Compare The 2017 Inauguration Riot, 2020 Riots, And 2021 Capitol Riot – The Federalist

Casualties Police Officer Fatalities1 Police Officers Assaulted/Injured1402,03712 Non-Officers Who DiedAshli Babbitt, 3 others6-20+Arrests>57016,241234Federal Charges Assault17544101 Weapons>6079Estimated Damage~$1.5M$1B-$2B>$100KPretrial DetentionAt least 50 defendants transported to D.C. jail from home states; some reportedly subjected to solitary confinement; alleged abuse by prison guards, including beatings, and denial of routine access to family and attorneys. Many held without bail on misdemeanor charges in separate D.C. lockup designated for Capitol rioters.50 detained pre-trial; prosecutors appealed judges decisions to release from detention in at least 18 casesN/APretrial Detention DurationDozens held for months or longerSeveral held for monthsNo reporting indicating lengthy detentionsCase OutcomesNonviolent offenders without criminal histories given months of jail time; one dropped case.In most of a dozen major jurisdictions, 90%+ of citations/charges dropped, dismissed, or otherwise not filed; D.C. prosecutors dropped most felony rioting charges; feds dismissed or are on track to dismiss charges in majority of Portland, Ore., cases largely stemming from violence around federal buildings.21 guilty pleas, all other cases (>200) dismissedGovernment ClassificationDomestic TerrorismRiotsRiotOrganizations ImplicatedOath Keepers, Proud Boys, Three PercentersBLM; antifa; anti-BLM/anti-antifa groups#DisruptJ20 anti-fascist, anti-capitalist umbrella organizationDuration~5 hours from initial violence to orderWeeks~30 minutesScopeSingle event; single location~8,700 events, 574 involving violent acts; 140+ citiesSingle event, multiple locations in one cityInvasions of Public SpaceDefacement of PropertyOther Incidents Explosions Shootings by Participants Arson Looting Impeding Traffic Vehicular CrimesDangerous Weapons EncounteredKnives, flag poles, fire extinguishers, baseball bats, tasers, crowbars, tomahawk axesFirearms, incendiary devices including Molotov cocktails, vehicles, rocks, bricks, bottles (frozen water and glass), fireworks including those improvised to explode; poles and bats (metal and wooden), hammers, wood, cinderblocksHammers, crowbars, poles (metal and wood), wooden sticks, bricks, rocks, pieces of concrete, lighters, flares, firecrackers, other explosive devicesViolent Protester TacticsBludgeoning with poles and bats; pushing and trampling; crushing in doorways; spraying of chemical irritantsShooting at officers; throwing Molotov cocktails at officers standing at skirmish lines, or behind officers to trap them between fire and protesters; throwing dangerous objects at officers from elevated positions; using peaceful protesters as human shields; targeting officers eyes with lasers; doxing police officers; aggressive tactics to free arrestees from police custody; use of weapons caches and snack vans to conceal weaponsMass of several hundred descended on streets in a bloc clad in black with faces covered to avoid identification, armed in some cases with crowbars, hammers to cause mayhemDamage DescriptionBroken glass, doors; graffiti; varying damage to statues, murals, historic benches, original shutters, primarily from pepper spray accretions and residue from chemical irritants, fire extinguishersBurned buildings and cars, looted stores, smashed storefronts, property destruction, graffitiSmashed windows, fires, damaged vehiclesInvestigative/Prosecutorial RigorAuthorities call this one of the largest and most complex investigations in history concerning the most dangerous threat to democracy. They collected >200,000 tips, >15,000 hours of footage, >80,000 reports related to interviews of suspects and witnesses and other investigative steps; over 93,000 associated attachments. They reportedly requested, obtained, used private customer data from banks in pursuit of suspects. They also reportedly collected private cellphone data and communications data including records from members of Congress and staff in connection with investigation.Justice Dept. designated New York, Portland, Seattle as cities permitting violence and property destruction. Most major city DAs dismissed charges en masse, choosing not to prosecute protest-related cases. One would only pursue cases with multiple charges; some prosecutors refused to charge those arrested for felony crimes committed during protests despite availability of video evidence and confessions.Federal authorities reviewed 650 hours of video from police officer body cameras, cellphones, undercover cops, helicopter cameras; confiscated 188 protester cellphones; sought 1.3 million IP addresses of visitors to Disruptj20.org website, but when challenged in court, dropped request, ultimately claiming they were solely concerned with a small and focused group of individuals who visited site pursuant to singular focus in this case of investigating the planning, organization, and participation in the January 20, 2017 riot.Alleged Investigative/Prosecutorial AbusesJudges and prosecutors have cited defendants views regarding elections as indicating their danger. Charging documents frequently cite views on election fraud as suggesting wrongdoing. Judge found one defendant deprived of due process rights over withheld evidence. The federal government has kept from public view >14,000 hours of footage while selectively publishing clips. Other anomalies: slow-walking of trials; one court-appointed attorney provided reading lists to defendants to educate clients and dissuade them from purportedly wrongheaded views; another court-appointed attorney representing Jacob Chansley, a.k.a. QAnon Shaman, disparaged January 6 defendants in a May 2021 interview with Talking Points Memo, stating A lot of these defendantstheyre all f-cking short-bus people. At least one judge has questioned whether Justice Dept. is flouting the Constitutions speedy-trial clause.Claims of unprecedented wave of federal prosecutions against protesters; excessive pretrial detentionD.C. ultimately reached $1.6M settlement in two lawsuits alleging riot arrests without cause, unlawful confinement conditions, use of excessive force. Judge found government withheld evidence in certain cases. Prosecutions legal strategy decried by left as seeking to criminalize many for actions of few, through liberal riot culpability standard; slow-walking of trials.FalloutDevelopment and initiation of Biden admin countering domestic terror strategy; second impeachment of President Trump and social media banning; numerous congressional probes including January 6 Select Committee likely to span many months; lockdown of Capitol Hill; Capitol Police expansion of operations outside of D.C.Dramatic rise in homicides and aggravated assaults continuing into 2021, corresponding with declining arrest figures in several major cities; major cities facing wave of police retirements, resignations, and hiring issuesN/A

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Compare The 2017 Inauguration Riot, 2020 Riots, And 2021 Capitol Riot - The Federalist