evidence and that included four videos. there were also records relating to nypd policies and procedures, medical records pertaining to treatment of the deceased, eric garner, photographs of the scene, autopsy photographers and records relating to nypd training. that s not nothing but it s not a full picture. as we have those bits and pieces of information, eugene, here s my question to you with your police officer cap on as we await news from the mayor. talking to our correspondent there anticipating news on discussing tactical, technical training with police, communication, respect within the communities, what will that mean? what will that lead to? the sure thing here is that police competence is front and center. the reason for that is nypd
being spoonfed by his brother and george dead. why wouldn t trayvon martin have benefited from the stand your ground law having been confronted by a strange man with a gun? let s go to our panel in atlantic, goldie taylor. author and managing editor of the goldie taylor project. and julian epstein. good job to both of you. goldie, after a week of concentrating on this tragedy, what is it you think that dmabds the greatest attention? is it the repeal of the stand your ground laws? the issue of racial profiling? a matter of police competence in their investigation of what happened? what is it? i think there are a number of issues that have to be addressed here first of all. it s how we use whether it is skin color, gender, religion, creed, or any other thing about us as tools to fear one another.