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Punched ventura for bad mouthing the iraq war and president george w. bush back in 2006. ventura calls that a complete fabrication. kyle was killed at a gun range earlier this year. is o.j. simpson about to have some anger management? >> lets take a short break. she only does that when shes stressed. stay away from lacy. lacy, stay away from everybody. >> "the new york post" reports the juice wants to join the cast of charlie sheens series in a possible acting comeback. simpson currently servi...

Do you ever get any sense of closure? >> no. closure is a word that we dont use in my house. honestly, you know, grief and loss stays with you and it takes all different forms and been 19 years for us and the loss of my brother is still right in the front of my brain, and i feel for the trayvon family and for all victims across this country, the hundreds of people that are killed minutes -- every minute of this day. we all are struggling and suffering in such a tragic way. >> lets take a short b...

Inevitably as it did in the trial involving o.j. simpson, that race was at the center of this trial? >> no, i dont think that race was the center. there was no facts in evidence to present that any more than it was in our case. i think the discrimination and race and intolerance and the lack of humanity is what drives most cases, and what allows people to get so upset. i mean, if you look at the big picture, we have a lack of regard for human life in this country and the way we treat each other ...

You feel that injustice, youre a good person to talk to about that. do you ever get any sense of closure? >> no. closure is a word that we dont use in my house. honestly, you know, grief and loss stays with you and it takes all different forms and been 19 years for us and the loss of my brother is still right in the front of my brain, and i feel for the trayvon family and for all victims across this country, the hundreds of people that are killed minutes -- every minute of this day. we all are s...

Totally vindicated or as this other case in florida with the woman who fired the warning shot, youre going away. >> isnt it interesting, if you shoot a black guy, you dont go away. >> unfortunately, its affecting the african-american community -- >> of the reverse is very small. so thats something to consider, as well. we want to talk more about this coming up. danny mentioned this case of a woman who shot in the air, and tried to use hand your ground. well talk about her coming up. well be righ...

Degree because of whats happened in the notoriety surrounding zimmerman, she may stand a chance getting that case reversed. >> bruce, do you think the notoriety will help? >> i dont think the notoriety is really a factor, quite candidly. were trying to focus this case just on the facts of what happened in the courtroom in jacksonville. we really think we want to separate ourselves from the political things, all the social things out there, because we think on the merits, as mark said, this case ...

Wouldnt happen. youre not going to have -- it may be a situation where somebody pulls the trigger on a serial beater who beats all his babys mommas and doesnt hit nibble and shes white and doing 20 years, i would like to see that case. >> mark, heres the bottom line from our perspective. whether we agree with you or disagree with you, this woman is in prison. >> im with you. im with you. she should not be in prison 1,000%. >> what i dont want are the social issues to hijack her appeal. thats my ...

I tried, theyre almost always divided initially. thats why when youre picking a jury, its really more jury deselection. youre looking at who am i going to get in there thats got a strong enough way to drive the case? i always call them drivers. theres goats and sheep as one of my clients said. you want somebody that takes charge. other people will follow along. so thats how it usually happens. if you can pick that person who is going to be your advocate. as i said last night, you arm them in the...

Discretion. >> thats the law. >> increasingly with the new addition to these criminal codes, the authority rests more and more in each prosecutor. so yes, sunny is right, shes enforcing the law. but because they have so much discretion, they couldnt enforce all the laws at all times. >> i think she was better offshooting and hitting him, because then you wouldnt have the argument that the bullet went through the wall. >> would that have made a difference if she had hit him? >> you know, we can s...

Either youre going to be totally vindicated or as this other case in florida with the woman who fired the warning shot, youre going away. >> isnt it interesting, if you shoot a black guy, you dont go away. >> unfortunately, its affecting the african-american community -- >> of the reverse is very small. so thats something to consider, as well. we want to talk more about this coming up. danny mentioned this case of a woman who shot in the air, and tried to use hand your ground. well talk about he...