CNN Smerconish May 2, 2015 13:31:00
Applaud it. and the violence is the -- hitting a child is not going to save them from being beaten by the police or killed or even from jail. the statistics and the names of the dead bear this out. >> what would you say to a critic of your piece who says well you're giving absolution to young african-american men who do step out, who are violent, who are breaking the law. there's got to be an element of personal responsibility here for them. >> so i think they're projecting something that i haven't written on the page. i'm not giving absolution to it but i certainly understand. you know dr. ki...