Summary
The confidential Federal Bureau of Investigation report published in August 2017, as Matthew Abraham presents it, which defines “black identity extremists” (BIEs) and assesses them as likely motivated to target law enforcement officers (Recognizing and Saving Black Lives, Recognizing and Saving Palestinian Lives: The Power of Transnational Rhetorics in Locating the Commonality of Liberation Struggles, PDF p.4-6 / printed p.80-82). The report itself is not in raw/; everything recorded here is Abraham’s presentation of it.
Details
- Definition quoted by Abraham (report footnote b, p.2, as cited): “The FBI defines black identity extremists as individuals who seek, wholly or in part, through unlawful acts of force or violence, in response to perceived racism and injustice in American society and some do so in furtherance of establishing a separate Black homeland or autonomous black social institutions, communities, or governing organizations within the United States.” (PDF p.5 / printed p.81)
- The report stipulates a parallel definition of sovereign citizen extremists (report footnote c, p.3, as cited) (PDF p.5 / printed p.81).
- According to Abraham’s presentation, the report holds that BIEs have been motivated since the Michael Brown shooting in August 2014, calls Dallas shooter Micah Johnson a BIE on the basis of his journal writings, treats Queens attacker Zale Thompson in the same frame, and assesses that further controversial police shootings of African Americans and their legal proceedings will continue to serve as drivers for violence against law enforcement (report p.3 and p.7, as cited) (PDF p.5-6 / printed p.81-82).
Related pages
Recognizing and Saving Black Lives, Recognizing and Saving Palestinian Lives: The Power of Transnational Rhetorics in Locating the Commonality of Liberation Struggles, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Michael Brown