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Present mayor of new york city, the former governor, cuomo, not showing any sign of respect for the jury process. from the president of the united states, a signal just like that. take a look. >> i didn't watch the trial. so i -- >> do you stand by your past comment relating him to white supremacy? >> look, i stand by what the jury has concluded. the jury system works. we have to abide by it. >> neil: end of story. the most efficient way to look at it here, whether you like the outcome or didn't. not stirring the pot. jeff paul in kenosha, wisconsin. what can you tell us? >> no, certainly does...

Self defense that allowed him to murder. the verdict is controversial. it is also the law. under rule of law, juries are respected not based on whether you agree with the individual outcome but based on a process being fair and valid. as a journalist and lawyer, i'm not here to undermine the legitimacy of the civic and nonviolent jury process that we use to deal with these kinds of disputes. this outcome, though, is controversial for a reason. let's be clear and honest about it here. the reason is the evidence. the reason is the facts. and the reason is the wider context of racism in america. ...

Police killing george floyd on tape which the jury process ultimately ruled was a murder. but before that jury process, it led to waves of largely nonviolent protests trying to call out and stop police brutality and violence. and those were met. let's remember. in many parts of the country, the calls to stop police brutality were met with more police brutality on tape against people who did not look violent, it didn't look like justified use of force. we covered those stories at the time. if you want to keep track, if you care about it that way, it was against young and old, against black and ...

More tonight from nbc's ron allen. >> all rise for the jury, please. >> reporter: the trial's first witness, the first police officer to arrive at the scene of the fatal encounter. prosecutors showing the jury graphic images of ahmaud arbery's body, too graphic to show here, taken by police body and dash cameras. a day in court that began with arbery's mother fighting back tears as prosecutors showed the jury video of what they say was her son being hunted down and killed. >> ladies and gentlemen, at this point in time, mr. arbery is under attack. >> i decided to remain in so i could get famil...

Please. >> reporter: the trial's first witness, the first police officer to arrive at the scene of the fatal encounter. prosecutors showing the jury graphic images of ahmaud arbery's body, too graphic to show here, taken by police body and dash cameras. a day in court that began with arbery's mother fighting back tears as prosecutors showed the jury video of what they say was her son being hunted down and killed. >> ladies and gentlemen, at this point in time, mr. arbery is under attack. >> i decided to remain in so i could get familiar with what happened to ahmaud the last minutes of his life...