Ferguson officer Darren Wilson has been provided legal counsel through the Fraternal Order of Police

[steve2470]

Ferguson officer Darren Wilson has been provided legal counsel through the Fraternal Order of Police's local union office in StL

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/501848096557768704

[CatWoman]

1. isn't that the norm?

[steve2470]

2. I think so nt

[badtoworse]

3. So?

[Ms. Toad]

4. So?

I would have expected that.

[Brigid]

5. So where the hell is he anyway?

[FarPoint]

6. Well....the positive here is.....

Wilson knows he needs a high dollar law defense team. why??? Cause he is in deep shit.

[Rex]

7. Why? I've been told on this forum that FPD did nothing wrong and it was all outside cops

I wish I was joking.

[pintobean]

18. No you haven't

[Rex]

22. You are so cute.

Please, keep pretending it never happened.

[pintobean]

32. I said FPD hasn't been arresting journalists.

And, they haven't; other police departments have.

I didn't say Wilson did nothing wrong. I think it's very likely that he did something very wrong.

[bravenak]

20. Somebody knows what you have been told on this forum.

[Rex]

25. Been told a lot of crap on this forum over the past 10 years...

but this really is about the worst.

[bravenak]

28. It has gotten much worse than before.

I saw a post that said,"black men look like gorillas enough". It got hidden, but that's not the point. People have lost their minds. Worse than the Trayvon case. Way worse.

[Rex]

30. Yeah as soon as I saw someone compare Brown to King Kong here in GD

I knew we were in for a huge shit storm. It is disgusting how he already has had a trial by the media and racists and found deserving of death...but the white officer must be protected at all costs.

You're right, this is worse than the Trayvon case...the pure authoritarians have joined in with the racists.

[bravenak]

31. Yep. This is some sorry ass shit.

The charging thing they're using right now is making me want to show them some charging.
And.. These people are working for free. To protect a killer.

[Rex]

33. If only

the officer would have surrendered himself to the county or the FBI...the fact that he didn't and chose to flee (gee just like a criminal) SHOULD be all the red flags anyone needs. Yet the M$M seems bent on making sure the victim here is the cop and not the teenager.

He shot and killed a teenager with 6 bullets...and yet the vast mainstream media would have us believe the kid deserved it.

At least (imo) this has raised social awareness all around the country. If I don't find something good in this, it will just keep me filled with anger.

NOBODY can pretend anymore that black people are treated equally under the law. If they do pretend, we need to call them on it.



Clive Bundy - white male patriarch of the family kkklan = hands off by law enforcement. Bold talk, eventually left for a court docket.

Micheal Brown - young black kid walking home with friend = 6 bullets to the body and left in the street for hours. NO EMS. No calls for help.

[NightWatcher]

8. That's standard. He gets due process even though he didn't give it to Brown

He gets to talk to his union counsel

[seveneyes]

9. Opinion, not fact

[NightWatcher]

10. that the cop gets to talk to his union rep?

or that he didn't give it to Brown?

[951-Riverside]

11. LMAO Those idiots donating to his defense on GoFundMe got scammed n/t

[conservaphobe]

12. I never give those fuckers a cent and I never will. nt

[tularetom]

14. It's a union, he paid the dues, he's entitled to counsel

It would be wrong of them to deny him representation, guilty or not.

[X_Digger]

15. So?

What.. Unions bad? Getting an attorney is bad?

[cwydro]

16. Only

when it is against DU opinion, ya know.

[steve2470]

17. Where did I say or imply that ?

Nowhere. CBS reported it, I passed it along. End of story. People making assumptions about intent around here disgust me.

[X_Digger]

19. Then a bit of commentary would keep confusion to a minimum.

A statement that you're just reporting what you heard would have cut the number of responses down by 1/3.

Or.. was that intentional?

[Cali_Democrat]

21. The OP is just posting information

chill out

[etherealtruth]

23. He is murdering scum and he is also entitled to this representation

[pintobean]

24. He'll end up with high profile lawyers.

I predict Chet Pleban will be the local guy.

[Komze]

26. Ferguson

Good

[VanGoghRocks]

27. Why would Wilson need a lawyer if he hasn't done anything wrong???? A variant of

"If you haven't done anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide."

I'm snarking. Every American is entitled to counsel, per the U.S. Constitution, even if the rightwing wants to deny that right to the poor and people of color every chance it gets.

[HooptieWagon]

29. His KKK buddies raised over $30K for him. nt

[RandySF]

34. Not unusual

My wife is a hotel worker and her union provides free legal services.