
Discounting the “lone wolf” murderer
Despite the conclusion by the FBI that the white supremacist acted alone in his massacre of six Sikhs in Oak Creek, Wisconsin last August, an article back in September by the Center for American Progress suggests that such “lone wolves” are not really so: Indeed, the lone wolf portrayal of far-right extremism ignores the fact that these alleged loners on the right are actually embedded in networks that do preach violence. While there is no evidence to date of networks […]
Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: Center for American Progress, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, hate crimes, Oak Creek, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Southern Poverty Law Center, Wisconsin