The Trump Administration to shut down the DOJ Arm that help start up the Ferguson riots.

 

I saw this article and was very pleased, I like many bloggers"Blogged about Ferguson and the Ferguson *Effect* on policing". Feel to read about it on the link, there are a lot of articles in the link.  The same organization was used every time there was a flashpoint that was necessary to further a political goal for the democratic party, whether it was stirring up the base for protest before an election or for financial gain.  This was part of the politicalization of the DOJ that was used against the conservatives part of the country and against President Trump in his first term.  

Ferguson was the ground zero for the BLM movement that destroyed public safety and the race riots that wrecked out cities and led to a wave of radical pro-crime policies that killed thousands.

While Ferguson may be in the rearview mirror for many, the Trump administration is moving to shut down the Community Relations Service that was at the heart of it.

A little flashback.

The Justice Department “sent in its secretive Community Relations Service, all but indistinguishable from a group of community organizers, to train protesters and provide liaison services for them. The so-called ‘Peacemakers’ wear the blue windbreakers, polo shirts and dark sunglasses of Federal agents, but claim to be the ‘eyes and ears of the community.’ Eyes and ears, but not mouths. The CRS organizers were ordered not to talk to the media about what they were doing.”

Obama announced that at the time that “we’ve also had experts from the DOJ’s Community Relations Service working in Ferguson since the days after the shooting to foster conversations among local stakeholders and reduce tensions among the community.”

The secretive experts in question seemed to be geared at worsening the situation and not improving it.

But now the Trump administration is trying to put this community organizer arm of the DOJ to bed.

An internal Justice Department memo reviewed by CBS News said Trump appointees are considering closing the Community Relations Service, which was created as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The mission of the office is to be “America’s peacemaker,” tasked with “preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, conflicts, and civil disorders, and in restoring racial stability and harmony.”

The Community Relations Service does not investigate or prosecute crimes and has no law enforcement authority, and according to the Justice Department, its services are both confidential and free of charge to communities that accept or request them.

The CRS is at best an odd artifact of sixties liberalism and at worst means embedding activists inside the DOJ. Mediation is not the job of the DOJ and having activists with the authority of the Justice Department behind them show up in local communities is troubling and threatening. That said, winding down the CRS may prove legally difficult, so expect lawsuits and judicial rulings. But Ferguson is enough of a reminder that the Community Relations Service is a dangerous and destructive organization.