What Now?: A Retired NYPD Cop Struggles With Answers To Racist Killings

What Now?: An MTV/BET Town Hall explores issues of race and violence in America. Retired NYPD Detective Tom Verni has no answers for why Alton Sterling is dead after a scuffle with the Baton Rouge police that fatally shot him.

[OTKP]

Desperately need More Town Hall about Racism

[fordgary]

To be really very fair and honest with YALL PEOPLES I really thinks that guy who was a police officer was not telling THE TRUTH when it comes to very, very bad cops but not all cops are the same FOLKS keeps that in mind.

[taikeewill]

words choice, word play very important in these types of interviews.

[H]

He can answer it but he doesn’t want to step on any toes on both sides. He’s trying to stay neutral.

[subburban]

And we want to talk to who? Have an open dialogue with who ? Wake up black people it's time to meet amongst ourselves with no cameras and social media involved

[rigoleum]

I'm not in favor of the law enforcement brutality in any way/shape/ or form, but i seen it as disrespectful, and unprofessional that they bombarded him with one-way questions instead of an up-front fair interview. The man couldn't speak on his input because there was to many interruptions. But he should've known what he was getting himself into. (It's BET) i would've loved to hear both sides respectively, but it sounded like they were venting to him instead of interviewing him.. We need to desperately stand up against ASAP, but hear them if you want to be heard yourself smh... We gotta discuss this in a mature/professional way... (Remember: Us minorities have a stereotype of being ignorant towards proper conversations... Lets not validate their false stereotypes!!!!)

[nojremlock]

Racism ? The racism I see is coming from those calling racism...Does not matter what race someone is when your in a fight..and let's call it what it is. A fight..at least in the minds eye of all who were involved. Focusing on the reactions in a fight would go much farther in solving these problems...like maybe, when enough is enough..stop ✋