According to the article, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer, Daniel Hodges indicated in testimony before Congress that on January 6, a Capitol rioter shouted – Do not attack us, were not Black Lives Matter. What do you think the rioter meant by this statement?

The assignment is worth six total points (two points per question).

Instructions

Please read the MODULE TEN article – “The Capitol Rioters Attacked the Police. Why Isn’t the FOP Outraged?”

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/blue-wall-silence/619612/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20210805&silverid=%25%25RECIPIENT_ID%25%25&utm_term=The%20Atlantic%20Daily

After reading the article provide comprehensive answers to the questions below drawing from any of the relevant concepts you learned this semester.

Question 1:
According to the article, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer, Daniel Hodges indicated in testimony before Congress that on January 6, a Capitol rioter shouted – Do not attack us, were not Black Lives Matter. What do you think the rioter meant by this statement?

Question 2:
The article indicates that if you go to the Fraternal Order of Polices (FOPs) Twitter feed, you can find a steady stream of clips from conservative outlets showing FOP representatives attacking policies like bail reform, slamming Democratic elected officials, and blaming Black-rights activists for the recent rise in homicides. What you wont find, according to the article, are condemnations of the Capitol rioters who attacked police officers on January 6, clips of FOP members on Fox News confronting its prime-time hosts for mocking the testimony of police officers, or compelling testimony of officers at the Capitol, whose recollections paint a vivid picture of the rioters and their motives. What does this discrepancy in Twitter coverage say about the FOPs lack of support for the officers protecting the Capitol on January 6? Why do you think FOP support, for fellow police officers, was less than enthusiastic?

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