Ferguson Effects News Today

Dr. darrin porcher, retired nypd lieutenant, and professor at pace university. great to have you both with us, gentlemen. doctor, it was a review. i talked to a former officer last night you said morel is really dumb. these guys, the ones who arent bad cops. they try to keep it clean every day and protect this community. they are very worried about getting in trouble, subdued by doing their job. is that a legitimate >> that is which in it. we go back with what happened in ferguson. there was a t...

Matter, you ought to be concerned about the ferguson effect. if cops are staying in their cars and theyre in an african-american neighborhood, its not the cops killing african-americans, its criminals. if criminals are emboldened, more african-americans will die. if you believe in sentencing reform, when murder rates were at historic lows, people were open to that. but as they skyrocket, you can see popular support for that evaporating. so theres a lot of political ramifications. >> he said ive ...

Held high, taunting them when they get out of their cars. they said to me, we feel under siege and we dont feel much like getting out of our cars. so the suggestion, the question thats been asked of me is, are these kinds of things changing police behavior all over the country? and is that what explains the map and the calendar? the honest answer is, i dont know. and i dont know that explains it entirely. but i do have a strong sense that some part 06 the explanation is a chill wind that has blo...