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SEDITION HUNTERS : how january 6th broke the justice system by Ryan J. Reilly is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The January 6th attack is an unprecedented crime in American history. Sprawling and openly political, it can't be handled by the traditional rules and norms of law enforcement--threatening the very idea of justice and its role in society. The attack on the Capitol building following the 2020 election was an extraordinarily large and brazen crime. Conspiracies were formed on social media in full public view, the law-breakers paraded on national television with undisguised faces, and with outgoing President Donald Trump openly cheering them on. The basic concept of law enforcement--investigators find criminals and serve justice--quickly breaks down in the face of such an event. The system has been strained by the sheer volume of criminals and the widespread perception that what they did wasn't wrong. A mass of online tipsters--"sedition hunters"--have mobilized, simultaneously providing the FBI with valuable intelligence and creating an ethical dilemma. Who gets to serve justice? How can law enforcement still function as a pillar of civil society? As the foundations of our government are questioned, the FBI and Department of Justice are the first responders to a crisis of democracy a

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Ryan J. Reilly
Publisher
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Published
2023
Language
EN
ISBN
9782023940792
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Technology, Sociology, Social_sciences

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