Shadowing Practice: Bomb Scared & Callous Callus Care | Justice for the People with Judge Milian - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Never let anybody see you sweat.
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So I was born in New York City, and I lived there until I was eight years old.
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I realized that I was a much better talker than I was a listener.
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I don't know what to say, I just don't like what you're saying.
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Sorry, Your Honor.
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I ended up going to law school at Georgetown, and then I was a prosecutor for Janet Reno.
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I loved it, because it was so raw.
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Were you cheating on her?
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Yeah, sure.
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Okay.
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All rise.
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Our show will be a mixture of education, I think you're misreading the law a little bit, and entertainment.
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My main goal is justice and the law.
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That's been my legacy, and the legacy I hope to continue into the future with the show.
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Jack Turner claims he was fine when a former tenant left prop grenades and bullets outside her door, which prompted a bomb squad response.
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Alison Reeves says she left the items for other tenants to take, and a busybody neighbor called the cops.
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Mr. Turner, you are suing Ms. Reeves for $1,200 in negligence.
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Tell me what happened here.
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Basically, Your Honor, Allison had left props in front of her door.
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Are you her landlord?
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Excuse me?
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Are you her landlord?
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Yes, I was.
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She's no longer a tenant.
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Okay, so you own the building.
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Yes.
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And she was a tenant for how long?
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Four years.
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And then on the night in question, what is it that happened that caused you to get fined?
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What had happened was, again, she had negligently left props,
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including eight hand grenades and 250 milliliter bullets right there in the hallway, which first off is not permitted.
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And that's clearly in the lease.
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That she can't leave anything in the hallway.
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Right, exactly.
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And that's in the lease.
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And ultimately, it resulted in after the police were called for the bomb squad to come in.
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And I got charged $1,200.
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Yeah, isn't that something?
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When the police come, they then charge you.
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Yeah.
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I THOUGHT I WAS PAYING FOR THAT ON THE FRONT END, WITH MY TAXES.
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BUT THEY WILL ACTUALLY CHARGE YOU AS THE BUILDING OWNER FOR A QUOTE FALSE ALARM.
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AND WHO IS IT THAT CALLED?
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ONE OF MY TENANTS HAD CALLED.
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SHE HAD SEEN WHAT APPEARED TO BE REAL WEAPONS AT THE TIME.
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IF YOU LOOK AT THEM, I SHOW YOU A PICTURE IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT.
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I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
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I MEAN, THEY LOOK LIKE ACTUAL WEAPONS.
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SO SHE WAS ALARMED.
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SHE DID THE RIGHT THING.
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Exhibit B of the plaintiff, please.
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Okay.
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They're pretty real, no?
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Well, I don't know.
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I've never seen a real one, so I don't know.
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Have you ever seen a real one?
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No. Right. So, um...
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Well, I watched a few.
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Yeah, I watched TV, too.
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These years passed, so it looks pretty authentic to me.
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What are these doing out there?
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Your Honor, on the day I was moving out, and while I was moving out, I actually had placed more than just those items outside.
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I'm not the only person he's trying to make it out like I'm the only person that places items.
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I actually have like a little group chat because when we're moving out, we have like a little buy nothing group chat where we put things like,
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hey, we're selling these.
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We're leaving things out.
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We also do like gossip.
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So if you want to see that, I can also show you.
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That's not a management provided forum, correct?
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No, it's just like a little group chat that we all have.
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So there was like, I had put like handbags, some like plastic containers, some like cords and things like that.
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So as I was moving out, like anybody could just grab what they wanted.
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Right.
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You put a sign that said these are fake.
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If anybody wants these props, you're welcome to.
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Did you write anything on a piece of paper and stick it on the wall?
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We live in a digital age.
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Now you live in a digital age.
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I mean, you know.
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No, we do not live in a digital age.
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There are people who choose not to live in the digital age.
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I'm not one of them.
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I live in the digital age.
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My husband, however, can't turn on the TV.
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So there are people who just will not be slaves to this.
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Apparently, the tenant who called the police is one of them.
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Now, this tenant also, to be fair, is like the most problematic tenant.
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She will literally call emergency services on everything and is known to.
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How old is she?
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Lady, I don't know.
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I mean, is she an older person?
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She's in the 60s.
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I don't consider that old anymore.
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I don't consider that old either.
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I never wonder about people's ages.
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I try to be respectful.
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We're in Hollywood, right?
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But calling emergency service versus, like, knocking on my door.
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There's grenades in the hallway.
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I mean, like, okay, so I walk up, I go, the hell are these grenades?
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I mean, yeah, I may not think that I'm gonna be the target of, you know, blowing up the building, but I see that and I say, this seems irresponsible, I don't know.
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See, here's what happens even in the digital age.
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Props.
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Fake.
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Take one.
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Yes, and if you see- How long did that take me?
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It took you like three seconds.
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Four seconds, right, okay.
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Yeah, I agree.
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Especially if you know that there's a nervous Nelly down the hall or whatever.
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Well, and to be fair, if you see this Discord Buy Nothing group, that's exactly what I said.
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So you know what needs saying?
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I was moving.
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I didn't know where everything was.
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But I did put it out.
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Like, that's what everybody does.
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Like, none of us put notes.
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We all put it in the hallway.
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It's kind of just like I've even grabbed stuff from the hallway.
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But you're not supposed to put stuff in the hallway.
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Well, and he doesn't ever enforce that.
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He's going to say he does.
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I'm not the only one.
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It is in the lease, right, that you're not supposed to block the hallway.
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Because that's a fire hazard.
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And every renewed lease you signed.
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Let me know if I need to read the lease out loud.
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But I think you admit that it's in the lease that you're not supposed to put anything in the hallway.
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Yes, but if it was in the lease, it should be enforced by everybody, but that is not...
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What kinds of things have you seen in the hallway before?
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Just when people are moving or...?
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Just, yeah, you know, when people are getting rid of things, it's hall.. you know, it's L.A.
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Everybody puts things out in the hallway.
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Old murder weapons.
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Old random murder weapons are there.
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There's even, you know, people put, you know, even the welcome mats.
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He's telling me that we're not supposed to have anything, but, you know.
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Coming up on Justice for the People.
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And he didn't create the situation.
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You did.
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And I could have sued for LaVar.
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No!
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What about the last thing I said made you think I needed you to join in?
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Quit while you're ahead. And later...
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Right, but is that her fault?
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No, it's not her fault.
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It's not my fault.
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She set it in motion.
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No, yes, she set it in motion.
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Her saliva set it in motion.
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And Mai said she would handle our medical bills, and that's all that she would be offering.
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If you'll be in the Los Angeles area and want to bring your case to court, call 1-888-552-6878.
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You're watching Emmy nominated Justice for the People of Judge Millian.
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We're back with the case of Jack Turner, who brought Alison Reeds to court for negligence.
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Here we are.
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But they were out there because it was part of my graduate thesis program, and I had done a really beautiful thing, if you want to see what I did.
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I even have why I had created them.
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Oh, yes I do.
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Yeah, you do.
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I live for the moment.
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It's a wonderful thing.
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So I had made these beautiful replicas as part of my whole entire exhibition.
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You can see all of where I put the little sticky notes that tell you kind of why I did them.
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Why did you do them?
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It was for this project in
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which I wanted to talk about like this onslaught of gun violence in America and how it's coming in like a swarm,
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you know, and it's just coming in and I just wanted to create this beautiful masterpiece, and that's why I had created them,
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and I figured by putting them out that somebody else could reuse them, and that's why they were in the hallway.
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Do you think it's unreasonable of that tenant to have seen a bunch of weapons in the hallway and called the police?
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I honestly would have never thought that somebody thought they were real.
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Like, when would somebody come and find those and think they were real?
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And, Your Honor, who looks at that site?
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It's alarming.
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Like, if you see a bunch of grenades in the hall, Well, like, I would say, well, I'm not that important.
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Why would somebody want to blow this building up?
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None of us here.
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But if you saw them, wouldn't you say, geez, what is this?
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Well, then they could have knocked on my door.
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They could have checked the app that we could have.
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Who's they?
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They were afraid.
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They don't want to knock on my door.
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You're the crazy lady with the grenades outside.
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They could have contacted him versus escalating it to emergency services.
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And I mean...
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Well, that's the easiest thing to do is to call 911.
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Well, and I mean, 911 is the reason that he's getting fined, not because of me.
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I'm the easiest target right now.
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The police are the ones that saw the items, and I'm sorry for yelling, but they saw the items, and they thought they were real, and they called the bomb squad. And also...
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What do you say about that?
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When the cops came, they were originally scared, but when they found out that it was part of a project...
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Right, but before that, they were originally scared and called the bomb squad.
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No, no, no. One negligent cop, okay, one cop, one cop decided...
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Not only is she a master of craft services now, she's an authority on authorities.
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Stop screaming and interrupting me.
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I don't like it.
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Go ahead.
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One cop contacted the bomb squad because he went over the supervisor.
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The other cops were all taking pictures.
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And they realized that the person had overreacted and that it was just like...
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So now we have two people who overreact.
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One, the tenant in the building.
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Mm-hmm.
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And two, the police officer.
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Mm-hmm.
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Who, I mean, at what point maybe you shouldn't be leaving these props in the hallway?
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Well, I mean, I just think it was a huge misunderstanding.
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It is a huge misunderstanding.
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THE PROBLEM IS THIS HUGE MISUNDERSTANDING, WHICH YOU COST, COSTS HIM $1,200 AND HE WANTS YOU TO PAY IT BECAUSE IT COSTS HIM $1,200.
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THAT'S $1,200 OUT OF HIS POCKET.
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AND HE DIDN'T CREATE THE SITUATION.
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YOU DID.
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AND I COULD HAVE SUED FOR A LOT MORE.
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NO. WHAT ABOUT THE LAST THING I SAID MADE YOU THINK I NEEDED YOU TO JOIN IN?
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QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD.
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GO.
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YOUR HONOR, TO BE FAIR, THAT $1,200 IS NOT MY FAULT.
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THOSE CAME FROM THE DAMAGES THAT OF CALLING THE EMERGENCY I THINK HE SHOULD BE CONTACTING THE PEOPLE THAT,
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LIKE, IT'S NOT ME.
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IT'S NOT ME.
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BUT IT IS YOU.
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I DON'T THINK SO.
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IT'S NOT THE PERSON WHO GOT SCARED WHEN THEY SAW WEAPONS IN THE HALLWAY.
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IT'S THE PERSON WHO LEFT SUPER REALISTIC-LOOKING WEAPONS IN THE HALLWAY THAT CAUSED THE POLICE TO BE CALLED.
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AND THEN THE POLICE THAT GET OUT THERE, ONE OF THEM AT LEAST PICKED UP AND CALLED THE BOMB SQUAD.
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POLICE DON'T USUALLY DISAGREE ON WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE.
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I'M NOT SURE ABOUT IT.
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I'M NOT SURE THEY WERE TAKING PICTURES AFTER THE BOMB SQUAD GOT THERE.
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I'M NOT SURE THEY WERE TAKING PICTURES BEFORE THE BOMB SQUAD GOT THERE BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR
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LOT AND THEY USUALLY AGREE ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING CALLED THE BOMB SQUAD.
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WERE YOU THERE FOR ANY OF THIS?
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I WAS ALERTED AND I CAME IMMEDIATELY.
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AFTER POLICE AND BEFORE THE BOMB SQUAD.
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WAS ANYBODY TAKING PICTURES LIKE HAVING FUN AND TAKING THE SAME TENANT WHO CALLED?
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THE POLICE.
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SHE CALLED ME SHORTLY THERE AFTER, YES.
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THE ONE THAT'S ALWAYS CAUSING ISSUES.
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SHE LITERALLY...
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HOW WOULD SHE KNOW THAT, YOUR HONOR?
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CAN I ASK YOU WHY YOU SAY SHE'S ALWAYS CAUSING ISSUES?
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TWO EXAMPLES I CAN GIVE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
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SHE CALLED THE POLICE ON GUESTS THAT WERE JUST THERE FOR A PARTY.
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SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE SHE SMELLED SMOKE AND IT WAS JUST SOMEBODY'S BARBECUE.
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SO SHE'S ALWAYS ESCALATING ISSUES WHEN THEY COULD BE RESOLVED, like, internally.
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Like, all of these things are costing him so many problems.
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Have any other things ever cost you?
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N-No, first time.
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And, by the way, I'm glad that she called the fire department, because how does one distinguish between the smoke from assault and burning and unparter?
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Call the landlord when she smells smoke?
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Like, if she smells smoke...
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Come on.
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I mean, you know, isn't it better safe than sorry?
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What if there was a fire going on in your apartment and you weren't there, and everything you owned got burned up?
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Wouldn't you want her to be the one who called the fire department?
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I'm just saying that she's known to do this.
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She should know the difference between a fire and pork.
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You find her to be a problem.
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The landlord loves her.
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She's an early alert system.
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I'm just saying I'm not responsible for the $1,200 that he's trying to get me for.
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And I'm just saying I think you are.
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I think you are.
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And I'm ruling in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of the $1,200.
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All rise.
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Judge Millian has ruled in favor of the plaintiff.
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The defendant owes $1,200.
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Any last remarks for each other?
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I think, uh, Allison, justice has been served.
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I don't think justice has been served, but if anybody needs hand grenade props, I guess you know where to come.
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Coming up...
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What did you do to stop the bleeding?
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I grabbed a towel and stopped bleeding.
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I also applied a liquid bandage on her.
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What's liquid bandage?
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Liquid bandage is staying.
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You're watching Emmy-nominated Justice for the People with Judge Millian.
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Keishawna Crawford claims a deep cut from a rough pedicure at the defendant's salon ruined her vacation.
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Mai Tran says she offered to pay the plaintiff's medical bill but isn't responsible for her trip.
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Ms. Crawford, you are suing Ms. Tran for $4,300 that you say you are out as a result of her negligence.
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Tell me what happened.
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I have been a customer of tipsy tips for well over two years like most women I have a regular
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that I go to when I get my manicure or pedicure this day was no different However, my regular technician wasn't there that day and they had a new girl
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that they were training for pedicures I was resistant at first
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but because I've been a loyal customer for so long I went ahead
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and tried out the new girl who seemed to need some
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more training during the duration of my entire experience She wasn't paying attention.
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She seemed a bit lost.
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Next thing I know, she pulled out a cheese grater-looking thing, and I wasn't paying attention because I am so trusting of this salon.
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While I was looking down at my phone, I felt a cut on my foot or something happening on my foot, and when I looked up...
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The device that they were using...
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Yes.
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It looked like a cheese grater.
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Yeah, I know.
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I know.
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The way you say it, it sounds awful.
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However, I've had pedicures, so my question to you is this was not a new device to you, right?
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It's what they use.
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No, yes.
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Okay.
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Yes.
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Next thing I know, my foot is bleeding.
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Okay.
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So profusely that Mai actually had to run in the back and get extra towels.
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Okay.
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And extra towels, plural?
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Yes, towels.
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Not paper towels, not napkins.
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Was an ambulance called?
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No. What did you do to stop the bleeding?
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I grabbed the towel and stopped bleeding.
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I also applied the liquid bandage on her.
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What's liquid bandage?
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Liquid bandage or something very bad.
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Well, if it's gonna work, it has to sting.
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Coming up very small, very minor cut on her foot.
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She seems to feel that it was a very major cut because according to you, what happened?
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You're watching and being nominated Justice for the People with Judge Millian.
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We're back with the case of Keshawna Crawford who is suing Mai Tran for negligence.
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You would say that this was an accident, right?
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Like it happened.
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Tiny, small accident.
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It's just a very, very small cut.
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Please wait a second.
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Go ahead.
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It's a very small, very minor cut on her foot.
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She seems to feel that it was a very major cut because according to you, what happened?
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I had an anniversary trip that I was getting my feet and nails done for.
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The anniversary trip was two days after the salon.
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I may not be able to go on the trip because of how bad my foot was hurting.
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So I did go to the hospital.
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I received medical attention.
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I had to receive a tetanus shot, had to be put on antibiotics for at least a week.
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So that means the entire duration of my trip, I was taking medication.
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Did not really get to enjoy.
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Do you have a picture of it?
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Yes, actually.
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What I'd like to see is plaintiff's exhibit B.
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That's a picture of the cut taken at the salon, correct?
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The minor cut that Mai says I had.
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That's pretty deep.
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So how'd the vacation go?
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It was terrible.
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It was our first anniversary.
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We argued the entire trip.
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Why'd you argue?
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My husband thought that initially I was overreacting until he realized how much pain that I was in.
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I did not anticipate this being the reason why we didn't enjoy our vacation, but because of this incident, so many other things were exacerbated,
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and that's why we're here today.
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Meaning your husband...
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Yes.
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My husband thought I was overreacting, which caused friction in our relationship.
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Right, but is that her fault?
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No, it's not her fault, but...
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It's not my fault.
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She set it in motion.
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Yes, she set it in motion.
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And Mai said she would handle our medical bills, and that's all that she would be offering.
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That's not enough, considering that's not the extent of the damage that was caused.
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Because of the way that it was handled, we left saying that we'd see them in court.
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Judge Milyon's verdict, when Justice for the People returns.
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You're watching and be nominated Justice for the People, Judge Milyon.
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That looks pretty deep.
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You don't think that's deep?
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You think that's...
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It's just a minor cut.
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You think that's a deep one?
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Yeah, I think after the hospital...
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Were you limping?
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I was limping.
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She went to the hospital, she had to get antibiotics, she was limping.
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How many towels did her blood require?
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I think a two to three the most.
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Okay.
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Miss Crawford.
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Yes.
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I don't think Miss Tran is saying we didn't do anything wrong.
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I think she's acknowledging that they did something wrong.
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It was an accident, but her position is that you're entitled to the medical bills, which are only $300.
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She expects to have to pay for your visit to the urgent care.
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She doesn't expect to have to pay for your vacation.
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And no one in her position would have to expect to have to pay for your vacation.
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I understand why you sued for it, because you truly feel that it ruined your vacation.
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I get it.
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But that doesn't change the law.
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She only has to pay for the reasonably foreseeable outcomes, like missing work, like the urgent care.
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Not that you and your husband fought, and you couldn't drink, and you really liked to drink, and I'm sorry for what you went through.
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My verdict is for you, but not in the amount of $4,300, in the amount of the $300 in medical bills.
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All rise.
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Judge Millian has ruled in favor of the plaintiff.
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The defendant owes $300.
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Any last remarks for each other?
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You know you were wrong.
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Okay.
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Exit this way, please.
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Make sure you grab all of your belongings.
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will practice your English listening and speaking skills by engaging with a real-life court scenario from Judge Milian's show, "Justice for the People." The dialogue captures a tense yet humorous courtroom discussion about a lawsuit surrounding negligence related to a bomb scare. By focusing on this rich context, you will enhance your vocabulary and improve your ability to articulate your thoughts clearly, which is essential in everyday conversations and formal discussions.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Negligence - The failure to take proper care in doing something.
- Props - Objects used in a play or show; in this case, decorations mistaken for dangerous items.
- False alarm - A situation where something is incorrectly reported as a threat or emergency.
- Tenant - A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.
- Landlord - The owner of rented land or a property.
- Bomb squad - A specialized police unit that deals with explosives and bomb threats.
- Alarm - A warning signal that something is amiss; can also refer to a feeling of fear or worry.
- Charges - Fees or fines imposed for various reasons, such as police response to a false alarm.
Practice Tips
To get the most out of this lesson, utilize the shadowing technique by following along with the dialogue at a natural pace. Here are some specific tips to enhance your learning:
- Start at a slow speed: Use a shadowspeaks tool or shadowing app to play the video at a slower pace. This will help you fully grasp the pronunciation and inflection of each word.
- Listen for emotion: Pay attention to the tone and emotions conveyed by the speakers. This scenario involves legal tension and humor, so practicing the emotional context can help you sound more natural.
- Repeat sections: Pause after important lines or phrases, then repeat them aloud. Use the shadow speech technique to mimic the rhythm and intonation of the speakers.
- Record yourself: After several practice sessions, record your speech and listen for improvement. Compare your pronunciation to the original dialogue to see where you can refine your skills.
By consistently practicing with these methods, you will develop greater fluency and confidence in your English speaking abilities!
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.