The Green Bay Police Department says a recently-hired recruit officer does not have extremist views even though he has a tattoo of an anti-government militia movement.
Wednesday, the GBPD posted a photo of its five new sworn-in recruits to social media. The image quickly gained attention and sparked public criticism.
That’s because one of the recruits, Ross Walden, has a tattoo associated with the “Three Percenters” movement.
In response to the backlash, Chief Chris Davis released a statement Wednesday afternoon. “The ‘Three Percenter’ tattoo was intended to symbolize resistance to tyranny, not affiliation with any extremist ideology or unlawful organization,” Davis wrote…