To follow up on Kent's post, it's not just the Lt. Gov. of Missouri who sees the disgraceful, race huckstering role played by the Department of Justice in the Ferguson shooting. There is also the brilliant Prof. Richard Epstein of NYU Law School, who writes:
The DOJ must acknowledge that the killing of Michael Brown was a justifiable homicide. It must abandon its contrived legalisms and defend Wilson, by condemning unequivocally the entire misguided campaign against him, which resulted in threats against his life and forced his resignation from the police force. Eric Holder owes Wilson an apology for the unnecessary anguish that Wilson has suffered. As the Attorney General for all Americans, he must tell the protestors once and for all that their campaign has been thoroughly misguided from start to finish, and that their continued protests should stop in the interests of civic peace and racial harmony. In light of the past vilification of Wilson, it is not enough for the DOJ to publish the report, and not trumpet its conclusions. It is necessary to put that report front and center in the public debate so that everyone now understands that Wilson behaved properly throughout the entire incident...
DOJ publicly apologize to Wilson?
That is about as likely to happen as the POTUS having a beer summit with Wilson and Michael Brown's parents on the White House lawn.
paul --
I agree that such a summit is unlikely to happen, but mainly because Darren Wilson would have too much self-respect to attend.
President Obama's willingness to admit error and graciousness toward his opponents are not his strong suits.