Seattle police faked right-wing radio talk during social justice protests: probe

[RandySF]

Seattle police officers engaged in fake radio transmissions about the Proud Boys during racial justice protests in 2020, causing unnecessary panic, the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) said on Wednesday.

A "misinformation effort" that caused alarm among racial justice protesters was "approved, ordered, and led" by an unnamed member of the Seattle Police Department, the OPA wrote in findings released as a conclusion to a probe that began in 2020.

The OPA began looking into the radio transmissions from the night of June 8, 2020, after a journalist contacted the office with concerns in November of 2020. The transmissions discussed police officers spotting members of the far-right Proud Boys group as they were heading toward protesters.





https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/588504-seattle-police-faked-right-wing-radio-talk-during-social-justice

[bluedigger]

1. I'm so confused.

So were they police officers impersonating Proud Boys, or Proud Boys impersonating police officers?

[Bev54]

4. They seemed to be trying to get "Antifa" riled up to arm themselves

for what purpose, I am not certain. Were they looking to arrest them and show the world how horrible they are? IDK, I am confused too, but it does sound like something a bunch of racists cops might do.

[maxsolomon]

2. I heard reports that known PBs were at CHOP - Tiny Toese, for one.

I'd always assumed they were accurate. Now I don't know what to believe, other than the OPA is toothless and there will be no consequences for this.

Now, let's sit back and read the Antifa-bashing posts sure to arrive any time CHOP is mentioned...

[Nictuku]

3. An attempt to flush out the mysterious Antifa?

This just seems totally wrong to me.

They should be focusing on the agent provocateurs (Umbrella Man types) smashing windows and encouraging people to loot.