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Communities of color especially, local municipalities like ferguson, buoying their budgets on the backs of black people, that was troubling to say the least. weve seen in those reports, again report after report from ferguson to chicago to baltimore, clear, not just anecdotal evidence, factual evidence that these communities have been abusing these people of color. to see those dialed back is not just troubling to those protesters but again what does this mean, especially a place like ferguson. ...

Information, and he has leadership skills proven through some of the posts he has had, and give the guy the chance to do the job because this president is going to pick his cabinet and we have a history of other hud secretaries have not had -- >> dont look at experience but look at skills for this position. what do you think he should do day one? we have communities which, again, dr. carson knows well, like detroit, like baltimore, like ferguson, where house something a very important issue. wha...

Theres no allegation -- >> im making a point here and theres bad apples in every bunch. >> well suspected. lets say suspected. >> suspected bad apples. ill give you that one but what we have got to do as americans, weve got to begin to figure out how to turn the page. how we do that by having a symbiotic relationship between community, law enforcement -- >> let me ask you that the cops have said they basically wont be happy in these communities until they enforce a hug-a-thug. and people in the ...

The patterns have become unmistakable and undeniable. >> really? chris stirewalt is our digital editor. what are they? baltimore, we only have charges. we have no adjudication. ferguson, missouri we were told that case was something very different from what it turned out to be. what exactly is she talking about and shouldnt someone who is running for president be a little bit more careful? >> well but if you say that youre concerned about the relationship if you say that you are concerned that t...

And ferguson is a great example of that where everyone bought that hands up dont shoot, not everyone no one on "the kelly file" but once that was debunked and were going to get to this in my next segment it was like a couple of people said were sorry. we totally blew that so theres no accountability. the media gins up a false narrative, oh its another news story. if they find another story of a cop acting badly they hold on to that as justification that their earlier false reporting was somehow ...

Arrested. the narrative that emerges is as you heard don lemon say, hes been in a position where just because of the color of his skin he feels like the cops look at him differently. is he wrong? >> sure hes wrong. the only thing we havent accused the american police officer of in this whole thing since ferguson is breathing while black because i suppose that could come up too. look just because the officer makes a determination no crime was committed doesnt mean he shouldnt ask somebody for inf...

Got to bond but were the guys out there and these are criminals, theyre gang members, they shoot at old ladies we cant hug it out. its not going to work that way. >> heres the thing, megyn. i reported from ferguson and i reported from baltimore and ive also reported from new york city. and nobody is saying there arent bad people out in the streets that need to go behind bars. what we are saying there are good people mistaken for that and the way we fix that and perception oft perception between ...

Unmistakable and undeniable. >> really? chris stirewalt is our digital editor. what are they? baltimore, we only have charges. we have no adjudication. ferguson, missouri we were told that case was something very different from what it turned out to be. what exactly is she talking about and shouldnt someone who is running for president be a little bit more careful? >> well but if you say that youre concerned about the relationship if you say that you are concerned that the trust is missing and t...

Black. >> when wille le condemn police that shoot and kill unarmed men? >> we have a responsibility to come together and do everything we can to achieve justice for this family a vigorous prosecution must now be pursued. >> with dante early on we said look f. a police officer stops you, do everything he tells you it do. dont move suddenly. dont reach for your cell phone because we knew sadly theres a greater chance it might be misinterpreted if it was a young man of color. >> to those of you who...