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Karen Bass: “If our investment results in shooting innocent people and colluding with the existing government that does not sound…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2021
If our investment results in shooting innocent people and colluding with the existing government that does not sound like a good return on investment to me
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

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Questioning the effectiveness of U.S. investment in police amid reports of violence.

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