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Attorney General William Barr said state and local leaders in these cities are endangering citizens, including peaceful protestors.We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance. It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens, he said.
Citing various failures by each city such as rising gun violence, police budget cuts, lack of prosecution for those arrested and charged with protest-related charges, lack of protection against property destruction and vandalism, rejection of federal law enforcement, and allowing anarchists to take over certain geographical areas such as CHOP, the DOJ noted that these cities all failed to handle the rapidly increasing violence that occurred in their areas in response to the death of George Floyd in May.
DOJ said other cities will be evaluated for the list using qualifications including the prohibition of police intervention, removal of law enforcement from certain areas, defunding of police departments, the acceptance or rejection of federal law enforcement to the area, and any other related factors the Attorney General deems appropriate.
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