happen is the ferguson police department needs to be shut down. other communities have done it. it would probably save the taxpayers money. it is time for real change. they could be absorbed into other police districts. somebody needs to have some accountability here. given the scope, it seems like the entire police department should pay should pay a price. the citizens of ferguson will probably be better off as a result. as we await the mayor and the police chief of ferguson darryl parks is with us the attorney for michael brown s family. they are disappointed no files are no charges are going to be filed. they are looking forward to some dramatic changes that potentially could take place to ease some of the pain that they have gone through. right? well wolf i would like to say yes to that. i believe this family is still
to the community, to be honest with you, are the e-mails that circulated amongst people that work for the city of ferguson. to read the atrocious content of some of those that were shared in that report was really disheartening. you know reading some of the quotes from different officers listening to some of the things that people that have been victims of the this police brutality said what happened to them it would make you think you were living in the jim crow south. and we re in 2015. so the statistics are disappointing. they are what they are. i m hoping and the community is hoping at this press conference that hopefully the police chief will make it clear he plans to step down. i don t know how anyone can lead and admit to those type of failures that took place up under their leadership. it would be surprising if the police chief announces he is stepping down. our cnn law enforcement analyst
court citing a pattern of discrimination against african-americans. it s not difficult to imagine how a single tragic incident set off the city of ferguson like a powder keg. from countless police stops and arrests used to generate revenue, to numerous examples of racist e-mails including some mocking the president and the first lady. we are digging into what the attorney general eric holder calls a highly toxic environment. i will speak with the naacp president, cornell william brooks and the national urban league president mark moriel. our correspondents and analysts are all standing by for full coverage. let s begin with all the details. our justice correspondent pamela brown joins us. the attorney general carrying it a searing report highlighting repeated abuse by the ferguson police department against african-americans. the outgoing attorney general did not mince words.
involvement. it was a lot of resources, time spent by many people within the department of justice. we are grateful for what they did to try to at least move us closer to justice. we don t quite agree with their conclusions, but their conclusions are based upon federal law. a federal requirement is a very heightened requirement. as a lawyer i understand that part of it. my clients who are loving parents continue to grieve very hard for the loss. to hear the news they heard today went to their core. to know that their son is no longer with us and person who did it as of now has not had to pay a price. there was no grand jury indictment. the federal government now is not going to file any charges. are you planning a civil lawsuit right now against darren wilson and/or the local police the city of ferguson? without question obviously, when you have civil rights violations although the
where this report indicates whether it be arrest whether it be traffic stops, pedestrian stops, where the police department and the municipal courts are unfairly treating this citizens of ferguson. when you hear young people say that the police is acting as an occupying army and to have a report on government stationery that essentially says it s a racially biased police department it is a revenue-generating police department it is not a community policing police department, we need a strong response. we believe it s important for that police department if not to go out of business then to be under very strict oversight. we have a lot more to discuss with cornell and marc. please both of you stand by. is this ferguson issue an isolated case or is it going on nationally? much more with our guests when we come back.