A former FBI agent has documented active links between police officers and racist militant groups in over a dozen states
As Black Lives Matter protests continue to engulf cities across the US, the issue of racist policing remains a topic of conversation nationwide, sparked by the murder of George Floyd on May 25 at the hands of the Minneapolis police department.
Police reforms, often imposed after incidents of racist misconduct or violence, have focused on measures like bias training to root out discriminatory practices in law enforcement agencies. Just this week in Wisconsin, Kenosha police were met with scrutiny over their indifferent response toin the city amid demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man who was left paralysed after being shot seven times in the back.
For those who do not associate with militant extremist groups, racist activity is found broadcasted over social media or in work-only communication channels.documented 5,000 bigoted social media posts by 3,500 accounts that belonged to current and former law enforcement officers, eventually leading to numerous investigations.The US government has long known of the threat posed by far-right infiltration of policing departments.
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