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him and judge for themselves what they think of him, and
what they think of what his team is doing. Because in
this country you can stand for whatever you want. You
can practice whatever religion you want.

He has the right to protest, but the one
thing that he doesn’t have the right to do is break the
law. And that’s exactly what happened on October 31st.
Manage to keep your eye on the ball. You have got to
keep your eye on the ball. If you are at a ballgame you
have got to figure what is happening in the game is where
is the ball at. Keep your eye on the ball on October
31st. This is what happened. Thank you.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: If it please the
Court, Mr. Tyson. It looks like we are going to be
ending a bit earlier than what the possibility of a
Wednesday end. This is my opportunity to give a closing
statement to you about the facts of this case, which you
learned, and also put together the what the law is that
establishes the defense.

As I told you in the opening statement,
the State is going to have to prove —- before you can
find the Defendant guilty of Battery the State must prove
the following element beyond a reasonable doubt, it’s
part of the jury instructions that you will have an
opportunity to take back with you. That Robert S. Minton