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Jamie Raskin: “So the position you take now is that it's important to have muscular, strong law enforcement efforts to counter the…”

On the recordJune 3, 2019
So the position you take now is that it's important to have muscular, strong law enforcement efforts to counter the violence that is happening at the same time that you try to remember the humanity of the people who are in there, that they were vulnerable, impressionable young people who got pulled into it, and to try to find a pathway out to them?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes the need for strong law enforcement while recognizing the humanity of those involved in extremist groups.

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