S3 Ep11: The Grove Rats

Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

Bob Ruff

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 7.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Bob explains the history of how Pleasant Grove came to be, and how it evolved into the neighborhood that exists today. We hear from Grove residents from all walks of life.

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0:00.0	Previously on Truth and Justice.
0:04.7	Kia would walk first thing in the morning,
0:06.9	oftentimes throughout the day,
0:08.8	and then again when Kenneth would arrive home.
0:11.5	But over the course of 15 years,
0:14.0	the pleasant-grove neighborhood was quickly deteriorating.
0:18.1	I'm told that in 1991,
0:20.5	that it was, quote,
0:21.7	not that bad,
0:23.3	but you wouldn't want to go out at night.
0:25.8	And the neighborhood certainly hasn't gotten any better since then.
0:30.0	The neighborhood surrounding Spruce High School now
0:32.7	is a scary place to be.
0:38.0	The only thing necessary for evil to prevail
0:41.3	is that good men and women do nothing.
0:47.4	I am simply a mouthpiece for good men and women around the world
0:51.5	want to make a difference.
0:59.7	The engagement in the involvement of ordinary people
1:09.1	is what is going to change our criminal justice system.
1:12.9	Many have tried and failed.
1:15.9	But the only difference between them and me
1:20.5	is I'm bringing an army with me.
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