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The Damage Report with John Iadarola

The Waterboy

The Damage Report with John Iadarola

TYT Network

News, Politics, Government

4.72.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

On Friday, Atlanta PD murdered Rayshard Brooks for NO reason, shooting him in the back-- TWICE. Today SCOTUS, led by Neil Gorsuch himself, ruled against Trump and confirmed that of course you can’t fire people based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Covid-19 patients are receiving huge medical bills, with some amounting to over a $1 million. When it comes to police brutality, Trump says that “the concept of [a] chokehold sounds so innocent, so perfect.” Trump has legs and he knows how to use them. NY-49 State Senatorial candidate Thearse McCalmon on why it’s time her district had real representation and how her experience as a nurse, activist and educator has informed her platform. Guest: Thearse McCalmon Co-host: Francesca Fiorentini Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Over the weekend, the protests, which have already been continuing for many weeks, received

0:10.3

just another example of why they're so important with more needless murders.

0:17.7

And so we want to talk you through one of them.

0:19.7

It involves Ray Shard Brooks, which I'm sure you've heard about.

0:22.2

On Friday night, a police officer shot and killed a 27 year old black man.

0:25.6

This is Ray Shard Brooks.

0:26.8

He had in Atlanta Wendy's drive through.

0:28.6

The shooting followed a struggle that began after Brooks failed sobriety tests.

0:32.2

An autopsy conducted after word found that he suffered two gunshot wounds to his back,

0:37.9

and he died of organ injuries and blood loss.

0:40.0

And the reason that he suffered gunshot wounds to his back was because he was running away

0:44.0

from the police when they decided, no, we're not going to let him get away.

0:49.5

And we're certainly not going to chase him.

0:51.8

So we're going to put down the tasers and we're going to start firing live ammunition at

0:55.6

him.

0:56.6

And he died completely needlessly.

0:59.5

No one's life was at risk.

1:01.4

It is exactly what everyone has been trying to get people to accept.

1:06.7

This is the reality of policing.

1:10.0

You inconvenience the police and they will begin shooting and a man's life has been lost.

1:16.1

Absolutely.

1:18.1

And of course, we have to remember why this man, why Ray Shard was apprehended in the

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