How to Deal with Cops Who Believe Wild Conspiracy Theories Like QAnon
Interesting timing for this VICE article with the recent shakeup in Broward Co, FL
Has anyone heard from Sgt. Matthew Patten recently?
excerpt:
Last year, Matt Patten, a sergeant with the Broward County, Florida, sheriff’s office, set off a minor scandal when he posed for a photo with Vice President Mike Pence while wearing an agency-issued SWAT vest bearing a "QAnon" patch that read "question the narrative." Depending on who you ask, QAnon is either an amorphous, continually shifting pro-Trump conspiracy theory or possible anti-Trump prank that has been percolating in the cultural ether for well over a year. Among other views, many adherents hold (incorrectly, of course) that the president is secretly working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to expose high-level Democrats’ involvement in a murderous, Satanic pedophile ring.
About a month ago, the sheriff’s office disciplined Patten for violating its employee conduct and uniform policies. (The 31-year vet was removed from the local Homeland Security branch and SWAT team and chided for breaching official practices of political neutrality.)
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gy7azb/how-to-deal-with-cops-who-believe-wild-conspiracy-theories-like-qanon