'What if They Were Black': US Twitter Calls Out 'Double Standards'

A mob stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, 6 January.

As news of pro-Trump supporters storming the US Capitol on Wednesday, 6 January, spread, many criticised the authorities' handling of the violence saying they exhibited "double standards". Social media users pointed out that while the police have responded aggressively to Black Lives Matter protestors, the mob, largely comprising white men, was able to break barricades, smash windows and attack police officers at the Capitol without any apparent consequences. Heavy police presence was deployed in several US cities and authorities resorted to batons, stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets during the Black Lives Matter protests that took place across the country last year.