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On the recordAugust 26, 1931
It is always possible that occasional individuals may have overstepped the law and humanity in treatment of criminals and those charged with crime, and if so, they should be severely punished.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Letter to the Acting Attorney General on the District of Columbia Police Force.

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