we also reached out to the iacp, who will work with the department of justice. we've asked the iacp and the department of justice to come in and look at our specialized units. we don't want any gaps in any of our units. >> i've heard about you from every single person that i spoke to that the buck stops with you. >> yeah. >> do you feel you have any responsibility in the failure of the unit? >> i can't remove myself from responsibility. and, of course, we can't always be with our officers but it's incumbent upon us to act and have checks and balances in place. but we have to rely on those individuals that are also in supervisory positions and commanders' positions but the accountability is throughout the police department up to the cl chief. >> did you have any interaction with the officers in this unit? >> i met them one on one and had an opportunity to see them out, you know, some of them in some of the other units have received recognitions and awards because of the reductions in crime, but this particular unit, even though you meet the officers, you don't kn

we're also reached out to the iacp, who has -- who will work with the department of justice. we've asked the iacp and the department of justice to come in and take a look at our specialized units. we don't want any gaps. in any of our units. >> i've heard about you from every single person that said the buck stops with you. >> yeah. >> do you -- do you feel that you have any responsibility in this failure in this unit? >> well i can't remove myself from responsibility. and, of course, we can't always be with our officers. but it is incumbent upon us to act and have checks and balances in place. but we have to rely on those individuals that are also in supervisory positions and commander positions, but the accountability is throughout the police department. all the way up to the chief. >> do you have any interaction with any of the people in the unit, any of the officers in this unit? >> i've met them one-on-one and had an opportunity to see them out, you know. some of them and some of the other units have received recognitions and awards because of the reductions in crime. bu

the largest international policing association, the iacp -- said msnbc news in a statement, -- the failure of any of these individuals to intervene is sickening. they have betrayed their oath of office, disgraced the law enforcement profession, and brought shame on the officers across the nation. the major cities chiefs association called the officers inhumane and indefensible. the biggest police union also weighing in, the president of the fraternal order of police saying, the event as described to us does not constitute legitimate police work or a traffic stop gone wrong. this is a criminal assault under the pretext of law. joining me now, former and white pd commissioner and an msnbc law enforcement analyst, -- he was commissioner during the black lives matter protest that was sparked by the death of george floyd. jeremy, thanks so much for joining us this morning. i want to get your reaction to these videos that were released. look, you and i both know, i'm a former prosecutor, the first push was always to get body cams on these officers, and we had it. but we have these officers even