I mean, 我是說...
I know all the sociological reasons why per capita 我終于知道為什么現(xiàn)在社會(huì)上...
eight times more black men are incarcerated than white men. 黑人的犯罪率是白人八倍的原因了
Schools are a disgrace. Lack of opportunity. Bias in the judicial system. 學(xué)校讓黑人感到丟臉 工作沒有黑人的份 司法機(jī)構(gòu)也歧視黑人
All that stuff. All that stuff! 到處都是這樣
But still, it’s gotta get to you, on a gut level as a black man. 這也和你有著莫大的關(guān)系 你是個(gè)有勇氣的黑人
They just can’t keep their hands out of the cookie jar. 他們?cè)趬浩戎新暥疾桓铱砸幌?br />
Of course, you and I know that’s not the truth. 當(dāng)然 你和我都知道事實(shí)上并不是這樣的
But that’s the way it always plays, doesn’t it? 但事情都是以這樣的方式在進(jìn)行著 對(duì)嗎?
And assholes like Lewis keep feeding the flames. It’s gotta get to you. 象劉易斯那樣的混球在旁邊煽風(fēng)點(diǎn)火 你當(dāng)然也會(huì)受到牽連
What did you say you did for the D.A. Again? 你再說一次 你在檢查官手下干什么的?
You coach ball down in Compton. Am I right? 你在康普頓的一個(gè)球隊(duì)里當(dāng)教練 我說得對(duì)吧?
Oh, please, don’t do that. 拜托別這樣
Don’t act like you know something about me, okay? 你不要裝得好象很了解我似的 可以嗎?
What do you think those kids need... to make them believe, to give them hope? 你認(rèn)為那些孩子需要什么? 讓他們堅(jiān)定信念? 給他們以希望?
You think they need another drug dealing cop 你以為他們需要一個(gè)吸毒的警察?
or do you think they need a fallen black hero? 還是需要一個(gè)沒用的黑人英雄?
Why don’t you cut through the bullshit and just tell me what it is you want. 你少說兩句廢話吧 告訴我你想要什么好了
The D.A.’s squad loses its lead investigator next month. 檢察院成員小組的首席檢察官下個(gè)月就不在了
Rick is quite adamant that his replacement be a person of color. 瑞克堅(jiān)決要讓黑人來坐那個(gè)位子
It’s a high-profile position, and he wants to send the right message to the community. 這是個(gè)高層的職位 他希望有人可以幫他給下頭傳達(dá)可靠的信息
And the right message is, "Look at this black boy I just bought? " 這個(gè)可靠的信息是不是就是"來瞧瞧我剛買下來的這個(gè)黑鬼下人"
Well, fuck you very much. But thanks for thinking of me. 你也太操蛋了 但還是要謝謝你們想到我
Actually we were thinking of you. 我們確實(shí)有想過你
Until we saw that. 直到我們看到了這個(gè)
It’s your brother’s file. 這是你兄弟的資料
Twenty-something years old and already three felonies. 二十來歲就已經(jīng)犯下三項(xiàng)重罪
Three strikes law. Kid’s going away for life for stealing a car. 三項(xiàng)都是人身攻擊罪 為了生計(jì)而偷車
Christ, that’s a shitty law. 老天 這些該死的法律
There’s a warrant in there. 里面有逮捕令
But still, hey, he had every opportunity you had. 他仍然有著和你同等的機(jī)會(huì)
Fucking black people, huh? 該死的黑人
So all, uh... all I need to do to make this disappear 那么...我要做的就是讓這個(gè)東西消失
is to frame a potentially innocent man? 然后去陷害一個(gè)無辜的被告嗎?
What are you? The fucking defender of all things white? 你是什么人? 你是正義的辯護(hù)人嗎?
We’re talking about a white man who shot three black men. 我們討論的是一個(gè)開槍打死三個(gè)黑人的白人
And you’re arguing with me that maybe we’re not being fair to him? 你卻在這里和我爭(zhēng)論對(duì)他是不是公平的?
You know what? Maybe you’re right. Maybe Lewis did provoke this. 也許你是對(duì)的 也許確實(shí)是劉易斯所引起的
And maybe he got exactly what was coming to him. 也許他是活該的
Or maybe stoned or not, just being a black man in the Valley 無論是不是他的錯(cuò) 就因?yàn)樗呛谌?..
was enough to get him killed. 這也足以讓他被殺了
There was no one there to see who shot first, so there is no way to know. 當(dāng)時(shí)沒有人看到是誰先開槍 所以我們根本沒辦法知道
Which means we could get this wrong. 也就是說我們很可能會(huì)弄錯(cuò)了
Maybe that’s what happened with your brother. Maybe we got it wrong. 也許這就是你兄弟的情況 我們可能搞錯(cuò)了
Maybe Lewis isn’t the only one who deserves the benefit of the doubt. 也許劉易斯并不是唯一一個(gè)讓我們懷疑的人
You’re the one closest to all this. 你對(duì)這些事情是最了解的
You need to tell us. 你得告訴我們
What does your gut tell you? 你意下如何?
So? Graham? 格雷厄姆?
What do I tell ’em? 我怎樣跟他們說?
You tell me, and I’ll tell them. 你讓我怎么說我就怎么說
Well, I think given Detective Conklin’s history, 就說 我們手上的考克林的歷史資料
it’s pretty clear what happened last night. 已經(jīng)很清楚表明了昨晚發(fā)生在他身上的事了
Okay. 好的
Before I get to why we’re here, 在我說我為什么要來這里之前
I know that many of you have heard we had our car stolen last night. 我想很多人都聽說我的車昨晚被偷了的事
And as you could imagine, my wife and I are both pretty shaken up. 正如你們想象的那樣 我和我妻子都害怕極了
But we’re okay. 但我們都沒事
And Jean and I truly appreciate all your calls and your concern. Thank you. 我和吉恩在這里要感謝大家對(duì)我們的關(guān)心 并打電話叫我們來
Now, just after 9.’00 p.m. Last night, Detective William Lewis, 威廉姆·劉易斯偵探...
an eight-year veteran of the force and an active member of the black community, 在部隊(duì)當(dāng)了八年的老兵 也是黑人社區(qū)里的活躍分子
was gunned down by a fellow officer. 昨晚九點(diǎn)左右被一名同伴警察開槍打死了