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'''Ferguson, Missouri''' is a suburb of [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. The municipality received world-wide scrutiny after a white policeman's killing of a black youth was seen as an unjust abuse of power, yet he never faced charges.<ref name=nytimes2015-03-06/><ref name=theguardian2015-03-11/><ref name=cbc2015-03-11V/> The [[United States Department of Justice]] published a highly critical report of racism within the City's Police Department and City administration. | '''Ferguson, Missouri''' is a suburb of [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. The municipality received world-wide scrutiny after a white policeman's killing of a black youth was seen as an unjust abuse of power, yet he never faced charges.<ref name=nytimes2015-03-06/><ref name=theguardian2015-03-11/><ref name=cbc2015-03-11V/> The [[United States Department of Justice]] published a highly critical report of racism within the City's Police Department and City administration. | ||
The DOJ was forced to sue the city, in February 2016.<ref name=wibw2016-02-10/> The city and the DOJ had spent months negotiating the terms of an agreement for how the city would reform its Police, only to have the city refuse to sign the agreement without significant additions to the agreement. | |||
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| url = https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Justice-Department-suing-Ferguson-over-deal-attorney-general-says--368384161.html | |||
| title = Justice Department suing Ferguson over deal, attorney general says | |||
| work = [[WIBW]] | |||
| author = Ed Payne, Steve Almasy, Dave Alsup, Nick Viviani | |||
| date = 2016-02-10 | |||
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315132032/https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Justice-Department-suing-Ferguson-over-deal-attorney-general-says--368384161.html | |||
| archivedate = 2016-03-15 | |||
| accessdate = 2022-07-19 | |||
| url-status = live | |||
| quote = Federal authorities had no other choice but to file a lawsuit against the city after the Ferguson City Council voted to change the terms of a consent decree, Lynch said. | |||
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| author = Jon Swaine | | author = Jon Swaine | ||
| date = 2015-03-11 | | date = 2015-03-11 | ||
| location = [[New York City]] | | location = [[New York, New York|New York City]] | ||
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220102113514/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/11/ferguson-removes-city-manager-after-damning-justice-department-report | | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220102113514/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/11/ferguson-removes-city-manager-after-damning-justice-department-report | ||
| archivedate = 2022-01-02 | | archivedate = 2022-01-02 | ||
Revision as of 09:15, 8 April 2023
Ferguson, Missouri is a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The municipality received world-wide scrutiny after a white policeman's killing of a black youth was seen as an unjust abuse of power, yet he never faced charges.[1][2][3] The United States Department of Justice published a highly critical report of racism within the City's Police Department and City administration.
The DOJ was forced to sue the city, in February 2016.[4] The city and the DOJ had spent months negotiating the terms of an agreement for how the city would reform its Police, only to have the city refuse to sign the agreement without significant additions to the agreement.
References
- ↑ John Eligon and Matt Apuzzo. Some in Ferguson Who Are Part of Problem Are Asked to Help Solve It, New York Times, 2015-03-06, p. A16. Retrieved on 2022-07-19. “The Justice Department’s report, however, shows that Mr. Shaw aggressively pushed the police to bring in more money through tickets and fines that disproportionately fell on African-Americans.” mirror
- ↑ Jon Swaine. Ferguson removes city manager after damning Justice Department report: Council reaches ‘mutual separation agreement’ with John Shaw, who was cited in report for his role in aggressive revenue-raising via traffic tickets, The Guardian, 2015-03-11. Retrieved on 2022-07-19. “Shaw, 39, said in a statement that with a 'with a heavy heart' he had decided 'it is in the community’s best interest that I step aside' from his $120,000-a-year job as chief executive.” mirror
- ↑ Michael Brown shooting: Ferguson removes top official after scathing report, CBC News, 2015-03-11. Retrieved on 2022-07-19.
- ↑ Ed Payne, Steve Almasy, Dave Alsup, Nick Viviani. Justice Department suing Ferguson over deal, attorney general says, WIBW, 2016-02-10. Retrieved on 2022-07-19. “Federal authorities had no other choice but to file a lawsuit against the city after the Ferguson City Council voted to change the terms of a consent decree, Lynch said.” mirror