The National Bar Association should not be confused with the American Bar Association (the one you’re forced to join if you want to work as a lawyer). Either way, both are anti-gun.
The National Bar Association, led by an attorney for Michael Brown’s family, says it filed a “lawsuit” with the Missouri Department of Public Safety demanding the revocation of Darren Wilson’s police officer license.
The department acknowledged receiving a document but said it is being treated as a complaint because the agency is not a venue for a suit. Spokesman Mike O’Connell said he could not reveal specifics from the document.
Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, fatally shot Brown, an unarmed black teen, on Aug. 9, triggering nationwide protests. Wilson resigned from the force Nov. 29, five days after a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to indict him in Brown’s death.
Neil Bruntrager, an attorney for Wilson, said that his being a police officer “is off the table forever” but that, “Keeping his license in good standing is a matter of pride.” Bruntrager added, “He didn’t resign under any criminal charges and he didn’t do anything wrong.”
The association, which says it represents African-American lawyers and judges, is headed by Benjamin Crump, who represents Brown’s family.
It press release said it filed the document “on the grounds that he committed a criminal act …”
The release says Wilson’s comment in a TV interview that Brown had “looked like a demon” led the association to “challenge his suitability to ever wear a badge and carry a gun ever again.”
The association did not respond to calls for comment.
Christine Byers of the Post-Dispatch contributed information to this story.
Source: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/african-american-lawyers-group-seeks-to-have-darren-wilson-s/article_dbd99665-4ab9-5189-9761-2b8e00e0e51a.html
That is ridiculous, a cops suitability isn’t based on what he says, it’s based on what he does. People look like demons when they’re angry, this has NOTHING to do with race. Brown was a thug, he got what any thug deserves to get, regardless of race. The jury agrees with me, black witnesses agree with me, the only people that don’t agree are the PC NBA and that infamous race grievance provocateur, Benjamin Crump.
I believe there may be confusion between the National Bar Association with the American Bar Association. Not that either one is a prize.
You are correct. I will edit the blog. Thanks.