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i thought about my friend dr. freedom mill house jones, and how her medical practice in our home city of atlanta was devastated by gun violence. how are patients sitting in the waiting room lost her life that day. amy -- , i thought about the fact that her two young children experience their first mothers day, without their mom, the beginning of a new school year, without their mom. and i knew that i had to keep climbing. i thought about aj owens, the being slaughtered in front of her children in -- , murdered doing what mothers do, defending them. and i knew that we must keep climbing. i thought about neil -- standing at the gates of disney world, greeting families prepared for a day of lifelong happy memories, with hate. what did the mothers tell their children that day? i thought about lori carleton, a mother of nine, 25 years after the brutal slaying of matthew shepard, shot and killed for hanging a flag, a pride flag, outside of her own
Ajike “AJ” Owens was killed by her white neighbor after they got into a dispute involving Owens’ children, police say—here’s all we know about the case.
thoughts on the case of aj owens. a 35-year-old black mother of four who was shot and killed by a white neighbor through a closed door. in florida earlier this month. this week, the states attorney announced her neighbor will be prosecuted for mere manslaughter. rather than more serious charges of murder. in my capacity as head of the national action network, i delivered the eulogy for aj owens, and i had the opportunity to grieve with the family that has been ripped apart by this tragedy. they shared with me the stories of how the neighbor taunted aj 's young children with the n-word and other racial insults.
i also had the honor to meet with owen's mother today in new orleans, along with attorney ben crump and torney parker. she is now raising her grandkids. in my opinion, the legal system in florida failed aj and her family, and the department should step in to investigate whether federal hate crime charges are warranted. as this week's supreme court rulings reminds us the fight for racial justice is far from over. we must continue to fight and struggle against injustice, wherever we see it. from central florida to the highest court. in the land. that does it for me, thanks for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow at five pm eastern for another live hour of politicsnation. american voices with alicia and mendez starts after the this short break. ort break.
mindset as an excuse to kill an innocent black person. this defendant should have been prosecuted for murder. >> the prosecutor claimed that when she threw this case was in the same incident. that was why aj owens went to that door, because she literally threw an ipad and roller skates at her children. i don't know what's more depraved mind you could have been trying to assault little kids and then shooting their mom with a nine year old next to them. i don't understand where this prosecutor has done. hopefully we can get that prosecutor on. we would love to get you to explain what you have done. paul battler, my friend, thank you. rhonda sanchez says if he's elected president he'll try to repeal the constitution granting citizenship to anyone born in united states. good thing his own great grandparents aren't listening. back in a sec. back in a sec. it kills 99% plaque bacteria. and forms an antibacterial shield.
happened to your son. you use that pain to go into politics. serving for all of your sick constituents. i want to start with this. you recently wrote an op-ed for msnbc highlighting aj owens. a 35-year-old mother of four. fatally shot earlier this month by a white neighbor in florida following a dispute over the victims children. you pointed out that because of flores -- stand your ground law, they were legally acquired to investigate whether it applied to this case before they could make an arrest. now, i was in florida, as you, know earlier this week delivering the eulogy at the funeral of a.g. owns and your son was tragically killed by gun violence as well can you elaborate more on why stand-your-ground laws is so important? >> absolutely.