Ronald Reagan: “It is the nature of the crime, not the relationship of the victim to…”

On the recordApril 18, 1985

It is the nature of the crime, not the relationship of the victim to the offender, that should guide the actions of the justice system.

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Republican · California

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Proclamation 5322—Victims of Crime Week, 1985

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