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McCaskill says situation in Ferguson should be ‘de-militarized,’ says police response part of proble
Senator Claire McCaskill (D) says the situation in Ferguson needs to be “de-militarized,” referring to clashes between police and protestors.
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McCaskill says in a statement that the response by police, “has become the problem instead of the solution.”
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McCaskill is scheduled to speak with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. She plans to talk with him about what she describes as a “totally unacceptable” situation in Ferguson, and about the status of the federal civil rights investigation.
She is in Ferguson where she has spoken to community and religious leaders this morning.
http://www.missourinet.com/2014/08/14/mccaskill-says-situation-in-ferguson-should-be-de-militarized-says-police-response-part-of-problem/
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McCaskill says in a statement that the response by police, “has become the problem instead of the solution.”
...
McCaskill is scheduled to speak with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. She plans to talk with him about what she describes as a “totally unacceptable” situation in Ferguson, and about the status of the federal civil rights investigation.
She is in Ferguson where she has spoken to community and religious leaders this morning.
http://www.missourinet.com/2014/08/14/mccaskill-says-situation-in-ferguson-should-be-de-militarized-says-police-response-part-of-problem/