>> Anchor: EARLIER THIS
EVENING ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00.
WE IN THE A CHURCH PASTOR WITH
BOLD PLAN TO IMPROVE RELATIONS
BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND POLICE.
>> Anchor: RESULTS ARE RAW AND
SHOCKING STATEMENTS FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THE
POLICE.
TONIGHT DEFENDER KEVIN DIETZ
TELLS US ONE OF THE OFFICERS
WATER.
>> THE IDEA TO PUT UPSET
CITIZENS IN THE SAME ROOM WITH
LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS, SO EACH
COULD SEE WHERE THE OTHER IS
COMING FROM.
ON RACE RELATIONS.
THE PROBLEM?
ONE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
OFFICER DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION
TO REPRESENT THE AGENCY.
SHE MORE THAN RUFFLED A FEW
FEATHERS IN THE ROOM AND NOW
THERE IS AN INTERNAL
INVESTIGATION.
SHOOTINGS OF UNARMED CITIZENS BY
POLICE IS A PROBLEM ALL ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
AT TROY'S IMPASSEDE SEE CHURCH
PASTOR WANTED TO GET IN FRONT OF
THE PROBLEM.
SO HE BROUGHT IN LOCAL POLICE TO
MEET FACE-TO-FACE WITH UPSET
MEMBERS OF THE MOSTLY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONGREGATION.
>> WHETHER IT IS SUCH AN OUTRAGE
OVER THE DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER
OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN UNARMED
PEOPLE GUNNED DOWN BY POLICE
OFFICERS, ONE OF THE PANELISTS
FAITH LARKIN AND POLICE SERGEANT
TELLING IT LIKE IT IS.
JAWS DROPPING WHEN SHE CONFESSED
SHE DOES NOT FOLLOW MSP RULE
BOOK WHEN PULLING OVER PEOPLE ON
THE STREETS.
>> WHEN I COME UP TO A CAR.
IF THE FIRST THING I AM MET WITH
IS ACTION.
BUT IF YOU ARE RUDE.
EXPECT RUDENESS BACK.
>> Reporter: THEN SHE SPILLED
MORE SECRETS SAYING MICHIGAN
STATE POLICE DO NOT HAVE NEARLY
ENOUGH AFRICAN-AMERICANS ON THE
JOB.
85 PERCENT OF OUR UNIT IS
CAUCASIAN.
>> Reporter: THAT BLACK
CITIZENS ARE PAYING A PRICE.
>> THEY ARE BEING RACIALLY
PROFILED.
BY THIS CAUCASIAN OFFICER THAT
DOES NOT KNOW OFTEN TIMES HOW TO
INTERACT WITH SOMEONE THAT IS
NOT OF THEIR OWN RACE.
>> Reporter: SUGGESTING WHITE
TROOPERS HIRED FROM WHITE
COMMUNITIES LIKE UPPER
PENINSULA, DO NOT HAVE THE LIFE
EXPERIENCE OR POLICE TRAINING TO
ROOT OUT PREJUDICE.
>> YOU WOULD THINK THAT YOU
WOULD HAVE MORE OF A DIVERSIFIED
UNIT BUT SINCE AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION HAS BEEN STOPPED.
THERE IS NO LONGER THAT
MINORITIES.
>> Anchor: AT THE MICHIGAN
STATE POLICE YOU CAN COUNT THE
NUMBER O AFRICAN-AMERICAN
ON ONE HAND.
PROBLEM.
>> Y HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT
IS MOSTLY CAUCASIAN WITH BIA
AND PREJUDICES, AND WITH THE
MEDIA HYPING THINGS UP AND YOU
ASK THEM TO GO OUT AND DO A JOB
WHERE PREJUDICE IS NOT LEWD.
>> Reporter: THAT'S THE KIND
OF CONVERSATION BISHOP SMITH WAS
HOPING FOR.
REAL TALK.
LEADING TO REAL CHANGE.
BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM.
SERGEANT LARKIN IS ON LEAVE.
NOW NOT AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF THE MSP.
INTERNAL INVESTIGATION IS
UNDERWAY.
>> SHE DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION
TO DO THAT.
BUT SHE GAVE HER OPINION.
THAT OPINION.
>> Reporter: MADDER
INSISTING LARKIN IS WRONG ABOUT
TROOPERS GIVING MOTORISTS
ATTITUDE DURING STOPS.
THERE.
AGENCY.
WE DO NOT TEACH THAT.
TIME.
>> Reporter: WRONG ABOUT
READINESS TO SERVE MINORITY
COMMUNITIES.
>> JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE COMES
TO URBAN AREA AND POLICE, IS NOT
ACCURATE.
>> Reporter: COMMANDER MCGOWN
SAID THAT SINCE 2012 MSP HAS
BEEN AGGRESSIVELY RECRUITING
MINORITIES AND WOMEN AND MAKING
DIVERSE POLICE FORCE.
COMMITTED TO T HEATED TOWN
MEETING LEADING TO DISCUSSIONS
SOLUTIONS.
SOMETHING BISHOP SMITH SAID MUST
CONTINUE.
PASTOR SMITH IS HOLDING THE
SECOND CALL 209 ACTION TOWNHALL
MEETING SATURDAY AT 1:00.
FOR DIRECTIONS GO TO THE LINK
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
KEVIN DIETZ, DEFENDERS.
>> Anchor: WE ARE FRUSTRATED
SOMETIMES WE WANT TO TALK TO AN
HAVE PERMISSION TO SPEAK, I HAVE