The Patriot Post® · Holder to Investigate Ferguson Police Department

Attorney General Eric Holder has ridden into Ferguson on a white horse with a Colt peacemaker on his hip to rustle up some justice. His Justice Department will respond to the shooting of Michael Brown by investigating the law enforcement departments of St. Louis County for civil rights violations. The Washington Post reports the Ferguson Police Department has its problems, because “five current and one former member of the Ferguson police force face pending federal lawsuits claiming they used excessive force. The lawsuits, as well as more than a half-dozen internal investigations, include claims that individual officers separately hog-tied a 12-year-old boy who was checking his family mailbox, pistol-whipped children and used a stun gun on a mentally ill man who died as a result.” Holder has investigated 34 other police departments across the nation for this kind of alleged constitutional violation – more than twice that of former attorneys general. As Larry Elder pointed out, Holder “equates ‘equal rights’ with ‘equal results,’” which makes him a dangerous person for dishing out racial justice. More…