There was always something suspicious about the SPLC, almost like a big brother of the ADL. Both organizations profit greatly from the very thing they supposedly fight. Why dismantle something when you can turn it into a cash cow?
The past decade has been a real eye opener for me. It pays to critique absolutely everything, especially those deemed above reproach.
There are less than 4,000 neo-Nazis in the US, and less than 8,000 KKK members. 12,000 equates to just 0.0035% of the U.S. population, the same number as people who suffer from dwarfism.
Combined, the SPLC and ADL are worth about a billion dollars.
What about paying low level arsonists to rat out their boss?
Something important to note here is informants aren't always in the organization or participating in the activity. It could be a truck stop attendant who texts you when the same guy stops in to buy a case of water and then slips it under the roll up door on his cargo van, or a dishwasher at a cafe who noticed a group of guys with the same tattoo. Things that on their own don't rise to the level of someone calling the police. Payments help people who otherwise would keep their mouth shut because they are in financial situations where they can't afford to lose their job.
You are defending the KKK.
The only "criminal" thing they did was encouraging non-white people to use their right to vote. How dare they do such a thing before the mid-term elections!
Is there even the slightest bit of proof to this claim? Has SPLC released details on this yet?
Because the crime is not sending KKK and neonazi groups more than a million dollars.
It’s that the committed wire fraud and money laundering to do it - allegedly.
>The only "criminal" thing they did was encouraging non-white people to use their right to vote.
The indictment is linked above. You should read it.
How dishonest are you? Very. Here is a copy-paste _from the indictment itself_ :
"In 2014, F-9 entered the headquarters of a violent extremist group and stole 25 boxes of their documents. F-9 coordinated payment for the copying of the materials with a high-level SPLC employee who had knowledge the documents had been stolen."
>The indictment is linked above. You should read it.
Right back at you.
I can imagine these actions would be inconvenient for the Trump administration.