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On the recordMay 17, 2005
I try to hunt these people down on my show. I am sick of watching them get caught and looking at their rap sheets; 20, 30 arrests. The man that was arrested for Jessica Lunsford's murder, was accused of murdering that beautiful nine-year-old girl, served two years of a ten-year sentence for molesting a child. He had 22 arrests. The system doesn't work for children in this country.
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John Walsh
Democratic · Montana

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John Walsh advocates for tougher laws on child predators and criticizes the current system for failing to protect children.

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