Vida Johnson: White Supremicist Police at Jan. 6th

Professor Vida Johnson discusses her 2022 Brooklyn Law Review article, White Supremacy’s Police Siege on the United States Capitol. Professor Johnson details the failures of the Capitol Police, the unsettling involvement of active law enforcement officers in the January 6th Insurrection, and how White Supremacists continue to infiltrate and plague police departments. The difference in police preparation, presence, and intervention between the Jan. 6 and Black Lives Matter protests is instructive on how police view these protesters, messages, and meanings. After diagnosing the issues, Professor Johnson outlines some suggestions on how to simply and immediately address these disturbing trends within the police forces.

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