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Police have often been complicit in white supremacist violence.
In 2006, the FBI warned America about the infiltration of white supremacists into police departments. They were able to do so by using what are called ghost skins to apply for jobs in police departments. A ghost skin is a white supremacist who hides his/her white supremacist beliefs to blend into society and covertly help to further a racist agenda. These ghost skins operate in every occupation in America society, such is why claims of racism being in the past remains untrue. But the fact that white supremacists are wearing badges, are handed guns and given permission to end lives based on their discretion should concern all truly anti racist people.
“Although white supremacist groups have historically engaged in strategic efforts to infiltrate and recruit from law enforcement communities, current reporting on attempts reflects self-initiated efforts by individuals, particularly among those already within law enforcement ranks, to volunteer their professional resources to white supremacist causes with which they sympathize.”
What they saw in 2006 was that police were volunteering to help white supremacists. I had no idea I would ever see a day like January 6th, 2021. However, the reality of that day showed something to this country that should not be ignored or forgotten. Before I go there, it is important that we understand why a mob of white people were basically unopposed and allowed to run amok in the United States Capital building.
The death of George Floyd began a series of non stop daily protests nationwide. Those protests were heavily policed. People were arrested, detained, tear gassed, faced rubber bullets and in one instance used the military in the same city where the events on January 6th occurred. During the summer of 2020 the media and the administration tried presenting a narrative of Black Lives Matter violence in coordination with ANTIFA. Donald Trump sent secret police to a city claiming to be using them to protect federal property. He bellowed loudly about how he was not going to tolerate such rioting. He tried pressuring cities to increase police pressure or he would send in troops and he would set things straight with a quickness. This sounded good to the far right portion of the white community because the story was set that described the stereotype of the black looter, and in usual fashion there was ignorance to why blacks were angry.
But a funny thing happened, the protests were tracked and documented.
Sanya Mansour, 93% of Black Lives Matter Protests Have Been Peaceful, New Report Finds, September 5, 2020, 93% of Black Lives Matter Protests Have Been Peaceful, New Report Finds
Danielle Schulkin, White Supremacist Infiltration of US Police Forces: Fact-Checking National Security Advisor O’Brien, June 1, 2020, www.justsecurity.org/70507/white-supremacist-infiltration-of-us-police-forces-fact-checking-national-security-advisor-obrien/
Alice Speri, The FBI Has Quietly Investigated White Supremacist Infiltration Of Law Enforcement, The Intercept, January 31 2017, theintercept.com/2017/01/31/the-fbi-has-quietly-investigated-white-supremacist-infiltration-of-law-enforcement/
Michael German, Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism, White Supremacy, and Far-Right Militancy in Law Enforcement, August 27, 2020, Brennan Center for Justice, www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/hidden-plain-sight-racism-white-supremacy-and-far-right-militancy-law
“White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement”, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 17 October 2006, oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/White_Supremacist_Infiltration_of_Law_Enforcement.pdf
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, Demonstrations & Political Violence In America: New Data for Summer 2020,
acleddata.com
In 2006, the FBI warned America about the infiltration of white supremacists into police departments. They were able to do so by using what are called ghost skins to apply for jobs in police departments. A ghost skin is a white supremacist who hides his/her white supremacist beliefs to blend into society and covertly help to further a racist agenda. These ghost skins operate in every occupation in America society, such is why claims of racism being in the past remains untrue. But the fact that white supremacists are wearing badges, are handed guns and given permission to end lives based on their discretion should concern all truly anti racist people.
“Although white supremacist groups have historically engaged in strategic efforts to infiltrate and recruit from law enforcement communities, current reporting on attempts reflects self-initiated efforts by individuals, particularly among those already within law enforcement ranks, to volunteer their professional resources to white supremacist causes with which they sympathize.”
What they saw in 2006 was that police were volunteering to help white supremacists. I had no idea I would ever see a day like January 6th, 2021. However, the reality of that day showed something to this country that should not be ignored or forgotten. Before I go there, it is important that we understand why a mob of white people were basically unopposed and allowed to run amok in the United States Capital building.
The death of George Floyd began a series of non stop daily protests nationwide. Those protests were heavily policed. People were arrested, detained, tear gassed, faced rubber bullets and in one instance used the military in the same city where the events on January 6th occurred. During the summer of 2020 the media and the administration tried presenting a narrative of Black Lives Matter violence in coordination with ANTIFA. Donald Trump sent secret police to a city claiming to be using them to protect federal property. He bellowed loudly about how he was not going to tolerate such rioting. He tried pressuring cities to increase police pressure or he would send in troops and he would set things straight with a quickness. This sounded good to the far right portion of the white community because the story was set that described the stereotype of the black looter, and in usual fashion there was ignorance to why blacks were angry.
But a funny thing happened, the protests were tracked and documented.
Sanya Mansour, 93% of Black Lives Matter Protests Have Been Peaceful, New Report Finds, September 5, 2020, 93% of Black Lives Matter Protests Have Been Peaceful, New Report Finds
Danielle Schulkin, White Supremacist Infiltration of US Police Forces: Fact-Checking National Security Advisor O’Brien, June 1, 2020, www.justsecurity.org/70507/white-supremacist-infiltration-of-us-police-forces-fact-checking-national-security-advisor-obrien/
Alice Speri, The FBI Has Quietly Investigated White Supremacist Infiltration Of Law Enforcement, The Intercept, January 31 2017, theintercept.com/2017/01/31/the-fbi-has-quietly-investigated-white-supremacist-infiltration-of-law-enforcement/
Michael German, Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism, White Supremacy, and Far-Right Militancy in Law Enforcement, August 27, 2020, Brennan Center for Justice, www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/hidden-plain-sight-racism-white-supremacy-and-far-right-militancy-law
“White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement”, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 17 October 2006, oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/White_Supremacist_Infiltration_of_Law_Enforcement.pdf
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, Demonstrations & Political Violence In America: New Data for Summer 2020,
Demonstrations and Political Violence in America: New Data for Summer 2020
Preliminary analysis of key trends from May to August.
acleddata.com
