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On the recordAugust 8, 2007
It wasn't over drugs. It wasn't over some kind of drug turf. It wasn't a beef. This just seems to be a heinous, patently evil crime that was not motivated by anything the young people did.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Cory Booker discusses the nature of the crime, emphasizing its senselessness.

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