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Feb 2023
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Ben Crump - The Problem with Policing in...

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"How can you feel in fear of your life when the person is running away from you?" Attorney Ben Crump discusses why the quick arrest of the officers in the Tyre Nichols case should be the blueprint moving forward, why people need to stop justifying unnecessary killings by the police, and whether or not there is incentive to reform policing. See omnystudio.com ... Show More
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