March 2, 2015
Current Events
Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce results of the Justice Department’s investigation of the shooting death of Michael Brown, as well as a broader probe of the Ferguson Police Department before he leaves office in a few weeks.
It’s expected that the Justice Department won’t charge former police officer Darren Wilson for the death of Brown, but will outline findings that allege a pattern of discriminatory tactics used by the Ferguson police. If the police department doesn’t agree to review and revise those tactics, the Justice Department will sue to force changes.
Portions of the lawsuit are expected to include allegations made in a different lawsuit filed by a group of low-income residents who claimed officers in Ferguson and nearby Jennings targeted minorities with minor traffic infractions and then jailed them when they couldn’t pay fines. Holder would ask for court supervision of changes at the Ferguson Police Department to improve how police deal with the minority communities they are supposed to protect.
“I think everybody will see when we announce our results that the process that we have engaged in is, as I said back at the time when I went to Ferguson, independent, thorough and based on all the facts,” Holder said. “And I am confident that people will be satisfied with the results that will be announced.”
"If the police department doesn’t agree to review and revise those tactics, the Justice Department will sue to force changes. "
This is certainly good news! Thanks for sharing it DJ.
Wish it could be duplicated in other police departments also deserving of such forced action, across this country.