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Crime, atlanta pd launched its latest specialized titan unit. >> we believe the direction they will have to be more aggressive as it relates to street violence we are up against. but it is no way to replace what red dog was. >> reporter: in new york, the nypds street crime unit was launched in the 1970s with the motto "we own the night." the unit faced controversy in 1999 after four plainclothes officers fired 41 shots at amadou diallo, an unarmed student outside his apartment building in the br...

With the racism in police enforcement. and when you look at the fact that these five cops and the rest that should be charged and fired, have not ever -- never been an acquisition they have done this to whites. it is you can be operating with racial profiling even if youre black. it is not who you are. its who you are abusing that determines whether youre operating in a racial profiling and biased way. >> indeed, and as you said the other day on chris hayes show, the vile js has already happened...

On drug dealers with urban commando teams, with intimidating names like crash, dart, tnt, and in atlanta, red dog. >> show me your hands, get on your knees. >> atlantas red dog unit started in the 1980s, officers went to high-risk raids, and patrolled public housing. it is politically popular, but was disbanded in 2011 after years of complaints over its tactics. in 2021, facing a new spike in crime, atlanta pd launched his latest specialize titan unit. >> we believe that the hally had to be more...

Heartbreaking, this wrong in our society. and incremental changes in place to go. i would encourage people -- on both sides of the aisle to at least see what the small change we can make. >> i wanna be clear. a lot of folks are characterizing not necessarily here, but in broader society the george floyd justice in policing act asked some radical departure from the status quo. the fact,, is the international chief of police organizations supporting it. the fraternal order of police organizations....

Taking time off of work. also, written within that gofundme is they hope to use the money to build a memorial skate park, we know that tyre was so in love with skating and sun sets. isabelle cnn atlanta. tyre nicholss death is renewing focus in washington on criminal justice reform, and in particular, on the george floyd justice in policing act. among its provisions it proposes a ban on racial and religious profiling boy law enforcement and certain police procedures and over hauls immunity pro...

You do, and five black officers, as you do, certainly racism has nothing to do with this case, and i think that that is not right. what you have to begin to look at is if the overwhelming number of victims of police abuse are black in memphis, as they are, as disproportionate, as they are, then racial bias is a factor. how could that possibly be? its because the culture of policing. there are certain neighborhoods where they are a warrior mentality. this is a war zone. you have to do what youve ...

Around the country and here in washington what that has meant is renewed calls for police reform. as you said, members of the congressional black caucus they are asking for a meeting with president biden to discuss exactly that. the chair of the cbc saying in a statement over the weekend, we are calling on our colleagues in the house and senate to jump start negotiations now and work with us to address the public health epidemic of police violence that disproportionately affects many of our comm...

Shoulder. >> what has this done to you, why dont you have friends no more. >> well, for one reason, i can only move my arm this far this way and this far that way. so, i cant really do my hair. but, looking in the mirror, it just brings back bad memories. >> the criminal case against bottom has been closed. >> the district attorney offered to let her plead guilty to failure to heed light in exchanges for dismissing the speeding. and took that and paid a fine. >> and bottom has now filed her own ...

Being asked to take a different tact to clean up the neighborhood aggressively visibly approve the quality of life. >> as a broken windows theory, that is idea that there were small quality of life crimes and if you could stop that, you would set up a very peaceful and orderly society. and that really becomes a process of racial profiling that disproportionately targeted young black men as potential criminals >> theyre out there, more police officers walking the beat. >> how are you? if i would ...

It has helped push the conversation regarding police violence in our phone forward. yet, it falls far short of to comprehensive police reform which would address all of the problems necessary. floyds death renewed serious conversations in congress. the house of representatives managed to pass the george floyd justice in policing act in early 2021 largely along party lines but it never made it to the floor of the senate for a vote. the bill wouldve outlawed police techniques like chokeholds, caro...