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(79,766 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2015, 10:50 AM Mar 2015

Ferguson Police Department May Fold Due To DOJ Probe [View all]

FERGUSON, Mo. -- U.S. Justice Department investigations of police departments in the past have led to reforms or lengthy litigation. But the DOJ probe of the Ferguson, Missouri, police department, to be announced on Wednesday, may lead to a possible outcome that would set the St. Louis suburb apart: eliminating the police department.

The investigation, begun after a Ferguson officer shot to death unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August, alleges that town authorities routinely violated the constitutional rights of residents with unreasonable searches and force, and that the city budget was largely funded by tickets and fines.

Once Ferguson tallies the costs of either fighting the DOJ allegations or adopting reforms the department will require, it may decide the best choice would be to get rid of the police department and hire another agency to police the town. ...............(more)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/03/doj-ferguson-police-cost_n_6793310.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013

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Ferguson Police Department May Fold Due To DOJ Probe [View all] marmar Mar 2015 OP

Good, they should have to dissolve. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #1

+1 In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #2

Yep. marmar Mar 2015 #3

It would be St. Louis County police or Florissant Police. pintobean Mar 2015 #5

If that city can only meet budget on the back of the poor paying fines...they need to unincorporate Sheepshank Mar 2015 #8

The mayor said traffic fines are 15% of the city's revenue pintobean Mar 2015 #9

It is possible that they may dissolve the Police Department Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #4

title should be "darren wilson destroys ANOTHER police force with his racism" Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #6

GOOD ONE CatWoman Mar 2015 #14

thankyou catwoman Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #20

<snort> Fumesucker Mar 2015 #27

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2015 #30

Dissolving the police department is not enough MurrayDelph Mar 2015 #7

that was my first thought, too. mopinko Mar 2015 #11

Ditto packman Mar 2015 #16

While I do believe the cops there suck.... Sheepshank Mar 2015 #12

Would that even be legal though if they havent been convicted for anything in a court? cstanleytech Mar 2015 #19

I hear Blackwater is looking for work. n/t Orsino Mar 2015 #33

Ferguson PD sounds as if it is too far awful to be worth saving. oldandhappy Mar 2015 #10

I'll wait to review the report; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #13

I wonder if a dissolution of the town's incorporation, JimDandy Mar 2015 #15

That could be a settlement term ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #17

Sounds like a plan TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #45

AMEN... I noticed that on NPR during the report that the JUDGES were even bigger problem uponit7771 Mar 2015 #31

What happens if someone dials 911 strawberries Mar 2015 #18

"I don't see how this is good" < Murdering the kid wasn't too good either. jtuck004 Mar 2015 #21

I guess if someone is in need strawberries Mar 2015 #23

Well, for the white racists, that does seem to be the big issue. They can fuck off. jtuck004 Mar 2015 #25

I don't understand your comment strawberries Mar 2015 #26

Ferguson still has their PD. pintobean Mar 2015 #28

What makes you think Ferguson is crime ridding place?!?! Why would the old and sick be... uponit7771 Mar 2015 #36

The old and sick are always at a disadvantage strawberries Mar 2015 #37

Go back and ask your original question - as if you were black. Then you might understand. jtuck004 Mar 2015 #39

Same that happens now; not a damn thAng.... Please understand, the LEOs in that area are NOT uponit7771 Mar 2015 #29

Some other department would provide law enforcement services. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #40

Generally, the municipality enters into a service agreement with the county ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #46

and yet, darren wilson will face no federal charges. niyad Mar 2015 #22

They'll probably leave the empty police headquarters lying in the street for hours KamaAina Mar 2015 #24

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2015 #32

If it happens, that would be the second Dept that had WILSON on the force, to close. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #34

Maybe we should change laws to disallow fines being included in budgets at all. Matariki Mar 2015 #35

Make no mistake: what happens in Ferguson is an element of supply-side economics alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #38

Precisely Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #43

+1 and +1. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #47

Long fucking overdue... Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #41

They've already folded once before...it doesnt make a difference davidn3600 Mar 2015 #42

fire all the ferguson cops rdking647 Mar 2015 #44