Six days into the new year, Americans turned on their televisions, scrolled through their social media accounts, and were confronted with images of extremists breaking into The U.S. Capitol building, protesting against President Donald Trump’s election loss. As America watched, questions again arose about police and their responses to protesters.
On Jan. 6, many noted what Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, called “unpredictability” in…