WEBVTT - Introducing Dear Governor

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<v Speaker 1>Dear Governor Newsom, Dear Mr Governor Newsom, this is an

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<v Speaker 1>open letter to Governor Gavin Newsom. It would be a

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<v Speaker 1>bold move to exoner h Jarvis Masters, and it would

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<v Speaker 1>not give him back the decades that he has lived

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<v Speaker 1>at San Quentin after a grave miscarriage of justice. In

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast, Dear Governor, myself, along with the community of supporters,

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<v Speaker 1>want to introduce you and the Governor of California to

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<v Speaker 1>the man who is Jarvis Masters. My name is Jarvis Pastors.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been an inmate at Saint Quentin ins ACU

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<v Speaker 1>for or thirty years, forty years ship half for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time. I clear, sometimes you just want to let

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<v Speaker 1>that self go right and you want to keep it low.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you want like you know you don't want.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what it is if you just see something

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<v Speaker 1>different all of us. I have been an inmate at

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<v Speaker 1>San Quentin's prison for almost forty years. I am certainly

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<v Speaker 1>guilty of the crimes that brought me here, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>all in the mistakes I'm made, and I've paid my dues.

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<v Speaker 1>When I'm not guilty of the climate put me here

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<v Speaker 1>theirth row for the last third years. When you put

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<v Speaker 1>a moratorium on the death penalty. Governor Newsom made a

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<v Speaker 1>call to our better angels because he said, when you

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<v Speaker 1>know better, you do better. There are innocent people on

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<v Speaker 1>death row. I cannot sign off on executing hundreds and

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of human beings before the penalty phase. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>remember the moment when you heard the jury come back

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<v Speaker 1>and say guilty. Yeah, I was really missed at that.

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<v Speaker 1>It became real. This is the story of one man,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's not merely one man's story. I hope time

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<v Speaker 1>to listen to my story, and I hope you have

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<v Speaker 1>the heart to recognize the unjust reality of capital punishment.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody guilty, mayors have to be put to justify the

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<v Speaker 1>execution of one innocent there. I'm Corny Cole and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>host of Dear Governor, a new podcast from I Heart

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<v Speaker 1>Radio about renowned Buddhist author Jarvis Masters, who has steadfastly

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<v Speaker 1>maintained his innocence since he was sentenced to death almost

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years ago. From the confines of his nine by

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<v Speaker 1>four cell. Jarvis will share his riveting life story how

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<v Speaker 1>he has managed to maintain a sense of optimism in

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<v Speaker 1>the most dire circumstances, and he'll provide the details of

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<v Speaker 1>the bloody murder that landed him on death row. They

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<v Speaker 1>said that I sharpened the weapon and sent it down

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<v Speaker 1>to the guy who then made it into a toll

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<v Speaker 1>and spirit the guard. With newly disclosed evidence that bolsters

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<v Speaker 1>Jarvis's claims of innocence, will the California Supreme Court exonerate

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<v Speaker 1>him or reaffirm his death sentence. I'm waiting for the

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<v Speaker 1>habeas quote is further to come in. I have been

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<v Speaker 1>waiting twenty six years for it. Won't get anybody. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>get through by far. You'll hear the testimony. You be

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<v Speaker 1>the judge, dear governor. The podcast listen and subscribe on

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