There have been, and are, other Robert Bakkers in police departments across the country, who fraternize with far-right groups that played an instrumental role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
And like Bakker, the Chicago police officer given a 120-day suspension for his association with the Proud Boys, some of those officers elsewhere managed to avoid being fired for either supporting or being a member of the extremist group.
