New York Times Publishes Darren Wilson’s Street Address and Photo of House #Ferguson
Source: ibtimes.com
Hey here are the two @nytimes scumbags that published Wilson’s home address. —> @juliebosman & @campbellnyt
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) November 25, 2014
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The New York Times published information about the address of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson on Monday in a move that has generated controversy. Tensions are running high in Ferguson, Missouri, as the world awaits a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision on whether to indict the white policeman for the Aug. 9 shooting death of black teen Michael Brown.
Wilson received death threats after he was identified as the officer who shot Brown, and as community members and activists plan to protest if he is not indicted, the location of his home could potentially endanger him, his new wife, and his property if the protests result in violence, some of his defenders say. Wilson’s home address is a matter of public record, and it has been published in numerous media reports beginning in August.
But printing his street name in the nation’s most influential newspaper on the day the grand jury is expected to hand up a decision on the indictment could reignite interest in -- and awareness of -- the location, and some critics worry that it could result in protesters descending on his home. Slate even went a step further than the Times, publishing an article featuring a photo of the modest, red-brick house on Monday. (They removed this later as you can see in the image above)
A number of Twitter users -- some of whom have identified themselves as planning to protest the grand jury decision -- have tweeted the location of Wilson’s home as they gear up for rallies. The house number was not printed in the Times, but the street in the St. Louis suburb of Crestwood where it sits is only about two blocks long, and the house number can be easily located via online sources using only the street name and Wilson’s name.
The Times reported that Wilson and his new wife, fellow Ferguson Police Officer Barbara Spradling, have avoided the home for months. “They have scarcely been seen there since Mr. Brown was killed on Aug. 9,” the Times reported in the Monday article that included the street name. “Neighbors said that within a few days of the shooting, Officer Wilson and Officer Spradling abruptly left their home.”
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Hey here are the two @nytimes scumbags that published Wilson’s home address. —> @juliebosman & @campbellnyt
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) November 25, 2014
Julie Bosman & Campbell Robertson
