violence will do no good. it will only set back the cause of reform. i think a lot of people last night heard that message loud and clear and comported themselves appropriately. but i do ask everyone, all new yorkers, all of our visitors in this town to respect the memory of eric garner, michael brown, to respect their families by expressing yourself only in peaceful means. you're going to hear in a few minutes from the commissioner and key members of his team. i'd like to acknowledge some others and thank them for their extraordinary efforts, particularly in the last 24 hours. i want to thank our chief of department, jimmy o'neill who i think did a fantastic job managing the situation last night. also the commanding officer of the academy. the executive officer for the