Ferguson & St. Louis, MO -- Deaths and Protests

[HairOfTheDog]

It's a tough call, but if most cops were to quit that town would probably turn into a raging inferno. How do the Black leaders or the Government propose to do? Is there a plan? Or no matter what happens it won't be good enough, there has to be law and no matter how its enforced people will not like it.

According to the mayor of Ferguson, James Knowles:

Ferguson city officials will meet with the Justice Department in about two weeks to begin negotiating an agreement on reforms. If the two parties cannot reach a consensus, the Justice Department can sue and force reform. The city would not settle with the Justice Department if the negotiations do not lead to mutual satisfaction. "There are a lot of things in that (DOJ) report that are very troubling and need to be addressed, but there are also things that are an overreach," Knowles said last Friday.
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I think the reform measures will probably entail appointing a new City Manager; one who is committed to abolishing policies that generate city revenue by creating/increasing ticketing and arrest opportunities; one who can develop new revenue streams.

And, they'll need to appoint a new Chief of Police who'll embrace, implement and advocate new PD training and policies in regards to managing diversity, community relations, appropriate use of force...

^ That's if Ferguson city management and police functions don't just get rolled up into the St. Louis county management umbrella instead. But, even then, those same types of corrective measures would need to be undertaken and monitored if the Ferguson problems also exist in whole or part at the county level.

I agree with MS on one point: whether Ferguson is ultimately patrolled through a revamped Ferguson PD or instead through St. Louis County PD, smart management and reform consultants will likely be looking to increase the racial diversity of the police officers assigned.