Submitted by Sol-eks t3_10p7bxi in Showerthoughts
Extra_Bathroom_8306 t1_j6jg74q wrote
Reply to comment by fonkordie in It seems like black cops abusing power may bring about laws to keep cops as a WHOLE in check. by Sol-eks
Idk what he was thinking of but cops do pretend to be protestors and just so they can cause an incident and arrest everyone.
https://theintercept.com/2020/06/02/history-united-states-government-infiltration-protests/
fonkordie t1_j6jj2ga wrote
Sensationalist and populist source - but interesting read.
Extra_Bathroom_8306 t1_j6jl1bm wrote
Does the source discount that this really happens?
How about these
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/29/nypd-black-lives-matter-undercover-protests
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49324822.amp
There’s even a term for it, agent provocateur.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_provocateur
Oh and here’s the best one. The FBI planned and recruited people for a terrorist attack just so they can arrest them.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/podcast/dispatch/the-case-of-the-liberty-city-seven/transcript/
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