1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,278 You know, for the past couple of nights 2 00:00:02,298 --> 00:00:05,612 here on the program, we've been dealing with the fallout from 3 00:00:05,642 --> 00:00:07,970 the grand jury decision in Missouri 4 00:00:07,970 --> 00:00:12,097 failing to indict the officer responsible for the shooting death of Michael Brown. 5 00:00:12,097 --> 00:00:15,757 We did our best here to process those events. 6 00:00:15,757 --> 00:00:18,483 Even enjoyed, actually, a bit of fun at the expense of the 7 00:00:18,483 --> 00:00:21,763 St. Louis Rams and St. Louis Police Association twitter war. 8 00:00:21,773 --> 00:00:24,813 And I know, uh, doing those bits helps no one 9 00:00:24,813 --> 00:00:27,225 other than maybe us here at the show 10 00:00:27,225 --> 00:00:30,420 individually as a creative outlet 11 00:00:30,420 --> 00:00:32,870 a catharsis, a way of processing emotion 12 00:00:32,933 --> 00:00:34,975 that may be otherwise undigested 13 00:00:35,055 --> 00:00:37,734 By the way, that process brought to you by.... 14 00:00:37,824 --> 00:00:40,793 Arbys. (laughter) 15 00:00:40,793 --> 00:00:44,863 "Arbys: You think pain and grief are hard to digest?" 16 00:00:44,903 --> 00:00:48,453 (Laughter) 17 00:00:48,453 --> 00:00:53,493 But anyway, at least that process has begun 18 00:00:53,494 --> 00:00:56,083 and we were glad to be able to move forward 19 00:00:56,083 --> 00:00:58,443 ever so slowly, hoping that we might, 20 00:00:58,493 --> 00:01:01,733 as a country, have a respite from these types of injustices 21 00:01:01,733 --> 00:01:03,533 and we did have a respite 22 00:01:03,533 --> 00:01:06,733 for maybe... (ugh, bleep) what time is it? 23 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:10,482 "No indictment in the death of Eric Garner 24 00:01:10,482 --> 00:01:12,676 a grand jury in New York City has decided 25 00:01:12,676 --> 00:01:15,460 not to charge a white New York City police officer 26 00:01:15,510 --> 00:01:17,300 in the death of an unarmed 27 00:01:17,340 --> 00:01:19,010 African American man." 28 00:01:19,057 --> 00:01:24,277 I (stuttering), I just.... I don't know. I honestly don't know what to say. 29 00:01:24,318 --> 00:01:29,258 if comedy is tragedy plus time 30 00:01:29,283 --> 00:01:31,563 I need more (bleep)ing time 31 00:01:31,578 --> 00:01:35,588 but I would really settle for less (bleep)ing tragedy to be honest with you 32 00:01:35,616 --> 00:01:38,256 you know, I think what is so utterly depressing 33 00:01:38,285 --> 00:01:41,515 is that none of the ambiguities that existed in the Ferguson case 34 00:01:41,552 --> 00:01:43,342 exist in the Staten Island case 35 00:01:43,374 --> 00:01:46,714 and yet the outcome is exactly the same 36 00:01:46,714 --> 00:01:50,809 no crime, no trial, all harm, no foul. 37 00:01:50,843 --> 00:01:52,910 In Ferguson, at least you had conflicting 38 00:01:52,910 --> 00:01:55,828 witness testimony, you had conflicting forensics 39 00:01:55,828 --> 00:01:58,074 you had the specter, at least, of police 40 00:01:58,074 --> 00:02:00,544 self defense. But here, there is none of that 41 00:02:00,623 --> 00:02:02,493 the coroner called it a homicide 42 00:02:02,513 --> 00:02:04,379 the guy's not acting threatening 43 00:02:04,409 --> 00:02:07,249 and we know that not through witness testimony or 44 00:02:07,286 --> 00:02:09,716 unreliable bystanders, but because we are 45 00:02:09,734 --> 00:02:11,184 (bleep)ing watching it 46 00:02:11,218 --> 00:02:12,998 someone taped it 47 00:02:13,031 --> 00:02:15,771 a couple of days ago, the White House proposed 48 00:02:15,809 --> 00:02:18,189 more cameras on cop vests as a solution 49 00:02:18,196 --> 00:02:19,786 to this type of violence 50 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:22,126 I assume that the solution they're proposing 51 00:02:22,141 --> 00:02:26,011 if implemented, would look something like the Eric Garner case 52 00:02:26,037 --> 00:02:28,397 I mean maybe, to look at the bright side 53 00:02:29,243 --> 00:02:32,203 (pause) uh... we're about to safe ourselves a (bleep) load of 54 00:02:32,203 --> 00:02:33,463 money on cop camera vests 55 00:02:33,463 --> 00:02:37,008 but damn.... we are definitely 56 00:02:37,008 --> 00:02:39,175 not living in a post-racial society 57 00:02:39,175 --> 00:02:40,637 and I can imagine there are a lot of people 58 00:02:40,667 --> 00:02:43,153 out there wondering how much of a society we're 59 00:02:43,153 --> 00:02:45,130 living in at all. 60 00:02:45,130 --> 00:02:48,830 uh... and that's our show. So uh, cha cha cha (laughter) 61 00:02:49,153 --> 00:02:51,843 Blah! I don't- don't know what to say! 62 00:02:52,162 --> 00:02:54,902 It just happened. So I'm, I have not had a chance 63 00:02:54,936 --> 00:02:56,116 to really digest it 64 00:02:56,130 --> 00:02:57,843 uh, I'm gonna need a segway 65 00:02:57,843 --> 00:02:59,599 I'm gonna need a piece of video footage 66 00:02:59,599 --> 00:03:01,579 to change the mood here 67 00:03:02,196 --> 00:03:05,986 (audience laughs, video has no sound) 68 00:03:07,683 --> 00:03:12,923 (laughter) 69 00:03:13,262 --> 00:03:15,819 Ok, it's nice, I like it, although in my current frame of mind 70 00:03:15,819 --> 00:03:17,458 I can't help but wonder, oh, of course 71 00:03:17,458 --> 00:03:20,792 the white cat's getting a massage 72 00:03:20,792 --> 00:03:22,416 (laughter and applause) 73 00:03:22,456 --> 00:03:24,346 (comidically yells in frustration) 74 00:03:24,458 --> 00:03:26,740 (bleeeeeeeep) 75 00:03:26,740 --> 00:03:27,910 (laughter) 76 00:03:27,910 --> 00:03:31,820 well now I'm at least ready for some good news.