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today, the man who could fire him but hasn't, city manager norman bonaparte, spoke about the force that chief lee runs. he said any trust in the police department is gone and this for african-americans in sanford, florida, it was shaky to begin with. >> let's be very clear. chief lee has been the chief of the sanford police department for ten months. the issues that have been brought to my attention regarding the black community and the sanford community go back many years. >> we have been looking into that, including the brutal beating of a homeless man, in which they let the son of...

Say, we need to examine the laws and the context in which this did happen, and bring us up to date on where you think we're going next. we were talking earlier about this new prosecutor that's been appointed. that the police chief has stepped down. where does this go from here, joy ann? >> reporter: well, i think as far as the law is concerned, a lot of people in florida are defending the law and saying, look, this was not a case of stand your ground. really, if anything, trayvon martin was the within u one to stand his ground. i don't see florida walking away from the law, maybe tweaking and ...

Does he have black friends? these are irrelevant questions. all we need to know is where he accesses multiple stereotypes, doing nothing but talking on a phone and decides he must be on drugs, he must be dangerous, all of these sorts of things. the bill lee change in the situation doesn't make me feel better because the pain that i feel from this taking so long with nothing happening is so deeply ingrained and opens up the wound of so many other things that happened before that i don't feel better. i don't feel mullified by bill lee -- as mark said, how is he temporarily removing himself? is t...

Forcible felony under florida law includes robbery or burglary. some of the critics of this law say it appears to justify deadly force to prevent someone committing a robbery or burglary. they say therefore, it's not a stand your ground, it's a stand someone else's ground law. these are some of the things that florida officials are going to look at to see if the law is, frankly, broader and has some unintended consequences. >> ron allen, can i just ask another question about what's happened with chief lee? because we now understand that the city manager has clarified his status. administrative...

These are irrelevant questions. all we need to know is where he accesses multiple stereotypes, doing nothing but talking on a phone and decides he must be on drugs, he must be dangerous, all of these sorts of things. the bill lee change in the situation doesn't make me feel better because the pain that i feel from this taking so long with nothing happening is so deeply ingrained and opens up the wound of so many other things that happened before that i don't feel better. i don't feel mullified by bill lee -- as mark said, how is he temporarily removing himself? is there a date that he will ret...