I Know What an Insurrection Looks Like. Los Angeles Isn't One.

I wore a uniform for over a decade to protect the United States Capitol. I stood on the front lines when a violent mob stormed that sacred ground on January 6, 2021. I was there when rioters broke windows, assaulted officers, carried Confederate flags through the Rotunda, and tried to overturn a free and fair election. That was an insurrection. That was…