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sanctioned. >> is that true? some of these guys can be arrested later? >> almost certainly not in the government. the idea of universal jurisdiction, there was one celebrated case where the dictator of whichchile was arre in london but never replicated since then. i think it's unlikely but at least theoretically possible. >> more on the cnn web site. colonel morris davis, a quick reminder, set your dvr. watch 360 whenever you want. up next, a result of a yearlong investigation into armed security guards. widely different rules state by state, let security guards carry with deadly consequences. more breaking news, protests going on over the death of eric garner at the hands of police. a live picture from new york's grand central station. details ahead.
these are live pictures from grand central terminal in new york. protesters continuing their call tonight for an end to police violence. it's the seventh straight day of demonstrations in the wake of the grand jury decision to not indict the police officer he used to choke hold eric garner. pat lirge, the president of new york's police unit is staunchly defending the decision and eric garner and blasting mayor bill de blasio who spoke bluntly about racism. his wife is african-american and two kids are biracial. here's what he said about his teenage son, donte. >> shirley and i had to talk to donte for years about the dangers he may face. we had to literally train him as families have all over this city for decades and how to take special care in any encounter he has with the police officers who are there to protect him.
civil rights everyday somewhere in this country and it is time to have a dispassionate and honest discussion about exactly that. he's right about that in here. i saw the segment with him on you last night and referenced the fact we put our lives on the line, how dare you question what we do. you sign on for that. i sign on for that, we risk our lives knowingly, it doesn't give us a license to recklessly risk the lives of the people we serve and the film you saw with mr. garner being taken down, the only individual whose life was at risk in that encounter was mr. garner. >> there was a study back in 2000 by the justice department and among other things that highlighted discrepancy with what white officers and african officers used against african-americans and other minorities. 57% of african-american officers thought that african-americans and other minorities were given unequal treatment, but only 5% of white police officers thought that african-americans were given unequal treatment.