us from designees.c. this report substantiates what so many black residents had been telling cnn that for years the police and court systems discriminated against them. what do you make of the concrete proof that we found inside the department of justice report? it s a very damning report and i think it explains some of the anger that we saw in ferguson. obviously the precipitating factor for the anger of the killing of michael brown, an unarmed african-american young man, by darren wilson a ferguson police officer. but the roiling resend. that african-americans felt resentment that african-americans felt in ferguson after years of mistreatment by the police start to come clear in this report and now the question is what is anyone going to do about it. i think one of the most troubling aspects is that it appears there was a real policy in ferguson to essentially use petty citations, things like
african-americans exaggerate, his word, about police misconduct is not necessarily true. this comes on the heels of the decision by a pair of grand juries, one in staten island and one in ferguson, missouri, not to indict two police officers in the death of two african-american men. my next guest has helped present and provide legal council to one of those officers. patrick lynch is the thank you very much for being here. i know you haven t spoken with any journalist on this. you re dealing with a death in the family and our condolences on that. i appreciate your saying that. let s talk about how the police too brutal it s proved that those are not always exaggerated. what we saw in staten island is an example of police gone awry. it s absolutely not. what it is is police officers responding to the community who called and said there was a problem there.
context of these two cases, and mayor de blasio talked about advising his son to essentially be wary of the new york city police force given his biracial given that he is biracial. what they also should be explaining to your sons and we should explain to all our sons and daughters is that s the police who stand between you and the criminals. what we should teach our children to be afraid of is the criminals the police officers are going after. and that you should run towards the police when you need help. and most people do exactly that. but what do you make there are many watching this program right now that say no african-american young man is going to run toward a police officer after what they saw happen in staten island. because they believe, as the president suggested, that you are not going to get the benefit of the doubt if you are a young black man. i disagree completely. i have 31 years on the job. and not once have i ever been in a radio car when a radio run came o
and most people do exactly that. but what do you make there are many watching this program right now that say no african-american young man is going to run toward a police officer after what they saw happen in staten island. because they believe, as the president suggested, that you are not going to get the benefit of the doubt if you are a young black man. i disagree completely. i have 31 years on the job. and not once have i ever been in a radio car when a radio run came over, a 911 call and we said what color are they, who do they love, who do they live with, we respond to help those people. and the thousands and thousands of lives that new york city police officers and law enforcement save each and every day. but what happened in this staten island case? critics say, a, that was excessive force for a small crime selling loose cigarettes. and, b, eric garner s humanity was forgotten when he was suffering on the ground and no one appeared to be helping him. number one, if t
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