Posted on 11/13/2019 6:51:13 PM PST by Olog-hai
A Connecticut police officer who belonged to a far-right group accused a civil rights activist who had complained to his department of trying to “silence conservative voices,” according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
In his letter, addressed to East Hampton’s police chief, Officer Kevin Wilcox said he was a dues-paying Proud Boys member for about eight months. But he said he quit the group because he suspected its members would be attacked by “far-left political organizations” and labeled as bigots due to their “love” for President Donald Trump.
The AP obtained a copy of Wilcox’s July 31 letter in response to a public records request.
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law called for Wilcox’s removal from the police department after inquiring about his social media connections with members of the Proud Boys, a group known for its violent clashes at political rallies.
In September, East Hampton Police Chief Dennis Woessner told the organization that Wilcox’s Proud Boys membership didn’t violate department policies. …
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Probably thought he’d get his head blown off.
At his FAMILY REUNION.
Far-left in skeptical quotes, far-right assertively reported by Ass Press without quotes.
Double standard on display.
To Stalinists, no Leftist is FAR or EXTREME.
Yes. When you are standing on the North Pole, everything is south.
This reporter has a long way to go as a professional liar. This reminds me of the young Mexican named Tommy that Joe Biden used to talk to in his drunken stupors.
The use of far left and far right is so asinine in America. In a civil society,a group that is “far” in any political scale (or off the scale) is usually one that has the agenda of being an enemy of the state. The left does not hide this anymore and I am unaware of any right group that is NOT hiding to openly express revolution and mayhem to American society.
So the leftists are actually the real Bigots
Yeah, I’d quit too...
The ‘Just-us’ systems throw ‘Proud Boys’ in prison for merely defending themselves from Antifa thugs who lie in wait to ambush them...... and not even a harsh word from the ‘Just-Us’ system to the actual aggressors.
I’d never heard of the Proud Boys so I checked out their web page. Their manifesto seems about as Alt-Right as the Boy Scouts of America (before they admitted girls, atheists and homosexuals).
Another brain dead editor.
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