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Hakeem Jeffries: “No parent should ever have to bury their child, particularly when that child has been killed by those who were sworn to…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
No parent should ever have to bury their child, particularly when that child has been killed by those who were sworn to protect and serve.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries expresses empathy for a parent who lost a child to police violence.

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