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I'm a prosecutor first and foremost, and as a judge, I put people in jail for extended periods of time when that was appropriate.

~Eric Holder

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Smart on Crime says if you commit violent crimes, you should go to jail, and go to jail for extended periods of time. For people who are engaged in non-violent crimes - any crimes, for that matter - we are looking for sentences that are proportionate to the conduct that you engaged in.

~Eric Holder

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If I were attorney general in Kansas in 1953, I would not have defended a Kansas statute that put in place separate-but-equal facilities.

~Eric Holder

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Kids who I grew up with, who I played ball with, basketball, baseball, and went to parties with - for whatever reason - they ended up in a fundamentally different place than I did. I'm the attorney general of the United States and they are ex-felons.

~Eric Holder

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The full resources of the Department of Justice have been committed to the investigation into Michael Brown's death.

~Eric Holder

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As the brother of a retired law enforcement officer, I know firsthand that our men and women in uniform perform their duties in the face of tremendous threats and significant personal risk. They put their lives on the line every day, and they often have to make split-second decisions.

~Eric Holder

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Enforcement priorities and arrest patterns must not lead to disparate treatment under the law, even if such treatment is unintended. And police forces should reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.

~Eric Holder

Topics: Arrest Communities Disparate Diversity Enforcement Even Forces Law Lead Must Patterns Police Priorities Reflect Serve Should Treatment Unintended

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Those who peacefully gather to express sympathy for the family of Michael Brown must have their rights respected at all times. And journalists must not be harassed or prevented from covering a story that needs to be told.

~Eric Holder

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History simmers beneath the surface in more communities than just Ferguson.

~Eric Holder

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Ferguson and St. Louis County are not the first places that we have become engaged to ensure fair and equitable policing, and they will not be the last. The Department of Justice will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the Constitution has meaning for all communities.

~Eric Holder

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: January 21st, 1951

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