Banner on sheriff's wall raises concerns from Anti-Defamation League

[tenderfoot]

LOWVILLE, New York (WWNY) - What is the meaning of a banner hanging behind Lewis County Sheriff Mike Carpinelli in a recent interview? Carpinelli says it’s a gift from a friend, but one anti-hate group says it appears to be tied to an antigovernment ideology.

Last week, we interviewed Lewis County Sheriff Mike Carpinelli about snowmobile safety. Behind him is a banner with an eagle and a half circle containing the Roman numeral III. It’s surrounded by stars.

Senior researcher Mark Pitcavage from a civil rights group called the Anti-Defamation League says it looks similar to the logo for the Three Percenters.

“It looks like it may have been homemade, rather than one that was manufactured and sold over the internet. But it did contain the Three Percenters symbol,” said Pitcavage.

The ADL describes Three Percenters as “antigovernment extremists who are part of the militia movement.”

Pitcavage says the Three Percenters concept isn’t a group, but rather an ideology, and followers of it can make their own groups.

Some Three Percenters have been charged with high-profile crimes, including involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot, and a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

But Carpinelli says the banner in his office isn’t a Three Percenters logo.

He says it’s memorabilia from a veteran and friend, and the Roman numeral III refers to a military patch dating back to the Revolutionary War.




https://www.wwnytv.com/2022/01/31/banner-sheriffs-wall-raises-concerns-anti-defamation-league/

[Gore1FL]

1. When Law Enforcement advertise they are reactionary right-wing idiots, they need to be removed.

It's one thing to have personal opinions. It is another to decorate an official office with them. Obviously, this guy doesn't see the line and is therefore unfit for his duties.

[MuseRider]

2. One would think,

being a man with much responsibility for the public, that he would not display this bit of memorabilia where the public could see it and worry that he is not actually there for all of them. One would think he would know how this looks, one would think. His blanket denial of what it might be is BS because any grown up, responsible public servant would NEVER hang something like that up if he felt it would upset some of the public under his protection, one would think..........

[SergeStorms]

3. Lowville, New York....

is a dead-red area of New York State. Nothing but red-neck 3% types, wall to wall. I'm sure the Sheriff can be counted among that group.

DUer Rhiannon lives closer to that area, and she might know more about this than what's been reported in the article.