Back of Support Officer Wilson shirts read "We've Got Your 6". I am not making this up.

[elehhhhna]

They claim it means "we've got your back" in cop lingo, but regardless. What the everloving FUCK?

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Darren-Wilson/1464514543811507?fref=nf

[Kalidurga]

1. I wish it was always so easy to tag a racist POS

I think they should all order special t-shirts so we can spot them and get out of their way.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Clue me in, pls

what does that mean?

[NYC_SKP]

4. You're 12:00 is straight ahead, your 3:00 is to your right, 9:00 is to your left.

And your 6:00 is behind you, your back.

Got your 6.

[elehhhhna]

6. 6 bullets. double entendre.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. ahhh....got it.

[delta17]

8. It comes from pilot code.

6:00 is directly behind you, so it means "I got your back."

[In_The_Wind]

3. Whatever it means, it's in very poor taste to sport that on your back today!

[LiberalElite]

7. as if they care....

[In_The_Wind]

22. almost like a dare

[notadmblnd]

5. They think they are soldiers. Damn bigots aren't capable of one original thought.

Got Your 6.” Just what does that phrase mean? Picture yourself at the center of a clock face. The area directly in front of you would be 12:00. That’s your “twelve.” 6:00 is what lies behind you, the potential peril you can’t see. On a battlefield, your 6:00 position is the most vulnerable. So, when someone tells you that they’ve “Got Your 6,” it means they’re watching your back. By extension, that person expects you to have their back as well.

http://www.gotyour6.org/got-your-6-just-what-does-that-phrase-mean/

[Bjorn Against]

9. But when the autopsy shows that Brown was shot 6 times...

"We got your 6" takes on a whole different meaning.

[notadmblnd]

11. It certainly does

[arcane1]

17. It almost begs to be followed by the words "right here"

[SomethingFishy]

24. Wanna be soldiers...

They get military grade hardware without any of the training or discipline required to use it.

Stupid cops have no idea that they are also considered "civilians" by the military.

[etherealtruth]

10. I refuse to believe anyone anywhere could be this obtuse

These people are truly scum

[VanGoghRocks]

12. Here's my pictorial response to those racist shitbirds (offered only semi-ironically):

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. Tasteless, but it really does mean that

Even sadder given the situation, but "I got your six" does refer to someone's back - as if they were looking at a clock (12 being front).

I agree with the poster above. Let them buy and match proudly wearing them. Just like the pointy white hats of yore - at least we will know who the RWNJ loons are amongst us.

[TorchTheWitch]

14. what's the difference between that and t-shirts calling for

supporting the other side? No one knows yet whether the shooting was justified or not since the investigation isn't done yet. No one should be supporting one side or the other without knowing the facts of what the hell happened.

No one should be calling for "justice" by throwing justice out the window, and choosing ANY side without knowing what actually happened is exactly that.

[LanternWaste]

15. One side has a corpse, the other side has the shooter in hiding...?

what's the difference between that and t-shirts calling for supporting the other side?

One side has a corpse, the other side has the shooter in hiding...?

[elehhhhna]

18. one side has 4 witnesses (so far), the other has changed the trickling story a few times already

but hey, let's be fair and balanced!

[elehhhhna]

19. Yeah "Don't Shoot" vs. "We've got your 6". totally the same sentiment, really

wtf are you fucking kidding ?

[Bjorn Against]

20. There is a dead body and we know who killed him

You tell us to "wait for the facts" but fail to mentiion the police are refusing to release the facts, they still have not released the incident report even though it is supposed to be public record and they have a legal obligation to release it.

Sorry, but when a person is dead and the police are trying to hide public information on the killing I am not going to pretend that there are two equal sides here.

I am guessing that you don't hold this "wait for the facts" position on all criminal cases, if you do please go make an OP about how we should not judge James Holmes until all the facts are in because he has not gone to trial yet either.

[etherealtruth]

21. The absolute tatelessness associated with the SIX BULLET WOUNDS

... in the unarmed teenager. I understand that the "6" is also lingo for "your back"

The double entendre is sick and disturbing

[gollygee]

26. One side wants the facts out

and wants a real and thorough investigation, and then a fair trial.

The other side seems glad to be able to cheer someone who killed a black young man.

[kwolf68]

23. Disgusting

The "personal responsibility" crowd with their "lets get the facts before we judge" meme is already judging...an execution will hopefully (to them) go unpunished. Thus, personal responsibility with their exception.

The thing that PISSES me off is this is split by party lines. The Republicans I know are either "I support the cop" or are "moderate" in that they want all the facts before judging.

The trouble with "lets get all the facts", black America can't trust that empty cliche', because in the past when we DID have the facts, black America still got screwed. Why should they believe a different outcome this time>?

[mwrguy]

25. fucking racist cops