way back4 commissioner howard safir began a program in new york city called courtesy, professionalismnd respect. it was continued by the next three police commissioners including the one you just had on now. >> mr. mayor, let me ask you. you started out by saying that white americans have to understand that this is happen happening in the black community. and at the end you said members of the black community have to teach their children to behave in front of the police. those messages seem to conflict with one another. >> of course they don't. if i were a black father and i was concerned about the safety of my child, really concerned about it and not in a politically activist sense, i would say be very respectful to police. most of them are good. some can be very bad. and just be very careful. i'd also say be very careful of those kids in the neighborhood and don't get involved in them because, son, there is a 99% chance they're going to kill you, not the police. and we got to hear that from the black community. and what we got to hear from the black community is how and what they ar

that police officer is now sitting in jail for 25 years due to the work of my police commission howard safirnd the prosecution of now attorney general loretta lynch. i also had police officers who were wrongly accused and acquitted by a jury even though mobs were calling for them to be put in jail, despite the fact that a jury found them not guilty. these are complicated situations. and we have to try to understand each other. >> right. just a final question, sir, you said the black lives matter movement has put a target on the back of police officers. when members of the african american community see videos as they have this week, they feel like there is a target on young black men. explain your responsible how they put a target on police officers, how that can match up when people see these videos. >> well, when they talk about killing police officers. when they sing -- >> but they don't. >> they sure do. they sing rap songs about killing police officers and they talk about killing police officers and they yell it out at their rallies. >> but mr. mayor -- >> please, please let me finish.