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Are there any in-depth, not too speculative studies on the interrelationship between the right-wing and law enforcement in the United States?
by Bakary 6y ago
Are there any in-depth, not too speculative studies on the interrelationship between the right-wing and law enforcement in the United States?
- OnlyOneCannolo 6y agohttps://fivethirtyeight.com/videos/why-police-aggression-is-far-more-pronounced-against-left-leaning-protesters/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/videos/why-police-aggression-is-...
- pmiller2 6y agohttps://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/hidden-plain-sight-racism-white-supremacy-and-far-right-militancy-law https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/hidd...
- samizdis 6y agoI read this article in fivethirtyeight from Jan 7, which addressed that subject, and it cited a few pieces of research. However, I didn't follow the links to said research articles so I have no idea how speculative or otherwise they are. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-polices-tepid-response-to-the-capitol-breach-wasnt-an-aberration/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-polices-tepid-respo...
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- heavyset_go 6y ago"The FBI warned for years that police are cozy with the far right. Is no one listening?"[1] "A Pro-Trump Militant Group Has Recruited Thousands of Police, Soldiers, and Veterans"[2] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/28/fbi-far-right-white-supremacists-police https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/28/fbi-fa... [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/right-wing-militias-civil-war https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/right-w...