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Bill de Blasio: Chirlane and I have had to talk to Dante for years about the dangers that he may face. We've had to literally train him…

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
Chirlane and I have had to talk to Dante for years about the dangers that he may face. We've had to literally train him as families have all over this city for decades and how to take special care in any encounter he has with the police officers who are there to protect him.
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Bill de Blasio
Democratic · New York

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Mayor de Blasio discusses the conversations he has had with his son about the dangers he may face in encounters with police.

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