HOW BAD WAS JAN 6 REALLY?
from Light Listening Hosted by The Light Bulb Initiative
If we are going to condemn criminal behavior then we must be consistent in our condemnation based on measure, scope and scale of the offense. Justice must be subjectively blind to circumstance, but objectively competent in its application. If justice is not anchored in truth then it cannot be tempered by morality. Jan 6 was not a siege by any definition of the word and if it were an insurrection then it was an insurrection that pales in comparison to the the 2020 riots. This is not opinion as the objective data supports these findings. So the question then becomes, "why was the condemnation of Jan 6 inconsistent with the lack of condemnation of the 2020 summer riots?" THE DIFFERENCE Damage: Riots: 2 billion Jan 6: 1.5 to 2.5 million Fatality: Riots: 47 Jan 6: 5 but only 1 on site - unarmed and killed by an agent of the state. Law Enforcement injuries: Riots: over 2000 in first few weeks Jan 6: 140 Arrests: Riots: 10,000 in first 5 days following Mr. Floyd’s death - charges dismissed, bailed out by entertainers and politicians including Kamala Harris Jan 6: over 500 - held without bail, some in solitary confinement Lasting damage Riots: thousands of businesses lost, economy crippled for decades to come Jan 6: back in session the same day
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