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David Roe: “When the penalty is stiffer for shooting a deer and taking it across the state line than it is for taking the life of…”

On the recordApril 27, 2009
When the penalty is stiffer for shooting a deer and taking it across the state line than it is for taking the life of somebody, there is something fundamentally wrong here.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

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Roe highlights the disparity in penalties for workplace fatalities compared to wildlife violations.

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