"I want to be very clear that if those were Black Lives Matter protesters I think that would have been a massacre," Sandy Hudson told CBC News. Other activists — many of whom participated in anti-racism protests last summer — were also struck by the police restraint. Indeed, a number of social media users — many Black or people of colour —decried what they saw as a double standard when it comes to police responding to protests involving Black social justice activists and white pro-Trump supporters. The U.S.-based BLM organization said the police response to those protesters illustrate stark differences in how law enforcement treats white and Black demonstrators. WATCH/Black Voters Matter Cliff Matter talks about differences in police responses to protestsBlack Voters Matter co-founder says protesters are trying to disenfranchise black voters TV Shows Video 6:47 Black Voters Matter co-founder Cliff Albright says the protesters in Washington are upset because the voices of black voters were heard in the U.S. election.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2021 09:00 UTC