One of the most persuasive arguments in favor of the political prisoners arrested after the mostly peaceful January 6, 2021, protest is that “tons of video evidence shows law enforcement officers ushering in the protesters. If these people were breaking the law, doesn’t that mean the police were breaking it with them by pulling down the barricades, opening the doors, and ushering them in? Are we not supposed to listen to the instructions of law enforcement?” This premise, Rucker reports, was tested with amazing results for January 6 defendant Matthew Martin.
