Posted on 08/20/2014 5:57:27 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Attorney General Eric Holder will be in Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday to meet with FBI and law enforcement officials, as well as community leaders, although it's unclear what effect he will have on the tinderbox the northern St. Louis suburbs have become — especially after local cops on Tuesday shot and killed a second young black man in as many weeks.
Holder hasn't commented on the second shooting. He is making the trip primarily to meet with the principal players surrounding the shooting of Michael Brown, the black 18-year-old gunned down by a white Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9.
n a statement announcing his trip to the region, Holder said Monday, "I intend to meet with FBI investigators and prosecutors on the ground from the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney's Office officials about the ongoing investigation."
Holder also said he found "the selective release of sensitive information" in the case "troubling."
And in a "Message to the people of Ferguson" posted on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's website Tuesday, Holder put his mission bluntly:
"This is my pledge to the people of Ferguson: Our investigation into this matter will be full, it will be fair, and it will be independent. And beyond the investigation itself, we will work with the police, civil rights leaders, and members of the public to ensure that this tragedy can give rise to new understanding — and robust action — aimed at bridging persistent gaps between law enforcement officials and the communities we serve. Long after the events of Aug. 9 have receded from the headlines, the Justice Department will continue to stand with this community."
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Fan the flames of civil war?
What he’s always accomplished - more racial strife.
He can bring a rope and hand it to the mob.
Well, his GOAL is to whip up support for the Dems....
Gonna have a ‘beer summit’ with his fellow travelers...
He HAS to go there because maybe HE doesn’t have a phone and a pen! :)
Hes there to strong arm the grand jury into an indictment, piss off whitey, race bait, and break a few laws.
He is one of the most obvious race dividers in this picture.
How did we get to this point?
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Throw more fuel on the fire. It’s starting to burn out. Can’t have that.
Holder is a demagogue. A communist agent provocateur. It’s painfully obvious what he will do.
sun himself and get a tan ?
What can Brown do for you?
Michael Brown, the black 18-year-old gunned down by a white Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9.
How was he gunned down by a person who was attacking him?
How does that work? The guy was charging him like a mad bull.
I guess NBC has moved a lot of resources into the area and needs to milk a lot more stories out of them.
Race baiting.
Exactly.
It is NBC fanning the flames of civil war. Under the protection of the 1st amendment they parse their words in the most inflammatory way.
The “youth” in St. Louis is the second black youth shot in as many weeks. Was there a mention of the approaching police with an upraised knife. NOPE.
The first “youth” an “unarmed” GIANT of a man was not shot, rather he was “GUNNED DOWN”. A deliberate parsing of words to inflame....I think so. I do indeed regret the death of Michael Brown, but personally being 6’5” and of the same weight as Brown, I will tell you bluntly that no one of that size and bulk, young and in the prime of health, can be truly considered “unarmed”.
While in the Navy, several times I was ordered to a stint of Shore Patrol, the Navy cops in liberty towns. When I asked, “why me?” I was merely told, “go look in the mirror.”
I could be classified as a “teddy bear”, but happily never once did anyone raise a dispute with me.
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