Details about Utah-based Robert Kinch, who backed ‘race war’, suggest rightwing militia has retained links with police

Summary

Robert “Bobby” Kinch, a former Las Vegas homicide detective, is revealed as the leader of the Utah-based Oath Keepers USA, a spinoff of the militia linked to the January 6 Capitol attack.

Kinch, who retired from the force in 2016, has a controversial history, including Facebook posts advocating a “race war” and a photo of him pointing a gun at a plate with Barack Obama’s image.

Critics highlight the threat of extremists in law enforcement.

The Oath Keepers remain active, adding police officers to their ranks amid Trump’s potential return to power.

  • peoplebeproblemsEnglish
    652·
    3 days ago

    You mean the same people who regularly shoot unarmed black people, do all kinds of shitty things to get poor people in jail, and work for an institution originally implemented to catch slaves are led by a militant racist?

    Color me surprised. Almost like that was obvious a long ass time ago.

    • frezik
      8·
      2 days ago

      This guy is special. He apparently had several plaques in his house with a certain Hemingway quote:

      “There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.”

      There’s an implication that he’s killed several people while covered by the state’s monopoly on violence, and he liked it. Even among cops, he’s a special kind of terrible.

      • peoplebeproblemsEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        Ahhh, so it is the guy from the Propublica article.

        They didn’t mention his name, but this is clearly him.

        • marron12@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 days ago

          The article does mention him by name. His part of the story starts in section 5 (the detective and the sheriff). I couldn’t believe the part where the mole brought a bug to the Kinch’s house, his dog stole it, and then he just handed it back without asking questions.

          Same guy who bragged about being on a “black squad” and woke up with blood on his hands, wondering if he had killed someone.

          Link for anyone who missed the article. It’s a long read, but worth it.

          • peoplebeproblemsEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            Oh shit you’re right. My brain just full on ignored that I guess, than you!

    • NutWrench@lemmy.world
      141·
      3 days ago

      This. The fact that u.s. police forces are infiltrated by racist sh*theads is one of the worst-kept secrets on Earth.