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1. Top from last 48 hrs
   Failed response to Capitol riot shows deep divide over police use of force.
   NBC News (Moderate Left) • Credibility Grade 79% • 6 min read
   

   On its face, the siege was a failure of planning: The U.S. Capitol Police, who deal with all sorts of protests and demonstrations year-round, did not seem to anticipate the threat posed by thousands of people who, at the urging of President Donald Trump — and after sharing their plans online — converged on the Capitol to protest his election loss. Although some officers fought with them — one rioter was shot to death and one officer later died of injuries — others took selfies and appeared to offer no resistance, allowing dozens of rioters to leave without being arrested.
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   The relatively lenient handling of the invaders was deeply troubling to many Americans whose views of Wednesday’s mayhem were influenced by their reaction to the anti-police protests that roiled the country over the summer. To [some police], the debacle showed that, no matter how they reacted to a mass demonstration, whether with too much force or too little, they would always be criticized.
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   In the wake of the Floyd protests, many cities and police departments have embraced changes to the way they handle mass demonstrations. Most of those reforms have focused on curbing the use of tear gas and rubber bullets. But there is also a quieter effort to update police standards on crowd management to reflect the lessons of 2020, with less of an emphasis on maintaining control of protesters and more on allowing people to exercise their First Amendment rights.

1. Top from different political viewpoint
   Obama echoes Biden remarks that police response to Capitol riots would have been harsher with BLM.
   Fox News (Right) • Credibility Grade 76% • 3 min read

1. Top long-read
   Behind the strategic failure of the Capitol Police.
   Politico (Moderate Left) • Credibility Grade 83% • 7 min read

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  Slate (Left) • Grade 75% • 3 min read
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