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Darren Wilson Unsuccessfully Applied to Several US Police Jobs - Reports

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Former police officer Darren Wilson notoriously known for fatally shooting unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson has unsuccessfully applied to several police positions, according to US media reports.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Wilson said he was interviewed for a few police positions after the fatal incident, but was told “he would be a liability,” the New Yorker Magazine reported on Monday.

“It [Michael Brown's shooting] is too hot an issue, so it makes me unemployable.”

On August 9, 2014, Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, shot dead unarmed 18-year-old Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. The incident spurred mass protests around the country and ignited a national debate around racial inequality and the use of police force in black US communities.

© AP Photo / Jeff RobersonA protester is taken into custody Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Several protesters have been taken into custody during a demonstration outside the police department. Tensions escalated late Friday during an initially calm demonstration after police said protesters were illegally blocking West Florissant Avenue.
A protester is taken into custody in Ferguson, Mo. - Sputnik International
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A protester is taken into custody Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Several protesters have been taken into custody during a demonstration outside the police department. Tensions escalated late Friday during an initially calm demonstration after police said protesters were illegally blocking West Florissant Avenue.
© AP Photo / Jeff RobersonThe family of Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager whose death at the hands of police in Ferguson, Mo. sparked protests across the country, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
The family of Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager whose death at the hands of police in Ferguson, Mo. sparked protests across the country, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. - Sputnik International
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The family of Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager whose death at the hands of police in Ferguson, Mo. sparked protests across the country, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
© AFP 2023 / Jewel SamadMichael Brown's mother Leslie McSpadden cries outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 24, 2014 after hearing the grand jury decision on her son's fatal shooting. US President Barack Obama urged calm as violent protests broke out on the streets of Ferguson after the grand jury decided a white policeman will not face charges for killing a black teen.
Michael Brown's mother Leslie McSpadden cries outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri - Sputnik International
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Michael Brown's mother Leslie McSpadden cries outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 24, 2014 after hearing the grand jury decision on her son's fatal shooting. US President Barack Obama urged calm as violent protests broke out on the streets of Ferguson after the grand jury decided a white policeman will not face charges for killing a black teen.
© AP Photo / Charlie RiedelPolice officers take a protester into custody Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S.
Police officers take a protester into custody Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. - Sputnik International
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Police officers take a protester into custody Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S.
© AP Photo / Charles Rex ArbogastClifton Kinnie joins protesters as they block traffic on the street outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Ferguson. The Justice Department on Wednesday cleared a white former Ferguson police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old, but also issued a scathing report calling for sweeping changes in city law enforcement practices it called discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Clifton Kinnie joins protesters as they block traffic on the street outside the Ferguson, Mo. - Sputnik International
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Clifton Kinnie joins protesters as they block traffic on the street outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Ferguson. The Justice Department on Wednesday cleared a white former Ferguson police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old, but also issued a scathing report calling for sweeping changes in city law enforcement practices it called discriminatory and unconstitutional.
© AP Photo / Jeff RobersonIn this Aug. 11, 2014, file photo, police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson
In this Aug. 11, 2014, file photo, police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson - Sputnik International
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In this Aug. 11, 2014, file photo, police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson
© AFP 2023 / Jewel SamadPolice detain a protester outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014
Police detain a protester outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014 - Sputnik International
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Police detain a protester outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014
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A protester is taken into custody Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Several protesters have been taken into custody during a demonstration outside the police department. Tensions escalated late Friday during an initially calm demonstration after police said protesters were illegally blocking West Florissant Avenue.
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The family of Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager whose death at the hands of police in Ferguson, Mo. sparked protests across the country, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
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Michael Brown's mother Leslie McSpadden cries outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 24, 2014 after hearing the grand jury decision on her son's fatal shooting. US President Barack Obama urged calm as violent protests broke out on the streets of Ferguson after the grand jury decided a white policeman will not face charges for killing a black teen.
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Police officers take a protester into custody Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S.
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Clifton Kinnie joins protesters as they block traffic on the street outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Ferguson. The Justice Department on Wednesday cleared a white former Ferguson police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old, but also issued a scathing report calling for sweeping changes in city law enforcement practices it called discriminatory and unconstitutional.
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In this Aug. 11, 2014, file photo, police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson
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Police detain a protester outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014

More outrage erupted over the incident in November, when a US grand jury failed to indict Wilson for the fatal shooting, and later in March, when the US Department of Justice cleared Wilson of any civil rights violations in the shooting of Brown.

Wilson resigned from the Ferguson Police Department in November, but told the New Yorker that he had thought about rejoining the department, however, was told his presence “would put other officers at risk.”

The fatal shooting has caused Wilson and his wife Barb, also a former Ferguson police officer, to live reclusive lives. Wilson was forced to purchase a new home anonymously, and Barb decided to retire from the police department after being identified as his wife, according to the media outlet.

Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the fatal shooting, and the city of Ferguson plans to hold a number of events, including a silent march to commemorate Brown’s death.

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