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Call Russ Ewing

2024/2/16
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德国基督教民主联盟主席，2025年德国总理候选人，长期从事金融政策和法律工作。
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Charles Thomas
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Ken Bedford
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Mary Jane Plasek
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Pat Arnold
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Russ Ewing
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Charles Thomas: 本集讲述了芝加哥警探John Burge及其手下在1970-1990年代对嫌疑人进行系统性酷刑逼供的事件。他们使用各种酷刑手段，包括电击生殖器等，迫使嫌疑人认罪。受害者大多是非洲裔美国人。Burge及其手下被称为“午夜队”，他们的恶行最终被曝光，但由于时效性问题，许多人未能得到法律制裁。Burge本人最终因妨碍司法公正和伪证罪被判刑。 Mary Jane Plasek: 作为一名公共辩护律师，我亲眼目睹了Burge时代警察对嫌疑人的虐待行为。我的客户经常遭受警方殴打和酷刑，他们被迫认罪。我们收集了照片和其他证据，并向法院提交了动议。 Pat Arnold: Russ Ewing是一位杰出的记者，他冒着巨大的个人风险，帮助那些害怕被警察殴打和酷刑的嫌疑人安全自首。他经常与嫌疑人面对面，甚至与持枪凶犯单独相处。他的行为对芝加哥的执法部门产生了积极的影响，使他们的行为更加规范。 Ken Bedford: 我最初对Russ Ewing的做法有所误解，认为他是在帮助警察抓捕黑人。但后来我理解了他的行为，他并非在帮助警方，而是帮助那些害怕被警察虐待的嫌疑人安全自首。他的行为非常危险，但他从不表现出恐惧或焦虑。 Russ Ewing: 我第一次帮助嫌疑人自首是偶然的。后来，越来越多的人因为信任我而向我寻求帮助。我保证他们不会在自首过程中受到伤害，并通过媒体报道确保他们的安全。我坚信，活着总比死去好。 Fahey Flynn: 新闻报道中，我们报道了Russ Ewing帮助Russell Catlett自首的事件。Catlett因失业和经济压力，持枪劫持了他的律师。他要求与Russ Ewing交谈，最终在Ewing的陪同下安全自首。Ewing的行为体现了人性的光辉。

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“The police had surrounded the house. They had been there for quite a while. They didn’t want to try to rush the house because they thought he might kill one of the innocent people. But after waiting for a long time, I asked the police: ‘Let me see if I can talk to the guy.’”

For decades, TV news reporter Russ Ewing stood beside more than 100 people — at their request — as they surrendered to the police.

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This episode was originally released in 2020.

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