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napkinz

(17,199 posts)
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 03:42 PM Nov 2014

Darren Wilson: "I would like to thank you all for standing up for me during this stressful time."

Ferguson cop Darren Wilson breaks his silence following Michael Brown grand jury decision

Nov 25th 2014
By Ryan Gorman

Exonerated Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson has finally broken his silence since the August 9 fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown.

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"I would like to thank you all for standing up for me during this stressful time," Wilson wrote, according to a transcript released by KSDK. "Your support and dedication is amazing and it is still hard to believe that all of these people that I have never met are doing so much for me."

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"I don't know how to thank you all enough," said Wilson. "I wish I could attend meet you, hug you, and personally thank you for all of your continued support, however, due to my and my families (sic) safety I am unable to.

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"Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and know that I would do the same for any of you."

Wilson closed the letter by asking everyone to keep his "family in blue" in their hearts and prayers as they handled the unenviable task of maintaining order in Ferguson and the surrounding area.

"They have all made a sacrifice to their own lives ... to ensure that the riots and protests in Ferguson were as safe as they could be."

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/11/25/ferguson-cop-darren-wilson-breaks-his-silence-following-michael-brown-grand-jury-decision/20998854/





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Darren Wilson: "I would like to thank you all for standing up for me during this stressful time." (Original Post) napkinz Nov 2014 OP
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Well, YOU are supposed to say you're welcome napkinz Nov 2014 #2
Haha - that literally made me laugh out loud. jillan Nov 2014 #3
I have DU message for Wilson ... FU! napkinz Nov 2014 #4
Um, nothing. Or maybe an "I am so sorry for killing your son," to Michael Brown's Parents kydo Nov 2014 #15
come on DU, where is the love! napkinz Nov 2014 #5
so he thanked the "family in blue". did he thank the family in white as well? nt msongs Nov 2014 #6
yep ---> napkinz Nov 2014 #7
speaking of the "family in blue" ... napkinz Nov 2014 #10
may you be hounded till the day you drop dead belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #8
And no mention of Michael Brown. blur256 Nov 2014 #9
well, Wilson is the victim here napkinz Nov 2014 #11
Eat shit and die, you murdering asshole. hifiguy Nov 2014 #12
If he hadn't shot Mike Brown 12 times, it wouldn't be stressful would it? Initech Nov 2014 #13
Fuck you, you racist piece of shit! 6000eliot Nov 2014 #14
Wasted space damnedifIknow Nov 2014 #16
"his delusional supporters" napkinz Nov 2014 #18
Don't forget all the Jamaal510 Nov 2014 #19
Hey, asshole - you put your entire "family in blue" in way more danger as the bullwinkle428 Nov 2014 #17
I would like to say FUCK YOU and DAMN YOU TO HELL!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #20
He can go fuck himself ellie Nov 2014 #21

Response to napkinz (Original post)

kydo

(2,679 posts)
15. Um, nothing. Or maybe an "I am so sorry for killing your son," to Michael Brown's Parents
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 05:17 PM
Nov 2014

But the lure of free money was too much. I wonder how much ABC paid this killer to appear on their network?

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
7. yep --->
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 04:31 PM
Nov 2014
Read Darren Wilson’s Open Letter Thanking His Racist Supporters (Video)

John Prager
November 25, 2014

Darren Wilson has accumulated a good amount of support from scared white people who somehow believe his story of the ‘Magical Negro’ Michael Brown who, despite being about the same height as Wilson, has been described as a towering giant asserting his will over the tiny, helpless white man.

‘The only way I can describe it, it looks like a demon, that’s how angry he looked. He comes back towards me again with his hands up,” Wilson told the Grand Jury, saying that, “When I grabbed him, the only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding Hulk Hogan.”

Wilson’s supporters are not very diverse. The Ku Klux Klan was one of the first to voice its support for Wilson after Michael Brown’s death. Almost immediately, the Klan began raising “reward” money for Wilson to thank him for killing “low-IQ Negro” Michael Brown. Quickly, other groups of scared white people joined in, raising nearly a half million dollars in “reward money” through an organization called “Support Darren Wilson.”

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Wilson is very thankful for this support. After his “innocence” was announced following the sham Grand Jury trial, Wilson released the following letter:

http://aattp.org/read-darren-wilsons-open-letter-thanking-his-racist-supporters-video/






blur256

(979 posts)
9. And no mention of Michael Brown.
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 04:44 PM
Nov 2014

I think he really thinks that he was doing a service to the world by getting rid of "that black thug". And just by looking at the comments on that article, a ton of idiotic people agree. We have all been played, and some people don't know the wiser.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
11. well, Wilson is the victim here
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 04:55 PM
Nov 2014

and as a victim, why would he bring up the name his assailant ... ahem





Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
19. Don't forget all the
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 07:24 PM
Nov 2014

commenters on various internet forums (e.g. Yahoo, YouTube, msn, FOX, etc). Check any one of those places, and there's always someone blaming the victim instead of the killer.

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
17. Hey, asshole - you put your entire "family in blue" in way more danger as the
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 05:40 PM
Nov 2014

result of your actions and yours alone.

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