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From last year. Interesting 3 part series. But I think this is a symptom of a deeper problem. Why do so many white males feel the need to espouse racist views and join racist groups? After centuries of exclusive control, having to actually share the economic, political and social pie with women and minorities just a little causes this much freak out?
To protect and slur
Inside hate groups on Facebook, police officers trade racist memes, conspiracy theories and Islamophobia
These cops have worked at every level of American law enforcement, from tiny, rural sheriffs departments to the largest agencies in the country, such as the Los Angeles and New York police departments. They work in jails and schools and airports, on boats and trains and in patrol cars. And, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting discovered, they also read and contribute to groups such as White Lives Matter and DEATH TO ISLAM UNDERCOVER.
https://www.revealnews.org/article/inside-hate-groups-on-facebook-police-officers-trade-racist-memes-conspiracy-theories-and-islamophobia/
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)Police departments are comprised to a considerable extent of people with authoritarian personalities; that's a good part of what motivates them to go into law enforcement. They are mostly men and mostly white - the most privileged of all Americans. These are people who are using the power that goes with their position in law enforcement to try to hang on to the privilege that comes with being white and male, and translates into institutionalized, state-sponsored racism. It's no surprise that they are using the cesspool of social media to communicate with and encourage one another.