the west coast which took us to san francisco and then los angeles. my family separated at that time. my mom and i moved to a very tough part of the city south-central los angeles. my mom struggled, and there were times that she would go without eating to make sure there was enough for us. in the neighborhood i grew up in, you had prostitution, gang activities, and as much as my mom tried to make sure we were in a safe environment, i saw things that may be question what was going on. did anybody care about a young man that looked like me? did anybody care whether we lived or died? i would see reports on the news of a boy who looked like me dying over a jacket or a pair of shoes. my mom told me to grow up and be the person who makes a difference. my trajectory was not law enforcement particularly, it was to become an attorney. i wanted to get out of my environment. i want to help people by being a civil rights attorney. but i took a turn once or twice that put me on a different road. brian lamb: you tell a story about seeing a dead woman in an alley somewhere. how old were you and what was that about? anthony batts: fairly young. i used to go to scho

the west coast which took us to san francisco and then los angeles. my family separated at that time. my mom and i moved to a very tough part of the city south-central los angeles. my mom struggled, and there were times that she would go without eating to make sure there was enough for us. in the neighborhood i grew up in, you had prostitution, gang activities, and as much as my mom tried to make sure we were in a safe environment, i saw things that may be question what was going on. did anybody care about a young man that looked like me? did anybody care whether we lived or died? i would see reports on the

the summer. we have no stop and frisk. you got people packing guns in this city. crime is going to be rampant. >> nobody knows these stories. two cops south central los angelesshot in what appeared to be a targeted shootout. same thing happened new york city two cops shot at this morning in queens and new york. it certainly seems like it's open season on cops. certainly seems like, you know, the narrative that has been advanced is now, well, inspiring people if you will, to act crazy. >> i don't know if i'd say that, but i do think there'd be some real conversations around police community relationships and how we're going to handle this particularly in the age of social media. i think you raise a good point, bo. social media has changed the game. i think we have to be very careful in terms of how the police, you know -- >> even black-on-black violence. you see the girls in the mcdonald's there -- >> wait, wait, that was -- >> she's taking street credit. the one that got beat up. >> you got four or five girls beating the hlell out of this girl. the crowd is cheering, which is scarier. like we had the people in ferguson in the last segment. we were interviewi