Protests continue in Ferguson, Missouri, calling for the arrest of Darren Wilson, the officer who killed the unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown. On Friday, officers dismantled an encampment where activists had been living in the weeks since Brown’s death. Some accused police of excessive force.
Tef Poe: “We witnessed the raids of peaceful encampments, officers with no badges.”
Taurean Russell: “I saw a woman hog-tied. I saw a young kid, Josh. He was choked.”
Tef Poe: “Police used detainees as a bargaining chip last night, promising their release if people would stop standing in the street.”
More protests took place over the weekend, including one outside the Ferguson Police Department Sunday night. Two officers were wounded in separate shootings, but police say they were unrelated. The Justice Department, meanwhile, has ordered local police to stop wearing bracelets in support of the officer who shot Michael Brown, which read “I Am Darren Wilson.” Ferguson officers have also been instructed to stop hiding their identity through obscured name tags or not wearing them at all, saying it conveys a message that “officers may seek to act with impunity.”