The commission’s 16 members come from government, academia, law enforcement, business, and the protest movement. The meeting was televised live.
“More than anything else, the eyes of our region, neighbors, friends, families, church members are upon us,” co-chair Rev. Starsky Wilson said. “Our work will affect their life outcomes first and foremost.”
In Washington, the Obama administration held several meetings Monday with activists and others to discuss Ferguson. Topics included:
A request for 50,000 body cameras for police officers;
Federal oversight of military transfer of equipment to local police departments;
Possible reforms to ease mistrust towards police, particularly in minority communities;
The creation of a task force to prepare recommendations for "21st century policing" — to be led by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey and former Office of Justice Programs AG Laurie Robinson
Attorney General Eric Holder visited Atlanta Monday as well to discuss race relations at community organizations there.
Meanwhile, a new round of Ferguson demonstrations started in New York, Portland and Washington with several arrests taking place in New York City.
