What do Northeast Ohio massage therapists think about the Deshaun Watson case?: Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whereas many native therapeutic massage therapists known as for his or her colleagues to ban working for the Cleveland Browns, in gentle of the Deshaun Watson scandal, others defended the crew, cautioning that many information of the sexual misconduct allegations towards Watson had been but unknown.

We’re speaking about reactions to the case from inside the business that lies on the core of the controversy, on At this time in Ohio.

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Right here’s a narrative I’ve been ready for since two years in the past. Does the trendy Shingles vaccine, which works largely by boosting your t-cells, which battle viruses, additionally assist battle Covid. It stands to purpose that it does, however after we requested this query two years in the past, native docs informed us we had been out of our minds. Not a lot, huh?

Therapeutic massage therapists are on the coronary heart of the Deshaun Watson story, with a bunch alleging he abused them. What do Northeast Ohio therapeutic massage therapists make of all this, and are they fearful extra folks will name them hoping to have intercourse?

Reporter Andrew Tobias noticed one thing fascinating within the marketing campaign finance reviews of the 2 males searching for to exchange Rob Portman within the U.S. Senate. Possibly this isn’t the JD Vance runaway some have predicted?

A lot of the world marveled final week at deep area pictures taking us to a number of the origins of the universe. Mayfield Heights performed a task in getting these pictures. What was it?

Now that Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s crew lastly turned over the subpoena involving former Councilman Basheer Jones, we’ve extra of an concept of what the investigation includes. What does it present?

Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan lastly settled up with the Federal Election Fee on some massive abnormalities in his marketing campaign finance filings. What’s the harm?

One doesn’t consider Higher Cleveland as a statewide chief in wage progress, so a brand new reporter is an encouraging shock? What does it present?

For weeks we’ve been informed Jayland Walker was shot as many as 60 occasions. We lastly have some specificity from the post-mortem. It’s nonetheless a giant quantity. What’s it?

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Chris: [00:00:00] It looks like COVID is in all places once more. And we’ve an fascinating story to debate with regard to its unfold it’s in the present day in Ohio, the information podcast dialogue from cleveland.com and the plain vendor. I’m Chris Quinn. I’m right here with Lisa Garvin, Courtney Yoffie and again from a a lot deserved week off Layla.

Tossi welcome again, Layla. Thanks. I

Leila: really feel nice. Refreshed, able to

Chris: go. Properly, and ju only a reminder, you’ll be doing the podcast all in your lonesome once more in a few weeks. So I can’t wait I can both let’s start. This can be a story I’ve been ready for since two years in the past. Does the trendy shingles vaccine, which works largely by boosting your T cells, which battle viruses.

Additionally assist battle COVID stands. The rationale that it does, however after we requested this query two years in the past, Lisa native docs stated no, now we predict it does.

Lisa: Yeah. It looks like issues are beginning to come round. Not [00:01:00] just for Shingrix, but in addition different vaccines which can be sometimes given in childhood. So there are three present research underway.

The us to check the idea that widespread vaccines may beef up COVID vaccines in stopping extreme illness. So the research that checked out Shingrix, uh, was at Kaiser Permanente. They used information from, uh, affected person data of sufferers who had been 50 years. Of age and older from March 1st to December thirty first, 2020, when the COVID vaccination was not extensively out there.

So that they checked out a few completely different information units to return to their conclusions. They appeared on the hospitalizations of about 149,000 folks with at the least one dose of Shingrix and 298. Thousand who didn’t. And so they additionally appeared on the shingles vaccination standing of 75,700 individuals who examined optimistic for COVID and 300 4898 who examined detrimental for COVID.

So what they discovered was that with [00:02:00] Shingrix, if in case you have at the least one dose 16% had been much less more likely to be recognized with COVID irrespective of how way back they bought the vaccine, 32% had been much less more likely to be hospitalized for COVID. And so there was a research additionally right here within the Cleveland clinic that was , uh, MMR, which is measles, mums, and rubella, and the T D P, which is for dip concept and whoop whooping cough.

And so they’re , uh, 75,000 Cleveland clinic sufferers in Ohio and Florida who examined optimistic for COVID. They discovered a 38% lower in hospitalizations, a 32% lower in ICU, admissions and demise for individuals who had MMR vaccines. The

Chris: purpose. Was so enthusiastic about that is I had shingles a pair occasions and the primary time it was the complete month lengthy, it was terrible.

So I, when, as quickly as I might, I bought the Shingrix vaccine and it knocked me out for 5 hours. It was like, The worst flu [00:03:00] signs I ever had. I couldn’t carry my head. I couldn’t do my job. I, I simply, I used to be sitting there going, wow, what? I’ve by no means had a response to a vaccine. And once I appeared it up, I noticed it’s a complete new mechanism.

It doesn’t work the best way outdated vaccines does it. This one works by drastically boosting your TCEs. Cuz while you’re outdated like me, they go away and that’s what fights off issues like shingles. So when COVID got here, I believed. I bought all these additional T cells. Which means I ought to be, I ought to be rocking if I get it. And we had a narrative carried out and native physician stated, yeah, it doesn’t work cuz your physique doesn’t acknowledge the virus.

So the T cells received’t do something. And that by no means rang true to me trigger I believed, okay. However when you get it, the physique will acknowledge it and so they might ship the T-cells at it. Evidently that’s what’s taking place. So when you’re of the age, how outdated do you must be Lisa to get Shingrix 50?

Lisa: Um, proper now it’s, it’s 50 years and older again within the outdated days, you already know, I bought the Shingrix or it was Zo Avax or no matter, a number of years in the past, it was just one dose and also you needed to [00:04:00] be over 60.

So now it’s Shingrix, it’s a two dose and you must be 50 years and older to. Yeah,

Chris: however it, it, however it does provide you with an enormous enhance within the cells that struggle viruses. So when you’re older, this might be a, a assist. And that Kaiser research definitely confirmed it. I’m glad that glad to listen to it. And with COVID on the March, once more, we all know increasingly folks which can be getting this.

Fifth differ. And it’s so contagious. This is perhaps a method to assist, uh, forestall hospitalizations. Good story. It, uh, ran the gamut of the entire completely different vaccines. As you stated, having extra vaccines in your physique apparently helps struggle this virus as effectively. You’re listening to in the present day in Ohio. Therapeutic massage therapists are on the coronary heart of the Deshaun Watson story with a bunch alleging that he abused them.

What did Northeast, Ohio therapeutic massage therapist make of all this? And are they fearful extra folks will name them now hoping to have intercourse. Courtney, John Tucker put collectively a really fascinating perspective [00:05:00] on the Deshaun Watson story. We printed it over the.

Courtney: Yeah. John talked to a number of people who’re therapeutic massage therapists round Cleveland and, and the suburbs and larger Cleveland space.

And, you already know, I believe the final takeaway from these conversations is that this entire Deshaun Watson episode is, has, you already know, harm a career that’s built-in with trendy medication, however it routinely, you already know, suffers from these false connections to intercourse work. So it looks like, you already know, these, these therapeutic massage therapists even acknowledge in interviews with John.

That that many, many males and potential shoppers stroll into periods with sexual intentions and, and native people have, have handled that. And on the similar time, there’s, there’s actually little to do while you’re confronted with that sort of sexual harassment on the job. And, you already know, some had been, had been very talking strongly towards wa what Watson’s been accused of doing and.

You understand, one Ohio metropolis therapist stated that she pledged not [00:06:00] to work on any member of the Cleveland Browns whereas Watson is employed there. And she or he thought sort of the conversations round these accusations has resulted in her career being thrown quote into the gutter. So there’s numerous, uh, dismay, I believe, of, of the sort of consideration that this Watson episode has introduced on their career on the similar time.

There’s different professionals that John talked to. That, that sort of defended that, that almost all NFL gamers are nice shoppers to work with, you already know, and, and so they don’t current these sorts of issues like Watson’s accused of doing so it’s a little bit little bit of a smattering right here, however it looks like there’s some dismay in how their career’s being coloured and in gentle of this.

These incidents.

Chris: I just like the one which stated that when that sort of factor occurs, I simply stroll out. They will’t actually chase you cuz they’re bare. That appeared like a, a fairly respectable response to any person who who’s coping with offensive conduct. The, the 2 issues I realized from this, I didn’t know, [00:07:00] one Ohio was the primary state within the nation to truly license therapeutic massage therapists and attempt to regulate it.

However the second factor is. anyone in Ohio can hang around a shingle and say, I do therapeutic massage that there’s no distinction between the licensed, totally educated, regulated therapeutic massage therapist and the individual that simply goes on Instagram and says, Hey, I’ll provide you with a therapeutic massage. That ought to change. There. There’s a invoice, I suppose that’s pending.

That may make it a lot clearer. What’s what, however I can think about when you’re a therapeutic massage therapist in Ohio doing. The proper method, having any person else proper. Subsequent door close by doing it the flawed method does sort of inject the entire intercourse expectation into the entire career.

Lisa: Yeah. Properly, the truth is, go forward. Oh, I

Courtney: simply thought that was actually fascinating.

You understand, I, one factor that he discovered was that people who aren’t licensed right here in Ohio by the state medical board, you already know, a part of their coaching they obtain is at any time when it begins to [00:08:00] flip sexual or folks begin harassing you. Such as you stated, stroll out, shut it down. That’s the skilled response.

Lisa: Lisa. Properly, and I used to be, I used to be gonna carry up that time as a result of I had stated earlier than these girls have company, you already know, they’re, self-employed, they, they will inform the client to get out or they will go away, and I by no means might perceive why they didn’t do this. And it’s fascinating that the licensing truly requires you to do this when there’s, you already know, a scenario that comes up that you simply’re uncomfortable with, however in addition they identified too that almost all, if not the entire therapists that, uh, Watson employed by Instagram, weren’t licensed.

I stated that one might need, it might need been her first therapeutic massage she ever gave. So there’s this entire unlicensed therapeutic massage concern that must be rectified.

Chris: Yeah. I gotta tip my hat to you. Lisa. You’ve been pointing that out just about all through this dialog and the story actually bore that out.

You’ve you’ve each time we’ve talked about this, you’ve stated, Hey look, the, the [00:09:00] girls concerned on this ha have had the flexibility to get away from it. And that there’s some accountability there and clearly a number of the therapists, John talked to felt the identical method. It’s an excellent story. It actually added a component to this debate that we had not seen.

So test it out on cleveland.com. It’s in the present day in Ohio. Reporter Andrew Tobias noticed one thing fascinating within the marketing campaign finance reviews of the 2 males searching for to exchange Rob Portman within the us Senate. Possibly this isn’t the JD Vance runaway summit predicted Layla. Yeah, it

Leila: appears Democrat. Tim Ryan has stunned everybody together with his.

Fundraising prowes and he’s method forward of Vance by, by the Friday deadline masking April by June Vance reported having 628,000 in, in his marketing campaign’s checking account. Earlier than that he had raised one million and spent one million to win the Republican main in might three of Vance’s affiliated committees additionally had round a one and a half [00:10:00] million, however, however there are numerous restrictions on how that cash could be spent.

So it won’t fully be out there for him to make use of on this race. However in the meantime, Ryan reported having 3.6 million in marketing campaign money and elevating 8.6 million throughout the identical time. Interval, in fact, he, he confronted a a lot simpler contest to safe the democratic nomination, however he raised 9.1 million in the course of the second quarter.

That features $500,000. He had beforehand reported elevating in a pre-primary report. The Republican social gathering is that they’re. I imply, they’re making an attempt to downplay the importance of. Funding hole. They’re saying it’ll take much more than 9 million to persuade voters that Ryan isn’t part of the identical democratic machine that introduced them Biden’s failed insurance policies and blah, blah, blah, blah.

However, however you already know, some Republican strategists are actually involved about it. And so they’re saying it’s it’s time for Vance to show up the throtle right here. Uh, so, you already know, effectively that stated, I imply, Vance has that tremendous PAC behind him. So [00:11:00] it does, you already know, I don’t know if that is actually vital,

Chris: however nonetheless yeah.

Peter teal might are available and alter that with one test. Proper? After all. I imply, that’s what he did within the main. And so precisely, however the truth that Ryan is elevating a lot cash, all people thinks of Ohio as a crimson state and since Trump received. At seven, eight factors, however all people forgets. She brown wins handily each time he runs.

And I, I don’t assume that is, is a runaway in any respect. Partly is JD Vance is so darn unlikable. I imply, he’s a extreme, you already know, consistently evolving chameleon of a man who’s positions have modified to go well with the wind. And Ryan is a man folks. Wouldn’t thoughts having a beer with, so I, I’m unsure how this goes in the long run.

Uh, however it’s fascinating that he’s bought all that cash to get his message out. It’s onerous to,

Leila: it’s onerous to gauge likability as a result of the place do you set Donald Trump on the likability scale? You understand, [00:12:00] like there have been numerous peoples. Disgusting human

Chris: ever. However lots of people favored him. I imply, he, and you already know, there, he, he, he triggered one thing in folks that, that, that appeared to, to work.

Lots of people tried to emulate him and it has not labored. I imply, Ted Cruz is a, is a horrible caricature of a Donald Trump. However yeah. So

Leila: I, I, it depends upon how carefully. Individuals affiliate JD Vance with Donald Trump. How effectively does he, you already know, does he, does he actually play effectively into the fingers of the, the Trumpsters who.

It’s it’s, it’s actually onerous to inform it, cuz this can be a Trump state, very solidly. She, brown is a special animal, you already know, he, he appeals to one thing else in folks and

Lisa: um, however I believe Ryan appeals alongside that very same vein as she brown, fairly frankly. Do you. Yeah, I believe the blue collar, you already know, he’s making an attempt to carry again within the blue collar [00:13:00] employees and he doesn’t at all times go together with this social gathering.

Though I believe shared is perhaps extra of that than Ryan, however,

Courtney: and it, evidently, you already know, a number of the TV advertisements I’ve seen that Ryan’s been broadcasting the previous couple months. It actually looks like he’s. Interesting to a few of these, what we might assume blue collar lately, extra crimson speaking factors.

He’s speaking about mm-hmm, JD Vance being a coastal elite and leaving Ohio for the massive metropolis. And, and, and I believe he’s like speaking about, you already know, NAFTA and simply numerous the, numerous the speaking factors we see coming outta the best appear to be popping out of Tim Ryan’s provides in a bid for that center lane.

Hm. He

Chris: didn’t seem with Biden when Biden was in Cleveland. I believed that was instructed that’s proper, proper. He, I, he, I believe he acknowledges that Ohio is something, however the progressive aspect of the political window, it’s not AOC nation in any respect. And he’s making an attempt to attraction to that center. And [00:14:00] JD Vance is fringe far.

Wingnut. So there’s a, there’s a fairly broad lane for Ryan to faucet into. That’s the fundamental Ohio. Most Ohioans are usually not the, the sort of, I imply, JD Vance simply says the wildest nonsense. So it’d be fascinating to see you. Don’t additionally, don’t see. JD Vance actually. Campaigning with N Whaley. And you’ll assume that you’d begin to put collectively a ticket.

Jennifer Bruner is she’s working for chief justice.

Lisa: Wait, I believe you misspoke there. You stated JD Vance and Nalley.

Chris: I’m sorry. I meant collectively. I met Ryan. Sure you’re. Oh my goodness. Yeah, I don’t see JD Vance and Nalley working collectively. Good level Lisa however they’re not working collectively. There’s not a democratic ticket but.

And we’re pretty laid into this it’s July 18th. Great things. It’s in the present day in Ohio. Speak about great things, a lot of the world marveled final week at deep area pictures taking us to a number of the origins of the universe. Mayfield Heights performed a task in getting these pictures. [00:15:00] Lisa, I used to be fascinated by the manufacturing technique of barium on this story.

Lisa: Yeah. Yeah. And it’s all carried out by an organization, Mayfield Heights known as materials. They’ve been round for about 60 years. They’re a sophisticated supplies manufacturing firm. They’ve a, a website in Toledo the place the precise manufacturing takes place, however they made the 18 hexagonal slabs that make up the net telescope mirror.

Um, and this course of truly began method again within the Nineteen Nineties. You understand, they had been saying on this article that we, that we wrote is that this can be a lengthy. Course of to, you already know, construct the elements for this telescope. So again within the Nineteen Nineties, Merion was making take a look at items for NASA. So fascinating, uh, manufacturing course of.

So barium is what these slabs are made from. They’re lighter than aluminum. They’re simply polished and so they’re steady in chilly temperatures. So again in 2003, Merion bought the contract for these mirrors. [00:16:00] They had been principally carried out in 2000. Six, however it all begins in Utah. They mine the barium, or in Utah, it’s transformed to barium hydroxide powder, which is distributed to the power in Elmore, which is close to Toledo.

And it goes by a multi-step course of. They create these slabs which can be 55 inches in diameter. They’re 4 inches thick. Then they’re despatched to Alabama for machining the place their weight is diminished to 46 kilos. And it’s bought like a honeycomb construction then to California. For a full 12 months of sprucing after which they put a layer of gold on high of it.

However, uh, what if and Merion additionally made different internet telescope elements, they, the secondary and tertiary mirrors, they labored on these. Additionally they supplied some elements of the instrument that produced these unbelievable pictures we’ve been seeing.

Chris: Yeah, Sean did an excellent job in laying out that course of. I learn it twice, simply cuz I used to be so enthusiastic about what went into it.

Who, who had any concept, that’s what it took to get [00:17:00] mirrors. That may be so helpful for the telescope in area. After which we noticed the pictures, the, the parents laying out the plain vendor had been all excited. It’s like, oh good. We get to make use of certainly one of these pictures in a giant method. And uh, turned out to be a extremely robust story.

You’re listening to in the present day in Ohio. Now that Cleveland mayor Justin’s bid crew lastly turned over the subpoena involving former metropolis Councilman Bashier Jones. We now have extra of an concept of what the federal investigation contain. Courtney, what does it present?

Courtney: Yeah. So now that we’ve our fingers on this doc, we’re capable of see what the FBI was searching for from the town and so they needed.

Any paperwork, data, invoices, time sheets, contracts, checks, any correspondence, simply actually any data in any respect, associated to, uh, you already know, block grant requests made by Faco basis and Lexington be bell. Now the inspiration is the CDC. That serves the Huff neighborhood and the ward [00:18:00] that former Councilman Bashi Jones represented and Lexington bell is a group heart positioned over there.

And, and so they needed paperwork, uh, from 2018 by 2022. So the final handful of years, and, you already know, I believe it’s additionally fascinating. Additionally they ask the town to offer paperwork, something to do with. This intensive checklist of 24 folks or organizations. Plenty of them, you already know, shut ties to Bashi Jones and is, and dealing in his ward.

Um, one of many, one of many paperwork, one of many folks named on that checklist was Mecca east to whom Jones has referred up to now to, as his spouse. Um, you already know, numerous different teams are in there too, although. Like. You understand, there’s a spread from people to organizations like an early studying academy to a growth and consulting wanting group to the actual BR black Friday, which is that this group that actually promotes, uh, you already know, black [00:19:00] cooking and, and cooks.

I do know there’s some been some occasions at rocket mortgage Fieldhouse up to now. Then there have been additionally a few potential non-profits like linked to Jones himself, corresponding to. Be she Jones basis. So unclear precisely the place they’re getting into right here, however they do give us some context that this goes again to dam grant funding, in all probability in, in Jones’ ward.

Chris: Yeah. The one which wasn’t talked about that was fascinating was undertaking neon, which was very questionable. And in his final days, he managed to get laws handed to present them $2 million. I don’t assume they’ve truly transferred that cash to neon but, however that wasn’t talked about on this factor, I do wanna shut out the dialog.

We had Friday, Friday, we mentioned how the town was violating the data legislation and never turning over the subpoena. I used to be distressed to be taught later within the day that the legislation division had truly sought. Permission from the FBI and the justice division to offer it. That’s ridiculous. The federal authorities [00:20:00] has no say over the Ohio public data legislation.

I used to be additionally distressed that the legislation actor, Mr. Griffin was not conscious that these had been mechanically public. He labored within the county the place they did flip them over. Armen. Buddhi realized that you simply needed to flip these over instantly. Uh, the entire, the entire affair was fairly ugly. I wish to. Former metropolis legislation, actor, Sebo, Chandra for sending a be aware to the town saying, Hey, this can be a no brainer.

You must flip these over. As quickly as you get the request, um, hopefully going ahead, they’ll perceive that is mechanically public report and you shouldn’t jerk us round additionally Layla, I believe we had a narrative early this 12 months saying Jeff Sleeman was gonna be placed on the RTA board, however then it didn’t occur due to another issues.

Is, was I, is that, was that right? Yeah, I believe that was right. All proper. So I wanna slap him round he’s on Twitter, attacking us for elevating hell concerning the public data side of this that’s distressing for [00:21:00] a man who might be headed to a public company. O we at all times. At all times at all times defend the general public data, legislation and struggle to ensure authorities follows it.

And for a future RTA board member to be attacking, that’s shameful. I hope he will get his sense proper earlier than he’s ready the place he might be withholding public data himself. Mm it’s. At this time in Ohio. Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan lastly settled up with the federal elections fee on some massive abnormalities in his marketing campaign.

Finance filings, Layla. What’s the harm?

Leila: Properly, his marketing campaign paid a conciliation settlement price, OFS. $60,000 to the FEC for all these points in his outdated reviews, in line with his most up-to-date submitting final week, and that stemmed from letters to the FEC despatched to Jordan’s marketing campaign in March, 2021 that had been questioning receipt variations between unique and unpaid filings that had been [00:22:00] as excessive as 558,000 in disbursement price variations that had been as excessive as $911,000.

And the marketing campaign. That their new treasurer noticed errors that the previous treasurer had made that they corrected them and so they reported them to the FEC. These errors included donations that had been reported on the deposit date as a substitute of the method date, which they are saying was the foundation of many of those discrepancies.

And so they say that they’re all squared away now. And at no level was any cash ever lacking from the marketing campaign. So, you already know, in fact the marketing campaign stated a part of the issue is that Jim Jordan is so standard that they simply had a extremely onerous time maintaining with processing all of the marketing campaign contributions that had been simply pouring in.

So, you already know, that’s one other side of this story, however, uh, yeah, that’s 60 grand that’s, that’s what they needed to needed to. Annie up.

Chris: And naturally, only a few folks had been listening to this final week as a result of Jim Jordan was getting all the eye for calling the rape of a ten 12 months outdated woman who a giant [00:23:00] lie.

And that has continued to be on the market. You understand, I requested this morning of the editors, whether or not the story of the ten 12 months outdated rape sufferer is the uncommon one which stays within the American consciousness for the long run, a lot of silly issues. Politicians do. Our information for a day or two and fade into reminiscence, however each Dave Yost and Jim Jordan, what they did with that 10 12 months outdated rape case, it might need endurance that is perhaps in folks’s minds after they go to the poll field, as a result of it was such a reprehensible political shenanigan, making an attempt to get political capital out of negating her expertise.

So I don’t assume many individuals are gonna take note of $60,000.

Leila: However don’t do you assume that there are, I imply, have a look at how, I imply, there are individuals who I believe will proceed to imagine that that story is fake. You understand, I imply, simply the best way that there are nonetheless individuals who imagine that Sandy hook was a bunch of disaster actors, you already know, it’s, it’s [00:24:00] all in how these tales are spun on locations like, you already know, on far proper media.

So,

Chris: yeah, you’re, you’re by no means gonna that, that section of the inhabitants, you’re by no means gonna get them to just accept fact, however I believe the mainstream a part of America noticed how that performed out. Mm. And are available on a ten 12 months outdated, while you consider a ten 12 months outdated and as a substitute of ready for the information, these guys rush out.

To get da, I imply, we’d talked about final week, Dave Yos bought recognized with COVID on, on the Friday, however, however felt to, he might get a lot political capital outta cheering. This factor that he went on TV whereas he was sick, which you’re not presupposed to do, you’re presupposed to relaxation. However anyway, fascinating stuff it’s in the present day in Ohio.

One doesn’t consider larger Cleveland as a statewide chief in wage progress. So a brand new report is an encouraging shock. Lisa, this one actually stunned me. I’d by no means have predicted this.

Lisa: Yeah, me as effectively. This can be a report from the ADP analysis Institute. They appeared on the wages of 26 [00:25:00] million salaried employees in giant us.

Metros. So Cleveland Eria, which is Cuyahoga lake GGA and Medina counties had the very best wage progress amongst excessive Ohio metros up 7.9% from 2019 to 2021. So the median pay on this space is $6,061 a month. Which equals $72,700 a 12 months. It’s the one Ohio metropolis above the nationwide common of 6.8%. Cincinnati got here in at 5%.

Uh, Columbus got here in at 4.8%, though their medians. Salaries in these two cities had been barely greater than Cleveland, however on the low finish in wage progress, which is the bottom 5% of wage earners, nationwide common being 10.4%, which is about $1,600 a month. Cleveland got here in at 11%, $1,850 a month. Um, though that’s the bottom progress in Ohio as a result of Columbus had 13.1% [00:26:00] and Cincinnati had 16.7%.

So yeah, fascinating that we. I don’t even know easy methods to clarify that. Yeah. Possibly the salaries had been solo or I

Chris: don’t know. yeah, perhaps it’s simply, it was the restoration due to, uh, how issues are going, however it’s a, it’s an excellent signal. After all inflation’s now’s consuming up all that wage progress, however, uh, at the least it was heartening to see that we had been doing fairly effectively examine.

You simply don’t count on us to, to be a frontrunner within the state as a result of we’ve been sort of extra considerable. However we’re it’s in the present day in Ohio for weeks, we’ve been informed Jalen Walker was shot. As many as 60 occasions, we lastly have specificity from the post-mortem and Courtney, it’s nonetheless a giant quantity.

Courtney: Yeah. The summit county medicals examiner’s workplace discovered that Jalen Walker suffered.

45 gunshot entrance wounds. So simply bullets getting into the physique. He additionally had 5 grays wounds. Can’t say precisely what number of occasions [00:27:00] he was shot, as a result of one bullet may cause a number of like entrance wounds, grays wounds, you think about one thing getting into your arm after which going by and going into your aspect. It doesn’t provide you with a one for one depend, however they finally discovered 20.

Bullets in Walker’s physique and 15 that had traveled fully in. After which now.

Chris: Yeah. And, and also you, you’re hoping that the investigation reveals what number of occasions he might need been shot after he was down, as a result of that that’s develop into a giant query is as soon as he’s down, why did they preserve firing? It’s nonetheless a unprecedented variety of occasions to be shot, uh, which is why this has been one of many extra delicate problems with Northeast Ohio this 12 months.

Uh, the post-mortem supplied some, some fundamental solutions. We’re gonna must look to the investigation for. The total particulars. Yeah.

Courtney: You understand, we did be taught from the post-mortem that Jaylen Walker died from blood loss. The, the docs couldn’t decide whether or not one bullet [00:28:00] versus one other was, you already know, the deadly shot. Uh, they did discover that a number of of his very important organs had been hit.

Additionally they discovered, you already know, that is a part of the common post-mortem follow. Um, no medication or alcohol was in Walker system on the time of his demise. You understand, I believed it was very fascinating within the story right here. Although that, that the, the health worker’s workplace down there didn’t conduct a gunshot residue take a look at to attempt to confirm that account from police.

Police say that he fired a gun at them whereas he was driving away from them as a part of that automobile chase. However the health worker’s workplace, apparently doesn’t conduct gunshot residue assessments. It stopped doing so in 2016, as a result of the accuracy of these assessments got here into query. So. It looks like we might not get a solution from this workplace about.

whether or not they discovered proof on his fingers, whether or not he shot a gun at police or not.

Chris: However when you’re shot 40 occasions, there’s in all probability an excellent probability you may have gunshot residue throughout your [00:29:00] physique. And so I I’d by no means heard that these assessments had been unreliable. I, I miss that, that, that, that had develop into a pattern. I believed they nonetheless did them.

Yeah. But when, if they’re questionable, then. Then it’s in all probability a good suggestion to not look, they’ll have the ability to see whether or not the gun was fired. They’ll have the ability to see if there was a spherical lacking. There’s another issues they will do, however I, I such as you was stunned by that. I had not realized that was not a legitimate take a look at.

Oh, you’re listening to in the present day at Ohio and Layla. We’re not gonna get to the draft query, which might be good, cuz it rained loads. No, and it’s

Lisa: nonetheless raining.

Chris: It’s raining. So there you go. That’s it for in the present day. Thanks, Lisa. Thanks Courtney. Thanks Layla. Because of all people. Take heed to this podcast.