Dennis Backsly News Today

During Sunday’s Reliable Sources on CNN, host Brian Stelter continued his obsessive coverage of what he claims is the conservative's media war

During Sunday’s Reliable Sources on CNN, host Brian Stelter continued his obsessive coverage of what he claims is the conservative's media war

Ground cases were african-americans. >> well then, dan -- >> a lot of those people would have been tried and put in jail for stopping a violent act. >> so then, dan, in your view, if that is the case what dennis is saying, then do you continue to be an opponent of stand your ground? >> stand your ground devalues life and gives defenses to people who ought not to get a defense. understand something. before the legislature passed stand your ground you could use lethal force if you reasonably thoug...

Avoid danger before using force. under current florida law, the jurors in the zimmerman case were told the defendant had, quote, no duty to retreat. had the right to stand his ground and could meet force with force. so im joined now by dennis backsly who serves in the florida state house and was the sponsor of the stand your ground law in florida and dan gelger, a former state senator and prosecutor who led opposition to the bill before it was passed. good to see you both. dennis, do you agree w...

Neighborhood watch person who if you look at the neighborhood watch protocols, you are only supposed to watch. not stalk. not supposed to confront. you are not supposed to throw deadly force because youre not trained in the rules of engagement. so stand your ground has done nothing in florida. prior to stand your ground there were no travesties of justice that required us to pass it. all its done is simply said if you act stupidly, if you act cravenly, and you could have walked away from the sce...

top the hour. im michael holmes in for suzanne malveaux. lets get you up to speed on whats happening in your world. george zimmerman, the man who killed trayvon martin, will be freed from jail. a judge granting him $150,000 bond. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am. and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> zimmerman is going to have to wear a monitoring device, also check in with a...

Station through early september. juliet, the ball is yours. >> thank you very much, brian. thousands protesting demanding justice for aun armed teen gunned down in florida, excuse me, by a self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman. the alleged shooter claims he killed the boy in self-defense. this guy has not been arrested or charged and now critics are questioning a controversial state law, stand your ground is the law. state representative dennis backsly was the backer of the law. great to have yo...

Years, ive stood by people going through tragedy and theres nothing as heartbreaking as having a child lost and particularly under these kinds of circumstances. >> you mentioned the police and specifically the police chief has stepped aside here. do you think that was a smart move? >> i do. i think it needs to decelerate and i understand the outrage because nothing was happening and now we see that a number of things are happening and the governor is also appointing a task force to look at our l...

teen trayvon martin. he says his concern is for the boys grieving parents. >> my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. you know, if i had a son hed look like trayvon. >> meanwhile, more protests are planned in cities across the nation today. last night thousands rallied in sanford. thats the central florida town where martin was killed. protesters are calling for the arrest of the shooter, neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. zimmerman says he acted in self-defense....

well play for you uncensored in a moment. first, the breaking news which happened just moments ago in sanford, florida, where david mattingly joins us live. david, sanford city commissioners passed a no-confidence motion in the local police chief. what exactly does that mean? does it mean anything? >> reporter: anderson, this was a no confidence vote. they voted 3-2 in no confidence in the citys police chief bill lee. this is really a nonbinding vote, but it demonstrates to the police ...