5 Mar 2015 5:36 pm
I saw one thread about how the Justice Dept. cleared Officer Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting, but I don't see any on this.
I wonder why?
I wonder why?
Justice Department report rips Ferguson police: why that's not whole story.
A Department of Justice report finding that the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department was rife with racial bias highlights broader problems in American policing.
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Broadly speaking, American policing is at a difficult juncture. Under Attorney General Eric Holder, the Department of Justice has written scathing critiques of police culture in cities like Cleveland and Albuquerque, where high-profile shootings have garnered national attention.
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The Justice Department's Ferguson findings, which allege that a mostly white police force made racist jokes and gave black suspects far less leeway and discretion than white ones, still defines many places.