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Justice Department won't seek civil-rights charges against Missouri officer
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is taking the final steps toward closing the politically charged investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black man in Ferguson, Mo., and clearing the white police officer involved of civil-rights charges.
Federal prosecutors have begun work on a legal memo recommending no civil-rights charges against the officer, Darren Wilson, law-enforcement officials said.
That would close the case in the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. An investigation by the FBI, which is complete, found no evidence to support the charges against the officer, the officials said.
A broader civil-rights investigation into allegations of discriminatory traffic stops and excessive force by the Ferguson Police Department remains open, however. That investigation could lead to significant changes at the department, which is overwhelmingly white despite serving a city that is mostly black.
The state authorities concluded their investigation into Brown’s death in November and similarly recommended no charges.
There is a high legal bar for bringing federal civil-rights charges, and federal investigators had for months signaled they were unlikely to do so. The Justice Department plans to release a report explaining its decision, though it is not clear when.
Ut oh!
Will Al Sharpton call an emergency meeting over this.
He already has one called for Hollywood....
Can he find the time for this?
Poor Officer Wilson. What an ordeal to have endured all over the top race baiters' agenda. From the White House on down that poor man was convicted from the get go by those bastards.
Poor Officer Wilson. What an ordeal to have endured all over the top race baiters' agenda. From the White House on down that poor man was convicted from the get go by those bastards.
Yep. And EVERY police officer in America who will respond to thousands of calls for service this year...knows he is only 1 violent black thug encounter away from the same ordeal.
Why would cops even risk that?
There was never any doubt. Holder couldn't get new evidence.
There was never any doubt. Holder couldn't get new evidence.
I really expected Holder to investigate until the end of time.There was never any doubt. Holder couldn't get new evidence.
Since when did evidence matter to Holder ?
Here we go ! Hope the town don't burn tonight !
Justice Department won't seek civil-rights charges against Missouri officer
Justice Department won t seek civil-rights charges against Missouri officer The Columbus Dispatch
