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Ep 30: 81 Months

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WBEZ & the Chicago Tribune

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4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

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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