Posted on 03/06/2015 6:28:28 PM PST by Steelfish
Holder Says Hes Prepared To Dismantle Ferguson Police Department If Necessary
By Katie Zezima March 6
Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday the Department of Justice is ready to take any and all steps that are needed to reform the Ferguson, Mo., police department, including the potential dismantling of the force.
Speaking to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base after a trip to South Carolina with President Obama, Holder said he was stunned by what the investigation uncovered, and will go to all necessary lengths to address racial bias and other systemic issues within the force. A Department of Justice report released Wednesday showed the police department demonstrated a pattern of racial bias and committed constitutional violations.
"We are prepared to use all the powers that we have, all the power that we have, to ensure that the situation changes there. That means everything from working with them to coming up with an entirely new structure," Holder said. When asked if that included dismantling the department, he said, "If that's what's necessary, we're prepared to do that."
Holder said he was "shocked" -- surprised was "not a strong enough word," he said -- by the number of people who were mistreated by the department, and the breadth of the abuses.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
> Holder said he was “shocked” — surprised was “not a strong enough word,” he said — by the number of people who were mistreated by the department, and the breadth of the abuses.
Tell him he now he knows how the rest of America feels about his boss...
> Want to bet theyre all Black and have a Black Panther patch on their shoulder
Make em’ easier to find through the scopes..
The term “authority” is alien to Holder and Obama: Community organizers know no authority.
Sorry, Typo.
Perhaps. Yet it seems, that personal authority is key, to usurping Our US Constitution. The true authority is come by God
may we witness, our true Authority
Do they receive federal funding?
You decide.
Oakland Police Department avoids federal takeover, but agrees to unprecedented control over police 12/06/2012
"It's really up to the city how much federal control there will be," attorney Jim Chanin said. "If they can't deliver (on the reforms), we now have someone who will deliver."
[I want to hear specifics]
The specifics of the report are that the Fergusson cops and court system were acting as defacto tax collectors by ticketing, arresting and most importantly fining residents for all sorts of minor stuff.
Since the population is 70% black while the government is 70% white and the cops 95% white, DoJ decided that it just HAD to be a racial issue rather than the simple explanation of just using the cops as revenue enhancers.
Thanks, that makes sense. Liberal logic at work again.
There was no "hands up". There was no shooting in anyone's back. There was no racism. There was never anything wrong with the Ferguson PD. Just let it go, Holder, and get lost!
In a sign that Oakland's 13-year court-mandated police reform drive might soon be winding down, the city's court-appointed police monitor plans to change his focus to ensuring that the police department doesn't backtrack on reforms.
Since when does the Federal government have the right or power to disband a local police force?
Of course, the governor of MO is a Dem toady.
Nevertheless, Holder is overstepping here, which is the Obama Administration m.o., until someone says “no”.
By what authority?
Congress does not have the authority.
Unless the President declares martial law, he does not have the authority.
The Governor MAY have the authority depending on how the state constitution is set up.
Oh wait, sorry, my bad. I was thinking that the DOJ had to follow the law /sarc
LMAO!
But all this is passe. The constitution matters not to these folks. They have stacked the federal judiciary and have had two SC appointments to make sure their actions will be declared lawful. We saw this in the gay marriages, forcing churches to provide contraceptive coverage, and the list goes on. We have 50% of citizen enablers who care less what Obama does.
That doean’t seem to stop Dear Leader.
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