Featured Ferguson, Mo. Police Practices Racially Biased

And that's it in a nutshell. It was like a slow boil and the Michael Brown incident was the tipping point. At that time, right or wrong there was never a chance that Darren Wilson was going to get the benefit of the doubt. It explains so much of this past summer and why things got so out of hand in Ferguson.

 

When did he join the police?

 

Hmmm, the only people to be set on by police dogs and receive dog bites were black people.

 

You are absolutely correct Salty. Jackie took a lot of abuse, but made a very positive change in America and in baseball.

I see a reply later where the poster obviously had no idea what you were saying.

 

Yet, the very same people cleared Darren Wilson of all wrong doing and refused to file charges... bi-polar perhaps?

 

Which is precisely why you didn't provide any. Nice try.

 

How is this bi-polar exactly? I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to say here.

 

Um... Rolf indicated the Ferguson PD was found, by the Justice Department, to have a racial bias simply because of politics. Yet the very same people, the Justice Department, found no wrong doing in the guy, Wilson, who killed the black guy. If it was all political it seems the guy who did the shooting would have been found at fault/racist as well.

My question was, perhaps the Justice Department is bipolar?

 

It's a non-issue? The full report can be read here:

http://www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...03/04/ferguson_police_department_report_1.pdf

Racial bias is only one section in the report. The Police Practices section explains their aggressive methods for generating revenue and denying civil rights. I found the Municipal Court section to be especially interesting.

The police department routinely issues arrest warrants for unpaid parking fines and speeding tickets. In 2013, they issued over 9,000 arrest warrants. They will not accept partial payments for community service or other alternate payment methods, preferring to ratchet up the fine amount and/or incarcerate people. As a result many people lose their drivers license and spend time in jail over a parking ticket.

 

Because they can play politics from a distance with general accusations made at police departments. They would have had to charge the police officer.

 

Gotcha. That is what I was hoping you were getting it. I agree.

 

You are obsessed with politics to the point where you are shrugging your shoulders against things that should have been squashed decades ago. Once again you fail to see the bigger picture here and the only comments you care to make are the usual "circle the wagons for the GOP" comments because that is all you really care about. What kind of a pastor calls institutionalized racism across a police and court district a "non-issue." What is the matter with you?

 

I keep holding out hope that he is just a big fat troll, or some kind of "devils advocate" goading people into fighting for the right things. I see the things he posts about Blacks and Hispanics and I wonder how his Hispanic congregants would feel if they read it. Especially the Hispanic youth. It bothers me that a "man of God" might actually hold these beliefs as true as he ministers to the very people he talks so awful about.

 

Yup. and there's some that tell us rejecting the democrat party is rejecting Christ himself.

Most of the people on this thread want a solution, and do see the problem.

 

It sure is.

And it's good to have you around, Zaac. I've taken you off ignore, and actually look forward to what you post.

Still looking forward to the day you lock horns with a liberal, though.:thumbs:

 

Agreed, it's really sickening to see people use God as political arguing point.

 

It absolutely is.

Goes for both sides. I've had a few good threads bombed with an anti-abortion rant.

 

Though they do not have enough to charge Wilson, they still need to serve someone up for appearance's sake.

Also, my own personal suspicion is that Eric Holder is on a crusade motivated by his own personal racism.