ɡɹˈoʊdənz ɐtˈɜːni klˈeɪmd ðætðə dʒˈʊɹɹi ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt wˈɔnt tə pˈʌnɪʃ ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚ fɚɹə kɹˈaɪm kəmˈɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə sˈɪɾi ænd ˈæskt wˌaɪ ðə sˈɪɾi wʌz nˌɑːɾə dᵻfˈɛndənt.
Groden's attorney claimed that the jury indicated they did not want to punish the officer for a crime committed by the city and asked why the city was not a defendant.