The Lasting Fear of Flint’s Water Crisis

(water drips)

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(water boils)

(washer churns)

[Girl] They got a sign over the water fountains

say, Drink at your own risk.

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[Young Man] My nephew started getting tiny bumps

and red, little rashes on his body.

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[Girl] The principal kept saying, Don't

wash your hands if you have a cut.

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[Young Man] We thought he had Cradle Cap because,

like, you know, his hair kept falling out.

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[Man] And we kept taking him back to the doctor

and they couldn't say what was wrong.

(coffee brewing)

[Girl] Months and months we been drinking this water.

And we had no idea what we was drinking.

[Young Man] You can't really get around it.

(faucet runs)

[Female] When I wake up I gotta brush my teeth.

[Girl] Taking a bath, washing your hands, washing dishes.

[Male] I was givin my daughter and my son the water.

[Small Child] My mom used to make Chicken Noodle

soup with water.

[Female] Watering your plants, washing clothes,

taking a shower.

[Girl] Cooking with it.

[Small Child] Wash your hands with it.

[Young Man] My girlfriend was pregnant.

You know, she was, drinking the water.

[Female] Are those ice cubes from the water?

[Girl] Boiling macaroni in it.

[Young Woman] Making coffee.

[Girl] Rinsing off your fruits, vegetables, meat.

[Female] Did you wash that lettuce in Flint water?

[Girl] Wash my hands.

[Lady] I wash my face.

[Young Girl] Every single day that's something we use.

Every single day.

(water splashes)

[Woman] Do you know how hard it was for us

to retrain our children?

That they can't turn on a faucet?

(water splashes)

[Lady] When we see all over the TV about our

toxic water in our hometown,

it does something to you.

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It makes you fearful.

(water rushes)

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What are they gonna do to us next?

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[Man] I don't trust nothing.

I really don't.

[Woman] I don't trust them.

I don't trust, no I don't

I don't.

I don't, I don't because we people and

they not treatin us like we people.

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[Young Lady] How can I fight this?

You's supposed to be able to protect

your kids and this is something

you can't protect them from.

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[Female] Everything water touches?

I wouldn't trust it.

Not at all.

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[Older Woman] I don't trust in anything

that they say now.

I don't think I would ever.

They could have this whole place knocked down

and picked back up.

I don't think I would ever drink their water again.

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