Reuters: Far-Right Extremists Are Training The Police

Reuters reports:

On social media, Richard Whitehead [photo] is a warrior for the American right. He has praised extremist groups. He has called for public executions of government officials he sees as disloyal to former President Donald Trump.

In a post in 2020, he urged law enforcement officers to disobey COVID-19 public-health orders from “tyrannical governors,” adding: “We are on the brink of civil war.” Whitehead also has a day job. He trains police officers around the United States.

The Idaho-based law enforcement consultant has taught at least 560 police officers and other public safety workers in 85 sessions in 12 states over the past four years, according to a Reuters analysis of public records from the departments that hired him.

Read the full article. Whitehead, according to Reuters, uses anti-Muslim and anti-transgender slurs in his training materials. Hit the link for much more about him and the others like him. It’s quite the deep dive.

A warrior for the American right on social media, Richard Whitehead has praised far-right extremist groups. In a 2020 post, he urged law enforcement officers to disobey COVID public-health orders from ‘tyrannical governors.’ He also trains police officers https://t.co/AV7PMIei9X

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 6, 2022