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Many in Memphis disagreed. Some members of the black community accused the police of charging into the house with the express desire to kill. Observed Shelby County Commissioner Walter Bailey: "A policeman's job is not to mete out punishment. They went in there with the attitude that they would take no prisoners." The Justice Department already has instructed the local FBI office to look into the incident, while Democratic Congressman Harold Ford of Memphis called on Attorney General William French Smith to appoint a special team from Washington to conduct a comprehensive investigation.
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