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article_snippet: Some critics have called for U.S. Department of Justice to be disbanded and for Police Chief Thomas Jackson to resign.
article_snippet: When asked if Police Chief Thomas Jackson and the city manager may be fired, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said, "We're going to do We due diligence and hold people accountable.
article_snippet: Ferguson Mayor James Knowles also said Ferguson Mayor James Knowles doesn't think U.S. Department of Justice will be disbanded.
article_snippet: When asked about what happens next in Ferguson, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday, "We are prepared to use all the power that We have, all the power that We have to ensure that the situation changes there.  
article_snippet: And that means everything from working with them to coming up with an entirely new structure.
article_snippet: When a reporter asked if that included dismantling the police force, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder replied, "If that's what's necessary then We are prepared to do that.
article_snippet: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered the investigation after a white police officer, Darren Wilson, shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown last summer, setting off months of sometimes violent street protests in the town outside St. Louis.
article_snippet: In a separate report, U.S. Department of Justice described what U.S. Department of Justice said was a "pattern and practice" of discrimination against African-Americans by the Ferguson police and municipal courts.
article_snippet: a "pattern and practice" of discrimination against African-Americans by the Ferguson police and municipal courts included racist emails.
article_snippet: President Obama said Friday that although President Obama doesn't think the abuses of power in Ferguson are typical of America, there are individuals and possibly whole departments in American law enforcement that may struggle to prevent prejudice in prejudice ranks.
article_snippet: I think there are circumstances in which trust between communities and law enforcement has broken down, and individuals or entire departments may not have the training or the accountability to make sure individuals or entire departments are protecting, serving all people, and not just some.
article_snippet: Knowles has outlined a number of reforms the city implemented to address some of the Justice Department's concerns, and said the city "must do better" to address racism.
article_snippet: We must all work to address issues of racial disparity in all aspects of our society," he said Wednesday.