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Made that decision with whatever input or power there is may be. thats something he would have to answer and i dont know if the people can particularly point to that input as where this went wrong. >> so are you inferring that that prosecutor would know about the real viability of that kind of charge on the one out of 13 officers prior to making that decision? >> we would hope our elected officials would have the experience the temperment and the wisdom and leadership to have known that. and kno...

Life was justified, and therefore, he was acquitted as to that too. i think it fuels a larger perception of you know police police conduct and the larger discussion of whether police are overly policing overly aggressive. we also have to be mindful to the other point, fredricka. that is that was raised in the defense in this case. that officers have yet split decision does make these actions and to engage in the decision to take a life or not take a life. and whether those actions are reasonable...

More times than bonnie and clyde and at the end of the day, the judge came up with a decision that he came up with? i think theyre still in shock. for us weve got to uphold the law. and therefore, theyve got to uphold the law, we as elected officials have to uphold the law, we cant let this one decision define the city of cleveland. >> and zach i have a question for ramona. ill give it to you word for word here. go ahead, ramona. ou have followed this closely and how youre always in touch with y...

Final destination for many of the protesters who have taken to the streets who are walking in these downtown streets? >> reporter: you know we tried to ask that question. it doesnt seem like they are pea a coalition so no one seems to know whats happening next. checking twitter, seeing what people have been reacting to to see if theres something planned for later. a lot of people were worried about their professional games tomorrow. there is eastern conference finals with the nba. i think the in...

Report about the excessive patterns of abuse and violence. mr. brelo should have been indicted as well as others. our focus clearly is on the input here versus the output. i dont disagree with the operation of law. i think the judge came to a reasonable conclusion with what he had to make the decision. you know what he had to base his decision upon. and i have tried cases, hundreds of them. and i can see this a mile away. that causation was going to be an issue. its unfortunate. spent a lot of m...

Avery friedman also in cleveland and joey jackson, cnn analyst as well. joey i want to hear from you. because while -- while the judge even said it is likely that this is a case. that is you know provoking a lot of emotion, not just in cleveland but across the country, and now youre seeing images of people who are upset with this verdict. at the same time theyre being met with police officers in riot gear and one has to wonder whether this helps quell, maintain peace, or if this helps instigate....

This. >> joey in new york here you have this decision after a two-year investigation from the justice department and then just days later you would have a decision that we saw this morning. clearly the justice department study did not impact or in any way influence this judge. the judge said especially based on the medical examiners testimony and report it was difficult to discern from whoms bullets caused the fatal blow to these two people. >> thats right, fredricka. of course the other part of...

Personal bias. i was disappointed no doubt about it. however, he relied on the law. and the inputs which are the charges and the indictment which he could not control, dictated his output. i think that it was an inappropriate charge from the start there were many other officers there and there could have been charges that would have implicated the other officers who did set this chain of events which caused death, into motion. which is exactly how and why mr. brelo was acquitted. >> so joey one ...

Now theyre walking in the streets expressing their disappointment in this not guilty verdict. >> i wont support the president. [ chanting ] [ chanting ] >> the whole damn system is guilty as hell. >> youre looking at people who are upset about this not guilty verdict for the charges of voluntary manslaughter against cleveland police officer michael brelo. brelo as soon as he heard the verdict from the judge, he stood up but he wept and then was escorted out. meantime people who are waiting the d...

The justification that he made. walter madison is an attorney in cleveland. he happens to represent the tamir rice family. hes with us now here in the atlanta studio. joey jackson in new york. our cnn legal analyst. and avery friedman also in cleveland joining us now and momentarily will also be met by cnn law enforcement animal cyst cedric ander. marcia fudge said moments ago there is a benefit of the doubt extended to police officers customarily in so many police related shootings but the same...