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Murder and Such

Episode 64 - The Killing of John Crawford III

Murder and Such

Murder and Such

History, Society & Culture, Technology, Documentary

4.4737 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In episode 64 of Murder and Such, Hunter discusses a case that happened 6 years ago in the town of Beavercreek, Ohio. An African-American man minding his own business in the corner of Walmart, and another man fabricating a story to police that left two people dead. This is the case of John Crawford III. 
Black Lives Matter. 

YouTube clip of the phone call and surveillance footage found here:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8CZ7fH7i_M  

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I can't even believe I have to fucking do this.

0:06.8

All right.

0:08.1

Here it comes.

0:10.1

Before I get into this episode, I'm going to make a statement.

0:15.6

Some will call it virtue signaling.

0:18.0

Some will call me an SJW or a social justice warrior.

0:22.0

That's fine.

0:23.0

You can call me whatever you want or that singles me out as one of your personal enemies or what have you.

0:30.6

I really don't care.

0:34.4

But God damn it.

0:37.7

I'm a straight white male in his early 30s who has thousands of listeners, all of whom that I love, appreciate, and respect.

0:47.1

But I would be remiss if I said that I had no idea what white privilege was.

0:54.7

When I was younger, I wrote a bad check, knowingly.

0:59.1

I never kept my theft charge a secret to all of you.

1:03.1

If that makes me an enemy to you, then I apologize that I offended you, and I wish you the best.

1:09.6

Granted, that was, oh, 15 years ago, and I've changed since then.

1:17.9

But what hasn't changed is the color of my skin.

1:24.0

Sure, I've gotten older, I've honestly gotten fatter, I've gained a bunch of tattoos,

1:29.8

piercings, a beard, and some will call a bad attitude.

1:34.7

My ancestors are Scottish, Irish, German, and I believe that there's some Italian in me somewhere.

1:43.1

But I digress. If you saw my goofy ass walking around Kroger, you'd call me a white man.

1:50.0

But I wrote a bad check.

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