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>> IT'S A GREAT DAY AND IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY, BECAUSE SHE HAS A NEW TRIAL AND NOW SHE HAS JURY INSTRUCTIONS THAT DON'T REQUIRE HER TO PROVE HER INNOCENCE. THE JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FIRST TRIAL MADE HER PROVE THAT RICO GREY, HER ESTRANGED, VIOLENT HUSBAND, ACTUALLY ASSAULTED HER IN ORDER TO BE ACQUITTED AND TO MOUNT THE SELF-DEFENSE CASE SHE WANTED TO MOUNT. NOW THE BURDEN IS BACK ON THE STATE, WHICH, OF COURSE, IS THE AMERICAN WAY AND THE FLORIDIAN WAY. AND EVERYTHING IS RIGHTED. SHE'LL HAVE A CHANCE FOR A FAIR TRIAL. WHAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE IS STAND YOUR GROUND IMMUNITY, WHICH IS A SEPARATE PROCEEDING IN FLORIDA, WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE A TRIAL. SHE WON'T HAVE THAT, BUT SHE CAN MOUNT SELF-DEFENSE IN THE TRIAL. 
>> WHY WOULD SHE NEED STAND YOUR GROUND, GIVEN THE CASTLE DOCTRINE AND THE REALITIES THAT SIMPLY MOST STATES HAVE AROUND THE CAPACITY FOR SELF-DEFENSE IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUR OWN HOME? 
>> ABSOLUTELY, YOU DONA'T HAVE TO HAVE IT. IT IS AN EXTRA STEP THAT FLORIDA PROVIDES, AND ALBEIT A CONTROVERSIAL ONE, THAT YOU CAN HAVE ABSOLUTELY IMMUNITY, NOT HAVE TO STAND TRIAL IN A PRE-TRIAL PROCEEDING ON THE STAND YOUR GROUND DOCTRINE. YOU DONA'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT. 
>> PART OF THE REASON WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE MARISSA ALEXANDER CASE SO CLOSELY, IN ADDITION TO IT BEING CONNECTED TO THE TRAYVON MARTIN AND GEORGE ZIMMERMAN CASE, IT'S MY SENSE THAT IT'S OFTEN HARDER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, FOR THE INJUSTICES TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN TO PROVOKE THE SAME SORT OF COMMUNITY OUTRAGE, THE SAME SENSE OF SPIRIT BEHIND THEM THAT WE OFTEN GET FOR THE VICTIMIZATION OF BLACK MEN AND BOYS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY, A TROPE AROUND LYNCHING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT, THAT WE KNOW TO PUT OUR FINGERS ON. IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE WORK THAT YOU DO AROUND SORT OF HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THESE CASES OF INJUSTICE ALSO GET OUR ATTENTION AND AOUR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT AND MEDIA ATTENTION AND ALL OF THAT? 
>> IT'S THE STORIES. IT'S THE STORIES O. PEOPLE DIRECTLY AFFECTED. ONE OF THE METHODS WE'VE USED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH, AND IT IS ALSO HISTORICALLY WHAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS DO. MOST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, THE WAY WE SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES IS BY TELLING STORIES. WHETHER IT'S GETTING THEM OUT TO THE MEDIA, MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF IT, BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM VIEWS GENDER OR WOMEN WHO, QUOTE/UNQUOTE, COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES OR PERCEIVED IS AS VIOLENT. AND HELPING PEOPLE CHECK THEIR OWN BIAS AROUND BLACK WOMEN ARE ALWAYS SEEN AS LOUD. OH, THEY SCARE ME, THEY'RE SO MUCH. AND I THINK THAT CARRIES ACROSS THE BOARD WHEN PEOPLE ARE PUT BEFORE THE COURTS TO BE JUDGED. 
>> AND ONE OF THE THINGS, OFTEN FOR WOMEN OF COLOR, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, AROUND THIS PARTICULAR BIAS IS A SENSE THAT THEY CAN'T BE VICTIMIZED. THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE VICTIMIZED A BLACK WOMAN, BECAUSE SHE'S JUST SO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF WHAT SHE IS. 
>> I DISAGREE, MELISSA. AND I THINK IT'S THE BATTERED WOMEN'S SYNDROME THAT HAS NOW TRANSLATED INTO RAPE TRAUMA SYNDROME, HAS CARRIED ALONG WITH IT WOMEN HISTORICALLY, AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE, YOU HAVE RICO GREY, WHO IS PRETTY MUCH OF A WOMEN'S TERRORIST -- 
>> ADMITTEDLY, LIKE, HE SAYS IT HIMSELF. 
>> SURE, EXACTLY. SO I DON'T THINK THAT MARISSA WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED FOR BEING A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC ABUSE. I THINK THAT THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT CASE TO GET ON THE BANDWAGON, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THE JURY INSTRUCTIONS ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE RESULTS. 
>> TALK ABOUT THE BATTERED WOMEN'S SYNDROME AND THIS QUESTION, WHICH I WANT TO COME TO, WHICH IS, WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE NOW GOING TO GET A DIFFERENT OUTCOME, NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET DIFFERENT JURY INSTRUCTIONS AS SOON AS WE COME BACK. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROSECUTOR AT THE CENTER OF THE MARISSA ALEXANDER CASE. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER HER FROM THE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL. HER ROLE THIS ALL OF THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THAT'S NEXT.","media$content":[{"plfile$audioChannels":0,"plfile$audioSampleRate":0,"plfile$bitrate":0,"plfile$checksums":{},"plfile$contentType":"video","plfile$duration":317.000,"plfile$expression":"full","plfile$fileSize":0,"plfile$frameRate":0.0,"plfile$format":"MPEG4","plfile$height":0,"plfile$isDefault":false,"plfile$language":"","plfile$sourceTime":0.000,"plfile$url":"http://link.theplatform.com/s/7wvmTC/JBxtMW1GGcT1?feed=msnbc%20video%20stage","plfile$width":0,"plfile$assetTypes":["OnceURL"]},{"plfile$audioChannels":0,"plfile$audioSampleRate":0,"plfile$bitrate":800000,"plfile$checksums":{},"plfile$contentType":"video","plfile$duration":317.017,"plfile$expression":"full","plfile$fileSize":0,"plfile$frameRate":0.0,"plfile$format":"MPEG4","plfile$height":360,"plfile$isDefault":false,"plfile$language":"","plfile$sourceTime":0.000,"plfile$url":"http://link.theplatform.com/s/7wvmTC/nE1TVNJoCsNo?feed=msnbc%20video%20stage","plfile$width":640,"plfile$assetTypes":["Limelight MP4"]},{"plfile$audioChannels":0,"plfile$audioSampleRate":0,"plfile$bitrate":500000,"plfile$checksums":{},"plfile$contentType":"video","plfile$duration":317.017,"plfile$expression":"full","plfile$fileSize":0,"plfile$frameRate":0.0,"plfile$format":"MPEG4","plfile$height":240,"plfile$isDefault":false,"plfile$language":"","plfile$sourceTime":0.000,"plfile$url":"http://link.theplatform.com/s/7wvmTC/sf6vXG8X3OV_?feed=msnbc%20video%20stage","plfile$width":420,"plfile$assetTypes":["Limelight MP4"]}],"media$thumbnails":[{"plfile$audioChannels":0,"plfile$audioSampleRate":0,"plfile$bitrate":0,"plfile$checksums":{},"plfile$contentType":"image","plfile$duration":0.000,"plfile$expression":"full","plfile$fileSize":0,"plfile$frameRate":0.0,"plfile$format":"JPEG","plfile$height":1080,"plfile$isDefault":true,"plfile$language":"","plfile$sourceTime":0.000,"plfile$url":"http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/i/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/n_mhp_10alexand_130929.jpg","plfile$width":1920,"plfile$assetTypes":[]}],"plmedia$approved":true,"pubDate":1380471840000,"plmedia$defaultThumbnailUrl":"http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/i/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/n_mhp_10alexand_130929.jpg","state$channelWorkflowState":"nonMigratedVod","nnd$associatedPlaylist":{"href":"http://feed.theplatform.com/f/7wvmTC/nnd_46404075-p"},"nnd$brand":"MSNBC","nnd$bureau":"30RockNY","nnd$bviAssetId":"n_mhp_10alexand_130929","nnd$canonicalUrl":{"href":"http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/the-marissa-alexander-case-revisited-50873923567"},"nnd$defaultAssociation":"","nnd$disableAds":false,"nnd$distributionProfile":["MSN-CA"],"nnd$excludeFromFeeds":false,"nnd$firstAiredAtUtc":1380468764000,"nnd$isUsOnly":false,"nnd$lastAiredAtUtc":1380468764000,"nnd$lastEditorialChangeAtUtc":1432806553000,"nnd$liveVideoStatus":"","nnd$longTitle":"The Marissa Alexander case: revisited","nnd$mezzVersion":1,"nnd$playCount30":1901,"nnd$playCountDay":4,"nnd$playCountYear":0,"nnd$playbackIsDisabled":false,"nnd$playlist":"nnd_46404075-p","nnd$requiresCaptioning":true,"nnd$shortDescription":"Melissa Harris-Perry reports on Marissa Alexander’s new chance for justice after an appeals court ruled she was entitled to a new trial. Attorney Faith Gay, representing Marissa Alexander, joins MHP to discuss what this chance means.","nnd$source":"MHP","nnd$sourceId":"nnd_46404075","nnd$sourceUrlSlug":"melissa-harris-perry","nnd$titleUrlSlug":"the-marissa-alexander-case-revisited","nnd$videoType":"Broadcast","nnd$workbenchId":"53138990"}]});