Rantz: Echo Glen youth inmates armed with shanks ignited fire, demanded McDonald's
Six juveniles at Echo Glen Children's Center, some armed with shanks, set fire to property and demanded McDonald's early Sunday.
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Six juveniles at Echo Glen Children's Center, some armed with shanks, set fire to property and demanded McDonald's early Sunday.
>> i do. i think that this case certainly gives the possibility of manslaughter as a verdict. i also think it's indicative of a certain lack of confidence in the prosecution's case. if you're really confident, you want the jury to have an all-or-nothing choice, and it's the defense saying they want the all-or-nothing choice. they want murder two or acquittal, and the compromise could be very bad for george zimmerman, because as we discussed several times on this program, a compromised verdict of manslaughter could leave him in prison for many, many years. >> sunny, does having this lesser char...
>> you can't take out a gun and shoot and kill someone. ? if it's true, how many times would you let your head be pounded into the cement if it happened that way? two, three? >> but look, i wouldn't summa -- assume an african-american kid walking around in my neighborhood was up to no good, follow him against the advice of police. >> sure. those are all part of the story. but you're the lawyer. what is the criminal charge here, murder two. what has that got to do with his mindset ten minutes before? >> it is murder two. >> what does the mindset have to do with it ten minutes before have do wit...
Rights to make that judgment? >> okay, but the prosecution says his injuries weren't that bad. maybe his head was pounded once. maybe he got punched once. >> how many times would you let your head be pounded if it's true. >> you capital take out a gun and shoot and kill someone. >> fets true, how many times would you let your head be pounded into the cement if it happened that way? two, three? >> but look, i wouldn't summa african-american kid walking around in my neighborhood is up to no good and follow him against the advice of police. >> sure. but you're the lawyer. what is the criminal cha...
Rights to make that judgment? >> okay, but the prosecution says his injuries weren't that bad. maybe his head was pounded once. maybe he got punched once. >> how many times would you let your head be pounded if it's true. >> you capital take out a gun and shoot and kill someone. >> fets true, how many times would you let your head be pounded into the cement if it happened that way? two, three? >> but look, i wouldn't summa african-american kid walking around in my neighborhood is up to no good and follow him against the advice of police. >> sure. but you're the lawyer. what is the criminal cha...