They sure have fanned the flames of racism, by declaring that the Ferguson P.D. has widespread racism. This has inflamed hatred from the blacks and whites across the whole country.
Ferguson blacks are now demanding that the whole police department be fired. Yeah, anarchy is just what Ferguson needs. Holder's statement doesn't justify the firing of good cops. It only proves the the Ferguson blacks are not reasonable.
What Holder and Obama have done is not going to end well for blacks, whites or the country. The bigots think they're winning now because of this. But they will regret it too.
The problem is the Ferguson PD would be hard pressed to find willing and qualified minority candidates who would require Basic law Enforcement Training( 600 hours in North Carolina for example and 800 hours in New Jersey) to fill the slots.
The problem in Ferguson is at least two fold..
As with many small to medium sized communities, Ferguson uses the police force as a tool to generate revenue.
Two, the level of frustration on the part of the officers, seeing and having to deal with miscreants of all kinds, having residents of troublesome areas plead for more patrols. And when the PD turns on the pressure to clean up said area, there are people who become incensed over the presence of law enforcement.
So the cops start hating their jobs and become dismissive and even indifferent to the people they are paid to serve and protect.
Ferguson is an odd place. The population is moslty minority, but the government and community participation rate among minorities, particularly blacks, is abysmal.
It is as though they want it both ways...The complain there aren't enough black cops, but they don't want the job either.
As far as elected officials, it is the same thing,. The blacks complain they are not represented in government, but they don't run for office.
What the hell is the city supposed to do?
Maybe they should just shut down the local PD and let the County Sheriff's Dept or the state police handle it....If they think its bad now, just imagine cops with ZERO interest in the community....
Again, they cannot have it both ways.