Officers representing the Boise PD union and the Fraternal Order of Police were quick to condemn Matthew Bryngelson, and what they call his racist views.
Speakers at this weekend’s American Renaissance conference included a former congressman; a self-described “proud Islamophobe” who once handcuffed herself to Twitter’s headquarters; and a recently retired captain in Boise, Idaho’s Police Department (BPD) whose identification by an antifascist researcher and activist has been corroborated by Hatewatch.
A former Boise Police captain has been linked to a white supremacist group. Idaho Matters takes a look at what the City of Boise is doing about this and talk with the police union.