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Adam Foss: A prosecutor's vision for a better justice system
Adam Fos (Adam Foss): San jednog tužioca o boljem pravosudnom sistemu
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Kada dete počini zločin, na pravosudnom sistemu SAD-a je izbor: možete ga goniti za delo s najvećom predviđenom kaznom ili možete zastati i zapitati se da li je otvaranje krivičnog dosijea mladim ljudima uvek pravo rešenje. U ovom govoru, Adam Fos, tužilac u Kancelariji okružnog javnog tužioca okruga Safok u Bostonu, zastupa reformu pravosudnog sistema koji odmazdu zamenjuje pružanjem prilike, koji menja ljudske živote na bolje umesto da ih uništava.
Adam Foss - Juvenile justice reformer
By shifting his focus from incarceration to transforming lives, Adam Foss is reinventing the role of the criminal prosecutor. Full bio
By shifting his focus from incarceration to transforming lives, Adam Foss is reinventing the role of the criminal prosecutor. Full bio
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00:12
The following are my opinions,
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Ono što sledi jesu moji stavovi
00:14
and do not reflect
the opinions or policies
the opinions or policies
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koji ne odražavaju mišljenje niti politiku
00:16
of any particular prosecutor's office.
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ni jedne određene kancelarije tužioca.
00:18
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:21
I am a prosecutor.
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Ja sam tužilac.
00:23
I believe in law and order.
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Verujem u red i zakon.
00:24
I am the adopted son of a police officer,
a Marine and a hairdresser.
a Marine and a hairdresser.
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Ja sam usvojeni sin policajca,
marinca i frizerke.
marinca i frizerke.
00:29
I believe in accountability
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Verujem u odgovornost
00:32
and that we should all be safe
in our communities.
in our communities.
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i u to da svi treba da budemo bezbedni
u svojim zajednicama.
u svojim zajednicama.
00:36
I love my job
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Volim svoj posao
00:38
and the people that do it.
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i ljude koji ga rade.
00:40
I just think that it's our responsibility
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Jedino mislim da je na nama
00:42
to do it better.
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da ga bolje obavljamo.
00:45
By a show of hands,
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Podignite ruke i pokažite,
00:47
how many of you, by the age of 25,
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koliko vas, do svoje 25. godine,
00:50
had either acted up in school,
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se ili loše ponašalo u školi,
00:51
went somewhere you were
specifically told to stay out of,
specifically told to stay out of,
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ili otišlo na mesto
kog je izričito trebalo da se klonite,
kog je izričito trebalo da se klonite,
00:54
or drank alcohol before your legal age?
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ili pilo alkohol pre punoletstva?
00:58
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:59
All right.
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U redu.
01:01
How many of you shoplifted,
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Koliko vas je kralo u prodavnicama,
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tried an illegal drug
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probalo nelegalnu drogu
01:05
or got into a physical fight --
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ili se potuklo,
01:07
yes, even with a sibling?
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čak i sa bratom ili sestrom?
01:10
Now, how many of you
ever spent one day in jail
ever spent one day in jail
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Koliko vas je provelo jedan dan u zatvoru
01:14
for any of those decisions?
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zbog i jedne od ovih odluka?
01:21
How many of you sitting here today
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Koliko vas koji sedite ovde danas
01:23
think that you're a danger to society
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misli da ste opasnost za društvo
01:25
or should be defined by those actions
of youthful indiscretion?
of youthful indiscretion?
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ili da ti činovi mladalačke nesmotrenosti
treba da vas definišu?
treba da vas definišu?
01:29
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:32
Point taken.
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Upravo tako.
01:35
When we talk about
criminal justice reform,
criminal justice reform,
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Kad govorimo
o reformi krivičnog zakonodavstva
o reformi krivičnog zakonodavstva
01:37
we often focus on a few things,
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često se koncentrišemo na nekoliko stvari,
01:40
and that's what I want
to talk to you about today.
to talk to you about today.
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i o tome želim da vam govorim danas.
01:44
But first I'm going to --
since you shared with me,
since you shared with me,
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Ali najpre, pošto ste vi rekli meni,
01:47
I'm going to give you
a confession on my part.
a confession on my part.
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ispovediću vam se.
01:49
I went to law school
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Studirao sam pravo
01:50
to make money.
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da bih zaradio.
01:52
I had no interest
in being a public servant,
in being a public servant,
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Nije me zanimala državna služba,
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I had no interest in criminal law,
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nije me zanimao krivični zakon
01:56
and I definitely didn't think
that I would ever be a prosecutor.
that I would ever be a prosecutor.
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i nisam ni pomislio
da ću ikad postati tužilac.
da ću ikad postati tužilac.
02:00
Near the end of my first year
of law school, I got an internship
of law school, I got an internship
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Pri kraju prve godine pravnog fakulteta,
bio sam na praksi
bio sam na praksi
02:03
in the Roxbury Division
of Boston Municipal Court.
of Boston Municipal Court.
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u Odeljenju Roksburi
Opštinskog suda u Bostonu.
Opštinskog suda u Bostonu.
02:06
I knew of Roxbury as an impoverished
neighborhood in Boston,
neighborhood in Boston,
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Znao sam da je Roksburi
siromašni kraj Bostona,
siromašni kraj Bostona,
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plagued by gun violence and drug crime.
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prepun oružanog nasilja
i narko kriminala.
i narko kriminala.
02:15
My life and my legal career changed
the first day of that internship.
the first day of that internship.
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Moj život i moja pravnička karijera
su se promenili prvog dana te prakse.
su se promenili prvog dana te prakse.
02:21
I walked into a courtroom,
and I saw an auditorium of people
and I saw an auditorium of people
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Ušao sam u sudnicu i video ljude
02:25
who, one by one, would approach
the front of that courtroom
the front of that courtroom
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koji su, jedan po jedan,
dolazili u pročelje te sudnice
dolazili u pročelje te sudnice
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to say two words and two words only:
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da bi izgovorili dve reči, samo dve reči:
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"Not guilty."
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"Nisam kriv."
02:32
They were predominately black and brown.
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Uglavnom su bili crni i braon.
02:36
And then a judge, a defense
attorney and a prosecutor
attorney and a prosecutor
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I onda bi sudija,
advokat odbrane i tužilac
advokat odbrane i tužilac
02:38
would make life-altering decisions
about that person without their input.
about that person without their input.
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donosili odluke koje menjaju
život tih osoba bez njihovog objašnjenja.
život tih osoba bez njihovog objašnjenja.
02:43
They were predominately white.
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Oni su uglavnom bili belci.
02:47
As each person, one by one,
approached the front of that courtroom,
approached the front of that courtroom,
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Kako je svaka osoba, jedna po jedna,
prilazila pročelju sudnice,
prilazila pročelju sudnice,
02:50
I couldn't stop but think:
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neprestano sam mislio:
02:52
How did they get here?
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Kako su došli dovde?
02:53
I wanted to know their stories.
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Želeo sam da saznam njihove priče.
02:55
And as the prosecutor
read the facts of each case,
read the facts of each case,
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I dok je tužilac čitao činjenice
svakog predmeta,
svakog predmeta,
02:59
I was thinking to myself,
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mislio sam u sebi,
03:01
we could have predicted that.
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mogli smo to predvideti.
03:04
That seems so preventable...
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Deluje tako predupredivo...
ne zato što sam ja stručnjak
za krivično pravo,
za krivično pravo,
03:07
not because I was an expert
in criminal law,
in criminal law,
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03:09
but because it was common sense.
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već zato što je to stvar zdravog razuma.
03:13
Over the course of the internship,
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Tokom te prakse
03:15
I began to recognize
people in the auditorium,
people in the auditorium,
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počeo sam da prepoznajem ljude u sudnici,
03:17
not because they were
criminal masterminds
criminal masterminds
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ne zato što su to bili kriminalni geniji,
03:19
but because they were
coming to us for help
coming to us for help
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već zato što su nam dolazili
tražeći pomoć,
tražeći pomoć,
03:21
and we were sending them out without any.
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a mi smo ih slali bez pomoći.
03:25
My second year of law school I worked
as a paralegal for a defense attorney,
as a paralegal for a defense attorney,
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Na drugoj godini na pravnom fakultetu
sam bio pripravnik advokata odbrane
sam bio pripravnik advokata odbrane
03:29
and in that experience I met many
young men accused of murder.
young men accused of murder.
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i tada sam upoznao mnoge mlade ljude
optužene za ubistvo.
optužene za ubistvo.
03:32
Even in our "worst," I saw human stories.
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Čak i u najgorima
sam prepoznao ljudsku priču.
sam prepoznao ljudsku priču.
03:36
And they all contained childhood trauma,
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I svaka je imala traumu iz detinjstva,
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victimization, poverty, loss,
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žrtvu, siromaštvo, gubitak,
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disengagement from school,
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isključenje iz škole,
03:43
early interaction with the police
and the criminal justice system,
and the criminal justice system,
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rane susrete s policijom
i sistemom krivičnog pravosuđa
i sistemom krivičnog pravosuđa
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all leading to a seat in a courtroom.
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koji svi vode do stolice u sudnici.
03:49
Those convicted of murder
were condemned to die in prison,
were condemned to die in prison,
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Osuđenima za ubistvo je bilo
suđeno da umru u zatvoru,
suđeno da umru u zatvoru,
03:52
and it was during those meetings
with those men that I couldn't fathom
with those men that I couldn't fathom
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i tokom tih sastanaka s tim ljudima
nisam mogao da dokučim
nisam mogao da dokučim
03:57
why we would spend so much money
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zašto trošimo toliko novca
da bismo zadržali ovu jednu osobu
u zatvoru sledećih 80 godina
u zatvoru sledećih 80 godina
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to keep this one person in jail
for the next 80 years
for the next 80 years
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04:01
when we could have reinvested it up front,
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kad bismo ga mogli investirati unapred
04:03
and perhaps prevented the whole thing
from happening in the first place.
from happening in the first place.
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i možda sprečiti čitavu stvar
da se uopšte desi.
da se uopšte desi.
04:07
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
Na trećoj godini pravnog fakulteta
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My third year of law school,
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04:14
I defended people accused
of small street crimes,
of small street crimes,
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branio sam ljude optužene
za male ulične prekršaje,
za male ulične prekršaje,
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mostly mentally ill,
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uglavnom mentalno obolele,
04:17
mostly homeless,
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uglavnom beskućnike,
04:19
mostly drug-addicted,
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uglavnom zavisnike,
04:20
all in need of help.
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i svima je bila potrebna pomoć.
04:23
They would come to us,
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Oni bi došli kod nas
04:24
and we would send them away
without that help.
without that help.
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i mi bismo ih poslali bez te pomoći.
04:28
They were in need of our assistance.
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Trebala im je naša podrška,
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But we weren't giving them any.
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ali im je nismo pružali.
04:36
Prosecuted, adjudged and defended
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Tuženi, osuđeni i branjeni
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by people who knew nothing about them.
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od strane ljudi
koji nisu znali ništa o njima.
koji nisu znali ništa o njima.
04:44
The staggering inefficiency is what
drove me to criminal justice work.
drove me to criminal justice work.
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Zapanjujuća neefikasnost me je privukla
radu u krivičnom pravosuđu.
radu u krivičnom pravosuđu.
04:48
The unfairness of it all
made me want to be a defender.
made me want to be a defender.
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Zbog nepravednosti svega toga
sam poželeo da postanem branilac.
sam poželeo da postanem branilac.
04:52
The power dynamic
that I came to understand
that I came to understand
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Dinamika moći koju sam shvatio
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made me become a prosecutor.
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učinila je da postanem tužilac.
04:59
I don't want to spend a lot of time
talking about the problem.
talking about the problem.
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Ne želim dugo da govorim o problemu.
05:02
We know the criminal justice
system needs reform,
system needs reform,
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Znamo da je krivičnom pravosuđu
potrebna reforma;
potrebna reforma;
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we know there are 2.3 million
people in American jails and prisons,
people in American jails and prisons,
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znamo da je 2,3 miliona Amerikanaca
u zatvorima i pritvorima,
u zatvorima i pritvorima,
05:07
making us the most incarcerated
nation on the planet.
nation on the planet.
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zbog čega smo naciija
s najviše zatvorenika na planeti.
s najviše zatvorenika na planeti.
05:10
We know there's another seven million
people on probation or parole,
people on probation or parole,
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Znamo da ima
još 7 miliona njih na uslovnoj,
još 7 miliona njih na uslovnoj,
05:13
we know that the criminal justice system
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znamo da sistem krivičnog zakonodavstva
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disproportionately affects
people of color,
people of color,
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neravnomerno utiče na obojene ljude,
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particularly poor people of color.
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pogotovo siromašne obojene ljude.
05:19
And we know there are system failures
happening everywhere
happening everywhere
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Znamo da nepravilnosti u sistemu ima svuda
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that bring people to our courtrooms.
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koje dovode ljude u naše sudnice.
05:24
But what we do not discuss
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Ali ono o čemu ne raspravljamo
05:25
is how ill-equipped our prosecutors
are to receive them.
are to receive them.
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jeste koliko su naši tužioci
loše opremljeni da ih prihvate.
loše opremljeni da ih prihvate.
05:29
When we talk about
criminal justice reform,
criminal justice reform,
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Kad govorimo o reformi krivičnog prava,
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we, as a society, focus on three things.
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mi, kao društvo
fokusiramo se na tri stvari.
fokusiramo se na tri stvari.
05:33
We complain, we tweet, we protest
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Žalimo se, tvitujemo, protestujemo
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about the police, about sentencing laws
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o policiji, zakonima o kažnjavanju
05:37
and about prison.
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i o zatvorima.
05:40
We rarely, if ever, talk
about the prosecutor.
about the prosecutor.
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Retko, ako ikada, govorimo o tužiocima.
05:46
In the fall of 2009,
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U jesen 2009,
05:48
a young man was arrested
by the Boston Police Department.
by the Boston Police Department.
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bostonska policija
je uhapsila jednog mladića.
je uhapsila jednog mladića.
05:51
He was 18 years old,
he was African American
he was African American
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Imao je 18 godina, Afroamerikanac,
05:54
and he was a senior
at a local public school.
at a local public school.
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maturant u lokalnoj državnoj školi.
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He had his sights set on college
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Odlučio je da upiše fakultet,
05:58
but his part-time, minimum-wage job
wasn't providing the financial opportunity
wasn't providing the financial opportunity
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ali honororarni posao s minimalcem
nije mu obezbeđivao finansijsku podršku
nije mu obezbeđivao finansijsku podršku
06:02
he needed to enroll in school.
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koja mu je bila potrebna da se upiše.
06:04
In a series of bad decisions,
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U nizu loših odluka,
06:06
he stole 30 laptops from a store
and sold them on the Internet.
and sold them on the Internet.
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ukrao je 30 laptopova iz radnje
i prodao ih na internetu.
i prodao ih na internetu.
To je dovelo do njegovog hapšenja
06:10
This led to his arrest
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06:11
and a criminal complaint
of 30 felony charges.
of 30 felony charges.
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i krivične prijave za 30 krivičnih tužbi.
06:17
The potential jail time he faced is what
stressed Christopher out the most.
stressed Christopher out the most.
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Moguća zatvorska kazna
je najviše potresala Kristofera.
je najviše potresala Kristofera.
06:21
But what he had little understanding of
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Ali nije najbolje shvatao
06:23
was the impact a criminal record
would have on his future.
would have on his future.
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koliki bi uticaj krivični dosije
imao na njegovu budućnost.
imao na njegovu budućnost.
Bio sam zadužen
za podizanje optužnica tog dana
za podizanje optužnica tog dana
06:28
I was standing in arraignments that day
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06:30
when Christopher's case
came across my desk.
came across my desk.
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kad se Kristoferov slučaj
našao na mom stolu.
našao na mom stolu.
06:32
And at the risk of sounding
dramatic, in that moment,
dramatic, in that moment,
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po ceni da ću da zvučim dramatično,
tog trenutka
tog trenutka
06:34
I had Christopher's life in my hands.
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Kristoferov život je bio u mojom rukama.
06:37
I was 29 years old,
a brand-new prosecutor,
a brand-new prosecutor,
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Imao sam 29 godina, nov tužilac,
06:39
and I had little appreciation
for how the decisions I would make
for how the decisions I would make
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imao sam malo razumevanja
o tome kako će moje odluke
o tome kako će moje odluke
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would impact Christopher's life.
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uticati na Kristoferov život.
06:46
Christopher's case was a serious one
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Kristoferov predmet je bio ozbiljan
06:48
and it needed to be dealt with as such,
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i tako je trebao biti i tretiran,
06:50
but I didn't think branding him
a felon for the rest of his life
a felon for the rest of his life
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ali nisam mislio da je žigosati ga
kao kriminalca za ceo život
kao kriminalca za ceo život
06:53
was the right answer.
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pravi odgovor.
06:56
For the most part,
prosecutors step onto the job
prosecutors step onto the job
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Uglavnom, tužioci uđu u posao
06:58
with little appreciation
of the impact of our decisions,
of the impact of our decisions,
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sa malo razumevanja
o uticaju naših odluka,
o uticaju naših odluka,
07:01
regardless of our intent.
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bez obzira na naše namere.
Uprkos našem diskrecionom pravu,
07:02
Despite our broad discretion,
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we learn to avoid risk at all cost,
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naučeni smo
da po svaku cenu izbegavamo rizike,
da po svaku cenu izbegavamo rizike,
07:07
rendering our discretion
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čineći naše diskreciono pravo
07:09
basically useless.
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praktično beskorisnim.
07:11
History has conditioned us
to believe that somehow,
to believe that somehow,
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Istorija nas je uslovila
da verujemo da nekako
da verujemo da nekako
07:14
the criminal justice system
brings about accountability
brings about accountability
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sistem krivičnog pravosuđa
donosi odgovornost
donosi odgovornost
07:17
and improves public safety,
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i poboljšava javnu bezbednost,
07:18
despite evidence to the contrary.
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uprkos dokazima za suprotno.
07:21
We're judged internally and externally
by our convictions and our trial wins,
by our convictions and our trial wins,
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I iznutra i spolja nas cene
na osnovu broja osuda i pobeda,
na osnovu broja osuda i pobeda,
07:24
so prosecutors aren't really
incentivized to be creative
incentivized to be creative
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pa tužioci nisu stimulisani
da budu kreativni
da budu kreativni
07:28
at our case dispositions,
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po našem rasporedu slučajeva
07:30
or to take risks on people
we might not otherwise.
we might not otherwise.
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ili da preuzimamo rizike kod ljudi
kod kojih to inače ne bismo radili.
kod kojih to inače ne bismo radili.
07:34
We stick to an outdated method,
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Držimo se zastarelog metoda,
07:36
counterproductive to achieving
the very goal that we all want,
the very goal that we all want,
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kontraproduktivnog
za postizanje cilja koji svi želimo
za postizanje cilja koji svi želimo
07:39
and that's safer communities.
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a to su bezbednije zajednice.
07:42
Yet most prosecutors standing in my space
would have arraigned Christopher.
would have arraigned Christopher.
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A ipak bi mnogi tužioci
na mom mestu optužili Kristofera.
na mom mestu optužili Kristofera.
07:46
They have little appreciation
for what we can do.
for what we can do.
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Nemaju mnogo razumevanja
za ono što možemo da učinimo.
za ono što možemo da učinimo.
07:50
Arraigning Christopher
would give him a criminal record,
would give him a criminal record,
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Optužba protiv Kristofera
bi mu dala krivični dosije,
bi mu dala krivični dosije,
07:54
making it harder for him to get a job,
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što bi mu otežalo nalaženje posla
07:57
setting in motion a cycle
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i pokrenulo ciklus
07:58
that defines the failing
criminal justice system today.
criminal justice system today.
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koji definiše neuspeh
krivičnog sistema danas.
krivičnog sistema danas.
08:04
With a criminal record and without a job,
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S krivičnim dosijeom i bez posla,
08:06
Christopher would be unable to find
employment, education or stable housing.
employment, education or stable housing.
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Kristoferu bi bilo teško da nađe
zaposlenje, obrazovanje ili dom.
zaposlenje, obrazovanje ili dom.
08:10
Without those protective
factors in his life,
factors in his life,
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Bez tih zaštitnih faktora u svom životu
08:12
Christopher would be more likely
to commit further, more serious crime.
to commit further, more serious crime.
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Kristofer bi verovatno počinio
još ozbiljnijih krivičnih dela.
još ozbiljnijih krivičnih dela.
Što bi više kontakta sa sistemom
krivičnog pravosuđa Kristofer imao,
krivičnog pravosuđa Kristofer imao,
08:16
The more contact Christopher had
with the criminal justice system,
with the criminal justice system,
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08:19
the more likely it would be
that he would return again
that he would return again
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verovatnije bi bilo
da bi mu se opet vraćao
da bi mu se opet vraćao
08:21
and again and again --
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i opet i opet -
08:23
all at tremendous social cost
to his children, to his family
to his children, to his family
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sve po neverovatnoj društvenoj ceni
za njegovu decu, porodicu
za njegovu decu, porodicu
08:27
and to his peers.
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i njegove vršnjake.
08:28
And, ladies and gentlemen,
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I, dame i gospodo,
08:30
it is a terrible public safety
outcome for the rest of us.
outcome for the rest of us.
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to je strašan ishod po sve nas,
što se tiče javne bezbednosti.
što se tiče javne bezbednosti.
08:36
When I came out of law school,
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Kad sam završio pravni fakultet,
08:38
I did the same thing as everybody else.
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radio sam isto što i svi drugi.
Došao sam kao tužilac
od kog se čekuje da deli pravdu,
od kog se čekuje da deli pravdu,
08:41
I came out as a prosecutor
expected to do justice,
expected to do justice,
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08:44
but I never learned what
justice was in my classes --
justice was in my classes --
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ali na časovima nikad nisam
naučio šta je pravda -
naučio šta je pravda -
08:46
none of us do.
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niko od nas to nikad ne nauči.
08:48
None of us do.
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Niko to ne nauči.
08:50
And yet, prosecutors
are the most powerful actors
are the most powerful actors
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Ipak, tužioci su najmoćniji učesnici
08:53
in the criminal justice system.
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u sistemu krivičnog pravosuđa.
08:56
Our power is virtually boundless.
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Naša moć je praktično neograničena.
08:57
In most cases, not the judge,
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U većini predmeta, ni sudija,
08:59
not the police, not the legislature,
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ni policija, ni pravo,
09:01
not the mayor, not the governor,
not the President
not the President
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ni gradonačelnik, ni guverner,
ni predsednik
ni predsednik
09:03
can tell us how to prosecute our cases.
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ne mogu nam reći
kako da vodimo krivični postupak.
kako da vodimo krivični postupak.
Odluka da se podigne optužnica
protiv Kristofera i da mu se da dosije
protiv Kristofera i da mu se da dosije
09:07
The decision to arraign Christopher
and give him a criminal record
and give him a criminal record
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09:10
was exclusively mine.
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bila je isključivo moja.
Mogao sam da biram da li
da ga gonim za 30 dela, za jedno delo,
da ga gonim za 30 dela, za jedno delo,
09:12
I would choose whether to prosecute
him for 30 felonies, for one felony,
him for 30 felonies, for one felony,
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09:15
for a misdemeanor,
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za prekršaj,
ili uopšte da ga ne gonim.
09:17
or at all.
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09:18
I would choose whether to leverage
Christopher into a plea deal
Christopher into a plea deal
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Mogao sam da biram da li da utičem
na njega da prihvati krivicu
na njega da prihvati krivicu
09:21
or take the case to trial, and ultimately,
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ili da predmet predam na suđenje, i najzad
09:23
I would be in a position to ask
for Christopher to go to jail.
for Christopher to go to jail.
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bio bih u poziciji da tražim
da Kristofer ode u zatvor.
da Kristofer ode u zatvor.
09:27
These are decisions that prosecutors
make every day unfettered,
make every day unfettered,
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Ovo su odluke koje tužioci
donose svakonevno, nesputani
donose svakonevno, nesputani
09:32
and we are unaware and untrained
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i nismo ni svesni niti obučeni
09:35
of the grave consequences
of those decisions.
of those decisions.
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teških posledica tih odluka.
09:40
One night this past summer,
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Jedne noći prošlog leta
09:41
I was at a small gathering
of professional men of color
of professional men of color
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bio sam na malom skupu
obojenih profesionalaca
obojenih profesionalaca
09:45
from around the city.
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iz čitavog grada.
09:47
As I stood there stuffing
free finger sandwiches into my mouth,
free finger sandwiches into my mouth,
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Stajao sam i stavljao
besplatne kanapee u usta,
besplatne kanapee u usta,
kako to obično rade državni službenici.
09:50
as you do as public servant --
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09:51
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:52
I noticed across the room,
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Na drugoj strani prostorije primetio sam
09:54
a young man waving and smiling
at me and approaching me.
at me and approaching me.
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mladića kako mi maše
i smeši se i prilazi mi.
i smeši se i prilazi mi.
09:59
And I recognized him,
but I couldn't place from where,
but I couldn't place from where,
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Prepoznao sam ga,
ali nisam znao odakle ga znam
ali nisam znao odakle ga znam
10:02
and before I knew it,
this young man was hugging me.
this young man was hugging me.
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i mladić me je grlio
10:07
And thanking me.
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i zahvaljivao mi se.
10:09
"You cared about me,
and you changed my life."
and you changed my life."
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"Blio vam je stalo do mene
i promenili ste mi život."
i promenili ste mi život."
10:13
It was Christopher.
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Bio je to Kristofer.
Vidite, nisam optužio Kristofera.
10:15
See, I never arraigned Christopher.
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Nikad nije otišao
pred sudiju ili u zatvor,
pred sudiju ili u zatvor,
10:17
He never faced a judge or a jail,
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10:19
he never had a criminal record.
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nikad nije dobio kriminalni dosije.
10:21
Instead, I worked with Christopher;
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Umesto toga, radio sam s Kristoferom,
10:22
first on being accountable
for his actions,
for his actions,
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prvo na priznavanju
odgovornosti za svoje postupke,
odgovornosti za svoje postupke,
10:25
and then, putting him in a position
where he wouldn't re-offend.
where he wouldn't re-offend.
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a onda, stavljajući ga u poziciju
gde ne bi opet počinio delo.
gde ne bi opet počinio delo.
10:29
We recovered 75 percent
of the computers that he sold
of the computers that he sold
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Povratili smo 75 posto
kompjutera koje je prodao
kompjutera koje je prodao
10:32
and gave them back to Best Buy,
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i vratili smo ih Best Baju
10:34
and came up with a financial plan
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i osmislili finansijski plan
da otplati kompjutere
koje nismo mogli da povratimo.
koje nismo mogli da povratimo.
10:35
to repay for the computers
we couldn't recover.
we couldn't recover.
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10:38
Christopher did community service.
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Kristofer se bavio
društveno korisnim radom.
društveno korisnim radom.
10:39
He wrote an essay reflecting on how
this case could impact his future
this case could impact his future
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Napisao je rad o tome kako bi ovo
moglo uticati na njegovu budućnost
moglo uticati na njegovu budućnost
10:43
and that of the community.
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i na budućnost zajednice.
10:44
He applied to college,
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Prijavio se na fakultet,
10:45
he obtained financial aid,
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dobio finansijsku pomoć
10:46
and he went on to graduate
from a four-year school.
from a four-year school.
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i nastavio dok nije diplomirao.
10:50
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
Kad smo završili s grljenjem,
pogledao sam njegovu akreditaciju
pogledao sam njegovu akreditaciju
10:57
After we finished hugging,
I looked at his name tag,
I looked at his name tag,
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11:00
to learn that Christopher was the manager
of a large bank in Boston.
of a large bank in Boston.
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i saznao da je Kristofer
menadžer velike banke u Bostonu.
menadžer velike banke u Bostonu.
11:03
Christopher had accomplished --
and making a lot more money than me --
and making a lot more money than me --
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Kristofer je uspeo i zarađivao je
mnogo više od mene
mnogo više od mene
11:06
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
11:07
He had accomplished all of this
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postigao je sve ovo
11:09
in the six years since I had first
seen him in Roxbury Court.
seen him in Roxbury Court.
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u roku od šest godina od kad sam ga
prvi put video na sudu u Roksberiju.
prvi put video na sudu u Roksberiju.
11:12
I can't take credit for Christopher's
journey to success,
journey to success,
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Ne mogu biti zaslužan
za Kristoferov put do uspeha,
za Kristoferov put do uspeha,
11:16
but I certainly did my part
to keep him on the path.
to keep him on the path.
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ali svakako jesam učinio
da ostane na tom putu.
da ostane na tom putu.
11:20
There are thousands
of Christophers out there,
of Christophers out there,
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Postoji hiljade Kristofera,
11:24
some locked in our jails and prisons.
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neki su u zatvorima i pritvorima.
11:26
We need thousands of prosecutors
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Potrebno nam je na hiljade tužilaca
11:28
to recognize that and to protect them.
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da to prepoznamo i da ih zaštitimo.
11:32
An employed Christopher is better
for public safety than a condemned one.
for public safety than a condemned one.
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Zaposleni Kristofer je bolji
za javnu bezbednost nego osuđeni.
za javnu bezbednost nego osuđeni.
11:36
It's a bigger win for all of us.
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To je veća pobeda za sve nas.
11:40
In retrospect, the decision not
to throw the book at Christopher
to throw the book at Christopher
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U retrospektivi,
odluka da pustim Kristofera
odluka da pustim Kristofera
11:43
makes perfect sense.
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ima savršenog smisla.
11:44
When I saw him that first day
in Roxbury Court,
in Roxbury Court,
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Kad sam ga prvi put video
u sudu u Roksberiju,
u sudu u Roksberiju,
11:46
I didn't see a criminal standing there.
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nisam video kriminalca,
11:48
I saw myself -- a young person
in need of intervention.
in need of intervention.
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video sam sebe,
mladu osobu kojoj treba pomoć.
mladu osobu kojoj treba pomoć.
11:51
As an individual caught selling a large
quantity of drugs in my late teens,
quantity of drugs in my late teens,
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Kao neko koga su uhvatili da prodaje
veliku količinu droge kao tinejdžer,
veliku količinu droge kao tinejdžer,
11:56
I knew firsthand the power of opportunity
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iz iskustva sam razumeo snagu mogućnosti
11:58
as opposed to the wrath
of the criminal justice system.
of the criminal justice system.
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u odnosu na odmazdu
sistema krivičnog zakona.
sistema krivičnog zakona.
12:04
Along the way, with the help
and guidance of my district attorney,
and guidance of my district attorney,
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Uz pomoć i savete
mog okružnog javnog tužioca,
mog okružnog javnog tužioca,
12:08
my supervisor and judges,
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mog nadzornika i sudija,
12:11
I learned the power of the prosecutor
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naučio sam moć tužioca,
12:13
to change lives instead of ruining them.
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koja menja živote, umesto što ih uništava.
12:18
And that's how we do it in Boston.
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Tako to radimo mi u Bostonu.
Pomogli smo ženi uhapšenoj zbog krađe
namirnica kako bi nahranila svoju decu
namirnica kako bi nahranila svoju decu
12:21
We helped a woman who was arrested
for stealing groceries to feed her kids
for stealing groceries to feed her kids
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12:24
get a job.
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da dobije posao.
12:26
Instead of putting an abused
teenager in adult jail
teenager in adult jail
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Umesto stavljanja zlostavljanog tinejdžera
u zatvor za odrasle
u zatvor za odrasle
12:29
for punching another teenager,
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zbog pesničenja drugog tinejdžera,
12:31
we secured mental health treatment
and community supervision.
and community supervision.
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obezbedili smo lečenje
mentalne bolesti i nadzor.
mentalne bolesti i nadzor.
Odbegloj devojci koja je bila uhapšena
12:34
A runaway girl who was arrested
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12:35
for prostituting, to survive
on the streets,
on the streets,
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zbog prostitucije,
kako bi preživela na ulici
kako bi preživela na ulici
12:38
needed a safe place to live and grow --
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trebalo je bezbedno mesto
za život i odrastanje -
za život i odrastanje -
12:40
something we could help her with.
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nešto oko čega smo joj mogli pomoći.
12:42
I even helped a young man
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Čak sam pomogao i mladiću
koji je bio toliko uplašen
koji je bio toliko uplašen
12:44
who was so afraid of the older gang kids
showing up after school,
showing up after school,
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starije dece iz bande
koji su se pojavljivali posle škole
koji su se pojavljivali posle škole
12:47
that one morning instead
of a lunchbox into his backpack,
of a lunchbox into his backpack,
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da je jednog jutra, umesto užine u ranac
12:50
he put a loaded 9-millimeter.
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stavio napunjen pištolj
kalibra 9 milimetara.
kalibra 9 milimetara.
12:53
We would spend our time that we'd
normally take prepping our cases
normally take prepping our cases
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Provodili smo vreme koje bismo inače
trošili na pripremu predmeta
trošili na pripremu predmeta
12:57
for months and months
for trial down the road
for trial down the road
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za suđenje, mesecima i mesecima,
12:59
by coming up with real solutions
to the problems as they presented.
to the problems as they presented.
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smišljajući stvarna rešenja
za probleme kako su se javljali.
za probleme kako su se javljali.
13:04
Which is the better way to spend our time?
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Koji je bolji način da se utroši vreme?
13:07
How would you prefer
your prosecutors to spend theirs?
your prosecutors to spend theirs?
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Kako biste vi voleli
da vaši tužioci troše svoje vreme?
da vaši tužioci troše svoje vreme?
13:11
Why are we spending 80 billion dollars
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Zašto trošimo 80 milijardi dolara
13:14
on a prison industry
that we know is failing,
that we know is failing,
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na zatvorsku industriju
za koju znamo da nema uspeha
za koju znamo da nema uspeha
13:16
when we could take that money
and reallocate it into education,
and reallocate it into education,
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kad bismo mogli da uzmemo novac
i preusmerimo ga u obrazovanje,
i preusmerimo ga u obrazovanje,
13:20
into mental health treatment,
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lečenje mentalnih bolesti,
13:21
into substance abuse treatment
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lečenje zlupotreba droga
13:23
and to community investment
so we can develop our neighborhoods?
so we can develop our neighborhoods?
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i u ulaganje u zajednice
kako bismo razvili svoje krajeve?
kako bismo razvili svoje krajeve?
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(Applause)
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So why should this matter to you?
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Zašto bi vam ovo bilo značajno?
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Well, one, we're spending a lot of money.
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Prvo, tršimo mnogo novca.
13:39
Our money.
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Našeg novca.
13:41
It costs 109,000 dollars in some states
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U nekim državama
to košta 109 hiljada dolara
to košta 109 hiljada dolara
da biste zatvorili jednog tinejdžera
na godinu dana
na godinu dana
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to lock up a teenager for a year,
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with a 60 percent chance that that person
will return to the very same system.
will return to the very same system.
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sa šansom od 60 posto da će se ta osoba
vratiti u isti taj sistem.
vratiti u isti taj sistem.
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That is a terrible return on investment.
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To je očajan povraćaj ulaganja.
13:54
Number two: it's the right thing to do.
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Drugo, to je ispravno uraditi.
13:57
If prosecutors were a part
of creating the problem,
of creating the problem,
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Ako su tužioci bili
deo stvaranja problema,
deo stvaranja problema,
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it's incumbent on us to create a solution
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na nama je i da stvorimo rešenje
i to možemo tako što ćemo iskoristiti
druge discipline
druge discipline
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and we can do that using other disciplines
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that have already done the data
and research for us.
and research for us.
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koje su već sakupile podatke
i uradile istraživanje za nas.
i uradile istraživanje za nas.
14:06
And number three:
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I treće,
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your voice and your vote
can make that happen.
can make that happen.
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vaš glas to može ostvariti.
Sledeći put kad budu bili lokalni izbori
za okružne tužioce
za okružne tužioce
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The next time there's a local
district attorney's election
district attorney's election
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in your jurisdiction,
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u vašem okrugu,
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ask candidates these questions.
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postavite kandidatima ova pitanja.
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One: What are you doing to make
me and my neighbors safer?
me and my neighbors safer?
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Prvo: šta radite da biste mene
i moj kraj učinili bezbednijim?
i moj kraj učinili bezbednijim?
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Two: What data are you collecting,
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Pod dva: koje podatke sakupljate
14:21
and how are you training your prosecutors
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i kako obučavate svoje tužioce,
kako biste bili sigurni da to funkcioniše?
14:23
to make sure that it's working?
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And number three:
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Treće,
14:26
If it's not working for everybody,
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ako to ne deluje kod svakog,
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what are you doing to fix it?
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šta raditie da biste to popravili?
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If they can't answer the questions,
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Ako ne umeju da odgovore na ta pitanja,
14:32
they shouldn't be doing the job.
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ne bi trebalo da rade taj posao.
14:35
Each one of you that raised your hand
at the beginning of this talk
at the beginning of this talk
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Svako od vas ko je podigao ruku
na početku ovog govora
na početku ovog govora
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is a living, breathing example
of the power of opportunity,
of the power of opportunity,
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jeste živi primer moći pružanja prilike,
14:42
of intervention,
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pomoći,
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of support
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podrške,
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and of love.
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i ljubavi.
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While each of you may have faced
your own brand of discipline
your own brand of discipline
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Dok je svako od vas suočen
sa sopstvenom vrstom discipline,
sa sopstvenom vrstom discipline,
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for whatever malfeasances you committed,
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koje god greške da ste počinili,
14:50
barely any of you needed a day in jail
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skoro nikom nije bio potreban
ni dan u zatvoru
ni dan u zatvoru
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to make you the people
that you are today --
that you are today --
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da biste postali ljudi koji ste danas -
14:54
some of the greatest minds on the planet.
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neki od najsjajnijh umova na planeti.
14:57
Every day, thousands of times a day,
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Svakog dana, na hiljade puta dnevno,
14:59
prosecutors around the United States
wield power so great
wield power so great
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tužioci širom SAD-a imaju
moć toliko veliku
moć toliko veliku
15:02
that it can bring about catastrophe
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da mogu proizvesti katastrofu
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as quickly as it can
bring about opportunity,
bring about opportunity,
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isto tako brzo
kao što mogu proizvesti priliku,
kao što mogu proizvesti priliku,
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intervention,
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pomoć,
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support
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podršku
15:09
and yes, even love.
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i da, čak i ljubav.
15:12
Those qualities are the hallmarks
of a strong community,
of a strong community,
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Ti kvaliteti su obeležje jake zajednice,
15:15
and a strong community is a safe one.
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a jaka zajednica je bezbedna.
Ako su nam zajednice u lošem stanju,
15:17
If our communities are broken,
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ne dopustite da ih advokati
koje birate popravljaju
koje birate popravljaju
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don't let the lawyers
that you elect fix them
that you elect fix them
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with outdated, inefficient,
expensive methods.
expensive methods.
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zastarelim, neefikasnim, skupim metodama.
15:23
Demand more; vote for the prosecutor
who's helping people stay out of jail,
who's helping people stay out of jail,
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Zahtevajte više; glasajte za tužioca
koji će pomoći ljudima da ne odu u zatvor,
koji će pomoći ljudima da ne odu u zatvor,
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not putting them in.
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koji ih neće zatvoriti.
15:28
Demand better.
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Zahtevajte bolje.
15:29
You deserve it, your children deserve it,
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Zaslužujete to, vaša deca to zaslužuju.
15:31
the people who are tied up
in the system deserve it,
in the system deserve it,
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ljudi koji su vezani za sistem
to zaslužuju,
to zaslužuju,
15:33
but most of all,
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ali najviše od svih,
ljudi za koje smo se zakleli da ćemo ih
štititi i dati pravdu zahtevaju to.
štititi i dati pravdu zahtevaju to.
15:35
the people that we are sworn to protect
and do justice for demand it.
and do justice for demand it.
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15:38
We must,
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Moramo,
15:39
we must do better.
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moramo bolje.
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Thank you.
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Hvala.
15:42
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
15:46
Thank you.
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Hvala.
15:48
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
15:51
Thank you very much.
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Mnogo vam hvala.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Adam Foss - Juvenile justice reformerBy shifting his focus from incarceration to transforming lives, Adam Foss is reinventing the role of the criminal prosecutor.
Why you should listen
As Assistant District Attorney in the Juvenile Division of Suffolk County, Adam Foss has become one of Boston's leading voices for compassion in criminal justice. Recognizing that prosecutors have a unique opportunity to intervene in offender's lives, Foss co-founded the Roxbury CHOICE Program, a collaborative effort between defendants, the court, the probation department, and the D.A. to recast probation as a transformative experience rather than a punitive process.
In addition to his work with the DA's office, Foss is the founder of the SCDAO Reading Program, a project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students.
Adam Foss | Speaker | TED.com