Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes denounced a deputy who was pictured wearing a patch of the Three Percenters paramilitary group while policing a Costa Mesa protest.
“This deputy’s decision to wear these patches, and the implication of his association with an extremist group, is unacceptable and deeply concerning to me,” Barnes said. “Any symbol can have multiple meanings and is open to interpretation, which is why [the] wearing of non-approved symbols and patches is strictly prohibited. Instances like this can forge a wedge separating law enforcement from the community we serve, especially during these turbulent times.
The Three Percenters was founded in 2008 and is regarded by civil rights organizations as a far-right paramilitary group, known for violent rhetoric. Its founder published a novel in which members engage in gunbattle with law enforcement.Advertisement Brian Levin, an expert on extremist groups and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, said display of such a symbol is especially ill-timed “when cities are burned and citizens questioning the level of racial bias in police departments.”
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