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At the jersey state police when racial profiling was a problem and brought in an fbi special agent in charge to run the police for a period of time. i think that would be a good thing for ferguson. the citizens are what matter the most. that's number one. certainly the officers and the personnel, of course number two. but the first thing is the citizens. and they have to trust the chief. i'm sure lieutenant colonel is a good man. i understand that. but he's from the county. chief jackson was from the county. is that going to give the citizens the level of trust that they need? i'd rather see a...

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"profound sadness that i'm announcing that i am stepping down." chief jackson resides over a police force of 54 officers of whom just four are black. the population of ferguson is nearly 70% black. a november 2008 e-mail stated that president barack obama would not be president for very long because, quote, what black man holds a steady job for four years? in april 2011 e-mail depicting president barack obama as a chimpanzee. and an october 2011 e-mail included a photo of a bare-chested women in africa

Few blocks more in that direction and a couple blocks in the opposite direction. it was stunning this would happen now because even this particular protest was winding down. it was after midnight. things have been relatively quiet here. and this was after chief jackson had resigned. so it's a time when you would think things would be more calm but people are still angry. they still want more reforms to the police department. so just amp midnight, here's what happened. [ gunfire ] >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: at least four shots rang out shortly after midnight as officers attempted to control pro...

No longer with the police force. wilson has been getting death threats, according to his attorneys, who also say he made his decision to resign minutes after hearing from the police chief that others could be in danger. chief jackson would not go into details about the threats. >> were there threats to the department and him as well? >> there have been. >> you take these seriously? >> absolutely. >> what made them credible? >> who's making the threat and their capabilities to carry it out. that's what has to be assessed. i don't want to go into the analysis. >> are they still out this? >> oh, ...