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gulliver

(13,180 posts) Sat Sep 5, 2020, 10:45 AM Sep 2020

Shouldn't the FBI be opening or ramping up an investigation of police ties to white militias?

Based on what's happened recently, it appears there are at least some white militia sympathizers in some police departments. Consulting google, there might even be some white militia members who actually are also police officers. Regardless of politics, it seems obvious that those types need to be eradicated from within the ranks of any and all police departments. In fact, sympathizers, contacts, and members of white militias (current or former) should never be allowed to wear a uniform of any kind.

Hopefully the FBI is on it. They could, at a minimum, list all police departments with known white militia infiltration.

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Shouldn't the FBI be opening or ramping up an investigation of police ties to white militias? (Original Post) gulliver Sep 2020 OP

Maybe they are. I hope so. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #1

Not under the current leadership or the DOJ. Boomerproud Sep 2020 #2

A couple of months ago there was a post here on DU about a memo... LAS14 Sep 2020 #3

What? And set the whole thing tumbling down? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #4

Yes they should but won't happen until we have a new administration that cares lettucebe Sep 2020 #5

There was a story in the news yesterday about the FBI... WyattKansas Sep 2020 #6

I heard an interview on NPR the other day with... Bonhomme Richard Sep 2020 #7

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,681 posts)

1. Maybe they are. I hope so.

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 11:18 AM

Sep 2020

But that isn't something they are likely to go public with during their investigation, so we wouldn't know about it if they are doing it.

Boomerproud

(7,952 posts)

2. Not under the current leadership or the DOJ.

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 11:19 AM

Sep 2020

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

3. A couple of months ago there was a post here on DU about a memo...

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 11:21 AM

Sep 2020

... circulating in the FBI from some years ago about the need to keep an eye on the infiltration of police departments by the far right. I had hoped we'd see more about that. Sorry, it's too old for me to find in My Posts and I can't remember the subject.

Does anyone else remember that or have direct info?

tia
las

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,327 posts)

4. What? And set the whole thing tumbling down?

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 11:22 AM

Sep 2020

lettucebe

(2,336 posts)

5. Yes they should but won't happen until we have a new administration that cares

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 11:29 AM

Sep 2020

about the rule of law.

WyattKansas

(1,648 posts)

6. There was a story in the news yesterday about the FBI...

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:12 PM

Sep 2020

Arresting 2 militia members from a Missouri Militia that was traveling to Kenosha with an assault rifle, shotguns, handguns, and other weapons nut gear.

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)

7. I heard an interview on NPR the other day with...

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:45 PM

Sep 2020

an ex FBI Special Agent Michael German who dealt with white supremacists. He was saying that police departments do not have access to white supremecist listed on the FBI database for that very reason. They do not trust that a supporter of nationalist in a police department would not warn that person that they were being investigated. So I guess yes, they are very familiar with the ties.

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