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🗓️ 19 January 2019
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Judge Vincent Gaughan sentences Jason Van Dyke to 81 months in prison. It means he’ll likely serve about 3 years. The officer celebrates with his attorneys. Young activists are angry and struggle to make sense of it.
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0:00.0 | The following podcast contains language and subject matter that some listeners may find disturbing. |
0:06.0 | Listener discretion is advised. place a bandite. |
0:13.0 | All right, let me explain what's going to happen this morning. |
0:18.0 | What we're going to do is there are different witnesses that are wanting to testify or be called to testify in this case. |
0:27.0 | I wake up every morning, thinking God I woke up every morning. |
0:30.5 | I my first thought is my husband. I think of Jason. It's my first thought is my husband I think of Jason it's my first thought the day he became a police officer the day I watched him walk across that stage and get his star and go on to the job as a Chicago police officer was a very proud moment for both of us. |
0:47.0 | He put me out to God and put the handcuffs on both my arms. I was walking backwards. He was dragging me backwards. |
0:55.0 | Were you in pain? Physical pain when that happened? |
0:58.0 | Yes. Where were you feeling pain? |
1:00.0 | My arms. |
1:02.0 | He's a hard worker. He's dedicated. He's a good dad. He's religious. He is quite loyal. |
1:10.0 | He knew his calling. He knew he wanted to serve and protect and that's what he did for a very long time |
1:17.2 | I was quite nervous because he had his gun drawn on me. he put the gun to my temple. |
1:27.0 | Is your testimony that Jason Van Dyke made a racial slur to you? |
1:32.0 | Yes. Okay, what was that racial slur to you? Yes. |
1:33.0 | Okay, what was that racial slur? |
1:35.0 | I was called a black ass nigger. |
1:40.0 | What is your opinion of Jason as a police officer? |
1:47.0 | Good man, good policeman. I'd work with him. |
1:50.0 | It's the highest compliment you can say to another police officer. |
1:55.8 | It hurt very bad. |
1:57.8 | You know, I couldn't move my shoulders and I couldn't, |
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