article_snippet: 'the DOJ's investigation found a community that was deeply polarized,' U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said. '
article_snippet: A community where deep distrust and hostility often characterized interactions between police and area residents. '
article_snippet: A community where local authorities consistently approached law enforcement not as a means for protecting public safety but as a way to generate revenue.'
article_snippet: Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said that while the DOJ did highlight many things in the report that must be addressed, there are also things that are an 'over reach.'
article_snippet: the department also exhibited evidence of racial stereotyping, the report states.
article_snippet: Several Ferguson officials told the DOJ that African-American residents exhibit a lack of 'personal responsibility' which causes the group to experience harm.
article_snippet: However, the DOJ found that though some people lack personal responsibility, -- including officers within the department -- the reason African-Americans in the city experience 'disproportionate' harm is the result of the department's many 'systematic deficiencies.'