wanted this public release of the tapes. prosecutors have said please don't release them. this could hurt the investigation. you're a legal mind. what do you think? >> well, the jeconnecticut judg who did release them, i think had it right. there really is no choice. there's a law in connecticut that says 911 tapes have to be released at some point. that's basically the beginning and end of the story. i also think a public service is served by releasing these tapes. there are various conspiracy theories that have floated around this case. anything that can dispel that, which can inform people about the truth of what really happened, and also, this is a major event in american history. >> major. >> the congress almost voted gun control. >> right. >> because of this. i think that means it's something that the public needs to know about. there is nothing inflammatory, no voices of children on the tapes. it's not a gruesome in any way. i thought the connecticut courts did the right thing. >> brian stelter, you know this. i know this. there are 911 tapes released, it