In referring to the Ferguson Police Department as a "collection agency," what did Attorney General Eric Holder imply? The Ferguson Police Department was primarily comprised of former criminals and dropouts from the Missouri State Police Department.
Violations were often handed out by the Ferguson Police Department not in the interests of public safety but to provide the city with revenue.
The Ferguson Police Department preferred to arrest individuals instead of handing them violations, so that the local jails could be filled.
Enforcement practices by the Ferguson Police Department were primarily directed at the most crime-ridden neighborhoods in Ferguson.