Holder refuses to investigate the claim of police abuse because the officer involved, is black.

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Chicago Tribune  A Chicago police commander on patrol in a South Side neighborhood last year chased a man he thought was holding a handgun into an abandoned building, then shoved the barrel of his service gun “deep down” the man’s throat, held a Taser to his groin and threatened to kill him if he didn’t say where the gun was, prosecutors said today.

Cmdr. Glenn Evans, 52, was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct after DNA taken from the barrel of his Smith and Wesson .45 caliber handgun conclusively matched the man’s DNA, prosecutors said.

Editor’s notes:  I understand the action of the commander.  You should know that the gun was not found and the Chief did not kill the suspect.   Still,  he did go “over the top” and needs to be reprimanded.  Investigated?  Maybe.  Prosecuted?  I don't think so, assuming an investigation does not turn up serial police abuse.  You might be surprised to read that Eric Holder agrees with my stated position. 

Holder’s DOJ is not going to investigate this matter according to a department spokesman.  So,  Holder and folks like me are on the same page?  Not really.  Here is why; I see it as a case of a singular act of power abuse by a police commander trying to solve a crime and prevent a potential act of violence against another human.    Holder sees a black commander dealing with another black man.  He has stated,  as a matter of DOJ policy,  that his agency would not investigate or prosecute black on black crime. 

That’s the difference. 

One view is based in a practical analysis and a non-biased investigation;  the other is based in a racial context that is biased and lawless,  altogether.