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On the recordJune 10, 2020
No, no, no. We have not been too harsh. You can be supportive of people who do their job the right way, and still hold the bad ones accountable. That's what has to happen.
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Lori Lightfoot
Democratic · Illinois

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Mayor Lightfoot asserts the need for accountability in the police force.

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