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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJustice Department Finds Pattern of Police Bias and Excessive Force in Ferguson
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/us/justice-department-finds-pattern-of-police-bias-and-excessive-force-in-ferguson.htmlWASHINGTON Police officers in Ferguson, Mo., have routinely violated the constitutional rights of the citys black residents, the Justice Department has concluded in a scathing report that accuses the officers of using excessive force and making unjustified traffic stops for years.
The Justice Department, which opened its investigation after a white Ferguson police officer shot and killed a black teenager last summer, says the discrimination was fueled in part by racial stereotypes held by city officials. Investigators say the officials made racist jokes about blacks on their city email accounts.
Ferguson is a largely black city with a government and a police force that are mostly white. After the shooting of the teenager, Michael Brown, the city erupted in angry, sometimes violent protests and looting. Since then, Ferguson has been at the center of a national debate over race and policing that has drawn in President Obama, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey.
The reports findings were summarized by a federal law enforcement official. The full report is expected to be released on Wednesday. A separate report is expected to clear the officer, Darren Wilson, of any civil rights violations in the shooting of Mr. Brown.
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steve2470
Mar 2015
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bravenak
(34,648 posts)1. Hey Steve!!!!!
steve2470
(37,461 posts)2. hey bravenak, hope you're staying warm!
bravenak
(34,648 posts)3. Warmer than the rest of the snowbearing locations.
It's amazing how warm Anchorage is compared to Chicago. I have my window open!
I think everybody here, even republicans will admit to climate change.
steve2470
(37,461 posts)4. 33 F ? Wow you are thick-blooded for sure!
bravenak
(34,648 posts)5. I guess so.
It feels warm outside. I've been here too long.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)6. kick