeli and is Qanon. Half the Trumpers are proud of this and the other half are trying to get people to think it was Antifa and BLM using a false flag

Louloubelle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would like to say, I live in Kenosha, Wisconsin. I WATCHED the BLM protests from my front porch. I have video of them behaving respectfully and peacefully. The violence that happened later at night was not the BLM protesters. Were there riots? Yes. But it was not the BLM people. Oh, and guess what Youtubeistrash? There were trump supporters there stirring up trouble. I WATCHED as they came out of the crowd, and jumped in their pickup with their trump bumper stickers, after changing the license plates. So just shut up already.

JustABoredPanda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This makes me cry. I can't belive our country still can't see that the color of you skin is something that makes you beautiful and different.

Louloubelle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can someone tell me how to go about reporting Youtube Istrash? All they do is spout hatred, lies, and profanity. They add nothing to a intelligent conversation.

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Louloubelle, I wish I knew a way as well. Bored Panda appears to have started to use a "language filter" that blocks out foul language, but they still have a huge problem with trolls on this website; language filters don't fully resolve the problem of hate speech. In the past, I believe that they used to moderate the comments section more. However, they really need a way to contact site moderators as I personally don't feel safe or good coming to a site where there are racist, homophobic comments. I value free speech, but when people are openly attacking others and blatantly using hate-speech like Youtube Istrash is, then there needs to be a way to "block" users or "flag" comments with hate speech.

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Requiem
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Ginger with the pedestal looks like JP SEARS, how many other red heads are right wing? he comes off as a hippy while making funny videos about vegans and new age medicine; now hes gone crazy with being a Trump Supporter

Mark Karol-Chik
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BLM did not raid the Capital screaming for deaths of elected officials. Unlike these so called "peaceful" insurrectionists.

Zoe Hoesley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m crying, this is so awful why can’t we live in peace! Everyone’s beautiful and perfect skin color shouldn’t matter! LOVE EACH OTHER PLEAES!

Sasha Kuleshov
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, is almost as if there's something related to the colour of their skin...

pfeils wife
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ughh... here it is August 11, 2023 and I'm just now seeing/looking at these photos (on this site) and got chills up and down... eyes started filling up. Feels like it was just yesterday. The look on the faces of the people on the ground and that long gun being pointed at a little girl. UGHHH

Steve Cruz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Following the Trump Riot, Rep. CONOR LAMB proclaimed: "Democrats want government to work more than Republicans want it to fail." Conor Lamb, who is White, said, "We know why BLM protesters were treated differently: because of how they look." Thank you Rep. Lamb for your honesty.

Ella Blackwood
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Such an outrage! The difference in the treatment of these two groups by LE is glaringly obvious.

Mewton’s Third Paw
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No it isn’t. The agenda is truth so of course things will reflect that. Don’t be ugly trash.

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RavenClaw
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

are they really scared of a father with his child .. this is the type of pictures that others from different countrys see

Requiem
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THATS JP SEARS WITH THE PEDESTAL! he looks like a hippy but makes parodies of vegans and new age crap but also is supporting Trump now.

YouDontLikeMe?
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Make sure you only post pictures that support your claim here. No sense in posting reality. It isn't one side or the other, it is a nation filled with morons that think there are consequences for their actions. We have immature ads hats running around acting like two year olds who aren't getting their way.

Up All Night
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3 years ago

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The first photo is arranged, an "illustration", if you will - a woman using invisible force field to push the seemingly scared cops away. 😂

Roseann Beintema
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3 years ago

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He's actually not pointing the gun at the child, it's been made to look like that because of the angle. However, why, oh why would ANYONE bring a small child to a demonstration and put him or he on his shoulders? What happened to putting our children first and protecting them from danger. This person actually took his child right into the line of fire to make a political statement. Wake up folks, none of this is right.

Darren Lewis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why should a legal and Constitutionally protected right to a demonstration be dangerous? Because they are black? How about bringing your child is educating them on standing up for what you believe and what is right?

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Shawn LaFramboise
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3 years ago

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Part of society's problems is social media. Hell the media in general. That photo is not what it seems. You're taking it at face value when there are other photos out there of the same scene but from different angles.

Youtube Istrash
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3 years ago

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Pieces of s**t cant defend their hypocricy or the fact they were s**t human beings for 5 years or thenfact this entire collection is laughable bias bullshit from the uneducated. That's why you have downvotes. Because you're.worthless violent, racist, hypocritical garbage people who can only censor and lie.

Aria Whitaker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Go and be bitter, salty and BIG MAD somewhere else, troll. Read the room, you are not wanted and no one agrees with the nonsensical mess you are spewing. Shoo MAGAt, shoo....

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Howard Moody
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3 years ago

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Again show all the looting and arson commited by BLM.

Mewton’s Third Paw
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Again” would imply that you said this here before. Get ahold of yourself. Why would we show looting an arson from BLM when we just had a terrorist attack? Do you hate America or something? Should we call the FBI?

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Arctic Fox Lover
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3 years ago

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Ok, I have an update for this terrible behavior: Hack into the government's whatchamacallit, launch all them explosives, kill everyone in the whole world except me, my friends, and my family, and once we die, the world will prosper without our pollution and overpopulation and whatnot. The end. :>

Youtube Istrash
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3 years ago (edited)

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I can selectively edit and pick photos of rioting garbage being arrested too!

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