that's fine
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stand right here I'm gonna pass you down
to make sure you don't have any weapons
over here okay relax hey Charlene when's
the last time you used
Charlene never okay whoa I was just
looking at this metal straw with burn
marks on it and I was just trying to
figure out if I could see what was going
on with you
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all right yeah I was driving down um
East Main Street and at the corner of
East and Kelton
um it looked like there was a lady she
looked disoriented and was kind of
walking into like she was in the middle
of the road kept walking in and out of
moving cars
um so I she wasn't like jumping in front
of vehicles I don't know if it's an
emergency but I just figured I would
call it in she was black heavy fat she
looked like she had black leggings on
um her hair was like getting dreads up
in a ponytail
um a black top on
uh like I said she just looks like she
needed some help
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there's nothing sorry
yeah she's been on the road for the last
10 minutes trying to get hit by a car
okay
approaching cars well I just knew I
started to call you guys 9-1-1 then when
I saw you I said no no no no no okay you
see what I mean yeah we'll go deal with
her
um
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foreign
get out of the street
we'll talk to you but get out of the
streets
okay well you're getting out of the
street come on come on
so what's going on
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oh
but I lost everything
okay sorry to hear all that United
States wants me out of here okay so what
what can we do for you today to try to
help you
I'm not gonna give you money I'll tell
you that
I just wanna just
have you called a hotline or anything to
see if you can get a place to stay
okay
okay I'm not gonna give you money just
because you're out out here acting a
fool I'm not gonna have a Pity and give
you money I'm trying to give you other
resources to try to help you
you are a person that's why I'm trying
to explain to you some of the resources
you can use to help you get back on your
feet
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why would the whole world hate you oh no
oh
you can copy it now as well so what can
we do for you today
enough
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let me
I just want to live
I want to be with black people I wanna
be a family
huh
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ma'am can we take you to the hospital
today no they'll get you food I don't
wanna eat that no
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okay so then what can we do to try to
help solve this problem right now
there's nothing you can do that female
black dress and a ponytail black top
black leggings
123 that's what we were getting flagged
down at we're at Maine and Lily with her
it's nothing
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can we give you a ride to the hospital
no
okay
you got the pink slipper yeah
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wow
we're gonna go to the hospital are you
going on on your own with us or are we
gonna have to put you in handcuffs to
make you go
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we're trying to we're trying to be
respectful
okay
I don't have a job okay I understand
that
so listen what what's your name ma'am
this is Charlene Charlene Charlene we're
gonna go to the hospital today
okay I'm not sick
I you may not feel sick but from from
what from what I'm seeing you might be
you might have some stuff going on in
your head that they could help you with
my head is clear I don't know about that
you're just walking into traffic you
just told me you wanted to die and you
were walking into traffic that doesn't
seem like you have a clear head
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okay Charlene can you take your bag off
for me
here I'll do the strap for you why your
[ __ ] mess with me we're not messing
with that we're trying to hurt you we're
trying to help you everybody's [ __ ]
relax Charlie we're trying to help you
yeah
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can I have your couple dollars
I'll put it in your bag for you okay
well because you're exhibiting signs of
a mental illness right now and you seem
like you could use some help and they
might be able to help you there
um
okay
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stand right here I'm gonna pass you down
to make sure you don't have any weapons
over there okay
hey Charlene when's the last time you
used
Charlene never okay whoa I was just
looking at this metal straw with burn
marks on it and I was just trying to
figure out if I could see what was going
on with you
I need to use I need some drugs I do
Charlene take us look turn around thank
you
foreign
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foreign
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come on Charlie let's go
John out
here please
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thank you
on the other side
okay come on
Charlene come on
you want to start pulling her feet out
come on Charlie
come this way
you can fake sleep all you want I see
your hands moving
yeah okay now you stop moving them sit
up come on Charlie
come on
come on
all right
six three six seven
unless you get another call on the bed
framework
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okay
come on Charlene let's go
scooch on out
we need we're at the hospital let's go
hurry me up so you can get the [ __ ] on
nope [ __ ] get the [ __ ] away from me
need you to go to the hospital though
for you to get help
what go to sleep
that's out
sleep that ain't [ __ ] that ain't nothing
gonna do come on Charlene
you're being mean to me and I'm being
practical with you I'm not being mean to
you you know what I mean I don't like
being yelled at it
well come on
you're gonna get on the other side
probably
okay come on I need you to sit up
Charlene come on
you're gonna start pulling your feet out
what's up come on Charlene oh I need you
to come this way
you can fake sleep all you want I see
your hands big yeah okay now you stop
moving sit up yeah come on
come on
Charlene
come on
there you go
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