White Anne Arundel County officers donated over $1,000 to Cop who Killed Michael Brown: Black officers upset
/The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 70 representing Anne Arundel County officers donated over $1,000 last week to the legal fees of Darren Wilson, the Ferguson cop who shot and killed Michael Brown.
Now, some members of that force aren’t happy about the decision to do that.
Cpl. Kam Cooke, acting president of the Black Police Officers Association in Anne Arundel County, says he’s spoken with about 50 or so black officers on the force, and many white officers, who agree this was the wrong move.
“At this time, it’s way too early to make that type of decision,” Cooke says.
In a letter to FOP President O’Brien Atkinson, Cooke asks the donation be rescinded.
So far, no other local FOPs have donated.
“It does pose a question,” Cooke says. “It certainly poses a question.”
The FOP said they were first going to pay for food to feed the officers working long nights in Ferguson before deciding to donate to Officer Wilson’s legal funds, according to Cooke.
