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Back that up so even when you are waiting for trial the dangerous people are put behind bars? >> that's exactly right. there is no communication with the victim. you know, this is where the mayor has to get involved. until he takes a firm stance against this, and stops playing nice with the d.a., i don't think we are going to get any -- he needs to use the bully pulpit that he has. only the cops right now and the commissioner that has really been outspoken against a lot of these policies. >> ainsley: the d.a. says this is happening all around the country not just new york while is he soft on c...

Times more african-americans are killed by other civilians than killed by the police. and progressive d.a.s have put in a southwest rules and laws. they have administered the laws in ways that basically let criminals off the hook without restoring justice to the victims because they view the criminals as victims of the system. and we see this time and time again. we have seen felonies reduced to you misdemeanors. we see misdemeanors basically dismissed by a progressive d.a.s, i mean, you mentioned before apologies to the victims. i think we need to apologize to our police, police were demonize...

Engaging in stop and frisk? >> first, the city of philadelphia like every other city since 1968 had been using some form of that police tactic. there were wrong things done in that time and i have apologized for that. the goal here is not about stopping and frisking people. the goal is to get people to stop carrying illegal guns. if you think that there's a chance that your illegal gun will be taken from you, it's really hard to shoot somebody if you don't have your weapon on you. we need to stay focused on that. as a part of a much larger series of policing tactics. what i like to talk about ...

Crime is a product of years of failure by government to address inner city blight and education and jobs. chuck says hey, it's not progressive d.a.s. you would say what to him? >> i would say your job as a district attorney is to prosecute people who commit crimes. there are any number of systems that have their issues. what i'm asking in philly at least is that the d.a. prosecute people. do you know what the d.a.'s nickname is up on state road? you know philly so that's where the prison facilities are. his nickname is let 'em loose larry. that's a disgrace! people talk about now getting a lar...

Philly. if you were mayor today, are you engaging in stop and frisk? >> first, the city of philadelphia like every other city since 1968 had been using some form of that police tactic. there were wrong things done in that time and i have apologized for that. the goal here is not about stopping and frisking people. the goal is to get people to stop carrying illegal guns. if you think that there's a chance that your illegal gun will be taken from you, it's really hard to shoot somebody if you don't have your weapon on you. we need to stay focused on that. as a part of a much larger series of pol...