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>> and that is the way -- his problem compared to mine is he had defended it. he demonstrated that he believed there was a basis to defend. let me tell you where we are going. it now has happened in virginia. we now for the first time in my understanding in american history had an ag who didnt just back out of defending a law but then turned on his client and attacked it without allowing for someone else to come in and defend it. thats a very serious abigation of the rules. >> i think we are goi...

How can we hold kids accountable if we dont hold adults accountable? and thats really what the grand jury is saying by these indictments. >> superintendent michael mcveigh is the only one to be charged with felonies, tampering with evidence, obstructing justice. six people in total have been charged in connection with this case after two students were convicted of rape back in march. jeff toobin, let me bring you in, our cmn legal analyst and legal mind here. we have the news of these indictment...

As well. would we then also be asking why didnt police stop them? would police then be facing some other set of charges for allowing him to go in? >> its such a wonderful question, brooke. thats the point. you know, under the public duty doctrine, what ends up happening is the police have a duty to the general public, but a duty to none. what that means is sure they want to act to protect us all, but they dont have an abigation to protect any single person. if they do seek to intervene and somet...

Theres a demand for this information. is it necessarily the fault of the news to supply it? >> hes getting air time, face time, voice time. all the above. but this is something that you have a responsibility to report, to get the information out there, and an abigation to get the best experts and resources so you can relay this information in an intelligent way that makes sense to the sfruers. they actually want to know about it. if they didnt, we wouldnt have the ratings we do. i think its impo...