Just in case anyone wondered why people in Ferguson are so angry... uhhhh this might have something to do with it. If you don't get it (ahem) let me explain...
"I am" has always been a phrase of unity and understanding from "I am Somebody" to more recently "I am Trayvon Martin" I am Darren Wilson in the eyes of the Ferguson says I am a killer cop. So of course those who wore those are now teasing and angry fire. What happens when you put your hand in a fire? You get burned. The image shows on-duty Ferguson law enforcers wearing the band in support of their colleague. It was posted on Instagram and has been shared numerous times over the week. Thanks to the sharing, the band is now banned.
Federal officials stepped in and saw the light. Thank goodness. But only while in uniform and on duty...
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson agreed to bar his officers from wearing the bracelets while in uniform and on duty, and to ensure that other local police agencies did too, according to a letter released Friday by Christy Lopez, deputy chief of the special litigation section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
Residents made a good point that the bracelets continue the Us vs Them mentality. After a weekend of more unrest and violence that isn't something that needs to happen. Even if cops wear this off duty, it is still horribly offensiv
Switching gears, the violence escalated this weekend as Saturday an officer was shot. Luckily the shooting wasn't life threatening. At least the officers have the body cameras now to help figure out what happened right?
When asked to provide the body camera video from the shooting, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said the officer had a camera, but it was not turned on. But of course. So what is going to happen now that the camera was not turned on? Is that an excuse? The next time a civilian is shot will the camera be on?
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