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Didnt follow those directives, yet under the law in florida, he still wound up having a compelling defense. how can that situation exist, though? isnt that just a patently obvious example that this law doesnt work, that it creates a confusing standard and a low bar that often rewards poor choices? >> as prosecutors, we believe that the former justifiable use of deadly force covered the people it was intended to cover. it protected homeownerses. it protected store owners. you dont even have to us...

Rebuttal witnesses. they didnt do that. i sure hope they do that next time. >> now let me ask you this, faith. another juror has come forth, juror eight. a 20-year-old -- she broke her silence today saying race did not play a role in the decision. listen to this. >> i never once thought about oh, this was a black kid, this was a white guy, because that -- that wasnt the case. >> so the people who say here is another white guy who got away with shooting and killing a black kid. what would you tel...

She was disappointed there was a hung jury. but with all due respect, i think its naive to say that in this case. because answer this question. think about this question. had those been four white teenagers blasting justin bieber music, would we even be here? would michael dunn have been able to advance the narrative that he did in this trial and say all of the sudden they pulled a shotgun on me. they were thugs. they were gangsters. . no he did that because they werent white teenagers listening...

>> senator, youd like the governor to commute michael giles sentence. and you wrote him a letter saying, quote, his act of frightening away an attacker by firing a gun was as much self-defense as that allowed under stand your ground provisions. the only difference in mr. giles case is he allowed his attacker to live. this is what you wrote. as you see it, is that the problem with stand your ground, senator? >> yes. as weve seen with both the zimmerman verdict and the verdict of michael dunn, it ...

To because the prosecutor did not go through that open door that occurred during the trial when he could have argued to the judge now that character evidence has been presented by the defense, we should be able to now come in showing this evidence, the letters from the jail, showing that he had in fact had racism in his mind and that did in fact affect his decisions on the day that he pulled that trigger. so i think clearly in the next pretrial, the prosecution has to redouble their efforts in g...

>> and we took a poll. there were two of us undecided, two for was justified and the rest were not justified. >> why were you and the others so convinced that dunn was guilty? >> we all believed that there was another way out, another option. >> so the vote, lisa, of the jury was one thing, but what established stand your ground was the vote of the florida legislature. thats the vote we also have to look at in this case. >> thats right. and this information from this juror i think is key to unde...

George zimmerman jury. they clearly struggled. and i tell the story behind the scenes of what they had to go through. i think if they had all the evidence they would have come to a different verdict. and i think the same thing is true in the michael dunn case. the difference is in the michael dunn case, the prosecution has another chance. i hope they take advantage of it. >> faith, when you look also what juror four said, she spoke about the testimony of michael dunns fiancee. here is what she s...

Standing when he was fired. but a defense expert testified, quote, the initial trajectory of the bullet was just above the surface of the asphalt, suggesting he was knocked to the ground. michael giles was convicted of aggravated battery and sentenced to 25 years in jail. but his family says he was standing his ground, and theyre fighting for his freedom. joining me now is phyllis giles, michael giles mother and florida state senator dwight bullet, who was been pushing for michael giles sentence...

Attacks -- >> should a gop party candidate, a long-standing party member like abbott, should he be having someone like ted nugent around him if hes going to be saying stuff like this? >> i suspect he wont be around for the next appearance. >> rudy, when we come back i want to talk to you about the michael dunn case, not dissimilar to the george zimmerman case and both their claims to be victims here, the real victims. an expert ford technician knows your cars health depends on a full, complete c...

Think is absolutely the wrong thing for the country. but to do those kinds of attacks -- >> should a gop party candidate, a long-standing party member like abbott, should he be having someone like ted nugent around him if hes going to be saying stuff like this? >> i suspect he wont be around for the next appearance. >> rudy, when we come back i want to talk to you about the michael dunn case, not dissimilar to the george zimmerman case and both their claims to be victims here, the real victims. ...