Just in case you were wondering if police in Missouri have curbed their huge “Fuck You’s” to the public…they haven’t.
In a picture originally posted on the Instagram account MediaBlackOutUSA, a Ferguson officer can be seen here wearing an “I Am Darren Wilson” bracelet in support of the officer who shot and killed an unarmed Michael Brown on Aug. 9.
Police were dispatched to control a crowd of protestors who gathered Tuesday to voice their frustrations and concerns over the burning of Brown’s memorial in the Canfield Green apartments the night before.
So just in case tear gas, militarized tactics, tanks, refusing to wear name tags, unlawful arrests, and suppressing Ferguson residents’ rights to the First Amendment weren’t enough, now you know where they stand.
And if you were wondering if this is all a fake, it isn’t. From Buzzfeed:
Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson acknowledged the bracelets during a press conference on Wednesday. “I think that was not a statement of law enforcement. I think wearing that was an individual statement,” Johnson said.
Johnson said he would speak to the agencies of the officers who wore the bracelets, but did not specify which departments they were.
We wouldn’t be surprised if these were handed out at that ridiculous and “highly entertaining” class that teaches St. Louis police how to handle the animals in the media.
We’re just saying…
