epidemic of opioid addiction. they got $572 million from johnson & johnson, from a judge. it wasn t a jury trial, it was a bench trial, it was a judge. and it makes history in oklahoma. and in fact, in this country. it could have major implications all over america for other drug makers. think about it. if other people get addicted, it s on you if you sell it the wrong way. this is the first case of its kind, we ve never had anything like it before. there are 2,000 similar cases pending nationwide. so let s bring in the men at the center of this, okay? we have the oklahoma attorney general, mike hunter, and the lead counsel who successfully argued the case for the state, brad beckworth. gentlemen, thank you for being with us on prime-time. good to be with you, chris. thank you. so ag, let s talk policy and then counsel beckworth, we ll get into what changed. because identify g ve got to tes a lawyer, the nuisance law kind of threw me. but when we look at this from a
and why did the press secretary mislead us about it? one of america s most influential conservative leaders is here to assess the state of play. one week until we all celebrate our hard work. what do you say? let s get after it. you know, i was surprised to hear people in the media playing down this decision because the state didn t get the money they wanted. they wanted $17 billion over 30 years to help deal with the epidemic of opioid addiction. they got $572 million from johnson & johnson, from a judge. it wasn t a jury trial, it was a bench trial, it was a judge. and it makes history in oklahoma. and in fact, in this country. it could have major implications all over america for other drug makers. think about it. if other people get addicted, it s on you if you sell it the wrong way.
there were some people bussed in to ferguson. if wants all of these individuals want to claim there is something wrong with the system. why don t they vote? why was voter turnout so bad. half of the people aren t aware of the judges running like the judge brian who gave the decision in this case. it wasn t a jury trial. it was this judge s decision. nobody was even aware you could vote for or against these individuals. don t claim there is something wrong with the system when your lack of a vote shapes that system. you were part of that system. you have to participate in your community. that s a huge problem here. i hope there is peace tomorrow. i hope that people can solve this civilly. i pray for my city. brian: i will say, too. two of reporters which i spoke one of which was dave. he said he was more fearly as night fell on this day than he was at any time during ferguson. and if we put up some of the video from ferguson. we know how bad that got. yeah. it got very bad, indeed.
if wants all of these individuals want to claim there is something wrong with the system. why don t they vote? why was voter turnout so bad in st. louis. half of the people aren t aware of the judges running like the judge brian who gave the decision in this case. it wasn t a jury trial. it was this judge s decision. nobody was even aware you could vote for or against these individuals. don t claim there is something wrong with the system when your lack of a vote shapes that system. you were part of that system. you have to participate in your community. that s a huge problem here. i hope there is peace tomorrow. i hope that people can solve this civilly. i pray for my city. brian: i will say, too. two reporters which i spoke to, one of which was dave. he said he was more fearly as night fell on this day than he was at any time during ferguson. and if we put up some of the video from ferguson. we know how bad that got. yeah. it got very bad, indeed. i think as you mentioned there w
the father, who was a well known white supremacist but also seeking office locally. would regularly hold meetings. held a meeting the day the child was killed. verbally. he also witnessed his mother be abused. he got a 357 magnum which he called a bad gun and shot his father in the head which killed the dad. police came, there is four other siblings. very tragic situation. the child was tried in riverside county. adjudicated by a judge not by a jury determined to be held until 23 years of age. bill: it wasn t a jury trial. the judge said is he guilty. judge gene leonard. second degree murder. how much time. in jail until age 23. that s 11 years from now. now, the did s defense was he was an abused child by the father. physically abused, right? well, that was never actually proven. bill: it wasn t? . no the mom did confirm that he was abused. the stepmother.