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GOT A LOT MORE HEATED. REPORTER: BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRANDON SCOTT OFFICIALLY ASKING VOTERS FOR A PROMOTION. FILED AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE 2020 DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL PRIMARY. A LITTLE BIT LATER, TJ SMITH AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO APPLY FOR THE SAME JOB. AND WHILE HE FILLED OUT HIS PAPERWORK, VALERIE CUNNINGHAM WALKED IN TO GET HER NAME ON THE BALLOT TOO. POLITICAL RIVALS ON THE SAME PAGE TODAY WHEN IT COMES TO FELLOW COMPETITOR THIRU VIGNARAJAH AND HIS BODY-WORN-CAMERA TRAFFIC STOP. SCOTT SAYS THIS IS NOT WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE. >> YOU GET INTO PUBLIC SERVICE TO DO GOOD FOR ALL, NOT TO GET SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR YOURSELF. >> WHAT I SAW WAS SHEER ARROGANCE AND PRIVILEDGE AND IT’S REALLY UNFORTUNATE THAT IT HAD TO BE EXERTED TOWARD THAT OFFICER. >> DOES THE AVERAGE CITIZEN GOOD TO SAY, TURN YOUR CAMERA OFF, AND THEN IT GOES OFF? >> I DOUBT THAT ANY OTHER CITIZEN WOULD’VE BEEN AFFORDED THAT OPPORTUNITY. REPORTER: A SIMILAR TAKE FROM FORMER MAYOR SHEILA DIXON. THIS INCIDENT EXPOSES HOW PEOPLE IN OUR CITY ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY BY THE POLICE, SHE SAID IN A SATEMENT, WHICH IS WRONG AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY POLICE LEADERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. STATE SENATOR WASHINGTON ALSO WEIGHING IN. THE COURT TO MY CANDIDATE SEE, SHE SAID IS A CALL AND PROMISE , FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE CITIZENS OF BALTIMORE DESERVE NO LESS, AND WE SHOULD HOLD OURSELVES TO HIGHER STANDARDS. REPORTER: AFTER THE FIRST CRITICISM WAS LOBBED, WE REACHED OUT TO THIRU VIGNARAJAH. HE RESPONDED WITH A STATEMENT THAT FOCUSES ON THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ESSENTIALLY SAYING, HE HAS RAISED A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY ARE RUNNING SCARED. QUOTE "THEY ARE DESPERATE TO , TALK ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THEIR FAILED LEADERSHIP. A CITY OF CRISIS, FIVE YEARS OF 300 MURDERS ON THEIR WATCH. WE’RE NOT GOING TO LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THAT, AND WE’LL REMAIN FOCUSED ON REAL ISSUES AND BRINGING REAL CHANGE TO THIS CITY." REPORTING F

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A Baltimore police internal investigation is underway into a traffic stop involving a mayoral candidate, and his rivals in the Democratic primary are weighing in.Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott filed as an official candidate Thursday for Baltimore's 2020 Democratic mayoral primary."I feel good, I feel good," Scott said.He came prepared to discuss the campaign issue of the day involving competitor Thiru Vignarajah's traffic stop, a portion of which was recorded on police body-worn camera video.Scott said that what is seen on the video is not what leadership looks like."You get into public service to do good for all, not to get special treatment for yourself," Scott said.Former Baltimore police spokesman T.J. Smith also filled out his paperwork Thursday."Character is what you do when no one's watching. We weren't afforded the opportunity to watch because he asked the officer to turn off his body-worn camera, which is out of policy. Why would you do that?" Smith said. "What I saw was sheer arrogance and privilege, and it's really unfortunate that it had to be exerted toward that officer."Retired federal law enforcement officer Valerie Cunningham, also a Democratic candidate for mayor, weighed in on the police video, saying, "It's, like, does the average citizen get to say, 'Turn your camera off,' and then it goes off?""I doubt that any other citizen would've been afforded that opportunity," said Baltimore Mayor Jack Young, who is running in the election.It was a similar take from former Mayor Sheila Dixon, who is running in 2020: "This incident exposes how people in our city are treated differently by the police, which is wrong and needs to be fixed by police leadership immediately."Mayoral candidate state Sen. Mary Washington also weighed in, saying: "Core to my candidacy is a call and promise for transparency and accountability. The citizens of Baltimore deserve no less, and we should hold ourselves to higher standards."After the first criticism was lobbed, 11 News reached out to Vignarajah, whose campaign responded in a statement that focuses on Scott and Young, saying, "Jack (Young) and Brandon (Scott) are talking about a 4-month-old traffic stop about a repair order, because last week, our campaign announced we raised $1 million and are now leading in the polls."Our campaign represents change and concrete solutions, which not only threatens their hold on power, but their actual jobs. They are desperate to talk about anything other than their failed leadership, a city in crisis, and five years of 300 murders on their watch. We're not going to let them get away with that, and we'll remain focused on real issues and bringing real change to this city."The deadline to file a candidacy for mayor is 9 p.m. Friday.