. >> reporter: >> reporter: james thomas is concerned about the relat nship betweec. police and the southeast community. >> east of the river, they definitely have a different dynamic with the police force over here. >> reporter: i listens to people share stories about alleged police misconduct inwards 7 and discussionndtable >> when we talk, they are afraid of us. >> reporter: people sat in front of the panel that included vincent gray and charles allen, council members. se crowd upset about the video showing the stop and frisi nt outside of a barber shop. the police chief defended officers but admits police need to be aware of avoiding tension with the public.ot he was n at tonight's meeting. m councilember allen says he spoke earlier today about the difficulty of firing officers. >> the chief talked about saying he wouldy actua like to have authority to be able to fire and terminate an employee. and one of the things healked about was that he believes that because of the arbitration rules from his uacon con activities getting into full swing here in town. tonight t