Judge Says Video of J’Allen Jones Must Be Public
法官裁定 J’Allen Jones 的影片必須公開
Introduction
A judge in Hartford says the public must see a video. The video shows how J’Allen Jones died in a prison in 2018.
哈特福德的一名法官表示大眾必須看到一段影片。該影片顯示了 J’Allen Jones 在 2018 年於監獄中死亡的經過。
Main Body
J’Allen Jones was sick in his mind. On March 25, 2018, prison staff tried to move him. He did not want a search. The officers hit him and used pepper spray. He could not breathe for seven minutes, but the officers did not call for help quickly.
J’Allen Jones 當時患有精神疾病。2018 年 3 月 25 日，監獄人員嘗試移動他。他不希望接受搜身。警員對他施暴並使用了胡椒噴霧。他有七分鐘無法呼吸，但警員並未迅速地請求救援。
The prison said the officers did not do anything wrong. But a doctor said the struggle and pepper spray killed him. A review said the officers were too slow to help. Nine workers lost one day of pay.
監獄方面表示警員沒有任何違規行為。但一名醫生指出，掙扎與胡椒噴霧導致了他的死亡。一份審查報告稱警員救援過慢。九名員工被扣除一日薪資。
Lawyers for Jones wanted the video. They say the officers treated him badly because of his race and his mental health. Now, the prison is hiring a new doctor and training staff to help sick people better.
Jones 的律師要求取得該影片。他們表示警員因為其種族和精神健康狀況而虐待他。目前，監獄正在聘請新醫生並培訓員工，以更好地照顧患者。
Conclusion
The judge released the video. Now people can see what happened when J’Allen Jones died.
法官公開了影片。現在大眾可以得知 J’Allen Jones 死亡時發生了什麼事。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking About the Past
When we tell a story about things that already happened, we change the action words.
The Change: Add "-ed" Most words just need two letters at the end to move from now to then:
- Help → Helped
- Treat → Treated
- Use → Used
The Rebels: Words that change completely Some words don't follow the "-ed" rule. You must memorize these:
- Say → Said
- Do → Did
- Be (is/are) → Was/Were
- Lose → Lost
Quick Pattern Map
Current Action Past Action
- "The prison is hiring" (Happening now)
- "The judge released the video" (Happened before)