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Hes written to governor cuomo who said at least until the law can be changed, like an executive order that would let the state attorney generals office become the investigating agency instead of local prosecutors. do you support that? do you think its smart? >> i think its an excellent idea. eric schneidermann is saying before we talk about what were going to do and what powers we need, lets utilize the powers we have now. the government can utilize this sbantly. this is a great opportunity to s...

Hes written to governor cuomo who said at least until the law can be changed, like an executive order that would let the state attorney generals office become the investigating agency instead of local prosecutors. do you support that? do you think its smart? >> i think its an excellent idea. eric schneidermann is saying before we talk about what were going to do and what powers we need, lets utilize the powers we have now. the government can utilize this sbantly. this is a great opportunity to s...

Schneiderman. hes written to governor cuomo and says at least as a temporary measure until the law can be changed hed like an executive order that would let the state attorney generals office become the investigating agency, instead of local prosecutors whenever police kill an unarmed civilian. do you support that? >> excellent idea because elected officials will always tell you what theyre going to do because were hoping to kick the can down the road. eric schneiderman is saying before we talk ...

About this issue. thats why he put together the task force as a part of our initiatives that he has going on right now. we have 90 days to come up with some concrete recommendations to the president on how we can have change, positive change in policing starting with establishing trust. i was listening to comments earlier in your program. its very troubling that people do not believe theres fairness in a way in which we police, a way in which cases are reviewed by prosecutors on and on and on. w...

>> well, first let me say that the president is very serious about this issue. thats why he put together the task force as a part of our initiatives that he has going on right now. we have 90 days to come up with some concrete recommendations to the president on how we can have change, positive change in policing starting with establishing trust. i was listening to comments earlier in your program. its very troubling that people do not believe theres fairness in a way in which we police, a way i...

We have to take a look at our training, and more importantly the education that we provide to officers so they better understand the role of police in a democratic society. those are the kinds of things we will focus on as well as use of force and technology. >> let me go to -- you represent rank and file police officers, the beat cop. >> thats right. >> the reforms. what do you want to see the presidents task force tackle if you were asked to be on the task force, what would you say? lets not i...

New york police department, this officer comes from a family that has long served the city. his father is a retired new york city firefighter. his father an officer with the nypd. >> hes the model of what we want a police officer to be. >> he is 29 his mother, now retired worked as an assistant administrator of a nursing home. he is single according to the police union and doesnt have any children. >> hes a mature, mature police officer whos motivated literally by serving community. he literally...

>> reporter: okay. that create as sensation of light headedness. you get that tunnel vision thing. much quicker. its the last choke that blood supply choke experts say is the safer of the two techniques because its easier to restore blood flow than getting someone breathing again. phil is the next guy to wrap his arms around my neck. >> tell me what thats like. >> reporter: difficult to talk or give a strong breath. hes a former beat cop in georgia and tells me something interesting different po...

Want a police officer to be. >> pantaleo, who is 29, has a younger sister. his mother, now retired, worked as an assistant administrator of a nursing home. he is single, according to the police union, and zrunt any children. >> he is a mature police officer whos motivated literally by serving the community. he literally, literally is an eagle scout. >> pantaleo joined the nypd in 2006 as a beat cop. and in 2011, he moved on to the street narcotics enforcement unit. a year later, he joined the an...

Quicker. it is the last choke, the blood supplied choke is the safer of the two techniques because its easier to restore blood flow than to get someone breathing again. phil got his hands around my neck. hes actually an attorney. >> whats that feel like? >> reporter: very difficult to talk or get a strong breath, yeah. also, a former beat cop in new york. different police departments use different chokes. theres no national standard. georgias choke hold goes for the oxygen supply -- >> georgia e...