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Death, Sex & Money

Diane Gill Morris & Officer Robert Zink

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Audio

Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

A mother of two black autistic sons talks with a veteran cop—and father of two autistic boys of his own—about her fear that her sons could be harmed by police.  Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up now. Follow the show on Twitter @deathsexmoney and Facebook at facebook.com/deathsexmoney. Sign up for the Death, Sex & Money newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Once that trust has been lost, it takes a lot to get it back.

0:07.0

This is death, sex, and money.

0:13.0

He does not know what a police officer is,

0:15.0

or a hand on the butt of a gun means.

0:18.0

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

0:21.0

Well, they shoot him because he didn't respond?

0:23.0

And need to talk about more.

0:25.0

When you have lack of training, these things occur.

0:27.0

I'm Diane Gil Morris, in for Anna Sale.

0:30.0

And recently, I talked to a woman named Maria Caldwell.

0:33.0

Hey Maria, can you hear me?

0:35.0

Yes, I can. Hi.

0:36.0

Hi.

0:37.0

Maria lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

0:39.0

She has four kids.

0:40.0

Her only son, Marcus, is 18.

0:42.0

And last summer, on his way home from the Minnesota State Fair

0:45.7

Maria says Marcus got beat up pretty badly

0:48.7

Probably all parents fear that someone is going to harm their child, but never ever hasn't once came to my mind

0:57.4

that that person that would offend my child would be an officer.

1:08.0

Marcus and his two friends were waiting for the train at a light rail station. They were horsing around, Marcus stepped onto the tracks,

1:11.0

and then got back on to the platform.

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