Ep. 289 - Let’s Help Elect Jacquie Esser

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Most people think of Hawaii as a perfect paradise, but it faces the same systemic issues as the rest of the country, including mass incarceration. That’s why Jacquie Esser is running for lead prosecutor, to bring about desperately needed change. Let’s help get her elected! ----- If you listen to The Breakdown and want to help support the work we do, consider becoming a member of our Patreon at www.patreon.com/thebreakdown for exclusive members perks and early access to content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As you may know every single Thursday I actually do a live episode of the breakdown and as I'm recording this I'm just a few minutes away from going live
0:10.3	But I want to play a special interview that I got to do with Jackie Esser who is running for
0:17.6	district attorney in Honolulu. They have a different title for it. It's just called
0:22.4	prosecutor there and in every position of district attorney is a prosecutor's position
0:28.2	But had an opportunity to speak with her not only about
0:38.0	the current state of the justice system in Honolulu, but what it means to be running during the pandemic.
0:41.0	And we are hoping to elect her because believe it or not Honolulu is also highly incarcerated.
0:49.0	Hawaii is also highly incarcerated just like the rest of the country so please enjoy this
0:55.4	interview with a brilliant woman she is a lifelong public defender who is
1:01.4	running for prosecutor in Honolulu, this is Jackie Esser.
1:05.0	The breakdown.
1:07.0	The breakdown.
1:10.0	The breakdown.
1:11.0	The breakdown.
1:12.0	The breakdown. The breakdown.
1:13.0	Hey everybody.
1:20.0	Hey everybody, I want to introduce you to Jackie Esser.
1:23.5	Jackie am I pronouncing your last name correctly?
1:25.5	That's correct.
1:26.5	Yeah.
1:27.5	Jackie Esser who is running for a position that we know around the country as district attorney, but it has many different titles.
1:36.0	Some places call it state's attorney.
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