#87 | Cortlyn Bridges | Ky Alicia's Story

Cortlyn Bridges on her daughter Ky Alicia Thomas, killed in Venice Beach in 2020, and a wider conversation on gun violence. In December 2020 Ky Alicia Thomas was shot and killed in Venice Beach, California. Today Cortlyn, her Ky Alicia's mother, sits down to discuss Ky Alicia's story and a wider discussion on gun violence. To learn more about Cortlyn and the Ky Alicia Thomas Foundation: https://www.kyaliciathomasfoundation.org/about/ Chapters 0:00 Welcome Cortlyn Bridges 2:35 Losing a friend at 12 5:06 Memories that come back 7:41 Gun violence in Pasadena 10:11 Educating the next generation 12:46 ID rules and buying guns 15:16 Learning about serial numbers 17:47 A gun kept locked up 20:17 Watching the looting 22:53 When it became family 25:26 Trusting each other every day 27:59 Street names for guns 30:31 Should there be checks? 33:06 Comparing it to the driving test 35:42 A licence for gun ownership 38:19 Losing her daughter 40:53 What the video showed 43:25 Choosing to forgive 45:58 Crying more since the trial 48:28 Five young people carrying weapons 50:59 No sentence is enough 53:34 December 2020 and the officers who helped 56:08 It makes no sense 58:38 Taking justice into their own hands 1:01:11 An innocent life taken 1:03:41 Venice Beach 1:06:12 Paying for protection 1:08:45 Why witnesses can't testify 1:11:16 Talking to police 1:13:51 Juveniles tried as adults 1:16:24 Different outcomes in court 1:18:59 A former prison guard named Mike 1:21:36 Second chances and her father 1:24:08 There has to be a deterrent 1:26:39 Kids who meet the wrong people 1:29:16 What responsibility do parents bear? 1:31:47 Forgiveness throughout the trial 1:34:22 Years of court dates 1:36:56 The formative years from 13 to 20 1:39:33 The breakdown of local community 1:42:07 We have to do better 1:44:37 What forgiveness does to you 1:47:07 A book to help others through trauma 1:49:42 What could I have done? The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com