Interview: Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and Police Chief Eric Jones

Interview: Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and Police Chief Eric Jones

Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs and Police Chief Eric Jones discuss building trust between the community and police.

STOCKTON, WHICH ISCONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOSTDIVERSE CITIES IN THE UNITEDSTATES IS NO DIFFERENT THANANY OTHER MAJOR CITY INCALIFORNIA LOOKING TO MOVEFORWARD PAST THE HISTORY OFINEQUITY IN 2016 THE CITYELECTED ITS FIRST BLACK MAYORMICHAEL TUBBS WHO CONTINUE TOFIGHT FOR EQUITY IN HIS CITYBUT WE'RE FORMS OF THE CITY'SPOLICE DEPARTMENT BEGAN YEARSBEFORE THAT AND THAT WAS DUETO BANKRUPTCY CHIEF ERIC JONESIS CONTINUING TO WORK TOREBUILD TRUST BETWEENCOMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

AND THEDEPARTMENT AND WE HAVESTOCKTON MAYOR MICHAEL TUBBSAT STOCKTON POLICE CHIEF ERICJONES JOINING US NOWGENTLEMEN, THANKS SO MUCH FORBEING ON THE SHOW TONIGHT WEAPPRECIATE IT.OKAY SO I JUST WANT TO TALKABOUT.

WORKING TOGETHER YOUSEE A LOT OF CITIES ACROSS THECOUNTRY JUST PICK SEATTLE OUTRIGHT NOW WHERE YOU SEE CITYHALL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENTNOT IN UNISON FOR A CITY LIKESTOCKTON, THE MOST DIVERSE OFANY CITY IN AMERICA.

I WANTBOTH OF YOU TO RESPOND TO THISBUT MAYOR TUBBS ALL TALK TOYOU FIRST I'LL ASK YOU THISFIRST.

HOW IMPORTANT IS ITTHAT CITY HALL AND THE POLICEDEPARTMENT AND LEADERS OFTHOSE BOTH.

THOSE ENTITIES BEIN USE IN THE UNITED FRONT.IT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND ITHINK IF YOU LOOK AT THESUCCESS WE'VE HAD IN STOPPINGTHAT THEY WERE PERFECT BUT WEHAVE THAT STATE IN DECLINEOFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS, WEHAVE IN THE IN THE NATION INPURSUIT OF JUSTICE IMPLICITBIAS TRAINING A LOT OF ITCOMES FROM THE MIND OF THESHIP'S.

I THINK I'VE BEEN TOME, BUT I'M A LUCKY TO WORKWITH THE BEST POLICE SHE ONMONDAY IN THE COUNTRY AND WESUPPORT EACH OTHER AND THATDOESN'T MEAN WE ALWAYS AGREETHAT IS ALWAYS MEAN WE AGREEON THE TASER WHICH SHOULD BEDONE.

BUT IT DOES MEAN WEAGREE ON A COUPLE FUNDAMENTALNUMBER ONE THAT STARTED ANDPOLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TO WORKFOR EVERYONE.

NUMBER 2 THATSTOCKTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CANALWAYS IMPROVE.

AND THENNUMBER 3 ALL LIVES CAN'TMATTER UNTIL BLACK LIVESMATTER IT'S NOT GOING TO GETEXTRA EFFORTS TO MAKE SURETHAT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY.IT WAS THE BLACK MEDIA HASBEEN OVER THESE HIGHS.

I'MEXPERIENCE TIMES AT THE HANDSOF LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE PART OFTHE SOLUTION GETTING BETTER SOI'D BE THE LINE THATLEADERSHIP IN THAT MUTUALSUPPORT AS THE HELP THAT'SGOING TO MAKE SOME OF THESEREPORTS.SHE CHOSE A POSE THATQUESTION TO YOU YOUR RESPONSE.THANK YOU I THINK WE NEEDTO LOOK AT POLICING AND HAVINGTHESE VERY DIFFICULTCONVERSATIONS ABOUTRECONCILIATION RACE RELATIONS.WE HAVE THESE HAVE THESECONVERSATIONS HEAD ON STRAIGHTON.

AND IT'S NOT A PARTISANISSUE.

AND I ALWAYS LOOK AT ITTHIS WAY THIS IS THE CITYCOUNCIL THE MAYOR THE CITYMANAGER HARRY BLACK AND WE ALLARE ON THE SAME PAGE ANDMOVING DONE A LOT OF GREAT.POLICE.

CHANGES POLICY CHANGESBUT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ANDSOME NEW WAYS WHICH I'M SUREWE'LL TALK ABOUT THE MOMENT.

ITHINK IT COMES DOWN TO IF WEALL CAN AGREE ON 2 THINGSWHICH IS SHARED PUBLIC SAFETY.WE WANT A SAFER ENVIRONMENTFOR EVERYBODY AND WE WANT TOREDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NEGATIVEENCOUNTERS OF BETWEEN POLICEAND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.THEN THEN NOTHING WE CAN ALLSIT AT THE TABLE AND WE CANALL MOVE THIS ISSUE FORWARD.ALL RIGHT CHIEF JOHN MAIR TOPDON'T GO.ANYWHERE WE HAVE SO MUCH