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The case of getting a plea or number two to show confidence in your case. this seems more likely as a second-degree murder case because it's mitigation and illinois statute specifically allows for a mistaken justification when someone believes a killing would have been lawfully justified even though the belief was unreasonable. >> wish we had more time to talk about the evidence, especially with the video and the times he was shot and the circumstances around it. seema eiyer good to have you wih me. we heard the attorney say the clients are within training. chicago mayor has a very different o...

Words out. and when i say peaceful, they'll still be passionate, they might still be something that's hard to watch, but when i think of peaceful, i don't know if we'll see looting or cars burning. that's what i mean by peaceful, but the passion will still be there. >> rahm emanuel, the mayor of chicago was adamant in tonight's press conference that officer van dyk does not represent the culture of the chicago pd. >> anybody who is there to uphold the law cannot act like they're above the law. and that is both a principle that is used to make sure it reflects the culture in the police departme...

To watch, but when i think of peaceful, i don't know if we'll see looting or cars burning. that's what i mean by peaceful, but the passion will still be there. >> rahm emanuel, the mayor of chicago was adamant in tonight's press conference that officer van dyk does not represent the culture of the chicago pd. >> anybody who is there to uphold the law cannot act like they're above the law. and that is both a principle that is used to make sure it reflects the culture in the police department. and i want to say one thing. there are men and women, both in leadership positions and rank and file wh...

When you were talking about this a little bit earlier in the year, first-degree murder against a police officer is so unusual. how hard in a court of law is that going to be to prove? >> it would normally be very hard. it goes above and beyond misuse of the weapon and goes into the officer's mental mind state of saying that he was essentially trying to have a premeditated intentional killing for no reason or justification whatsoever or that he had sort of a depraved heart, complete lack of regard for human life. now, look, i just watched the whole video in its context in the newsroom. it is ha...

>> and you were saying, first-degree murder so unusual, when you were talking about this a little bit earlier in the year, first-degree murder against a police officer is so unusual. how hard in a court of law is that going to be to prove? >> it would normally be very hard. it goes above and beyond misuse of the weapon and goes into the officer's mental mind state of saying that he was essentially trying to have a premeditated intentional killing for no reason or justification whatsoever or that he had sort of a depraved heart, complete lack of regard for human life. now, look, i just watched ...