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Tom Perez: If they had been in place, George Floyd might be alive today. They will put in place new accountability mechanisms…

On the recordApril 20, 2021
If they had been in place, George Floyd might be alive today. They will put in place new accountability mechanisms, because clearly, people -- officers in Minneapolis who have done wrong have not been held accountable.
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Tom Perez

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Tom Perez argues for the implementation of accountability mechanisms in policing to prevent future tragedies.

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