yes, on pushing doj in this indication, but frankly, to pushing this country to get better and better, to become a more perfect union, to move closer to that day when we will truly be one nation. and, you know, the reality is, that today, our country is safer. sanford is safer. new york city is safer because this family stood up, and because people across this country stood up with them and pushed and built a movement for justice that will continue. big thanks to both of you. thank you, craig. thank you. folks, we ve been asking a very simple question op the website, do you agree with the jury s verdict? very simple question. the results so far, you can take part in our online poll at tv.msnbc.com. you re watching live special coverage of the acquittal of george zimmerman.
we ll see how many civil lawsuits are spawned from this fiasco. fiasco, karen. what did mark o mara that george zimmerman may get immunity going forward? the civil case in this case, it s already been filed from what i understand. so, you know, if the martin family wants to go forward with a wrongful death, obviously, you know, they are welcome to do that. i mean, it s kind of difficult in these type of cases. craig, you ve been covering this case. and the information, the facts are kind of open-ended. even now we re asking ourselves questions, and we have more questions, and more assumptions and more presumptions. so, you know, it s hard for a family to go through a civil trial. look at the o.j. simpson case. that family unfortunately, neither of those families collected any of the award from the o.j. simpson trial. as far as bringing people back, it doesn t. but again, if there s a way to take that money and use it for a
effective as it could be. you can make all of the flat tudes you could, but this time i think it really didn t work. what is your headline, amy holmes? craig, i can t even tell you how upset i am about this case and that verdict last night. my line is that unfortunately, in this country, if you are a young black male, you do not get the benefit of the doubt. and if i had children, i would tell them what my parent tell me. that most people are trying to dot right thing but some people aren t. and those people are dangerous. and you need to be watchful and weary of these people in our midst. it is very clear to me that george zimmerman saw trayvon martin walking down the street and racially profiled him. and that racially profiling was fatal. trayvon martin is dead. i do want to commend his family for handling themselves with such dignity. it has been inspiring to watch. and craig, i know you spoke
zimmerman is guilty. the only person attesting to the story george zimmerman put on the table to prove his innocence comes from him and he s been caught in falsehoods that were never addressed by his defense lawyers. it s always a mistake, i think, look, i think it s always a mistake for a lawyer to say ignore your common sense. just across the board. common sense is why we have juries. that s why we have them. to bring that common sense. craig, see how hard it is to get a word in with a panel full of lawyers. believe you me. i m used to it. where you sit? well, no, it didn t come across as arrogant or condescending, but there was one part of his closing that did strike me. i m going to play it and i want to talk to you guys about this on the other side. this is where he uses that picture of 16-year-old trayvon martin at the end of his arguments. 17-year-old trayvon martin. take a listen. november 15th, 2011. two months, three months before trayvon martin passed away, that
picture because that is where the strength is in the case. and craig melvin, you have been in sanford, florida, i practiced law in california. i talked to a different kind of jury and audience, maybe these prosecutors have been very, very successful. bernie did e la rionda, i think said is 148 out of 149 cases. how do you think it will play out? we ll have a guy who has been in the courtroom just about every day. i ve been in the courtroom a few times. but the jury, by and large, especially during the closings, they put their note pad aside and paid close attention to what both sides had to say. you guys talked about bernie de la rionda, when he is talking about george zimmerman not knowing the street names, and there are three streets in the neighborhood. and he points out something. and this has been the course where he was outlining the