we had an adult, that was chasing a kid. and we had the kid, who i feel was afraid. joining me now to talk about this is jason johnson, hln contributor and political columnist for chicago defender. good morning, jason. good morning. so, tough question to post to trayvon martin s parent. it s something that is really resonating and especially in the black community. we heard attorney general eric holder say that he had to sit down and talk with his 15-year-old son about this. i think it s offensive, but it s not new. i think the martin family has dealt for the last year with people trying to blame their son for not running fast enough or not running far enough or somehow not scaring george zimmerman. i think they re used to these questions. it s sad, but not surprising given the jury and given what they heard. the martins were also asked what the president should do. should president obama do anything or say anything? it s five days since the verdict came down. right. th
big resort town above palm springs and the mountains here. a lot of people come here to cool off from palm springs and it will be a happy day when this thing gets open again. more than that. more than a happy day. miguel marquez, thanks so much. for the first time since a jury cleared the man who shot their son, trayvon martin s parents are speaking out. on cbs the martins responded to b37 juror assertion that trayvon martin played a part in his own death. did you hear that juror that spoke out with anderson cooper and what did you think when you heard her say that she believes that trayvon played a huge role in his own death? i don t think she knows trayvon. trayvon is not a confrontational person. so, instead of placing the blame on the teenager, we need to place the blame on the responsible adult. there were two people involved.
you wanted to look into that camera and tell the american public something about george zimmerman and about this case with trayvon martin that has gotten such media attention what would you want to tell them? first i would like to readdress your question when you asked if i would have done anything differently. when you asked that i thought you were referring to if i would not have talked to the police, if i would have maybe gotten an attorney i wouldn t have taken the cbsa and that i stand by. i would not have done anything differently. but i do wish that there was something, anything i could have done that wouldn t have put me in the position where i had to take his life. i do want to tell everyone my wife and my family, my parents, my grandmother, the martins in
you wanted to look into that camera and tell the american public something about george zimmerman and about this case with trayvon martin that has gotten such media attention what would you want to tell them? first i would like to readdress your question when you asked if i would have done anything differently. when you asked that i thought you were referring to if i would not have talked to the police, if i would have maybe gotten an attorney i wouldn t have taken the cbsa and that i stand by. i would not have done anything differently. but i do wish that there was something, anything i could have done that wouldn t have put me in the position where i had to take his life. i do want to tell everyone my wife and my family, my parents, my grandmother, the martins in
family for all kinds of millions in damages and he is out there somewhere looking for the real killer, still. he is actually behind bars in nevada. gregg: but, look, the martin family could actually get punitive damages under florida law. absolutely. as i said, if it was negligent in the way he acted toward the victim, and a jury, really, could go the opposite direction. gregg: o.j. has assets but george zimmerman is support. the defense fund was being paid if by friends or he could win the lawsuit against nbc. gregg: and the mar tips could recover for that. sure, they could try to get that money in a judgment. gregg: if the martins lose the case under florida law, they would have to pay fees and court costs but interestingly enough, under florida law, no attorney s