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MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com)--U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says it's time for all communities to ensure they have proper police standards.

Holder spent most of the day in Memphis meeting privately with law enforcement at the Hattiloo Theatre in Midtown.

His talk of tougher restrictions on racial profiling made news just yesterday, but today he made it clear the events and protests of the last few weeks have affected him.

Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong says he's noticed.

"They have their hands up saying 'don't shoot.' We are a city, and will remain a city and police department, that says while your hands are up, when you are begging us not to shoot, our arms are extended out to you and will stay extended until you embrace us," said Armstrong.

Nobody said anything like that in Ferguson. And the power of those words come from a man who was born and raised in Memphis.

"I am a product of this city," said Armstrong.

For U.S. Attorney Eric Holder, Toney Armstrong was a tough act to follow. But the police director's message was one Holder agreed with.

"Trust in the system and compliance with the law must begin not with the fear of arrest or even incarceration, but with respect for the institutions that guide our democracy," said Holder.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton wants to see a law that requires the governor to immediately appoint a special prosecutor whenever there is a shooting involving a police officer to avoid any potential conflicts.

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Attorney General Holder Meets With Memphis Law Enforcement