WEBVTT - DONKEY: 2 Teens Break Into Railroad Facilities,  Stealing and Crashing A Train

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<v Speaker 1>You're trying to be a fake ass charlamage.

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<v Speaker 2>They only wants charlamage. Damn Chalomame who is given dusky

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<v Speaker 2>other day soon now well, Sexy red Donkey today for Thursday,

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<v Speaker 2>August fourteenth goes to two teenagers in my home state

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<v Speaker 2>of South Carolina. They're teenagers, so I don't have their names.

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<v Speaker 2>But this isn't really about them. It's about us, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>a teachable moment. See, I'm thinking about President Trump and

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<v Speaker 2>the federal takeover DC, the police, and you know, mobilization

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<v Speaker 2>of the National Guard.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, we know.

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<v Speaker 2>This is yet another distraction that the Trump the Trump

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<v Speaker 2>administration has created to attempt to get people to stop

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the Epstein files. But listening to the President

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<v Speaker 2>cite a lot of false and misleading claims about murder

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<v Speaker 2>and youth crime in the nation's capital got me thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>just because the data and information he may have cited

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<v Speaker 2>is wrong, doesn't mean that youth crime in DC and

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<v Speaker 2>all over the country isn't happening. Because, let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 2>we all know it is, and we all know why

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<v Speaker 2>it is because the powers that be aren't doing anything

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<v Speaker 2>to truly combat crime in our communities. They never have Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>if you aren't addressing the social and economic factors that

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<v Speaker 2>contribute to crime, then you're not serious about combating crime.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're gonna get back to that because I need

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about these teenagers. In South Carolina, two juveniles

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<v Speaker 2>have been detained for stealing a train and causing a derailment.

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<v Speaker 2>This is impressive, stupid, but impressive because I've never, ever, ever,

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<v Speaker 2>ever heard of somebody commit a crime like this. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go to NBC four for the report.

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<v Speaker 1>Police two teams in Lawrence County are facing charges for

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<v Speaker 1>taking a joy ride in a train. Lawrence Police said

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<v Speaker 1>it happened sometimes Saturday night. They say two juveniles unlawfully

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<v Speaker 1>entered both the Carolina Piedmont Railroad and CSX Transportation Railroad

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<v Speaker 1>facilities and stole a train. Investigators say they drove around

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<v Speaker 1>the rail yard and when they tried to return the engines,

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<v Speaker 1>they crashed into parked railcars, causing a derailment. Official say

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<v Speaker 1>both those teens face several charges that include second degree burglary,

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<v Speaker 1>grand larceny, and malicious damage to property.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen, I need all my nieces and nephews out there,

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<v Speaker 2>please listen to your uncle. Shalah If you can take

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<v Speaker 2>the time to unlawfully into a railroad facility and figure

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<v Speaker 2>out how to start an engine of a train that

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<v Speaker 2>was connected to other trains, and then drive those three

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<v Speaker 2>trains around the yard before taking them onto the rail

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<v Speaker 2>line that connects toward Greenville. If you can figure out

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<v Speaker 2>how to do all that, damn it, you can do anything. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>There is literally nothing in your mind can conceive that

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<v Speaker 2>you can't achieve because your brain told you to do

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<v Speaker 2>this and you did it. First of all, my whole life,

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<v Speaker 2>I've never thought about driving a train ever. But those

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<v Speaker 2>are the kinds of thoughts that if we were investing

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<v Speaker 2>in our kids the way we should, they could share

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<v Speaker 2>with us and we could help them become an actual

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<v Speaker 2>train operator. I wish that these two kids would have

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<v Speaker 2>told an adult that, Hey, I want to drive a

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<v Speaker 2>train and connecting with someone who can make that dream

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<v Speaker 2>come true for them, Okay, like a ride along program

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<v Speaker 2>or something. Because I just googled this morning, how do

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<v Speaker 2>you become a railroad train operator? And correct me if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm wrong. All the railroad train operators out there, but

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<v Speaker 2>from what I see, the requirements are pretty basic. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you could become a railroad train operator by having a

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<v Speaker 2>high school diploma are the equivalent of it. It says

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<v Speaker 2>you got to pass a physical exam and complete training

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<v Speaker 2>and certification through the Federal Railroad Administration. An entry level

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<v Speaker 2>positions often require on the job training and advancement to

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<v Speaker 2>engineer roles. They typically involve years of experience as a conductor,

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<v Speaker 2>and they make pretty decent money. Okay. The best paying

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<v Speaker 2>jobs in railroads include locomotive engineers. They earn around eighty

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<v Speaker 2>five grand a year, railroad conductors make about sixty five

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<v Speaker 2>a year, Railroad yard masters which I don't even know

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<v Speaker 2>what that is, earn up to seventy grand a year,

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<v Speaker 2>and signalance WWITCH operators can make over eighty grand. My

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<v Speaker 2>point is, kids, if you can spend time and energy

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<v Speaker 2>doing the wrong thing, you can use that same time

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<v Speaker 2>and energy to do the right thing. But this is

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<v Speaker 2>where we, okay, come into play. We are feeling a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of our kids. Man. I already know that Trump

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<v Speaker 2>administration wants to make America a police state, but making

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<v Speaker 2>America a police state isn't going to solve the problem.

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<v Speaker 2>You really want to combat crime, you have to deal

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<v Speaker 2>with the social and economic factors that contribute the crime.

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<v Speaker 2>You know why I invest so much of my personal time, energy,

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<v Speaker 2>and resources into mental health initiatives. It's because I understand

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<v Speaker 2>that if you help someone be the best version of

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<v Speaker 2>themselves mentally and emotionally, you make society better. Okay, when

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<v Speaker 2>you help someone deal with their unheald trauma and that

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<v Speaker 2>pain and hurt the individual is feeling, when you help

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<v Speaker 2>them get some healing, they don't go out here and

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<v Speaker 2>project that pain and hurt on the other people. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>but that is dealing with what's in people's head and heart.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to start dealing with what is in people's pockets. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Acting like poverty and crime don't go hand in hand

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<v Speaker 2>is retarded. Okay. You have to give these kids opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>and something to do. Idle mind is a devil's playground.

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<v Speaker 2>When kids don't have nothing to do and no legal

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<v Speaker 2>means and making ends meet, they will resort the crime

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<v Speaker 2>unless you provide them with opportunity. We know the answers

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<v Speaker 2>to all these problems. Are governments know the answers to

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<v Speaker 2>these problems. Okay. We got to stop saying the system

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<v Speaker 2>is broken, all right. It's designed to do exactly what

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<v Speaker 2>it's doing. For example, you want kids to not turn

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<v Speaker 2>the crime. Okay. You need strong family support, which is

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<v Speaker 2>why this system goes out its way to tell families apart.

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<v Speaker 2>You need positive community involvement, after school programs, recreational activities,

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<v Speaker 2>mentorship programs, commute the engagement, youth clubs, religious groups. You

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<v Speaker 2>have to give these kids a real sense of belonging.

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<v Speaker 2>But they cutting funding for a lot of these programs. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>because they know it gives them purpose. Of course, education,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, job training and employment opportunities. Okay, Social and

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<v Speaker 2>emotional development that goes into the education piece. They need

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<v Speaker 2>to have social and emotional learning from pre k to

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<v Speaker 2>twelfth grade. Teach these kids empathy and compassion, conflict resolution skills.

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<v Speaker 2>We know the solutions to these problems, but we don't

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<v Speaker 2>implement them because the school the prison pipeline is big business. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let's get back to the real root cause poverty and inequality. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>address that and you getting right to the root cause

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<v Speaker 2>of reducing the risk factor associated with crime. Mental health support.

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<v Speaker 2>I will stress that until the day I die. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>help them deal with their trauma and emotional distress. Early

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<v Speaker 2>intervention programs okay, target these at risk youth. Not by

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<v Speaker 2>militarizing the police and sending the FEDS into these cities.

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<v Speaker 2>Target them with early intervention programs that can prevent them

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<v Speaker 2>from developing harmful behaviors and trajectories. Okay, trade schools, steam programs,

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<v Speaker 2>job call and once again, mental health services. Okay. See

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<v Speaker 2>when I look at these kids who went for a

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<v Speaker 2>joy ride on this train before they deralted, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>see lost causes. Okay, I see the right energy going

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<v Speaker 2>in the wrong direction. Because once again, if they can

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<v Speaker 2>come up with it and idea to go into a

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<v Speaker 2>railroad facility, start a train and drive it, then they

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<v Speaker 2>can walk into a trade school and then how to

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<v Speaker 2>do HVAC. Okay, they can go to school in major

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<v Speaker 2>and anything in steam. But we have to be their guide.

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<v Speaker 2>We have nobody coming to save us because the upward

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<v Speaker 2>mobility of these youngins and queens is not part of

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<v Speaker 2>the plan of their system. Please give these young teenagers

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<v Speaker 2>to stole that train in South Carolina the biggest sy hall.

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<v Speaker 2>But we have what have them? I mean, look, oh yeah,

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