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In this case is an ass it seems to me. >> absolutely. i also made the statement, my grandfather told me, he said just because its the law doesnt mean its right. history has proven that time and time again. you know, civil rights to womens rights, were a growing nation, and weve made some horrible decisions with the law, and i believe right now this law, whether its stand your ground or how this was rolled out, was definitely the wrong decision. its unfortunate. but we have to live with it. we st...

Finally had to render a verdict because they really did look at the evidence and gave their best decision, and i think we all have to respect that, and im sorry that the jury is being attacked in the way they are. >> i certainly wouldnt attack the jury. youre a jury consultant because the jury clearly wrestled with this a long time, over 16 hours. it clearly was an emotional decision for them and in the end, most legal experts would say they applied the letter of the law of self-defense that app...

Parent taught me better. thats an adult. you dont have the right to disrespect an adult. dont curse. okay. i did give attitude. >> joining me now is george zimmermans attorney mark omara. mark, welcome to you. congratulations on your victory because from a legal point of view you particular personally waged an extremely good defense of your client, and you got the result that obviously he wanted. >> thank you. >> it would be childish to say otherwise. in terps of rachel jeantel i found a fascina...

>> yeah, i think something was wrong -- i know they asked the judge for some type of -- they had a question but then she sent them back saying break down that question a little more and they didnt come back with it so maybe they were at the point saying we dont need to have it. they gave us what we need to work with, and thats what we worked with. >> fascinating to talk with you two. you know what they have been through. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. >> youre welcome, piers. a lot ...

She had a protective order against him and the shot was just a warning shot. the husband wasnt injured. now angela corey prosecuted that case, as well. and the judge ruled that they couldnt use stand your ground, and she was found guilty, and is serving 20 years in prison. now when you compare that to what george zimmerman did, he killed a young teenager unarmed. where is the equalness, the fairness in this system? >> well, and piers, i think -- that -- >> let me ask gloria, first, if you dont m...

You talked about a woman who talked about an altercation and the gun went off and a less son she taught her kids about not going out at night. they bring their own experiences and they bring their own particular biases. they may not be racial but they bring their own set of life experiences to it and they as you can hear, especially with b 37 she had a difficult time relating to rachel jeantel and could relate to george zimmerman. all of these things play out as the facts unfold as the jurors tr...

True. i mean, the truth here is that we spend our time looking at the psychology of human judgment, and jurors dont necessarily understand the niceties of the law or the facts of the case before they go in. so in this particular case you have jurors who talked about the protest before the trial is riding. you talked about a woman who talked about an alter kagts case and the gun went off and a less son she taught her kids about not going out at night. they bring their own experiences and they bri...

Them back saying break down that question a little more and they didnt come back with it so maybe they were at the point saying we dont need to have it. they gave us what we need to work with, and thats what we worked with. >> fascinating to talk with you two. you know what they have been through. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. >> youre welcome, piers. a lot to say about the case, and he joins me live, my old americas got talent buddy still wearing terrible suits. which is why at li...

>> but its unfortunate how this case came to be. >> when you see rachel jeantel talking to me as she did last night, it seemed that this all-white jury, predominantly with one hispanic lady, had no real sense of connection with this young black woman or indeed trayvon martin. >> right. and, again, it was unfortunate. i think -- i go back to say that its a report card for how we deal with each other socially, how we communicate with each other, and to see that they are clearly two totally differe...

>> if you come at me right now with a knife from where you are under a normal self-defense law, i have to try and get out of way. i have to retreat. if i can, great. if i cant because my back is up against the wall i can react with deadly force n. a stand your ground situation, they take away my need to retreat. as long as im not doing anything wrong, i dont have to retreat. you come at me with a knife from here, i can take out my gun and shoot you. that can be problematic because it allows the ...