(photo credit: Arash Azizzada)
Late breaking from The Washington Post:
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch has decided to launch a federal investigation into whether the Baltimore Police Department has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force.
Lynch’s announcement about the Justice Department’s probe — the latest in a string of municipalities that are being investigated by the federal government for civil rights violations — could come as early as Friday, according to two law enforcement officials.
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Federal “pattern or practice” probes focus on the entire police department, rather than investigating the conduct of certain officers.
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One can't help but wonder if the Feds will find systemic violations similar to those recently uncovered in Ferguson, Missouri.
As a side note, it's also cool to see newly confirmed Attorney General Lynch making a fearless move in her first days on the job.