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Florida statute, law enforcement was prohibited from making an arrest. that's apparently a reference to the stand your ground law. there is an inconsistency in here. i know as you've pointed out that this is not your -- these are not your statements. but it is something that you solicited from chief lee. chief lee says that the department has not released any rendition of the events of the evening to anyone other than the office of the state attorney. in the very same document, chief lee says, mr. zimmerman's statement was that he had lost sight of trayvon and was returning to his truck to mee...

Take a look at all the other facts and still find that probable cause exists. if i understand chief lee's interpretation correctly, it would allow anyone who is suspected of a homicide to say, hey, listen, i stood my ground. i thought i was in danger. and now you can't arrest me. and -- and the probable cause determination is really looking at all of the facts, not only the suspect's statement, but also witnesses, 911 calls, and deciding off of all that if probable cause exists. so only if there's no probable cause is it prohibited. but that's true in all types of crimes. >> i mean, simply put...

That there's so many outstanding questions that you as an administrator would have to say, until these questions are answered, how can i depend on you to do your job? >> those are the conversations i'll be having with chief lee. >> mr. bonaparte, i want to thank you very much for joining us tonight. reverend sharpton is going to be down there tomorrow. he may get a chance to talk to you and possibly meet with you down there. >> i'd welcome that very much, reverend. >> i think you can understand the pressure that's building on this. i understand in the position you're in you may be making diffe...

Breaking news tonight in the case of trayvon martin. with the outrage building across the country tonight, sanford city commission passed a vote of no confidence in police chief bill lee. in tonight's meeting the vote was 3-2 against chief lee. and one member of the commission called for chief lee's immediate resignation. >> because of the situation being so poorly handled and because there's a no confidence level in our police chief here locally and statewide, nationally, and even internationally, i would ask the chief to step down. >> joining me now for an exclusive interview is the man who ...

Georgia. >> i live in one right now. i saw him for dinner this evening. i understood that he now lives, you know, at a very far distance from me. i'm not able to be with him. i'm not able to guide him directly. so when he comes in contact with police officers or other people of authority, he needs instruction. he needs to know how to comport himself so that he, you know, doesn't put himself really in harm's way. that's a conversation that we've had and that i'm going to tell you that every black parent i know has had with their sons. and so tonight when we went down to union square, everybody,...