you mentioned earlier eric garner which i thought was a great point, there are people that are goinglegally try to sonic cigarettes the same way they illegally try to sonic marijuana and other drugs and that's my concern. >> katie: i did mention eric garner. the police are enforcing laws that politicians push through on the books and are putting really bad situations where they are trying to enforce and regulate things that may be are unnecessary and eric garner is not alive as a result of being approached for that. >> capri: is a very interesting point and often times we do place unfunded mandates on law enforcement to do a whole host of things and they are stretched to the limit to be able to deal with the safety and our communities. one thing that hasn't been brought up is the issue of revenue. for example, tobacco products, those taxes help fund children's health insurance programs even in the reauthorization. another thing we need to talk about is whether other things are going to be taxed at the same rate. we always had this debate around the revenue and equity across tobacco p

wrote which i again i highly recommend people going take a look at and also my book on the death of eric garner it's a great it's a great for a very good book it's a very good book you write that more training body cameras community policing the hiring of minority members police officers a better probation service equitable fines and special events to investigate police abuse are really public relations gimmicks and i think it's important for people to realize that and. explain how are these gimmicks because i remember you've got you know n.b.c. c.n.n. all of these political leaders and politicians saying oh this is the answer this will make police better in america quote unquote more professional in fact has a done historically it has swelled the power in the arsenals of police as well as the ability of police to carry out agree just assaults especially against people of color when we're talking about. heavily armed swat teams with kevlar vests and long barreled weapons kicking down doors and terrorizing people in apartments for nonviolent drug. arrests not going to change the camera on there

resolution, we must be attuned to both public health and public safety to ensure that there are no more eric garner's. four year, big tobacco companies disproportionately targeted more tobacco ads and specifically more mental tobacco ads in black neighborhoods. in some neighborhoods, as many as ten times more ads for mental products. cdc reports that nearly nine out of ten black smokers prefer mental cigarettes. i think it's safe to say that the targeting was effective, correct? >> i would agree. >> today, nearly 45% of black mental smokers say they would quit smoking it mental cigarettes were banned, and almost two thirds of smokers would do the same. the fta announced plans to ban mental cigarettes, saying that it was necessary because mental products, quote disproportionally adversely affect underserved communities, so a year has passed in the fda has not followed through on this band. why? >> as you said we went through an advanced rulemaking on a variety of issues related to flavors, including the presence of mental in cigarettes and i would add to what you said that one of the public health con

justice guarantee resolution with public health and public safety to ensure there are no more eric garners. big tobacco companies are targeting more tobacco ads and menthol in black neighborhoods. there ten times is more. nine out of ten black smokers prefer menthol cigarettes it is safe to say the targeting was effective. correct? >> i would agree. >> 45 percent of black smokers say that if menthol cigarettes were banned and two thirds black smokers one year ago fda plan to band menthol that was necessary because those products disproportionately disaffected underserved communities. why is that? >> and including the presence of menthol and cigarettes and i would add to what you said of a public health concern of mentholated cigarettes is not just the disproportionate by african-americans but the role it plays in attracting kids of any color of any color we continue to review the comments of what those policies should be and share your concern from a public health perspective. >> just to reclaim my time just to be clear does the fda plan to follow through on this van ban. >> i cannot give

resolution, we must be attuned to both public health and public safety to ensure that there are no more eric garner's. four year, big tobacco companies disproportionately targeted more tobacco ads and specifically more mental tobacco ads in black neighborhoods. in some neighborhoods, as many as ten times more ads for mental products. cdc reports that nearly nine out of ten black smokers prefer mental cigarettes. i think it's safe to say that the targeting was effective, correct? >> i would agree. >> today, nearly 45% of black mental smokers say they would quit smoking it mental cigarettes were banned, and almost two thirds of smokers would do the same. the fta announced plans to ban mental cigarettes, saying that it was necessary because mental products, quote disproportionally adversely affect underserved communities, so a year has passed in the fda has not followed through on this band. why? >> as you said we went through an advanced rulemaking on a variety of issues related to flavors, including the presence of mental in cigarettes and i would add to what you said that one of the public health con

. >> tell me about the eric logan case, that garnered a lot of national press. >> more than ten officersen shot at since that's shooting. >> wow. and to what you interview that? >> we attribute that to the racism remarks that mayor pete has been spewing and demoralizing our police department. and the public. you know, the public is now afraid to approach us. >> do you feel safe in south bend? 's not at all. >> honestly i can't wait to get out. i've been tired of hearing shootings every night. >> i feel like i'm on guard. i feel like they try to cover it up. >> i'm okay with format, there's some stuff going on downtown and other areas that need to be addressed. >> you go downtown in south bend at all? >> sometimes i do, i used to go a lot but it's a lot of fighting. >> i do not go downtown, especially after late. i don't care for it, my 15-year-old doesn't like to be out alone at night either. >> is there homeless problem? to go absolutely, i'm sure you saw it driving over here. they're all over the city. >> 25% live below the poverty level. these other options. >> given what you witnesse