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FormerOstrich

(2,885 posts)
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 12:38 AM Nov 2014

Past Employment [View all]

Has there been any discussion or information about Wilson's employment history, specifically at Pine Lawn?

From the transcript:

Q Okay. In your, well, first of all, you have been a police officer for how long?

A Five years.

Q Five years. You started out with Jennings?

A Correct

Q Why did you leave Jennings?

A Whenever Jennings was disbanded, I wasn't officered (sic) a position by St. Louis County.

Q Did you apply for a position?

A Yes, I did. I just wasn't one of the ones selected.

Q All right. So you went to Ferguson?

A Correct.

Q Those are the only two department you have been?

A I actually worked for Pine Lawn for about eight hours.

Q Eight hours?

A Yes.

Q Okday. Did you leave voluntarily?

A Yes, I did.

Q After eight hours?

A Yes.

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Past Employment [View all] FormerOstrich Nov 2014 OP
A: What/where is Pine Lawn? cyberswede Nov 2014 #1
Sounds More Like a Cemetery than a Town AndyTiedye Nov 2014 #2
oops...my town is around 3500 people cyberswede Nov 2014 #7
I Live in a Much Smaller Community Than That AndyTiedye Nov 2014 #11
Ahh - I get it now... cyberswede Nov 2014 #13
Haha go to Facebook and you will find a Dissolve City of Pine Lawn police dept. nc4bo Nov 2014 #3
What? A cop killed an unarmed black man? cyberswede Nov 2014 #4
Pine Lawn is another small MO community very near Ferguson FormerOstrich Nov 2014 #5
Thanks cyberswede Nov 2014 #8
No problem! FormerOstrich Nov 2014 #9
I pulled crab pots on a skipjack for exactly one shift Recursion Nov 2014 #6
truth be told FormerOstrich Nov 2014 #10
I used to have a job like that. bemildred Nov 2014 #12
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