‘Oath Keepers,’ heavily armed former military and police, turn up at Ferguson protests

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Washingrton Times:

Heavily-armed members of a patriot group known as the “Oath Keepers” turned up in Ferguson, Missouri, early Tuesday, adding extra tension to an already uneasy climate in the St. Louis suburb amid violent protests.

 

The Oath Keepers organization said its members — all former military, police and first responders — pledged to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” NBC reported Tuesday.

 

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Missouri police union announces ‘Darren Wilson Day’ on anniversary of Michael Brown’s death

 

A Missouri police union is under fire for posting a Facebook message on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death that commemorated the former Ferguson police officer who killed him.

 

The Columbia Police Officers Association’s (CPOA) Facebook post Sunday commemorating “Darren Wilson Day” called him “an innocent, but persecuted, officer,” The Columbia Daily Tribune first reported.

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/11/missouri-police-union-announces-darren-wilson-day-/