Desmond Rudolph script - OLD Need to get in that both Shari and Desmond had records/troubled past Big SOT from Ricky? Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice. Their deaths have reignited a national debate regarding race and police accountability. But before Ferguson, there was Louisville. I THINK IT’S MISLEADING A BIT. THERE’S ALWAYS A BEFORE AND LIKELY TO BE AN AFTER. I THINK WE SHUD ADDRESS THE ANGER AND THE CHANGE HERE. SHARI: He told me at age twelve, he said “I know how I’m going to die and I’m not scared to die.” And I said “Desmond, how are you going to die.” He said “The police are gonna kill me.” In 2000, the city of Louisville erupted in protests following the police shooting of Ms. Rudolph’s 18-year old son, Desmond. 15 years later, many still remember the case, as well as the changes that took place after the city took steps/was forced to heal/reckoning Ricky driving talking about nice Louisville then into West End It was here in the West End, in May of 1999, that police encountered Desmond Rudolph driving a stolen truck. Two police officers fired 22 rounds at the unarmed man, in self-defense, they said. SHARI: It was like they threw knives at him. He couldn’t be embalmed, he bled in the casket. (breaks down) SHARI: Then they charged—the day he died, they charged him with attempted murder, I guess with the truck, at the jail courthouse, they said “Deceased dismissed“... That September a grand jury decided not to indict the policemen. The city remained calm. And then, But six months later, the police department awarded the two officers medals of valor for the incident. Ricky SOT - gave them an award...how it made the community feel The African American community protested the awards, and the mayor fired the chief of police. The next day hundreds (?) of police officers took to the streets in their own protest, (heightening already tense relations) SADIQA - , I think how I would describe the relationship with the police department and the African American community back then is not healthy. It was not healthy. It was not good. You did not feel like there was real dialogue But even within the African American community there was discord, as national leaders and the media descended on the city. Ricky Jones on his counter protest/ministers But organizers eventually came together, and some things changed as a result. Sadiqa/Ricky - line on new chief Sadiqa’s line on dialogue/transparency Sadiqa’s line on minority police as bridge/Ferguson doesn’t have that In 2003 (ck) settlement 200,000 - Ms. Rudolph says she never saw a penny. Shari saying she paid hospital bill and gave the rest to her mother and other children. Sadiqa - line about not being at the finish line, still aways to go - need to hire more minorities Ricky - line about racial profiling, no black mayor And 15 years later, and 240 miles away from Ferguson, Dr. Jones SOMETHING HERE Ricky - I was 30 then I am 50 now, it will never happen in my lifetime I don’t know what to say,