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Summer Lee: “That is why it takes additional resources, specialized equipment, and more money to police events that used to simply…”

On the recordJune 17, 2014
That is why it takes additional resources, specialized equipment, and more money to police events that used to simply require police personnel for crowd and traffic control.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for more resources in policing events.

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