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Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police
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Date: January 15, 2021 08:49PM Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police
"Antifa isn't even a thing, this is the real problem..." The apparent participation of off-duty officers in the rally that morphed into a siege on the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6 has revived fears about white supremacists within police departments. These concerns are not new. White supremacy, the belief that white people are superior to other races, has long tainted elements within law enforcement. As I testified before Congress just months before this assault, there is a long history of racism in U.S. policing – and this legacy may have contributed to the violence in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Reports of officers involved in an attack in which the symbols and language of white supremacy were clearly on display are concerning. But so too, I believe, is a policing culture that may have contributed to the downplaying of the risk of attack before it began and the apparent sympathetic response to attackers displayed by some police officers – they too hint at a wider problem. As someone who has researched and written about the chilling problem of white supremacists in law enforcement, I believe the failure to confront the problem has had deadly consequences. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/15/2021 08:50PM by NuNativs. Re: Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police
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Date: January 15, 2021 09:30PM https://www.foxnews.com/us/capitol-riot-uscp-officer-its-your-house-now]Capitol riot participants claim USCP officer said, 'It's your house now': complaint[/url]
A suspected rioter who entered the U.S. Capitol amid last week's unfolding chaos said a Capitol Police officer shook his hand upon entering the building and said, "It's your house now," according to authorities. Robert Bauer, of Kentucky, and his cousin Edward Hemenway, a Virginia resident, attended the Jan. 6 pro-Trump rally that preceded the riot. Bauer told the FBI that after the event, both men went with a group to the Capitol, according to a federal affidavit. Once inside, they encountered the officer who grabbed Bauer's hand to shake before making the statement. The officer also shook Hemenway's hand, he recalled. Hemenway told him "sorry," to which the officer replied a second time: "It's your house now." He also gave Hemenway a "half-hug," Hemenway told authorities. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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