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>> i think we get used to that. >> that you wouldn't in this sort of case want the jury to have no african-american jurors. >> i don't think the prosecution believed in the case. i think they had their heart in it, they didn't have a story to tell. they didn't have a case to make. right. both of you, i agree with. they impeached the witness. they impeached the testimony given through videotape and otherwise testimony even with the guy not having to sit in the chair, zimmerman. i didn't get a sense they had a counter story to tell. >> their own story, exactly. >> please come back. you're the be...

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For that. and you start following the money on this, there was no reason for this law to pass. >> so there was very little pushback on this law in florida because of the influence of the nra. now, moving forward, do you have any confidence that the grand jury, with the character of this part of the country, is going to be able to deliver justice? >> ed, people don't understand, the grand jury is going to be completely influenced by the state attorney who presents the evidence. this state attorney, obviously, has blown this case from the beginning. so to think that a grand jury is going to be a...

From the standpoint of a civil rights case or a hate crime case, it's going to be a long stretch. the positive thing is the justice department looking over the shoulder may cause these officers and the state attorney's office to do the right thing. >> and quickly, do you see this law being changed in florida because of this? >> probably not. the nra has such a strong hold in lobbying here in this state, it would be very difficult. >> all right. and it's in 23 states around america. mike papantonio, thanks for joining us tonight. paul ryan is trying to sell his budget to the people. it will a...

If anything, at best, ed, it's going to cause the state attorney to maybe try a little bit harder. but from what the justice department can really do here, from the standpoint of a civil rights case or a hate crime case, it's going to be a long stretch. the positive thing is the justice department looking over the shoulder may cause these officers and the state attorney's office to do the right thing. >> and quickly, do you see this law being changed in florida because of this? >> probably not. the nra has such a strong hold in lobbying here in this state, it would be very difficult. >> all ri...