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Ways change is slow acoming. when you talk about the deep south and central florida in particular, such a long history of racial strife, we have so much further to go, and every few years we seem to be stepping closer and then takes only one incident to change that. unfortunately so, sometimes, because in this case what could have been a manslaughter case in the day after the killing came to represent so much more and so much hangs in the balance, and so we just have so much further to go and we'll see how things play out and how the cards fall in this case. >> good to see you. thanks so much....

Degree felony murder with child abuse, which has in the manslaughter case a much lower bail, so he could have been out the whole time. doesn't that team somewhat unethical for a prosecutor to overcharge you, to go the entire case to not be able in their own mind to have the confidence to think they're going to convict you, and then the morning before you argue say oh, by the way, here's the other one, maybe you should have defended against this. this isn't a game. it is somebody's life. >> exactly. and manslaughter is a crime, a very serious crime. and if you are guilty of it, you should be co...

Any the deficit in this case that the prosecution has built that would make it difficult for this jury to find george zimmerman guilty of either second-degree murder or manslaughter? >> you know, look. brianna, first of all, i think the difficulty in the case began with how the case was filed. first of all, i think this case was filed way overcharged. i think the case never should have been filed as a second degree murder case. i think the case probably should have been filed as a manslaughter case if it was filed at all. i think right there at the root is where the problem began for the prose...

The same information before them. >> one at a time. >> shouldn't civility mandate -- all counsel should relate that to each other. if you're going to charge somebody, you shouldn't argue that technically the facts support it. the attorneys should be placed on notice of it. they've had a year to prepare. felony murder is a very different kind of crime than your lesser included offense that's what felt so unfair about it. felony murder is a different kind of defense than just a lesser included offense, which is all the same elements -- >> i was just going to interject one thing as to why this is...

Civility, all counsel should relate that to each other. if you're going to charge somebody, you shouldn't argue that technically the facts support it. the attorneys should be placed on notice of it. they've had a year to prepare. felony murder is a very different kind of crime than your lesser included offense that's what felt so unfair about it. felony murder is a different kind of defense than just a lesser included offense, which is all the same elements -- >> go ahead. >> i was just going to interject one thing as to why this is a problem. when the prosecution says we're going to charge yo...