Prominent civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Botham Jean, and Tamir Rice, among others, joins Jemele to discuss his new book “Open Season,” and how black people are being destroyed by the criminal justice system. Crump also explains the missteps made by the prosecution in the Martin case, how the Michael Brown case in Ferguson inspired him, and what black people should do if they’re pulled over by police. Crump also breaks down why the police aren’t held accountable for the brutality they inflict on black and brown communities, and how the system uses felony convictions to disenfranchise marginalized people. 

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