state of mind. this is a story that is just beginning. we have seen time and time again going back decades that it is very difficult to convict police officers in the killing of civilians, very difficult. and depending on the jury you pick, sometimes it is impossible. the rodney king case was all about jury selection since they were acquitted on the state charges. a federal jury convicted them and they got prison time with a different composition of jury. christopher cooper, joy reid, thank you both for joining us tonight. coming up the latest on the investigation of the debris found in the indian ocean.
how vigorously the prosecution argues it. you only need to remember the rodney king case to remember that video that seems damming to the public to a reasonable person watching it does not always, and does not often result in the conviction of police officers. it depends on what the jury believes about the a officer s state of mind. this is a story that is just beginning. we have seen time and time again going back decades that it is very difficult to convict police officers in the killing of civilians, very difficult. and depending on the jury you pick, sometimes it is impossible. the rodney king case was all about jury selection since they were acquitted on the state charges. a federal jury convicted them and they fwot prison time with a different composition of jury. christopher cooper, joy reid thank you both for joining us tonight. coming up the latest on the investigation of the debris found in the indian ocean.
joy reid, the officer tensing has been able to make his bail today. that s normally figure is usually 10% of what the announced bail is. that s correct. so joy, he will be released as a result of being able to do that. this issue of state of mind is also there s also the question the jury is basically going to be put through the body cameras in to the officer s position and they will have to ask themselves, was that a reasonable response given what that officer was experiencing at the window of that car? yeah. this is where it comes it comes down to jury selection and how vigorously the prosecution argues it. you only need to remember the rodney king case to remember that video that seems damming to the public, to a reasonable person watching it does not always, and does not often result in the conviction of police officers. it depends on what the jury believes about the a officer s
presented the case. they will look whether or not there were any federal constitutional issues. that could give rise to perhaps federal civil rights charges like we saw following the rodney king case. there were state acquittals but federal convictions. whether or not this rises to that level, time will tell. thank you so much philip holloway. still ahead, some residents in northern colorado fearing a serial sniper may be on the loose. drivers have reported random gun shots fired at their cars. one man on a bike was shot and killed. we ll hear from one of the victims next. i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24, a circadian rhythm disorder that affects up to 70 percent of people who are totally blind. talk to your doctor about your symptoms and learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com.
police officers brian moore was shot in the face. he died today. i guess the question are police officers in greater danger in this country today than they were six months ago, a year ago, five years ago. i think so. i think that s very true. if i can go back for one second. rodney king police officers got off. the fbi case convicted them and they went to federal prison the civil rights case. on the officers yes. you have the nypd officers again attack. this one we don t know it was racially motivated. they were just trying to check somebody for a gun who, obviously, had the gun. and then also last week on wednesday we had a white female uniformed officer in a walmart in houston working an off duty detail and a black man came in there with a butcher knife, stabbed her 14 times and told the police was revenge for what happened in baltimore. luckily the customers jumped on him while he was in the final act of stabbing her probably the