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>> step out of the car. >> you do not have the right to do that. >> i do have the right. so step out and i will remove you. >> why did the officer asked her to put out her cigarette? >> i have no idea. i know that being a former patrol deputy myself and making hundreds of car stops it makes me reflect on my tile during the police academy and in the police academy you go through situational training where you have these type of high tense scenarios where the individuals are police officers themse...

It shouldnt deal with race or sexual orientation or anything other than the situation itself. i agree with the other panelists, because heres the key thing. right now is an opportunity to look at the officer and see how many times he had utilized that discretion and who he utilized that discretion on. because it can clearly show theres a problem. he often pulls over black males and because of that and has never pulled over a white male because of the same issue. so heres an opportunity to take a...

Never pulled over a white male because of the same issue. so heres an opportunity to take a look at that, and im sure that will be part of the investigation looking into why he did this, and if this is a continuous process that he does. >> this is a great point that i think the chief is making. every police officer knows the traffic code is his or her best friend. theres no car that cant be stopped. no driver that doesnt violate some small rule of the traffic code every three blocks. and so beca...

Some small rule of the traffic code every three blocks. and so because of that officers have an almost unlimited discretion to stop anybody. and the question is, we know theyre not going to stop everybody. but the question is how will they exercise that discretion? when you see somebody pulled over for dwi, for reckless driving, for being 25 miles over the limit, that is something that any police officer viewing that will do. but broken taillights that involves a choice and one of the things wer...

Theyre a nuisance and vehicle or traffic code and no one deserves to die. >> megyn: look at this, julia, look at this, these guys say, they were rammed down by this police cruiser in the middle of the street and basically got the tadeath penalty for being punks. >> i totally disagree with that. where are the screeching tires, that slowed down when the second jumped on the back of it and the cop was in mid motion. for all we know he was screeching on the brakes trying to stop. we dont have that f...