Two White People Show Up at Ferguson Protests to Support Darren Wilson
A pair of tone-deaf white people supporting Darren Wilson—the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo. last week—made a brief and unpopular appearance at the Ferguson protests tonight.
A woman with a sign supporting #DarrenWilson is getting a strong reaction from the crowd. https://t.co/UjqzcjTobA
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 21, 2014
There are 2 people out here supporting officer Darren Wilson. The crowd is very angry now #MikeBrown
— Patricia Bynes (@Patricialicious) August 21, 2014
They seem to be inciting the crowd. #MikeBrown #Ferguson
— Patricia Bynes (@Patricialicious) August 21, 2014
Protesters tried linking arms around the woman to prevent people from rushing her and taking pictures #Ferguson
— Amanda M. Sakuma (@iamsakuma) August 21, 2014
The two Darren Wilson supporters were put in a police vehicle and taken away.
— Patricia Bynes (@Patricialicious) August 21, 2014
Some protesters accused the police of protecting the white woman with a pro-Darren Wilson sign #Ferguson
— Amanda M. Sakuma (@iamsakuma) August 21, 2014
