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To do everything it can to make sure that these kids don't fall into the isis trap. when you look at the pilot program launched by the white house in these states minnesota among them recently do you think something like that is going to be effective? these pilot programs to really try to get to the root of this disenfranchisement? or is it frankly hiring a ton more people to scour through social media to find warning signs. >> you're asking a government guy about hiring a ton more people. let me give you a serious answer. i think it can be effective, but there are so many people getting invol...

Have started pilot programs with cameras or have announced plans to do so. the los angeles police commissioner joins me now. he raised more than $1 million in private donations to help pay for the cameras. thank you for joining us. >> welcome. happy holidays. >> happy holidays to you as well. you know there are still protests planned and going on around this country related to the eric garner case. i bring that up. that case was on tape. you have many who say while the body cameras seem like a good idea, after the eric garner case the debate shifted because it was on camera and it resulted in ...

>> so i've heard -- i think the body camera issue is interesting. i think it's really caught fire in the wake of these various incidents. obviously, the president has endorsed his pilot program. is the idea in your mind that we have an objective record of what happened or is the idea that it acts as a kind of check on the worst instincts of police officers who know in the moment that they might do something this they shouldn't be doing that they're being watched? >> evidence suggests that when police officers wear a body camera their behavior comports to, you know, certain behavior. so it's cl...

Injury we should have a special prosecute because there's an inherent conflict in local prosecutors and because they rely upon police officers. >> so i've heard -- i think the body camera issue is interesting. i think it's really caught fire in the wake of these various incidents. obviously, the president has endorsed his pilot program. is the idea in your mind that we have an objective record of what happened or is the idea that it acts as a kind of check on the worst instincts of police officers who know in the moment that they might do something this they shouldn't be doing that they're bei...

It would be great if it could be written into law but the reality is going forward on any cases where there is police misconduct resulting in death or serious injury we should have a special prosecute because there's an inherent conflict in local prosecutors and because they rely upon police officers. >> so i've heard -- i think the body camera issue is interesting. i think it's really caught fire in the wake of these various incidents. obviously, the president has endorsed his pilot program. is the idea in your mind that we have an objective record of what happened or is the idea that it acts...