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- thepoliceproblem
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- thepoliceproblem
Summary
Robert “Bobby” Kinch, a former Las Vegas homicide detective, is revealed as the leader of the Utah-based Oath Keepers USA, a spinoff of the militia linked to the January 6 Capitol attack.
Kinch, who retired from the force in 2016, has a controversial history, including Facebook posts advocating a “race war” and a photo of him pointing a gun at a plate with Barack Obama’s image.
Critics highlight the threat of extremists in law enforcement.
The Oath Keepers remain active, adding police officers to their ranks amid Trump’s potential return to power.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole
Greta article talking about this very same guy and the mole who helped release the info.
Thunberg wasn’t mentioned once in that whole article…
But seriously, I read the whole thing a couple days ago and what a ride. Dude was getting pretty paranoid towards the end, but he got out safely and now we have some knowledge of their inner workings. I hope he takes some comfort in that.
We / our society need many more like that guy, but I wouldn’t wish that level of stress on anyone. I’ll bet he gave two years off his eventual lifespan for every year undercover. On the other hand, lifespan would be worth so little in a white-supremacist christofascism.
Even if more people were willing, most don’t have the skills. That guy very carefully practiced lying in order to infiltrate the group. He decided to use those skills for good rather than, say, defrauding a rich old widow out of her money.
Yes – surely the eligible pool is tiny at best. And the pull to use skills of deception for profit instead is widespread.