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Clips from Let The Fire Burn (2013)

Oh, we told- We told each other.

"Oh, we told- We told each other."

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This is a blue-collar neighborhood.

"This is a blue-collar neighborhood."

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uh, playing in the streets.

"uh, playing in the streets."

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You have a mother maybe sitting on the steps.

"You have a mother maybe sitting on the steps."

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And all of a sudden on their loudspeaker,

"And all of a sudden on their loudspeaker,"

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you'd hear a voice would come out and say,

"you'd hear a voice would come out and say,"

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You motherfuckers. What the fuck are you doin' out here now?

"You motherfuckers. What the fuck are you doin' out here now?"

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You son of a bitches around here fuckin' everybody up.

"You son of a bitches around here fuckin' everybody up."

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What the fuck is goin' on?

"What the fuck is goin' on?"

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unbelievable that something like this could be in someone's mind.

"unbelievable that something like this could be in someone's mind."

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It's one thing to be two blocks away and hear it.

"It's one thing to be two blocks away and hear it."

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But to live right next door, full blast in our bedroom.

"But to live right next door, full blast in our bedroom."

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I watched my wife many nights lay there in that bed and cry.

"I watched my wife many nights lay there in that bed and cry."

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I think that, uh, what we really hoped for...

"I think that, uh, what we really hoped for..."

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the city would find a way to deal with the situation.

"the city would find a way to deal with the situation."

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The only thing that was happening is that MOVE was taking a stand...

"The only thing that was happening is that MOVE was taking a stand..."

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against the injustice that has been dropped on them...

"against the injustice that has been dropped on them..."

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MOVE'S principle has never changed.

"MOVE'S principle has never changed."

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MOVE'S mood, I'm talking about bitterness now,

"MOVE'S mood, I'm talking about bitterness now,"

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They made, in my view, a conscious decision...

"They made, in my view, a conscious decision..."

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demand for the city to take actions to provide them with relief.

"demand for the city to take actions to provide them with relief."

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to engage in confrontation or to engage in compromise.

"to engage in confrontation or to engage in compromise."

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There was a lot of hostility between those two entities.

"There was a lot of hostility between those two entities."

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Uh, the city of Philadelphia and the MOVE organization.

"Uh, the city of Philadelphia and the MOVE organization."

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And nobody, frankly, gave a damn.

"And nobody, frankly, gave a damn."

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I met with 15 residents, uh, of Osage Avenue...

"I met with 15 residents, uh, of Osage Avenue..."

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on Memorial Day, 1984.

"on Memorial Day, 1984."

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At that meeting, I said to them...

"At that meeting, I said to them..."

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uh, for the city to do something about the problem that you have brought to us.

"uh, for the city to do something about the problem that you have brought to us."

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But also pointed out to them...

"But also pointed out to them..."

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because he does not like, or the neighbors do not like,

"because he does not like, or the neighbors do not like,"

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the way someone live...

"the way someone live..."

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to simply go in and evict the people from their house.

"to simply go in and evict the people from their house."

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Today, more than three dozen Philadelphia policemen surrounded the building...

"Today, more than three dozen Philadelphia policemen surrounded the building..."

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after a MOVE member was spotted on the roof

"after a MOVE member was spotted on the roof"

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In the last several weeks, their actions have

"In the last several weeks, their actions have"

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escalated tensions in the neighborhood...

"escalated tensions in the neighborhood..."

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leading to tonight's situation.

"leading to tonight's situation."

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my daughter was in our picture window.

"my daughter was in our picture window."

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And she said, Daddy, what is the man doing on top of the roof with a gun?

"And she said, Daddy, what is the man doing on top of the roof with a gun?"

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And I didn't have an answer.

"And I didn't have an answer."

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She asked, isn't that against the law?

"She asked, isn't that against the law?"

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And I said yes.

"And I said yes."

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Well, I don't know how you can say that for

"Well, I don't know how you can say that for"

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a certain group of people, the law applies...

"a certain group of people, the law applies..."

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and then another group of people, that same law doesn't apply.

"and then another group of people, that same law doesn't apply."

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I think we were in the law on an equal basis, if I'm correct.

"I think we were in the law on an equal basis, if I'm correct."

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You would see them dragging logs from the park up the street.

"You would see them dragging logs from the park up the street."

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You could see that the line in the street...

"You could see that the line in the street..."

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from, I guess, the oil out of the trees that they would drag up.

"from, I guess, the oil out of the trees that they would drag up."

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There was so much of it that we requested that they...

"There was so much of it that we requested that they..."

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do something with it.

"do something with it."

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What was the response to that request?

"What was the response to that request?"

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They responded and put it on top of the roof.

"They responded and put it on top of the roof."

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- We used to play on the roof. - You used to play on the roof a lot?

"- We used to play on the roof. - You used to play on the roof a lot?"

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- Now, you said something about a bunker. - Mm-hmm.

"- Now, you said something about a bunker. - Mm-hmm."

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- Two. - Two?

"- Two. - Two?"

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And do you know what they were made of?

"And do you know what they were made of?"

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You could see up the street in the-all over.

"You could see up the street in the-all over."

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Do you know what those holes were for?

"Do you know what those holes were for?"

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That bunker you see there is kind of a toyish-looking thing,

"That bunker you see there is kind of a toyish-looking thing,"

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and I will tell you on Osage Avenue, it commanded the scene.

"and I will tell you on Osage Avenue, it commanded the scene."

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It overlooked and overpowered anything you may-you can imagine.

"It overlooked and overpowered anything you may-you can imagine."

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There's been talk that there are explosives in this house.

"There's been talk that there are explosives in this house."

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Uh, is there any truth to that?

"Uh, is there any truth to that?"

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That's only people's, you know, hallucination...

"That's only people's, you know, hallucination..."

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So they would not know what is in this house.

"So they would not know what is in this house."

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Is it a confrontation? It most certainly is a confrontation,

"Is it a confrontation? It most certainly is a confrontation,"

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Commissioner, could you tell us what the lessons were...

"Commissioner, could you tell us what the lessons were..."

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who was bent by virtue of their dogma and by their actions...

"who was bent by virtue of their dogma and by their actions..."

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of destroying civilized activity...

"of destroying civilized activity..."

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Tonight, there are growing concerns about the controversial group, MOVE.

"Tonight, there are growing concerns about the controversial group, MOVE."

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Sources reveal that Philadelphia's District Attorney has now prepared the warrants...

"Sources reveal that Philadelphia's District Attorney has now prepared the warrants..."

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that are legally necessary to evict MOVE members from their home.

"that are legally necessary to evict MOVE members from their home."

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Once those warrants are signed by a judge,

"Once those warrants are signed by a judge,"

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Do you know a police officer by the name of Delores Thompson?

"Do you know a police officer by the name of Delores Thompson?"

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Yes, I do.

"Yes, I do."

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Do you recall telling her that your son Frank was ordered to attack you,

"Do you recall telling her that your son Frank was ordered to attack you,"

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that you were beaten until you started to vomit violently,

"that you were beaten until you started to vomit violently,"

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and that John Africa replied, Not at this time?

"and that John Africa replied, Not at this time?"

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Did she tell you that I said that?

"Did she tell you that I said that?"

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- I have her report of that conversation, Mrs. James. - Okay.

"- I have her report of that conversation, Mrs. James. - Okay."

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Well, if she-Were you satisfied with what she said?

"Well, if she-Were you satisfied with what she said?"

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- I'm asking you. - Okay.

"- I'm asking you. - Okay."

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I heard rumors to the effect that my son had beaten me.

"I heard rumors to the effect that my son had beaten me."

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I've also heard rumors to the effect that

"I've also heard rumors to the effect that"

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Wilson Goode put his wife's jaw on a pulley,

"Wilson Goode put his wife's jaw on a pulley,"

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Will you ask Mayor Goode that when he comes in here if he in fact beat his wife?

"Will you ask Mayor Goode that when he comes in here if he in fact beat his wife?"

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And if not, why not?

"And if not, why not?"

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then I would say it is just as relevant for you

"then I would say it is just as relevant for you"

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to ask Wilson Goode when he comes in here,

"to ask Wilson Goode when he comes in here,"

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Did he beat his wife?

"Did he beat his wife?"

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I don't think you're gonna ask him that.

"I don't think you're gonna ask him that."

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I really don't. But you should, if you feel that it is relevant.

"I really don't. But you should, if you feel that it is relevant."

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Mr. Lytton, I just want to make it clear in my mind so that I understand.

"Mr. Lytton, I just want to make it clear in my mind so that I understand."

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Am I to assume that the bomb was dropped on MOVE people...

"Am I to assume that the bomb was dropped on MOVE people..."

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because Frank beat his mother?

"because Frank beat his mother?"

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- and we'll continue asking questions. - Oh. Okay.

"- and we'll continue asking questions. - Oh. Okay."

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Of course, on Mother's Day, the evacuation has been slow.

"Of course, on Mother's Day, the evacuation has been slow."

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I hope that it's resolved quickly...

"I hope that it's resolved quickly..."

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and have all confidence that the mayor's going to be doing the right thing.

"and have all confidence that the mayor's going to be doing the right thing."

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just 'cause he don't know what the extent of this is going to be, you know.

"just 'cause he don't know what the extent of this is going to be, you know."

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What do you think?

"What do you think?"

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I think-Believe it or not, I think you'll have to kill all of them.

"I think-Believe it or not, I think you'll have to kill all of them."

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And neighbors have been told by police not to return to their homes for 24 hours.

"And neighbors have been told by police not to return to their homes for 24 hours."

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That is 22:00 tomorrow night.

"That is 22:00 tomorrow night."

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that as they were going, leaving the neighborhood,

"that as they were going, leaving the neighborhood,"

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the children in hand.

"the children in hand."

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Did you consider, sir, that at least in 1978,

"Did you consider, sir, that at least in 1978,"

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the members of the MOVE organization who were at the Powelton Village house...

"the members of the MOVE organization who were at the Powelton Village house..."

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Uh, I'm not an expert in police science,

"Uh, I'm not an expert in police science,"

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That's why I'm asking you why you did not consider that.

"That's why I'm asking you why you did not consider that."

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that feeling that we had for the sanctity of children...

"that feeling that we had for the sanctity of children..."

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and everyone else, to our disadvantage.

"and everyone else, to our disadvantage."

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because if this thing kicks off, you're going

"because if this thing kicks off, you're going"

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I am very much afraid you're going to have blood-soaked streets.

"I am very much afraid you're going to have blood-soaked streets."

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that someone was going to die.

"that someone was going to die."

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We didn't know whether it was going to be a policeman.

"We didn't know whether it was going to be a policeman."

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We didn't know whether it was going to be a MOVE member.

"We didn't know whether it was going to be a MOVE member."

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The worse dread of all was that it was going

"The worse dread of all was that it was going"

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