NYPD Announces It Quietly Created Unit To Investigate Extremist Groups

NYPD Announces It Quietly Created Unit To Investigate Extremist Groups

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The video discusses a specialized unit within the Department's Intelligence Bureau focused on investigating racially and ethnically motivated extremism, particularly from far-right and neo-Nazi groups. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio emphasizes the importance of identifying signs of extremism early to prevent terror and bias crimes. The video also covers a recent shooting incident in New Jersey involving two gunmen linked to anti-Semitic posts and the Black Hebrew Israelites, resulting in multiple deaths, including a detective and civilians.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary focus of the racially and ethnically motivated extremism unit?

Focusing on cybercrime activities

Investigating left-wing extremist groups

Monitoring international terrorist organizations

Investigating far-right and neo-Nazi groups

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Detective Joseph Seals doing when the New Jersey incident began?

He was at a press conference

He was approaching a U-Haul truck

He was responding to a robbery

He was on a routine patrol

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the shootout in New Jersey take place?

At a kosher grocery store

In a residential area

At a police station

In a public park

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many civilians were killed inside the store during the New Jersey incident?

One

Four

Two

Three

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group were the suspects linked to, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center?

The Nation of Islam

The Ku Klux Klan

The Black Hebrew Israelites

The Aryan Brotherhood