Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director of the ACLU of Missouri, released the following statement regarding the Ferguson City Council vote on the proposed consent decree with the United States Department of Justice:
We are extraordinarily frustrated that, by rejecting the Department of Justice consent decree, the Ferguson City Council has chosen to kick the can down the road again with more bureaucratic delays.
The people of Ferguson are going to get justice. The only question for the Council is whether they want to waste time and money -- the money of their own taxpayers who have been demanding fair and equal treatment from their government.
The ACLU of Missouri remains committed to fighting for the people of Ferguson so the law is followed, immediately and without delay. Enough is enough.