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On the recordJanuary 18, 2010
Isn't the practical effect of not reporting to the national clearinghouse fugitives really knowing the system, gaming the system, remaining at large and really thumbing their nose at the Philadelphia criminal justice system?
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter questions the consequences of not reporting fugitives to the national system.

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