Ferguson and the Justice Department Report

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Another example, page 25:

For example, in July 2012, a police officer arrested a business owner on charges of
Interfering in Police Business and Misuse of 911 because she objected to the officer’s detention
of her employee. The officer had stopped the employee for “walking unsafely in the street” as he
returned to work from the bank. According to FPD records, the owner “became verbally
involved,” came out of her shop three times after being asked to stay inside, and called 911 to
complain to the Police Chief. The officer characterized her protestations as interference and
arrested her inside her shop.

The arrest violated the First Amendment, which “does not allow
such speech to be made a crime.” Hill, 482 U.S. at 462. Indeed, the officer’s decision to arrest
the woman after she tried to contact the Police Chief suggests that he may have been retaliating
against her for reporting his conduct.

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And three sacrificial lambs are offered up to appease the angry gods....

But the core rot (the City Manager, Mayor, Police Chief, Muni court judge) remain. At least for now.

http://news.yahoo.com/three-ferguson-mis...11867.html