During the civil rights era, the chief of a local police department in mississippi
writes a memo to the federal department of justice requesting army
assistance before a planned civil rights march. which of the following
statements is a reasonable inference based on the above information?

a. the police department has never seen a march in the town before.

b. the police chief expects the march to be violent.

c. the police chief feels loyal to the marchers.

d. the department of justice has only recently become involved in
local affairs