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Before his death, the need for reordering priorities in america, a radical reordering of priorities, and that if we did not do that, we would see some of the results we're seeing today. so i think the first thing is, he would still call for a radical reordering of priorities and value systems in our nation. he would feel, obviously, that what happened in this instance was just morally reprehensible. it's incomprehensible there was no indictment in this case at all. and we have to do something to radically change policing in this nation. as going to have to happen unfortunately, i believe, from...

Liberty and justice for all. you've got the have-gots getting more and the have-notes getting less and the greedy right wing republicans doing an amazing job of vilifying, of demonizing, those who are poor. they do an amazing job of acting as if somehow the poor are taking from them and the sad thing is, they have a theology disguised as ideology that basically says that we are doing this in the name of our faith. in a real sense, their faith must have edited out that portion of scripture which said i was hungry and you fed me. first you gave me something to drink. i'll remix. i was hungry and...

>> his sense of discipline, respect, sharing, his sense of humility. all of that comes of the traditional value systems he comes from. >> traditional leader says this vital lesson influenced mandela years later as president when he helped shape south africa's modern democracy and reconciled black and white south africans. >> he straded both the african and western, the bamming act that has been worked upon through mandela's leadership to ensure that a peaceful and free country. >> reporter: so it is here in kunu that nelson mandela will be laid to rest. inside mandela's home, his family shared...

Episode of domestic violence. it takes a long time. it's really a very comprehensive and intense process. it is trauma based. there's so much stuff that went on usually. >> the problem is that we don't have any moral authority that we can refer to to judge this kind of behavior so we turn to therapy. because that's the only consensus we can all get in this society. because we all have different value systems depending on different religious or other backgrounds. so i think that's why therapy becomes this catch all. to cover all sin. >> you're right. absolutely right. different terminology for ...

Worst possible way. >> absolutely. >> he just need reconciliation. >> by the way, it's not easy issue to treat, either. i had a young man who had perpetrated once in college an act of violence against women. he immediately pulled back from it and said i have a problem. i need to get treatment. i said good you want treatment. how long we treat it for? ten years to get through one episode of domestic violence. it takes a long time. it's really a very comprehensive and intense process. it is trauma based. there's so much stuff that went on usually. >> the problem is that we don't have any moral a...