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In the one of the studios. i apologize you guys. is it your fault, fred? always your fault. you're always the troublemaker in all of this, fred? >> i know. i know. so what's your point? jenna: that we really enjoy having you on the program. it is not a distraction at all. but, fred, based on -- >> saved by the bell. jenna: based on what robert has to say what is really the path forward? as far as looking to make the system more secure for all of us which we would hope would be the point, is this where we should invest the time and energy? >> well, i think it should be kind of a multifaceted ap...

Ago. i want to refresh people's memories. she was convicted of having her five-year-old son, the story was, dressed him up in the favorite outfit. said he was going to meet santa claus. handed him over to roommate and another man, who took the boy out into the desert and shot him. the allegation it was all to correct $5,000 in insurance money. how does a conviction, like, that fred, get thrown out? >> well, jon a couple of ways. i was thinking about this morning. i'm hard-pressed to think of a more horrific crime of all the cases we covered over last couple years. this was a terrible, terrible...

Place before you have your client plead guilty which essentially what he has done on video at this point. jon: i gather, fred, his defense lawyer argued against him doing it. but he basically says, the defense lawyer says, look, he is taking responsibility for it. hire, this is a good man and he just wants to put all of this out there. i guess that is the best you can do if you're the defense lawyer at this point. >> nice spin, buddy, good job. because that is pretty much all you have left for you. this is why i let people like ashley do criminal defense than i do it. the only thing worse than...

We are sliding down the slippery slope at this point. we're not even -- there's no brakes, we're just going straightforward. it's no different than if i borrow my friend's sunglasses and then i forget to return them and i know she's driving and the sun's out, and she gets caught in a glare and gets into an accident, can those people sue me because it was reasonably foreseeable that she might be distracted because of the glare and the sun? i mean, this is, this can go on forever. i mean, these examples, this is just one i just thought of. there is no -- where is the personal accountability? the...

Be able to sue the host which is kind of akin to this. but again, that was by legislation, and hopefully the new jersey legislature will take some action on this. jon: and also part of this, esther, is apparently the person who is sending the text has to know that the person receiving the text is behind the wheel. >> and reading. >> with it's not just know, it's know or should have known. >> no, no. >> so it's an extra burden. >> no, they specialize knowledge, they're actually reading the text while they're driving, that's what the opinion says. jon: well, again, personal responsibility seems ...