DOJ finds that Ferguson Police routinely violates rights of citizens

[bravenak]

Watching MSNBC right now. Very interesting. Still looking for a link.
Found it!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/us/justice-department-finds-pattern-of-police-bias-and-excessive-force-in-ferguson.html

[tishaLA]

1. BAM!

Bring the hammer down on that racist fiefdom.

In compiling the report, federal investigators conducted hundreds of interviews, reviewed 35,000 pages of police records and analyzed race data compiled for every police stop. They concluded that, over the past two years, African-Americans made up about two-thirds of the city’s population but accounted for 85 percent of traffic stops, 90 percent of citations, 93 percent of arrests and 88 percent of cases in which the police used force.

Black motorists were twice as likely as whites to be searched but less likely to be found in possession of contraband such as drugs or guns.

[bravenak]

2. I hope so.

I want them watched over night and day!!! The whole entire system is jacked up. These investigations by the DOJ need to happen nationwide.