The Ferguson police officer who killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown was reportedly given an award for “extraordinary effort in the line of duty” six months before the fatal shooting.
Yahoo News posted photos on Saturday of officer Darren Wilson receiving the award, and also cited minutes of a Ferguson City Council meeting during which the commendation was given to him.
The photos were found on a Facebook page belonging to Wilson’s father, but the page went offline shortly after Yahoo published its report.
Details about how Wilson earned the commendation were unknown.
He’s getting a “reward” as well
Michael Brown shooting: Ku Klux Klan raises ‘reward’ for officer who shot unarmed teen in Ferguson, Missouri
Wow.
Pity that we have to read about it in the UK papers, isn’t it?
So what? Who the hell cares? They seem to give those things away like candy. And the Chief is ridiculous and a liar and incompetent. And what’s with all the side distractions? None of this is relevant and it doesn’t negate the fact that this officer shot an unarmed teen while his hands were up and he was running and when he turned around (hands still up mind you), and continued to dump his gun into him.
The blue wall of silence on which police protect each other will be erected once again in the name of protecting another killer cop. It may seem a distraction to read about an award he received for something the police department is not talking about, so it could have been trivial or it could have been noteworthy. However, he will have the support of his brothers (and sisters) on the force until the bitter end. Perhaps the Justice Department will be able to bring him to justice because it’s not going to happen locally.