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| Ferguson, Missouri Police Chief Tom Jackson on Wednesday resigned his post effective 19 March, according to sources close to the matter, adding to the fallout of a US Justice Department report on systematic bias within the city’s police department and courts. | Ferguson, Missouri Police Chief Tom Jackson on Wednesday resigned his post effective 19 March, according to sources close to the matter, adding to the fallout of a US Justice Department report on systematic bias within the city’s police department and courts. |
| Mr Jackson’s resignation comes the day after Ferguson City Manager John Shaw announced that he was stepping down. A municipal court judge, a court clerk and two police officers have also either resigned or been fired after the Justice Department report was released last week. | Mr Jackson’s resignation comes the day after Ferguson City Manager John Shaw announced that he was stepping down. A municipal court judge, a court clerk and two police officers have also either resigned or been fired after the Justice Department report was released last week. |
| City officials are expected to allow Mr Jackson to stay on until 19 March, at which point he will step down. | City officials are expected to allow Mr Jackson to stay on until 19 March, at which point he will step down. |
| Good Bye: Ferguson Police Chief To Resign Today http://t.co/cnh0L9gObo #p2 pic.twitter.com/Fh7xxYxBch | Good Bye: Ferguson Police Chief To Resign Today http://t.co/cnh0L9gObo #p2 pic.twitter.com/Fh7xxYxBch |
| Ferguson has been under fire since last summer when a white police officer, Darren Wilson, shot an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown. The officer was not indicted by a grand jury, but the incident uncovered years of discrimination and broken relations between the majority black populace and the majority white police force. | Ferguson has been under fire since last summer when a white police officer, Darren Wilson, shot an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown. The officer was not indicted by a grand jury, but the incident uncovered years of discrimination and broken relations between the majority black populace and the majority white police force. |
| The Justice Department report said that police and courts in Ferguson for years have targeted blacks for traffic stops and other tickets in a systematic effort to generate revenue. | The Justice Department report said that police and courts in Ferguson for years have targeted blacks for traffic stops and other tickets in a systematic effort to generate revenue. |
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