Highland Park vs. Akron— a brief examination of a deadly dichotomy which should make you furious!

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

News, Politics

4.9 • 56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The Mighty, we hear from Meidas contributor Boston Smalls who compares the recent terrorist attack in Highland Park on July 4th by a MAGA follower and the police killing of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio after a traffic stop. The white MAGA terrorist was detained without incident and Jayland Walker was shot 60 times. We can be complacent and accept that this is America or, we can get furious and take our country back from MAGA fascism. What will you choose? The Mighty is a new program on The MeidasTouch Podcast channel where we highlight the incredible commentary of Meidas Contributors. New episodes of The Mighty are released on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. New episodes of the world famous MeidasTouch Podcast featuring the Meiselas brothers release new episodes on Tuesday and Friday mornings on this channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, this is Jordy Co-Founder of Midas Touch, and this is The Mighty.
0:07.5	The Mighty is a new program on the Midas Touch channel where we highlight the top commentary,
0:11.2	rants, musings and responses from the Midas content creators you know and love.
0:15.4	On today's Mighty, we hear from Boston Smalls.
0:18.1	For those wanting a visual, un-Boston smalls, this dude is jacked.
0:22.1	And I don't know why I feel the need to tell you that, but like, imagine the most muscular
0:26.0	guy at the gym, but who's also the most peaceful giant who champions decency, democracy and
0:31.5	equality and speaks loudly about these shared values.
0:35.3	In this edition of The Mighty, Boston Smalls discusses the recent terrorist attack by a white
0:39.5	Maga worshipper who was detained without incident after a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.
0:45.2	Smalls compares this to Jalen Walker, a black man who was shot 60 times and shot at
0:50.8	at least 90 times in Akron, Ohio by police after being stopped for a traffic violation.
0:57.6	This dichotomy of events and outcomes is infuriating.
1:01.4	Let's hear from Boston Smalls.
1:03.2	Morning everyone.
1:04.7	Boston Smalls here and drawing my coffee.
1:07.5	I want to talk about that shooting that happened yesterday in Illinois.
1:12.7	There's a couple things I want to touch on.
1:18.1	So stick with me for a minute here.
1:21.6	But I went back up a few days ago in Akron, Ohio, there's a black man named Jalen Walker
1:30.1	who was pulled over for a traffic violation.
1:33.5	He decided to run from the cops.
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