0 anybody else s child. keith, how effective are her words going to be? i think those are very powerful words. i think there s two different parts here. one is about the stand your ground law. the other part is about the issue of whether people are willing to see someone like trayvon martin as a human being, to see his humanity in a trial. i think what we saw with juror b-29 is that when you have a persuasive juror on the other side like b-37 and a group of others who are against you, it s hard for one person to stand up and stand her ground, even though she could have stood up and hung the jury. apparently she didn t know or didn t try hard enough. it clearly shows there needs to be some education about the jury process too. john, do you think sybrina fulton s words ring true and that change can be in effect? it certainly can. as a lawyer, for me, controversy creates opportunity. so you can look at this case from an opportunity point of view on the issues of racial profiling,
black men specifically adopt have to struggle with internalizing fears, stereotypes and finding value in that, we re always going to struggle, always that separation and division. every turn we take, seems again there s another hurdle and having to deal with the way people see us. it s a struggle. tremain, thank you for your time. goldie taylor, you in atlanta as well. appreciate it. thank you. getting by on the job at mcdonald s, new controversy over a budget plan suggested by the fast-food giant. could you survive? f. softsprings got both, let me show you. right over here. here, feel this. wow, that s nice. wow. the soft carpets have never been this durable. you know i think we ll take it. get kid-friendly toughness and feet-friendly softness, without walking all over your budget. he didn t tell us it would do this. more saving. more doing. that s the power of the home depot. right now, get whole-home installation for just 37 bucks. vietnam in 1972.
meanwhile parents of trayvon martin say they will keep fighting for their son in a day thousands rallied across the country. crowds justice for trayvon martin called for civil rights charges against zimmerman for the shooting death of the teenager in florida. spoke atrialies. trayvon not hear to speak for himself. very important as parents, godparents, aunts, uncles, you speak up for these children. one of our biggest missions is to make sure we advocate against senseless violence. senseless violence is a disease. joining me now, msnbc contributor and managing editor of the goldie taylor project and tremain lee. welcome to both of you. i ll begin with you, tremain. these rallies are labeled
0 within seconds. investigators today are working to answer tough questions at six flags over texas in arlington, a day and a half after the woman was ejected from the texas giant roller coaster. the guys behind the lady said right after the first bump she flew out. reporter: witnesses revealing terrifying moments and possible insight into the cause of the accident. brown told news she expressed concern about the security of her security belt. she asked them to check her more than once. they said as long as you heard it click you re okay. reporter: they issued a statement to say, it would be a disservice to the family to speculate regarding what transpired. this is the second deadly accident at the park since its opening in 1961. in 1999, a woman drowned and 10 others injured in a rafting accident. the texas giant is one of the park s biggest thrill rides with a height of more than 14 stories and a drop of more than 147 feet. for now it remain closed as officials figure out how
trayvon martin. we re told all of this, of course, following last night s not guilty verdict in the trial of george zimmerman. again, a live look at union square in new york city. i m here in sanford, florida, where we continue to follow reaction to the verdict. joining me live with more on how the sanford community specifically and people across this country are reacting, tremain lee for msnbc.com. alexis stojhill, alexis standing by as well. alexis, always good to see you. you landed on the ground this morning, spent the better part of the morning talking to people here in sanford. what are they telling you about the verdict last night? their reaction, and not that we should have expected any anger for any particular reason, it s not anger, it s sadness and disappointment. they said that on one hand they expected this. they re so used to these injustices. now to have the value of their lives placed so low, this is what they re telling me, that