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When QAnon Comes to Main Street: Investigating the Millersville TN Police Department and its 'conspiracy cop'
When QAnon Comes to Main Street: Investigating the Millersville Police Department and its ‘conspiracy cop’
Four months into our NewsChannel 5 investigation of the Millersville Police Department, there is now a TBI investigation - and QAnon-aligned elements of the far right are outraged.
Posted 10:36 AM, Sep 16, 2024
By: Phil Williams
MILLERSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The official website for the City of Millersville declares this community of about 6,000 residents to be “Tennessee’s best-kept secret.”
In fact, for most travelers heading north on Interstate 65, just outside of Nashville, the only hint of having visited Millersville comes when they glance into their rearview mirrors, spotting the blue lights of the unmarked police SUVs that run radar in the narrow sliver of highway that the town claims as its jurisdiction — and as a steady source of revenue.
But, these days, Millersville is gaining national attention for an approach to governing that democracy advocates fear. Here, conspiracy theorists carry guns and badges, using their police powers to explore notions that are sometimes completely divorced from reality.
“It’s a terrifying story that offers a perfect picture of what we face nationally as more law enforcement and military members fall into the rabbit hole of conspiracy and hate,” said Fred Wellman, host of the popular podcast On Democracy with FBWellman.
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Four months into our NewsChannel 5 investigation of the Millersville Police Department, there is now a TBI investigation - and QAnon-aligned elements of the far right are outraged.
Posted 10:36 AM, Sep 16, 2024
By: Phil Williams
MILLERSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The official website for the City of Millersville declares this community of about 6,000 residents to be “Tennessee’s best-kept secret.”
In fact, for most travelers heading north on Interstate 65, just outside of Nashville, the only hint of having visited Millersville comes when they glance into their rearview mirrors, spotting the blue lights of the unmarked police SUVs that run radar in the narrow sliver of highway that the town claims as its jurisdiction — and as a steady source of revenue.
But, these days, Millersville is gaining national attention for an approach to governing that democracy advocates fear. Here, conspiracy theorists carry guns and badges, using their police powers to explore notions that are sometimes completely divorced from reality.
“It’s a terrifying story that offers a perfect picture of what we face nationally as more law enforcement and military members fall into the rabbit hole of conspiracy and hate,” said Fred Wellman, host of the popular podcast On Democracy with FBWellman.
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Hoping the accounts of "bad" cops I keep reading are more an exception than a rule...
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