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Sonny Bono: “Would you consider it a war when a family accidentally drives down the wrong street and is blown to oblivion because…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 1996
Would you consider it a war when a family accidentally drives down the wrong street and is blown to oblivion because they simply accidentally made a wrong turn? Can crime prevention help that or is that war?
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Sonny Bono
California

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Discussing the implications of violence and crime prevention.

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