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That donation also carried a comment, reading: God bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. Youve done nothing wrong.
US police and public officials donated to Kyle Rittenhouse, data breach reveals
Officers and officials also donated to fundraisers for far-right activists and fellow officers accused of shooting black Americans
theguardian.com
4:15 AM · Apr 16, 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/16/us-police-officers-public-officials-crowdfunding-website-data-breach
A data breach at a Christian crowdfunding website has revealed that serving police officers and public officials have donated money to fundraisers for accused vigilante murderers, far-right activists, and fellow officers accused of shooting black Americans.
In many of these cases, the donations were attached to their official email addresses, raising questions about the use of public resources in supporting such campaigns.
The breach, shared with journalists by transparency group Distributed Denial of Secrets, revealed the details of some donors who had previously attempted to conceal their identities using GiveSendGos anonymity feature, but whose identifying details the website preserved.
The beneficiaries of donations from public officials include Kyle Rittenhouse, who stands accused of murdering two leftwing protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August. Rittenhouse traveled from neighboring Illinois to, by his own account, offer armed protection to businesses during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Rittenhouse, who became a cause célèbre across conservative media throughout late 2020, and was even supported by then president Donald Trump, held a fundraiser on GiveSendGo billed as a contribution to his legal defense. According to data from the site, he raised $586,940 between 27 August last year and 7 January .
Among the donors were several associated with email addresses traceable to police and other public officials.
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gollygee
(22,336 posts)Among the donors were several associated with email addresses traceable to police and other public officials.
One donation for $25, made on 3 September last year, was made anonymously, but associated with the official email address for Sgt William Kelly, who currently serves as the executive officer of internal affairs in the Norfolk police department in Virginia.
That donation also carried a comment, reading: God bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. Youve done nothing wrong.
The comment continued: Every rank and file police officer supports you. Dont be discouraged by actions of the political class of law enforcement leadership.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Link to tweet
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Arlington VA Patch
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Sgt. William Kelly, executive officer of internal affairs in the Norfolk Police Department, praised Kyle Rittenhouse for his "courage."
Norfolk Police Official Lauds Wisconsin Shooting Suspect: Report
patch.com
https://t.co/7oxPGjSR0h
Arazi
(6,829 posts)But lets not be hasty in judging that all cops are bad 🙄
TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)Why would you believe anything this dirtbag says? You really think he speaks for every police officer?
That's rather laughable.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)This scumbag is just extra evidence