and i m gonna address theunited states of america. gary: there s no doubt that night. it was a textbook procedure. i had no choice. i was forced to take a life. i was a white cop whoshot a black 16-year-old. (protestors chanting) natacha: i would like toaddress all law enforcement across the country and around the world. honor the oath. (dramatic music) gary: the other officerskept repeating: he did the right thing.he had no choice. it was a good shoot. reporter: the death ofphillip pannell brought rage the streets of normallypeaceful teaneck, new jersey. m2: this was middle-classmodel city, american. alison: we live in teaneck.this doesn t happen in teaneck. w2: it wasn t the utopia ithought it was for many people. (dramatic music) thelma: we enduredthis pain for 30 years, now we re back here again. crowd: yeah, (music) natacha: on my honor,i will never betray my integrity forthe public trust. m3: the fact of the matter isphillip pannell was executed. m4: i don t care how
normally quiet suburban townof teaneck, new jersey tonight. after a teenager is shotto death by the police. (music) franklin: on thenight of the shooting, the story spreadlike wildfire as news of theshooting spread through the neighborhood,an angry crowd of teenagerscircled officers collecting evidenceat the crime scene, man: they killed that boy incold blood, don t make no sense. shawn: to hear the news,and then to get there and see that there is anactual crime scene now. (music) it was shocking. it was a long night that night. (music) i d like to thank our sponsor liberty mutual. they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. contestants ready? go! only pay for what you need. jingle: liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.
it could be their son too, it could be theirson that got killed. franklin wilks: there isan underlying feeling amongst the african-americancommunity that when there is a shooting of a african-american male, young male,by a white officer that the system doesnot meet out justice. franklin wilks: wewere cognizant of the fact that this situation could get very much out of hand. and we were concernedto make sure that there would be aproper investigation. i pointed theseconsiderations out to the prosecutor in our meeting this afternoon that it was aninsult to the black community, that this officerwas not suspended. john: the black leaders came to me and said that they wanted a special prosecutor. and i said tothem, i said, i m about as close asyou re going to get to it, a special prosecutor. cause i m an outsiderwith the attorney general.