I'm finding this late and I really appreciate your pointing out the KKK involvement in the 80's at the sheriff's department, I actually think there are some more recent LEO whose connections to these types of groups (although I do believe in this case it was again the KKK). In case you weren't aware, the LMPD has yet to sign a consent decree and the mayor just cut several programs to ensure the police got a quarter of a billion dollars in next year's budget. The same week he requested the resignation of yet another chief of police. It's so depressing and it doesn't seem like it's necessarily looking a lot better. It's very difficult to find ways to be a good ally here because there's so much denial and complacency among citizens who believe they're liberals.
I'm finding this late and I really appreciate your pointing out the KKK involvement in the 80's at the sheriff's department, I actually think there are some more recent LEO whose connections to these types of groups (although I do believe in this case it was again the KKK). In case you weren't aware, the LMPD has yet to sign a consent decree and the mayor just cut several programs to ensure the police got a quarter of a billion dollars in next year's budget. The same week he requested the resignation of yet another chief of police. It's so depressing and it doesn't seem like it's necessarily looking a lot better. It's very difficult to find ways to be a good ally here because there's so much denial and complacency among citizens who believe they're liberals.