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As a result of a deadly shooting by police officer (Sgt. Ryan O’Neill) of a black man (Eric Logan), an  alleged burglar who went toward the police officer with a knife,<ref>https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/south-bend-cop-in-fatal-shooting-did-not-have-body/article_83d293e0-b7cf-56cc-a19e-e9ea03ff4ec4</ref> Buttigieg faced significant criticism  from the  black community. The South Bend  police union accused Mayor Pete Buttigieg of engaging in a response in in this case that  is "solely for his political gain and not for the health of the city he serves,” and as  “driving a wedge” between officers and residents,<ref>https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/south-bend-police-union-accuses-pete-buttigieg-of-exploiting-shooting/article_d918c4b6-e3c7-50fd-a468-419ff358590c.html</ref><ref>https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/marchers-confront-pete-buttigieg-police-chief-with-frustrations-after-south/article_25ff0d24-c317-53ed-9999-4f51ac5bcf36.html</ref> and stated that his remark that "all police work and all of American life takes place in the shadow of racism" was divisive.<ref>[https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/southbendtribune.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/fd/afddc144-558c-54e1-8f4f-37028bccb045/5d114dfdc570f.pdf.pdf Press release, Fraternal order of police, Lodge #36, June 24]</ref>  Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, prominent South Bend community leaders were demanding his resignation.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/former-common-council-president-to-mayor-pete-resign/</ref>

As a result of a deadly shooting by police officer (Sgt. Ryan O’Neill) of a black man (Eric Logan), an  alleged burglar who went toward the police officer with a knife,<ref>https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/south-bend-cop-in-fatal-shooting-did-not-have-body/article_83d293e0-b7cf-56cc-a19e-e9ea03ff4ec4</ref> Buttigieg faced significant criticism  from the  black community. The South Bend  police union accused Mayor Pete Buttigieg of engaging in a response in in this case that  is "solely for his political gain and not for the health of the city he serves,” and as  “driving a wedge” between officers and residents,<ref>https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/south-bend-police-union-accuses-pete-buttigieg-of-exploiting-shooting/article_d918c4b6-e3c7-50fd-a468-419ff358590c.html</ref><ref>https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/marchers-confront-pete-buttigieg-police-chief-with-frustrations-after-south/article_25ff0d24-c317-53ed-9999-4f51ac5bcf36.html</ref> and stated that his remark that "all police work and all of American life takes place in the shadow of racism" was divisive.<ref>[https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/southbendtribune.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/fd/afddc144-558c-54e1-8f4f-37028bccb045/5d114dfdc570f.pdf.pdf Press release, Fraternal order of police, Lodge #36, June 24]</ref>  Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, prominent South Bend community leaders were demanding his resignation.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/former-common-council-president-to-mayor-pete-resign/</ref>

While campaigning in a staged event in Iowa a questioner urged him to  tell the black people of South Bend to stop committing crime and doing drugs,<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/07/16/mayor-pete-gets-dragged-into-the-deep-end-of-pool-on-race-politics-n2550133</ref>  Buttigieg stated: "The fact that a black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime is evidence of systematic racism." However,  though  liberal  "Politifact" tried to provide support for it (from liberal sources), even they could not validate it, finding that that the liberal  biased [[ACLU]] study the  Buttigieg campaign stated he was referring to "does not support what Buttigieg specifically said in Iowa."<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/jul/10/pete-buttigieg/viral-moment-pete-buttigieg-fumbles-line-racial-di ] In viral moment, Pete Buttigieg fumbles line on racial disparities in criminal justice</ref>

While campaigning in a staged event in Iowa an audience plant urged him to  tell the black people of South Bend to stop committing crime and doing drugs,<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/07/16/mayor-pete-gets-dragged-into-the-deep-end-of-pool-on-race-politics-n2550133</ref>  Buttigieg stated: "The fact that a black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime is evidence of systematic racism." However,  though  liberal  "Politifact" tried to provide support for it (from liberal sources), even they could not validate it, finding that that the liberal  biased [[ACLU]] study the  Buttigieg campaign stated he was referring to "does not support what Buttigieg specifically said in Iowa."<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/jul/10/pete-buttigieg/viral-moment-pete-buttigieg-fumbles-line-racial-di ] In viral moment, Pete Buttigieg fumbles line on racial disparities in criminal justice</ref>

==2020 Presidential campaign==

==2020 Presidential campaign==