Hack exposes law enforcement officers who signed up to join anti-government Oath Keepers

[Nevilledog]

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The Oath Keepers trade in conspiracy theories and wild interpretations of the U.S. Constitution.

Hack exposes law enforcement officers who signed up to join anti-government Oath Keepers
A hack of the the Oath Keepers website has names of more than 200 men who said they were active or retired law enforcement officers. We confirmed 40.
usatoday.com
5:29 AM · Oct 2, 2021

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/02/oath-keepers-hack-exposes-law-enforcement-officers-across-us/5949281001/

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The statements are part of a massive trove of data hacked from the Oath Keepers website. The data, some of which the whistleblower group Distributed Denial of Secrets made available to journalists, includes a file that appears to provide names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of almost 40,000 members.

A search of that list revealed more than 200 people who identified themselves as active or retired law enforcement officers when signing up. USA TODAY confirmed 20 of them are still serving, from Alabama to California. Another 20 have retired since joining the Oath Keepers.

One man who filled out the form claimed he was a federal police officer and once worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency.

These men are almost certainly just a small fraction of the law enforcement officers who joined the militia over the years, since the vast majority of people listed did not volunteer information about their employment. The leaked data does not indicate whether the people on the list are now dues-paying members.

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[BeckyDem]

1. From Alabama to California.

How comforting!

[crickets]

2. The excuses given are so empty and silly.

"I really didn't know that much about it. It was ages ago and I quit them since," and other similar comments are not fooling anyone. No one joins an organization like this without at least an inkling of what they're about. Most disturbing:

Constable Joe Wright, of Collin County, Texas, said he joined in 2012, when he was running for office for the first time.

"To be honest, I felt pressured to join it in this county for political support," Wright said. "The Oath Keepers, if you didn’t support them you were going to get bad reviews."

Clearly, there's a gang problem not being addressed by local law enforcement. Joining is not the answer.

Officers who join militia terrorist groups like the Oath Keepers should be fired, period. Not holding my breath...

[rpannier]

4. Sounds like the excuse used by people who joined the Klan in the 40s and 50s

I had to join to start my political career

[stillcool]

3. it's in their blood...

the Cops and the Klan go hand in hand. There is a mind-set with cops that is set in stone, and closed like a jail cell.