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Many who stormed the Capitol appeared to employ tactics, body armor, and technology similar to the police they battled.
House Bill 3653, which now heads to the governor's desk, would end cash bail and require all police officers to wear body cameras.
Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracker took a photograph of themselves during an insurrection and bragged about their exploits on social media.
Unable to grasp how Trump supporters could turn against cops, many officers are blaming antifa for the deadly violence. Others joined the riot themselves.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Several people briefed on law enforcement's response said police did not bolster staffing and were unprepared for a possibly massive violent riot.
Mark Dupree, an elected prosecutor in Kansas, said he worried the commission would fail to “acknowledge the systemic racism in our justice system.”
The inspector general says improving community trust in law enforcement is among the Justice Department's "most pressing challenges."
The overall number of hate crimes also rose to a 10-year high, even as fewer law enforcement agencies bothered to report their statistics.
U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant, a top federal prosecutor in Tennessee, is "throwing the book" at a Black Lives Matter supporter in an anarcho-punk band.
Law enforcement groups in multiple states have put pressure on domestic violence organizations for standing against racism.