two years to later, we had columbine, where the police were not prepared to respond appropriately to that kind of attack. then, of course, we were just coming up for air and 9/11 occurred. you have the 1997 bank robbery in north hollywood, the 1999 columbine attack and then the 2001 terrorist attack. i think that's when police departments started to realize they need to be equipped. we like to think of ourselves, law enforcement as we're out there protecting the sheep from the wolves. most citizens in this country are god citizens, they go about their business and they don't think of other people at wolves. police officers, their job is to protect the people from these really bad people. >> you were in the marine corps. >> i was. >> communities are almost like a war zone. how do you decipher between a community you're serving and protecting and what ultimately can be seen as a war zone with gangsters out there outpowering local police? >> i think now where we are in public safety in america, in a post 9/11 america, public safety and homeland security are intertwined and they always w

. >> since 1999 when columbine started the response, police agencies went in the same direction. what we're realizing it's not inning miewnl to any -- immune to any specific area. there will are multiagencies responding and they all need to be on the same page. >> thank you very much for being with us. that's it for us at noon. the next news is at 5:00. howard andly see >> paul: [ sighs ] [ elevator door opens ] >> chief. chief williams, can i get a quote? >> christine: no, he has no comment. >> paul: actually, there is something i want on the record. i just want to extend my gratitude to everybody at the g.c.p.d. and the genoa city memorial staff and everyone else who -- who aided my recovery. thank you. >> people like your son dylan mcavoy? how humiliating is it to know that nikki newman kept your love child a secret from you? >> paul: humiliating? i don't understand the word "humiliating." i was very disappointed that my

in which he was talking about this in terms of trayvon martin, columbine, sandy hook, and saying this is a level of violence our children live with in america, black, white, asian, hispanic. i thought that was quite amazing. and the second thing to say is here, i thought that when you heard from people who also spoke at the ceremony, a number of black celebrities there who took the time to be there, t.j. jakes the minister, tom joiner the radio personality, spike lee the moviemaker, i think lots of people really thought this was an important thing to signify by their presence and i'm again glad that they did it. and even, even al sharpton, who i don't have a lot of respect for as you know, to say there's no time for a pity party, time to talk about black-on-black crime. you heard that from the uncle, too. >> yeah, he has to say that now. >> that's an important -- >> he has to say that now. >> because of you -- >> okay. i got to run but what we did here on "the factor" last week changed the whole way that everybody was talking about it. >> there we go. >> we'll get into a moment. thank

state actually played a role in the making of zero tolerance policies, after the 1999 shootings at columbineon for the denver foundation, one of the sponsors of hinkley restorative justice program. >> in colorado, our zero tolerance law was really in response to columbine, and we were scared, we were all heartbroken, we were terrified, and we wanted to make sure kids were safe. and so we thought, well, let's do this, lets make sure, lets make clear that this is non- negotiable, and that's really where the intention around zero tolerance came from. unfortunately, the way it played out was, was in more negative educational outcomes, there's studies linking suspension to incarcerations, and it's much more likely that if a kid is suspended, or repeatedly suspended, that they'll end up in jail, and its much more likely that if they're suspended even once in ninth grade, they're more likely to drop out. >> sreenivasan: not all conflicts can be resolved through restorative circles, even supporters see the process as one of many approaches. for his part, principal willis remains a strong believer in

michael brown but for the trayvon martins, for the children at sandy hook elementary school, for the columbine massacre, for the black on black crime, there is a cry being made from the ground! >> passionate passionate words from his uncle. you can hear the fact that he is grieving in his own way by preaching to the hundreds of people in the st. louis church, and behind me, you see the grieving as well with a woman who just dropped flowers. clearly she's very upset at the death of 18-year-old michael brown who was shot right there, a little over two weeks ago ago.michael. >> robert ray in ferguson, missouri, we'll have more from robert throughout the day here on al jazeera america. joining us now is jonathan clark a former award winning television reporter and writer, does analysis for the website politics in color. thank you for staying with us this afternoon as we watch the scenes unfold from michael brown's funeral in st. louis. we just heard a passionate plea from his uncle against gun violence, not just in ferguson but throughout area, i wonder your response so far from people outside the

just before the 2000 election, there was columbine. then there was the virginia tech shooting rampage in april of 2007. there was the shooting in tucson, arizona, where congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot. there was the aurora movie theater shooting. terrible, devastating tragedies that everyone bemoaned, but that produced from washington no real response. no legislation. no new laws. one attempt to close a big loophole in the brady law, the gun show loophole, after columbine. that attempt was made, it failed. after that, nothing. and then came newtown. the shooting that left 220 fi0 graders and 6 teachers dead at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. when that shooting happened two years ago, when we all absorbed the unspeakable shock and sadness around that shooting, that did jolt a lot of people in washington, did jolt a lot of democrats who had been shying away from gun control for so long. they were jolted into trying to do something. it was after newtown that democratic senator joe manchin from west virginia

brown, but for the treyvon martins, for those children at sandy hook elementary school, for the columbine for the black on black crime, there is a cry being made from the ground! >> reporter: the referent al sharpton also asked for justice. he called for justice for but he also asked the community to stop the looting and the rioting, he said that was not what michael brown should be remembered for. tony. >> diane, i am wondering, michael brown's family as you mentioned call for a day of silence. let it be michael brown's day. have there been any protests? has that call been heeded? >> reporter: it has been heeded, tone i we have been driving around town and have not seen many people out. there was a prayer vigil this morning at the makeshift memorial which marks the spot where he was shot a couple of weeks ago. a small group of people remembering him. but around town today it's been very, very quiet. we have seen flick that at all. >> diane, one last question for you. what's the latest on the investigation in to brown's shooting death? >> reporter: as you know, the grand jury, the 12-memb

let's take for example, columbine in colorado. the most effective means to engage a serious imminent threat like a shooter in a mall, movie theater or school. speak softly, carry the big stick. have policies, have procedures, have training, have accountability and transparency, but equip the men and women who swear to protect the people they serve the means to do it. the public we're putting at risk if you take thighs weapon these weapons away. >> we'll take a short break and this equipment, very different from the equipment police officers were carrying 15 years ago, how it changes the effect it has on people on the street. stay with us. this is "inside story." stuart! stuart! stuart! stuart! ♪ check it out. this my account thing. we can tweet directly toa comcast expert for help. or we can select a time for them to call us back. the future, right? ♪ this doesn't do it for you? [ doorbell rings, dog barks ] oh, that's what blows your mind -- the advanced technology of a doorbell.. [ male announcer ] tweet an expert and schedule a

mention the columbine shooting. these are not just things that racial violence. these are things that have to do with violence in general. >> this is speaking to a much longer tragedy. there were two eulogies. one was a family here. this was from his uncle. hot about who he was. we just listen to the eulogy given by al sharpton. he was giving the national view. speaking to leave c-net wider audience here in st. louis. >> many if not all of those seats have been filled today. >> workers were killed an explosion in a recycling center. >> police say mortar shell exploded in an outdoor area. they do not know where it came from. no one is being allowed near the scene for fear of another explosion. >> the person's condition is not known. two fatal shootings involving chicago police. the first happened around 630 last night. gang enforcement officers responded after someone said they saw men with guns. the officers approached a group and one of those men ran away. police say when the man ran up the stairs of a home and pointed a gun at an officer who then shot and kille

let's take columbine. although an m16 or ar 16 carried in the police cars are combat weapons, and accurate up to 300 yards, that's true, they are the effective means to engage a serious and imminent threat, like an active shooting in a mall, movie theatre and school. i go back to my point - speak softy, carry a big stick, have triping, accountable -- training, accountability, but equip our men and women who swear to protect the people they serve. the public is the ones put at risk. if you take the weapons away from the men and women. we'll take a short break. when they come back we'll talk about the effect the different pieces of equipment, different to what police officers are carrying in american cities, how it changes the effect they have on other people on the street. stay with us. it's "inside story". vé >> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. what police are trained to do--what soldiers are trained to do, and how the jobs are similar, and where they delive differ on t

brown, but for the treyvon martins, for those children at sandy hook elementary school, for the columbinelack on black crime, there is a cry being made from the ground. >> reporter: but there was also hope for the future. >> one day, one day we don't flat the streets with unity and we don't talk about freedom and we don't talk -- when & when they look out those windows, the colors that stands in the middle of the street don't be more beautiful than any rainbow that they ever seen. but not today. >> reporter: outside on the streets of ferguson, some said they heard the call to action. >> america needs to understand that this is a problem that is not only in st. louis, but it's everywhere. police brutality is real. it is alive and it is happening today. >> reporter: as michael brown's family said their farewells, what happens now depends on a police investigation in to the shooting and the acts of those inside and outside the church who paid their respects. john hen drop, al jazerra, ferguson, missouri. >>> the languages of smaller minority groups are making a comeback in myanmar. for more

get on with a bit you co-produced with michael moore's fahrenheit nine one nine eleven bowling for columbine capitalism a love story how come michael was involved in this is seems right up his alley. yeah it is right up his alley boy i wish that you know. michael's only one person he does so much good around here. this is a film that we made and we've gotten quite a bit of support i have to say from michael moore he played it his film festival he's been he's been giving us a lot of support along the way and really strongly believes that this is an important issue of the day and something that people should pay attention to in fact people are paying attention to it if you think about it it's one of the main issues that unites people on the left and on the right people think there's too much money being spent on elections why do you call it. well here's the thing you know. the citizens united decision was handed down in january of two thousand and ten and that decision made it a lot easier for corporations and then as we later learned also billionaires are the wealthiest americans to spend mon

then you know one thing led to another there is a terrible tragic shooting in colorado called the columbine shootings and then the u.s.s. cole was blown up in yemen in two thousand. and then of course after nine eleven. you know we kept we kept saying yes when the u.s. government called the need our help for training or logistics support aviation support security one thing led to another and and we grew very quickly so he obviously got in numerable a number of government contracts how do you explain your success there because the military wasn't able to their job properly. our success was based on you know we had primarily former special operations people in our management team many of whom had gone on to business school and worked in in regular industry and combining the best of industry knowledge with kind of the seal team special operations can do attitude it worked and you know look the u.s. military is very large very capable very good at conventional operations but when you stop a massive conventional operation and now have to to retasking and become a counterinsurgency force there cr

an important speech by president clinton at columbine.end total meltdown people wanted to continue on the o.j. story. i don't think public television has ever been better than it is. [applause] i take rate pride -- i take great pride. i am just delighted. >> if i might ask a follow-up question. question is about the balance between what the audience, giving them what they want to know, and giving people what they need to know. what is the expectation of americans about first amendment and what they want to know? >> we did a study about people's changing perceptions of the news, where it falls in their daily needs. it was fascinating. is a few pieces of it. one of the things that stuck out with me, what do i need? it isounds funny but true. people said their cell phones ranked higher than water. they didn't think of it as something they needed to get on about their day. so, obviously it is not true but it is what they think. a lot of people said they believe news was an inherent right as an american. you are entitled to news. it should not

michael brown but for the trayvon martins for those children at sandy hook elementary school, for columbine massacre about.for the black on black crime, there is a crime being made from the ground. >> red roses and a red billed cardinals cap topped brown's casket. his mother bore tears. >> to get us together like this. >> reporter: family members called him mike mike and said he had a higher purpose. he even had a premonition of death, days before he died. >> he says i've been seeing death, i've been seeing pictures of death, i see bloody sheets hanging on the clothesline. it truly touched my heart and when i went up there, seeing mike mike, that's exactly what he was laying up under. >> he stated to the family that one day the world would know his name. he did not know that he was offering up a divine prophecy at the time. >> attorney benjamin crump called for justice. >> he wasn't three fifths of a citizen. he was an american citizen. we will not accept three fifths justice. we will demand equal justice for michael brown, jr. >> al sharpton called for change. >> we are not anti-police. we

michael brown, but trayvon martin, for those children in the sandy hook elementary school, for the columbineor black on black crime. you made your remembrance of your great nephew michael more than just about his death. >> yes, i did. because the nation is hurting. and we have to realize that something has to be done, you know, with the guns and with the crime that's taking place throughout the nation. my heart goes out to all people of the nation of the united states of america. and we have to come together as a nation. you know, it still holds true. our flag, one nation under god indeviceable with liberty and justice for all. we should set a precedent and example for the whole world. the whole world is watching america. and we must show them an example that we as a nation as a whole, black, white, regardless of what nationality, that we should come together as a people in order to heal the hurt within ourselves and to come together, sit down at the table and come to an agreement. we must be our brother's keeper. this is one of the other part of the message that i wanted to portray. we have

he shot two co-workers and holding a third hostage in littleton, colorado, which is the home of columbineh school and very near to aurora, colorado, the home of that mass theater shooting. shootings in this area are taken very seriously. in this case the gamer was in his office in littleton and he was playing a game called counterstrike. his office video camera was rolling the whole time. he captured the entire incident. watch. >> they're clearing rooms. what in the world? >> keep your hands up! get on the ground! get on the ground! hands behind your back. >> all hands on deck scenario. not only did the hoax leave s.w.a.t. teams to taking down the gamer but they evacuated the building and nearby school. littleton police were not amused. >> it's real for us. this is not an online game. we have real guns and real bullets and there's potential for tragedy. >> reporter: if they find the person who did the s.w.a.t.'ing, they'll file charges. a teenager in long island who lost an online game of "call of duty" tried to get prevenge claiming the teen killed his mom and brother. the daylights were

we had the columbine incident where the police were not prepared to respond to that attack. then, of course, we were getting ready to come up for air. you have the '97 bank robbery. a '99 column bin attack. that's when police departments started to realise they need to be egypt. we like to think of ourselves as law enforcement. we are protecting the sheep from the wolves. most citizens go about their businesses. police officers have the job of protecting people. >> you bring up a good point. you were in the marine corp. >> i was. >> how do you decipher between a community you are serving and protecting and what ultimately can be seen as a war zone with gangsters outpowering local police. >> i think now where we are in public safety in america. in a post 9/11 america, public safety are intertwined and will be. we have seen internationally, what happened in russia, what happened in mumbai. we saw what happened around the nation, aurora colorado. sandy hook. we have seen the incidents time and time again. it's not right. police are not equipped to defend and protect the people

brown, but for the trayvon martins, for those children in sandy hook elementary school, for the columbine massacre, for the black-on-black crime. there is a cry being made from the ground, and god is hearing. >> this follows the precedence by the 1787 3/5 amendment that said an african-american was to be considered 3/5 of a man. but we declare here today that we pay our final respects to michael brown jr. that he was not 3/5 of a citizen. he was an american citizen. and we will not accept 3/5 justice. we will demand equal justice for michael brown jr. >> we should not sit here today and act like we're watching something that is an order. in all of our religious and spiritual celebration, let us not lose sight of the fact that this young man should be doing his second week in college. >> this young man should be doing his second week in college. the family of michael brown asked this weekend that there not be protests in their son's name today. at least not before the funeral out of respect for them. but the fact that mike brown was about to start college led college students across the co

like those deployed at columbi columbine. >> do think somebody would decide to come to this school with firearms and kill as many teachers as it said in the article kill as many teachers and students as possible is crazy. >> we are thinking about prom, somebody is thinking of shooting people. >> i almost started crying picturing it and stuff. >> the two suspects remain in custody. the superintendent released this statement, police have the situation under control in this part currently no threat to students or employees. the colleges and counselors will be available at the high school to provide support to students and employees. the mother of one of the suspects was shocked and never saw this coming. the father said the boy never had intentions of hurting anybody, which is contrary to the evidence. police say the two planned this attack for personal reasons and sellers on their their kill his head done them wrong in some w way. we should find out shortly the charges are and if these boys will ever be able to return to that school. >> thank you very much. ed: meanwhile attorney general

brown, but for the trayvon martins, for those children at sandy hook elementary school, for the columbinesacre, for the black-on-black crime there is a cry being made from the ground! >> there was definitely a message of, you know, keep it peaceful, and it starts at home. excuse me. it starts at home and goes out to the community and then into the world. you know, we have to start with ourselves and then go out, you know, and spread peace and be respectful, definitely, first and foremost, be respectful of others. >> reporter: ranita conway never met brown neither likely had the 4500 attendees. some wearing a t-shirt or mourning over someone they lost. >> i know the grieving over lost grandchildren that will never be born. >> reporter: celebrities and notables like spike lee and jesse jackson sat in a seemingly reserved vip section next to politicians from the state capitol and the nation's capitol and there was plenty of politics. >> what you guys can do to continue this is show up at the voting polls, let your voices be heard and let everyone know that we have had enough of all of this.

brown, but for the trayvon martins, for those children at sandy hook elementary school, for the columbineassacre, for the black on black crime. there is a cry being made from the ground. >> we have had had enough of the senseless killing. we have had enough of it. and what you guys can do to continue this is show up at the voting polls. let your voices be heard. >> the high profile presence at the service was something akin to what you might see for a dignitary or a public figure with celebrities sitting alongside politicians and civil rights leaders. even the white house sent three staffers including the cabinet secretary to pay their respects. although he was referenced several times during the service, there was no direct mention by name of darren wilson, the officer who shot and killed brown 16 days ago. while the investigation into that shooting is ongoing, many of wilson's supporters wonder what message it might send about his quest for justice with so many public figures were in attendance at brown's funeral. so with so much divisiveness in the wake of the shooting, how can the com

think of columbine. think of the mcdonald's massacre, which i saw in the immediate aftermath where a crazed gunman took out 20 children, women, and men at a fast food, an iconic fast food restaurant in san ysidro, a neighborhood of san diego. what if we had had the appropriate military-like equipment such as an armored personnel carrier. >> right. >> we could have driven that vehicle up to the door, perhaps even through the door and perhaps ended the carnage much, much earlier. so there is a time there is a place. but there is no substitute for the very, very careful selection of the people that you employee as s.w.a.t. officers. no substitute for ongoing education and training. it requires a lot of self-discipline, a lot of maturity, and frankly, a lot of courage to take on that job. but those officers are out there. we just need to be more selective. >> norm stamper, i appreciate you being on. thank you very much for your expertise. i'm joined once again by cnn legal analyst and former legal prosecutor

michael brown but for trayvon martin, for those children in sandy hook elementary school, for the columbine massacre, for the black-on-black crime. >> you heard the father mention that he didn't want to have any protesting today, he wanted a day of peace and silence. well, the funeral procession was met by protesters as it went to the cemetery. >> honoring the dead there but the grand jury at work. what do we know about the legal proceedings in this case? >> well, the grand jury is at work so the first step is to watch the grand jury, see what comes out of that. beyond that, there is another clash -- there was a class action lawsuit going forward, that is being field by the black lawyers for justice on behalf of the demonstrators, anyone who was injured and/or arrested during the course of the clashes and it lists as defendant the st. louis county police, the city police of ferguson and the mayor of ferguson. shepard? >> mike tobin in ferguson, missouri this afternoon. >>> you heard about the earthquake that shook buildings and ruptured gas lines and water lines, rattled folks living in nor

of the work they z both by passion the brady bill and then in the failed efforts, you know, after columbineustrating. >> the shooting at the high school. >> and you know, i think at the time it was extraordinary that we got something done on gun control, the brady bill. but if you look now, 20 years, 30 years later, it's more extraordinary. we, with the country's live through newtown where children, you know, an amazing number of children, and we couldn't do anythingment but jim and sarah, we shouldn't forget sar a she is the not so secret weapon this that team, they got it done with a lot of political help but they were the ones who got it done. >> talk about how, what it was like to work with him during that period. because as we said he was mostly in a wheelchair. but he was active in this campaign. >> the word is inspiring. you know, jim had physical limitations. and he had trouble speaking am but you could tell there is was something in there. and the most amazing thing was most people would react bitterly to this he had worked his whole ca remember and a month into having his job he w

you're nominated you co-produced with michael moore's fahrenheit nine one nine eleven bowling for columbinecapitalism a love story how come michael was involved in this is seems right of bizarrely.

with columbine students, everything was communicated via television and cell phone.ut these guys are experiencing everything through twitter and instagram. most of the kids i talk to first learned about michael brown being shot by seeing instagram pictures posted by their friends of him laying in the street for those hours that he was there. so they're very in tune to what we're saying about them, what the local and national media are saying about them, what their friends and neighbors are saying about them more than any other generation. >> you have to tell me who those rappers they love are later. robert, thank you very much for that. great story. >>> up next, the surprising thing keeping some couples together these days. it's marijuana. puff, puff, pass, luke. plus, a man who gives a lot of folks the giggles. you know him from jimmy kimmel, tosh.0 and "late night" with conan o'brien. todd glass is with us next. ♪ ♪ trouble makers. ♪ dreamer of dreamers. ♪ ♪ we are the y-a-o! ♪ (chinese singing) ♪ oh... oh... oh... oh... ♪ years of swedish experience in in perfecti

into law a ten year assault weapons ban in one thousand nine hundred four despite mass shootings at columbine virginia tech sandy hook and the washington navy yard to name just a few congress hasn't really done anything recently you know in the way of big national gun control legislation since the brady bill by the way that bill the brady bill passed with bipartisan support and was indorsed by none other than ronald reagan himself twenty one years later both of these things congress passing a bipartisan gun control bill and a republican president indorsing background checks inconceivable what the heck. with a for tonight's big picture politics panel are marc harrold libertarian party congressional candidate for jinny's love and district kimberly and as mcguire director of public affairs for the national institute for. reproductive health and patrick edger policy director at american encore thank you all for joining me tonight nice to see . what has happened since nine hundred ninety three this was a no brainer and ninety three of ronald reagan came out and gave a speech asking congress to pas

it's also appropriate when it comes to the newtown shootings and columbine. it's very, very necessary but the local officials need to be very, very careful when they deploy these type of things because of the optics. >> let me get back to a point. back. back to what you are saying about the my brother's keeper initiative and the person that's heading that up, roger johnson, going to be at the funeral tomorrow. what would you have liked to have seen? sounds to me like you hate that there is some kind of connection made between maybe this young man being shot and killed and this my brother's keeper initiative oral trayvon martin and the my brother's keeper initiative when these young men did have fathers who were in their lives. >> absolutely. you know, what have michael brown was doing prior to his death had nothing to do with the reason why he was killed. what we're seeing is that the police in our communities and in communities that are largely populated by african-american people are treating american citizens like terrorists and like criminals before they'