29 min
Konvèsasyon ak Jean Bernard Thomas sou arestasyon li an 2013 Koze avè m
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- Society & Culture
The principle of presumption of innocence explains that until one can be proven guilty, one must be considered innocent under the law. But our guest recalls his verdict being confirmed as guilty, even before appearing before a judge. Painter, guitarist, musician Jean Bernard Thomas is an artist that wears many hats. His compositions have rotated around many radios around the country and around the world. But being a well-known and celebrated artist didn't prevent him from coming face-to-face with injustice. Despite being a public personality, Jean Bernard Thomas remains a man of the people; very down to earth and approachable by all. One night, while conducting a painting workshop and going about his regular music activities, he heard violent and persistent banging at his front gate. It was the local police forcing their way into the artist's home without a warrant and after 6 pm, time after which one cannot be arrested unless if caught in the act. Shockingly, Mr. Thomas learned that he was linked to a case of kidnapping that he knew nothing about. And while all they found was weed, he, along with other friends and artists who were present, was taken into custody and spent the next two months behind bars. In our talk this week, Mr. Thomas took time to not only share about his experience as an inmate which was really an opportunity to grow, mature and birth new music, but also to shed light on the living condition of other inmates at the national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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The principle of presumption of innocence explains that until one can be proven guilty, one must be considered innocent under the law. But our guest recalls his verdict being confirmed as guilty, even before appearing before a judge. Painter, guitarist, musician Jean Bernard Thomas is an artist that wears many hats. His compositions have rotated around many radios around the country and around the world. But being a well-known and celebrated artist didn't prevent him from coming face-to-face with injustice. Despite being a public personality, Jean Bernard Thomas remains a man of the people; very down to earth and approachable by all. One night, while conducting a painting workshop and going about his regular music activities, he heard violent and persistent banging at his front gate. It was the local police forcing their way into the artist's home without a warrant and after 6 pm, time after which one cannot be arrested unless if caught in the act. Shockingly, Mr. Thomas learned that he was linked to a case of kidnapping that he knew nothing about. And while all they found was weed, he, along with other friends and artists who were present, was taken into custody and spent the next two months behind bars. In our talk this week, Mr. Thomas took time to not only share about his experience as an inmate which was really an opportunity to grow, mature and birth new music, but also to shed light on the living condition of other inmates at the national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koze-av-m/message
29 min