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Determination that will be made, i believe that this tragedy provides yet another opportunity for our nation to speak honestly about the complicated and emotionally charged issues that this case has raised. [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. trusted heartburn relief that goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! nothing works faster. peace of mind is important when so we provide it services you bucan rely on. with...

Something, and the contradictions were getting ready to talk about with the alexander case. but also dr. richardson, how we handle our protests. one of the things i saw over the weekend with protests we saw or were involved in is they were mostly all peaceful, which is very important. yet we heard all of the rhetoric from many on the right. theyre going to be riots almost like they were stereotyping a whole community like they couldnt handle the verdict without being reckless. >> los angeles, fo...

>> trayvon martin was profiled there is no doubt he was profiled to be a criminal. and if race one one of the aspects in george zimmermans mind, then we believe that we put out the proof necessary to show that zimmerman did profile trayvon martin. >> now, this was the press conference after the verdict. we didnt hear that stressed a lot during the case, did we? >> well that. >> didnt use the word racial profiling. but they used the word profiled. and they did emphasize that in the opening, in th...

And you cannot accept the fact and believe he made the right choice when he pulled the trigger and decided to kill him. >> today we also see prosecutors view of what happened this night. look at this, with me, lisa. >> nobody just gets a gun out and shoots. even trained police officers. when theyre on the ground with a suspect on top of them, they cant get their guns out that quickly. >> i think there was a struggle. at some point trayvon became aware of the gun and was backing up and george zim...

Prosecutions, and the law to the jury was different, which said that an individual had to use every means possible to avoid the confrontation before resorting to that force. so two main reasons why stand your ground applied in this case, and on all other case, many people would say this is a horrible law. its not an accident, reverend, that the florida prosecution attorneys ago representing ought the state attorneys in florida have recommended a repeal of this law. >> now dave recommended a repe...

The proof is in the pudding. did he take the stand? >> now, he was afraid to take the stand. the proof is in the pudding. but wasnt it the prosecutors by putting all of his statements in, theyre saying to show the contradictions, but putting his statements. in didnt that create the climate where it became less and less necessary for him to testify? >> that is correct. you know, many of us before the trial were really wondering whether zimmerman would have to take the stand in the prosecutor forc...

For the department of justice. we wanted the federal government involved and not the local government doing this case, because we understood that they had already had some issues from the onset that was troubling with dealing with the tragic death of trayvon benjamin martin. >> i might also add that you never called and the family never called on people to come in. and you called me. until the local authorities said there would be no arrest. this was not something that you wanted or anyone wante...

>> thanks for having me. >> kevin, your client is severing 20 years. what was your reaction when you saw the verdict over the weekend? >> it is definitely disappointing. when you have a case like marissa alexander who should be the poster child for what stand your ground, a woman who had been abused several times, been placed in the hospital, had an injunction for protection, and yet she is not getting the benefit of the doubt and allowed to use the stand your ground law as it clearly states in ...

Three counts of aggravated assault. a judge denied her stand your ground claim, and alexander was sent to prison for 20 years. here is what she says about the incident. >> i believe when he threatened to kill me, thats what he was going to do. thats exactly what he intended to do. and had i not discharged my weapon at that point, i would not be here. this isnt my life im fighting for. this is my life and its my life, and its not entertainment. it is my life. >> 20 years in prison for firing a wa...