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John Walsh: “You are sitting there, and you make an arbitrary decision, and you sign the death warrant of that person because you…”

On the recordMay 9, 2013
You are sitting there, and you make an arbitrary decision, and you sign the death warrant of that person because you say, no, too busy, runaway.
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John Walsh
Democratic · Montana

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John Walsh criticizes police decisions regarding missing persons cases, suggesting they often dismiss cases too quickly.

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