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In many cases, the accused officer is allowed to restart the entire process from scratch, only this time not with an impartial judge, but with an arbitrator that the union plays a role in choosing. With the result, well, you can guess. A law professor in Chicago named Stephen Russian recently made a list of how often a fired police officer gets reinstated on appeal in most big American cities.
In many cases, the accused officer is allowed to restart the entire process from scratch, only this time not with an impartial judge, but with an arbitrator that the union plays a role in choosing. With the result, well, you can guess. A law professor in Chicago named Stephen Russian recently made a list of how often a fired police officer gets reinstated on appeal in most big American cities.
Ready? Miami-Dade, 37%. Oklahoma City, 40%. Phoenix, 40%. Washington, D.C., 45%. Philadelphia, 62%. Denver, 67%. And finally, the grand prize winner, San Antonio, 70%. And where did this exact scenario play out? Minneapolis, in the years leading up to the death of George Floyd.
Ready? Miami-Dade, 37%. Oklahoma City, 40%. Phoenix, 40%. Washington, D.C., 45%. Philadelphia, 62%. Denver, 67%. And finally, the grand prize winner, San Antonio, 70%. And where did this exact scenario play out? Minneapolis, in the years leading up to the death of George Floyd.
Jacob Fry had first-hand evidence of what happens when you can't set the tone. Derek Chauvin. He didn't suddenly emerge as a bad apple on the night of May 25, 2020. He'd been a bad apple for a long time. You heard the tape in the last episode.
Jacob Fry had first-hand evidence of what happens when you can't set the tone. Derek Chauvin. He didn't suddenly emerge as a bad apple on the night of May 25, 2020. He'd been a bad apple for a long time. You heard the tape in the last episode.
In 2017, he beat a kid over the head with a flashlight, opening a wound that required stitches, then put him in a chokehold, threw him on the ground, and put his knee on his neck, while the boy sobbed in pain, all for no reason. That was his trademark move. The other officers didn't say anything. They just walked silently out of the room.
In 2017, he beat a kid over the head with a flashlight, opening a wound that required stitches, then put him in a chokehold, threw him on the ground, and put his knee on his neck, while the boy sobbed in pain, all for no reason. That was his trademark move. The other officers didn't say anything. They just walked silently out of the room.
So the bad apple stayed in the barrel for three more years until he comes across George Floyd on the corner of 38th and Chicago and puts his knee on his neck and just stays there, even after Floyd has stopped breathing. And Thomas Lane tries to get him to stop multiple times. But then he just gives up and sits there on Floyd's dead body, just like Derek Chauvin.
So the bad apple stayed in the barrel for three more years until he comes across George Floyd on the corner of 38th and Chicago and puts his knee on his neck and just stays there, even after Floyd has stopped breathing. And Thomas Lane tries to get him to stop multiple times. But then he just gives up and sits there on Floyd's dead body, just like Derek Chauvin.
Revisionist History is produced by Nina Bird Lawrence, Lucy Sullivan, and Ben Nadaf-Haffrey. Our editor is Karen Shakerji. Fact-checking, Sam Rusick. Mastering by Jake Gorski. Production support from Luke Lamond. Our executive producer is Jacob Smith. Special thanks to Sarah Nix. And El Jefe, Greta Cohn. I'm Malcolm Grabow.
Revisionist History is produced by Nina Bird Lawrence, Lucy Sullivan, and Ben Nadaf-Haffrey. Our editor is Karen Shakerji. Fact-checking, Sam Rusick. Mastering by Jake Gorski. Production support from Luke Lamond. Our executive producer is Jacob Smith. Special thanks to Sarah Nix. And El Jefe, Greta Cohn. I'm Malcolm Grabow.
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May 25th, 2020. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Early evening. A 911 dispatcher makes a call.
May 25th, 2020. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Early evening. A 911 dispatcher makes a call.
The dispatcher is Jenna Scurry, seven years on the job. She's in a big room with multiple computer screens and televisions running live video feeds from around the city. The details from the call come over her screen. 38th and Chicago. Suspect at a grocery store.
The dispatcher is Jenna Scurry, seven years on the job. She's in a big room with multiple computer screens and televisions running live video feeds from around the city. The details from the call come over her screen. 38th and Chicago. Suspect at a grocery store.