RT Book
T1 Sedition hunters: how January 6th broke the justice system
A1 Reilly, Ryan J.
LA English
PP New York, NY
PB PublicAffairs
ED First edition
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883979889
AB "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 and law that threatens to spread, and fast. In this work of extraordinary reportage, Ryan Reilly gets to know would-be revolutionaries, obsessive online sleuths, and FBI agents, and shines a light on a justice system that's straining to maintain order in our polarized country. From the moment the police barriers were breached on January 6th, 2021, Americans knew something had profoundly changed. Sedition Hunters is the fascinating, high-stakes story of what happens next" --
AB "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 and law that threatens to spread, and fast. In this work of extraordinary reportage, Ryan Reilly gets to know would-be revolutionaries, obsessive online sleuths, and FBI agents, and shines a light on a justice system that's straining to maintain order in our polarized country. From the moment the police barriers were breached on January 6th, 2021, Americans knew something had profoundly changed. Sedition Hunters is the fascinating, high-stakes story of what happens next" / c -- Amazon
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-452) and index
CN E743.5
SN 9781541701809
K1 2000-2099
K1 Crimes against peace : Law and legislation : United States
K1 Sedition : United States : Case studies
K1 Criminal justice, Administration of : United States : History : 21st century
K1 Political Violence : Washington (D.C.) : History : 21st century
K1 Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021
K1 Sédition - États-Unis - Études de cas
K1 Justice pénale - Administration - États-Unis - Histoire - 21e siècle
K1 Violence politique - Washington (D.C.) - Histoire - 21e siècle
K1 Émeute du Capitole, Washington, D.C., 2021
K1 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects
K1 Criminal justice, Administration of
K1 Political Violence
K1 Politics and government
K1 Sedition
K1 Administration of criminal justice - United States
K1 Case Studies
K1 History
K1 Études de cas
K1 United States : Politics and government : 2017-2021
K1 États-Unis - Politique et gouvernement - 2017-2021
K1 United States
K1 Washington (D.C.)
K1 United States - Politics and government
K1 USA : Kapitol Washington : Washington, DC : Aufruhr : Gewalttätigkeit : Strafverfolgung