Pete Buttigieg called Mike Bloomberg's stop-and-frisk record 'racist' before admitting he had a 'lot of issues' with policing in South Bend

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• Pete Buttigieg called Mike Bloomberg's record of stop-and-frisk policing 'racist' before reflecting on his own record as mayor.
• "We let it get out of control," Bloomberg said 
• The exchange also highlighted the lack of diversity on the debate stage.
• "I come to this with some humility because I'm conscious of the fact that there are 7 white people on this stage talking about racial justice," Buttigieg said.
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An early impassioned exchange at Tuesday night's South Carolina debate came between the Democratic primary's two former mayors.

When asked by CBS moderator Gayle King whether Mike Bloomberg's implementation of stop-and-frisk policing as mayor of New York City was racist, Pete Buttigieg said, "Yes, in effect, it was, because it was about profiling people based on their race."

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