jeanne moos cnn, new york. thanks for joining us and be sure to record outfront to watch us anytime any night. in the meantime ac360 starts right now with wolf blitzer tonight. good evening, i m wolf blitzer in washington sitting in for anderson. we have breaking news. the justice department s report on policing in ferguson missouri the investigation launched in the ugly wake of the police shooting that left michael brown dead. the conclusion a pattern and practice of racial bias against african-americans by the nearly all white ferguson police department. targeting blacks disproportionately according to one official familiar with the report for traffic stops, use of force, and jail sentences. the report revealed outright racist e-mails within the department. we ll have a bunch more on this shortly including reaction from our own sunny hostin and benjamin. let s begin with the nuclear reaction to benjamin netanyahu s
sobering. investigators found ferguson police routinely violated the civil rights of african-americans by using excessive force and making unjustified traffic stops. officers also made racist jokes on their city e-mail accounts. the report found racial bias in the city s mew in this cal courthouse. our justice correspondent, evan perez, is here with me. the details are stunning when you look at this. it s a damning report. when we went to ferguson, we saw reports of their experience with the police department and now we have statistics from the justice department which indicate what those protesters said their experience is exactly what happened. we have a few of them right here. 85% of vehicles stopped made by the ferguson police departments were of african-americans. 93% of arrests were of african-americans. 90% of citations were
this police department and the court system in ferguson according to the justice department was rived with racism. according to the justice department, 85% of the vehicle stops between 2012 and 2014 were of african-americans. 88% of cases where the ferguson police used force in making an arrest was against african-americans. 93% of arrests were of african-americans. this in a city that s 67% african-american. this report is really as you said scathing. it shows this is a problem that goes beyond just the police department into the court system because people were being targeted not only for traffic stops but also thrown in jail when they couldn t pay their fines. it goes beyond that. they have e-mail offense officials trading racist jokes. that s right. they uncovered e-mails on the ferguson city computer system where people were trading jokes.
tear gas, riot gear and rubber bullets, hardly bridge the racial divide in this community. this is what y all do. this is unity. reporter: it only got worse from there. listen to what this officer says to protesters. bring it. [ bleep ] reporter: and there s more. ferguson police chief, who is white, refused to release the name of the police officer who shot and killed michael brown for days which only fueled more anger. we need to clean this up. if you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. reporter: many found the police chief tone deaf. it s never been the intention of the ferguson police department or of any police department that i know of to intentionally target individuals because of race. if there is that happening, it s a crime and it needs to be addressed. reporter: it was never really
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