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"DOJ’s civil rights investigation into the Ferguson criminal justice system found that authorities have routinely violated the rights of black citizens and have used tickets to generate revenue for the city."
"Many police officers “appear to see some residents, especially those who live in Ferguson’s predominately African-American neighborhoods, less as constituents to be protected than as potential offenders and sources of revenue,” in part due to city policies, according to the report."
"DOJ’s civil rights investigation into the Ferguson criminal justice system found that authorities have routinely violated the rights of black citizens and have used tickets to generate revenue for the city."
"Many police officers “appear to see some residents, especially those who live in Ferguson’s predominately African-American neighborhoods, less as constituents to be protected than as potential offenders and sources of revenue,” in part due to city policies, according to the report." My question is even after this was release why is not anybody here putting the blame on cops as well?
Easy Answer - Black people run Baltimore.
Ferguson is a small suburb town of STL that went from White to Black in 1 decade which you are trying to compare to a major US city.
The reason the DOJ can't make the same claim about Baltimore is that it has a Black Mayor, Black Police Chief, close to 1/2 the police force is Black, majority of city council is Black, and justice system is headed by a Black woman. Clearly it is the epidemy of NE democratic party liberalism. I can imagine then that the USA DOJ also headed by a Black woman, reporting to a Black president would be loath to lay such charges against Baltimore which now is of, by and for Black people.
They will have to either find another bogeyman to blame because in this case the blond haired blue eyed devils had nothing to do with its current sad state headed to ruin.
"DOJ’s civil rights investigation into the Ferguson criminal justice system found that authorities have routinely violated the rights of black citizens and have used tickets to generate revenue for the city."
"Many police officers “appear to see some residents, especially those who live in Ferguson’s predominately African-American neighborhoods, less as constituents to be protected than as potential offenders and sources of revenue,†in part due to city policies, according to the report."
I for one absolutely blame Freddie Gray's death and the weekend shootings in Baltimore on the Ferguson police force and courts. It makes me so
So why would anyone in Baltimore shoot someone else in Baltimore because they are mad about something that happened in ferguson ? I guess I don't understand how that thought process happens.
So why would anyone in Baltimore shoot someone else in Baltimore because they are mad about something that happened in ferguson ? I guess I don't understand how that thought process happens.
[My attempt at sarcasm, to mock a 'thought process' that makes zero sense didn't succeed; sorry 'bout that.]
I'm not surprised about this, and I understand why cops are pulling back, but it seems kinda petulant to me. In what other career field can you get away with not doing your job because someone hurt your feelings?
Regarding Baltimore's systemic problems, just wait, they can become America's systemic problems when Martin O'Malley (former Baltimore mayor and MD governor) runs for President.
I'm not surprised about this, and I understand why cops are pulling back, but it seems kinda petulant to me. In what other career field can you get away with not doing your job because someone hurt your feelings?
Any career where you must constantly judge the risk of personal death or injury against that of providing service to a public that has clearly demonstrated they don't want you there. A situation made worse by management that does not support such decisions and instead panders to politics and media attention.
IMO, Baltimore will do good to hold on to what officers it has left because I can't imagine that anyone would want to work under such impossible conditions.
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