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Serial S03 - Ep. 3: Misdemeanor, Meet Mr. Lawsuit

We're trying to get rid of cases if somebody is offered a plea to a misdemeanor you take it.

You guys don't worry, I'm not going to press charges.

But I have to take it to jail because you hit a police man.

And yes, there's lots of people on the floor and there is another woman kicking her.

I don't know which woman to tell you but that's the honest guy.

From this American life in WBEZ Chicago, it's serial.

A while back, a man and I went to a meeting about community policing in Cleveland.

The police department had invited people to a banquet hall for a workshop.

Representatives from the police department were sprinkled throughout and each table had

The group was supposed to answer a bunch of questions about what kinds of problems

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0:00.0	Previously on serial.
0:03.6	We're trying to get rid of cases if somebody is offered a plea to a misdemeanor you take it.
0:07.8	Did you threaten that?
0:09.8	Wonderful.
0:10.8	You guys don't worry, I'm not going to press charges.
0:13.6	It doesn't matter.
0:14.6	You're fine.
0:15.6	But I have to take it to jail because you hit a police man.
0:17.5	And yes, there's lots of people on the floor and there is another woman kicking her.
0:21.2	Why can't you guys file me?
0:23.2	I kept trying.
0:24.2	I don't know which woman to tell you but that's the honest guy.
0:34.2	From this American life in WBEZ Chicago, it's serial.
0:37.6	One courthouse told week by week.
0:39.4	I'm Sarah Canig.
0:47.2	A while back, a man and I went to a meeting about community policing in Cleveland.
0:57.5	The police department had invited people to a banquet hall for a workshop.
1:01.2	Big round tables filled the space.
1:03.8	Representatives from the police department were sprinkled throughout and each table had
1:06.6	a moderator to keep things moving.
1:09.0	The group was supposed to answer a bunch of questions about what kinds of problems
1:12.0	they wanted police to deal with.
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Serial S03 - Ep. 3: Misdemeanor, Meet Mr. Lawsuit

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