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Angus King: “Until you create some objectivity in the process where there is no bias and influence and prejudice against the victim…”

On the recordJune 3, 2013
Until you create some objectivity in the process where there is no bias and influence and prejudice against the victim, the lower-ranking individual in the situation, you are not going to solve this problem.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King emphasizes the need for objectivity to address victim bias in military justice.

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