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Zimmerman's arrest the path to justice?
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Trayvon's mom responds to George Zimmerman's second-degree murder charge
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- Date Apr 12, 2012
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Trayvon's mom responds to George Zimmerman's second-degree murder charge
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Personal story segment -- the latest on the trade on Martin's story George -- -- now accused of second degree murder appeared in Florida court today with his new lawyer.
No -- no bail request paralegals will come and another hearing next week before another judge.
-- now Sabrina Fulton -- on Martin's mother and her lawyer Benjamin.
For -- of talk with you missile minority everybody on my staff feels the same way we're sorry you have to be here we're sorry you have to go through this and and -- have -- -- I can imagine the pain that you go through you know the sun is there one day and the next thing he's done so I think all Americans.
Are feeling your pain.
And we all want justice in the case.
Unless I said that.
From the very beginning -- with a you know it's certainly -- knows we just called for calm.
All right we will we just said let the system -- let's not convict this amendment on television let's not make these wild charges but a lot of people didn't follow my advice.
They didn't.
And I said -- -- to some of them should apologize like reverend Sharpton.
Was I wrong to say that.
-- I don't know the circumstances behind did calm but he is also promotes peace home we've never asked for anybody to do anything out of the ordinary we wanted to have peaceful rallies and peaceful protests this.
And we we're we're not.
So important -- -- anything.
You yourself -- and -- onslaught are absolutely have been magnificent venue and so is your lawyer you've called for restraint.
But others have basically whipped -- emotion and you can -- it around the country I don't know -- -- follow the news -- have been very incidents around the country where people got hurt.
Our emotions are high for holding.
Is crazy.
33% of white Americans feel -- Zimmerman didn't do it and 90% of black Americans feel he didn't do it.
Which says that the television media here he's whipping up this thing I'm calling for restraint.
I think that Sharpton should apologize to some of things he set.
And you want me to comment on that and I don't know everything that's behind it I haven't been watching a lot of good news and I haven't been watching everything.
That everybody has been -- so I'm not sure.
You know what it his -- as fair enough what would you say -- Sort of problem reverend Sharpton.
And you should probably discuss that I think one of the things mr.
oh well it.
Is you have an important -- helped count rallies and demonstrations.
Just to give them listed because.
We've always felt that.
Had that not happen they were never going around -- the.
You really believe that -- -- from -- I never believe that I thought the state of Florida would do the right thing I really did I locals.
Locals I don't know Sanford Florida I mean you guys are Floridians I don't know Sanford.
You might be right here but the State's second fairly quickly and took it over and and once that I -- and the feds went down to.
The state took -- book about 27.
Days into the -- you -- probably if someone killed your child who was unknown and they didn't arrest them and told you they weren't gonna arrest them 27 days later.
Tried -- through the roof and I do exactly what this Fulton did exactly -- go public I'd say this is wrong what we need -- -- so I don't have any -- there at all what I have a beef with this convicted in Zimmerman on TV and -- that's what I am ready for.
-- and misfortune has always say it.
If you want to Zimmerman to have his day in court.
Right now.
You're gonna be there I assume every day that that -- we have all right so if at the end of the trial Zimmerman is found not guilty because of this.
Quirky law that stand your ground.
And you.
See that it was a fair trial.
DC -- all the emotion running through you that you've come out and say hey got a fair trial as a possible it's part it's quite possible I believe in the judicial system and I believe that he can get a fair trial.
Okay so.
EE I think it's a once a burden on you though I don't know how you're gonna get through that.
And how you're gonna sit there and do well how did I get through my son being murdered in a person walk for 44 days I know what you're gonna have to relive this through this trial.
Well I believe in the digestive system and I believe that he will give his team and his day in court he can plead his case OK you're gonna be a wet.
Are right here where things he has tremendous strength she -- -- -- -- yesterday have a lot of faith in god which is really important stuff like this.
All right look let me just tell you this if during a trial counsel you see something that you don't think is right.
-- because what I don't want is that whatever the verdict may be I want the American people just like -- said useful to access the system and to accept the verdict.
But if you see -- -- -- -- right as it's unfolding.
Please let -- -- right so that we can deal with it before the verdict comes down.
That not us -- very and I -- thank you ran your show and a lot of people for.
-- by the state column I think that's so important.
And it's one of things Sabrina said this shouldn't be a racial issue should really not be about justice.
Absolutely -- do we're all Americans here.
Nobody wants a seventeen year old son shot down industry.
And I don't -- Zimmerman side nobody wants to see mr.
Zimmerman doesn't wanna see his son.
Life ruined because of this so this is a tragedy all the way around and we got a handle it with the utmost restraint.
Think compare our condolences again useful to thank you for coming in and you're always welcome on a program cancers standup guy you know anything you -- you -- -- to -- -- -- remember -- -- for.