Ferguson Police with a bracelet on that reads "I am Darren Wilson".

[kpete]

In an act of unconscionable stupidity and tone deafness, an officer was (allegedly) found to be wearing an I am Darren Wilson bracelet. It is one of those plastic/rubber bracelets that have become popular with people who are trying to make people aware of their cause.

Which leads me to assume that there are a lot more people who have and/or are wearing the bracelets.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/24/1331985/-Cop-w-I-am-Darren-Wilson-Bracelet

[CincyDem]

1. Guess the bracelet was too small to fit...

..."I'm an undertrained, over-armed public servant who shoots unarmed black kids with their hands up".

Yeah - too long for a bracelet. Just use the short version. "Darren Wilson".

[catbyte]

2. Good one

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

3. When he gets convicted, they can all go to jail for the same length of time, then.

All those 'I am Spartacus' types got crucified right along with Spartacus after the rebellion, iirc. The roads to Rome were lined with crucified rebellious slaves for miles.

[NaturalHigh]

4. Do you think that was a good thing?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

7. Do you think shooting Michael Brown was a good thing?

When people do the 'I am Spartacus' bit, they're invoking that particular historical incident. In the actual historical incident, we would obviously see the slaves to have been in the right. In modern instances, far more often, it is the oppressors who invoke the incident while pretending to be the oppressed. As is the case here. Guy murders unarmed teen, 'I am Spartacus' is pulled by those identifying with the killer, as if 'Darren Wilson' were the victim here.

[NaturalHigh]

8. Of course I don't think it's a good thing.

I'm also willing to wait for the facts and let the legal system sort it out.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

10. Uh huh.

Most of us know by now that 'legal' often does not mean the same as 'just', and that the 'sorting out' that occurs doesn't always depend upon the 'facts'.

[NaturalHigh]

11. Uh huh.

Do you have a better solution?

[ForgoTheConsequence]

18. Yes.

Stop putting police above the law and stop making it legal to kill young black men.

[ncjustice80]

17. They werent Darren Wilson, so no

[marym625]

5. Ha!

That's pretty much exactly what I said at the "I am Darren Wilson" rally. The Spartacus reference. Not the rest.

[marym625]

6. This shit boggles my mind

No matter what they believe about the shooting or their need to support their "brother" a kid was killed. Showing support in this manner is just disgusting

[davidpdx]

9. It might as well read

"I like to kill innocent people with my gun because it make me feel macho"

Yeah, I know that won't fit on a bracelet.

[CaptainTruth]

12. I think "I am a racist murderer" would fit on the bracelet.

So would "I kill black people."

Maybe someone could make some of those bracelets & send them to the Ferguson PD?

And ... I guess this guy is volunteering to take all the hatred, distain, & utter disgust (& potential retaliation?) so many feel for Wilson.

[CincyDem]

14. Maybe we should take up a collection...

...have a couple dozen "I kill black people" bracelets made and send them to the Ferguson PD. Short, sweet, and to the point. And they provide a warning (kind of like the bio-hazard red bags in the doctors office) because let's face it, for young black males most cops are a bio-hazard.

Unfortunately, given the state of American police forces nationwide, I'm sure there are many more police forces that could use these too.

[Kalidurga]

13. OTOH

If you see a LEO with one of these braceletts on at least you got a warning.

[logosoco]

15. So, they support shooting unarmed people and they like to make people

afraid. Not a good attitude for a cop if you ask me.

[Taitertots]

16. All cops are Darren Wilson until no cops are

Murdering unarmed Black People is SOP and supported by officers and administrators.

[City Lights]

19. Warped.