Noah on Brooks’ Death: The One Who’s Sober Should Have Kept the Situation Deescalated

RUSH TRANSCRIPT And immediately ░░░░░░░░ goes you know everyone ░░░░░░░░ to their battle stations ░░░░░░░░ is what plays me ░░░░░░░░ goes to their battle ░░░░░░░░ Immediately people go well ░░░░░░░░ again another example of ░░░░░░░░ people resisting the cops ░░░░░░░░ being criminals and why ░░░░░░░░ you driving drunk and ░░░░░░░░ are you running away ░░░░░░░░ the police And then ░░░░░░░░ course you have other ░░░░░░░░ you know in their ░░░░░░░░ stations saying of course ░░░░░░░░ story of cops who ░░░░░░░░ shoot a black man ░░░░░░░░ just sleeping in his ░░░░░░░░ But like it is ░░░░░░░░ No one wants to ░░░░░░░░ that the thing is ░░░░░░░░ It s bleep Messy ░░░░░░░░ the story didn t ░░░░░░░░ now maybe we would ░░░░░░░░ looking at it differently ░░░░░░░░ it is a messy ░░░░░░░░ It is not the ░░░░░░░░ sphect perfect story And ░░░░░░░░ a weird way it ░░░░░░░░ being the perfect story ░░░░░░░░ we shouldn t look ░░░░░░░░ it in the most ░░░░░░░░ way possible We should ░░░░░░░░ and break it down ░░░░░░░░ understand how something like ░░░░░░░░ comes to be Because ░░░░░░░░ don t always have ░░░░░░░░ like this we don ░░░░░░░░ always have stories like ░░░░░░░░ We don t always ░░░░░░░░ look at it like ░░░░░░░░ but let s talk ░░░░░░░░ what happened You have ░░░░░░░░ man sleeping in his ░░░░░░░░ Right a man is ░░░░░░░░ in his car and ░░░░░░░░ is drunk Was he ░░░░░░░░ driving Let s say ░░░░░░░░ is So he has ░░░░░░░░ some law a law ░░░░░░░░ worth dying for I ░░░░░░░░ we can all agree ░░░░░░░░ that The police approach ░░░░░░░░ And even then I ░░░░░░░░ the question why are ░░░░░░░░ police dealing with a ░░░░░░░░ who is sleeping in ░░░░░░░░ car He posed no ░░░░░░░░ to anybody No one ░░░░░░░░ Wendy s felt afraid ░░░░░░░░ are driving around him ░░░░░░░░ he not stopping people ░░░░░░░░ why are armed police ░░░░░░░░ in the first place ░░░░░░░░ s the question I ░░░░░░░░ like these are the ░░░░░░░░ we ask why why ░░░░░░░░ why why Why are ░░░░░░░░ police the first people ░░░░░░░░ have to go and ░░░░░░░░ to somebody who is ░░░░░░░░ in their car who ░░░░░░░░ drunk Secondly why do ░░░░░░░░ police I mean the ░░░░░░░░ says to them I ░░░░░░░░ walk home If you ░░░░░░░░ protecting and serving people ░░░░░░░░ is the true purpose ░░░░░░░░ you not wanting to ░░░░░░░░ drunk It s that ░░░░░░░░ don t want them ░░░░░░░░ themselves and other people ░░░░░░░░ this instance no one ░░░░░░░░ died because of his ░░░░░░░░ and he hadn t ░░░░░░░░ himself because of his ░░░░░░░░ And so as a ░░░░░░░░ officer maybe it is ░░░░░░░░ I live in a ░░░░░░░░ world where the police ░░░░░░░░ treully trying to protect ░░░░░░░░ serve not trying to ░░░░░░░░ enough tickets not trying ░░░░░░░░ fill quote owes but ░░░░░░░░ to protect and serve ░░░░░░░░ that instance you would ░░░░░░░░ a policeman would say ░░░░░░░░ you do not look ░░░░░░░░ to drive You said ░░░░░░░░ sister lives around the ░░░░░░░░ You said we ll ░░░░░░░░ you home We didn ░░░░░░░░ find you driving drunk ░░░░░░░░ found you asleep in ░░░░░░░░ car We will give ░░░░░░░░ the benefit of the ░░░░░░░░ The country is burning ░░░░░░░░ because of the way ░░░░░░░░ people are dealt with ░░░░░░░░ police So let us ░░░░░░░░ you just in the ░░░░░░░░ that it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ have to end the ░░░░░░░░ you think it has ░░░░░░░░ end I m not ░░░░░░░░ they had to do ░░░░░░░░ but it would have ░░░░░░░░ nice They arrest him ░░░░░░░░ fights Now you know ░░░░░░░░ s messy about this ░░░░░░░░ thing is we forget ░░░░░░░░ are dealing with a ░░░░░░░░ person Are you dealing ░░░░░░░░ somebody the very fact ░░░░░░░░ you don t not ░░░░░░░░ to sign a contract ░░░░░░░░ you are drunk are ░░░░░░░░ not allowed to do ░░░░░░░░ when are you drunk ░░░░░░░░ know what a drunk ░░░░░░░░ is in society They ░░░░░░░░ not going to do ░░░░░░░░ logical thing So as ░░░░░░░░ policeman if a drunk ░░░░░░░░ does an illogical thing ░░░░░░░░ think you should acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ fact that they are ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ deserve to die They ░░░░░░░░ drunk We know what ░░░░░░░░ drunk people do Have ░░░░░░░░ been drunk you have ░░░░░░░░ drunk everyone has been ░░░░░░░░ You don t deserve ░░░░░░░░ be die for being ░░░░░░░░ And if police cannot ░░░░░░░░ or cannot handle a ░░░░░░░░ person then they shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be responding If you ░░░░░░░░ to a person who ░░░░░░░░ drunk means that person ░░░░░░░░ be dead the whole ░░░░░░░░ of you going there ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ don t die because ░░░░░░░░ whatever has happened But ░░░░░░░░ the people end up ░░░░░░░░ anyway then what is ░░░░░░░░ point And people say ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have resisted ░░░░░░░░ he s drunk I ░░░░░░░░ not excusing it but ░░░░░░░░ s drunk In a ░░░░░░░░ like that the sober ░░░░░░░░ in my opinion the ░░░░░░░░ person the onus is ░░░░░░░░ them to make sure ░░░░░░░░ situation doesn t get ░░░░░░░░ of hand You are ░░░░░░░░ He s drunk How ░░░░░░░░ two sober men wrestling ░░░░░░░░ drunk person on the ░░░░░░░░ How does it get ░░░░░░░░ far How does it ░░░░░░░░ with him losing his ░░░░░░░░ And people always say ░░░░░░░░ same thing They go ░░░░░░░░ you know if you ░░░░░░░░ t do that then ░░░░░░░░ would still be alive ░░░░░░░░ say this shit all ░░░░░░░░ time if you didn ░░░░░░░░ do that But the ░░░░░░░░ is the F keep ░░░░░░░░ IFS keep on changing ░░░░░░░░ you didn t resist ░░░░░░░░ you would still be ░░░░░░░░ Or if you didn ░░░░░░░░ run away from the ░░░░░░░░ you would still be ░░░░░░░░ Well if you didn ░░░░░░░░ have a toy gun ░░░░░░░░ were 12 years old ░░░░░░░░ the middle of the ░░░░░░░░ then you would still ░░░░░░░░ alive If you weren ░░░░░░░░ wearing a hoodie you ░░░░░░░░ still be alive If ░░░░░░░░ didn t talk back ░░░░░░░░ the cops you would ░░░░░░░░ be alive If you ░░░░░░░░ t sleeping in your ░░░░░░░░ as a black woman ░░░░░░░░ would have still been ░░░░░░░░ There is one common ░░░░░░░░ beyond all the IFS ░░░░░░░░ you weren t black ░░░░░░░░ you would still be ░░░░░░░░ That s what I ░░░░░░░░ to This is definitely ░░░░░░░░ sea change.