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archive.is is having stability issues at the moment so I updated the link

archive.is link - https://archive.is/gHCl7

Original source link - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-appointed-judge-gives-break-jan-6-rioter-sentencing-rcna93170

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[–] Naja_Kaouthia 67 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“You don’t have anything to fear from the police if you’re not doing anything wrong” Really? REALLY? They are literal terrorists. I give you, exhibit….what do we do when we run out of letters anyway?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also: deputy gangs are a thing. Literal gangs within the police force.

[–] gAlienLifeform 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yep, great example of a department with an extensive history of this is the ~~LAPD~~ Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which was the subject of this fifteen part long form investigation that was also made into a podcast

And that's just one example and one we know about

e; updated podcast link to a source the author provided

e2; County Sheriff's Department, not city police like I'd initially misremembered

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not that there aren't gangs in the LAPD this investigation is specifically about the Los Angeles sheriff's department.

[–] gAlienLifeform 3 points 1 year ago

Ah right, I always want to forget that detail for some reason, thank you for catching that

[–] SoleInvictus 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Naja_Kaouthia 7 points 1 year ago