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Hollywood Murders: A Day in May. Episode 2


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This is the second episode in a 5-part series on the Hollywood Metro Station murders that took place on May 26.

 (Train sounds…police car sirens…ambulance sounds…)

 Today we talk with community leaders and others about what happened that day and how the event fits into the City’s history and what it means in terms of race relations.  how do City leaders see the long-term impact…how about religious leaders and the Muslim community?  What about our safety?...how can we protect ourselves on the metro and in other public places…? And, how did the suspected murderer survive his arrest?

Today and in the next few episodes of this series, you’ll hear these voices:

  • Micah Fletcher, the victim who survived: I was just going to work..(M-6)
  • Asha Deliverance, mother of Taliesin: We all need to take the grand journey of love. (A-4)
  • Linda Castillo, ONI and Portland United Against Hate: C-1 PUAH stands for Portland United Against Hate
  • Randy Blazak, sociologist/criminologist: B-1 Station has become hallowed ground
  • Zahir Khan, K- 2, Hate has become an acceptable part of governance….
  • Shweta Moorthy, Coalition of People of Color, M-1 death by 1,000 cuts

 Moorthy:  permanent impact on victims

Khan:  impact on community

 On the question of how the suspect survived his arrest, this issue in some ways embodies that underlying division of opinion that separates people by race in Portland.  Here’s Linda Castillo:

            C-5 white suspects treated differently from people of color

 

In our third episode, tomorrow, We’ll consider the victims and their families, and the impact of these murders on the lives of people directly involved ….we’ll talk with a mother who lost a son that day. What were the results of the fund-raising efforts that followed the incident?  How about the children of the victims? And will there be justice in the courts, and how satisfactory can it be? 

 

MUSIC:  a little more somber, … fading under the closing text…

You’ve just heard the second in our five part series; Listen in tomorrow for the third episode:  “The Holllywood Murders:  The Victims and Their Families?”

 

MUSIC:  guitar, light but and fun but  serious at the same time…

 That’s it for Episode 2. Listen to the whole series at our website, K-B-O-O DOT F-M and call or e-mail us with your comments.

 

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theroadlive podcastBy Thomas Flynn