55. Shot Five Times by Police - Guest: Leon Ford
The Ryan Tillman Show
Ryan Tillman
5.0 • 732 Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2020
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Seven years ago Leon Ford was shot 5 times by Pittsburgh Police. His relationship with law enforcement has been complicated to say the least. On this episode we talk about what happened, how we can find common ground, and how we can all move forward to create a better world for our children.
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| 0:00.0 | After I got shot, bro, I hated white people. |
| 0:05.0 | Period. |
| 0:05.9 | I hated white people. |
| 0:08.1 | And I have a sixth grade teacher, Ms. Shank, who I still have a relationship with to this day. |
| 0:14.0 | She came to see me in the hospital, bro. |
| 0:17.0 | And I'm like, I hate white people, but I don't hate her. |
| 0:19.4 | And not right there, you know, the moment where it was like an awakening for me. |
| 0:25.6 | If you can be that one officer that somebody believes is a good officer, even while they're |
| 0:32.6 | holding that sign saying 12 or the system, you are doing your job because you are opening up their heart |
| 0:39.9 | yo what's going on welcome to another episode of the is needed podcast where we discuss |
| 0:47.0 | real issues involving law enforcement in the community it's your boy ryan tilman founder |
| 0:51.1 | of breaking barriers united and i'm joined today by the light skin wonder Mr. Oh no it's the popo what's that brodie? |
| 0:58.0 | Hey I just down some coffee so y'all got hyper AJ today you're welcome oh man took one to the head |
| 1:06.0 | we're joined as always by the Savage himself mr billy what's going on billy i some coffee as well, but I'm still trying to catch up on that hyperness, man. |
| 1:13.8 | Dang. |
| 1:14.3 | Billy don't need coffee. Billy just wake up energetic. |
| 1:16.8 | Yeah, Billy. |
| 1:17.3 | Just the type of hop out the bed, ready to take on the world. |
| 1:19.3 | Billy wake up at 110, bro. And phenomenal dude. And he, when I sayar in Dallas, Texas. |
| 1:45.1 | And phenomenal dude. |
| 1:46.1 | And he, |
| 1:46.8 | when I say he assembled, |
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