member of the president s task force on 21est century policing. also joining us, david harris, law professor at the university of pittsburgh. and john dixon, chief of police for petersburg, virginia. chief dixon, i just want to go to you on the technicals of what we re picking up on this dash cam. how to we get the audio so clear at that distance from the patrol car in because some of the audio systems, depending on what they have with the dash cam, there s a mike attached to the officer that sounds like they have a system where, as the officer is leaving the vehicle, you can continue to still hear the audio from that system that they have. and chief, it sounds like we re hearing him run as the video keeps rolling, we re definitely hearing the audio of that. so that makes me wonder, do you think it is possible that there is recorded audio of the interaction with walter scott,
what you re seeing in that dash cam video? i agree with the other guest, there s nothing here but a routine traffic stop. the brake light or a taillight appears to be out, and the officer has every right at that point to pull the vehicle over, make an inquiry, issue a citation or a warning. that looks like what was happening right there. all a very routine manner. chief dixon, given the two pieces of video that we ve seen, this approach to the car, which seems professional. and then what we ve seen in the other video, that personal video which shows the shooting, shows what is being charged as the murder of walter scott, how can you join with all your experience in law enforcement, how do you join those videos, what we re seeing in those two videos? well, something that obviously tragically made a difference there, because i