August 6, 2012 Dear Friend of the Center, I was saddened, but not surprised, by the act of terror committed by the white supremacist who murdered six people and critically wounded a police officer at a Sikh temple yesterday in Wisconsin. As you may have seen in the news, we were the first to identify the gunman, Wade Michael Page, as a neo-Nazi skinhead, a committed racist who has performed with at least two hate rock bands. Just two months ago, we distributed a special training video about the danger posed by racist skinheads like Page to tens of thousands of law enforcement officers - free of charge. This morning, a number of law enforcement agencies told us that they would be urging their officers to watch it as soon as possible. The danger, of course, is not confined to one locale. As I'm writing you, we're reaching out to the Sikh community in Georgia to help them respond to anti-Sikh harassment and violence at school. Like you, all of us here at the SPLC are keeping the families of the Wisconsin victims in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you for standing with us in our fight against hate and extremism.
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