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, was masterminded by timothy mcveigh and substantially carried out by timothy mcveigh with verye help from terry nichols. >> if there were other people involved with the bombing, who were they? some believe there may have been a connection between mcveigh and elohim city, a so-called christian identity community in northeastern oklahoma, about 170 miles from oklahoma city near the arkansas border. >> it's essentially a religion that says white anglo-saxon americans are the true children of israel and jews are subhuman and essentially black people are not even human at all. >> during the early 1990s a number of far right extremist reportedly spent time in elohim city. >> this was an interesting time. you had a number of anti-government groups that were taking shape, arming themselves, building compounds throughout the country, establishing their own laws, really setting themselves apart from mainstream cities and locations on purpose and believing, then, that not only people of other faiths or ethnicities or nationalities were the enemy, but that the united states government was
, was masterminded by timothy mcveigh and substantially carried out by timothy mcveigh with verye help from terry nichols. >> if there were other people involved with the bombing, who were they? some believe there may have been a connection between mcveigh and elohim city, a so-called christian identity community in northeastern oklahoma, about 170 miles from oklahoma city near the arkansas border. >> it's essentially a religion that says white anglo-saxon americans are the true...
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why do you think the chapter chose him, because of the pull and name saying he represented timothy mcveighcase that people will know? >> not so much timothy mcveigh because he is a high powered well known attorney. >> even with that background? >> that has nothing. means he is a high profile experienced lawyer. that doesn't make this case have more merit because he is involved in it. so from my point of view it is a good offense as a way to defend against these particular allegations, draw attention from the university and students. i don't view it has merit against the university. >> would you go as far as to say it is a tactic to distract the media from the real issue here? >> absolutely. i totally think that. it is misdirection on its face. you think about something else when the real issue is about racial comments that were made because those are offensive comments and the university president has taken strict action against it but let's go away from that they're saying let's talk about something else talk about me the lawyer. >> talk about my clients, the two students that were tarred
why do you think the chapter chose him, because of the pull and name saying he represented timothy mcveighcase that people will know? >> not so much timothy mcveigh because he is a high powered well known attorney. >> even with that background? >> that has nothing. means he is a high profile experienced lawyer. that doesn't make this case have more merit because he is involved in it. so from my point of view it is a good offense as a way to defend against these particular...
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the chapter has hired stephen jones, best known for defending timothy bick they -- timothy mcveigh. >> we invite the university to work with us and find a solution. >> a national spokesman says the organization is investigating whether the same chant was used at fraternities in texas and louisiana tech. >>in ferguson, missouri, police still searching for suspects in the shooting of two officers. the officers are out of the hospital. this comes after the justice department found patterns of racial discrimination in the police department. protesters are calling for the police force to be dissolved. the mayor says he is not going anywhere. >> i have lived here for 35 years. i moved back here after college, my wife grew up here. we are going to have our first child. i have been committed to this community and i want to make sure it is the same community everyone else wants to live in, working, play in. >> at least six people have been fired in the wake of the report. the police chief did step down this week. still ahead, why part of the state department e-mail system is shut down, months
the chapter has hired stephen jones, best known for defending timothy bick they -- timothy mcveigh. >> we invite the university to work with us and find a solution. >> a national spokesman says the organization is investigating whether the same chant was used at fraternities in texas and louisiana tech. >>in ferguson, missouri, police still searching for suspects in the shooting of two officers. the officers are out of the hospital. this comes after the justice department...
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you and i would never think that way. >> ted kaczynski, like timothy mcveigh, was a game changer with if we go to a federal office building or we get our mail, these are places where we expect safety. and, indeed, the postal service changed their methods for accepting and transporting packages and mail due to ted kaczynski. >> chief among the changes in postal security is the requirement that packages weighing more than 13 ounces be mailed in person at a post office, rather than being placed in a mailbox. but beyond the security measures, the biggest impact of kaczynski's campaign of terror has been on the victims. in the years since the bombings, at least four have died of natural causes. but others still bear the scars both physical and emotional. >> you will never be the same. you accept it. you will never have closure. there is no such a word as closure. closure does not exist. life is different. now you get to choose what you're going to do with it. you can be bitter. you can be angry. or you can be happy. those are your choices. >> while some of ted kaczynski's victims have mana
you and i would never think that way. >> ted kaczynski, like timothy mcveigh, was a game changer with if we go to a federal office building or we get our mail, these are places where we expect safety. and, indeed, the postal service changed their methods for accepting and transporting packages and mail due to ted kaczynski. >> chief among the changes in postal security is the requirement that packages weighing more than 13 ounces be mailed in person at a post office, rather than...
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hired prominent defense attorney stephen jones, best known for defending oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. >> every 19-year-old male is entitled to five minutes of foolishness. i think that might in these circumstances have been a good guideline. >> reporter: the university and its president david boren. >> i think it's time for us across america to step up and show zero tolerance with racism. >> reporter: have been widely applauded for their quick action to shut down the chapter and expel the two frat brothers seen leading the racist chat. but some fraternity brothers feel it's not fair to punish an entire organization based on a nine-second video of a few freshmen. jones agrees the students actions were inexcusable but still says their rights should be protected. >> this is likely a pre- strike. >> reporter: tonight, the national chapter saying it had nothing to do with the decision to hire an attorney. >>> and we move on to the punishing rains now, dangerous landslides already. 13 straitates from arkansas to new york. the saturated earth giving way. screams as the earth starts to cave.
hired prominent defense attorney stephen jones, best known for defending oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. >> every 19-year-old male is entitled to five minutes of foolishness. i think that might in these circumstances have been a good guideline. >> reporter: the university and its president david boren. >> i think it's time for us across america to step up and show zero tolerance with racism. >> reporter: have been widely applauded for their quick action to shut...
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. >> reporter: its alumni have hired high-profile attorney stephen jones who represented timothy mcveigh in the oklahoma city bombing trial. after the video became public, university president david boren quickly denounced the fraternity. >> real sooners are not bigots. they're not racists. there is zero tolerance for this kind of racist and bigoted behavior. we don't want to be defined by those who completely violate our values. >> reporter: some experts question whether a public institution expelling the two students is legal. >> the first amendment protects all ideas, including really evil ideas. >> reporter: sae's national headquarters says it supports the stance that ou has taken and it's moving forward with the plans to revoke the membership of all suspended members here permanently. sae's under fire across the country. its headquarters is investigating allegations of racism including at louisiana tech university. >> the sentiment that it may be embedded in national oration is just absurd. >> reporter: but members like mikhail psychs in mississippi say that's not what sae represent
. >> reporter: its alumni have hired high-profile attorney stephen jones who represented timothy mcveigh in the oklahoma city bombing trial. after the video became public, university president david boren quickly denounced the fraternity. >> real sooners are not bigots. they're not racists. there is zero tolerance for this kind of racist and bigoted behavior. we don't want to be defined by those who completely violate our values. >> reporter: some experts question whether a...
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information they want and the next thing you know, they have a recipe for blowing up a building like timothy mcveighhen he blew up the oklahoma federal building. so we have a whole movement of change and we are trying to keep up with that change. >> reporter: while much has changed since the selma to montgomery march 50 years ago dees says maintaining vigilance against hate groups is a never ending task. >> we have to broaden the area of racial discrimination. look at the latino issue in this country look at efforts to attack latinos muslims drive these people out of our country. lbgt issues, all of these issues are in the forefront and that's where i think if dr. king was here today, he would be marching with these groups also. >> reporter: a struggle against hate that continues 50 years on. bob reynolds, al jazeera, montgomery alabama. >>> this is where we say good-bye to viewers joining us in the united states. america tonight is up next for you. and the world news headlines up next for everyone else. wherever you are aljazeera.com has everything you need to know. >>> on america america, a local
information they want and the next thing you know, they have a recipe for blowing up a building like timothy mcveighhen he blew up the oklahoma federal building. so we have a whole movement of change and we are trying to keep up with that change. >> reporter: while much has changed since the selma to montgomery march 50 years ago dees says maintaining vigilance against hate groups is a never ending task. >> we have to broaden the area of racial discrimination. look at the latino...
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they've hired attorney steven jones best known for representing oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. jones says the last thing he wants to do is go to court. he's hoping for a solution to protect the student says and their first amendment rights. >>> d.c. police need your help to help get a man they say tried to hit an officer with his car. here's video from the officer's body cam before it happened. police did not share the actual confrontation because it's considered evidence in the case. this happened before 7 a.m. wednesday morning. if you know this man, call d.c. police. you could get a $1,000 reward. >>> deliberation start monday in the murder trial of a georgetown law student. raul gupta said he walked in on his girl friend cheating on him with his friend mark wo in their silver spring apartment. police say gupta admitted stabbing his friend to death after a night of drinking and birthday celebrations. he has been charged with murder. >>> a guilty plea today spared the secret service from what d coulhave been an embarrassing trial. omar gonzalez was armed with a knife when he
they've hired attorney steven jones best known for representing oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. jones says the last thing he wants to do is go to court. he's hoping for a solution to protect the student says and their first amendment rights. >>> d.c. police need your help to help get a man they say tried to hit an officer with his car. here's video from the officer's body cam before it happened. police did not share the actual confrontation because it's considered evidence in the...
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stephen jones represented timothy mcveigh in the oklahoma city bombing trial. he is here to protect the fraternity and alumni. two students have been ex-spelled. the incident happened on charter buses a week ago today. >> the incident however, occurred on one of five buses. each bus had 55 seats. there are over 100 local members of the sae chapter. >> reporter: now in the wake of the incident here at ou sigma alpha epsilon is drawing scrutiny across the country. national headquarters is investigating allegations of racism at louisiana tech university university of washington is looking into racial slurs yelled there. the local house says it wasn't them. here at ou the investigation continues. university officials are not speaking on any pending litigation. they say it is inappropriate to comment. the national headquarters said it had nothing to do with hiring this attorney but supports what this university has done. shutting down the chapter. sheinelle. >>> gabe thank you. intense manhunt on this morning for the gunman who shot two officers outside the ferguson
stephen jones represented timothy mcveigh in the oklahoma city bombing trial. he is here to protect the fraternity and alumni. two students have been ex-spelled. the incident happened on charter buses a week ago today. >> the incident however, occurred on one of five buses. each bus had 55 seats. there are over 100 local members of the sae chapter. >> reporter: now in the wake of the incident here at ou sigma alpha epsilon is drawing scrutiny across the country. national...
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information they want, and the next thing you know they have a recipe of blowing up a building like timothy mcveigh did when he blew up the oklahoma building. there is a whole movement of change and we're trying to keep up that change. >> while much has changed he dade maintaining vigilance between hate groups is a never ending task. >> we have to broaden racial discrimination. look at latino issue in this country. look at efforts to attack latinos, muslims, drive these people out of the country lgbt issues, all of these issues are in the forefront. i think dr. king, if he were here today would be marching with these groups. >> a struggle against hate that continues 50 years on. al jazeera montgomery, alabama. >> we're going to go for a quick break. we'll have more news here after the break. >>> this al jazeera america. live from new york city. tony harris will join the show in just a few mens from selma, alabama where thousands are soon gather to mark 50 years of the selma anniversary. >>> and good economic news scoops wall street why investors were not happy to hear about an increase in hiring. >
information they want, and the next thing you know they have a recipe of blowing up a building like timothy mcveigh did when he blew up the oklahoma building. there is a whole movement of change and we're trying to keep up that change. >> while much has changed he dade maintaining vigilance between hate groups is a never ending task. >> we have to broaden racial discrimination. look at latino issue in this country. look at efforts to attack latinos, muslims, drive these people out...
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one of them was a disenfranchised young army vet named timothy mcveigh.ths later he would bomb the government building in oklahoma city. he said it was because of the standoff in waco. >> he had selected steve schneider, his number one lieutenant and wayne martin, their harvard-educated attorney to come out and talk to our representative. the tension was extremely high. you could quite literally feel the crosshairs on you from the branch davidian compound as i'm sure steve schneider and wayne martin could feel from our tactical teams that had everybody covered. >> the meeting is positive. the fbi negotiators arranged to meet again in two days and deliver written assurances requested by koresh, but schneider abruptly cancels the second meeting. >> he indicated that david didn't think it was necessary, so i said, wait a minute, you don't want to come out or david doesn't want you to come out? he says, well, david doesn't think it's necessary. >> for agent sage, a heated phone conversation that follows provokes a crucial realization about koresh. >> at one p
one of them was a disenfranchised young army vet named timothy mcveigh.ths later he would bomb the government building in oklahoma city. he said it was because of the standoff in waco. >> he had selected steve schneider, his number one lieutenant and wayne martin, their harvard-educated attorney to come out and talk to our representative. the tension was extremely high. you could quite literally feel the crosshairs on you from the branch davidian compound as i'm sure steve schneider and...
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stephen jones represented timothy mcveigh, appointed at his defense counsel.also a sooner. and back in 1970, he represented a young man who was arrested right after kent state -- right after the shootings for running around university of oklahoma with a viet cog flag symbolizing anarc anarchy. stephen jones represented him, he won and the statute was overturned. doesn't this sound similar, ugly language? >> no, it doesn't. >> constitutionally protected? >> steve jones of enid, oklahoma, is an excellent lawyer and he was right to take and win that case. universities are different. yufrt universities have their own rules. you can get thrown out of a university for all sorts of things that are not crimes. cheating, being abusive to your fellow students -- >> all those are conduct crimes. this is speech. the whole idea of going to college is you're an idiot and you act like an idiot, kind of what college is all about. >> the distinguishing between speech and conduct is not entirely clear. where you have an organized outing where it is all students and they are all
stephen jones represented timothy mcveigh, appointed at his defense counsel.also a sooner. and back in 1970, he represented a young man who was arrested right after kent state -- right after the shootings for running around university of oklahoma with a viet cog flag symbolizing anarc anarchy. stephen jones represented him, he won and the statute was overturned. doesn't this sound similar, ugly language? >> no, it doesn't. >> constitutionally protected? >> steve jones of enid,...
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virtually 18 years to the day after timothy mcveigh attacked oklahoma city. >>> one was world renown, one of the greatest musicians. >> john lennon had charisma. >> he was just special. >> he was my favorite beatle. >> the other was a lonely kid from georgia, with no particular talents and no real direction in life. >> everyone said he was a nice person. he wanted to bring attention to himself. >> they were as different as night and day. two men on intense personal journeys that converged in a single shocking act. >> i took five steps and fired. five shots. >> i literally held john lennon's heart in my hand. >> it was an unthinkable crime that left millions in mourning. the murder of john lennon next. >>> it's a chilly night at around 10:45 p.m. [ gunshots ] police respond to the report of a shooting at the dakota, an exclusive apartment building on manhattan's upper west side. >> when we drove up to the dakota, there's a man standing in the middle of the street, pointing to the archway saying that's the man doing the shooting. we got out of the car, we approached the archway on each
virtually 18 years to the day after timothy mcveigh attacked oklahoma city. >>> one was world renown, one of the greatest musicians. >> john lennon had charisma. >> he was just special. >> he was my favorite beatle. >> the other was a lonely kid from georgia, with no particular talents and no real direction in life. >> everyone said he was a nice person. he wanted to bring attention to himself. >> they were as different as night and day. two men on...
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he represented timothy mcveigh the oklahoma city bomber.n high-profile first amendment cases. he even challenged current ou president david born for his senate seat in 1990. jones says he's not threatening a lawsuit yet. >> we believe that working together in a positive manner we can find a solution that is acceptable to jefferson to make this a teachable moment and an educational moment for what is seriously a flawed incident. >> reporter: jones says there is no justification for the video but the university and sae's national organization acted too swiftly in both hitting down sae's house and expelling two students. [ chanting ] >> reporter: for ou african-american students and others the video of anger inducing and, in some ways satisfying shining a light on to racism they know is there but often impossible to prove. what environment did that video create on campus? >> you hear a lot of students who feel this way and speak like this behind doors. what i think it did was it opened up and exposed bones in their closet. >> reporter: campbel
he represented timothy mcveigh the oklahoma city bomber.n high-profile first amendment cases. he even challenged current ou president david born for his senate seat in 1990. jones says he's not threatening a lawsuit yet. >> we believe that working together in a positive manner we can find a solution that is acceptable to jefferson to make this a teachable moment and an educational moment for what is seriously a flawed incident. >> reporter: jones says there is no justification for...
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high profile attorney steven jones that once represented timothy mcveigh according to kfor. have leadership roles in the incident. >>> a former producer of "survivor" was convicted on the murder of his wife while they vacationed with their two children in mexico. he was sentenced to 12 years in mexican prison the exact charges he was convicted of remain unclear. she was found dead in a sewer in april of 2010. the family of the killer appealing the decision citing lack of forensic evidence. >>> and will farrell made good on his promise to play nine positions with several minor league baseball teams in spring training in arizona. his comedic relief for baseball fans also has a serious side. he will auction off game equipment to raise money for cancer research. there will be a special on hbo featuring this spring training tour. >>> coming up another dramatic week of testimony in the boston bombing trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev. this man seen running from tsarnaev and his brother was at the center of the trial. details next. >>> and a manhunt under way in ferguson missouri. two pol
high profile attorney steven jones that once represented timothy mcveigh according to kfor. have leadership roles in the incident. >>> a former producer of "survivor" was convicted on the murder of his wife while they vacationed with their two children in mexico. he was sentenced to 12 years in mexican prison the exact charges he was convicted of remain unclear. she was found dead in a sewer in april of 2010. the family of the killer appealing the decision citing lack of...
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and he is best known for representing timothy mcveigh during the oklahoma city bombing trial.t's not his first choice but he's not ruling it out. he says that in this case there has been a rush to judgment and that he's here to protect the rights of the alumni and the rest of the students here at the local sae chapter. now, in the wake of this incident at o.u. this video surfacing last weekend, in the wake of all that sigma alpha epts epsilon around the country has drawn scrutiny. there are allegations of racism being investigated at louisiana tech. the university of washington are looking into allegations that racial slurs were yelled from the sae house. the sae there says it was not them. but there are questions surrounding the national fraternity right now. here at the university of oklahoma, the investigation continues. university officials say more students could be disciplined. but right now, they are not commenting on any pending litigation. they say it would not be appropriate to comment. and the national sae chapter says it had nothing to do with hiring this chapter.
and he is best known for representing timothy mcveigh during the oklahoma city bombing trial.t's not his first choice but he's not ruling it out. he says that in this case there has been a rush to judgment and that he's here to protect the rights of the alumni and the rest of the students here at the local sae chapter. now, in the wake of this incident at o.u. this video surfacing last weekend, in the wake of all that sigma alpha epts epsilon around the country has drawn scrutiny. there are...
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steven jones also represented oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. he says the entire chapter at sae in oklahoma has been unfairly labeled as ra following the video of what a lot people feel is a racist chant. they want a meeting with the president of the school, the aclu and the local ncaa. chapter. >> we believe that working together in a positive manner we can find a solution that is acceptable to everyone to make this a teachable moment and an educational moment for what is seriously a flawed incident. >> jones says he doesn't represent the two members of the fraternity expelled from the university. sae's national spokesman says they've stopped communicating with the chapter in oklahoma sxwroop the white house jumper who made it into the residence pleaded guilty today in a deal with prosecutors. omar gonzalez had a knife in his pocket when he jumped the fence, dashed to the white house and made it all the way to the east room before he was stopped. the incident back in september capped a series of security breaches that led to a major shake-up at
steven jones also represented oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. he says the entire chapter at sae in oklahoma has been unfairly labeled as ra following the video of what a lot people feel is a racist chant. they want a meeting with the president of the school, the aclu and the local ncaa. chapter. >> we believe that working together in a positive manner we can find a solution that is acceptable to everyone to make this a teachable moment and an educational moment for what is seriously...
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fraternity members expelled and the sae frat house has now hired stephen jones known for representing timothy mcveigh for the fraternity. >>> this video new this morning. the three british schoolgirls believed to be in syria trying to join isis the video taken on the turkish border shows a turkish intelligence officer allegedly trying to help them cross into syria. that man has since been arrested. >>> and finally so good you got to see it again, the first lady michelle obama getting her move on with he will london. mrs. obama by the way taking her gimmeame gimme five fitness chant to the white house. >> help me celebrate. give me five reps. >> i'd do a million of these a day so just give you five. >> he's got 50-inch biceps by the way. celebrities like bejonzen nick jonas doing one-handed push-ups and our very own michael strahan all -- >> magic mike. >> that's right. look at him, man. passed it on. we got to do the challenge. you guys are celebrities. i'll challenge you five script lifts. >> make you news people look weak. lift the coffee mug at least. >> one, two, three four, five. okay, done. oh.
fraternity members expelled and the sae frat house has now hired stephen jones known for representing timothy mcveigh for the fraternity. >>> this video new this morning. the three british schoolgirls believed to be in syria trying to join isis the video taken on the turkish border shows a turkish intelligence officer allegedly trying to help them cross into syria. that man has since been arrested. >>> and finally so good you got to see it again, the first lady michelle obama...
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lawyer steven jones, who is known for roepting oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh is now representing the rest of the sigma alpha epsilon chant the has been kicked off ou's campus. in the wake of that video showing some members singing that racist chant. he says everyone agrees what happened in that video is inexcusable, but he and the fraternity chapter have concerns over free speech fraternity ownership rights and the students' safety. >> there have been some incidents involving current members of sae where death threats have been placed. >> sae's national office says it's working to permanently sever ties with the former oklahoma university members. this is not the only fraternity in the spotlight for racist and sexist language. we'll the latest on that offensive e-mail that allegedly came from a fraternity member at the university of maryland. that is coming up in our next half hour. >>> president obama is in phoenix making his first visit to the hospital that triggered a national investigation into the department of veterans affairs. the administration is trying to highlight how
lawyer steven jones, who is known for roepting oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh is now representing the rest of the sigma alpha epsilon chant the has been kicked off ou's campus. in the wake of that video showing some members singing that racist chant. he says everyone agrees what happened in that video is inexcusable, but he and the fraternity chapter have concerns over free speech fraternity ownership rights and the students' safety. >> there have been some incidents involving...
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he defended oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. >> every 19-year-old male is entitled to five minutesishness. i think there was a premature rush to judgment. >> reporter: it's not just about sae and raisism. 60 deaths linked to frats over the last decade. allegations of sexual assault. and the hazing horror stories dating almost two centuries. earlier this year dartmouth tried to crack down by band banning hard chol and putting an edge to pledges. >> specially trained teams of student counsellors visit each week to talk about the use and abuse of chol. >> reporter: for years, these stories have overshadowed the good works like charity and community service. about three-quarters of a mill undergraduates are greek. 17 u.s. presidents pledged in college. but now that one nine-second video seems to be overshadowing all of that yet again. for "this week," ryan owens, abc news norman oklahoma. >> here now, jamelle bouhy. and caitlin flan began who wrote a cover story for the atlantic called the dark power of fraternities. let me begin with you. s the more than one nine-second video. you say
he defended oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. >> every 19-year-old male is entitled to five minutesishness. i think there was a premature rush to judgment. >> reporter: it's not just about sae and raisism. 60 deaths linked to frats over the last decade. allegations of sexual assault. and the hazing horror stories dating almost two centuries. earlier this year dartmouth tried to crack down by band banning hard chol and putting an edge to pledges. >> specially trained teams...
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is reporting the local chapter of sigma alpha epsilon has hired steven jones who represented timothy mcveighing the oklahoma city bombing trial. jones told kfor the group is outraged over university president david boren shutting down the fraternity house and branding sae members as bigots. he told the station the two students who were expelled from apologized, they lacked judgment in the social setting, but that the entire fraternity should not be tarred and feathered as racists. some legal experts from questioned whether the expulsions violated free speech laws. >> under american law, they do have a first amendment right to express even repulsive points of view as long as they're not threatening a specific person. >> reporter: on wednesday, the local chapter's board of trustees released a statement telling the racist behavior a horrible cancer that had entered the house three or four years ago. the national organization says it has not verified reports of the racist chant being used beyond ou but is investigating allegations of racism at louisiana tech university. thursday at ou instead of
is reporting the local chapter of sigma alpha epsilon has hired steven jones who represented timothy mcveighing the oklahoma city bombing trial. jones told kfor the group is outraged over university president david boren shutting down the fraternity house and branding sae members as bigots. he told the station the two students who were expelled from apologized, they lacked judgment in the social setting, but that the entire fraternity should not be tarred and feathered as racists. some legal...
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he represented timothy mcveigh during the oklahoma city bombing trial. >> we are interested where neededotect the due process rights the first amendment rights and the fourteenth amendment rights of the members. >> he says members of the fraternity have gotten death threats and that not all of them were involved in the chant which took place on a charter bus a week ago today. >> we are talking about one incident with nine seconds of video on one of five buses. >> in the wake of the ou incident sae has drown scrutiny. the university of washington is looking into reports that racial slurs were yelled from the ase house at african-american students at march a last month. >> they were screaming like what are you doing here get out of our campus. really loud. the sae chapter says it wasn't them. >> it was not members of our house. >> the image may be damaged. but many members stressed there are plenty of good chapters out there. delta state university at mississippi. >> the easy thing to do for any average person is to judge a large population by the actions of a few. >> here at ou the univer
he represented timothy mcveigh during the oklahoma city bombing trial. >> we are interested where neededotect the due process rights the first amendment rights and the fourteenth amendment rights of the members. >> he says members of the fraternity have gotten death threats and that not all of them were involved in the chant which took place on a charter bus a week ago today. >> we are talking about one incident with nine seconds of video on one of five buses. >> in the...
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the local chapter of sigma alpha epsilon hired the same high-profile attorney who represented timothy mcveigh during the oklahoma city bombing trial. this is the video that starked national outrage. it appears to show members of the fraternity on a bus singing a racist chant. the fraternity was kicked off campus and two of its members expelled. >> i think there was a premature rush to judgment. >> on what kicking them out of the house? the expulsions? on what? >> well, i think all of those. plus, perhaps, more. >> jones says the group is outraged over the university's president's shutting down the fraternity house and branding sae members as bigots. he does not represent the two students dismissed from the university. >>> an american health care worker who tested positive for the ebola virus is being treated at a maryland medical facility. the patient arrived at the national institutes of health this morning after contracting the virus. doctors say the aid worker was volunteering with ebola patients in sierra leone. eight americans have contracted that virus. they're now ebola-free. doctors w
the local chapter of sigma alpha epsilon hired the same high-profile attorney who represented timothy mcveigh during the oklahoma city bombing trial. this is the video that starked national outrage. it appears to show members of the fraternity on a bus singing a racist chant. the fraternity was kicked off campus and two of its members expelled. >> i think there was a premature rush to judgment. >> on what kicking them out of the house? the expulsions? on what? >> well, i think...
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so there was -- there were records of them saying they wanted to outdo timothy mcveigh. >> and so you think there could be elements of that involved in this story? >> oh i really can't say. you know this is a classification system for murder-suicide. if it was a murder-suicide, it's possible it falls into one of those categories. the other thing to think about carefully is you know, making a distinction between was this an act of terrorism, was it politically motivated, versus what is primarily a suicide. murder-suicides tend to be motivated by suicide, and secondarily motivated by homicide. >> thank you all for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up we have a new video to show you in the case of a michigan man who says police beat him, and then planted drugs in his car. and in tonight's episode of "boys will be boys," drug enforcement agents have sex parties paid for by drug cartels. you cannot make it up. engineering, design and performance... been available... for this kind of price. the 2015 cla from mercedes-benz. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through
so there was -- there were records of them saying they wanted to outdo timothy mcveigh. >> and so you think there could be elements of that involved in this story? >> oh i really can't say. you know this is a classification system for murder-suicide. if it was a murder-suicide, it's possible it falls into one of those categories. the other thing to think about carefully is you know, making a distinction between was this an act of terrorism, was it politically motivated, versus what...
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he is best known for defending oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh.hen you look at this o.u. president david bourn took swift action saying they have no place at this university ever. now you see the fraternity hiring a high-profile attorney. what does that say to you about zero-tolerance policy and what sort of argument do you think could be made on their behalf if indeed, that's the route they're going? all we know is he's been retain. >> first of all it shows how tone deaf the alumni and the fraternity members that are a part of this are. you don't go hire an attorney in my opinion where he's known for defending timothy mcveigh which is the oklahoma city bomber when you're in oklahoma. first of all, it just shows you have no taste or class by doing that. second of all, you have to know just to walk away and let things calm down a little bit instead of acting like there's some injustice done against you. if you kicked everybody out of school on that bus, by all means grab an attorney at that point because you can't say everyone on that bus is doing
he is best known for defending oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh.hen you look at this o.u. president david bourn took swift action saying they have no place at this university ever. now you see the fraternity hiring a high-profile attorney. what does that say to you about zero-tolerance policy and what sort of argument do you think could be made on their behalf if indeed, that's the route they're going? all we know is he's been retain. >> first of all it shows how tone deaf the alumni...
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a think of timothy mcveigh. that fits most definitions of terrorism.ut it has to change so the threat response changes as well. >> i hear you when you think i've been on this thing about terrorism. i just was confused that it was ruled out, that's all i'm saying. i was confused that terrorism and criminality seemed to be pushed aside and accident was the focus here. >> it still is. no linked to maybe organized terrorism. it still is being pushed aside. >> i was kind of on that thing. >> you were? >> if you kill 149 people in that way in a public way, making a statement like that is that not terrorism? >> in some way. and is there some influence? we don't know. don't want to jump the gun. you guys are fair to pull me back on that. greg, let me ask you about the cockpit door because that's a real kind of source of now confusion in terms of how we move forward on that and how exactly maybe even planes need to be staffed. >> well, we built those doors, we fortified the doors in response to. nefb. and as michael said we were trying to protect the cockpit fr
a think of timothy mcveigh. that fits most definitions of terrorism.ut it has to change so the threat response changes as well. >> i hear you when you think i've been on this thing about terrorism. i just was confused that it was ruled out, that's all i'm saying. i was confused that terrorism and criminality seemed to be pushed aside and accident was the focus here. >> it still is. no linked to maybe organized terrorism. it still is being pushed aside. >> i was kind of on that...
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he once defended oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh.f the fra ternlts must be protect eded but he said no decision has been made about filing a lawsuit at the university. >>> in the midst of the controversy, efforts seem to be warnld to change that. elaine coo a know has more on that story very the disturbing racial videos may be shocking but for many not surprising. according to the department of education, the number of racial kplanlts reported on college campuses has inkeysed from 555 in 2009 to 939 last year. the journal of blacks in higher ed kaegs has chronicled campus racial incidents on its been sight for the last 20 years t averaging about 50 a year. despite intolerances on campus, they launched an internet campaign. they call it i too am. new york university sophomore devin worth helped organize their campus campaign. >> a lot of my interactions were with bhietstudents. >> it is a troubling trend. >> university professor julie parks says 48% of white students had one close friend of another race compared to 74% of blacks 2% of
he once defended oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh.f the fra ternlts must be protect eded but he said no decision has been made about filing a lawsuit at the university. >>> in the midst of the controversy, efforts seem to be warnld to change that. elaine coo a know has more on that story very the disturbing racial videos may be shocking but for many not surprising. according to the department of education, the number of racial kplanlts reported on college campuses has inkeysed from...
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on msnbc live the university of oklahoma racist scandal, steven jones, the former attorney for timothy mcveighrnity. he will hold a news conference at 3:30 this afternoon. the national chapter said they have not retained representation nor do we pursue any action against the university of oklahoma. after black and white members of the o.u. football team took to the field last night in silent protest putting unit ahead of practice. >> it is their feeling this might not just be in oklahoma it is fair to say it is almost everywhere. and these guys don't want to stand for it any more. >> the entire message we wanted to portray is coming together. it is about change not just in our locker room and on this campus but nationwide. >> nbc's gabe guiterrez is in norman, oklahoma, so tell us what the national s.a.e. side of this is saying about what the local chapter is saying about suing the university now. >> reporter: the national organization has distanted itself quite a bit -- distant distantanced itself from the local fraternity and haven't engaged itself from the local chapter since it was shut do
on msnbc live the university of oklahoma racist scandal, steven jones, the former attorney for timothy mcveighrnity. he will hold a news conference at 3:30 this afternoon. the national chapter said they have not retained representation nor do we pursue any action against the university of oklahoma. after black and white members of the o.u. football team took to the field last night in silent protest putting unit ahead of practice. >> it is their feeling this might not just be in oklahoma...
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reporting that the local chapter of sigma alpha epsilon hired steven jones who represent represented timothy mcveighn the oklahoma city bombing trial. they are outraged about shutting doup the fraternity house and branding members as bigots. he said the two students who expelled apologized and lacked judgment in the social setting, but the fraternity should not be tarred and feathered as racists. some have questioned whether they violated free speech laws. >> they do have a first amendment law to express even repulsive points of view as long as they don't threaten a specific person. >> they call the racist behavior a horrible cancer that entered the house three or four years ago. they said they have not verified reports of the chant being used beyond ou but is investigating racism at louisiana tech university. thursday at ou instead of practice, the football team held a silent protest, black and white players, hand in hand. >> they put a lot of time into how they can affect change and how to go about doing it. >> we wanted to portray coming together. not just a locker room but nationwide. >> sae's n
reporting that the local chapter of sigma alpha epsilon hired steven jones who represent represented timothy mcveighn the oklahoma city bombing trial. they are outraged about shutting doup the fraternity house and branding members as bigots. he said the two students who expelled apologized and lacked judgment in the social setting, but the fraternity should not be tarred and feathered as racists. some have questioned whether they violated free speech laws. >> they do have a first...
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kfor reports that the local chapter has hired high profile attorney steven jones who represented timothy mcveighthe oklahoma city bombing trial. jones told kfor the group is outraged over the university president shutting down the fraternity house and branding members as bigots. he said the two students apologized that they lacked judgment in a social setting but that the entire fraternity should not be tarred and feathered as racist. some legal experts questioned whether the expulsions violated free speech laws. >> under american law they have a first amendment right to express even repulsive points of view as long as they are not threatening a specific person. >> on wednesday the local chapter's board released a statement calling the racist behavior a horrible cancer that entered the house three or four years ago. the national organization says it has not verified reports of the racist chant used beyond ou but is investigating allegations of racism at louisiana tech university. thursday at ou instead of practice the football team held a silent protest, black and white players, hand in hand. >>
kfor reports that the local chapter has hired high profile attorney steven jones who represented timothy mcveighthe oklahoma city bombing trial. jones told kfor the group is outraged over the university president shutting down the fraternity house and branding members as bigots. he said the two students apologized that they lacked judgment in a social setting but that the entire fraternity should not be tarred and feathered as racist. some legal experts questioned whether the expulsions...
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. >> steven jones represented timothy mcveigh and now representing sae. what is the objective here?expulsion happening before due process. is this a valid direction? >> you know fred mr. jones is a sophisticated, very bright attorney. and he knows, like we have talked about before for about $250 anybody can sue anybody. and here technically, are there due process violations yes there probably are. could there be a due process hearing. yes, there could be. do we know the result of that? we know the result of that. here is the situation, fred. this timing could not be worse for sigma alpha epsilon with the country reeling from selma, the anniversary of selma, from ferguson from garner in new york. racism is number one on the list these days. and to have an incident like this at the university of oklahoma and get magnified to the extent it is is unbelievable. now, this is not a local fraternity. it's a national fraternity and i read in the paper today, the national fraternity has disbanded the fraternity at the university of oklahoma. so they don't exist anymore. whether the university
. >> steven jones represented timothy mcveigh and now representing sae. what is the objective here?expulsion happening before due process. is this a valid direction? >> you know fred mr. jones is a sophisticated, very bright attorney. and he knows, like we have talked about before for about $250 anybody can sue anybody. and here technically, are there due process violations yes there probably are. could there be a due process hearing. yes, there could be. do we know the result of...