if any race of people should not have guilt about slavery, it's caucasians. the white race has probably had fewer slaves and for a briefer period of time than any other in the history of the world. no other race has ever fought a war for the purpose of ending slavery. which we did. nearly 600,000 people killed in the civil war. it's preposterous that caucasians are blamed for slavery when they've done more to end it than any other race. and within the bounds of the constitution to boot. >> oh, boy. rush limbaugh says he first learned about the president's speech on friday evening. he was at a country club party. naturally. and a woman in his social circle suggested the president might be on to something.

it's the same, 1 in 11 quadrillion caucasians. for the probability of the major dna profile. as far as the minor or lesser contributors, i was not able to determine a dna profile for any of those minor contributors. when i made the comparison to trayvon martin, i was not able to include or exclude him from the mixture. >> so as to the holster where you got a major, it matches george zimmerman, is that correct? >> correct. >> did you then also examine fingernail scrapings from trayvon martin taken at the medical examiner's office? >> i did. >> your honor, may i approach the witness? >> yes, you may. >> sir, i'm going to show you what's been -- thank you, your honor. state's exhibit number 191. i asked you, do you recognize state's exhibit 191, sir? >> i do. the outside packaging has my florida department of law enforcement case number, bar code label, my initials and a date. the two internal packages also have my initials and a date. >> okay. and these are not -- at least when i look at them, they don't appear to be q-tips in terms

nation, it's time we caucasian-americans accept that when it comes to furthering the racial dialogue the ball is in our court even though having the ball on a court has never been our strong suit. president obama has taken the first step by frankly discussing as a black man how it feels to be in a room full of white people who are scared of him. now i believe it's my turn to be honest about the white experience. black people are scary. and, folks, that's not just me saying that. i mean, just ask the tv. >> here is the headline. young black men commit homicides at a rate 10 times greater than whites and hispanics combined. >> here's an inconvenient fact. any time there's interracial crime, there's an overwhelming chance that the victim is going to be white and that the criminal is going to be black. >> when you look at the crime numbers, african-americans -- this is astonishing -- african-americans make up 13% of the population, but commit more than half the murders in this country. >> stephen: that's not prejudice. that's just math. so if in 2011 out of 42 million african-americans,

the demographics of our climate ants were african-americans comprised 26 person and caucasian were counted and latinos had 12 percent and pacific islanders 3 percent. our staff speaks several languages including cantonese and spanish. two of our investigators are bilingual spanish speakers which is important because the largest number of interviews we conduct are in spanish. for languages other than the one previously mentioned we'll get those services. we have intakes in spanish and 5 in cantonese. we're located on the corner of van ness and marketed. we're assessable by public transportation for walk in complainants but we receive complaints regarding police conduct from 12 calls by e-mail and faxes. we're open monday through friday between 8 and 5 and on the off hours we have on a answering service. you can file a complaint with the district station and they'll forward it to us. if any of you would like additional information i'm previously introduced a senior member ed and he's hear to hear your concerns. thank you >> thank you for your presentation. you know, we're very lucky director

now, investigators want you to take a close look at this guy, he's described as a caucasian man approximately 6 feet tall, he's wearing a fisherman hat and he had on sun glasses and he was wearing tan cargo pants. if you have any information that can help investigators track this guy down, the san mateo police department would like to hear from you tonight. reporting in san mateo, scott rays, kron 4 news. >>> a teen girl who killed herself after being sexually abused by 3 boys. the lawsuit accused them of sexually abusing their daughter and circulating the photos of the assault. last month, the family's attorney added the 15-year-old girl to the lawsuit saying she was also present of the assault. 15-year-old audrie pott hang herself at her mother's home after the assault. >>> well, it is dark looking out to the east bay but you can see the low clouds those low clouds will be over. as we kickoff the second half of the weekend, tonight look for the fog which is over the north bay valleys going all the way to the east bay valleys. tomorrow morning extensive fog all the way from the ocean to the

african-american men are six times more likely to be murdered than young caucasian males. what made oscar grant's case so different? >> different from other-- >> john: from all the many murders of young black men that we hear reported or never gets reported. >> the biggest thing that was different was that it was recorded, it was taped. all the people on that train, on that platform who recorded on their cellphones that day they made those later on witness to it. and oftentimes that's not the case when people are murdered. i think that made this case a little different. >> john: i was at occupy oakland not too long after this happened. by that time oscar grant was assuming folkloric stature and becoming a bit of a legends. considering how seamlessly you shot the footage, and the story of a young guy who can't stop screwing up and trying to stay out of trouble. and the women in this film who keep trying to save this young man and keep him from making these mistakes. you played his girlfriend beautifully, and his mom is played by oscar winner octavia spencer. what is it like

it's really different when you have a caucasian do something. nobody says that's how all them are. >> do you think that -- i don't want to put you on the spot about prosecution and stuff because i know you're thankful that it was brought to trial but do you think race was not mentioned in this trial and prosecutors went out of their way to say race was not part of this? do you think that was a mistake or strategy? >> anderson, i thought that when we brought the case because most prosecutors wouldn't have brought the case and i thought they got to the heart of the matter. lawyers have different strategies. in fact, it was the defense they responded. it's interesting now because in the civil rights case, we do get to look directly at race which was not addressed in the state case, so it's somewhere where they minute for bad and minute for good, nobody can say we addressed race in the trial so it should be the department of justice should reference. >> when mark o'mara said after the trial was done in the press conference, if george zimmerman had b

exclusive ap data finding hardship on the rise among caucasians. >>> a new report says tennessee is the worst state to be unemployed based on unemployment statistics. rounding out the top five, louisiana, illinois, alabama and arizona. >>> amazon.com is boosting staff in 17 u.s. warehouses adding more than 5,000 full-time jobs the world's biggest retailer is trying to meet an uptick in demand. >>> and finally, a massachusetts couple has won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket they dug out of the trash. the couple reportedly left it in a grocery bag that got tossed until one of them remembered it. good thing they remembered that. >>> all your sports headlines coming up including big papi's meltdown. you're watching "early today." >>> we want to start by showing you this adorable baby ready for its close-up. that 33-pound pup is china's first artificially bred sea lion. it was not shy during its debut sunday, as you can see. hopping around, showing off his flippers. everyone celebrated the pup's one-month birthday. >>> here are sports headlines. it took 69 minutes of play before the only g

it's really different when you have a caucasian do something.l them are. >> do you think that -- i don't want to put you on the spot about prosecution and stuff because i know you're thankful that it was brought to trial but do you think race was not mentioned in this trial and prosecutors went out of their way to say race was not part of this? do you think that was a mistake or strategy? >> anderson, i thought that when we brought the case because most prosecutors wouldn't have brought the case and i thought they got to the heart of the matter. lawyers have different strategies. in fact, it was the defense they responded. it's interesting now because in the civil rights case, we do get to look directly at race which was not addressed in the state case, so it's somewhere where they minute for bad and minute for good, nobody can say we addressed race in the trial so it should be the department of justice should reference. >> when mark o'mara said after the trial was done in the press conference, if george zimmerman had been black, african america

the population was 70% caucasian. >> yes. >> and 70% educated. >> yeah. >> and they found folks with four or more categories of trauma were 2 1/2 times as likely to have chronic obstructive pull mop airy disease. >> wow. break that down. >> people who had four times as many, what, what would that be? >> four categories of what they call adverse childhood experiences and that was physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. physical or emotional neglect. apparent -- a parent with mental illness, substance dependence who was epcars rated, domestic violence or parental separation or divorce. >> yes. >> and if they had four or more of those categories, an idea with four more was 250% as likely to have hepatitis. >> wow. >> someone with seven or more was 3 1/2 times, 360% as likely to have heart disease, the number one killer in the united states. >> wow. >> and so linking heart disease, linking hepatitis, linking any kind of illness to these traumas now, you made up an acronym that i love. you call it ace? >> yes. >> these are not what you want in your hand. these are not the ones won't to play

>> this man appears caucasian, but police say he was wearing dark makeup on the bottom half of the face. >> well, i hope they catch this kid, because that is a guy working at 4:00 a.m. just before this happens. >>> parasailing in panama city beach, and this is supposed to be a fun vacation thrill, but this is anything but. in the air are 17-year-old alexis fairchild from huntington, indiana, and sydney goode from indiana, and you can see what happened. the rope snapped that connected them to the boat. >> oh, no. >> you can hear the concern from all of the people on the beach. >> oh, no. [ bleep ] oh, no. >> according to the florida fish and wildlife conservation, the girls ran into a building and hit a power line and also hit a parked car before they hit the ground. the witnesses say that the girls went limp after hitting the first building, and they were in that state until they hit the ground. they are in critical condition. the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission is investigating the incident. we reached out to the parasailing company, and so far no comment. but they sa

if any race of people should not have guilt about slavery, it's caucasians. the white race has probably had fewer slaves and for a briefer period of time than any other in the history of the world. no other race has ever fought a war for the purpose of ending slavery. which we did. nearly 600,000 people killed in the civil war. it's preposterous that caucasians are blamed for slavery when they've done more to end it than any other race. and within the bounds of the constitution to boot. >> oh, boy. rush limbaugh says he first learned about the president's speech on friday evening. he was at a country club party. naturally. and a woman in his social circle suggested the president might be on to something. >> the woman said, yeah, and you know, he had a point. it could have been obama 34 years ago. and i -- folks, i came close to losing it. i realized i was a guest, and i dialed it back. somewhat. and i said, yeah, but it didn't. what is all of this could have, would have, might have? it didn't happen to him. what happened to trayvon martin did not happen to hi

it would be a big think if they caucasian sat with the asians. we only did that one time, where everybody got together, and we got what we wanted. when you unite, you can conquer. [applause] >> next question is for the commander. how can they community-based organization contact the task force for speaking engagements? >> if you call and ask to speak to jim miller. >> is there any effort to formalize the relationship with a community-based organization? >> right now, we do not have that effort in place. it is a good idea, it is something that we have talked about. it is important for us to understand what the cbos are doing. it is important for them to have specific training for their individuals. they should also have some guidelines and some criteria to evaluate their

hardship particularly on the rise among caucasians. >>> a new report says tennessee is the worst statebe unemployed based on unemployment insurance benefits and employment statistics. rounding out the top five, louisiana, illinois, alabama, and arizona. a massachusetts couple has won a million dollars on a scratchoff ticket that they dug out of the trash. the couple reportedly left it it in a grocery bag that got tossed until one of them remembered it. lucky, lucky, lucky. >>> coming up next, your sports headlines with richard lui including big papi's meltdown. i. new kellogg's raisin bran® with omega 3 from flax seeds. plus plump juicy raisins. flax seed? who are you? i still got it. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health with kellogg's raisin bran® cereals. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans,

we'll have better data, but as we know it, a current supervision, caucasian, 17%, asian 3%, african-american 32%, filipino, 1%. and hispanic 12%. so, we have a very difficult verse population. in terms of what our workforce looks like, i'm very proud of that. in terms of the gender of our workforce, 61% of our staff are women. 39% are men. ~ diverse. 38% of the department staff are sworn staff. so, as you probably heard from some of the other public safety departments, typically in any kind of law enforcement, including probation, it is difficult to recruit women. however, women do awfully well as case managers and supervisors, probation officers. so, we're very proud of that. also, our staff, approximately 18% are bilingual. when we did the recruitment for staff over the last couple of years we really focused on recruiting bilingual spanish speaking and cantonese staff and we've been successful in that. our actual workforce representation is 29% african-american, 22% hispanic, 16% asian-pacific islander, 6% filipino, and 27% white. ~ 26%. so, we are very difficult verse in our staffing. in

ticket derrick look close look at the guy described as a caucasian man 6 ft.all with a fishing hat on sunglasses and tan cargo pants. if you have any information that can help track this guy down some as helpless or like you're from you tonight creek san mateo police. >> catherine: we're only two weeks away strike. bart management and bart unions the are trying to come to an agreement before the august 4th deadline. no face to face talks today -- tomorrow -- or for the rest of the week. >> catherine: however, the state mediator did schedule meetings withthat was for today - tomorrow and friday. >> the lead negotiator for bart is not doing that. and another strike is on his hands. >> these are side issues and just a smokescreen need to talk about the economic issues. double digit increase and we need to talk substance on the economic issues. >> catherine: today one of the unions put negotiatorthomas hock. negotiations that have resulted in seven transit strikes since 2005. >> catherine: a bart spokesperson fired back ".economic issues." >> catherine: gone for t

showing at 2010, 4,648 americann wer4,648african-americans.a while fewer caucasians were arresterred for marijuana possession. here is what he had to say about his reasons mind the bill. >> we growing -- behind the bill, we are going to acknowledge that the war on drugs, particularly marijuana has worked to decriminalize our youths and not able to get jobs. once you have a drug charge onge your record, you can't participate in the construction boom that is happening all overp the city. it continues to stigmatize, andg prep people for fully participate in our city and also participate in our as electronic pome, because the district manages jobs. >> reporter: he was careful to say that aty criminalization of possession -- decriminalization of small amounts, does not legalize theli sale of marijuana in the district. that still would be a major drug offense. i asked whether there could be increased penalties? >> yes, additional offenses would result in increase, penalties, he does plan toto introduce this bill during theth session which begins taint this morning. he has the majority on t

police say the suspect is described as a caucasian man in his 50s proximally 6 feet tall wearing this fishing sunglasses and tan cargoand of course if you have help investigators track this guy down. the san mateo police department would like to hear from you. >> as construction continues on the new eastern span of the bay bridge, the opening date remains in limbo. that's because of those cracked bolts. and the time it will take to fix them. but while conventional wisdom now puts the opening in december or early next year. >> reporter: a fall opening is not entirely off the table. kron 4's dan kerman explains. the scheduled labor day weekend was postponed earlier this month because a permanent fix to those cracked bolts won't be done until december 10th that's installing a steel saddle. but that doesn't mean labor day is entirely off the table. but a lot of things have to come together and quickly. how is that possible? a panel of engineers has said a permanent fix isn't required to open the new span. in fact they say the first step to making that permanent fix, is good enough and wil

it alleges that caucasian managers at a warehouse in woodland regularly used racial slurs when they addressheir hispanic workers. it cites a document featuring common stereotypes and tips on how to manage and hispanic workers. at target spokeswoman could not comment on a lawsuit itself but says that the minu minneapolis-based company was sorry for the content of the document. >> there are new questions about diet soda. according to a purdue university expert review of recent scientific studies over the past five years drinking diet so what does not lead to better health than drinking regular soda. the american river association and dismissed the report, that it was " an opinion piece, not a scientific study. " the association describes low-calorie sweeteners as an effective tool and we lost. >> we will be right back. male narrator: male narrator: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale is on now. dog: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale? male narrator: right now, you can get a serta mattress, any size, for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. dog: any size mattress, twi

i think people assumed i was white my father is caucasian my mother is hispanic. english was my second language believe it or not. my grandmother and mother raised me when my dad was in the army. he wasn't home for a lot of infancy. i consider myself first of all an american but a hispanic american. i don't know -- i don't think it's fair that they rush to judgment to assume that. >> do you feel the overwhelming majority in maesh require trushd to judgment? >> let me go back to one specific in the case if i can. the issue of you following him i asked you earlier about the dispatch call. you said i stopped i didn't follow him. there was one moment as you look at the grounds of where this took place, there was the apartment and the over hangs and there was the street on the other side. you hyou had gone to the other street, correct at some point. how do you get to the other street if you are not following him. where were you going at that point? >> i was walking from where i had parked my car toward my street. he went right down in between the houses. i walked strai

my father is caucasian, my mother is hispanic. english is my second language, believe it or not.nd grandmother raised me while my dad was in the army. first of all, i consider myself an american, but a hispanic american, and i don't know -- i don't think it's fair that they rush to judgment to assume that. >> do you feel the overwhelming majority of media rushed to judgment? >> yes. >> with few exceptions. >> yes, sir. >> let me ask you this. i want to go back to one specific in the case, if i can. and it's the issue of you following him and i asked you earlier about the dispatch call, and you said you stopped. you didn't follow him. there is one moment you are apparently, as you look at the grounds of where this took place, and there is the overhangs, the apartments, and the other street on the other side. and you had gone to the other street, correct? >> yes, sir. >> at some point. how do you get to the other street if you're not following him? where were you going at that point? >> i was walking from where i had parked my car towards my street. he went right, in between the ho

they say caucasian target managers regularly used racial slurs and that made them feel insulted. >> thehe managers approached me, the body language and feel intimidated. >> we work hard and they're not supposed to treat people like that. >> reporter: they're suit includes a management document that says not everyone eats tacos and burritos and not everyone wears a sombrero. target said the document was never part of company policy it was a mistake and apologized. >>> there are more changes surrounding paula deen. she recently let her lawyers go and hired new representation. a restaurant is suing deen and her brother for acts of violence and discrimination. deen has lost a number of endorsement deals after admitting she made racial slurs in the past. >>> i'm pin pinpointing when a -- >>> coming up next a four year degree now within reach of tens of thousands of students. the family is eligible for a 40% discount on the cost of college. [ female announcer ] for the freshest produce, you want to be close to the people who are close to the land. [ rooster crows ] that's why safeway works cl

. >> john: incredible, and it's not too often caucasians who face this choice. >> it's not.sted in this country is a really interesting question. so 80% of people who are going through the criminal justice system are represented by public defenders. 80%. >> john: that's amazing. >> that means 80% of the people are poverty-stricken, low income people. we know how poverty lines up with race. >> john: florida supreme court just ruled public defenders can now turn down cases because they'll have 500 felony cases and 250 250 misdemeanor cases to handle. >> you are very well-read. >> john: you know what are the implications of this new supreme court ruling. >> the decision in florida is being watched very closely by public defenders across the country. it means that the public defenders have the right the ability to turn down cases. it doesn't mean that they will. it will be really interesting. what is so critical about this case is that for the first time the florida supreme court recognized that whatever we're doing in criminal law we can't just continue to offer offer the cases

my father is caucasian my mother was hispanic. english was my second language believe it or not.ised me when my dad was in the army. he wasn't home for a lot of my infancy. i consider myself first of all an american but a hispanic american. i don't think it's fair that they rush to judgment to assume that. >> you feel the overwhelming ma joanity rushed to judgment? >> with a few exceptions, yes, sir. >> let me ask you this. i want to go back to one specific in the case if i can. it's the issue of you following him. i asked you earlier about the dispatched call. you stopped you didn't follow him. there was one moment where you were apparently as you looked at the grounds of where this took place and the apartment and the over hangs and another street on the other side. you had gone to the other street at some point. how do you get to the other street if you are not following him? where were you going at that point? >> i was walking from where i had parked my car towards my street. he went right down in between the houses. i walked straight across. >> in that sense were you followi

donald trump said this racist stuff, and he has never asked an caucasian candidate for their birth certificateut why does he want his college transcripts, clearly he's black and not intelligent enough. mr. touches response to this, how can i be racist? i made arsenio hall an apprentice. you laugh but that's the real argument. tell me if i'm wrong, but is that the difference between bigotry and racism? a bigot has hate in his heart. but a racist may not necessarily have malice but they're part of the problem and part of constitutionalized racism where it's so ingrained in the culture. >> i would say implicit and explicit. in the sense that a bigot is an explicit racist, someone who has full anamous in their heart. they have the sheet on, they do not like me because of the color of my skin. the same we understand sexism, we do not like someone because of their gender. and raceism is focused on relations. 80% of americans think of themselves as very fair minded people. if you put a race scale a racial question in front of them they would say they are absolutely not racist, they would fall where w

they say caucasian target managers regularly used racial slurs and that made them feel insulted. >> thehe managers approached me, the body language and feel intimidated. >> we work hard and they're not supposed to treat people like that. >> reporter: they're suit includes a management document that says not everyone eats tacos and burritos and not everyone wears a sombrero. target said the document was never part of company policy it was a mistake and apologized. >>> there are more changes surrounding paula deen. she recently let her lawyers go and hired new representation. a restaurant is suing deen and her brother for acts of violence and discrimination. deen has lost a number of endorsement deals after admitting she made racial slurs in the past. >>> i'm pin pinpointing when a -- >>> coming up next a four >> this is what it looks like to get caught in a torrent of mud while in your car. take a look at this. the driver was carried away by the extremely muddy river in colorado. you can see he tries to steer his way through it. eventually he wind up against a concrete wall. some dozen o

i think people assumed i was white my father is caucasian my mother is hispanic.e believe it or not. my grandmother and mother raised me when my dad was in the army. he wasn't home for a lot of infancy. i consider myself first of all an american but a hispanic american. i don't know -- i don't think it's fair that they rush to judgment to assume that. >> do you feel the overwhelming majority in maesh require trushd to judgment? >> let me go back to one specific in the case if i can. the issue of you following him i asked you earlier about the dispatch call. you said i stopped i didn't follow him. there was one moment as you look at the grounds of where this took place, there was the apartment and the over hangs and there was the street on the other side. you hyou had gone to the other street, correct at some point. how do you get to the other street if you are not following him. where were you going at that point? >> i was walking from where i had parked my car toward my street. he went right down in between the houses. i walked straight across. >> in that sense w

. >> if any race of people should not have about slavery, it's caucasians.he villain in the dark night rises is bain. what is the name of the firm that romney ran, and now there is this make believe controversy--bain. do you think that it is accidental if bain character was a terrorist, he was out to destroy new york city. this is the kind of stuff that the obama team is lining up. the republicans are just totally bamboozled right now. they think they got to rebrand and it's all reaching out to minorities. that the republican party lost because it's not conservative. why does putting condoleezza rice in front o and center of te convention not work? why does not putting the governor of new mexico front and center not work. >> cenk: i almost was going to say that we'll miss you, but definitely not. i think these guys are in a world of trouble. i don't think it's a contract dispute between cumulus media and premiere syndication here. no one listens to talk radio. they are the most overhyped programs in the world. when rush limbaugh said he has 14 million listen

most of my friends that i consider really friends are caucasian.riends and experienced new things. i realize they grew up different things than i have. they see different things of our people than we see ourselves. stereotypes they see them as stereotypes. we have certain conversations with each ear, we joke around. oh, yeah, you'll probably be late to this party or you're going to show up late to practice. we joke around in that way but we understand we're getting to know one another, getting to know these aren't the way every black person is or every white person is. >> this table -- melanie, i'm so sorry i didn't get back to you. i promise we'll keep our eye on dream defenders. this table makes me optimistic, not because i think it's okay but because i know in small ways and large ones you're working to make things better. i promise i'm just going to follow your lead, melanie, c.j., michael, asia and george, thank you all for being here. >>> coming up next, what jay-z and beyonce decided to do on their saturday afternoon this week and why it mat

>> reporter: this victim was a 66-year-old caucasian woman here there oakland, shot up the street ont. you can see the broken glass. police just finished collecting evidence about 20 minutes ago. now, here is what happened. at 1:24 this afternoon, this woman was driving on fern street when she was shot. her car then slid backwards and crashed into a parked car. neighbors called 911. but by the time help arrived, the victim was pronounced dead here at the scene. >> at this time, we're not sure of how many suspects, if we're looking at one or several suspects that are responsible for the shooting. investigators are still on scene. they are talking with witnesses, reviewing video surveillance footage. >> reporter: just before this live shot, we had a chance to run up and talk to a couple of neighborhoods, including the gentleman whose car was hit in this incident. so far, we haven't been able to locate anyone who actually heard the shooting. but we have been told there may have been a small party in the area and that police were

> kirkpatrick was 13 years old when he joined a notorious hispanic gang, one that rarely admits caucasians. >> it doesn't matter if you're white, black, mexican, any kind of race, as long as you're down, as long as you're there for the cause and the struggle. as long as you're there for it. >> kirkpatrick says he relished gang life right from the day he was jumped in, an initiation rite where a group of current gang members fight the wannabe. >> four of my homeboys from my hood jumped me. they told me whatever you do, don't just curl up in a ball and lay down, you know what i'm saying? then you're going to look like a coward or a punk. you know what i mean? so i did the best that i could. and i slung with the best that i could. you know? i still got my butt whooped. i was still busted up in the face and all sore the next day, but i was part of the hood now. i belonged to something. and i loved it. i'm not going to lie. i loved it. >> having abandoned his family for gang life, kirkpatrick turned to other crimes. when we met him, he was serving his second prison term, eight years for burglar

. >> john: exactly right, and if trayvon martin had been caucasian, mr.merman would never have called 911 or gotten out of his car in the first place. >> i was deeply insulted by the defense attorney that said if the races were reversed there never would have been an arrest. any time there is a, quote unquote, crime of an african american against a white person it is very clear how quickly the justice system acts. >> john: indeed, and again it's worth pointing out fo for many the real victim came that this man was arrested and brought to trial in the first place. but i want to move on to what is happening now. reverend sharpton is one of many calling for federal civil rights charges to be filed against george zimmerman. the justice department says it is investigating, but most say charges are unlikely. do you think there is a legal issue to be pursued or more of a moral issue that the whole country needs to pursue? >> i absolutely think it's both. and the moral issue is even more important. i watched the feedback the emails that some reporters have receiv

. >> the eastern european prisons, it was predominantly caucasian inmates. prisons, there are a variety of ethnicities, a lot of tensions exist between the ethnicities. >> but only one group at mirov stands out as a minority. they're called roma. a nomadic ethnic minority that has taken root throughout eastern european nations. they're also known as gypsies, with a reputation for being con artists and thieves. pavel conja is roma and has been at mirov for 10 1/2 years for multiple counts of robbery and theft. >> translator: we don't have any rights here. there are skinheads here, fascists, we are attacked by them all the time and the government of the czech republic doesn't do anything about it. we just don't have any rights here as far as we, roma, are concerned. i'm kind of afraid of getting out because i don't know how things will go with me. >> according to him, he grew up as a gypsy, learning how to rob and be a thief and that's all he ever knew. that basically -- he was in and out of prison a number of times. >> when we met him, pavel was only weeks aw

american journalists see the evidence through their prism of believing the prosecution and most of the caucasian reporters see it a different way. race has been here from the beginning. it's going to be here through the verdict and after the verdict and it's unfortunate, but it's the reality. people need to face it and quit tiptoeing. >> one of the key points i thought in this summery was when he pointed out to everyone from george zimmerman's words, he was asked directly, why didn't he introduce himself as a neighborhood watch official? he said he was scared. seemed to be an unlikely situation that someone who is an experienced neighborhood watch official would be too scared when confronted by a 17-year-old boy to state that fact. >> well, particularly and you have been on it for sometime and have a semi automatic pistol on your hip, i don't know how scared you would be. >> if he was punched first, as he claims, wouldn't you stand back and go wait, wo whoa i'm neighborhood watch. i don't understand why that would be the first thing you say. >> there you go with commonsense again. what's the mat