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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Adam Friedland, Member of the Public
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Adam Friedland, a member of the public, offers an impromptu and heartfelt testimony expressing his support for the committee's work, particularly in standing up for children. He abandons his prepared statement, instead sharing his renewed faith in institutions based on what he witnessed during the hearing.
- Friedland praises the efforts of the chairman, council members, and others present for addressing important issues.
- He emphasizes the significance of the committee's work, stating "This actually matters" in contrast to other things he considers less important.
- The testimony includes a brief, seemingly unrelated mention of antisemitic graffiti near his home, suggesting a desire for dialogue even with those who express hate.
Adam Friedland
4:16:40
Hello?
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Hi.
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My name's Adam.
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I I prepared a statement.
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If if you'll excuse me, I've never been to a committee session before.
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I've never been to the city council.
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And in light of what we've heard today and the the gravity of the subject matter, I I just I've I don't feel like it's it feels trivial.
4:17:03
It was about something totally different.
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I I just wanna let you guys know I've a lot of people, myself included, we're people have like kind of lost faith in our institutions and seeing people standing up for children today.
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And I'm I'm inspired by the work of the chairman and and mister and Giovanni and council person Cabin and Stevens.
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I I don't wanna make my statement.
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You guys are awesome.
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I mean, this is awesome.
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So I support I didn't even know about this, but I I support it.
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I've just been watching give it up for yourselves.
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You guys are awesome.
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Give it up for yourselves.
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This is really cool.
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This actually matters.
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Most most everything is bullshit.
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This this actually matters.
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And I won't waste any more of your time.
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I'm I'm just inspired by all of you great people here today.
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And if if by any chance the person that did the graffiti by my house that that said Jews suck, if by any chance he's watching it, you know, we would I'll just I I don't know if he likes the city council, but hopefully he's watching it and we we could, you know, hang out or something.
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We could talk about it.
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And it hurt, you know, it hurt my feelings, but you're probably, but who am I to call out a fellow citizen?
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Especially in light of everything we've heard today.
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So keep kicking ass everyone.
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Give it up for yourselves.
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This is, oh, it's okay.
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Thank you a lot, everyone.
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Alright.