August 9, 2015 will mark the one year anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown. The 18-year-old Black teen was gunned down after an alleged dispute with former police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Since the news of his death hit media outlets worldwide, dozens of riots and protests have ensued, leaving Wilson and his family to live in hiding on the outskirts of St. Louis.
Darren Wilson was acquitted twice for the murder of Mike Brown. In the past year, the 29-year-old has received multiple death threats, including some about his then-unborn daughter. The New Yorker recently did a profile on Wilson, who says he'd take on the tasks of being a cop again if given the opportunity - he's remained unemployed except for a short stint at a boot store. "I would want to do it for a day," he tells reporter Jake Halpern, in hopes of proving he's undefeated.
Throughout the in-depth look into Wilson's life, Ferguson's racist history is brought to light more than ever before, but Mike Brown's killer chooses not to reflect on it. "I'm not going to keep living in the past," he states. Darren - who shot 10 bullets at Brown in the chest, arm and forehead because his gun was the only weapon on him "readily accessible"- also doesn't seem to show remorse for him. He says he forced to think about the situation since Mike's parents have filed a civil suit against him, but as far as "who he was as a person?" "Not really," Wilson admits. "Because it doesn't matter at this point. Do I think he had the best upbringing? No. Not at all." In the days following the fatal shooting, he informed his then six-year old stepson that Michael Brown "was a bad guy," and went on to recall Brown as having "the most intense, aggressive face" during their altercation, similar to that of a "demon."
One may never know what actually happened the day Brown was left "on the hot asphalt for four hours," but Wilson is currently focusing on keeping the past where it lies. "We try to go somewhere—how do I say this correctly?—with like-minded individuals," he says when asked if him and wife frequent public places. "You know. Where it's not a mixing pot."
Source: The New Yorker
