THORNTON, JUNIOR, AGAIN, YOUNG
DOG.
DOG. RAPPER YOUNG DOLPH OF
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS DEAD AT THE AGE OF 36.
WE'RE
WE'RE GOING GO BACK OUT. THE
FOX
FOX THIRTEEN'S JEREMY PIERRE.
HE
HE IS
HE IS OUT
HE IS OUT THERE WITH SHELBY
COUNTY
COUNTY COMMISSIONER VAN
TURNER.
>>
>> WE'RE
>> WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN IN
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW. HE'S INTERVIEW
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW. LET'S LISTEN IN.
>>
>> ORTIZ
>> ORTIZ WILL GET DOWN TO THE
BOTTOM
BOTTOM OF
BOTTOM OF WHAT FAIR. YOU WE AS
A
A COMMUNITY WILL COME TOGETHER
AND
AND HOPEFULLY EVEN MORE AND
WORK
WORK TOGETHER EVEN YOU THE
BOUNDS
BOUNDS BUY-BACK PROGRAMS. IT'S
AN
AN FEW
AN FEW DAYS AGO. SO TO BE IN A
STARTING
STARTING SCHOOL OF MUSIC WINE
ARE
ARE YOU
ARE YOU KNOW, THAT JUST MEANS
WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE TO DO BETTER AND WE
HAVE
HAVE TO
HAVE TO DO IS MI. I MEAN,
OBVIOUSLY
OBVIOUSLY IS A LOT OF THIS IS
A
A HUGE
A HUGE PRESENCE HOME. JUST
KNOWING
KNOWING THAT YOUNG DOES SO
MUCH
MUCH FOR
MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY ON THE
WALL
WALL AND
WALL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
ALREADY
ALREADY SAID THAT HEIGHT OF
THE
THE I
THE I MEAN, THIS IS THIS THIS
IS
IS NOT
IS NOT IT'S HARD GET BACK TO
THE
THE AND
THE AND HE WAS DOING HIS BEST
TO.
>>
>> I
>> I MAKE
>> I MAKE THE COMMUNITY FROM
HE
HE CAME,
HE CAME, YOU KNOW, BETTER AND
YOU
YOU SEE
YOU SEE GUNNED DOWN WHILE HE'S
TRYING
TRYING TO
TRYING TO ASSIST THE
COMMUNITY, MAKES IT ALL THAT
MORE
MORE GOT
MORE GOT RIDGING. YOU KNOW,
HE'S
HE'S JUST
HE'S JUST AS ANOTHER
CONVERSATION THAT I'M THAT ME
HAVE
HAVE TO
HAVE TO HAVE
>>
>> AND
>> AND YOU KNOW THAT WONDERING
WHAT'S
WHAT'S GOING SO WE HAVE TO TAX
RATE
RATE INCREASE. I GOING BACK TO
IT
IT IS
IT IS TO
IT IS TO ADDRESS WHAT'S GOING
ON
ON AS
ON AS FAR
ON AS FAR AS BOWS IN THIS
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY THAT WAS STRUCK DOWN
OUT.
OUT. WE
OUT. WE HAVE TO REVISIT THAT.
WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, STARTING
IN
IN THE
IN THE STORY OF THE STATE IS
WORKING
WORKING AGAINST US. START
ADDRESSING THAT. TO BE HONEST,
WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE TO DO MORE TO SUPPORT
THE
THE GAME
THE GAME YOU TO KNOW IN 2 YOU
TRYING
TRYING TO
TRYING TO GO IN AND STOPPING
AND
AND A
AND A LOT
AND A LOT HAS HAPPENED. HAVE 4
MURDERS.
MURDERS. 72 RIGHT? THIS IS
OBVIOUSLY
OBVIOUSLY OUT OF THAT 72 HOUR
RANGE.
>>
>> PEOPLE
>> PEOPLE ARE GETTING FED CAN
THE
THE COMMISSION LOOKING CITY
COUNTY
COUNTY LEADERS DO? I KNOW
MISTER
MISTER BILLY, HIS ACTS, COUNTY
LEADERS
LEADERS TO DO MORE. RIGHT. I
THE
THE HAVE
THE HAVE GOTTEN IN FRONT OF
THE
THE DAY.
THE DAY. HOLDING THESE ONE
YESTERDAY
YESTERDAY FRASER THERE HOLDING
ONE
ONE TOMORROW AND WHY ELSE CAN
BE
BE YOU
BE YOU KNOW, WE HAD A POINT
NOW
NOW WHERE
NOW WHERE IT'S ALMOST A STATE
OF
OF SO
OF SO LAW
OF SO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
GOVERNMENT CAN DO IT ALONE.
THE
THE COMMUNITY HAS ASSIST SO
WHAT
WHAT DOES
WHAT DOES THAT DIED DOWN?
PROBABLY
PROBABLY MAYBE IT'S 2 OR 3,000
VOTES
VOTES ARE
VOTES ARE HERE. MAYBE COUPLE
1000
1000 PEOPLE.
>>
>> WITH
>> WITH OUR NEED, THE TO NOT
ONLY
ONLY BE
ONLY BE HERE WHERE, YOU KNOW,
HIS
HIS AFTER
HIS AFTER THE SCENE AND
THERE'S
THERE'S BODY IN HIS CRIME
SCENE.
SCENE. WE
SCENE. WE NEED THEM ON FRIDAY.
>>
>> I
>> I HAVE
>> I HAVE TO SOMEBODY
SOMEWHERE. SOME PEOPLE ARE
PLANNING
PLANNING TO DO DOG SOME HARM
TODAY
TODAY IN
TODAY IN BROAD KNOWS WE WILL
NEED
NEED TO
NEED TO WORK WITH THE RAIN.
THE
THE ASSAILANTS, YOU KNOW, TO
JUSTICE
JUSTICE AND WE NEED TO START
THE
THE PROCESS OF INVOLVING THE
GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
DO
DO IT
DO IT THIS IS THE COMMUNITY
THAT
THAT WE
THAT WE NEED THE COMMUNITY TO
GOING
GOING TO
GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS
SO
SO THAT
SO THAT THE COMMUNITY SAYS AND
THEY
THEY START WORKING WITH THE
WORKING
WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT,
THE
THE WIND,
THE WIND, YOU KNOW, PRESS,
THESE
THESE ISSUES BEFORE THEY HAVE
IT
IT ON
IT ON DOCUMENTS THAT GOT I GOT
TO
TO BE
TO BE 100
TO BE 100 A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY
A
A LOT
A LOT OF
A LOT OF THE CITY LEADERS,
COUNTY
COUNTY LEADERS OF THE TAX.
THAT'S
THAT'S WHY THINGS LIKE
>>
>> WELL,
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT I
THIS
THIS COMMUNITY I GREW UP IN
WHITE
WHITE HAVEN. I LIVE IN
COMMUNITY. MY KEYS ARE MY WIFE
IS
IS A
IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL I AM
COMMITTED
COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND
I
I WOULD
I WOULD STAY IN THE COMMUNITY.
I'M
I'M NOT
I'M NOT AWAY.
>>
>> AND
>> AND AT
>> AND AT NO COMMISSIONERS AND
COUNCIL
COUNCIL LIKE ME, WE JUST GOT
TO
TO DO
TO DO MORE. WE'VE GOT TO MEET
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT TO HOLD
EMERGENCY. JOIN ME TOMORROW.
WE'VE
WE'VE NUMBERS ENJOY MEAN OVER
THE
THE WEEKEND. THIS TOO. I MEAN,
WE'VE
WE'VE GOT
WE'VE GOT TO DO IT NOW. IT'S
WEAKEN
WEAKEN 9.
WEAKEN 9. SO I'M ASKING BOTH
MAYORS,
MAYORS, CITY COUNCIL COUNTY
CONVENTIONS, STATE REPRESENTED
JUST
JUST A
JUST A SENTENCE. LET'S HAVE AN
EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY MEETING TOMORROW
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
RIGHT NOW LIVE TELEVISION THIS
NEW
NEW RIGHT
NEW RIGHT NOW.
>>
>> THAT'S
>> THAT'S ALL ME RIGHT
BRINGING
BRINGING IN MEMPHIS.
DEPARTMENT IS BRINGING THE
SHERIFF'S
SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND DO IT
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S COME.
WHAT
WHAT WOULD IT COMMUNITY
STRATEGY?
>>
>> AND
>> AND THAT'S JUST A START.
AND
AND WE
AND WE HAVE TO GO OUT INTO THE
COMMUNITIES AND INVOLVE THEM
IN
IN THIS
IN THIS BUT WE KEEP DOING WHAT
WE
WE DO
WE DO IT.
WE DO IT. IT WON'T. IT WON'T
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. WE CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH
LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT IN THIS
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY TO STOP WAS WE HAVE
TO
TO COME
TO COME TOGETHER, YOU KNOW,
ONE
ONE OF
ONE OF 4
ONE OF 4 AND WE HAVE TO COME
TO
TO THE
TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY TO WORK BUT DOES IT
TAKE
TAKE THE
TAKE THE DEATH, THE SHOOTING
DEATH
DEATH OF
DEATH OF A MEGA SUPERSTAR?
>>
>> WAS
>> WAS NEWS OF A BLACK CLOUD
OVER
OVER THE
OVER THE CITY OF MEMPHIS. IT
TAKE
TAKE THAT
TAKE THAT AND THAT IT HAS
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. WHAT ARE WE GOING
THAT'S
THAT'S THE QUESTION. WHAT ARE
WE
WE GOING
WE GOING MAKE SURE THAT HAD
TAKEN
TAKEN THE
TAKEN THE DEATH THE YOUNG AND
OFF
OFF THE
OFF THE GALVANIZE HAS TO
GALVANIZE
GALVANIZE COMMUNITY. THAT IS
WHERE
WHERE WE
WHERE WE ARE. BUT NOW THAT
IT'S
IT'S HAPPENED SO WE NEED TO GO
FOR
FOR THIS
FOR THIS COMMUNITY MEAN OF ALL
THE
THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
>>
>> ALL
>> ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
FROM
FROM THERE, WE NEED TO GO TO
GET
GET IN
GET IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE
NEED
NEED TO
NEED TO GET WITH THE COMMUNITY
LEADERS.
LEADERS. AND WE NEED TO MAKE
THIS
THIS HAPPEN. NOW YOU'RE
ORGANIZING HAVE TO ORGANIZE.
AND
AND WHAT
AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS I'M
WILLING
WILLING TO WE ARE SOME WAY WE
HAVE
HAVE TO
HAVE TO BE LED BY OUR SHARE.
BUT
BUT A
BUT A POLICE DIRECTOR.
>>
>> THE
>> THE EXPERTS AND LAW I THINK
IF
IF THEY
IF THEY CALL IT MEAN A
CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN THAT MEAN CITY
COUNCIL
COUNCIL COUNTY COMMISSIONS,
STATE
STATE LEGISLATURE OUGHT TO BE
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
RIGHT NOW ASKING THEM TO DO
ASKING
ASKING THEM TO DO IF YOU GET
TO
TO KNOW
TO KNOW WHAT DID THAT THEN
STOPPED
STOPPED THE COUNTY
COMMISSION'S DEAL YOU KNOW, IF
IT
IT DID
IT DID IT, WE CAN GET THAT TO
COME
COME TOGETHER AS A COUNTY
COMMISSIONER. LET'S SEE WHAT
WE
WE CAN
WE CAN DO. WHAT I'M PRETTY
SURE
SURE IS
SURE IS GONE THE TIME AND
GOING
GOING TO
GOING TO BE SO GREAT. I KNOW
THEY'RE
THEY'RE GOING TO HEAR AND NOW
WE'RE
WE'RE SEEING IT'S GOING TO BE
SOME
SOME ACTION TO TAKE PLACE.
THAT
THAT JUST
THAT JUST WASN'T JUST ESTIMATE
FROM
FROM DAN
FROM DAN TURNER. I'M NOT THE
EXPERT
EXPERT AND LOW FOR SOME BUT I
KNOW
KNOW THAT
KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY IS
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW
RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE TO DO
SAID
SAID THIS
SAID THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
NEED
NEED TO
NEED TO DO. SO IT IS A REQUEST
FROM
FROM JUST
FROM JUST A LOWLY COUNTY
COMMISSIONER IS TO TO A A I'M
NOT
NOT THE
NOT THE CHAIRMAN OF
COMMISSION. I'M NOT THE MERE.
WHAT
WHAT I'M
WHAT I'M SAYING IS ON BEHALF
OF
OF THIS
OF THIS IS WAY OUT OF
QUESTION.
QUESTION. I MEAN, OF ALL
MISSILES
MISSILES TO HAPPEN AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. START STAR SAYING WE
CAN
CAN TO
CAN TO STOP WHICH ALSO WHOLE
LOT
LOT OF
LOT OF YOU KNOW, AND SEE
PEOPLE
PEOPLE ME
PEOPLE ME THERE THE PRESIDENT.
SO
SO WHATEVER TAKES PLACE, THE
NAACP
NAACP WILL BE THERE TO FORCE
IT