Ferguson officer pens letter to supporters
Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson, who learned Monday he will face no state charges in the death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown, issued a letter thanking supporters "for standing up for me during this stressful time.''
In the letter, Wilson said watching video of a rally by his supporters over the weekend "brought tears to my eyes.'' A copy of the letter was obtained Monday.
"All of you are simply amazing, and I don't know how to thank you all enough,'' he wrote. "I wish I could attend meet you, hug you, and personally thank you for all of your continued support, however, due to my and my families safety I am unable to.''
"I want you all to know that I do get updates on the amount of support. Unfortunately, I don't get to see all of the comments made through social media, but overall messages are relayed to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and know that I would do the same for any of you.''
"Also please keep my family in blue in your hearts and prayers, they have all made a sacrifice to their own lives in order to work the excessive hours through the heat and rain to ensure that the riots and protests in Ferguson were as safe as they could be,'' he wrote.
