1/ Kevin Wilcox, a Connecticut police officer, was caught as a member of the Proud Boys, an @splcenter-designated hate group.https://twitter.com/Kunzelman75/status/1194669304509325313 …
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2/ In his Venmo profile, he used a profile picture of William "Bill the Butcher" Poole, the anti-immigrant gang leader portrayed by Daniel Day Lewis in "Gangs of New York." It's the same image he used as his Facebook profile picture.pic.twitter.com/DZlA13D1Th
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3/ This is the same imagery used by the American Guard, another far-right org that the Proud Boys have close ties with.
The @ADL calls them "hardcore white supremacists."https://www.adl.org/blog/behind-the-american-guard-hardcore-white-supremacists …
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4/ Officer Wilcox attended meetups with the regional Proud Boys, including known violent offenders. Here he is with the Proud Boys. I've circled him in red.pic.twitter.com/5MZM43b4AW
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5/ Literally right next to him is Max Hare, who was recently convicted of attacking protesters in October 2018 and sentenced to four years in prison.pic.twitter.com/FdP2AtVSpJ
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6/ More on that, from the awesome
@KELLYWEILL here.https://www.thedailybeast.com/proud-boys-maxwell-hare-john-kinsman-sentenced-to-four-years-for-upper-east-side-brawl …Show this thread -
7/ And on his other side is Kenny Lizardo, a Massachusetts-based Proud Boy who crossed state lines to drive to Pennsylvania threaten videographer Vic Berger.pic.twitter.com/rRS9bvv0kc
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8/ More on that from
@AndyBCampbell here.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/far-right-proud-boys-menaced-twitter-user-on-his-doorstep_n_5b06de68e4b07c4ea1060e92 …Show this thread -
9/ Here's my point-- don't trust the cops. They have members of violent hate groups in their ranks, and then cry about leftists trying to "silence conservative voices."https://bangordailynews.com/2019/11/13/news/nation/connecticut-police-officer-says-he-quit-the-proud-boys-over-fears-of-far-left-attacks/ …
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10/ The Proud Boys are rallying in outside Trump Tower in NYC on Saturday, 11/16, to support Max Hare and John Kinsman, each recently sentenced to four years for their roles in the 10/12/18 attacks on leftist protesters in Manhattan.
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11/ If you can, come out to join us to counter their rally. The police won't protect us from violent hate groups like the Proud Boys. In some cases, like Officer Kevin Wilcox, the cops *are* the Proud Boys. Who protects us? We protect us.
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