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Thomas Jackson: “I want to say this to the Graham family, no one who is not experience a lost of a child can understand what you're…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2014
I want to say this to the Graham family, no one who is not experience a lost of a child can understand what you're feeling. I'm truly sorry for the lost of your son, I'm also sorry that it took so long to remove Michael from the street.

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Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson apologizes to the family of Michael Brown for the delay in removing his body and expresses sympathy for their loss.

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