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Of another black life, one person killed by another person, that's not the issue, sir, because one has a badge and a gun. that badge, that shield suggests that he works for the city, for the state, for the government. that means that he has an extra special responsibility to be careful in the dispensation of justice. he is not to be judge and jury. he is not to take the law into his own hands and to execute another human being. all of these things are at play here. and beyond that, we do know that mayor pete fired the black police chief there. now, why was the black police chief fired? he was ...

Tragic death of stephon clark, an unarmed african-american man, the emotions were raw. they're still raw today. and the community is still healing. it takes time. so i think -- i know pete buttiegieg. i think he's an honest, upright individual who is doing the best to give the community the space to express the anger, frustration and emotion. i think you have to create that space. >> it's not just sacramento, it's not just south bend. we are talking a national issue. we are talking about police-involved shootings that have happened in so many different communities. and we hear from a variation...

You, mayor pete. first of all, the citizens of south bend paid for those police cameras, correct? >> yes. >> okay. millions of tax dollars went to those police cameras, right? >> yes. >> and when you roll them out for us, when you have the big news -- the press conference and said how good they were and they were going to work? well, they failed and we don't get our refund. that's what. two, the second question is what's the standard procedure for transporting a gunshot wound victim to the hospital after he's shot by a police officer and transported by police officers after the ambulance had b...

Activists in the south bend community. and a lot of that has been brought to the surface by this shooting of a black man at the hands of a police officer last week. and you've seen that play out over the past week in south bend. but clearly it's something deeper going on. you can't watch the video that's happening right now in south bend and think that's just something that's been created over the last week. it's something deeper than that and clearly something mayor buttigieg has to address in his hometown. i mean, he is from south bend. he notes that often. this is his home and that's why th...

Jason, this audience not holding back. they've been very anxious about addressing these things with the mayor. what's the perception in the room about how the mayor is handling this? >> well, look, this audience is angry. there's no question about it. they're angry with the mayor, angry at the chief of police here, and not listening to the head of the naacp, the man who is moderating this town hall. there have been several outbursts throughout this entire town hall from people who are simply fed up. one woman told me she doesn't feel as though there is enough transparency with this department....