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Ineffective. >> with dan te very early on, with my son, we said, look, if a police officer stops you, do everything he tells you to do. don't move suddenly, don't reach for your cell phone. because we knew, sadly, there was a greater chance it might be misinterpreted if it was a young man of color. >> the situation in ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. the fact is in too many parts of this country a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color. >> we've had to literally train him as families have all over this city for decades in how ...

The police chief who sent those cops out there in staten island is black. the sergeant in control on the scene was black. the evidence does not support that that was a black/white thing. >> there is nothing to support that this individual officer was acting in a racist way when he killed this person. but is it representative -- why does it strike a chord so much with these protesters? maybe it's representative of their experience of the people living in harlem and staten island. why is selma when it comes out on christmas day going to get so many people out to see it? what are we going to lear...

What are we going to learn about our racial heritage -- >> there's no question that that is -- >> because there is still a civil rights issue in this country. and if we ignore that. if we think we're somehow post-racial, then we're diluting ourselves. >> to paint with such a broad brush and try to dismiss the nypd as you can't deal with cops, dante -- >> nobody's doing that. >> yes, he is. instead of coming out and saying nypd has reduced violent crime by 80% in this city, they put their lives on the line every day to protect you and me, they were the ones with those firefighters who were runn...

Ineffective. >> with dan te very early on, with my son, we said, look, if a police officer stops you, do everything he tells you to do. don't move suddenly, don't reach for your cell phone. because we knew, sadly, there was a greater chance it might be misinterpreted if it was a young man of color. >> the situation in ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. the fact is in too many parts of this country a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color. >> we've had to literally train him as families have all over this city for decades in how ...