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Jul 2022
30m 8s

How do you punish a mass shooter?

THE WASHINGTON POST
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Today on “Post Reports,” we talk about the chaos and terror at July Fourth celebrations over the holiday weekend. Then, we break down a big decision point for the Justice Department on whether to seek the death penalty in another recent mass shooting. 
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