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Before I applied to be a police officer in Bakersfield
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Before I applied to be apolice officer in Bakersfield, I was a police officerin the city...

Before I applied to be a
police officer in Bakersfield, I was a police officer
in the city of Tulare, a small community

Full Transcript

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Before I applied to be a police officer in Bakersfield,
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I was a police officer in the city of Tulare,
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a small community.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:53
Uploaded
Apr 23, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
ABC News Studios,ABC News,Kaepernick Media

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Movie Summary

In a big city with the soul of a small town in the depths of California, after a terrible shooting in a hotel makes the Ramirez family question everything they know about their city: Bakersfield.
S01 • E03 Mr. Serna had an altercation with a neighbor. - Killing County 00:05
Mr. Serna had an altercation with a neighbor.
S01 • E02 -James´ family points to one possible explanation. - Killing County 00:06
-James´ family points to one possible explanation.
S01 • E03 She placed a call to law enforcement - Killing County 00:08
She placed a call to law enforcement
S01 • E01 And at the time, back in the mid-´90s, - Killing County 00:12
And at the time, back in the mid-´90s,
S01 • E02 He had recently lost a lot of weight - Killing County 00:09
He had recently lost a lot of weight
S01 • E03 While they were discussing what the neighbor had seen, - Killing County 00:10
While they were discussing what the neighbor had seen,
S01 • E02 It would only be for James lifting up his pants. - Killing County 00:05
It would only be for James lifting up his pants.
S01 • E01 There were a lot of police officer-involved shootings. - Killing County 00:06
There were a lot of police officer-involved shootings.
S01 • E02 They stuck with the story of James got off - Killing County 00:06
They stuck with the story of James got off
S01 • E03 Mr. Serna moved towards them. He was wearing his robe. - Killing County 00:05
Mr. Serna moved towards them. He was wearing his robe.
S01 • E01 To be honest, those things attracted me. - Killing County 00:05
To be honest, those things attracted me.
S01 • E03 He´s in a robe with his hands in his pockets, - Killing County 00:06
He´s in a robe with his hands in his pockets,
S01 • E01 I wanted to be part of an agency that was proactive, - Killing County 00:09
I wanted to be part of an agency that was proactive,
S01 • E02 -To the police, this was another justifiable shooting. - Killing County 00:06
-To the police, this was another justifiable shooting.
S01 • E03 They ask him to pull his hands out of his pockets, - Killing County 00:05
They ask him to pull his hands out of his pockets,
S01 • E01 In 2011, - Killing County 00:06
In 2011,
S01 • E02 -Yet, everyone agreed - Killing County 00:07
-Yet, everyone agreed
S01 • E01 In 2012, that number more than doubled to 31. - Killing County 00:05
In 2012, that number more than doubled to 31.
S01 • E01 And as of July, there have been 32 shootings this year alone, - Killing County 00:08
And as of July, there have been 32 shootings this year alone...
S01 • E03 Eventually, while he was within 15 to 20 feet of an officer, - Killing County 00:12
Eventually, while he was within 15 to 20 feet of an officer,