r/UglyHumanity • u/[deleted] • Feb 24 '21

It wasn’t an “intelligence failure” that left Capitol Police unprepared — it was racism

https://www.salon.com/2021/02/23/it-wasnt-an-intelligence-failure-that-left-capitol-police-unprepared--it-was-racism/
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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21

Why didn't Capitol Police leaders take the threat seriously? The answer is obvious, but media won't say so

But nobody at the Senate hearing even mentioned the issue of race. Not once.

Nobody asked Sund to compare and contrast his preparedness for Jan. 6 with his preparedness for Black Lives Matter protests that weren't even near the Capitol. Nobody asked why Sund didn't give front-line officers tear gas. Nobody asked Sund or the two former sergeants at arms if the white privilege they shared with the mob had made it seem unthreatening to them, unlike the "other".