US police and public officials donated to Kyle Rittenhouse, data breach reveals

[Judi Lynn]

Jason Wilson 58 mins ago

A data breach at a Christian crowdfunding website has revealed that serving police officers and public officials have donated money to fundraisers for accused vigilante murderers, far-right activists, and fellow officers accused of shooting black Americans.

In many of these cases, the donations were attached to their official email addresses, raising questions about the use of public resources in supporting such campaigns.

The breach, shared with journalists by transparency group Distributed Denial of Secrets, revealed the details of some donors who had previously attempted to conceal their identities using GiveSendGo’s anonymity feature, but whose identifying details the website preserved.

The beneficiaries of donations from public officials include Kyle Rittenhouse, who stands accused of murdering two leftwing protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August. Rittenhouse traveled with weapons from neighboring Illinois to, by his own account, offer armed protection to businesses during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

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[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[SheltieLover]

2. K&R!

[SergeStorms]

3. Right-wing xtians and killer cops ....

donating money to the likes of cold blooded murderers. Figures. I'm glad these pieces of shit got doxed. These fake xtians and crooked cops will be a matter of public record pretty soon. I hope it leads to these "officers of the law" being fired for their greasy actions.

[wnylib]

4. This country is full of SOBs who aren't happy

unless they are making trouble for someone.

Country would be a better place without them.

[RVN VET71]

16. That would mean about 30,000,000 fewer white people in America.

Not gonna happen --and shouldn’t hope for it, of course, but I mention the number to hint at the depth and size of the problem we face as a nation. We used to "get by" hiding the fact that there were a lot of really nasty bastards sharing citizenship with us, hiding the fact because it was for a long time possible to ignore it

But now, given:
-- the revelations coming out of the insurgency,
-- the mass killings supported by the NRA, the GOP, and the fantasies woven around the 2nd amendment,
-- the free ticket so many men in blue seem to have when they want to snuff a black man or woman or child, and
-- let’s not forget the persistent popularity of Q-Anon by millions of lunatics and the throngs of cerebrally damaged white people who cheer on the likes of sick paranoids like Lin Wood and
-- most disturbing, the embryonic Nazi-KKK caucus that Marjorie is nurturing in the Republic House and
--the support for all of that insanity by not one or two but by virtually every GOP Senator and Representative, by every GOP legislature, and

-- you can be excuse for nervously wondering if we have the will and, given the will, if we have the strength and even a way of turning America around and into compassionate democracy.

It’s a cause worthy the fight. Of course it is, but we have to be prepared for a long, hard slog.

[wnylib]

18. Oh, I'm all for turning things around.

I also know that, due to age, I won't see the long term results, only some short term increments.

Legislation can help with part of the problem, but it takes more than that. Speeches and dialogues have limited effects because we are dealing with emotions and not reason.

I think that culture needs to be a part of it. For example, we could use alternatives to things like "reality TV" which encourages us vs. them attitudes. Films, books, and music with broad appeal in addressing the issues we deal with, not as preachy teaching tools, but as entertainment that has depth and meaning. Well done films and books make people think and feel. Music appeals to feelings. Those kinds of things influence people's views and understanding of themselves and their society.

If I had the means, I would donate to creative writers and musicians who show promise. I can still donate, but it's just a drop in the bucket.

[gademocrat7]

5. K&R

Evil racists.

[soothsayer]

6. That's maddening

[dalton99a]

7. "God bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You've done nothing wrong."

One donation for $25, made on 3 September 2020, was made anonymously, but associated with the official email address for Sgt William Kelly, who currently serves as the executive officer of internal affairs in the Norfolk, police department in Virginia.

That donation also carried a comment, reading: “God bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You’ve done nothing wrong.”

The comment continued: “Every rank and file police officer supports you. Don’t be discouraged by actions of the political class of law enforcement leadership.”

Another Rittenhouse donor using an official email address was Craig Shepherd, who public records show is a paramedic in Utah. This donor gave $10 to Rittenhouse on 30 August 2020.

Donations also came to Rittenhouse associated with official email addresses for Keith Silvers, and employee of the city of Huntsville, Alabama, and another $100 was associated with the official address of Michael Crosley, an engineer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a body which is charged with maintaining the US’s nuclear weapons stockpile.

[RVN VET71]

17. The little murderer also had the support of celebrities

Well, OK, just little Ricky Schroeder and Pillow Lindell. So I guess, maybe, not a lot of celebs put up their cash for the killer.

[badhair77]

8. K & R

[bucolic_frolic]

9. So the Crusades are about to be unleashed

on us.

[kimbutgar]

10. Out all these donors

Publish their names and let them explain to their communities why they supported a murderer. We can get rid of racist bad cops and other racist first responders.

[DENVERPOPS]

13. Bingo

exactly............

[Paladin]

11. You mean "little boy" Kyle Rittenhouse?

That's how the 17 year-old Rittenhouse was described on Hannity's show. And Hannity just described the 13 year-old child killed by police as a "13 year-old man."

Only in Fox "News" America.

[FuzzyRabbit]

12. I visited the GiveSendGo website.

It seems to me to be a place where scammers can ask suckers to give money.

[quakerboy]

14. Surprise surprise surprise.

Im shocked. Shocked, i tell you.

[onetexan]

15. So this murdering punk is still out on bail?

Those who donated to him need their badges taken away. This is why we have increasing police brutality. the RW condone it.

[Dreampuff]

19. As a Christian,

There is nothing more sickening than to see people who are demons hiding behind religion.

If I remember correctly, this young 17 year old boy, as was mentioned, actually shot four people, but two survived. He belongs in the electric chair and not on the streets and I'm not even totally for the death penalty. And being white, he was able to walk right down the streets with his guns and no one even stopped him to question him. If he had been another race, he would have been shot immediately.

[burrowowl]

20. K&R