archive.is is having stability issues at the moment so I updated the link
archive.is link - https://archive.is/gHCl7
Original source link - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-appointed-judge-gives-break-jan-6-rioter-sentencing-rcna93170
Also: deputy gangs are a thing. Literal gangs within the police force.
Yep, great example of a department with an extensive history of this is the
LAPDLos Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which was the subject of this fifteen part long form investigation that was also made into a podcastAnd that’s just one example and one we know about
e; updated podcast link to a source the author provided
e2; County Sheriff’s Department, not city police like I’d initially misremembered
Not that there aren’t gangs in the LAPD this investigation is specifically about the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.
Ah right, I always want to forget that detail for some reason, thank you for catching that