Exeter's motormouth TV personality Katie Hopkins has sparked controversy today after she claimed American police officer Darren Wilson should 'get a medal' for shooting unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.
The former Apprentice contestant called Michael Brown 'a thief and a thug' in the same post on Twitter.
Hopkins took to social media to give her opinion on the Ferguson case after a grand jury decided not to indict officer Wilson over the killing.
She posted: 'Brown was not shot for being black. Brown was shot for being a thief and a thug. Give the officer a medal. Justice with knobs on,'
Afterwards several Twitter users accused Ms Hopkins of 'attention seeking', 'antagonizing', and trying too hard'.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCullough announced the grand jury's conclusion that 'no probable cause exists' to indict Officer Darren Wilson.
Earlier today, Officer Darren Wilson revealed that he believes he made the right choice to use lethal force against Michael Brown.
Wilson said that while he feels remorse for causing Brown's death, he would do it all over again.
'I don't think it's haunting; it's always going to be something that happened,' the controversial cop said during an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos
'The reason I have a clear conscience is because I know I did my job right,' Wilson said.
Michael Brown's family reacted with anger on Wednesday, saying Wilson's interview added 'insult to injury'.
A furious backlash followed Hopkins' tweets, with Twitter user Steve Reddish posting: "A medal for shooting a thief?
"You are one horrible publicity seeking lowlife. No-one is interested in what you think."
Another told Hopkins she was "missing the point".
