Law enforcement reaction time in times of crisis.

It took for ever for law enforcement support to turn up to the US Capitol when it was under attack from Republican terrorists who were invading the capitol and threatening to kill recently yet it took no time at all for the national guard to be called out to quell black unrest after an innocent man was shot and killed by police during a routine traffic stop.

The difference between being black or white in America is considerable.

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Graylight · 51-55, F

Right? A planned attack with knowledge prior to the event. No National Guard. A forming crowd complete with stages and speeches [i]calling for overthrow action.[/i] No NG. The advancement of crowds and the growing calls for violence. No NG. Finally, the storming of the Capitol Building, the seat of government for the US. No NG until the mob had made the place their won.

But for a protest in a small area of Minneapolis that very night, National Guard was in full force, along with a squadron of police officers armed with tear gas. Because there might be violence. A statue might be in peril or chants might become loud.

I mean, it's not like the "tour" of the Capitol that ended with public defecation, vandalism, theft, murder incitement, violence and destruction. They probably got coffee in the the gift shop on their way out.