Your point about the difference in police responses seems valid. There was advance warning of potential conflict.

However, your statement that the police are overwhelmingly Trump supporters seems weak and inflammatory and is what I suspect drove downvoting. There are several examples of individual police taking stands against the crowd. Directly linking police performance today to politics is also questionable. When dealing with rowdy crowds it may be best to take things easy and act to calm tensions. A large number of cops ended up behind the crowd surge where the best course of action becomes ambiguous.

I didn't downvote you but you did not provide any proof that police is a) overwhelmingly Trump supporters and b) would shirk their responsibility because of that.

And you posted irrelevant links as if they somehow support your argument.

The FOP endorsed Trump twice and a 2016 Police Magazine poll showed that 84% of officers intended to vote for Trump. There have also been a handful of news stories about current and former police officers getting in trouble for supporting Trump/opposing Democrats in illegal ways...

"Alabama Police Captain Resigns After Saying Biden Voters Deserve a ‘Bullet in Their Skull’"

"Arkansas police chief resigns after threatening to abuse Democrats"

"Ex-Houston Police Officer Charged In Attack Over Bogus Election Fraud Plot"

"Officer suspended for blaring 'Trump 2020' from NYPD vehicle"

Don't take down votes personally I find that for a short time after most of my recent comments on HN I get (automated?) downvotes which are then wiped out a few hours/days later.