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Resident urges action after neo‑Nazi propaganda distributed downtown; offers data support
Summary
A resident told the council that members of Patriot Front circulated white‑supremacist stickers and flyers in downtown Bangor on Sept. 14, and said he has coordinated with police, media and nonprofits and can provide data to a proposed task force.
Joe Lawler, a Bangor resident, told the council on Sept. 22 that on Sept. 14 he and others found what he described as neo‑Nazi propaganda being posted downtown and that volunteers from a group called Patriot Front were canvassing for new members. Lawler said he worked with Bangor Police Department, the Bangor Daily, Maine People’s Alliance, Street Plus, the Baldacci office and other organizations to collect and remove material and to analyze the incident.
"People do not visit Bangor to be confronted with ignorant hate posted on walls," Lawler said. He told the council his post about the incident had substantial reach online…
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