Green Bay Police Chief Backs Recruit with Anti-Government Extremist Tattoo

Green Bay police chief backs recruit with anti-government extremist tattoo

As a police officer in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Ross Walden represents the government and is invested with its power, authority and qualified immunity from criminal prosecution. Odd, then, that he would have a tattoo representing the Three Percenters, an extremist anti-government far-right group. — Read the rest The post Green Bay police chief backs recruit with anti-government extremist tattoo appeared first on Boing Boing.

Wisconsin Police Chief Defends Controversial 'Right-Wing' Tattoo of New Recruit: ‘You Can’t Make This Stuff Up'

The Green Bay Police Department of Wisconsin is starting off the new year by welcoming in several new recruits, one of whom has sparked some debate online about his arm. While having tattoos is nothing new or abnormal in any field of work, especially law enforcement, the arm of one police recruit had what many recognized as the “Three Percenter” tattoo. For those not in the know, this symbol represents a movement that was started by right-winger…