WEBVTT - 10-12-26: CMPD Suspends Cops

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go. Oh, let's go. Oh, let's go.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, let's go. Welcome back to the News Talk. 107.9

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<v Speaker 2>Jensen for all the latest and breaking news in and

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<v Speaker 2>around the Charlotte area. And if you follow me on X,

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<v Speaker 2>then you would have seen the story that I put

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<v Speaker 2>out there earlier today a couple hours ago. And there's

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<v Speaker 2>a story that I have known about for about two months. Actually, two.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I looked it up today. I think it

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<v Speaker 2>was like August 10th. So just over two months I've been,

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<v Speaker 2>I've known about this story or at least bits and

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<v Speaker 2>pieces of it. So I started investigating and talking to

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<v Speaker 2>sources and doing everything else. And then I was out

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<v Speaker 2>of town for two weeks, you know, hanging out in China,

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<v Speaker 2>Tiananmen Square, you know, stuff like that. Wuhan, going to

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<v Speaker 2>the wet market, going to the lab, doing all that.

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<v Speaker 2>But that didn't prevent me from still doing some stuff

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<v Speaker 2>like all the stories that I broke on CMS while

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<v Speaker 2>I was in Asia, actually, on vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>Tax write-off. Can you say that? That'll be a tax write-off.

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<v Speaker 1>I was working while on vacation.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

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<v Speaker 1>All you IRS people there, I'm kidding.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyways, so but I've been calling people and texting

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<v Speaker 2>people and emailing people all about this particular story involving CMPD.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, it was like August 10th, because I went

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<v Speaker 2>back and tried to figure out how long it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was August 10th when I first found out about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And some of the things that I was told wound

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<v Speaker 2>up being 100% true. Some of the things that I

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<v Speaker 2>was told wound up being factually incorrect through sources. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's why you can't just go with one thing. You

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<v Speaker 2>have to go and get it from multiple independent people.

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<v Speaker 2>People who generally don't talk to each other or even

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<v Speaker 2>know each other. And see if they will say the

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<v Speaker 2>exact same thing. So, I knew some of this information

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<v Speaker 2>and I knew a lot of it was true. And

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<v Speaker 2>it involves, at the time, it involves seven CMPD officers

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<v Speaker 2>and a text thread, a text chain amongst them with

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<v Speaker 2>what is deemed to be highly racist text messages amongst them. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been told what was in some of the text messages,

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<v Speaker 2>but I haven't been able to verify it. So I

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<v Speaker 2>can't say yet what the text messages were about, other

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<v Speaker 2>than the fact that they were incredibly racist.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the kicker. These text messages... that were involved

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<v Speaker 1>in this threat?

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<v Speaker 2>Multiple ethnicities were involved, meaning it wasn't just white people

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<v Speaker 2>saying racist things about Hispanics or blacks or Asians or whatever. Oh, no.

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<v Speaker 2>Multiple ethnicities were involved in saying racist things. Now, do

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<v Speaker 2>I know what Do I know how many or what

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<v Speaker 2>races are involved? Not yet. I hope to maybe find

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<v Speaker 2>out by tomorrow. I don't know if it was white, Hispanic,

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<v Speaker 2>and black, white and black, white and Asian. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>But hopefully I'll find out. I'll get the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>that tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>So the SBI starts this investigation into Seth Elliott. Seth

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<v Speaker 2>Elliott is the CMPD officer that got busted.

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<v Speaker 1>And accused of and arrested for.

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<v Speaker 2>Going through flock cameras and helping out someone with drugs

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<v Speaker 2>up in Watauga County. And while the SBI was doing

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<v Speaker 2>their investigation into Seth Elliott, they were going through his phone.

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<v Speaker 2>So they got all this evidence, and then they turned

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<v Speaker 2>it over to CMPD. CMPD then gets it. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>when CMPD discovered the racist text messages, allegedly. So CMPD,

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<v Speaker 2>from everything that I've been told, immediately went.

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<v Speaker 1>Suspended, suspended, suspended, suspended.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, we're going to do an internal investigation. So there

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<v Speaker 2>were seven people involved in this text thread. one of

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<v Speaker 2>them was being investigated by the SBI, you know, for

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<v Speaker 2>going through flight cameras and helping out like an alleged

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<v Speaker 2>drug person up in Watauga County. That's where Boone is.

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<v Speaker 2>So he gets arrested. So clearly he's no longer with CMPD,

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<v Speaker 2>but he was one of the seven. So he's no

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<v Speaker 2>longer with CMPD for obviously, but there were six others

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<v Speaker 2>that had been cited for termination. And Suspended without pay.

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<v Speaker 2>Not with pay, without pay. So we know that. Some

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<v Speaker 2>of this information you're not going to find anywhere else. So,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, I've been sitting on this for literally

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<v Speaker 2>since August 10th. Trying to get stuff, right? And then

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<v Speaker 2>it just sort of got put on the back burner because, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, for the last month I've been dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with CMS, right?

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<v Speaker 1>And what a disaster. Like, that's been an everyday thing

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<v Speaker 1>with CMS, right?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, look at all the news that has come out

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<v Speaker 2>in the last month about CMS, especially since my very, very,

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<v Speaker 2>very first report, because I was the first one to

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<v Speaker 2>put it out there, about them, the school board, wanting

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<v Speaker 2>to get rid of Stephanie Snita's chair, and they had

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<v Speaker 2>issues with Rocky McGregor. And then a week later, the

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<v Speaker 2>next media outlet finally talked about Rocky McGregor. And then

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<v Speaker 2>all the different investigations with the story that I broke

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<v Speaker 2>about the FBI and the DOJ and whatever, whatever, whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>So I reached out to CNPD today and I said,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, let's go. Like, you know that I have

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<v Speaker 2>my information because I told them what I know. I

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<v Speaker 2>told them today, I was like, I need a comment.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to have something. And basically, you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>were just saying, look, we're not able to say much.

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<v Speaker 2>We take, take things seriously, and we look at everything,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a personnel situation, so they can't comment on it,

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<v Speaker 2>which I get. I mean, you can't. You can't comment

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<v Speaker 2>on personnel stuff. That's lawsuits waiting to happen. What you

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<v Speaker 2>can do, because it's public records, like you do a

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<v Speaker 2>public records request, how many people currently with CMPD are

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<v Speaker 2>suspended without pay? And if They give you six names.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, there you go.

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<v Speaker 2>The problem is, what happens if there are eight names?

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<v Speaker 2>But you know there are actually only six that are

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<v Speaker 2>involved in this. So you don't know which of the

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<v Speaker 2>eight would be the six. That would be the problem.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, there's a... Sitting on this for two months,

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<v Speaker 2>August 10th, I went back and I was looking at

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<v Speaker 2>things today.

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<v Speaker 1>So, oh, yeah, August 10th.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yep.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I know.

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<v Speaker 1>I put this out there a couple hours ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a little bit more than two hours ago, put

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<v Speaker 2>this out there. But that's where we are. That's what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on with CMPD. So....

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<v Speaker 1>How long will this whole civil process take?

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<v Speaker 2>Because they have to go before a couple of boards,

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<v Speaker 2>these six, the CMPD six or whatever it is, or

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<v Speaker 2>how many have not resigned yet or whatever. They will

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<v Speaker 2>go through different boards and different hearings, and then they

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<v Speaker 2>will determine whether or not they can be fired. And like,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a whole thing. There's still a whole process and

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<v Speaker 2>it could take another two, three, four months. It could

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<v Speaker 2>take five months, whatever, because you have to have hearings

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<v Speaker 2>and you've got to have like the due process and

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<v Speaker 2>you've got to have, it just takes a while. It

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<v Speaker 2>just takes a while. But maybe not as long as

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<v Speaker 2>a warrant for a person that's running for Congress.

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<v Speaker 1>To be served.

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<v Speaker 2>I broke a story on Friday about a person running

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<v Speaker 2>for Congress and it looks like that warrant has been

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<v Speaker 2>served after I wrote my story and put it out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Breaking with Brett Jensen. Got some more

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<v Speaker 2>stuff for you. Some more breaking news. Look, Do you

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<v Speaker 2>know how hard it is to live up to the

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<v Speaker 2>name Breaking Brett Jensen? You know, I mean, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to break news or they can't call you Breaking Brett. Right? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, let's be honest. So I'm just trying to

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<v Speaker 2>live up, deal with all the pressure. I sometimes can't

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<v Speaker 2>sleep at night because my name is Breaking Brett. Because

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<v Speaker 2>of all that pressure. I have to have sleep aids.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't go to sleep. because of breaking bread, the

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<v Speaker 2>pressure that comes with breaking bread, sort of like the

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<v Speaker 2>pressure that comes with being president of the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>the pressure of being breaking bread, it'll age you.

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<v Speaker 1>It'll take a couple of years off your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I don't know why everyone in.

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<v Speaker 1>The studio is laughing, but I'm just saying, um, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, let me see if I can find, um, yes. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Here we go.

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<v Speaker 1>So didn't have a show on Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>We had like a Tar Heel basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>Game, is that right? Yeah, Tar Heel basketball game. Preseason,

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<v Speaker 2>is that right? Preseason? Okay. So, on Friday afternoon, let

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<v Speaker 2>me see, make sure I get the time right. Friday afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>or excuse me, Friday morning at 11.06 a.m., I put

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<v Speaker 2>this on Twitter. I'm just going to read you my tweet. Breaking.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, by the way, by the way, by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, by the way, by the way.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone who's listening now, I know... Some of you follow

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<v Speaker 2>me on Twitter, and I know people who follow me

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<v Speaker 2>on Twitter may not be listening right now, but there

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<v Speaker 2>is a crossover, and I want to make sure you

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<v Speaker 2>guys are aware of this. I literally only use the

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<v Speaker 2>word breaking if I'm the one that's doing it. If,

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<v Speaker 2>for instance, the shuttle observer breaks a story. But let's

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<v Speaker 2>say the shuttle observer breaks a story. But I have

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<v Speaker 2>more information than they do. Like, they only have A, B,

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<v Speaker 2>and C. But I've got A, B, C, D, E, F, G.

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<v Speaker 2>But they put it out there first. What I'll do

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<v Speaker 2>is I'll put the word NEW in all caps. Because

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<v Speaker 2>at that point, the story's already broken. So I put

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<v Speaker 2>the word NEW in all caps, right? That's generally how

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<v Speaker 2>I do it. It's breaking in all caps. Yours truly.

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<v Speaker 2>But if it's NEW... then that's generally how it works.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine out of ten times. So if I have the

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<v Speaker 2>word breaking, you know I'm the one breaking the news. CNN,

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<v Speaker 2>other media outlets, other reporters in Charlotte, they put breaking

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<v Speaker 2>for everything. Breaking.

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<v Speaker 1>The sun came up today.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. I think we knew that six hours ago, but okay, thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyways, here's what I put out there on Friday. Breaking.

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<v Speaker 2>Documents pulled from the North Carolina court's government website show

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<v Speaker 2>District 14 congressional candidate Lakeisha Womack has a, quote, pending,

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<v Speaker 2>end quote, a pending felony warrant for failure to return

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<v Speaker 2>a rental car in 2019. Police records say that budget

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<v Speaker 2>car rental rented a car to Womack on October 7th, 2019,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was supposed to be returned on October 23rd, 2019.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I put a link to the North Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>court's website. And then I took screenshots of it in

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<v Speaker 2>case you didn't want to go to the link of

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<v Speaker 2>the North Carolina court's website. Well, well, well, well, well.

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<v Speaker 2>So I put that out there and nobody had that right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of a big deal. If you've got a

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<v Speaker 2>felony warrant, that is the warrant, by the way, was

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<v Speaker 2>filed on, I think, January 14th, 2020. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So you've had a warrant out there for six and

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<v Speaker 1>a half years, a felony warrant.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, on October 11th, October 11th. So that would be what? Yesterday. Yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>The felony warrant was served to Ms. Womack. Six and

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<v Speaker 2>a half years later. And it's because of me putting

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<v Speaker 2>that out there into the political world. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if this is true, but this was what I

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<v Speaker 2>was told. I've been trying to verify it and I

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<v Speaker 2>haven't verified this, but this is what I was told

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<v Speaker 2>that Womack was in Polk County and then got served

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<v Speaker 2>while in Polk County, because even though it was filed

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<v Speaker 2>in Mecklenburg County, If you get pulled over in Boone,

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<v Speaker 2>North Carolina, and you have a warrant out for your

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<v Speaker 2>arrest or a warrant to be served, you get served.

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<v Speaker 1>Like, oh, we got a warrant out for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, okay. Now, somebody asked me, Brett, how does someone

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<v Speaker 2>go six and a half years with a warrant for

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<v Speaker 2>them and not get served? So I spoke to some

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<v Speaker 2>people in the know, former prosecutors that are no longer prosecutors.

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<v Speaker 1>I spoke to a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 2>Defense attorneys spoke to a lot of people because I

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<v Speaker 2>was curious about that myself over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>And here's what they told me.

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<v Speaker 2>They said, Brett, North Carolina is a very easy state

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<v Speaker 2>to swear out a warrant on someone. And they said,

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<v Speaker 2>but if it's a nonviolent warrant and we're not talking

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<v Speaker 2>hundreds of thousands of dollars, like the rental car was

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<v Speaker 2>more than four, 4,000. So if I had to guess,

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<v Speaker 2>let's just say a rental car from budget rental car,

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just say $ 20, 000, $ 25, 000, whatever. Because we don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how old the car was, but whatever. But it's a

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<v Speaker 2>nonviolent warrant. So what happens is, also they filed this

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<v Speaker 2>warrant right at the same time when COVID was happening.

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<v Speaker 2>This was January of 2020. Two years later, the court

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<v Speaker 2>shut down for basically two years. Trials were happening over Zoom.

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<v Speaker 2>The whole state shut down two months later. So they

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<v Speaker 2>said it probably just went away and people forgot about

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<v Speaker 2>it and it got buried in the system. But also

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<v Speaker 2>because it's a nonviolent, they put priorities on getting violent

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<v Speaker 2>criminals served or arrested or whatever. And rightly so. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's the way it should be. I don't think anyone

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<v Speaker 2>would disagree with that. So this person may not get served. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>So if Travers has a warrant out for his arrest

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<v Speaker 2>for six weeks or like to be served, to show

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<v Speaker 2>up to court or whatever, to be served, I should say.

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<v Speaker 2>Even if it's a felony like it was with this

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<v Speaker 2>particular case. When a cop pulls over Travers for rolling

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<v Speaker 2>through a stop sign, they run his tags or speeding

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever. They run his tags. They run his license.

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<v Speaker 2>And then it'll come back. Travers has a felony warrant

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<v Speaker 2>out for him. That's when it happens. because it's a nonviolent,

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<v Speaker 2>and so, like, of that situation, it's a nonviolent situation,

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<v Speaker 2>nonviolent person. Now, Ms. Womack also was driving with a

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<v Speaker 2>suspended license, driving, like, had all kinds of moving violations.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe school districts were involved. Like, it's a whole thing, right? But, again,

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<v Speaker 2>but those were all resolved. Those were all resolved. Those

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<v Speaker 2>weren't pending. Those were not pending. Those were all resolved

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<v Speaker 2>a long time ago. But had she gotten pulled over

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<v Speaker 2>over the last six years, that's probably what would have happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you run the place, you go, oh, wait a minute.

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<v Speaker 2>Travis has got a warrant out for him, an outstanding warrant.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, okay. So that's how it happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Nonviolent violence. Low amount of money. Yes, it's felony because

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<v Speaker 2>it was anything over $ 4, 000 is a felony, class H felony.

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<v Speaker 1>So this was a class H felony warrant.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, it's because it was nonviolent and it also happened,

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<v Speaker 2>put into the system literally two months before the entire

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<v Speaker 2>state shut down and the court system basically shut down

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<v Speaker 2>for two years or a year and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's how it happened. But I broke that story

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, just trying to live up to the name. Just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to live up to the name. What can I do, Lonnie?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just saying.

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<v Speaker 1>I lose sleep every night. Stressing. What stories am I

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<v Speaker 1>going to break tomorrow? Just stressing every day.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Breaking with Brett Jensen here on this

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<v Speaker 2>Monday night. 704-570-1079. Sorry about the delay there. Actually on

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<v Speaker 2>the phone trying to cultivate more news. Lonnie, never ends.

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<v Speaker 2>Even when I'm in China. Never ends. Even when I'm

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<v Speaker 2>in Wuhan. Doesn't end.

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<v Speaker 1>Does not end. But that's why I like it. And

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<v Speaker 1>I will tell you this.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me talk about this for a minute. Because I

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<v Speaker 2>always like taking you behind the scenes, and you guys

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<v Speaker 2>ask me a lot about things like, this.

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<v Speaker 1>And I can tell you, I will tell you a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of things. Now I will tell you, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Wasn't planning on putting that story out about CMPD until

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<v Speaker 2>about five 15, five 30 today, but I didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>a choice. But the reason I wanted to wait until

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<v Speaker 2>after 5 o'clock is because the business day stops at

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<v Speaker 2>5 o'clock. All the public information people, the PR people,

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<v Speaker 2>the media people, or the communications people that work for,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's the CMPD or Charlotte Fire or hospitals or whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gone at 5 o'clock. So if I put it

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<v Speaker 2>out there at 5.15, 5.25... Media people can't call them

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<v Speaker 2>because they're not at work. They have to wait until tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>which means I get it all by myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I get it all by myself. So that's my whole thing. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I would have waited, but I don't have a choice.

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<v Speaker 2>But I promise you this, 9 out of 10 times,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to wait.

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<v Speaker 1>If I know no one else has it, I'm waiting

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<v Speaker 1>until after 5 o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>That way the media can't reach out to people, and

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<v Speaker 2>we have it exclusively until tomorrow morning. That's just the

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<v Speaker 2>way I do things because I generally don't like other

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<v Speaker 2>media outlets.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the people are fine, but I'm so competitive.

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<v Speaker 2>And so, especially when we don't get a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>credit sometimes for a lot of things, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure we're the only ones that have it for

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<v Speaker 2>as long as possible. And that's why I wait till

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<v Speaker 2>after five o'clock more times than not. By the way, Look,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm extremely thankful, and it happened the other night

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<v Speaker 2>with Garrison and I did our Talktoberfest, which I think

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<v Speaker 2>you can still go to our Facebook page and you

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<v Speaker 2>can see the video and everything that people were asking

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<v Speaker 2>me and Mark about reporting news and China and stuff

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<v Speaker 2>like that. So I'm still getting questions, obviously, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of questions about China.

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<v Speaker 1>And Asia.

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<v Speaker 2>And somebody asked me last night, well, did you have

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<v Speaker 2>to go for exchange currency or anything like that? And

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<v Speaker 2>I said, no. China's a cashless system. China's cashless. Completely cashless.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called Alipay. A-L-I-P-A-Y. Alipay.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not just in China.

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<v Speaker 2>They're in multiple countries. But basically, you connect your... bank card,

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<v Speaker 2>credit card, whatever it is, to an app, okay? We'll

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<v Speaker 2>just say it would be like connecting it to Venmo

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<v Speaker 2>or PayPal. When you go to a grocery store or

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<v Speaker 2>a convenience store or liquor store, whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>You have your app.

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<v Speaker 2>They ring it up.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's say it's $ 5.

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<v Speaker 2>You take your phone out, and your app, Again, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>using PayPal as an example. PayPal will have a QR code,

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<v Speaker 2>and the store will scan your QR code, and it

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<v Speaker 2>automatically pays for your product and deducts it from your

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<v Speaker 2>checking account or credit card or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>Or you do the same thing.

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<v Speaker 2>They have a QR code, and you scan their QR code,

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<v Speaker 2>and it still automatically takes it out from your stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>So everything's cashless over there. Everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything's done with QR codes and scanning in China. Can

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<v Speaker 2>you still have cash? Yes. But a lot of places

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<v Speaker 2>don't take cash. By the way, restaurants in Charlotte don't

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<v Speaker 2>take cash. There are a lot of restaurants in Charlotte

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<v Speaker 2>that don't take cash. It started in COVID. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>remember everyone was scared to touch money? Do you know

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<v Speaker 2>how stupid that sounds right now? Oh, my gosh.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're going to touch coins or dollar bills.

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<v Speaker 2>You could get COVID. Stop.

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<v Speaker 1>No, you can't. The coronavirus will live on surfaces.

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<v Speaker 2>Just stop. Just stop. So some restaurants started going cashless online.

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<v Speaker 2>when they reopened in 2020.

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<v Speaker 1>Cashless, right? And still are cashless to this day.

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<v Speaker 2>Other restaurants will say, because they get charged credit card fees, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't take credit cards under $ 10 because of the

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<v Speaker 2>processing fee. From what I understand, I could be wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think that's not legal. If I have a

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<v Speaker 2>legal form of payment, like if I show up with

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<v Speaker 2>a thousand pennies to pay for $ 10 worth of gas,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe you got to take the thousand pennies. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's accurate. It's a legal form of payment, pennies,

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<v Speaker 2>credit cards. I don't think you can put minimums on that.

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<v Speaker 2>I could be wrong, but I don't think you can

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<v Speaker 2>put minimums on that. I could be dead wrong on that,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't think that's allowed. But then again, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm wrong on that because, like I said, some restaurants

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<v Speaker 2>don't use cash. I've been with people that have tried

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<v Speaker 2>to pay cash. They're like, sorry, sir, we don't take cash.

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<v Speaker 2>Not me, because I haven't carried cash since like 2019, 2018.

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<v Speaker 2>I might go six months and have the same $ 5

0:25:39.440 --> 0:25:46.770
<v Speaker 2>bill in my wallet for six months. But China... it

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<v Speaker 2>is definitely interesting. It's still like, I would go back

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<v Speaker 2>to Beijing. Like I truly, truly enjoyed it. Like I really, really,

0:25:56.230 --> 0:25:59.449
<v Speaker 2>really did enjoy Beijing a lot. Wuhan was a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit different. Um, I don't know if I'd go to

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<v Speaker 2>other parts of China, maybe Mongolia. I don't think I'm

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<v Speaker 2>allowed in Tibet. I'm allowed in Mongolia. And I know

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<v Speaker 2>that's technically a different country. That's not China, but I'm not,

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<v Speaker 2>I think, I don't think I'm allowed in Tibet. I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>But it is... It is a... It's a fascinating country.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a fascinating country. By the way, I swear it

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter if it's China, Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Japan.

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<v Speaker 2>What is up with all these little cartoon characters that

0:26:39.170 --> 0:26:44.750
<v Speaker 2>they use over there? They are... Keychains, grown women walking

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<v Speaker 2>around with little stuffed animals of these people with the

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<v Speaker 2>big giant eyes. Like, I guess they're anime. It's anime,

0:26:51.869 --> 0:26:53.830
<v Speaker 2>I guess. Like, I'm not into anime, so I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if that's what it's technically called.

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<v Speaker 1>Everywhere. Men, women, children, everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>It's wild.

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<v Speaker 1>It's absolutely wild. Welcome back to Breaking with Brett Jensen.

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<v Speaker 2>So, interesting thing, and you guys know that 90% of

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<v Speaker 2>what I do or talk about is local or state,

0:27:31.210 --> 0:27:32.740
<v Speaker 2>and then federal if it's got anything to do with

0:27:32.800 --> 0:27:36.800
<v Speaker 2>us locally. But this I can relate to, and I

0:27:36.820 --> 0:27:39.080
<v Speaker 2>can talk about this, even though that didn't even happen

0:27:39.119 --> 0:27:43.840
<v Speaker 2>in America. It actually happened in India. So, on a

0:27:44.119 --> 0:27:49.890
<v Speaker 2>flight with 180 people on it in India, on Indigo flight, I-N-D-I-G-O.

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<v Speaker 2>Indigo is like their biggest airline in India. Plane had

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<v Speaker 2>to make an emergency landing with 180 people on board

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<v Speaker 2>because a phone power bank exploded in the overhead compartment.

0:28:05.359 --> 0:28:09.399
<v Speaker 2>Cult fire exploded and they immediately had to land. Everyone's fine.

0:28:10.800 --> 0:28:15.859
<v Speaker 2>But it's interesting because airlines have started changing the rules

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<v Speaker 2>about the power banks. Your phone chargers. And I don't

0:28:21.010 --> 0:28:26.190
<v Speaker 2>know the reason for this, but for instance, I bought

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<v Speaker 2>a brand new... So in China, if you have a

0:28:32.310 --> 0:28:39.330
<v Speaker 2>phone power bank, on it, there's about a 95% chance

0:28:39.530 --> 0:28:41.060
<v Speaker 2>on the back where all the writing is and tells

0:28:41.080 --> 0:28:44.220
<v Speaker 2>the model, there will be like a one letter of C.

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<v Speaker 2>Just one letter C. China only accepts power banks with

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<v Speaker 2>three C's on it. Like where it gives the model number.

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<v Speaker 2>So I ordered one off of Amazon, a phone bank,

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<v Speaker 2>acceptable for China. I don't know why they only accept

0:29:04.600 --> 0:29:06.280
<v Speaker 2>power banks with three C's on it. I guess maybe

0:29:06.300 --> 0:29:08.460
<v Speaker 2>that says because it's made in China. Like, hell, I

0:29:08.500 --> 0:29:15.440
<v Speaker 2>don't know. But on Japan Airlines from Tokyo to Beijing,

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<v Speaker 2>they do not allow phone banks, power banks, in the

0:29:20.860 --> 0:29:26.370
<v Speaker 2>overhead compartment. You have to keep it with you, and

0:29:26.980 --> 0:29:31.090
<v Speaker 2>you're not allowed to charge your phone at all while

0:29:31.190 --> 0:29:35.110
<v Speaker 2>using it. Now, if you have a plug-in cord or

0:29:35.130 --> 0:29:37.310
<v Speaker 2>a USB, then you can do it that way out

0:29:37.330 --> 0:29:40.160
<v Speaker 2>of the sockets that the plane provides for you. But

0:29:40.200 --> 0:29:46.300
<v Speaker 2>you can't use your power bank. And. I don't know why.

0:29:46.620 --> 0:29:49.240
<v Speaker 2>But like my phone bank. Power bank was getting warm.

0:29:49.310 --> 0:29:51.430
<v Speaker 2>It wasn't like hot hot. But it started getting warm.

0:29:51.490 --> 0:29:53.950
<v Speaker 2>I'm like. Is this damn thing going to catch on fire?

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<v Speaker 1>Like we're over the.

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<v Speaker 2>We're over, like, the China Sea right now.

0:30:00.910 --> 0:30:01.570
<v Speaker 1>The Sea of China.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, what the hell? Like, there's nowhere to go. By

0:30:04.370 --> 0:30:06.270
<v Speaker 2>the way, we did fly over North Vietnam, and it

0:30:06.290 --> 0:30:10.620
<v Speaker 2>was pitch black. Like, very little lights. Because it was, like,

0:30:10.620 --> 0:30:12.980
<v Speaker 2>8 o'clock at night when we were flying over North Vietnam.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, but now, but this power bank in India

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<v Speaker 2>caught fire in overhead, and Japan Airlines does not allow

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<v Speaker 2>your power banks in the overhead compartment just in case.

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<v Speaker 2>So I actually started Googling while on the flight, what

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<v Speaker 2>to do if my phone power bank catches on fire

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<v Speaker 2>or overheats. I'm like, do I put like a wet

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<v Speaker 2>washcloth around it? Like, what do I do? And like, well, no,

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<v Speaker 2>the water can make it worse or the electrical and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, well, what the hell are you supposed to do?

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<v Speaker 2>I still didn't really find an answer to it. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Japan Airlines. They won't let you use a power bank

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<v Speaker 2>to charge your phone while in flight. And it can't, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>and here's the kicker, because I was on like 25

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<v Speaker 2>straight hours of no sleep when I left Dallas like

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<v Speaker 2>a day earlier. So I have the power bank between

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<v Speaker 2>my legs, like I'm sort of halfway sitting on it.

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<v Speaker 2>When we land, I get up, lift that damn power

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<v Speaker 2>bank that I ordered from Amazon just to take to China,

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<v Speaker 2>lift it on the plane. because it was sitting between

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<v Speaker 2>my legs on the flight, left it on the plane.

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<v Speaker 2>I had that power bank for about five days, like $ 45,

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<v Speaker 2>because it was China-specific, something you could use in China.

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<v Speaker 2>Ordered it off of Amazon, left it on the plane

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<v Speaker 2>at Japan Airlines. Like, nope, not even going to try

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<v Speaker 2>to retrieve it because I am not dealing with immigration

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<v Speaker 2>or anything else. And having to go, like, that would

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<v Speaker 2>have been a disaster. And then while I'm waiting for

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<v Speaker 2>Ubers and everything else, that's when I joined Bo and Beth.

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<v Speaker 2>I had been in Beijing 45 minutes, and I joined

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<v Speaker 2>Bo and Beth live from Beijing, from the airport in Beijing. P.E.K.

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<v Speaker 2>International Airport. Peking used to be called Peking. P.E.K. International Airport.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just saw that, that a power bank caught

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<v Speaker 2>on fire mid-flight on Indigo Airlines. in India and 180

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<v Speaker 2>people were on board. Can you imagine your phone explodes?

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<v Speaker 2>Your bank explodes overhead. Dude. No, thank you. No, thank you. Um,

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<v Speaker 2>what else?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, Panthers obviously didn't play this past weekend. So that's good.

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<v Speaker 2>It would have been nice if the Panthers had their buy,

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<v Speaker 2>like say three or four more weeks, um, Not this

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<v Speaker 2>early in the season, but maybe middle of the season

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<v Speaker 2>or towards the end of the season, but not right now.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll see what happens. They got Philadelphia in a

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<v Speaker 2>couple weeks. Who do they got this week? Do you know, Lonnie?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know who they got this week? I know

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<v Speaker 2>they got, I think, Philadelphia in two weeks, I think.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's what I keep telling everyone. I know you

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<v Speaker 2>were excited about what Bryce Young did against Detroit, but

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<v Speaker 2>just remember Detroit has the worst defense in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not even hyperbolic.

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<v Speaker 2>They were like 31st, 32nd, 32nd. Oh, so they play

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<v Speaker 2>Philadelphia this week in Philly?

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, in Philly. Let's just see.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Bryce Young had a great week against Detroit, but

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<v Speaker 2>he also looked really bad against Cleveland. So let's just

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<v Speaker 2>see what happens about Week 12, Week 13. Do the

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<v Speaker 2>Panthers fade down the stretch like they did last year?

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<v Speaker 2>I think they lost four of their last five games

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<v Speaker 2>last year when you include the playoffs. So let's just

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<v Speaker 2>see what happens. As I always like to say, you

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<v Speaker 2>had the one game with Detroit. I've had his previous

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<v Speaker 2>three years. You got one game.

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<v Speaker 1>I got three years. Let's just wait.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe Bryce has turned it around and he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>play like he did at Alabama. We'll see.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>But just don't build the statue yet. Don't put him

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<v Speaker 2>in the ring of honor yet. Let's just Just slow

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<v Speaker 2>it down a little bit. Slow it down a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, Steve Smith on ESPN is awesome. I

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<v Speaker 2>love him. Because he's as wild on TV as he

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<v Speaker 2>was in the locker room. You never knew what the

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<v Speaker 2>hell was going to come out of his mouth. In

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<v Speaker 2>the matter of 45 seconds, you could ask him a question,

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<v Speaker 2>he'd look at you and smile and laugh, and then

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<v Speaker 2>the very next question wanted to rip your throat out. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>you never knew what you were getting from question to question.

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<v Speaker 1>He's awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>I absolutely just I love, like, yeah, the player, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about the guy and his attitude and the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that he'll go on national TV and just trash someone.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it.

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<v Speaker 2>My kind of guy. My kind of guy. All right, everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see if I got some more breaking news for

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<v Speaker 2>you guys tomorrow. We'll see. I don't know. I was

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<v Speaker 2>working on it during some of the breaks, so we'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk about that one hopefully tomorrow. We'll see. But other

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<v Speaker 2>than that. T.J. Ritchie is coming up next from 7

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<v Speaker 2>to 9, so he's got you covered the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the evening. My name is Brett Jensen, and you have

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<v Speaker 2>been listening to Breaking with Brett Jensen.