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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you very much, Madison Rodgers, as we embark

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<v Speaker 2>on a Thursday night.

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<v Speaker 3>I was not with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night, so I just want to thank my friend

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<v Speaker 2>Gary Tangway, who sat in last night. Obviously, big night

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<v Speaker 2>last night, Joe Biden made his speech. Sorry that I

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<v Speaker 2>missed that, but I had a prior commitment which I

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<v Speaker 2>needed to take the night off. I don't take a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of nights off, although sometime in early August I

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<v Speaker 2>will be take you some nights off and.

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<v Speaker 3>Then I'll be back.

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<v Speaker 2>So just bear with us here. It's the summertime. Everybody

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<v Speaker 2>needs a few nights off. My name is Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm the host of Night's Side. We're about to embark

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<v Speaker 2>on year eighteen, although frankly some could argue that we're

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<v Speaker 2>already in your eighteen.

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<v Speaker 3>The history on this, by the way, is that.

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<v Speaker 2>I inherited this show from the late great Paul Sullivan,

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<v Speaker 2>who passed away unexpectedly in the summer of two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>and seven. He was a very young guy. He's only

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<v Speaker 2>fifty years of age. I didn't even realize how young

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<v Speaker 2>fifty was at that time, and I was wrapping up

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<v Speaker 2>my time with WBZTV, having worked there for thirty one

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<v Speaker 2>years and had finished up on the Savadi Lamoni case,

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<v Speaker 2>which probably all of you have heard me talk about,

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<v Speaker 2>and at that time the radio news and programming director

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<v Speaker 2>for WBZ, Peter Casey, asked me if I'd be interested

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<v Speaker 2>in doing the eight to midnight show here in WBC,

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<v Speaker 2>and since I was about to leave television, I said, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to give.

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<v Speaker 3>That a try.

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<v Speaker 2>I had done some talk radio early in my career,

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<v Speaker 2>and so it was around this time. Actually it was

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<v Speaker 2>a little earlier than I started just filling in for Paul.

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<v Speaker 2>I began filling in for Paul in May of two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and seven, but around this time it was clear

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<v Speaker 2>that Paul was not coming back to the program. He subsequently,

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<v Speaker 2>unexpectedly and at such a young age, passed in September,

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<v Speaker 2>and we continued to do the program as the Paul

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<v Speaker 2>Sullivan Show.

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<v Speaker 3>Again.

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<v Speaker 2>When I first started, I was convinced he was coming back,

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<v Speaker 2>and as it turned out, he didn't, and Peter decided

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<v Speaker 2>to designate that I would be the permanent host, and

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<v Speaker 2>then we had to name the program, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>Peter Casey, then my boss on the news and programming

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<v Speaker 2>director who said to me, what about calling it Nightside

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<v Speaker 2>with Dan Ray? Said, Peter, fine with me, if that's

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<v Speaker 2>what you want. So as Peter Casey who came up

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<v Speaker 2>with the name Knightside with Dan Ray, and the first

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<v Speaker 2>the actual first nights I with Dan Ray took place,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a Monday night, October first, two thousand and seven.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't know how you count it, but certainly,

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<v Speaker 2>as of October one, twenty twenty four, we will be

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<v Speaker 2>starting year eighteen, although some might have argued that we've

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<v Speaker 2>already begun year eighteen because I've been doing this show

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<v Speaker 2>for some time. Anyway, I never started this program, and

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<v Speaker 2>I would like to just take a moment to mention

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<v Speaker 2>that I always think of my two predecessors, Paul Sullivan

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<v Speaker 2>and before Paul, David Broadnoy, and I made the comment

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<v Speaker 2>when I took this show over in two thousand and

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<v Speaker 2>seven that I was nowhere near as smart as David Broadnoy.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I can prove that on a nightly basis,

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<v Speaker 2>and nowhere near as funny is and maybe even irreverent

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<v Speaker 2>as Paul solve it. And I don't think that I

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<v Speaker 2>have failed those observations.

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<v Speaker 3>They were great.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk show hosts and great entertainers, and I have this

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to carry on their tradition, and that's what we

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<v Speaker 2>do here every night of the week. So I just

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<v Speaker 2>thought to take a moment to reflect on that. The

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<v Speaker 2>reason I'm also reflecting is that our first guest tonight

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<v Speaker 2>a little while ago told us that they could not

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<v Speaker 2>make it, and we will try to reschedule that guest.

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<v Speaker 2>They were kind enough to tell us in advance that

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<v Speaker 2>they would not be with us. But we have three

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<v Speaker 2>interesting guests coming up. At a fifteen, We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>talk with Lee Richardson. She's a brain health coach and consultant,

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<v Speaker 2>a licensed professor, counselor, and founder of the Brain Performance Center,

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<v Speaker 2>and she says that the presidential election is taking a

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<v Speaker 2>toll on the mental health of Americans, and I suspect

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<v Speaker 2>she's correct, So we'll talk about that at eight point thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>You've heard of the five fingered discount. Well, shoplifting has

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<v Speaker 2>skyrocketed by twenty four percent across America, even as many

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<v Speaker 2>other crimes in several cities have fallen to pre pandemic levels.

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<v Speaker 2>And we'll talk with doctor Alex del Carmen. Why shoplifting

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<v Speaker 2>at eight forty five, we'll talk with Justin Green about

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty four Boston Walk for a praxia hoping

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<v Speaker 2>I'm pronouncing that right. Justin has a a praxia, which

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<v Speaker 2>is not an uncommon but I couldn't call it a

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<v Speaker 2>rear condition. It's a condition that affects a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>young people where and this is not stuttering, but where

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<v Speaker 2>they do not connect the word they want to say

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<v Speaker 2>from the brain, as I understand it, with their ability

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<v Speaker 2>to pronounce that word orally.

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<v Speaker 3>And they struggle with that. Some grow out of it,

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<v Speaker 2>And Justin Green will explain it to us because it's

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<v Speaker 2>one of those I don't want to call it a disease,

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<v Speaker 2>although probably it is technically listed as a disease, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think of it more as a condition,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not stuttering, and I don't know if it's

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's related to stuttering. But again, it's

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<v Speaker 2>one of those sets of circumstances that hopefully, hopefully we

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<v Speaker 2>about that at eight forty five, and then at nine

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<v Speaker 2>we will be joined by the president of the Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Police Patrolman's Association, Larry called Aerone, talking about staffing of

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<v Speaker 2>the police department in Boston. The police department in Boston

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<v Speaker 2>which is a much bigger city than the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>struggling to get back to two thousand. And we'll break

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<v Speaker 2>that down with Larry Calderone and find out what is

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<v Speaker 2>going on. Boston right now is a city that is

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<v Speaker 2>in a little bit of trouble financially, and we'll explore

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<v Speaker 2>that a lot in the weeks and months ahead, particularly

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<v Speaker 2>as we get out of this election cycle, because we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be pretty soon moving into a mayoral electoral cycle.

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<v Speaker 3>And one of the questions is where.

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<v Speaker 2>Will Boston find the money to continue to be the

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<v Speaker 2>great city that it has been for well to some

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<v Speaker 2>about in that regard, and we'll get we'll get back

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<v Speaker 2>to that with this conversation tonight, and we will continue

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm just gonna take a very quick break. We

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<v Speaker 2>came back to be talking with our first guest tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I sometimes appreciate these opportunities just to sort of give

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<v Speaker 2>you a little perspective of how I feel and where

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<v Speaker 2>I'm coming from as the host of the show. I

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<v Speaker 2>just want you to know I'm very appreciative, and I

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<v Speaker 2>mean genuinely appreciative, appreciative of all of you who tune

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<v Speaker 2>in this program, and particularly all of you who call

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<v Speaker 2>the program. Whatever topic we're talking about. I know sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>I have disagreements with you, but that's okay. We can

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<v Speaker 2>have a passionate disagreement. I like to have a conversation

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<v Speaker 2>as opposed to screaming and yelling at each other. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the home of the show. This is a show that

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<v Speaker 2>does welcome all points of view. We've had, god knows

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<v Speaker 2>some wide points of view. What I don't tolerate is

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<v Speaker 2>people who just really want to make speeches and us

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<v Speaker 2>talking points. It's a conversation. It's America. It's North America's

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<v Speaker 2>back porch. It's been that way since we christened this

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<v Speaker 2>program back in two thousand and seven and all it

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<v Speaker 2>has intended to replicate a metaphorical back porch in the

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<v Speaker 2>neighborhood where you grew up, and there might be people

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<v Speaker 2>sitting on the porch and you walk by and someone says, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>come on up, have a beer or have a cup

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<v Speaker 2>of coffee or whatever. That's what we're doing here on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 2>And for those of you who are regular callers, you're

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<v Speaker 2>the backbone of the program. For those of you who

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<v Speaker 2>are new callers, the injection of fresh ideas and fresh

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<v Speaker 2>voices so stimulates the program. And for those of you

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<v Speaker 2>who have listened all these years and maybe never summon

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<v Speaker 2>the will to call the program.

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<v Speaker 3>Please feel free any night on any subject that is

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<v Speaker 3>of interest to you. My name's Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Nightside, Rob Brooks. It's back in the control room,

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<v Speaker 2>back in broadcast headquarters. He's got a few easy minutes here.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't start to get answering those phone calls until

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<v Speaker 2>after nine o'clock.

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<v Speaker 3>But we get back, we're going to talk to.

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<v Speaker 2>A very interesting guest who is basically going to tell

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<v Speaker 2>us that, hey, this election is causing a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people unnecessary stress and increasing anxiousness anxiety as we move

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<v Speaker 2>from July into August. I'll also mention that tomorrow night

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<v Speaker 2>is the last night in Friday, and as we have

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<v Speaker 2>done for every month March, April, May, June, on the

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<v Speaker 2>last night, the last Friday night of the month, which

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<v Speaker 2>this Friday, Tomorrow night, the twenty sixth of June will

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<v Speaker 2>be we will conduct a one hour quick snap flash poll.

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<v Speaker 2>It is not scientific, but it's a little different this

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<v Speaker 2>month last month. The contest since we're Donald Trump, President Biden,

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<v Speaker 2>former President Trump, current president then well currently still President Biden,

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<v Speaker 2>and Robert Kennedy Junior. Well, one of those candidates has

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<v Speaker 2>So therefore the contest tomorrow night will be between former

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump, Vice President Harris and Robert F. Kennedy Junior.

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<v Speaker 2>So it'll be a little different tomorrow night. But it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be interesting to see how we come out tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 2>That's in the eleven o'clock hour on Friday night. And

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<v Speaker 2>as I think all of you know, despite our wish

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<v Speaker 2>that you call the program but once a week. Pure

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<v Speaker 2>are exceptions, but for the most part, once a week

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<v Speaker 2>at eleven o'clock on Friday night and the twentieth hour

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<v Speaker 2>of the last hour of the week, everyone gets a

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<v Speaker 2>clean slight. It's like a hall pass. Okay, so you

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<v Speaker 2>can call if you've called earlier in the week. He

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<v Speaker 2>also been called during the eleven o'clock hour at Friday night.

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<v Speaker 2>We're back on Nightside right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>night Side Studios, WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Our first guest this evening on the Nightside News Update

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<v Speaker 2>is doctor Lee Richardson. Doctor Richardson is a brain health

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<v Speaker 2>coach and consultant, a licensed professor, counselor, and founder of

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<v Speaker 2>the Brain Performance Center, and she reports to us that

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<v Speaker 2>Pole suggests that seventy three percent of Americans are stressed

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<v Speaker 2>over the election. We have one of these every four years,

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<v Speaker 2>Doctor Richardson, Is it worse this year than other years,

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<v Speaker 2>or is this just the normal part of the quadrennial

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I think we're always stressed around the election. The

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<v Speaker 3>It's been a wild week and a half, nearly two weeks. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Why is that every year the politicians say, this is

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<v Speaker 2>And we've gone through these quadrennial elections now for.

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<v Speaker 2>Than two centuries, two hundred and you know whatever, it

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<v Speaker 2>you go back into the first elections, which probably weren't

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that every one group is saying, we kind

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<v Speaker 2>And then the other guy is saying, these people are

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<v Speaker 4>It really has. And I think what complicates that is

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<v Speaker 4>themselves as much as maybe they could. You know, we have.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I got an email today from doctor Mary Trump,

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<v Speaker 4>don't you know, I don't want to look into that.

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<v Speaker 4>the things that we can do is educate ourselves. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>what's important to you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm a little concerned personally about those Russian and

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<v Speaker 2>Chinese bombers flying off the coast together a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>we have stopped teaching the equivalent of what we learned

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<v Speaker 2>the Dark Ages, when you actually learned about the balance

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<v Speaker 2>of power between the three branches of government and the

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<v Speaker 2>role of the executive versus the legislative versus the judicial,

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<v Speaker 2>and the fact that every state has two senators and

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<v Speaker 2>there's members of the House are based upon their population,

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<v Speaker 2>but even little states like Rhode Island in Wyoming, they

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<v Speaker 2>have two senators, just like California and New York. It's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of the way that the way the system has

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<v Speaker 2>been set up. Is there a lot of Well, that's

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<v Speaker 2>We have we had downplayed civics in high schools across

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think you're off based at all. I think

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<v Speaker 4>you are right on. I think we've gotten away from

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<v Speaker 4>what's truly important and the system that's in place explaining it.

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<v Speaker 4>We're into drama and trauma, and that's that's what we

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<v Speaker 4>want to hear about, and that's what we're going to

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<v Speaker 4>make decisions on. I think that your theory is right on.

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<v Speaker 3>And then the other theory. I've got a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not a psychologist I'm not as smart as

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<v Speaker 2>we have now two teams. We got the Blue team

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<v Speaker 3>And everybody in.

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<v Speaker 2>The red team listens to the cable network news that

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<v Speaker 2>team listens to the cable news that enforces reinforces their

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<v Speaker 2>points of view. And they're in what I call silos,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, information silos. They're never going to change no

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think they are. I think, you know, at

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<v Speaker 4>some point in time, we heard a little bit of

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<v Speaker 4>talk about purple, but I haven't heard I haven't heard

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<v Speaker 4>that word mentioned in a while.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they'll talk about the posters who talk about a

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<v Speaker 2>purple state, maybe Minnesota or Virginia, whatever, that they have

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<v Speaker 2>reliably been on this team in the past, but now

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<v Speaker 2>there's a couple of polls that show that maybe the

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<v Speaker 2>state might be going in another different direction, whether again

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<v Speaker 2>it's Virginia, you know, or Georgia or the states that

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<v Speaker 2>the states that are reliably read you know, they're red states.

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<v Speaker 2>And we know that that the election now is really

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<v Speaker 2>everybody in about forty three states could stay home and

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<v Speaker 2>not vote and it wouldn't matter because it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be decided by the voters in seven states.

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<v Speaker 3>Most people don't understand why that is so, but and

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<v Speaker 3>that's part of the problem.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure people are watching TV and saying, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I live in Maine, or I live in Florida, or

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<v Speaker 2>I live in California, my vote should count too. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>it will count, but I don't care how you go

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<v Speaker 2>to Florida. I can call those races right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, And you make a really good point, because I

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<v Speaker 4>think that's one thing that people have stopped doing is

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<v Speaker 4>taking how serious their vote is. And it's hard. It's

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<v Speaker 4>hard to take it seriously when the numbers show. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, it's all about the electoral votes. It's not

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<v Speaker 4>about Lee's vote.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's the electric What state do you live in?

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<v Speaker 4>I live in Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm calling Texas tonight will be carried by the Republican candidate.

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<v Speaker 4>You are a brilliant man, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>But there are a lot of there's still a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of Democrats who would go to the polls nonetheless, and

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<v Speaker 2>they should, and the Republicans help so polls, but I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. And this is the anxiety, and it does

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<v Speaker 2>impact our families too as well, in our relationships with

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<v Speaker 3>It's very corrosive.

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<v Speaker 2>It's corrosive in my opinion, and I hope you keep

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<v Speaker 2>studying it and maybe we'll have you back between now

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<v Speaker 2>an election day. If it's getting worse or getting better

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<v Speaker 2>either way, that we can call it breaking news.

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<v Speaker 4>Fair enough, that's fair enough. Thank you so much for having.

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<v Speaker 3>Me, doctor Lee Richardson.

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<v Speaker 2>Folks, how can folks follow you? You must have a

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<v Speaker 2>website or email or something or it's the Brain Performance Center.

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<v Speaker 3>How can folks check that out?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, you're right, we have the old fashioned website, the

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<v Speaker 4>Brain Performancecenter dot com.

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<v Speaker 3>What's wrong with that? That's the only type website that

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<v Speaker 3>I understand?

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<v Speaker 4>From LinkedIn, you're on LinkedIn as well, but.

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<v Speaker 3>The Brain Performance Center dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody can find you there, and you're on LinkedIn as well,

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<v Speaker 2>Doctor Lee Richardson.

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<v Speaker 3>Pleasure to have you on once again, and we'll talk soon.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, thank you, you're welcome.

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<v Speaker 3>We get back. We're going to talk about what we

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<v Speaker 3>call the five finger discount, you know, shoplifting. Well, shoplifting skyrocketed.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know why.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and maybe I might take a run at that too,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not an expert. Maybe the price of things

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<v Speaker 2>have gotten so high that people are saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, maybe people are running out of money.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we'll discuss that topic right after the break here

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<v Speaker 2>on Nightside. This is w BZ, Boston's news radio ten

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<v Speaker 2>thirty on the AM dial. My name's Dan Ray. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the host of Nightside. Thanks for listening, Thanks for being there.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get to phone calls tonight after the nine o'clock news.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming right back on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news Radio.

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<v Speaker 3>All right back to the phones we go. Want to

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<v Speaker 3>welcome doctor Alex Dell Carmon.

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<v Speaker 2>Doctor Dell Carmon's been on the program before, and doctor

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<v Speaker 2>del Carmon, here is the talk with us tonight to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about in uptick, it's more than an uptick, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four percent increase in shoplifting across the United States at

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<v Speaker 2>a time when a lot of other crimes have fallen

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<v Speaker 2>into pre pandemic levels. Is it all about the economy?

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<v Speaker 2>Remember that was Bill Clinton's slogan back it's the economy

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<v Speaker 2>stupid back in nineteen ninety two, James carvi Will talk

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<v Speaker 2>that way is shoplifting related to the economy.

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<v Speaker 5>Good evening and thanks for having me again. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>many people think that it is the economy. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>we criminologists look at an array of things that may

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<v Speaker 5>actually be responsible for the spiking shoplifting cases, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>for the past six months, and some of it may

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<v Speaker 5>be related to economic reasons, but some of it may

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<v Speaker 5>also be related to lack of what we call capable guardians,

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<v Speaker 5>which basically means the absence of police officers, the absence

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<v Speaker 5>of security guards at stores, and in some cases, the

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<v Speaker 5>fact that some prosecutors are just not willing to prosecute

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<v Speaker 5>those quote unquote minor cases and therefore they look the

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm assuming that many stores, particularly the mom and

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<v Speaker 2>pop stores, are the ones with shoplifting is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be have a greater impact. Or I assume that the

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<v Speaker 2>stores like Walmart and Target and the big big chain

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<v Speaker 2>stores across the country that they kind of build that

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<v Speaker 2>in and they also have people they have more people

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<v Speaker 2>in those stores. But I'm assuming it's the mom and

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<v Speaker 2>pop stores that are really feeling the brunt of the

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<v Speaker 2>impact of this or am I wrong?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, No, that's exactly right. And I think economically many

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<v Speaker 5>of those very small stores, you know, they don't have

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<v Speaker 5>not only you know, they have the absence of video cameras,

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<v Speaker 5>someone that is you know, acting as a quote unquote

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<v Speaker 5>other matters because of the shortage of personnel, and so

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<v Speaker 5>they're the ones that are effected when it comes to

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<v Speaker 5>the shoplifting cases. But obviously we see the volume in

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<v Speaker 5>ms in terms of dollar losses with the big stores,

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<v Speaker 5>right like the targets and the various other stores across

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<v Speaker 5>the nation where you know, they become the target given

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<v Speaker 5>the volume and the amount of money that some of

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So this leads me to a second line of questioning,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is that there's a lot of and I

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<v Speaker 2>think about San Francisco, but I assume it's going on

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<v Speaker 2>to a CVS, and I noticed that there's more things

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<v Speaker 2>that are under lock and key that never were under

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<v Speaker 2>lock and key before. I mean electric toothbrushes and things

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<v Speaker 2>like that. You can't buy an electric toothbrush unless you

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<v Speaker 3>Display case for you.

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<v Speaker 2>And I assume that a lot of the shoplifting that

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<v Speaker 2>has occurred has incurred in poorer communities. And my understanding

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<v Speaker 2>up in some of these these these poorer communities. And

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<v Speaker 2>I read a story today that said that there are now,

427
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<v Speaker 2>you know, they talk about you know, food deserts, supermarket deserts,

428
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<v Speaker 2>and now pharmacy deserts, meaning the little community that always

429
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<v Speaker 2>needs a store and a pharmacy and maybe a post office.

430
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<v Speaker 2>A lot of these stores are disappearing, and people who

431
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<v Speaker 2>don't have a car to drive to the mall in

432
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<v Speaker 2>the suburbs now they don't have access to the things

433
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<v Speaker 2>that they need for day to day life. So there's

434
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<v Speaker 2>an impact here. Or are they unrelated?

435
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<v Speaker 5>No, I mean I think they're related. And what we've seen,

436
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<v Speaker 5>you know, to your point, you know, San Francisco is

437
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<v Speaker 5>probably the best example. The site right here is a

438
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<v Speaker 5>city that, although still beautiful and you know, wonderful things

439
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<v Speaker 5>to see in San Francisco, you go to downtown San Francisco,

440
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<v Speaker 5>as my wife and I did some months ago, and

441
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<v Speaker 5>you walk the downtown area and it's completely desolate. I

442
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<v Speaker 5>mean you you you know, you'll find that some of

443
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<v Speaker 5>these big stores you know, have left, some of the

444
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<v Speaker 5>businesses are no longer occupying some of the buildings. Some

445
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<v Speaker 5>of it is because of the pandemic, no question, and

446
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<v Speaker 5>many people, as you may recall, moved over to you know,

447
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<v Speaker 5>to work from home, and a lot of these corporations

448
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<v Speaker 5>never you know, renew the leases because they found it

449
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<v Speaker 5>more cost effective to have people off site working remotely.

450
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<v Speaker 5>But you still have the effect of the fact that

451
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<v Speaker 5>there are so many thefts and so much lawlessness in

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<v Speaker 5>some of these areas. In prosecutors that unfortunately, you know,

453
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<v Speaker 5>play play into politics. They look the other way, and

454
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<v Speaker 5>police officers quite frankly became frustrated because they were like, well,

455
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<v Speaker 5>why am I going to be risking my life to

456
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<v Speaker 5>arrest somebody who shut uplifting if the prosecutor is going

457
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<v Speaker 5>to tell me that they're not going to prosecute the

458
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<v Speaker 5>case and so, and of course now we have what

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<v Speaker 5>we have in some of those cities, which is either

460
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<v Speaker 5>chaos or people demanding that those prosecutors be fired and

461
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<v Speaker 5>to reinstitute the law.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, in San Francisco, the prosecutor was the district attorney

463
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<v Speaker 2>out there was recalled, So there ares in which they

464
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<v Speaker 2>can be removed. So how do we turn this situation around?

465
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we can appeal to people's better angels, but

466
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<v Speaker 2>that tends not to work. How can we turn it around?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, well, you know, I think that it's going to

468
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<v Speaker 5>be a matter of time before we start seeing some changes.

469
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<v Speaker 5>And part of it also is not only the economy,

470
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<v Speaker 5>but also the fact that some of these areas need

471
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<v Speaker 5>to start, you know, getting filled with businesses again and

472
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<v Speaker 5>have that trust effect that we had prior to the pandemic.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, we've seen this in sort of you know,

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<v Speaker 5>different cycles in the history of the United States, particularly

475
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<v Speaker 5>in the past fifty sixty years, where you've seen some

476
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<v Speaker 5>of these cities, in some of these urban areas become

477
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<v Speaker 5>almost like deserts in the middle of nowhere, and then

478
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<v Speaker 5>all of a sudden, somebody picks up an investor or

479
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<v Speaker 5>a real estate company may actually buy some properties and

480
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<v Speaker 5>reinstitute some degree of attractiveness for investors to come back,

481
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<v Speaker 5>and before you know it, you have those lively, wonderful

482
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<v Speaker 5>communities that we had prior to the pandemic. But you know,

483
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<v Speaker 5>part of it also is, and I don't want to

484
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<v Speaker 5>underscore the lack of importance that this has, which is,

485
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<v Speaker 5>you know, law enforcement personnel. We are seeing a shortage

486
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<v Speaker 5>of cops around the United States and that does affect,

487
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<v Speaker 5>as we call it, the presence of capable guardians, meaning

488
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<v Speaker 5>the ability of having people on the lookout that are

489
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<v Speaker 5>going to enforce the law. And so it's going to

490
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<v Speaker 5>be years before we see this turnaround.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm afraid. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Matter of fact, that nine o'clock tonight, during the nine

493
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<v Speaker 2>o'clock I will be talking with the president of the

494
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<v Speaker 2>Boston Police Patrolman's Association. These are the officers who are

495
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<v Speaker 2>on the street dealing with with crimes on a day

496
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<v Speaker 2>to day basis, and we are down a couple of

497
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<v Speaker 2>hundred or perhaps more police officers from where we should

498
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<v Speaker 2>be in Boston, and I suspect that there's a problem

499
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<v Speaker 2>around the country as well.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, my.

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<v Speaker 2>Perspective on a lot of these again small variety stores

502
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<v Speaker 2>of bodegas or small restaurants in communities, they're really the

503
00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:29.519
<v Speaker 2>backbone of these communities and people need to support them.

504
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<v Speaker 2>I go out of my way when I have a

505
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<v Speaker 2>chance to support a local business or a local restaurant.

506
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<v Speaker 3>Because if you don't, it's great to have those in

507
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<v Speaker 3>your community, and if you don't, they go away. How

508
00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:44.640
<v Speaker 3>do we should? Could there be some.

509
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<v Speaker 2>Sort of a public service campaign which would make people

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<v Speaker 2>realize that you're stealing when you shoplift from a small

511
00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:53.880
<v Speaker 2>mom and pop store, or for that matter, when you

512
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<v Speaker 2>do any shoplifting, you're hurting your own community in the

513
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<v Speaker 2>long run. Yeah, you might have a cardon of free

514
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<v Speaker 2>sick you're ats, or you might have a couple of

515
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<v Speaker 2>candy bars, but the damage that you do in the

516
00:29:05.319 --> 00:29:09.759
<v Speaker 2>long run to your community far outwaghs the minor benefit

517
00:29:09.839 --> 00:29:12.240
<v Speaker 2>that you receive when you walk out the door without

518
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<v Speaker 2>paying for something.

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<v Speaker 5>And boy, that would be wonderful for us to institute

520
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<v Speaker 5>some sort of moral compass right among some of these

521
00:29:20.079 --> 00:29:22.440
<v Speaker 5>folks that go out there and do this, you know,

522
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<v Speaker 5>almost sometimes for a living.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>They we've seen in stores where they're coming in, you know,

525
00:29:27.480 --> 00:29:29.920
<v Speaker 5>twenty or thirty at a time, and they just basically

526
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<v Speaker 5>rob everything that is accessible to them from the street,

527
00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:35.799
<v Speaker 5>and before you know it, they're being sold on eBay

528
00:29:36.359 --> 00:29:39.440
<v Speaker 5>for half the price. And you know, they're taking people's

529
00:29:39.519 --> 00:29:42.759
<v Speaker 5>jobs away, they're increasing the prices for those of us

530
00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:45.880
<v Speaker 5>that go out to the store and legally and lawfully

531
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<v Speaker 5>consume goods. You know, it's really sad. And one thing

532
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<v Speaker 5>that I've learned over twenty seven years being a criminologist

533
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<v Speaker 5>is that is that, unfortunately, not everyone has the same

534
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<v Speaker 5>point of departure when it comes to that level of

535
00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:02.119
<v Speaker 5>consciousness and moracle that we wish people had as it

536
00:30:02.200 --> 00:30:05.680
<v Speaker 5>relates to, you know, harming others for absolutely no reason

537
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<v Speaker 5>at all except to take advantage of them. And I

538
00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:10.519
<v Speaker 5>wish that were the case. But I will say to

539
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<v Speaker 5>you that you know, communities that are closely knitted, and

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<v Speaker 5>Boston is one of my favorite cities. In fact, I

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<v Speaker 5>you know, even though I reside in Dallas, my my

542
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<v Speaker 5>daughter is at BU Law and my sister is a

543
00:30:22.039 --> 00:30:24.319
<v Speaker 5>medical doctor there. In fact, I'll be out there tomorrow

544
00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:29.559
<v Speaker 5>night in Boston. Great city, great dynamics, great police department. Unfortunately,

545
00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:32.480
<v Speaker 5>you know it has not been spared as other cities

546
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<v Speaker 5>have with the lack of officers and the fact that,

547
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<v Speaker 5>you know, some crimes are going up. And one of

548
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<v Speaker 5>the cities that this particular study covered, you know, as

549
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<v Speaker 5>it looked at thirty two cities across the US looking

550
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<v Speaker 5>at shoplifting is it was the city of Boston. And unfortunately,

551
00:30:48.200 --> 00:30:51.160
<v Speaker 5>shoplifting is going up in your city and will likely

552
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<v Speaker 5>continue until we have a moment of turning this thing around.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, doctor to common, Uh, congratulate your daughter. I'm an

554
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<v Speaker 2>alumnus of Bosh University. Wonderful last century. It's been a while,

555
00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:09.200
<v Speaker 2>but very active. And uh ask your daughter as a

556
00:31:09.279 --> 00:31:10.519
<v Speaker 2>bu is she there now?

557
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<v Speaker 6>Is she's starting or is she no, she's in her

558
00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:16.519
<v Speaker 6>last her last year. Okay, Well when you when you

559
00:31:16.559 --> 00:31:19.279
<v Speaker 6>see her, remember this and just say go check out

560
00:31:19.319 --> 00:31:22.400
<v Speaker 6>the award winners. It was called the Silver Shingle Award.

561
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<v Speaker 2>It's the highest award you can get as a Boston

562
00:31:24.440 --> 00:31:26.000
<v Speaker 2>University Law School alumnus.

563
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<v Speaker 3>And she'll see my name listed. So it was nineteen

564
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<v Speaker 3>eighty eight when I received that award.

565
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<v Speaker 5>And we will look for it together because I'll be

566
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<v Speaker 5>out there this week.

567
00:31:35.359 --> 00:31:38.920
<v Speaker 2>There's probably there's probably somewhere where it's engraved in something

568
00:31:38.920 --> 00:31:40.200
<v Speaker 2>that hangs on the wall, but.

569
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<v Speaker 3>She could find it.

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<v Speaker 2>Congratulations to you and your family and to your daughter,

571
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<v Speaker 2>and it's always great to talk to another member of

572
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<v Speaker 2>the BU Law School family. Thanks so much, Doctor Dougle,

573
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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. We'll talk again. We come back on the

574
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<v Speaker 2>talk with Justin Green. He deals with a condition called apraxia.

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<v Speaker 3>I can do that.

576
00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:02.880
<v Speaker 2>I didn't quite understand until I looked at it today.

577
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<v Speaker 2>We'll explain it, and I think you'll find it interesting.

578
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<v Speaker 2>Justin has a praxia, but he communicates very very well,

579
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<v Speaker 2>and we will. We will explain it all. There's an

580
00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:17.400
<v Speaker 2>upcoming Boston Walk for a praxia. I always think these

581
00:32:17.440 --> 00:32:21.400
<v Speaker 2>should be called the Boston Walk against this condition new

582
00:32:21.400 --> 00:32:24.119
<v Speaker 2>other it's the Boston Walk for this or the Boston

583
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<v Speaker 2>Walk for this. It should always be the Boston Walk

584
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<v Speaker 2>against But we'll deal with that with Justin Green on

585
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<v Speaker 2>the other side of this break.

586
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<v Speaker 3>Coming back on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

588
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<v Speaker 1>night Side Studios on WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 3>I learned something today.

590
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<v Speaker 2>My guest Justin Green, explained to us that there's a

591
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<v Speaker 2>Boston Walk for a praxia. And I got to be

592
00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:55.920
<v Speaker 2>honest with you, I'd never heard of a praxia, but

593
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<v Speaker 2>Justin Green deals with this. Justin, I don't know if

594
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<v Speaker 2>we should call this a disease or a condition.

595
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<v Speaker 3>I'd love to know what you think. It's apprax your

596
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<v Speaker 3>A p R A x I A.

597
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<v Speaker 7>And you said it perfectly. It's a disorder. It's a

598
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<v Speaker 7>neurological disorder that falls under the speech spectrum.

599
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<v Speaker 2>Which which spectrum did you say, justin speech?

600
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<v Speaker 7>Well, the speech spectrum spectrum.

601
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<v Speaker 2>So so what it is is I understood, and I

602
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<v Speaker 2>did a little bit of research on it, but you're

603
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<v Speaker 2>the expert. There's a little bit of a disconnect between

604
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<v Speaker 2>the word that that the brain wants to articulate and

605
00:33:39.400 --> 00:33:43.039
<v Speaker 2>the manner in which the vocal cords and the and

606
00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:46.559
<v Speaker 2>the mouth says the word. Is that it's it's simplest

607
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<v Speaker 2>form or is it probably more sophisticated than that?

608
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<v Speaker 7>No, that that that's a great and and I'd also

609
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<v Speaker 7>say the jaw okay, the mouth, the mouth, jaw and

610
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<v Speaker 7>tongue out of sync with the brain.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Now, how many people a year are either diagnosed

612
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<v Speaker 2>with this?

613
00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:07.039
<v Speaker 3>How common is this condition?

614
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<v Speaker 2>It's a lot more common than I've because I'd never

615
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<v Speaker 2>heard about this before.

616
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<v Speaker 7>I think it's very uncommon in my belief. But what

617
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<v Speaker 7>happens if you have a thousand people born one person,

618
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<v Speaker 7>one person will have it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so that would be one tenth of one percent,

620
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<v Speaker 2>And you might say, well, that's not a lot, but

621
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<v Speaker 2>when you multiply that in a population of three hundred

622
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<v Speaker 2>and thirty million people, the numbers are significant. Can people,

623
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<v Speaker 2>either through getting a little older, grow out of this circumstance.

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<v Speaker 7>With years and years of speech therapy, many people are

625
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<v Speaker 7>able to develop, like myself, a unique accent and speak

626
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<v Speaker 7>pretty well.

627
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<v Speaker 3>Well, you speak very well.

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<v Speaker 2>First of all, justin I'm not patronizing you, but you

629
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<v Speaker 2>speak very well. I've inter interviewed you before when you

630
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<v Speaker 2>had the mini horses for the folks at the the

631
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<v Speaker 2>the Elder Elder care Home last last spring. Tell us

632
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<v Speaker 2>about the walk, what can be done here, what the

633
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<v Speaker 2>money that's raised, how can people get involved in it?

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<v Speaker 7>And yes, thank you, it's a proxya. Hyphen Kids dot

635
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<v Speaker 7>Org is the website and it goes across the country

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<v Speaker 7>and we have it in Boston and the easiest way

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<v Speaker 7>to do it is Google bought in a proxy of

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<v Speaker 7>WALK twenty twenty four and that'll make the website. We

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<v Speaker 7>usually have about twelve to fifteen kids in the WALK.

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<v Speaker 7>And for like myself, what happens is a lot of

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<v Speaker 7>people have difficulties saying a lot poly polysylibic words, you

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<v Speaker 7>get choppy, like I have difficulty with all else ounds

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<v Speaker 7>like pools before swine. And this helps research and it

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<v Speaker 7>also gives speech therapists an opportunity to come to the

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<v Speaker 7>Pittsburgh office for a week of training for just dealing

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<v Speaker 7>with a proxia, because what happens If you have one

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<v Speaker 7>hundred kids with speech impediments, only three kids might have

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<v Speaker 7>a proxia. So many speech therapists don't even deal with

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<v Speaker 7>don't have any training in the approxia.

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<v Speaker 2>What are the resources in Boston available? In other words,

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<v Speaker 2>if someone has a child who's listening tonight, or someone

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<v Speaker 2>themselves who's an adult who realizes that they have this condition,

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<v Speaker 2>and I have never I'd never heard of it before.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I you know, we've talked about people who stutter.

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<v Speaker 2>When I went to elementary school grammar school as we

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<v Speaker 2>called it in those days, I had two boys in

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<v Speaker 2>my class who had a bad starter and the nuns

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<v Speaker 2>were for the most part, pretty empathetic, and we became

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<v Speaker 2>empathetic because we realized that, hey, they're not stuttering because

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<v Speaker 2>they want to. They're stuttering because they that's that's the

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<v Speaker 2>way they have to speak.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'd never heard of a proxy.

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<v Speaker 7>To be honest with you, yeah, you'd like this. So

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<v Speaker 7>when I was twenty nine years old, I went back

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<v Speaker 7>to find tu my speech and the second session, the

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<v Speaker 7>speed s thearapist gave me a less of ten characteristics.

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<v Speaker 7>I med them. I said, I have nine out of

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<v Speaker 7>ten of thees and she smiled, she said, yes, flip

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<v Speaker 7>it over. This is characteristics of a proxy. It came

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<v Speaker 7>out around two thousand and it started getting known, so

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<v Speaker 7>it's somewhat relatively new, okay, And most speech therapists will

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<v Speaker 7>be able to have in an office, be able to

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<v Speaker 7>recommend someone that does have training. And still more, speech

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<v Speaker 7>therapists can still do a wonderful job. It's nicer if

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<v Speaker 7>they have training, but if not, the speech therapists with

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<v Speaker 7>so much research going on, it's wonderful. And I love

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<v Speaker 7>the word you use, empathetic. I go my favorite day

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<v Speaker 7>of the year is to go to the Lincoln Elliott

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<v Speaker 7>School in Newton in March, I read the kids for

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<v Speaker 7>the book reading, the community book reading. And when I

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<v Speaker 7>was in eighth grade, I was the only student the

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<v Speaker 7>teacher for God Blesses, so Coach Missler let me skip.

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<v Speaker 7>I didn't have to read a paragraph out loud, and

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<v Speaker 7>that was wonderful. But I wasn't part of myself. So

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<v Speaker 7>I kept going back to Speech Helpy as an adult,

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<v Speaker 7>and now every year I read to the kids and

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<v Speaker 7>it's my favorite day of the year. And I tell

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<v Speaker 7>the kids my story and I tell them Sympathy is nice,

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<v Speaker 7>Kindness is better, Empathy and compassions the best.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, oday, I think you're doing a great job. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>certainly getting the word out.

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<v Speaker 2>But you speak very well, you communicate very well, and

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<v Speaker 2>I wish you're best of luck with the walk. The

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<v Speaker 2>walk is in September. What's the date?

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<v Speaker 7>September fifteenth?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, So folks can get in touch.

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<v Speaker 2>They should go to a proxya ap r a xia

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<v Speaker 2>right a pr a xia hyphen kids dot com.

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<v Speaker 7>And if I could leave one last thing, it'd be

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<v Speaker 7>wonderful if anyone who like to donate. But my biggest

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<v Speaker 7>request is when people go to different businesses and there's

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<v Speaker 7>a service employee that has difficulty talking, maybe stuttering or

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<v Speaker 7>speaks slowly, try to be try to be patient if

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<v Speaker 7>they're doing the best they can and if you can

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<v Speaker 7>come implement them afterwards. You don't make that day. I

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<v Speaker 7>know anyone's in the US and perfect news can be fired,

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<v Speaker 7>but that would be my biggest.

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<v Speaker 2>Great great to end, great to end on a positive note.

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<v Speaker 2>Justin is always pleasure to speak with you. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much. We'll talk again. You're welcome. We come back

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<v Speaker 2>to nine o'clock news Here on ninth second, I'm talking

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<v Speaker 2>with the head of the Boston Police Patrolman's Association, Larry Calderone,

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<v Speaker 2>about the need to get more officers in uniform on

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<v Speaker 2>the streets of the city of Boston