Silent Protest in Support of the Officer Who Shot and Killed Michael Brown Is Happening

There's a silent protest in support of Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown.

August 17, 2014

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Protests and violence have erupted in Ferguson, Missouri in the days following last weekend’s death of 18-year-old Michael Brown at the hands of police officer Darren Wilson.

Now some are banding together to support Wilson by staging a silent protest.

Guardian reporter Jon Swaine has been live-tweeting the Wilson protest and reports there are 125 people, with all the protestors being white, with the exception of Martin Baker, a GOP politician.

According to Swaine, T-shirts showing support for Wilson were being sold at the protest until they sold out. The shirts featured a police badge that read “Officer Darren Wilson-I stand by you.”

There are currently 11 police officers monitoring the protest.

Update: Four people have appeared on site to counter the Darren Wilson protest.

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