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Amy Klobuchar: “I gotta be honest — sometimes compassion is having consequences because if they think no one’s going to do anything…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2026
I gotta be honest — sometimes compassion is having consequences because if they think no one’s going to do anything about it, and they can just roam around and do more of this … you’re going to just continue it and expand it.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing consequences for crime and public safety.

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