Burden of Proof: Criminal Justice Reform, A$AP Rocky, and Robocalls

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🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Onstage at last night’s democratic debate, candidates went after each other on their criminal justice records. Things got heated -- and personal. We’ll explain the history here. Meanwhile, rapper A$AP Rocky took the stand in Sweden today. He’s accused of being involved in a fight, and was charged with assault. Rocky says: ‘not guilty.’ And now US officials are backing him up. Also on today’s episode: good news for phone-owners everywhere, and Woodstock 50 organizers face the music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, August 1st.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.6	they matter.
0:09.6	Today, we're diving into criminal justice reform, a pretty hot topic at last night's
0:14.5	Democratic debate.
0:15.5	We'll connect the dots on why certain candidates are getting called out on some of their past
0:20.0	moves.
0:21.0	Then, rapper ASAP Rocky stood trial today and sweeted.
0:24.0	We'll give you the details.
0:26.1	And finally, good news about robocalls.
0:28.4	We swear it's not a scam.
0:30.4	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:32.2	Let's skim this.
0:39.3	The most complicated story today is about criminal justice.
0:43.3	Last night at the Democratic debate on CNN, four presidential candidates, Senator Kamala Harris,
0:48.5	Senator Cory Booker, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and former VP Joe Biden, boasted
0:53.7	about their plans to reform the country's criminal justice system.
0:56.6	But each of those candidates also had to defend their records on criminal justice.
1:01.4	About whether they've done enough in the past to stop things like unfair sentencing, racial
1:05.8	bias and police misconduct.
1:08.2	They're ended up being a lot of finger pointing last night.
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