Today the Justice Department is expected to open a civil rights investigation on the Ferguson, Missouri police department. This will investigate primarily the complaints of racial profiling and the use of excessive force. After the tragedy which occurred with Michael Brown being shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer, many protests uprose. In my opinion, because of the weeks of protests that followed this event, there is clearly a bigger issue than just that one shooting. It is evident that this is an issue which has just been brought forward after years of repressed problems. Evidentially there is an issue of racial profiling and police officers abusing their power and disregarding the law. With that, the Justice Department is not only investigating Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Michael Brown, they also plan to investigate the entire police department. In addition, they intend to look into other police departments in Saint Louis County. Many of these departments are mainly white police officers serving predominately African American areas. This investigation will look deeply into whether Wilson violated Brown's civil rights and if the departments used different strategies and practices which violates the citizens civil rights. Currently there are six lawsuits against Ferguson police officers all of which claim unnecessary force was used. It is horrible that it took a kid having to die and weeks of protesting for people to see the recurring issue of racism and abuse of power. It is clear that the police officers are not doing their job, abusing their power and violating the rights of many citizens.
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