Sup you beautiful bastards!
Hope you're having a fantastic Wednesday!
Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco Show -
And let's just jump into it.
And the first thing I want to talk about today
is why Jody Warner is in the news.
Jody Warner is a Dallas Assistant District Attorney, and
she's in the news for something that happened in an Uber.
Sidenote: Have you ever noticed, there's really like no
story that comes out that starts with
'A person got in an Uber
and then a good thing happened.'
And I'm not shitting on the service -
I love using Uber -
it's just there's no story that ever starts with
'Jody Warner got in an Uber,
and you'll never guess what happened next!
She rescued 10 puppies and gave them to children who wanted them!'
No what we see is Jody Warner
gets into an Uber,
she's picked up by 26 year old Shaun Platt,
he says that when he shows up,
Warner was intoxicated -
though of course for Uber drivers that's not a very rare thing.
They often pick up drunk people.
Not trying to drive home drunk: Fantastic!
You're being responsible!
But! That appears to be the end of the good choices Jody makes.
Reportedly, as he was driving her home,
she became increasingly upset,
insisted that he use a different route,
than the one indicated by the GPS.
He then gets confused on how to get to the destination.
He says, "Should I take a left up here?"
She doesn't respond.
Afterward she reportedly get's angry and tells him quote:
They argue back and forth, and he said he had enough
when she started cursing at him and calling him names.
He stops the car,
He ends the ride on the app,
but he tells her that she needs to get out.
But she refuses.
Now at this point, Uber encourages
riders and drivers to call the police
or 911 if they feel unsafe
or if they find themselves in an uncomfortable situation.
So that's what he did.
But he also recorded the interaction
on the phone, and -
Oh! It does not look good for Jody.
Here are some of the highlights:
And, obviously that recording is just part of their interaction.
According to Shaun, this also happened:
Shaun: She kept saying she was an assistant D.A., said,
"Who are they going to believe? You or me?"
[small pause] so I said, "You know what?
You're kinda right. So
I took out my phone,
and I recorded it.
She actually hit me.
It was not how I expected my night to go.
Also according to Platt, when police arrived,
he was afraid he was going to be arrested.
He says when the cops got there,
Jody said, "Can I speak with you?"
to one of the officers.
He pulled her aside to have a conversation.
He then says the cops said:
Platt did not press charges, and he says Jody
left with the officer in the police car.
So, this story blows up.
There's a lot of backlash.
After facing some criticism,
the police department then issued a statement about this incident, saying:
DeFranco: Platt also reported this incident to Uber,
and Uber issued this statement:
Then we have Dallas County District Attorney
Faith Johnson announcing on Facebook that she
decided to terminate Warner.
And that's a pretty big deal,
because Jody had been working as a prosecutor for
the D.A.'s office for six years.
Faith Johnson writing:
And then we got to the part of the story that you know
is coming, if you've ever seen stories like this in the past:
Jody Warner held a news conference,
where she apologized and cried.
Warner: Well, I just want to apologize
for my language
um
to the District Attorney's Office -
I'm sorry - [cries, sniffs]
[takes breath]
for embarrassing the office that I, um
love very much
and respect very much.
um
I embarrassed my family.
I embarrassed myself.
That is not who I am.
I can tell you that not everything he said was true.
I never touched him.
I never belittled him for being an Uber driver.
That just didn't happen.
One of my best friends signed up for Uber,
and I was her first ride.
I'm not someone who thinks they're above anyone.
I know you get in, like, a fight or flight mode,
and I think any prosecutor would tell you
that we're usually going to get into fight mode.
I was wrong.
I don't know who that gentleman is.
um
No one deserves to be spoken to that way,
but
I was, I was in an uncomfortable situation,
and I reacted.
and - trust me, I would
do anything to react differently -
that's just not who I am.
DeFranco: So, that was her response,
and ultimately where I land on that
is I feel like her words do fall short.
One of my biggest pet peeves is
when people say,
'That's not me.'
They had some drinks. They did some things.
'But that's not me.'
Yes, it is 100% that is you.
As a prosecutor, most likely she has the
knowledge 'that's not me - I was drinking' is not
a valid defense.
If 'that's not the real me - I was intoxicated'
was a valid defense,
our prison system would be at what - quarter capacity?
Also, I love the Uber-modifier she put on the
'I can't be racist - I have black friends' part.
'One of my best friends drives Uber!'
So, just to plainly put,
being drunk does not excuse your actions.
You made the choice to drink.
But as of right now, that's where this story ends.
I say, good on the D.A.'s office for showing
that there is accountability.
And I guess if there is a lesson to be learned here,
it's - Don't be a dick!
Especially because we live in a time
where everyone has a recording device.
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Then, very briefly, let's talk about an update
around that Zoella story
we covered yesterday.
If you didn't see it: massive, massive YouTuber Zoella
put out a 12 day advent calendar.
It cost people £50.
Many people massively disliked the product -
many calling it a rip-off, a scam, an explotation of
her fans, because everything that was in it was very
inexpensive and underwhelming.
And the most recent update is Zoella responded in a video
In it, she echoes what her lifestyle brand tweeted the other day:
essentially, that she only had creative control
and not control over price -
said it's obvious that the retailer made the wrong decision.
She apologizes.
And in general that video response was pretty well received.
Most of her fans say it as just a temporary lapse in judgement.
But then this story took a very familiar turn.
It seems more and more common place:
someone pops up in the news,
there's a lot of press around them,
and then people start going through that person's social history
and just finding anything offensive and wrong they've ever done.
And that's exactly what happened with Zoella yesterday.
One user tweeting:
Then sharing many screenshots of her tweets,
some that go back to 2009.
Commenting on someone's image, she wrote:
Then there's some stuff where she's talking about
fatties eating burgers and there's this
some kind of in the closet references.
So, as you would expect, people started sharing
all of these. People calling her:
classist, homophobic, that she's a fat shamer.
And then, responded:
Now, that statement dabbles very close to
'That's not who I am' - But!
You are talking about different situation here
than the Uber story.
That was a story of 'That's not who I am -
I was drinking, I was intoxicated' -
versus 'That's not who I am today, because
8 to 10 years have passed.'
That, I personally feel, is more understandable.
I mean, if you look through my past,
there are times in my past
I was a shitty, stupid human being.
Right? It's not rare for someone to try to
delegitimize a very valid point and argument I have now
by showing something that I filmed, like, 8 years ago.
And when people show those things,
I'll be the first person to say:
Yeah, I was being really fucking stupid, insensitive, problematic.
But also, when I see those things, from years ago,
I end up feeling pride.
I've come so far. I feel it's a great example of how people can grow.
So, when I look to the Zoella situation,
sure, could this be an example of someone being exposed?
Sure, but it's also very likely that
that person has grown from when they posted that other stuff,
that they evolved, that they became a different person -
hopefully a better person.
It kinda comes down to the question of
from stories like this, is our goal to educate,
to learn, to grow? Or to just destroy?
Even looking back to the situation with Jody,
hopefully, the goal there is that we all learn and grow.
There's a lesson there.
Obviously, because it's all happening in the now,
Jody has the most painful lesson of all.
And I find personally, that's something I've been trying to work on for years.
What is the appropriate reaction and response
to stories? And I have this little
thing that I've been dabbling with called the
'Jake Paul Test'. Essentially, when a story like this happens,
try to imagine it from two different view points.
What if the main focal point of this story
instead of it being Zoella was insert your favorite YouTuber.
And then also what would it be if it was Jake Paul?
Right? Like, it makes me think of all those stories that happened
with PewDiePie over the past year and a half.
What would the community reaction have been
if you replace Felix with Jake Paul?
I don't know. Just some things that have been bouncing around
in my head. That said,
I, of course, would love to know your response
to all of this.
So let me know in those comments down below.
And in one of the weirder and
more unexpected stories of today:
Cards Against Humanity, you know, the fun card game?
That company is looking to fight Donald Trump.
Cards Against Humanity writing on their site:
And, if all of a sudden, you got excited hearing that,
uh, well, it's too late. They already sold out.
OK, so what is it that they are gonig to do with the money?
Well, as they explain on their site:
Damn! That is, that is not what I expected
from Cards Against Humanity.
I mean, they've done silly gags in the past where they
sold actual bullshit
or people donated money to dig a hole.
Didn't go anywhere, was literally called the
Holiday Hole to Nowhere.
But the climate where - we were talking about it Monday -
advertisers are pulling their money,
pulling their spots back.
Specifically, we were talking about Sean Hannity.
People starting boycotts, customers feeling alienated,
feeling like a lot of companies are just trying to be quiet,
ride everything out.
And here comes Cards Against Humanity,
kinda just throwing their dick out on the table.
Also, they are next level unapologetic about this.
On their FAQ, they have the question:
Their official response is:
OK!
So, they're all in.
So, question to you:
Do you love this move?
Do you hate this move?
Or are you going to be burning your Cards Against Humanity?
Or are you buying 20 packs?
I'm just fascinated to see what the fallout
from what is a political statement, but also kind of a
promotional tool. So yeah.
Now let's talk about that crazy shooting that happened
at Rancho Tehama yesterday.
It's a rural community in Northern California.
The shooter went on a rampage for around 45 minutes.
Reportedly, he began by killing two of his neighbors,
and then he stole a truck, and then the shooter began to drive
in the direction of the town's elementary school,
while shooting at people randomly.
He then arrived at the school
while the parents were still dropping off their children.
And according to eye witness accounts,
it seems like he was trying to cause as much loss of life
and damage as possible.
One parent, Sara Gonzalez saying:
The shooter then reportedly attempted to get into the school,
but luckily school officials heard gunshots.
They locked the school down.
According to Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston:
Now, despite not being able to enter,
the shooter still fired around 30 rounds in six minutes.
Many of those he fired into the school.
One child was shot in the school, and
another was shot in a vehicle.
The shooter then left that scene.
A short time later, officers rammed the car he was driving,
he opened fire,
and the shooter was then killed.
And law enforcement said afterwards they found a
semi-automatic rifle and two handguns on him.
And so when all was said and done,
the rampage ended with 7 crime scenes, 5 dead -
which includes the shooter - and 10 others injured.
And initially there were reports that multiple children were dead.
It was later revealed that it was not the case.
There were children injured, but not killed.
So, what do we know about the shooter?
And also a note here:
in situations like this where you have a mass shooter,
a mass murderer and someone is not actively seeking them,
I don't show their names. I don't show their picture.
I don't want to add to their infamy.
But, we can still talk the how, the why, the when.
So, we know that he was know to police.
He was actually out on bail at the time for
assaulting one of his neighbors that he ended up killing
in his rampage.
He had been charged with assault in January,
and the neighbor had taken out a restraining order
against him. The shooter's mother told
reporters that he was feuding with the neighbors.
Reportedly, he suspected them of cooking methamphetamine.
She reportedly also posted the $160,000 bail
for his assault charge.
Also, reportedly his neighbors had been
complaining to the police about his shooting.
But, according to reports, when neighbors would complain to
the police, they'd be referred to the Home Owner's Association,
but then Juan Carvez, the president of the Home Owner's Association, he said:
The suspect's sister also said that he had no business
owning a firearm, adding that he had been struggling
with mental illness his entire life and sometimes
had a violent temper.
Also, according to the suspect's mother, they had a phone call
on Monday, he reportedly said:
And as of right now,
that's all we know. There is currently an investigation
taking place. And actually, last second update to
this story: new information has since come out.
Reportedly, there was another victim:
it was the suspect's wife, who law enforcement said
was killed on Monday.
Sheriff: He hid - he had literally cut a floor, cut a hole
in his floor. Uh, we're confident that
that he murdered her, uh, shot her, uh, at some point, uh
probably late Monday, and literally just put her body
in the floor; and covered it up.
DeFranco: And there's also an update that one of the children
that was shot is now in critical condition.
When I get a story like this, it's always hard to figure out
how to end it.
We want to find out more about motive,
we want to look further into how someone who seems
so incredibly messed up, how they're able to have firearms,
a monster that would shoot indiscriminately
at random strangers and children.
And the only thing I can think of is to just say
I'm so thankful that for the law enforcement that were able to stop
him after the fact, and also to point out
that those school official who made sure they
locked down the school - they are
heroes! There is no doubt in my mind
that them being prepared and taking that action
saved countless lives.
And I feel like, just for me,
I have to focus on those people, because everything else
in the world sometimes makes you want to burn the
whole thing down and start over.
Then you see the actions and the stories of
these heroes, and then you feel a little sun on your face
in a very dark world.
And that's where I going to end today's show.
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