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NYPD officer in Union Square throws down a "White Power" sign and his fellow officer cheers him on (Original Post) .99center May 2020 OP
That is so fucked up. nt SunSeeker May 2020 #1
He's on camera, will always know him uponit7771 May 2020 #2
Yup. One fewer (stupid) white supremacist in the NYPD. Hortensis May 2020 #4
FBI warned about the possibility white supremacist groups infiltrating U.S. law enforcement agencies cayugafalls May 2020 #3
Yup. Both infiltrating and existing officers joining. Hortensis May 2020 #5
They have been doing that for ages now. Jamastiene May 2020 #10
I worked with two guys who left to become cops. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #6
They have all learned that "helping people" is the correct answer to the motivation question. SunSeeker May 2020 #8
"Helping people" my ass! Squidly May 2020 #14
No doubt. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #16
This should be sent to his precinct Evergreen Emerald May 2020 #7
The first video is fucked up too, NYPD fully earns the name pigs. Many of them are some of the worst Celerity May 2020 #9
Disgusting! -- nt Alacritous Crier May 2020 #11
I wouldn't be surprised if "Minneapolis Murder Cop" was a member of oasis May 2020 #12
NY AG James is on it! demmiblue May 2020 #13
I hope they identify that cop and then fire him. Jim__ May 2020 #17
And that is where we are. Chainfire May 2020 #15
Who is surprised by this? Gothmog May 2020 #18

cayugafalls

(5,646 posts)
3. FBI warned about the possibility white supremacist groups infiltrating U.S. law enforcement agencies
Sun May 31, 2020, 04:21 AM
May 2020
The FBI warned about the possibility white supremacist groups infiltrating U.S. law enforcement agencies.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-warned-about-white-supremacists/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fbi-white-supremacists-in-law-enforcement

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
5. Yup. Both infiltrating and existing officers joining.
Sun May 31, 2020, 04:44 AM
May 2020

Btw, Frank Figliuzzi, ex- head of FBI counterintelligence spoke of violent agitators, a small but dangerous number. Renegade police would know of them in general and be on their side.

Btw, I thought it was interesting when he mentioned a billiard ball in a sock (weapon of course) as a "technique for global anarchists." Thus an identifier. A lot of the RW "nationalist" movement is actually about destroying existing nations to establish an international white order.

Uhuh. But it brought Steve Bannon, Steve Miller etc. to mind, and Trump, and then of course Putin. We're going to have to smash his plans specifically and put him back in his little Russian box.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
10. They have been doing that for ages now.
Sun May 31, 2020, 05:53 AM
May 2020

It is called the invisible empire. It started with the KKK way back when.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
6. I worked with two guys who left to become cops.
Sun May 31, 2020, 04:53 AM
May 2020

Both of them were vocal Trump supporters.

I asked both of them WHY they even wanted to be cops? I said they'd probably be hated by a lot of people, and they'd often see so much ugliness too. I thought it was bad enough that I was in QC, and I was often despised for just doing my job, but it was like I was the dreaded "quality police" that made their mistakes known by management.

They both said they just wanted to "help people". I didn't believe them for a second, based on their very unhelpful and bullying attitudes that I had witnessed at that company.

SunSeeker

(51,771 posts)
8. They have all learned that "helping people" is the correct answer to the motivation question.
Sun May 31, 2020, 05:21 AM
May 2020

They know that is what they need to say to pass the psych portion of the entrance exam.

I knew two people before they became cops. A man and a woman. Neither was motivated by helping people. One loved guns and being in charge of people. The other just hated most people and wanted to put everyone in jail.

Squidly

(783 posts)
14. "Helping people" my ass!
Sun May 31, 2020, 08:07 AM
May 2020

Its all about getting the power they crave. They know they can pretty much do anything when that badge goes on and their fellow officers and the courts will have their backs. They also are the types who think respect is owed to them without earning it. The whole police culture is disturbing beyond belief.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
16. No doubt.
Sun May 31, 2020, 09:11 AM
May 2020

The younger guy seemed a little more genuine about it, but he was a "problem employee" in several ways. A forklift driver who was often missing when needed. He might be the type who eats a bunch of donuts and takes his sweet time actually responding to a call for help. Lol.

The other guy seemed like he'd TRY to create problems, and that's worse.

There needs to be a lot more personality screening, in my opinion. If it means fewer cops, so be it. Quality over quantity.

Celerity

(43,636 posts)
9. The first video is fucked up too, NYPD fully earns the name pigs. Many of them are some of the worst
Sun May 31, 2020, 05:22 AM
May 2020

coppers in the nation from all that I have seen over the years. Brutal violent racist thugs. For each great thing the department does (like 9/11) there seems to be 10 or more fucked up things they do. They almost always start from an ultra-aggressive, pro-actively hostile, smash heads stance.

oasis

(49,434 posts)
12. I wouldn't be surprised if "Minneapolis Murder Cop" was a member of
Sun May 31, 2020, 08:00 AM
May 2020

a covert racist network who set this state of national chaos in motion. He decide to make himself a sacrificial lamb for "the cause".

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