GETS
GETS TO
GETS TO IT RIGHT NOW. JUST CURIOUS HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
VIDEO?
VIDEO?
VIDEO? >>
VIDEO? >> REALLY GOOD.
IT HAS THAT HOMETOWN FEEL, THE
REALLY -- 3 MILLION USE OF
FORCE.
FORCE.
FORCE. WE
FORCE. WE ARE GOING TO CHAT BUT FIRST
WE HAVE TO SEE YOUR SEGMENT ONE
MORE TIME.
MORE TIME. HERE IS THE CLIP.
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. >> YOU
. >> YOU ARE PLAYING A GAME WITH
THE CAMERA.
THE CAMERA. >> I BELIEVE YOU I TOTALLY
BELIEVE YOU.
BELIEVE YOU. YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE RIGHT?
>> LIKE SINGING IN THE CAR
MAYBE.
MAYBE.
MAYBE. >>
MAYBE. >> YOU HAD IT GOING.
>> NOTHING LIKE THIS ON THIS
SCALE A WHOLE ALLEYWAY.
PEOPLE AROUND ME.
NO.
NO.
NO. >>
NO. >> DO
NO. >> DO YOU HAVE THE DOG NOW?
>> I'M OKAY.
MY SISTER-IN-LAW IS LIKE I'M A
TERRIBLE SINGER SO THIS IS
RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.
ALL GOOD.
ALL GOOD.
ALL GOOD. NO ACTUAL -- --
>> WHEN HE MADE THE DECISION WE
WERE GOING TO DO THIS WHERE DID
THE IDEA COME FROM, THIS IS THE
SONG, HOW WE WANT TO DO A?
>> THE FIRST I DON'T THINK SPD
WANTED TO DO ANYTHING, IT'S NOT
USUALLY WHAT WE WOULD DO BUT IT
WAS SO COMMUNITY DRIVEN.
WE KEPT GETTING ALL THESE
TWEETS AND DIFFERENT THINGS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA SAYING PLEASE
RESPOND.
RESPOND.
RESPOND. PERSONALLY, FOR ME, MY FIANCE
IS FROM NORTHWEST PD.
FROM NORFOLK TO SEATTLE WITH
TWO OF HIS OTHER FRIENDS IN THE
VIDEO.
VIDEO.
VIDEO. I
VIDEO. I FELT THAT THEY ESPECIALLY
NEEDED TO COME AND RESPOND TO
NORFOLK.
NORFOLK.
NORFOLK. THAT IS HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
>> HOW DID YOU DECIDE ON THE
SONG?
SONG?
SONG? >>
SONG? >> I AM A FAN OF MACKLEMORE. A
HUGE FAN. I
WAS IN AUGUST 2015 I WAS IN
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES WHEN THEY
PERFORM DOWNTOWN AT THE BMA's
SO I SAW THEM COMING DOWN THE
STREET NEAR MY CONDO IN LOS
ANGELES AND I LOVE THE SONG.
I MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE,
SEATTLE PD.
SEATTLE PD. SINCE THEN I HAVE LOVED THE
SONG.
SONG.
SONG. DESCRIBES OUR CITY, IT IS
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. >> I DESELECT YOUR TALENT?
THE ONES YOU FEATURE THE ONES
IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.
WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAME TO
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? VOLUNTEERED?
VOLUNTEERED? >> I VOLUNTEERED TO BE IN THE
VIDEO BUT BEING PLACED IN THAT
VERSE WAS ALL STEPHANIE.
>> YOU HAD THE VISION.
>> LOOK LIKE A PRODUCER SAYS
SOMEONE WANTS TO KNOW IF
MACKLEMORE HAS COMMENTED?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAS
RESPONDED YET.
RESPONDED YET. WE HOPE SO.
>> NOT YET?
>> LET'S PULL UP THE OTHER TEXT
THAN.
THAN.
THAN. MY
THAN. MY FOUR -YEAR-OLD GIRL LOVES
THE POLICE THEY ARE HER BEST
FRIEND.
FRIEND.
FRIEND. >> A GREAT SEGUE INTO THE
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. >> IS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS
NOWADAYS TO SHOW MORE PERSONAL
TIME WITH THINGS GOING ON IN
THE NATION RIGHT NOW WITH
POLICE OFFICERS IN THE RECENT
NEWS?
NEWS?
NEWS? SEEN THAT MORE AND MORE
PERSONALITY, MORE OF YOU BEING
HUMAN?
HUMAN?
HUMAN? >>
HUMAN? >> YOU LOOK AT LIKE THIS PAST
WEEK WE LOST A KENT OFFICER.
THE VIDEO SHOWING ALL OF US IN
A FUN MOMENT, ALL HAVING A
GREAT TIME.
GREAT TIME. AND WE ARE SHOWING THE HUMAN
SIDE OF US.
WE HOPE EVERYONE REMEMBERS WHEN
WE LOSE AN OFFICER LIKE WE DID
THIS WEEK, THAT IT HITS ALL OF
US REALLY HARD.
AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARE
ALL HUMAN BEINGS AND WE ALL
HAVE FAMILIES.
HAVE FAMILIES. WE ARE VERY MUCH MORE THAN JUST
THE PATCH ON OUR SLEEVES AND
THE BADGE ON HER CHEST.
>> HE MENTIONED A FEW MOMENTS
AGO HOW YOU WEIGHED WHETHER TO
DO THIS VIDEO, THE COMMUNITY
SAYING WE WANT YOU TO DO THIS.
WHY IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS
IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE WORK
YOU DO?
YOU DO?
YOU DO? WHAT ROLE DO YOU SEE THIS VIDEO
PLAYING?
PLAYING?
PLAYING? >> GREAT FOR THEM TO KNOW WE
CARE ABOUT THEM.
PERSONALLY I WAS A RESIDENT OF
BELLTOWN AND PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE OFFICERS LIVE IN THE
COMMUNITIES THEY POLICE.
SEATTLE IS A BIG PROPONENT OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WE
THAT. WE WANTED THEM TO FAIL INCLUDED
IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND I THINK
WE INCLUDED THEM.
WE ARE THANKFUL ALL THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME OUT AND
JOINED US BECAUSE WE LOVED
HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH THEM.
>> IT LOOKED LIKE A BLAST.
THEY KNOW HOW TO JAM.
THERE ON THIS CASE NEIL.
SO GREAT.
SO GREAT.
SO GREAT. >> IT LOOKS LIKE ARE PRODUCER
SAYS YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?
WHAT ABOUT THE BADGES?
>> WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE BADGES?
>> MY BADGE, I AM A DETECT GIVE
SO I HAVE A DETECTIVE BADGE.
>> I AM JUST AN OFFICER. I
JUST HAVE A REGULAR OFFICER
BADGE.
BADGE.
BADGE. >>
BADGE. >> AND THEN WE WHERE MOURNING
BANDS BEFORE AN OFFICER IS LAID
TO REST.
TO REST.
TO REST. >> I KNOW THAT PART OF THE
CHALLENGE YOU CHALLENGE ANOTHER
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT CHOOSING
IS AT THE METROPOLITAN POLICE
DEPARTMENT?
DEPARTMENT? HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT CHOOSING
THEM?
THEM?
THEM? >>
THEM? >> WE WANTED TO GO BIG AND TAKE
IT INTERNATIONALLY.
IT INTERNATIONALLY. WE DECIDED LET'S GO TO LONDON
AND HOPEFULLY WE GET A RESPONSE
FROM THEM SOON.
>> HAVE BASE ANYTHING AT?
>> I HOPE SO.
>> COOL TO HAVE SOMEONE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> ASKING FOR A SINGLE.
>> I AM NOT SINGLE.
>> WELL DONE.
GREAT JOB.
GREAT JOB. >> SORRY.
>> SORRY.
>> SORRY. >> YOU DEFINITELY HAVE THAT
THING ON CAMERA FOR SURE. X
FACTOR.
FACTOR.
FACTOR. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO IN
THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS HONESTLY THE FUN SIDE
BUT YOU PUT YOURSELF IN HARMS
WAY, YOU SERVE AND CONNECT WITH
PEOPLE AND WE