The support for Wilson comes as the first reports surfaced Tuesday about the injury he suffered in the confrontation with Brown that led up to the shooting on Aug. 9, an incident that touched off 10 days of protests and rioting in the suburban St. Louis town of 21,000 people. Wilson suffered an “orbital blowout fracture” of his eye socket, the Gateway Pundit reported, citing two unnamed sources within the District Attorney’s Office and in the St. Louis County police. An orbital blowout fracture is a fracture of one or more of the bones surrounding the eye and is commonly referred to as an orbital floor fracture. Wilson has been a police officer for six years, four with Ferguson Police Department. He has no disciplinary actions on his record, according to a statement by the department. His name was released on Friday, at the same time the department released a video of a tall, young, black man who appears to be Brown robbing a store of a box of cigars. Meanwhile, a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter tweeted Monday night that a dozen local witnesses confirmed Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson’s version of the Brown shooting story. USA Today reported that support for Wilson has been growing. A number of Facebook pages have popped up on behalf of the officer and his family, and many of his fellow officers have been weighing in saying they would have done the same thing Wilson did under similar circumstances. The “I support Officer Wilson” Facebook page had garnered more than 36,000 “likes” by 4 p.m. Tuesday. Indicative of many of the comments on the page was that of Mikey and Billie-Jane Klug, who stated, “Officer Wilson faced off with a big bad thug and defended himself, nothing more to it, and we support him and law enforcement.” A grand jury could begin hearing evidence Wednesday to determine whether Wilson should be charged in Brown’s death, but it’s unclear how long that may take, Ed Magee, spokesman for St. Louis County’s prosecuting attorney, told USA Today. The Justice Department is conducting a separate civil rights investigation, which also could result in charges. After a week of rioting, the scene in Ferguson has devolved further every night with reports of more violence. CNN reported that one-fourth of all those arrested have been “outsiders” entering Ferguson and working to agitate the crowds. There were 78 arrests and four people hurt Monday night as the demonstrations again disintegrated into chaos. Of those 78 arrested, only four were from Ferguson, police said. What do YOU think? Is Ferguson police officer getting a fair shake? Sound off in today’s WND poll. Read more at wnd/2014/08/support-grows-for-ferguson-officer/#4c4wHtWDFxYKQPpo.99
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:18:42 +0000
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