As Twitchy reported late last month, the Justice Department and the City of Ferguson, Mo., birthplace of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, had reached a proposed consent degree consisting of 131 pages of guidance governing how Ferguson police would go about performing their duties in the future, along with guidance on hiring, training, and disciplinary action. The city was given until Feb. 9 to approve the deal or face litigation.
Apparently U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch doesn’t think that Ferguson is moving quickly enough to comply, and that a federal lawsuit against the city will speed things up.
.@TheJusticeDept Files Lawsuit to Bring Constitutional Policing to Ferguson, Missouri https://t.co/Or5yoq1Vnl
— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) February 10, 2016
The residents of Ferguson should not be forced to wait any longer. https://t.co/f6SIjOqWq0
— AG 83 Loretta Lynch (@AGLynch) February 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/scott_usmc/status/697559458889756672
@LorettaLynch @TheJusticeDept Does that also mean all of America waiting for you to indict Hillary? What is taking you so long?
— Thomas Richardson (@tejrichardson) February 10, 2016
Hey @LorettaLynch, Will U prosecute #HillaryClinton for the #emails? Or are you going full #Nixon on this? #Patraeus pic.twitter.com/Jq6lU1khVE
— Kandi Rider (@KandiRider) February 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/Origitune/status/697558803261353984
https://twitter.com/RalphSchiano/status/697556023930916864
https://twitter.com/ace442016/status/697587085293715456
@LorettaLynch @TheJusticeDept WHY NOT DO YOUR JOB AND START THE HILLARY CLINTON PROSECUTION? FBI IS WAITING AND SO IS THE UNITED STATES!
— Chicagos antileftist (@urban_prepper) February 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/fedupwithpccrap/status/697569966346756096
@TheJusticeDept @LorettaLynch Buh Bye #ferguson. Say hello to your new mommy & daddy. What bunch of bullies.
— LowFul II (@KingofFree) February 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/BarryBarretta/status/697577366877401088
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch estimated that the cost of monitoring compliance with the guidelines would cost cash-strapped Ferguson $350,000 for the first year. Two taxes increases have been placed on the April ballot to help offset the cost.
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Look who’s piped up. Former Attorney General Eric Holder explains why the Justice Department “had to sue.”
My trip to Ferguson was in 2014. How long are the people there supposed to wait to be treated fairly -as American citizens? DOJ had to sue
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) February 11, 2016
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