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Told us that the police department has put a request in to the judge -- not sure if judge nelson has received it yet, that the verdict come out on a weekday. what do you make of that? theyre trying to anticipate what reaction will be. >> i believe its perfectly reasonable for law enforcement to make all precautions they think are necessary in case there are very civil protests that happen on the back of this verdict, or if there are other kinds of protests. but i do think that from what ive hear...

And part of the problem is you get these cases that become high profile and theres a tendency. ive been in the middle of it. you get into this psychosis almost of overtrying the case. both sides are guilty of it. i think this case has been terribly overtried at this point. theyve established what each of them need to establish. the fact that as commentators people are getting polarized shows it. this needs to get to the jury. >> youre getting polarized. >> i want to move on to what do jurors see...

To solve americas gun problem or race problem. its to decide whether there is a reasonable doubt, the burdens on the government, as to whether or not he acted in self-defense. the more the jury is invited to think broadly about these social issues, the greater the problem will be with their verdict. its our job as commentators as others to deal with the broad social concerns about the case. and however the case is resolved by the jury, there will be dissatisfaction. as you put it so well, there ...

Of that. its ridiculous. heres a cartoon that shows how my client is innocent. >> you cant allow that in. and part of the problem is you get these cases that become high profile and theres a tendency. ive been in the middle of it. you get into this psychosis almost of overtrying the case. both sides are guilty of it. i think this case has been terribly overtried at this point. theyve established what each of them need to establish. the fact that as commentators people are getting polarized shows...

A reasonable doubt, the burdens on the government, as to whether or not he acted in self-defense. the more the jury is invited to think broadly about these social issues, the greater the problem will be with their verdict. its our job as commentators as others to deal with the broad social concerns about the case. and however the case is resolved by the jury, there will be dissatisfaction. as you put it so well, there isnt a 17-year-old child whose dead, but only one person is on trial, thats th...

I think this case has been terribly overtried at this point. its enough. theyve established what each of them need to establish. the fact that as commentators people are getting polarized shows it. this needs to get to the jury. everybodys made their point. >> i think you are getting polarized. >> we have 20 minutes. we have to take a quick break. i want to move on to what do jurors see when a mom or dad, close friend of the victim takes the stand. i also wanted to take you inside more of todays...

Doubt. ive spoken to many commentators and i think the majority of the state thinks this has not reached that level. im quite confident there will be an acquittal here. i dont think there will be a decision on the manflower if given an opportunity. i think the states case is really going downhill fast. >> are you surprised, sir, that an individual who shot a young man, an unarmed young man, should spend 44 days freely without being approached or in custody or remanded in any way? >> i think its ...

Dog. i will chase that with a toasted almond ice cream bar. i will not handle fireworks because i like my fingers. i will jump in a pool and spin laps. i will not spend more than ten minutes on the internet. i will flyy the flag in front of the house. i will not watch subversivest kpherpbts who hate america -- commentators who hate america on tv. i will go to church and thank god i live in this country and i will visit my i 90-year-old mother who is a patriot. "factor" tip of the day. check out ...

Shows. thats not something i would support. i think thats likely to hurt him. going back to the hoodie, i would be interested in what meaningful forensics there were. is there gunshot residue? is there stippling on the outside of the hoodie that can give the forensic experts the ability to say with a certain amount of precision just exactly how far away the gun was when he was shot? youve got different stories about the victim being right on stop or sitting up, and thats bothersome to me the i w...

>> gretchen: what about it coming a side show? its taking the attention away from whats happening at the trial. now were talk being the way she speaks. >> yeah. a lot of people have been accused of being racist for addressing the way she speaks. i think john mcwhorter has gone o he didnt want to come here, but hes on cnn and msnbc. what eforgets is most of the people who went after her, many of those commentators were african-americans. so this whole conversation is also another way of just thro...