After Johnson was killed, a relative posted on her Facebook page: “I keep saying its not true … my eyes hurt from crying. Another group Johnson “liked” was the New Black Panther Party, whose leaders have “long expressed virulently anti-white and antisemitic opinions,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Johnson also “liked” the Nation of Islam and the Black Riders Liberation Party, which the center describes as “hate groups”. The army veteran who shot and killed five police officers during a protest in Dallas on Friday had been sent home from Afghanistan after being accused of sexually harassing a fellow soldier. On his Facebook page on Friday afternoon, Griffin, a member of Public Enemy – an influential hip hop group known for its politically charged lyrics – said he does “not advocate killing cops”.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2016 08:11 UTC