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[{'start': '0.320', 'end': '3.439', 'text': 'Welcome back. Thank you so much for'}, {'start': '1.680', 'end': '5.759', 'text': "staying with us. It's the case that we"}, {'start': '3.439', 'end': '7.200', 'text': 'followed for nearly six years. Now, the'}, {'start': '5.759', 'end': '8.880', 'text': 'judge who listened closely to the'}, {'start': '7.200', 'end': '11.440', 'text': 'Walmart shooting case is speaking out'}, {'start': '8.880', 'end': '13.360', 'text': 'for the very first time in a local TV'}, {'start': '11.440', 'end': '15.839', 'text': 'interview. I got the chance to sit down'}, {'start': '13.360', 'end': '17.400', 'text': 'with Judge Sam Edano Monday to hear his'}, {'start': '15.839', 'end': '20.880', 'text': 'side of'}, {'start': '17.400', 'end': '23.199', 'text': "things. Your honor, it's been a long six"}, {'start': '20.880', 'end': '25.439', 'text': 'years. What were your first thoughts'}, {'start': '23.199', 'end': '28.000', 'text': 'walking out of that courtroom last week'}, {'start': '25.439', 'end': '31.199', 'text': 'when those impact statements wrapped up'}, {'start': '28.000', 'end': '34.079', 'text': 'that that this case finally was resolved'}, {'start': '31.199', 'end': '36.640', 'text': 'for this community. And so let me'}, {'start': '34.079', 'end': '39.200', 'text': 'explain a little bit about how much I'}, {'start': '36.640', 'end': '41.440', 'text': 'got wrapped up in this case. It was 5'}, {'start': '39.200', 'end': '43.440', 'text': 'years, 8 months, and 16 days. A lot of'}, {'start': '41.440', 'end': '46.320', 'text': 'people say five and a half. A lot of'}, {'start': '43.440', 'end': '50.559', 'text': 'them say six, but five years, 8 months,'}, {'start': '46.320', 'end': '50.559', 'text': 'and 16 days since this happened.'}, {'start': '50.600', 'end': '56.000', 'text': 'Um, this case could have probably gone'}, {'start': '52.960', 'end': '58.000', 'text': 'on maybe three or four more years'}, {'start': '56.000', 'end': '61.440', 'text': 'depending on rulings that I would have'}, {'start': '58.000', 'end': '64.320', 'text': 'had to make. So, for this to have been'}, {'start': '61.440', 'end': '66.720', 'text': 'resolved when it was in spite of this'}, {'start': '64.320', 'end': '67.640', 'text': 'community thinking it took forever uh'}, {'start': '66.720', 'end': '70.880', 'text': 'was'}, {'start': '67.640', 'end': '73.439', 'text': 'a a relief that we can or that this'}, {'start': '70.880', 'end': '75.760', 'text': 'community can start a healing process.'}, {'start': '73.439', 'end': '77.759', 'text': 'Now, we were just talking here not too'}, {'start': '75.760', 'end': '80.080', 'text': 'long ago. You told me this is your first'}, {'start': '77.759', 'end': '82.479', 'text': 'interview here with aside from Dayline'}, {'start': '80.080', 'end': '85.920', 'text': 'and your campaigning. Why now? Why now?'}, {'start': '82.479', 'end': '87.360', 'text': 'Talk to us about this um importance of'}, {'start': '85.920', 'end': '89.759', 'text': 'talking about this case that really'}, {'start': '87.360', 'end': '91.840', 'text': 'impacted you and our whole community for'}, {'start': '89.759', 'end': '95.360', 'text': 'such a long time. Over the last two'}, {'start': '91.840', 'end': '98.000', 'text': 'days, last week, a lot of people were'}, {'start': '95.360', 'end': '100.240', 'text': 'trying to figure out how the hug'}, {'start': '98.000', 'end': '102.520', 'text': "happened. And so there's been a lot of"}, {'start': '100.240', 'end': '104.360', 'text': 'talk about that.'}, {'start': '102.520', 'end': '107.759', 'text': 'And'}, {'start': '104.360', 'end': '110.759', 'text': 'whether we want to accept it or not,'}, {'start': '107.759', 'end': '113.600', 'text': 'this this is the biggest mass shooting'}, {'start': '110.759', 'end': '117.799', 'text': 'case in US history that was supposed to'}, {'start': '113.600', 'end': '122.079', 'text': 'go to trial. And so'}, {'start': '117.799', 'end': '124.719', 'text': 'this was a unique situation that no'}, {'start': '122.079', 'end': '129.039', 'text': 'other city has had to go through. And so'}, {'start': '124.719', 'end': '132.200', 'text': 'I could see the value of people wanting'}, {'start': '129.039', 'end': '135.840', 'text': 'to know a little bit more about how'}, {'start': '132.200', 'end': '138.879', 'text': 'it was going. And I guess who was one of'}, {'start': '135.840', 'end': '141.120', 'text': 'the quietest ones of all the parties and'}, {'start': '138.879', 'end': '143.920', 'text': 'that would have been me cuz you you'}, {'start': '141.120', 'end': '146.959', 'text': "don't talk. You you sit there and rule"}, {'start': '143.920', 'end': '149.280', 'text': 'and and nobody gets to know your'}, {'start': '146.959', 'end': '150.959', 'text': 'thoughts or where you were going with'}, {'start': '149.280', 'end': '152.720', 'text': "it. But you weren't so quiet though at"}, {'start': '150.959', 'end': '154.959', 'text': 'the impact statements. We actually saw a'}, {'start': '152.720', 'end': '156.400', 'text': 'very powerful moment coming from you.'}, {'start': '154.959', 'end': '158.319', 'text': 'Talk to us about that. You said that was'}, {'start': '156.400', 'end': '159.840', 'text': 'also a first for you speaking. I was'}, {'start': '158.319', 'end': '161.680', 'text': 'going to say, not only is this my first'}, {'start': '159.840', 'end': '164.000', 'text': 'local interview, Yeah. I have never'}, {'start': '161.680', 'end': '167.599', 'text': 'addressed a defendant either after a'}, {'start': '164.000', 'end': '169.360', 'text': 'plea of guilty or a jury coming back and'}, {'start': '167.599', 'end': '172.160', 'text': "me sentencing them. I've never done it."}, {'start': '169.360', 'end': '174.080', 'text': 'What moved you? We were going to have'}, {'start': '172.160', 'end': '176.400', 'text': 'victim impact statements from the people'}, {'start': '174.080', 'end': '178.400', 'text': 'who were most victims, the people who'}, {'start': '176.400', 'end': '180.800', 'text': 'lost loved ones or the people who were'}, {'start': '178.400', 'end': '182.800', 'text': 'hurt. But everybody in this community'}, {'start': '180.800', 'end': '184.480', 'text': 'was a victim.'}, {'start': '182.800', 'end': '187.360', 'text': 'And like you mentioned, this is a case'}, {'start': '184.480', 'end': '188.640', 'text': 'that a national case. Um, everybody at'}, {'start': '187.360', 'end': '190.879', 'text': 'one point was talking about this.'}, {'start': '188.640', 'end': '192.959', 'text': 'Looking at the numbers, judge, I did see'}, {'start': '190.879', 'end': '195.760', 'text': 'that a JAMA report found there were more'}, {'start': '192.959', 'end': '197.680', 'text': 'than 4,000 mass shootings in the US and'}, {'start': '195.760', 'end': '199.519', 'text': 'that study was conducted back in 2023.'}, {'start': '197.680', 'end': '202.560', 'text': 'So, unfortunately, that number is way'}, {'start': '199.519', 'end': '204.319', 'text': 'higher than it is back then. Uh, did'}, {'start': '202.560', 'end': '206.000', 'text': 'this bring up a conversation that there'}, {'start': '204.319', 'end': '207.920', 'text': 'is a need for stronger hate crime'}, {'start': '206.000', 'end': '212.840', 'text': 'legislation at the state or national'}, {'start': '207.920', 'end': '216.080', 'text': 'level? That that is a decision by our'}, {'start': '212.840', 'end': '217.560', 'text': 'legislators, but whatever hate crime'}, {'start': '216.080', 'end': '220.959', 'text': 'legislation we'}, {'start': '217.560', 'end': '222.920', 'text': "have isn't working."}, {'start': '220.959', 'end': '225.560', 'text': 'the'}, {'start': '222.920', 'end': '230.159', 'text': 'access'}, {'start': '225.560', 'end': '234.080', 'text': 'to items on the internet for people who'}, {'start': '230.159', 'end': '238.840', 'text': "can't handle them. The access to weapons"}, {'start': '234.080', 'end': '241.280', 'text': 'at such a young age uh is is'}, {'start': '238.840', 'end': '244.640', 'text': 'overwhelming our youth because most of'}, {'start': '241.280', 'end': '247.319', 'text': 'our mass shooters are young. And so I'}, {'start': '244.640', 'end': '250.120', 'text': "don't necessarily think"}, {'start': '247.319', 'end': '252.840', 'text': 'that more hate crime'}, {'start': '250.120', 'end': '255.079', 'text': 'legislation would affect those type of'}, {'start': '252.840', 'end': '257.840', 'text': 'people.'}, {'start': '255.079', 'end': '260.720', 'text': "Uh there's other things that need to be"}, {'start': '257.840', 'end': '263.120', 'text': 'dealt with and discussed to try to bring'}, {'start': '260.720', 'end': '265.040', 'text': 'this down. Yeah. And like you mentioned,'}, {'start': '263.120', 'end': '267.199', 'text': 'this is one of the deadliest mass'}, {'start': '265.040', 'end': '268.960', 'text': 'shootings that the country ever saw.'}, {'start': '267.199', 'end': '271.280', 'text': 'Labeled as one of the worst hate crimes'}, {'start': '268.960', 'end': '275.360', 'text': 'against Latinos in US history. Do you'}, {'start': '271.280', 'end': '275.360', 'text': 'believe justice was truly served?'}, {'start': '277.199', 'end': '283.600', 'text': 'I see both sides. Uh I see why this'}, {'start': '281.199', 'end': '287.040', 'text': 'should have been resolved and I see why'}, {'start': '283.600', 'end': '289.880', 'text': 'a lot of people uh wanted to see the'}, {'start': '287.040', 'end': '294.320', 'text': 'ultimate punishment. Uh having done'}, {'start': '289.880', 'end': '297.120', 'text': 'this, this is my 29th year on the bench,'}, {'start': '294.320', 'end': '303.560', 'text': 'my 25th year as a district court judge.'}, {'start': '297.120', 'end': '307.160', 'text': 'Uh, I can tell you uh that the'}, {'start': '303.560', 'end': '310.639', 'text': 'victims could probably be'}, {'start': '307.160', 'end': '313.280', 'text': 'deceased before the ultim ultimate'}, {'start': '310.639', 'end': '316.600', 'text': 'punishment would have been carried out.'}, {'start': '313.280', 'end': '320.479', 'text': 'Neither side is wrong in wanting this'}, {'start': '316.600', 'end': '325.120', 'text': 'resolved. Uh neither side is right uh in'}, {'start': '320.479', 'end': '326.880', 'text': 'in wanting a different result. Uh so'}, {'start': '325.120', 'end': '330.600', 'text': "that's a very hard question to answer."}, {'start': '326.880', 'end': '330.600', 'text': 'Was justice served'}, {'start': '335.080', 'end': '339.800', 'text': 'um I hope it was'}, {'start': '340.639', 'end': '345.600', 'text': 'so much to unpack there. That full'}, {'start': '342.240', 'end': '347.600', 'text': 'interview is on the KVA ABC7CTV app. You'}, {'start': '345.600', 'end': '349.840', 'text': 'can also find it on Roku, Fire TV, and'}, {'start': '347.600', 'end': '353.680', 'text': 'Apple TV. It is also available to you on'}, {'start': '349.840', 'end': '353.680', 'text': 'kva8.com if you want to check it'}]