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Attorney General Eric Holder says he will offer full resources in finding the perpetrators who shot two police officers in Ferguson, Mo. (Reuters)
A day after two police officers were shot in Ferguson, Mo., Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. forcefully denounced what he called the heinous and cowardly attacks, saying that the shooting of two police officers should not impact the progress the city has made in recent days.
What happened last night was a pure ambush, Holder said on Thursday afternoon. This was not someone trying to bring healing to Ferguson. This was a damn punk, a punk, who was trying to sow discord.
Holders remarks came as police in Ferguson are still investigating the shooting outside the Ferguson Police Departments headquarters early Thursday morning, which seriously injured two police officers. No suspects have been taken into custody, but police said they are questioning people in the area.
These are people who protect us, keep us safe. and they have the right, they have the right to come home at night, he said during remarks in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Seeing this attack last night kind of turned my stomach.
Holdersbrief statement Thursday was one of the last times he will speak publicly before stepping down as attorney general. His comments about the attack as cowardly is particularly noteworthy, because intentionally or not, it evokes language he gave in one of his first speechesin the position.
In a 2009 speech,Holder called the United States a nation of cowards because of how it failed to appropriately reckon with the countrys problematic racial history. These comments were controversial for many, but he defended them last year, saying again that the country was afraid of openly confronting racial issues.
On Thursday, Holder praised Fergusonsleadership for taking good faith steps to move in a new direction recently. Ferguson has parted ways this week with its police chief, city manager and municipal judge, three key figures who were named and criticized in a scathing Justice Department report that found widespread racial bias and predatory behavior in the citys police department and court system. When the report was released last week, Holder said it captured a highly toxic environment, defined by mistrust and resentment.
Make no mistake, we still have a long way to go to bring about the systemic change thats needed, Holder said Thursday. But I think the early indications have been positive.
Holder was speaking during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justiceto announce cities that would work with the Justice Departments National Initiative for Building Community and Trust, which intends to help improve relationships between police officers and the communities they serve.
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Attorney General Eric Holder denounces the shootings of Ferguson, Mo., officers and announces six pilot cities for a community trust and justice initiative. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Attorney General Eric Holder denounces the shootings of Ferguson, Mo., officers and announces six pilot cities for a community trust and justice initiative.
Attorney General Eric Holder has condemned the unknown assailant who shot two police officers overnight in Ferguson, Mo., as a "punk who was trying to sow discord" and said he hoped the "disgusting and cowardly attack" would not unravel the progress the community is making to restore trust in the police and the municipal courts there.
At a news conference in Washington, Holder announced the latest steps in his campaign to restore trust in law enforcement, including six pilot sites to test strategies for strengthening bonds between citizens and police. Those sites are Birmingham, Ala.; Stockton, Calif.; Gary, Ind.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Fort Worth, Texas.
The pilot programs are intended to facilitate racial reconciliation, reduce implicit bias in policing, and affirm the idea of procedural justice that the way law enforcement officers treat people in everyday interactions is as important as the outcome of those interactions, such as arrests and convictions.
"There's research that suggests that when people feel like they were treated respectfully by the police, that goes a long way towards community trust, regardless of the outcome," said Nancy LaVigne, director of the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, which will conduct research as part of the federal grant.
Holder, who is likely to retire after six years in office as early as next week, when the Senate votes on his successor, said his efforts on policing in no way were intended to cast all law enforcement officers in a negative light.
"My brother's a retired law enforcement officer and he always tells me that cops have the right to come home at night, you know?" Holder said.
He said authorities in Missouri will have the full support and resources of the federal government as they investigate the shooting near the Ferguson Police Department. The officers who were shot have been released from the hospital.
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