. >> reporter: milwaukee police chief alfonso mireles apologized for the january encounter. >> members inappropriately and those members were recently discipline. criminal charges against mr. brown were not pursued. >> reporter: brown himself posted a statement on his twitter account writing in part what should have been a simple parking ticket turned into an attempt at police intimidation followed by the unlawful use of a physical force. the common denominator in all of these situations has been racism toward the minority community. community activists agree. >> examples must be set by the administration by terminating officers. >> reporter: the cities police chief has already pledged to make sweeping changes to the department. >> when instances like this come to life, we must allege to do better. we will do better. >> reporter: brown ended up playing an nba game the night of his arrest with visible bruises to his face. he is asking the community for peaceful support and says he plans to take legal action against the milwaukee police department. kenneth craig, cbs news. >>> a danville