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.
General
| Imprint: |
PublicAffairs,U.S.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
Ryan J. Reilly
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
480 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5417-0180-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-5417-0180-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781541701809 |
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