Post by Logan on Feb 11, 2016 4:19:31 GMT -6
FERGUSON • The U.S. Department of Justice accused Ferguson of numerous constitutional violations in a 56-page lawsuit filed Wednesday, saying that the City Council had in fact rejected a proposed agreement the night before — despite Ferguson officials repeated claims to the contrary.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Ferguson City Council approved a revised version of a consent decree it had worked out with the department, but one revision eliminated the so-called “poison pill” clause that made the decree apply to any other agency providing policing in Ferguson.
That change would have allowed Ferguson to circumvent most of the decree by disbanding its police department.
At a news conference Wednesday, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III insisted that the City Council had “unanimously voted in favor of the most expansive and comprehensive consent decree issued to date.”
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/doj-sues-ferguson-after-council-votes-to-revise-consent-decree/article_462ad4dc-6746-5a1b-b006-452f93f45cfe.html
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Ferguson City Council approved a revised version of a consent decree it had worked out with the department, but one revision eliminated the so-called “poison pill” clause that made the decree apply to any other agency providing policing in Ferguson.
That change would have allowed Ferguson to circumvent most of the decree by disbanding its police department.
At a news conference Wednesday, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III insisted that the City Council had “unanimously voted in favor of the most expansive and comprehensive consent decree issued to date.”
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/doj-sues-ferguson-after-council-votes-to-revise-consent-decree/article_462ad4dc-6746-5a1b-b006-452f93f45cfe.html