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“While I agree that our police department can and should improve, the real question for me is this: Will a Federal Government consent decree yield the true results our community is seeking — will it make Memphis better?”
A host of community members, local activists and some local officials gathered at the National Civil Rights Museum to express their thoughts on the DOJ’s report.
The Crisis Intervention Team has strayed far from its initial goals of treating those with mental-health issues more humanely.
“The implications of not entering into a consent decree go beyond a mere declaration of hostility; they fundamentally threaten the integrity of our community’s relationship with law enforcement.”
“It’s my job as mayor to fight for the best interests of our entire community,” Mayor Paul Young said, citing that as a reason for the city not consenting to an agreement with the Justice Department.
The city’s refusal to enter a consent decree to reform the Memphis Police Department could lead to a lawsuit to put such an agreement in place, a top U.S. Department of Justice official said Thursday, Dec. 5.
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