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Who else knew? I don't know what you're talking about. I'm talking about the perk in the back city of your patrol car. The one you arrested last night. The one whose knife you planted on Brandon Parker when you realized he was unarmed. The one you let go in exchange for his silence. Was it just you, or did anyone else help you hide the fact you're a murderer?
I think you better leave. Or what? You'll shoot me? The hell is this? Chief! The Attorney General, David Rosen. These agents are here to question Philip Durant, the man you picked up last night. Then, I imagine they'll have a few questions for you. We found him at a convenience store buying lottery tickets. I guess he was feeling lucky.
I don't believe this. You don't want to talk about it? Fine. We'll use your friend Philip's testimony. This is over. God! What the hell is it with you people? Us people? Yeah, you people. I didn't misspeak. You people have no idea what loyalty is, what respect is. You're here because you were supposed to help us, and you spent every second of it trying to tear us down. Tear me down. Push your own damn agenda.
Here to find the truth. The truth is, those people in Roseme have no respect for anything or anyone. No, they're like you. They just take whenever they want, and they have no problem turning their backs on the people who gave it to them. People like me, who strap on their boots every day, kiss their wife and kids goodbye, and trek 40 miles into a city where everyone, including little babies, are taught to look at us like the enemy. They are taught to question me, to disobey me, and still, I risk my life for these people every day.
For seven years, I have allowed myself to be disrespected and hated by these people, all to protect them from themselves. I mean, all I hear about on the news are dirty cops, cops who shoot innocent black kids. It's crap. There were 84 murders in this city last year. Were all of those cops shooting innocent black boys? Hell no. Those were blacks turning guns on each other. And yet, somehow, I'm the animal.
Brandon Parker is dead because he didn't have respect. Because those people out there who are chanting and crying over his body, they didn't teach him the right values. They didn't teach him respect. He didn't respect me. He didn't respect my badge. Questioning my authority was not his right. This blood is not on my [Music] [Applause] hands.
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