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DEVELOPING SOME PERSPECTIVE ON THE CAPITOL RIOT. In the last few days we've seen a series of hearings in the House and Senate on the January 6 riot at the Capitol. After all the talk, we still don't know some of the basic facts of the riot, especially the circumstances surrounding the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, the only law enforcement officer and only non-rioter to die in the violence. But in spite of the gaps in our knowledge, a sense of perspective on the riot — Who was involved? What did they think they were doing? — has begun to emerge.