With the Ferguson, Mo., community already plagued by racial unrest and still reeling from destroyed parts of the city, a new video released by anonymous hackers is now detailing allegations that the Ferguson police department has ties to racist organizations.
Last week, anonymous hackers had reportedly taken over two Twitter accounts belonging to the Ku Klux Klan after members of a Missouri-based KKK chapter threatened to use "lethal force" in Ferguson in order to defend the community from "terrorists masquerading as 'peaceful protesters'" ahead of a grand jury decision regarding Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson's deadly shooting of teenager Michael Brown, according to Breitbart.
Then just days before the verdict was announced, the mysterious, decentralized and infamous collection of online agitators accused some Ferguson police officers of having ties to the KKK.
Following the grand jury's decision on Monday not to charge Wilson, a night of violent protests and racial unrest throughout the nation was set off.
And now, Anonymous has released a YouTube video to prove its allegations. Although the proof is thin, consisting primarily of dubious sources and photos of KKK members at a rally for Wilson, the video states that the group will continue to search for possible connections, Web Pro News reported.
"Even with such thin support for the claim, the rumor that the KKK or similar organizations are involved in Ferguson is continuing to spread," according to Web Pro News.
In one instance, after the Flood Christian Church, where Brown's father, Michael Brown, Sr. was a member, burned down due to being set ablaze on Monday night, the church's pastor placed the blame on white supremacists, claiming that it was to "punish him for his support of the Brown family."
"The police called me and told me the church was on fire," the Rev. Carlton Lee told NBC News. "I was in complete disbelief. I didn't think anyone would set a church on fire.
"I feel like one of my children has died. I put my blood, my sweat, my tears into this church, getting this church built from the ground up. To see that it was taken down in a few minutes is really heartbreaking."
Adding to these concerns, right-wing pundits have been criticizing Ferguson protesters and rioters this week by using the race angle.
Ann Coulter on Monday voiced concern for "whites cowering in their homes," while Ted Nugent posted a Facebook rant that includes the phrases "racist Czar," "black klansmen," and "gangsta assholes."
