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>> right. the reason its coming back up is because broken windows is back on the table. you got to understand that what this policy focuses on are the kinds of minor crimes that also end up being disproportionately targeted for african-american youth, et cetera. marijuana arrests, for instance. marijuana arrests skyrocketed. its incredible. in 94 there were something like 1800 arrests. here we go. 1800 arrests in 94. 51,000 in 2000. thats broken windows policing. taking the small things the turn...

Same place. >> yeah. i think there are two central issues here. one is historical, one is extremely current. it reminds me of the signs people wore in the civil rights movement that said i am a man. you had to establish your humanity. the inhumanity of how this man was treated, saying he could not breathe and no one coming to his aid. when you think about the historical reality of race in america, the leg city of how black men have been treated in this country and black women have been treated f...

I think there are two central issues here. one is historical, one is extremely current. it reminds me of the signs people wore in the civil rights movement that said i am a man. you had to establish your humanity. the inhumanity of how this man was treated, saying he could not breathe and no one coming to his aid. when you think about the historical reality of race in america, the leg city of how black men have been treated in this country and black women have been treated for centuries, he says...

Were echoing words that eric garner said right before he was killed. a bunch of organizations are coming together. so, they do have demand. they want an end to broken windows policing. they want an end to the police department essentially policing itself. so, you know, as theyre trying to figure out what the next steps are, first its mobilizing the people and thats what theyre doing now. >> thank you so much for the update on that story. >> thanks for having me, ronan. we want you to weigh in ...

Is a change to the abusive patterns of this kind of broken-windows policing. i think they can still effectively enforce the law without doing what theyre doing. >> thats the question, right? i mean, theres been in the kind of doctrine that a lot of people have adopted theres a connection between them right? we talk about broken windows. the idea is if you let people do things like graffitis, jump turnstiles, that leads to an at tuesday of per mismissiveness that needs to murder. >> right. >> you...

Thank you for joining me. fast forward to whats planned today. there are on-going protests, including #thisstopsnowtoday, expected at one of the sites in the city. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: organizers are developing plans of action, how to respond to nonindictment of the officer that killed eric garner. theres a big protest in foley square, under the banner this stops today. harkening back to words he said before he was killed, this stops today. they have a list of demands. f...