phillip pannell s life was taken recklessly. galantucci: he had his hand in his pocket. he was coming around and he was going to shoot me. glenn: all that matters is those hands were in the air. they weren t near a pocket. they weren t near a gun. they were up. ben: now, tomorrow, the 12 jurors will deliberate the case. judge: a person is guilty of reckless manslaughter if a person recklessly causes the death of another human being. thelma: i looked at the judge, then i looked and it was all white jury. i just prayed and hoped to get justice for my son. (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.
spath: i got out and i pulled my weapon. spath: i pulled my weapon because we just received the gun call and when you get a gun call, you i reasonably believed the potential existed that i could get shot. thelma: when he walked on the stand, you know, i m telling you, i was saying he s nothing but the devil.
mike: i believe that spath came to believe in a reality that simply doesn t add up to the forensics. if you look at this objectively, it was impossible for phillip to be shot in the back and be turning to shoot gary spath. patuto: certainly forensics can be helpful, but in my mind, my humble opinion is that they should never be conclusive. spath: this guy was going to shoot me. i had no choice but to shoot at him to save my own life. forgive me, sir. this is what i had to do. thelma: everybody knew my son that he wasn t that kind of a young man. i ll believe that till the day i die. that he was trying to make it home. reporter: there is now going to be a discussion between the lawyers and the judge about a legal matter. reporter: it might have to do with whether or not, mr. goldberg will be permitted to cross-examine gary spath about the prior occasions in which he fired his weapon.
think that we re trying to brush it under the rug. but there s the delay is trying to work with the elected officials. everybody here has a different concern. and the issue is how do we get consensus? natacha: five other communities have put up blm murals. we re asking that you give us a deadline. thelma: this is still upsetting me after 30 years ago. and it shouldn t be that i have to go through this pain again, over and over again. elie: you know, ms. pannell, i feel your pain. actually, i don t feel your pain. i don t know how it d be to lose a child. and, and, and i can only imagine the horror you ve lived through over the last, uh, what is it? 30 years now. i certainly, you know, certainly don t understand how it is to lose a sibling either as i speak to your daughter as well. but i will not support a mural that has phillip pannell s name on it anywhere. if you re asking me for my vote,
we got it? natacha: that s the mayor and the deputy mayor. he refused to hold my brother s picture. mom, what s wrong? you re crying? how dare him to make you cry, ma? thelma: well, he had the nerve to say that? natacha: he doesn t care. (music) female: it really amazes me that it took months of hard work, negotiation and compromise to get the words black lives matter painted in the town of teaneck, new jersey. the town that s made up of almost 30% black people. the town that was the first to voluntarily integrate schools in this country, the same town that mourns and never forgets the life of phillip pannell, back in 1990. phillip pannell s name was denied approval to be painted on this mural, but his life matters. while his name is not physically on here, let s have this mural be a representation