Cenk Uygur
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DOJ To Cops: STOP Wearing "I Am Darren Wilson" Bracelets
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October 5, 2014
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October 5, 2014
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3:00Now Playing"Fashion-conscious Feguson cops will have to do without the season's hottest piece, according to a letter to the city from the U.S. Department of Justice—which, among other things, asks officers to stop wearing "I Am Darren Wilson" bracelets while on-duty.
A separate letter states that DOJ has observed Ferguson police officers not wearing name badges, Reuters reports, and asks that they begin regularly wearing them. According to the letter, going without a name plate "conveys a message to community members that, through anonymity, officers may seek to act with impunity."*
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Cenk Uygur () and Ana Kasparian () of The Young Turks discuss. Do you agree with the Department of Justice or do you think the Police Officers have a first amendment right to wear the bracelets? Tell us what you think of this story in the comment section below.
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