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<v 0>Um,</v>

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what we achieved here today is a result that I know the community will be proud

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of. Um, we saw Mr. Hop come into court, uh,

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plead guilty to a class for felony assault, uh,

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that carries up to eight years in prison. Uh, that's a serious offense.

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It's a charge that fits the crime and it sends the message that this will not be

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tolerated in this community.

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<v 1>Um, I'm, I'm very, very disappointed. Um,</v>

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we've gone so far and there is, there is so much evidence that he, um,

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should be going to trial.

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I don't understand the reasoning why they want justice.

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And the only way just gonna happen is that they go to court, you know, and,

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and let a jury decide is right after the incident.

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And she just kept asking, why did they do this to me? And, uh,

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over and over and over.

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And we knew that her dementia was setting in at that time, but she still,

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you know, didn't understand why.

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And now she has no recollection of it to my knowledge. So.

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<v 2>And that's why we're here. She deserved to have somebody say,</v>

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these are the charges. This is what he did to you. They should stick.

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She can't say anything about this. Um, we don't want her to remember.

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We don't want to, to further exaggerate PTSD,

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which is what she's been diagnosed with.

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But somebody had to come here today and say,

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these were the charges he needed to be held to him on her behalf. Yeah,

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38 times Karen said, I'm going home. I'm going home.

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I'm going home during the arrest. And he ignored her. And then 10 times,

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while she was chained to the bench, she said,

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I hurt my shoulder and was denied medical treatment.

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She had pleas that were ignored.

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And then we have to come here today and honor him with this plea deal. It,

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it was just a slap of us.

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<v 0>Um, no one should have to suffer what Ms. Garner suffered through.</v>

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And her family has their absolute deepest sympathies, um,

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for what they have gone through as well. Um, and, uh,

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we have taken their opinion, uh, very seriously in this case,

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as we do victim's opinions in all cases, uh,