On the recordMay 4, 2009
To have law enforcement and the district attorney and the criminal justice system essentially be crooks, in my judgment, should infuriate and does infuriate everyone.
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transcripts.cnn.comJohn Whitmire: “To have law enforcement and the district attorney and the criminal justice system essentially be crooks, in my judgment…”
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Texas State Senator John Whitmire expresses his anger over the corruption within law enforcement and the justice system in Tenaha.
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