JUSTICE AGAINST ‘I AM DARREN WILSON’ BRACELETS

Holder’s Justice Department claims bracelets showing support for Officer Wilson that are being worn by Ferguson cops are provocative and aggravating the minority community

Ferguson cops have been wearing bracelets inscribed with “I am Darren Wilson” to show their support for the officer who is under heavy fire for shooting Michael Brown last month. Members of the minority community want Wilson arrested and charged with murder and have been outraged by the bracelets, complaining to the Justice Department about them.

Holder’s Justice Department promptly wrote Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson, informing him that he should order his cops to stop wearing the bracelets. From MailOnline:

In a letter to Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson, the Justice Department said residents had told its investigators that officers policing protest sites on Tuesday in Ferguson were seen wearing 'I am Darren Wilson' bracelets. The letter said the bracelets had 'upset and agitated' people and 'reinforce the very us versus them' mentality that many residents of Ferguson believe exists.'

Jackson, who is barely hanging on to his job by a thin thread, is in no position to tell Justice to shove it where the sun don’t shine.

In a pitiful effort to keep his job, Jackson has been marching with the demonstrators and he has apologized to the black community for the length of time it took to remove Brown's body from the street and to Brown’s parents for the loss of their son. He will, no doubt, follow the Justice Department's directive to ban the bracelets.

Let’s face it, anything the Ferguson cops may do, no matter how trivial, that could possibly be construed as offensive to Michael Brown’s supporters, will lead to a rash of complaints and a kneejerk reaction from Justice. Banning those bracelets will not change that.