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In reply to the discussion: Ferguson judge withdraws all arrest warrants before 2015 [View all]TacoD
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I'd like them to do a form of jubilee and start from fresh. With DOJ oversight for a few years.
freshwest
Aug 2015
#57
Holder's DOJ did find the PD had a pattern of abuse in this area... Lynch may be on them, too. n/t
freshwest
Aug 2015
#54
When the bag of potatoes is rotten it's best to just throw it out and get a new one.
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2015
#5
Don't you think the people of Ferguson have been through enough and been wronged enough
cui bono
Aug 2015
#61
That sends a pretty powerful message to those responsible for corruption. And it sends a powerful
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2015
#7
IIRC, it applies to anything that comes out of the municipal courts no matter what they call it. nt
jeff47
Aug 2015
#72
Sorry to disagree with a lot of DUers on this but this is unnecessarily broad....
JudyM
Aug 2015
#13
And so all people who commit these offenses should not have their warrants overturned?
thebighobgoblin
Aug 2015
#21
The harm caused to the significant number of citizens victimized by the extortionary police force
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2015
#52
Can you provide the stats for thiefs, rapists, and murderers in Ferguson
JustAnotherGen
Aug 2015
#65
None, Municipal Court only handles traffic fines and the like, not felonies
Lurks Often
Aug 2015
#67
This should happen across the USA in all the thousands & thousands of 'fergusons'
Sunlei
Aug 2015
#16
Yes, save the "careful review" for the felony and misdemeanor charges
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2015
#40
The correct call: separating the wheat from the chafe of Ferguson's extortionary, gangster-like
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2015
#37
Isn't that where they get all their revenue, albeit illicitly? They can't tax rich people, so
valerief
Aug 2015
#51
Yes, the wealthy and white of Ferguson will now have to figure out their revenue sources
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2015
#53
I hope this means that Ferguson is going to stop using its residents as an ATM
Jack Rabbit
Aug 2015
#71
What Jack Rabbit said. Also, Judges alone can't do it. They can only frame a legal basis
ancianita
Aug 2015
#74