gates situation. overtook too much to the side. something terrible on that though. he said cop i don t know anything about the facts but the cop acted stupidly. this is a lawyer who said that and who holds himself out as a constitutional law. he clearly took sides there. i mean, clearly right from the get-go. right, i think the point is now they are gun shy. they don t want to do that again. they tried a little bit more with trayvon martin when they said he looked like trayvon. that was seen as going too far by some. though don t want to do anything controversial. this is the safest route for them say they are doing something but not doing too much that s going to irritate either side i think it would help if there was more, if the president included more white and african-american leaders. i mean, and there are some that you know, some leaders that would be perfect for, this i mean, put in senator cory booker not al sharpton. everyone gets mad with al sharpton he owe os a mi
say something positive said steadman bailey. this was not about the police. the police didn t like it very much, greta, they are there at the games protecting people and they didn t much like it at all. the implicit message i don t care what they said after the fact is that police officers get up in the morning, if he they re white, they could just get up and want to shoot someone who happens to be black for the heck of it. i don t like that message. let me repeat that i think they had a right to do it it i defend their right to do it. i think it was very poor judgment. but, greta, where are they on the breakdown of families across the ethnic and racial lines. what about the ray rice thing? they were quiet on ray rice. it would have been nice if should have mentored couple had 8 runs with the law as you know. maybe mentor some kids. a the love these football players do that that s great. celebrate the mentoring program. talk about the lack of role model for people like michae
my heart bleeds for them as well. my also also bleeds for the family. but while i was out there in ferguson what i witnessed was utter chaos. what troubled me is that if michael brown would have come back and tapped some of those rioters on the shoulder and said what s you doing they would have told him to get the hell out of here. this has been bigger than michael brown, therefore, there are individuals who have their observe personal agendas and they are carrying out these riots and this reckless, greta. the family, i sympathize with them. nobody wants and store owners. absolutely. 980% of the store owners who lost their business in the fire were blacks and minorities. do you realize they burnt down a black church. you are going to say that s in the name of michael brown, i ve got a problem with that. i m with you on that, ted, as always. ted, stand by, will you? all right. let go off-the-record for a
with mistrust so high. minority unemployment rates still far more than those of whites. some protesters upset with the ferguson police shooting still violent despite his appeal to calm. released a report that recommends more accountability and the program providing surplus military gear to local police agencies doesn t criticize it though. though he said we don t want build militarized culture in the police department. the gear was useful in the aftermath in the bosoming of the boston marathon. mostly what s provideside office supplies anyway. the president instructed attorney general holder to meet with community leaders across the country. holder is in atlanta tonight. mr. owe baptism that also formed a task force, chaired by philadelphia s police commissioner and a former associate attorney general. he told them to come up with concrete solutions. not a report that just sits on a shelf. greta? wendell, in looking at the list of attendees which include by the way al sharpton. one o
or people whose places were burned down or people who wanted the police to come in and help. that was a glaring they weren t there. nor as i said, were there elected officials or police officials from ferguson, missouri. but the president insists this problem is broader than ferguson. is he looking for ways to build trust. he says police are much more effective when they have the trust of the communities they serve. indeed. maybe ought to invite poor to people from the community who might be grateful for their help. president obama s new plan policing communities or likely to create more divide and hostility. who else was missing from today s big meeting? our political panel is here next. you re like the poster ch for paying on time. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal. until your insurance company jacks up your rates.