I do insist upon calling a massacre, not a tragedy. "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy. "Hamlet" is a tragedy. "Macbeth" is a tragedy. This was a massacre.
Jamie Raskin: “I do insist upon calling a massacre, not a tragedy. "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy. "Hamlet" is a tragedy. "Macbeth" is…”
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Raskin emphasizes the severity of the Parkland shooting, labeling it a massacre.
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