And I think particularly among young people who are logging, you know, thousands of hours KING: Teenagers? Things were changing, the size of the phone, the quality of the phone, but also the amount of radiation it gave off. So just to go through what we know, we know that the type of radio frequency that comes from cell phones is very different from what comes from an X-Ray or a nuclear bomb. WebOur environmental policy should embrace free market principles with regulatory structures and incentives that allow businesses to innovate and prosper. Cochran received hate mail and death threats. KING: Did he know how serious it was? And, you know, even if you look at the manuals and things like that, they'll tell you that there is a, as Dr. Black said, the further away you put the phone from your ear, you know, the much safer it is. Larry, we're going to go inside the ear here to the inner part over here. D. COCHRAN: Yes, you were. If we have that, I'll show you that. I would not want to be a heavy user of a mobile phone. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. I would like to point you to the long-term data that's coming out of the Interphone studies. And, so, you are sort of asking for a definite answer to state where the science is quite indefinite. In the early 1970s, Cochran also went to court in defense of Geronimo Pratt, a former Black Panther accused of murder. The Food and Drug Administration made recommendations about cell phone use. ", In "Lethal Weapon 4," comedian Chris Rock plays a policeman who advises a criminal suspect he has a right to an attorney, then warns him: "If you get Johnnie Cochran, I'll kill you. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. Cochran died of an inoperable brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. During their divorce, it came to light that for 10 years Cochran had secretly maintained a "second family," which included a son. His daughter Tiffany, for one, no longer holds a cell phone to her head. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. KING: But that was not a death signal? Cochran is survived by his second wife, Dale Mason; his son, Jonathan Cochran, from a prior relationship; his daughters Tiffany Cochran Edwards and Melodie Cochran, from his first marriage; and sisters Pearl Baker and Martha Jean Sherrard. Go to CNN.com/larryking and take our quick vote. THUN: I think that what's still in question is the acoustic neuromas. A brain tumor killed the famed attorney and father of three at the age of 67. And, again, you know, although there hasn't been any definitive studies, there have been some studies that show a correlation between the side that you use a cell phone on and the side that you use KING: If it's the left side, you're going to get it on the left side? D. COCHRAN: Um-hmm. Cochran thus made controversial closing statements in which he compared the detectives philosophy to that of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. WebJohnnie Cochran's widow speaks publicly for the first time since her husband's death. Click here to go to our international version. Each study may have some flaw to the study. KING: So do Dale and Dr. Black think there's a link between cell phones and Johnnie Cochran's brain tumor? The following decade, Cochran won a huge, unprecedented court payment for a 13-year-old molested by an officer. His client list included former "Diff'rent Strokes" star Todd Bridges, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Michael Jackson (search), who is now facing child molestation charges, and former football great Simpson. While Cochran never argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case involving him is on the docket this session. In 1994, Cochran joined Alan Dershowitz, F. Lee Bailey, Robert Shapiro, Barry Scheck and Robert Kardashian to form the core of the so-called dream team of lawyers hired to defend athlete/actor O.J. (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: The night after the Simpson decision, Johnnie guested on this show. One of the most memorable moments of the televised trial came from Cochran, who instructed the jury in closing arguments: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.". This is a scan that somebody would get in the doctor's office. KING: Dr. Khurana, how would you respond? But we don't have all the answers. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHNNIE COCHRAN, ATTORNEY: It makes no sense. Do you think we'll have a statistical rate to link these two? So we know that there is KING: You can't discuss an individual case then? Cochran signed on as part of a "dream team" of lawyers defending the Hall of Famer. In 1978, Cochran once again became part of the citys legal force when he joined the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, although he eventually returned to private practice. Meanwhile, wear an earpiece, or holster and all will be well, the doctors said. Then they came with this handle. And, actually, before he developed the tumor that was ultimately more aggressive, I was treating Johnnie for a more benign tumor a few years before. They certainly cause car accidents. I guess that doesn't count. He appeared on Court TVs Inside Americas Courts and was also featured on a number of TV programs, including Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Chris Rock Show and The Roseanne Show as well as the Spike Lee film Bamboozled (2000). KING: More information go to what? BLACK: Again, I think the emissions from cordless phones in the house are very low, and I would be less concerned with those than cell phones. KING: Dr. Khurana, you want to respond? After returning to private practice, Cochran built his firm into a personal injury giant with more than 100 lawyers and offices around the country. I use it on the speaker phone mode. It provides sensation to the rest of the body. D. COCHRAN: Yes, I think people are concerned. And while there hasn't been an increase in the rate of brain cancers overall, we have to also remember that they do take time before they are registered in local registries and that data has to be correlated and eventually that data will come through. BLACK: We were actually, Larry, close friends. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Often times, these phone come with a holster. What is that? And that's what we've done. And I think that given the research and break throughs we are now making in cancer and brain cancer in particular, one of the positive outcomes is that if we can get more research funding, we can accelerate finding an effective treatment for this disease. Best Known For: Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. Furthermore, this is the public position of leading health organizations, such as the United States Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, the American Cancer Society, ACS, and the World Health Organization, WHO. KING: So are you going to instruct the patient of your BLACK: I've instructed Dale D. COCHRAN: Oh, yes. What indication did he give you that something was wrong? He was 67. Pratt was convicted in 1972. Death. He's associate professor of neurosurgery at the Canberra Hospital. So we're not just talking about tumors, and I was not just implying brain tumors, but there are other health effects. GUPTA: Ionizing is like the x-rays and things like that. Cochran's longtime mistress, Patricia Sikora, also spoke out against the attorney. KING: Did Johnnie know he was passing? Not probably, he was one of the best known attorneys. Cochran didn't represent him in that case. There's no known mechanism, but not necessarily no mechanism. Our results suggest an association between cellular phone use and prodded gland tumors." KHURANA: Well, it tells us that we need to be very careful if we're looking to find answers to what might be causing problems. But as Dr. Black used to say, use an earpiece when we're using the cell phone. Amidst much debate over the case, Cochran entered the national spotlight and became a celebrity himself, making screen appearances and writing his memoirs. Following his surgery in April 2004, Cochran began to avoid the limelight after having welcomed it for so many years. It's heating the brain. I don't know anyone who didn't like him -- defense attorneys who opposed him, prosecutors D. COCHRAN: Oh, yes. But the bottom line question is: While we're waiting ten years to find out whether radiating RFs into the head (or the area adjacent to the genitals) is good or bad, should we suffer the inconvenience of minimizing cell phone use? I really think the overwhelming amount of evidence that we have from reviewing the literature has shown there really is no good, viable link between cell phone use and brain tumors. For more health information and action on health policy, sign on at: www.health-journalist.com. What's known about the impact of RF on human tissue?" So caution should be our guide. [9] Prison [ edit] I'm not sure I would advocate the Bluetooth because although it's much weaker, you are putting the antenna, the transmitter right into your ear, next to your brain. who was arrested for speeding and later found dead in his cell. Simpson was found not guilty in his murder trial, yet nonetheless faced civil litigation, with millions in damages awarded to the Brown and Goldman families. You know, a lot of studies may not be perfect. Because of widespread coverage of the Simpson trial, Cochran entered the superstar realm of celebrity, reportedly receiving a $2.5 million advance to write his memoirs. is POV and doesn't make any Male. KING: That's Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Secondly, we know that in the country that's used cell phones for the longest, which is Sweden -- they came in the early 1980's and the early cell phones were -- had much higher emissions than today's cell phones. Dr. Keith Black and Dr. Sanjay Gupta remain with us. The experts admitted that it may take ten years for solid research outcomes to materialize. "I read everything I could find about Thurgood Marshall and confirmed that a single dedicated man could use the law to change society.". BLACK: But the brain has no sensation. KING: But if it is a cause and can be helped by using ear phones why not? His work and leadership have had a lasting legacy almost two decades after his death, and in today's America, with the death of George Floyd and the nationwide A brain tumor killed the famed attorney and father of three at the age of 67. In the 1950s, he became one of two dozen black students integrated into Los Angeles High School. First, Dr. Schwartz, we don't even know how we think. Are they paying a price or panicking for no good reason? (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TIFFANY COCHRAN EDWARDS, JOHNNIE COCHRAN'S DAUGHTER: He was such a wonderful man. Brad has a phone in his pocket of his pants. ET) at his home in Los Angeles. And I think when I had kids, I became more interested in it, frankly. The precautionary principle is a fancy version of the old (unproven) adage "better safe than sorry.". That is a tumor that comes off one of the specific nerves in the inner ear. I keep coming back to it. But as Larry has also said, if there's a known cause, and if there is a possibility of even mitigating the incidence even slightly, that would be helpful. Also, these brain cells -- cancer cells can migrate. KING: It's a wonderful place and a great addition the health system in this country. As Dr. Gupta has pointed out, their quantification of what constitutes regular use is itself quite alarming. GUPTA: It's hard to say. It gives me an opportunity to represent people who I believe are innocent. So it's possible for a cell to get an injury and then migrate to a different location within the brain, as well. Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Johnnie Cochran, Birth Year: 1937, Birth date: October 2, 1937, Birth State: Louisiana, Birth City: Shreveport, Birth Country: United States. A parody of Johnnie Cochran, he appears in the series' seventh through ninth seasons as Cosmo Kramer 's lawyer. ``I don't know why he turned against me, why he cut me off, why he would want to see me hurt,'' a tearful That's correct. I do think that he raises a very important concern, I think particularly among young people using cell phones. BLACK: Headaches. We know that it causes lung cancer by the statistical rate. Both defense attorneys Robert Shapiro and Johnnie Cochran believed from the outset that Simpson was guilty, Toobin says. By the time Simpson was acquitted, Cochran and co-counsel Shapiro were on the outs. Yes, Johnnie Cochran, of O.J. But, basically, this is a tumor of the inner ear and -- there you go, Larry. called in during that show. "And I knew that accepting it good-naturedly, even participating in it, helped soothe some of the angry feelings from the Simpson case.". D. COCHRAN: I think perhaps there could be. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. D. COCHRAN: Attach an earpiece immediately. They saw an abnormality within the brain. Experts on both sides of the issue are here and it's next. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. ", "Johnnie Cochran was a true gentleman who embodied class, brilliance, honesty and integrity," Jackson said in a statement. Non-ionizing is less problematic, I think, than ionizing. Cochran penned the books Journey to Justice (1996) and A Lawyer's Life (2002). After graduating from UCLA, Cochran earned a law degree from Loyola University. KING: Johnnie Cochran probably was one of the best known attorneys in the United States. Born in Shreveport, La., the great-grandson of slaves, grandson of a sharecropper and son of an insurance salesman, Cochran came to Los Angeles with his family in 1949. For years its been speculated that Super Attorney Johnnie Cochrans brain tumor was caused by his cell phone use. KING: When they see keep it in the holster, that means keep it away from your body. "The clients I've cared about the most are the No Js, the ones who nobody knows," said Cochran, who proudly displayed copies in his office of the multimillion-dollar checks he won for ordinary citizens who said they were abused by police. He's 91- years-old, I'm pleased to say. Web of Spider-Man 95 Spirits of Venom Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze LOT C5 Sold by blombo | Ends on 2023-03-05 21:39:07 . While we're waiting ten years to find out whether radiating RFs into the head (or the area adjacent to the genitals) is good or bad, should we suffer the inconvenience of minimizing cell phone use? 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