About a week after learning that he would not be indicted for the Aug. 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, Darren Wilson ironed out the details and resigned from the Ferguson Police Department. Wilson agreed with the department that it is in everyone's best interest that he not serve and protect in Ferguson again.
His being on the streets would only put him as well as other officers at risk. While it seems unlikely that Wilson will patrol anywhere again, he has still retained his badge — and that is something the National Bar Association is not happy about.
The country's oldest and largest group of African-American attorneys and judges have filed a nine-page petition requesting that Wilson be completely stripped of his badge. The official petition is requesting that the Missouri Department of Public Safety revoke Wilson's badge. While under oath, Wilson insisted that during his altercation with Brown he had feared for his life, but some naysayers believe the officer got away with murder.
While Wilson's attorneys have said they are unsure if he will ever be willing to work in law enforcement again, that does not mean that he will ever give up his license without one hell of a fight.
Do you think Wilson should be stripped of his badge and prevented from ever working in law enforcement in Missouri again — or in any other state, for that matter? Is the fact that he knows that he cannot safely and effectively do the job enough of a deterrent, or should extra steps be taken to try and solidify the fact that Wilson's days on the force are over with? Do you think that extra step necessary or justified?
Let us know what you think of this case in the comments section below.
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