Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20161210:08:07:00
I understand you gentlemen are the authority figures and i respect that to the utmost here. but i'm also a man while i'm still in blue. he put his hands on me as a man, i feel i had the right to defend myself as a man. it wasn't a custodial touch. he grabbed me by my neck. i'm sorry. i'm a man. i have to defend myself, gentlemen. >> did the officer order you to place your hands behind your back and submit to hand restraints? >> yes, he did. >> did you comply with the officer's orders? >> no, sir. >> if you had complied with orders, would we be here today? >> anything else? >> i mean, no. >> no...