Man in 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt during Capitol riot identified

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By Curt Devine and Scott Bronstein, CNN

January 10, 2021

(CNN)A rioter who stormed the US Capitol Wednesday wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the phrase "Camp Auschwitz" has been identified as Robert Keith Packer of Virginia, according to three sources who spoke with CNN.

An image of Packer inside the Capitol, whose sweatshirt bore the name of the Nazi concentration camp where about 1.1 million people were killed during World War II, has evoked shock and disbelief on social media. The bottom of his shirt stated, "Work brings freedom," which is the rough translation of the phrase "Arbeit macht frei" that was on the concentration camp's gates.

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One Virginia resident, who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, described Packer as a long-time extremist who has had run-ins with the law.

"He's been always extreme and very vocal about his beliefs," the resident said.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/10/politics/man-camp-auschwitz-sweatshirt-capitol-riot-identified/index.html

[underpants]

1. "....of Virginia" doesn't tell us much

It’s kind of a big state

[SMC22307]

2. Hampton, VA, according to at least one arrest record.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[GoneRonin]

3. It gets worse...

The shirt is AWFUL..

On the back it says - STAFF

It is worse.

[underpants]

7. That's sick

And very funny

[SMC22307]

9. Sickening. Evidently this dude is 56 and works/worked as a welder/pipe-fitter.

Wonder if he's still employed and will get fired and better yet, fucking arrested!

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. That is one OLD 56

HATE - It doesn't do a body good!

The thing that amazes me is that the Trumps wouldn't let most of these people shine their shoes, much less shake their hand.

[Mariana]

15. It's hard to say how he might look without that awful ratty beard.

I guess no one ever told him that members of the SS had to shave. As a wannabe, he ought to try to look the part.

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. I think many of them grew or kept their beards and long hair

So there could shave and get a haircut and be harder to recognize.

[SMC22307]

19. That's exactly right!

It's terrifying how easily these folks were duped into believing he does care about them and that he truly loves the country.

[underpants]

8. My old neck of the woods

Arrested in York co huh?

Thanks for the info

[SMC22307]

16. Relative?

[underpants]

17. LOL

[rustysgurl]

4. Pretty sure he's from Newport News, VA n/t

[Dustlawyer]

5. Wish I could put him in a time machine and make him a prisoner there.

[TexasBushwhacker]

13. There are others wearing shirts that say 6MWE

It stands for 6 Million Wasn't Enough.

[catbyte]

20. Yeah, I saw those with the little Nazi eagle underneath. Pure scum.

These poor excuses for human beings have likely done nothing of value in their entire pathetic lives so they must point to the color of their skin--an accident of birth--as a point of pride. It makes me sick.

[Vivienne235729]

6. That is so vile. I am glad they identified this f*cker. I hope he gets a swift kick in the ass.

[bdamomma]

10. He should

get more than a kick in the ass.

[Vivienne235729]

11. Well, when I say a swift kick in the ass, it's not meant to be literal.

I meant I hope he is brought to justice and the fullest extent of the law.

[MustLoveBeagles]

14. K&R

[crickets]

21. Good. Glad someone found him.

Now if only someone would arrest him - and make the charges stick this time.