article_snippet: (CNN)With the ongoing protests over the shooting death by police of black teenager Tony Robinson in Madison, Wisconsin, the racist chanting of fraternity members at the University of Oklahoma, and now the inexcusable shootings of two police officers in Latest Ferguson, Missouri, it's safe to say that the always-strained race relations in this country are being pushed to the breaking point.
article_snippet: President Obama said on Twitter, "Violence against police is unacceptable.
article_snippet: Our prayers are with the officers in MO.
article_snippet: The Congressional Black Caucus issued a statement saying, "The CBC understands the frustrations in Ferguson, but a response of violence is not the answer during this transformative moment in our country.
article_snippet: And Attorney General Eric Holder noted, "This was not someone trying to bring healing to Ferguson. ...
article_snippet: For the most part, authorities in Missouri have been careful not to blame the peaceful protesters.
article_snippet: serve than be pressured to fill city coffers by issuing unnecessary citations, as noted in the DOJ report on Ferguson.
article_snippet: Lack of community policing is one of the shortcomings cited in the DOJ report on FergusonFerguson.
highlights_snippet: Latest Ferguson shootings push strained race relations to breaking point .
  