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ceasefire. it's great to have you with us. we begin in the troubled city of ferguson missouri. the focus is on the greater grace church where a rally calling for justice for explain teenager michael brown is due to begin. he is the unarmed black teenager fatally shot last week by a white police officer. brown's parents are due to speak. u.s. attorney general eric holder authorised an additional autopsy on the body. today's rally follows another night of unrest. hundreds of protesters defied a curfew, clashing with police. the stat governor discussed the curfew saying protecting the property of residents was part of the rationale in the decision. >> we are trying to use the least amount of force to provide people for the ability to speak

whilst protecting the property of the people. >> this morning al sharpton sustained a service at st. mark's church. we'll have more on that in a moment. let's go to natasha in ferguson. what are we expecting to see from the upcoming rally? >> well, take a look behind me. as you can see, it is packed. i just came out from the church a bit ago. i could barely extract myself. it was body to body, elbow to elbow. it was that way an hour before the rally was expected to begin. i spoke to a number of people and i want to tell you about somist things i saw. i saw a lot of children, children carrying signs saying save our men, our lives matter. children carrying t-shirts saying justice for my uncle, for my daddy, referring to other men

killed in other shootings. i spoke to a number of women and children. the audience is mostly women and children. and one woman says that she is here, not only to support michael brown, because, by the way, michael brown's parents are expected to speak today, but also to provide a teachable moment for her children. i spoke to another woman who has two children below the age of 1, who are here today. she says that this is history, they need to be here, and they have been paying attention to what is going on on her streets this week. the shooting and the protests. i arrived the 10-year-old girl what she thinks about what is going on. she took a moment before responding to me, and eloquently said "we are fed up with what is happening to our men in this community." so hopefully after two nights in a row of violence in this community, this unity rally, which is what it's being

called, will be a salvation for a community filled with unrest a week ago since the death of michael brown. in addition to michael brown's parents expecting we expect to hear from reverend al sharpton, his national network and the bar association is spon toring the association, and we expect to hear from martin luther king iii and jesse jackson. >> michael brown's parent to speak at a rally. community members singing and dancing. browns parent and a growing community demanding answers as to why an unarmed teenager was shot by police. what is the latest on the investigation. >> the investigation is a source of anger.

when the governor had a news conference, he was heckled and shouted at. people were not happy with the pace. . governor understands that, there's multiple investigations, one at the local level, and also the department of. there were 40 on the streets of ferguson, going door to door, trying to find out if there were witnesses to the shooting or if anyone had tips. the governor and law enforcement officials stressed that things have to be allowed to take their course. keep in mind this is a community that had to wait almost a week to learn the name of a police officer involved in the shooting. officer darryl wilson, a 6-year veteran. that upset people. news of the department of justice conducting an independent autopsy came as good news to some that we spoke to. others had mixed result saying

the autopsy whether show what, what has been concluded which is michael brown has been shot. given the violence of yesterday i want to mention on the streets of ferguson this morning there were people out with garbage cans, brooms and bags, collecting the mess left behind, despite the steady rain. a man said it's a disappointment that people are attempting to tear down what he hopes people will build up. the governor said to the community, he understands that people are emotional, that these are deep-seated wounds that cannot be quickly heeled. he also had mentioned that he knows peace can't be restored quickly to the streets of ferguson, but hoped by implementing a midnight to 5am curfew, that it would stop some of the violence. unfortunately there were seven arrests, one man was shot. he is in critical condition. it's interesting to note on the

morning talk shows governor nixon said the curfew was a success. some might challenge his definition of "success", and the governor criticised the ferguson police chief for something he did on friday. the police chief released surveillance video on friday. this surveillance video allegedly showing brown stealing sigar dices from a convenience store and shoving the clerk in the moments before he was shot. that led to a bit of unrest. that is why the department of justice had advised the police chief not to release the video. the brown family said the release of the video maligned brown. the attorney said it was perhaps used to justify his killing, and this morning governor nixon added his disagreement and said that that surveillance video should not have been released. >> stand by in ferguson. we'll go back to greater grace

church in a moment where a rally is underway. michael brown's parents said to speak in a moment. thank you. as we have seen the people of ferg are feeling -- ferguson are feeling a powerful mix of emotion. >> reporter: this woman lived in st louis most of her life and said tension between the police and young people simmered before the michael brown shooting. >> and the police is a new gang. how you going to treat me like i'm this, like you're better than me because you have a badge, you have authority, no, ignorance for the law is no excuse. >> reporter: in the st louis suburb of ferguson the anger played out in the streets after a police officer killed michael brown, an unarmed black teenager. many residents say the predominantly white police force had a history of targetting blacks. >> i'm troubled by every shooting, the shooting with the police officer, the shooting after that occurred.

black on black crime. i'm tired of all the killings. i don't under why this is happening. >> some residents commended the police for the handling of the volatile atmosphere. >> i saw a lot of shops show restraint. cops need to hear that from the african american community. it's a 2-way street to make the community better. >> in an interview with john seigenthaler, the mayor outlined some changes. >> african-american officers are not a dime a dozen. it is hard to go out and get fern african-americans who want to be in the police force. we talked about the divide between young african-americans coming out in droves looking for careers in law enforcement. the st louis area is one of the most segregated communities making it prone to poor schools and high crime rates. >> there's an underto you

bubbling to the -- undertoe bubbling to the service. it's our problem to fix. >> we won't be the same. there's so many people, i am one of them. it could have been my nephew. >> reporter: people say a thorough and transparent investigation into the shooting would be a step towards mending the history of variable tension. >> i want to take you to ferguson missouri, inside the greater grace church. we are looking live. michael brown's parents to speak in a moment. you are looking at the bishop of greater grace church speaking to the crowd. as soon as that gets fully under way, we'll take you there live. brown's parents and the reverend al sharpton and community leaders are set to speak. joining me is cory, the founder of the lawen force. alliance, and a former n.y.p.d. inspector. great to have you with us.

>> thank for having me. >> there was a powerful statement by a resident, and she said the police is the new gang. such a powerful statement. what do you make of that? >> well, i wouldn't totally agree with her. but what we saw transpire with the police the day, the first two or three days after the killing of mr brown, is seen as if they was very, very coming at the - they was coming at the people really hard. >> i want to take a moment. this is ron johnson, a man who unified the community. let's listen in. >> my heart goes out to you. i say that i'm sorry. i wear this uniform. i stand up here and say that i'm sorry. [ clapping ]

[ shouting from the audience ] >> this is my neighbourhood. you are my family. you are my friends. and i am you. [ cheering and applause ] >> and i will stand and protect you. i will protect your right to protest. [ cheering and applause ]

>> i tell you right now, i'm full now. i came into today, i saw people cheering and clapping, and this is what the media needs to put on tv. [ cheering and applause ] >> the last 24 hours have been tough for me. i did an interview last night and the reporter said "something's wrong, your tone has changed." he said "are you tired?

or is something bothering you?" and i said "my heart is heavy because last night i met the members of michael brown's family." one of the gentleman was sitting here. there was a young lady and another young gentleman. they brought tears to my eyes. they brought tears to my eyes. and shame to my heart. but i can tell you and i've said it before, my daughter wrote me a thing talking about peter and jesus. [ cheering and applause ] >> and she said "dad, i know you're going to get scared." . and i said "yes, i am. i'm not scared for me, but

scared for us." she said "daddy when peter failed, jesus picked him back up." and i needed today - i needed today to get back into order. and i'm going to be here as long as it takes. my words will be honest. if we talk about it behind closed doors, i want to tell you. if you don't want me to know, don't tell me behind closed doors. [ cheering and applause ]. >> because when this is over, i'm going to go in my son's room, my black son... [ cheering and applause ]

>>..who wears his pants sagging, wears his hat cocked to the side, got tattoos on his arms - but that's my baby. [ cheering and applause ] >> and we all ought to be thanking the browns for michael, because michael is going to make it better for our sons so they can be better black me. it will be better for our daughters so they can be better black women. better for me so i can be a better black father, and we know that they are going to make our mommas better than they are today. [ cheering and applause ] >> let's continue to show the nation who we are. continue to show the country who we are. but when the days are over, these days are over, mike brown's family are still

weeping, and they are still on their knees praying, no matter what positive comes in our lives, we need to get on our knees, and we need to pray, we need to thank mike for his life. we need to thanking -- thanking him for the change he make. i love you, i stand tall with you and i'll see you out there, thank you. captain ron johnson with the missouri highway patrol captain. cory joins us, a former n.y.p.d. law enforcement. you heard the words he said "i stand by you, imsorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorry." how critical is his role right now? >> his role is critical. if you put the ferguson police chief next to captain ron johnson, you see two different people. he's very compassionate to the people, he lives in the community, and that's where policing has to change.

we can't have the police departments and primarily in minority communities, but is not reflective of the community. 53 police officers, and only three are african-american, when a community is 60-some-odd per cent african-american. you can't tell me you can't find a few more qualified people. i'm not saying spin the numbers 50/50. out of 50 you could have had 20. >> i asked an n.y.p.d. former white police officer, does a white police officer understand the black community and he said absolutely. >> that's a blatant line. i challenge him on the statement. me being an african-american cop, i don't know cultures outside of me. you can only learn it. when you live in it, you feel it. like the captain said his son wear his pants sagging down, my son does, to others that's not a part of that ethnicity. they may think it's thuggery or

a gangster. no, that's how they dress. the young black men and women are the hip hop culture, that's what they do. if they wear the hat to the side, that's what the young do. if the pants are sagging, that's what they do. when a c.d.c. wear the stone jackets with the chains, you go to caucasian communities, that's how they dress. no other person will understand a community like a person that lives in the community or is part of the ethnicity. >> this is the greater grace church, a rally is under way with members of the community, we'll hear from reverend al sharpton, and michael brown's parents, set to shortly. we saw people singing and dancing and heard from captain ron johnson with the missouri hayway patrol. i'm trying to grasp the situation and understanding how to move forward, but in understanding how to mo forward, how do we get to the point. >> when we get to the point,

everything is in the numbers. when i look at the government of ferguson is overwhelmingly run by white men. the community is overwhelmingly minority. people do not want to confront race. people do not want to confront it until something like this happens. here we are in america. look at this, this is not america, it's not a democratic society that we grew up in, army, vests, tanks, tear gas - it looks like it was iraq. you have to mend the bridges before this stuff happens. now, if this happened, because in police work sometimes there's tragedy such as this. if you had relationships with the community, even when there was a tragedy, you are able to get on the phone, with the police chief, as soon as it happens. he knows he has a fire. >> how do you build the relationship who doesn't respect the police force and doesn't want a relationship with a police for? >> when i was a commanding

officer of the 67 precinct, which was a dangerous area. i did things to make sure the community knew i cared. every year i took the cops out of uniform, made them play basketball, football, soccer and cricket with the community people. we made them do that. i did an essay writing contest with all the schools in the area. what would i do if i was a commander to stop crime. all of these things are building bridges. i never walked down a street without touching someone's hand, without saying "hi" so someone. you have to let people know you are not bigger than them. cops are humans. some when they put on the uniform, they feel like they are robbo cop and feel they have power and authority but respecting people. you have to respect people, no matter if they are poor, rich, indignant. respect people. it goes a long way. >> you bring up a good point, talking about the mindsetment do

they almost see themselves as soldiers. i can tell you from experience coming up in the ranks, i can remember being in a precinct where people say "i don't want to work in that dump", i say "that's not a dump, that's where i grew up." they live into suburbs, and you fly them into cities they are not used to. they want to do eight and straight. eight hours and go home. they don't want to do overtime. you have to have cops that are compassionate and want to help the community. >> take a moment, get out of the patrol car, talk to members of the community. >> yes. >> former n.y.p.d. inspector and founder of law enforcement alignment. you are looking live at ferguson missouri, at a rally underway. this is the praise choir and the great greater grace church. we'll hear from michael brown's

parents in a moment. a quick break and the conversation continues on the other side of this. [ singing ]

welcome back, looking live at ferguson missouri after a night of unrest. we are looking at celebration at the greater grace church. this is in ferguson missouri, where michael brown's parents are expected to speak at a rally that is underway.

michael brown's parents. you heard from ron johnson, appointed by the governor to take control. he told people at the rally that he stands with them. >> this is my neighbourhood. you are my family. you are my friends. and i am you. [ cheering and applause ] >> and i will stand and protect you. i will protect your right to protest. [ cheering and applause ] >> and i tell you right now, i'll full right now. i came into today and i saw people cheering and people clapping and this is what the media needs to put on tv. [ cheering and applause ] >> that is what we are covering at this hour. you are looking at the praise

choir at the greater grace church in ferguson missouri. former nyd inspector cory is joining us. you said something interesting before the break, that people don't want to confront race. why not? >> it's a touchy subject. it's been touchy from the beginning of time. we know that america has had serious race issues since slavery. there has been an issue. and so when you have these departments that 90-something per cent ran by white men and the community is 67% minority, it's like the masses are overlooking it. that's the take from the community. i can vouch for that. i was a young black man at one time, and the community policing. none of them looked like us. i had no heroes to look up to. >> is this a black and white issue? >> no, all minorities should have the same opportunities to get into the police departments

around the country. and the police or the municipalities, the mayor officers, they need to drill down and get some serious recruiting done. >> you heard the mayor saying it's difficult to find qualified african-american officers for the police force, that african-american americans don't want to be police officers. >> i stand here to change that. where they weed us out is in the psychological test. they brung you in in front of a psychiatric trist and they say yea or nay based on a picture, analytical information that you came up with. it's easier to weed them out. solisticly they pass the deft. when it goes to the investigation, they had a former arrest, their mother or father was convicted of a felony, these are all the rules and regulations used to wed them out. i challenge anyone on that. i know a bunch of

african-american, a bunch of his panic people that call me looking to be cops, they want to be cops. they get weed the out. >> as a former officer, inspector, you've been in difficult situations. looking at the situation in ferguson, has the police force been heavy-handed? >> in the beginning it was heavy-handed. i beg to differ why the n.y.p.d. police cheer or phil banks, chief of department, would have deployed armoured tanks for a demonstration in l.a. or chicago, big cities. usually it's the small towns where you get this stuff. we are used to dealing with protesters all the time. we deal with it all the time. you have to let people protest. it's a constitutional right. they should have soft clothes on, like now, no hats or helmets, gas masks, tasers. that's intimidating. the young man just died and we had numerous witnesses saying

his hand were up. i don't know if his hand were up, that's what the witnesses were saying. there's discord. maybe they should vent frustration, block off three brooks and say you have to demonstrate, but when you antagonise them, it's not fair to the people. do we need to examine the way police officers are trained. >> you know what, when i spoke, i did an interview not long ago. i don't think it's an issue with the training, it's the implementation of the training which they get in the streets. cops are taught c.p.r., you know, courtesy, race relations. respect. how to shoot people. they are taught all this stuff. when they get into the street it's a cultural thing. they have to find out what's the discord from police academy to hitting the street. they get the training. when they get to the street, it's a different animal. leadership is everything. leaders have to make sure the cops underneath them are

following directives that they are giving. >> how much responsibility, though, falls on the community. we have seen the images coming out of ferguson that are disturbing, rioting, looting, destroying businesses. >> i'm against that. the community burning down. when they want to go out at 2 o'clock in the morning to get a gallon of the milk, they can't go, because they burnt the store down. i don't see an advantage of them doing that. we don't condone that at all. the police have a very tough job. and, you know, across the world - but the police cannes - they have to give the people some cushion to do some protesting. >> we talked about the role of captain rob johnson with the missouri highway patrol. many are asking why do we need leaders to direct and guide us in situations like this, in the black community. >> ron johnson or reverend al

sharpton. >> the community is looking to ron johnson, and looking for someone appropriate. why was a black community do we need leadership. >> throughout time we had leaders, martin, malcolm - i'm glad you went to the church. that's the foundation of black people from the beginning of type. we always look to our pastors when we don't have our parents around. we look to the political leaders in our local community. leadership is good. good leadership is good. we don't need race debaters or people burning down this stuff. it's uncalled for. he is a perfect leader. not only is he a leader, he's from the community. he goes to the convenes -- convenience store. i'm not saying everyone from the police force should be from the community. there should be a pool of some

people that understand what is going on. 53 out of 53 officers, three blacks - i can guarantee. i don't know what the numbers are with the three or where they are working. i know they are not the police chief. they are probably patrol officers. >> i want to talk about where do we go from here and regain the trust of the community and police force. you saw reverend al sharpton entering the church. we'll take a break and attend the rally on the other side of the break. stay with us.

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and attorney darryl parks, past president and member of the legal team for michael brown, please come to the podium. give a round of applause. welcome back to al jazeera america. we are live in ferguson missouri at the greater grace church. you heard a moment ago from the council of the brown family, ben jammin croft, speaking about the family, michael brown's parents. and reverend al sharpton expect to speak to the crowd. this is a unity rally for justice. joins us once again is cory, a former n.y.p.d. inspector. what questions should we ask at this point? >> i was a deputy inspector much what questions should we be asking ourselves is where do we go from here? how do we stop the bleeding? the bleeding i talk about is the incidents popping up in and around the country, not just st. louis. at the hands of the n.y.p.d.

we had out in the bronx to gram. there has been a lot of interest. what you don't see is the incidents happen in other communities, communities other than minority communies much the lingering question for the country is why is it happening in minority communities, and how do we fix it. >> do we need more transparency in the police department? >> when you look at the st louis case, the michael brown's case we need transparency. they wouldn't release the officer's name. it's a current problem. they have yet it release a picture of the officer. the community feels as if they are being bam boozeled. there's no transparency. in this case the justice department have to take over. >> you saw a moment ago the family of michael brown, the

parents with martin luther king iii. speaking a moment ago was captain ron johnson, who told the crowd he hopes brown's death will lead to understanding and become a learning opportunity for the community. >> when this is over, i'm going to go in my son's room, my black son... [ cheering and applause ] ..who wears his pants sagging, wears his hat cocked to the side, got tattoos on his arms, but that's my baby. [ cheering and applause ] and we all ought to be thanking the browns for michael, because michael is going to make it better for our sons...

[ cheering and applause ] ..so they can be better black men. cory, founder of law enforcement alliance joining us again. you are looking at michael brown's parents. we are getting conflicting reports on whether they are going to speak at the unity rally. we'll find out in a moment. you see reverend jesse jackson and, excuse me, and martin luther king iii speaking here shortly. i want to get back to cory, what lessons will we take away from there. al sharpton, i want to correct myself. >> one of the lessons is transparency has to be on the forefront. you cannot withhold public in fact because it only ipp incites the riot. if they came out with a police version within 48 hours, and actually released a name of the person, the cop that was involved in the shooting, if probably would have brought the tension down a lot soon are, and

then to release a picture of him on a video tape on a robbery, i am sure - i've been a police commander - they had the video immediately after the robbery. why hold on it for five days and release it when you release the name. i don't know how they hide this police chief. he's committing a litany of errors that's inflaming the riot. that is all that has been happening with all the missteps taken by the chief of police in ferguson. >> who is holding the police accountable? >> well, who is supposed to hold the police accountable is the government, the justice department, the elected officials. everyone. they have to hold themselves accountable. as a human being - that's the problem that my organization has - most of these departments we have american police officers, and they are not coming out to speak on injustices in their departments. for the minority communities,

it's almost them against us, when they look at the black cop they are saying you are a part of then, because they are not speaking out. once we confront racism, everyone confronts it, and especially cops, that's a minority dissent. if they come out. i dealt with it, i've spoken out on injustices and n.y.p.d., eyewitnesss that i have seen. most people are standing by and they are not opening their mouth. once we confront it things will be better. >> stand by, i want to listen in to the counsel for the brown family. >> don't lose focus what this is about brothers and sis officers, they tried it with trayvon, now they are trying it with michael. please give a round of applause

for family member ty prue it and attorney anthony gray, a member of the legal team in st louis missouri, as they come to the podium. [ cheering and applause ] >> so before i say anything... i wanted to kick it off like that. what i want you all to remember is that michael brown was not just some young black boy. he was a human being. he was a younger cousin. he was a son. he was an uncle, a nephew. he was not a suspect. he was not an object.

he was not an animal. but that's how he was killed. th this... ..was the last actions that our family member made before he went to rest. this... ..will be stuck in my family's memories for the rest of our lives. so when you protest... ..love for all you. [ cheering and applause ] >> at this time we will...

[ cheering and applause ] ..now, there's going to be a lot said in the next 48 hours. and each more said after that about leslie and michael's child. just know that this was their child. and they loved their child. they had every right for their child to have due process of the law. what is due process, you say, mean? due process is when i put my

hand in the air, you don't execute me because you had a bad day. when i put my hands in the air, you don't decide to be judge, jury and executioner on that day. what is due process, you say, attorney gray, that you don't leave my body on the concrete for four hours. that ain't due process, that anti-dignity for lesley's son. so when we say what we are here for today, united for justice, for michael brown junior, what we are really asking for is simple justice. we are not asking for anything extraordinary. they just want what anybody else will want if their children were shot down in broad daylight - a fair and impartial investigates.

they want to know that they will have their day in court, that the killer of their child will be held accountable to the full extent of the law. there wasn't an arrested judgment, wasn't it an arrested judgment when they left him on the ground for four hours, trying to get their story together? wasn't it arrested judgment when they tried to assassinate his character on friday? and so, y'all we stand with the family. you won't be by yourself. remember the same feeling you have now, because five, six months when we finish the investigation, and they just going to smear his name, they going to say everything about him, but just know he had a

right as an american citizen to due process of the law, without... [ clapping ] ..without further ado lesley's father made a call around the same time they reached out to me, to a civil rights pioneer, much in the same vein as reverend jesse jackson, in the same vein as benjamin hookes, the same vein as the martin luther king junior. and he's going to talk about that legacy, that his grandfather called my friend reverend al sharpton. and like he always does,

reverend al sharpton's parents went to come up to the podium just to thank you for answering the bail for their child, michael brown junior. please give a round of applause for reverend al sharpton. >> let me say, give the parent a hand. [ cheering and applause ] this is a defining moment in this country. all over the world whether you look in russia, whether you look

in the middle east. whether you look in africa, the debate is how the rights of people are dealt with by the state. ferguson and michael brown junior will be a defining moment on how this country deals with policing and the rights of its citizen to redress how police behave in this country. [ clapping ] there will be no toll ration of you trying to change the issue now. toll in three weeks we saw a woman pummelled on a freeway in los angeles, we saw a man choked

to death on video while he said "i can't breathe" 11 times. then we come to ferguson, missouri, the show-me state - and see a young man, 18 years old, shot down in the streets, unarmed. and rather than you address it, you try to smear the young man, rather than uphold the principals of justice and dignity. i want you to know these parents are not going to cry alone, they are not going to stand alone, they are not going to fight alone. we have had enough. [ cheering and applause ]

and anybody that is going to be taken seriously in this country needs to address policing and michael brown. i heard some of the senators talking, but where are the leading candidates for president. jed bush, hillary clinton - don't get laryngitis on this issue. nobody can go to the white house less they stop by our house and talk about policing. [ cheering and applause ]

let me be clear, when the grandfather called me and i came and met with the father and mother i told them i'm not no drive-by activist. we'll be here until justice is achieved. and let me be real clear, i know they are going to smears michael. they may try to smear the parents, they'll call the lawyers name, they'll call me names, but i come from brooklyn, a section called do-or-die-bad style. [ cheering and applause ] i've been in the movement joel madison since i was a teenager, you directed operation bread basket under reverend jackson when i was 13. in all of my life, i have never

seen nothing more despicable than why this mother and father and their families have not had the time to bury their son. the police chief would release a tape trying to disparage his name, while his momma is still weeping, while the family hasn't laid him to rest. how can the young folk of the city believe in a system trying to spit on the name and character of a young man who hasn't even been buried. then you have to come out and say, well it had nothing to do with the shooting - well, why

did you put it out? first of all, lit me tell the media. the tape i saw - a tape of this great robbery. i saw sa tape of some young guy that may have been shoplifting. there's a different between robbing and shoplifting. now, i don't condone either, but you don't have to stretch it to help a smear campaign. but the issue is not whether he shoplived, not what he did before, the issue is how a young man with no deadly threat, no

life extenuating circumstances was shot multiple times. that's the issue, and that's the issue american has to deal with. we don't want no double talking. we don't want no backsliding. we want to know where justice is. [ cheering and applause ] we heard the night in officer ron johnson. we are not antipolice. we don't think all police are bad. we are not anti-sitting down and solving the problem, but there's a different between calling for peace and calling for quiet. peace means that we have equal protection under the law.

quiet means just shut up in silence. we are not going to shut up. we are going to come together and have a real peace in this country. let me clear up one miss nomer. they say why are the family thinking about the federal government coming in. officers of the federal government coming in. one, if you look at what the chief did, you know why the local people can't trust local authorities. how you going to trust them that smear victim to bring the issue before anybody. second, i've got experience in this. i was involved in a movement, cops were prosecuted. i was involved in rodney king,

and anthony byas. i have a record of knowing what the federal laws do. race is not require in a federal case of civil rights if law enforcement is involved. excessive force by the state is a violation of civil rights. so why y'all running around the media looking for something that don't need to be will. we never approved race in the past, we proved excessive force by the state. so there is clear federal exposure here. let me say this and bring my brother on. we want an action plan. we have said to our young folk we are understand the anger.

we are angry. you are not more angry than the parents. and why you show some of the young people out of control, show some of the young people that went out there last night, the night before last, and help clean up and stand up in their neighbourhood. this is not about generation - they are young people that want justice, that know how to protest peacefully. [ clapping ] some are angry and out of control. others are taking advantage of it. and don't take advantage of their child. but the difference between an activist and a thug - don't loot in michael's name. we are not looters, we are liberators. we are not burners, we are

builders. three things - (1) we are going to have a dignified, an incomparable service for their son. the day they choose to lay him to rest, we don't want nothing to move but showing our commitment to justice for this family. second, we want to deal with the milt ittarisation of police in this country. the shocking display of military

operations. we saw millions of dollars. rolled down all kind of military equipment. like you were at war with your citizens, if you got enough money to bring the equipment in here, you got money for jobs for these young people. i met with state senators, the grass roots copying and others

that we have met with. these people we will work with. we need to bring jobs to the young folk. they are mad because they get up mad every day because you giving them no future. we need to since you showed us you got some money, we going to show you how to spend it. thirdly, we going - thirdly, we are going to have a drive in this