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Josh Shapiro: “Max said to me, ‘Dad, I don’t understand how killing someone as a punishment for them killing someone, somehow makes…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2026
Max said to me, ‘Dad, I don’t understand how killing someone as a punishment for them killing someone, somehow makes anything better.’
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Josh Shapiro
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Describing a conversation with his son about the death penalty.

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