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Jeffrey, 13 years to the day after o.j. simpson was acquitted of the double murder of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman, the jury in las vegas found him guilty of armed robbery and clearly it seemed as if his acquittal, which many people thought was, know, was wrong, clearly that impacted the sentencing? >> well, the judge very specifically said that she was not considering the -- the acquittal in the murder case. i didnt believe her then. i dont believe her now. i think everything about the ...

Images of rodney king who dealt more 50 blows to king while he was virtually helpless on the ground. the imageses were captured on grainy amateur tape long before cell phone cameras were ubiquitous. it was a video that would alter the way policing was in america. four police were charged in 1992, a year later, they were found not guilty by a mostly white jury in simi valley, california. less than three hours after the acquittals were announced. the unrest began. violence and fires spilled on to ...

>> ive seen this happen on both sides when a jury has been out for this long five or six days ive seen juries come back with acquittals and also seen juries come back with guilty verdicts. i dont think you can look at the number of days but i will tell you, in this case with the jury out for this long if i were the prosecutor, i would start to get concerned. i think the longer that this jury is deliberating the more likely its -- theyre probably going to come back with a -- with a hung verdict. ...

I think they shouldnt have done that out of respect for the office of the mayor. but the statements saying that new york city police department is substantially racist. and thats not true. the instants of misconduct go down every year and the reality is that reason that these cases often turn out with no indictment or acquittals is because most times the police officers are justified in what theyre doing. they dont leave their houses in the morning wanting to use their gun. in fact, they know wh...

Children were killed, there still is very deep and pretty widespread support for the organizations that make up the pakistani taliban. so, for example, when a governor of the punjab province was killed a year ago or so, when his assassin came into the court, all the people streeamed into court to praise him for killing the governor of pakistan. weve seen the prosecution of cases resulting in acquittals because the pakistani population and the judges acquit those who are responsible for these att...

Charge there has to be willful and intentional misconduct. the officer would have had to intended to violate mr. garners civil rights. well guess what? theres a civil right to be free of excessive force by the state, including police officers and federal prosecutors have brought these kind of cases. theres one just like this in new york from the 90s in which the cops placed another man in a choke hold. the state failed in its prosecution of them and feds stepped in and got a conviction in federa...

Rampage at a movie theater in aurora, colorado, that killed 12 and wounded at least 50. prosecutors are expected to get holmes mental health records. he has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. the amanda knox retrial opened today in florence, italy. knox has said she will not be in the done tree this time but ex-boyfriend and co-defendant may testify. >> its a big huge mistake against two human beings. we are innocent and are fighting for our innocence. >> italys highest court ordered a ...

In the militarys favor in terms of arresting the spiritual guide, thats not the kind of action that egyptians will be upset about. thats a direct action against the muslim brotherhood. >> if you talk for a moment about this prospect of mubarak being released. would he be safe in cairo? where would he go? is this something that is imminent? >> its hard to foe if its imminent. we spoke to his lawyer today at length. and he says that it should be imminent. he hopes its going to be imminent. there i...

Youre talking to that he could be released? >> legally speaking, yes. politically speaking, thats a much higher bar. its important to keep in mind he has cleared a lot of hurdles in terms of acquittals. he has raised a lot of eyebrows with some of the comments his lawyer has made in terms of his release being imminent in the next 4 hours. but it does underscore something more important about the egyptian judiciary. a lot of people are saying the fact that he can be released that he could walk fr...

Racial, the president is addressing those calling it a racial matter and let me give context as a black person who had some of these experiences so you might understand why we have this dialogue going on in this country. >> chris, i want to ask you. sharpton seizes on this, too, we intend to raise the issue of "stand your go around" the president wants to re-examine that. that ignores the fact stand your go around had nothing whatsoever to do in the zimmerman case and statistically in florida, a...