FBI (Stoking the fire) Warns Ferguson Decision ‘Will Likely’ Lead to Violence By Extremists

[morningfog]

As the nation waits to hear whether a Missouri police officer will face charges for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the FBI is warning law enforcement agencies across the country that the decision “will likely” lead some extremist protesters to threaten and even attack police officers or federal agents.

Peaceful protesters could be caught in the middle, and electrical facilities or water treatment plants could also become targets. In addition, so-called “hacktivists” like the group “Anonymous” could try to launch cyber-attacks against authorities.

“The announcement of the grand jury’s decision … will likely be exploited by some individuals to justify threats and attacks against law enforcement and critical infrastructure,” the FBI says in an intelligence bulletin issued in recent days. “This also poses a threat to those civilians engaged in lawful or otherwise constitutionally protected activities.”

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Within hours of the FBI issuing its bulletin, some police departments across the country issued their own internal memos urging officers to review procedures and protocols for responding to mass demonstrations.

Still, the bulletin’s conclusions were blunt: “The FBI assesses those infiltrating and exploiting otherwise legitimate public demonstrations with the intent to incite and engage in violence could be armed with bladed weapons or firearms, equipped with tactical gear/gas masks, or bulletproof vests to mitigate law enforcement measures.”

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-warns-ferguson-decision-lead-violence-extremist-protesters/story?id=26980624

The only basis the FBI cites for this fear peddling is "a series of recent messages threatening law enforcement, including a message posted online last week by a black separatist group that offered “a $5,000 bounty for the location” of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who fired the shots that killed Brown on Aug. 9." Thanks for your help FBI.

[Warpy]

1. Smartest thing they can do in Ferguson

is wait behind closed doors for all the Robo Cops to stop strutting around like dogs with diarrhea and spoiling for a fight. Let them get exhausted and frustrated and let the town spend money it doesn't have on all that overtime. Make them look like the overreacting, violent fools they are.

[tk2kewl]

2. for fuck's sake... we have definitely jumped the shark as a nation

[malaise]

3. Hopefully they mean the KKK

and the RW militias.

[GGJohn]

4. That's my take on it.

[msanthrope]

7. I think that's exactly what the reference to tactical gear means.....nt

[vi5]

5. Extremist action against authority...

Do they mean like at the Bundy Ranch?

I'm sure authorities and the government will be just as calm and accommodating as they were down there, no doubt.

[msanthrope]

6. I think you are naive to think that RW extremists will not act to take advantage of the

situation.

Do you think rightwing extremists will not act? I suggest you read the SPLC reports on militia groups.

[morningfog]

8. Where does the report of the FBI bulletin mention right militias as the target or cause

for concern?

It does mention black separatists and other "extremist protestors."

[msanthrope]

9. Are you able to access the bulletin? nt

[morningfog]

10. No, but you seem to be able to?

[msanthrope]

11. It's on the net. I can't link it, but I think if you search

in the right places, you will find it. I think it's pretty clear that the FBI is looking on both sides of the fence as to the crazy.

[morningfog]

12. I did a quick search and couldn't find it.

The reports only mention the protestor side. Of course, as presented by the media is taken with a grain of salt.