After the Atlanta area shootings, I lamented the racist and bigoted actions on behalf of the Cherokee County police could have also resulted in coercing a fake outcome of the interrogation if the bias seeped into their duties. UPDATE 6: “Bad Day" Baker was promoting T-shirts with slogan “COVID-19 imported virus from CHY-NA.” There are several reasons they should not
1) The fact that a “community outreach” spokesperson would blurt out that the shooter said he was a “sex addict” is outrageous. No spokesperson would be that blatantly ludicrous.
2) The guy is the Community Outreach cop for the county. Either he is an UN-vetted POS or the entire force are bigots and racists. I am going with all of the above, being the spokesperson made two separate Facebook posts in March and April last year that he loved his racist T-shirt and people should get them while they last, and the person who makes and sells those shirts is also a retired Cherokee County officer…
3) Given the above 2 points, the chances that the shooter was “guided” into making statement is high. Was he guided to say the motivation was something other than racial? Were experts brought in to ask the question? What kind of training do the interrogators have?
The FBI needs to also interview Robert Aaron Long thoroughly. He was likely coerced and coached into saying what he did and why by these stinking pro tRUMP “law enforcers.”
FBI Director Christopher Wray stated Yesterday:
So obviously, it's a heartbreaking incident, and it hits particularly close to home for me since I consider Atlanta home. And so I certainly grieve for the victims and their families. The FBI is supporting state and local law enforcement, specifically APD, the Atlanta Police Department, and the [Cherokee County] Sheriff's Office. So we're actively involved but in a support role.
And while the motive remains still under investigation at the moment, it does not appear that the motive was racially motivated. But I really would defer to the state and local investigation on that for now.
UGH.
He goes on….
I elevated racially motivated violent extremism to our top threat priority level about a year and a half ago or so. And I've been trying to call out this threat for a number of years now since I've been in this job.
These stats from Wray are disconcerting… especially as they do not include the outcome. What kind of incarceration rate is there for violent domestic extremists? Were any incarcerated for hate crimes where possible and applicable?
We have doubled the number of domestic violent extremist investigations we've had since where they were when I started as director, and we were up to about 2,000. And that was before the Jan. 6 siege. So I expect the numbers to be even higher this year. And arrests likewise went up dramatically from 2019 to '20.
DOJ’s site says they are “using data” to help identify hate crime, but charting data will not stop the crime! They have been doing that since 1995, with hate crimes increasing exponentially. Congrats FBI! Your office is totally fulfilling its obligations under the Hate Crimes Statistics Act. (To compile data) How about adding those actually charged and the incarcerations? NOT having that data is deliberate… and it is obvious why…
There is more on the DOJ site… from a 2018 report. A synopsis is here. Note the lack of stating anywhere in the reports whether investigations led to charges/incarcerations?
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Fire Capt Jay Baker, the 'bad day' sheriff's deputy in Georgia PETITION
Don’t Let the Them Slither Away… YOU are the “We the People” in the Constitution. Remind Them! Call your reps and get the FBI to be involved, not just there for “support.”