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Ineffective. >> with dan te very early on, with my son, we said, look, if a police officer stops you, do everything he tells you to do. dont move suddenly, dont reach for your cell phone. because we knew, sadly, there was a greater chance it might be misinterpreted if it was a young man of color. >> the situation in ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. the fact is in too many parts of this country a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of ...

The police chief who sent those cops out there in staten island is black. the sergeant in control on the scene was black. the evidence does not support that that was a black/white thing. >> there is nothing to support that this individual officer was acting in a racist way when he killed this person. but is it representative -- why does it strike a chord so much with these protesters? maybe its representative of their experience of the people living in harlem and staten island. why is selma when...

What are we going to learn about our racial heritage -- >> theres no question that that is -- >> because there is still a civil rights issue in this country. and if we ignore that. if we think were somehow post-racial, then were diluting ourselves. >> to paint with such a broad brush and try to dismiss the nypd as you cant deal with cops, dante -- >> nobodys doing that. >> yes, he is. instead of coming out and saying nypd has reduced violent crime by 80% in this city, they put their lives on the...

Ineffective. >> with dan te very early on, with my son, we said, look, if a police officer stops you, do everything he tells you to do. dont move suddenly, dont reach for your cell phone. because we knew, sadly, there was a greater chance it might be misinterpreted if it was a young man of color. >> the situation in ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. the fact is in too many parts of this country a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of ...