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Dick Durbin: “Simply because people have tattoos or listen to certain music or even gather in certain places and say certain things is…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2012
Simply because people have tattoos or listen to certain music or even gather in certain places and say certain things is not evidence of criminal intent.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes that certain behaviors do not imply criminal intent.

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