In municipal law enforcement, our first, even in state law enforcement, our first call to duty is that of protecting our citizens and making them feel safe. And that's all citizens that are in the community. And In Mesa we had a very specific rule that we dealt with and that was people based on criminal predicate. And when I first got there before the 1070 days, it was prohibitive to ask status. After 1070, it became permissive to ask. Status to ask if somebody was here, what's your deal? (06:28–06:38)
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