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Claire McCaskill: But if someone rapes a woman and the evidence is there, and that person doesn't end up in prison, then we have failed.

On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
But if someone rapes a woman and the evidence is there, and that person doesn't end up in prison, then we have failed.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill emphasizes the failure of the military justice system in handling sexual assault cases.

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