A matter of perspective
What happened at our national Capitol was deplorable. The people entering the building were vilified in the media as anarchists and rioters. When there was looting and burning of buildings during George Floyd demonstrations, there was an immediate call for defunding police departments.
Problem is, not all the people entering the Capitol were rioters. Not every policeman harms perpetrators. Yet all were blamed. Using this type of analogy is like saying since Black people were seen looting, all Black people are looters. Since radical Muslims behead Christians, all Muslims are radical murderers.
I guess it depends on political bias as to how the media reports the news.
Dan Valosek
Downers Grove
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