On the recordMay 31, 2020
the assumption is that the protesters in Lafayette Square were dangerous by association, and that is not the way it should have been approached.
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congress.govPaul Tonko: “the assumption is that the protesters in Lafayette Square were dangerous by association, and that is not the way it…”
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Critiques the assumption that protesters are dangerous based on unrelated actions.
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