How many in this room think that cooperating with police is a bad thing to do and you'd be classified as a snitch?
We've got to find a way to do something to make people feel safe and secure if they do step forward and provide information.
When some prospective witness comes to complain to the police department about intimidation or threats, do you have the manpower to begin to...
Thank you very much, Mr. Coard.
They could use the testimony at the preliminary hearing.
Your son was shot 12 times?
Have we made any improvements in the intensity of the big-city crime problem?
No regard for human life.
We're going to take a look, before we're finished on these hearings, at the Federal Witness/Victim Protection program.
How do we do that? You're a professor.
I think an appointment system might be better for the average person going to vote. But no system is perfect.