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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 03:30 PM Apr 2016

On Crime Bill and the Clintons, Young Blacks Clash With Parents

On Crime Bill and the Clintons, Young Blacks Clash With Parents
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/on-crime-bill-and-the-clintons-young-blacks-clash-with-parents/ar-BBrTpCM?ocid=SL5BDHP

Rufus Farmer, 33, was tired of all the ways he saw black men being mistreated by the nation’s law enforcement system — from the police officer who once berated him for crossing the street to the mandatory prison sentences that sent so many of his peers away.

So when former President Bill Clinton appeared on April 7 in Philadelphia at a rally for his wife, Hillary, Mr. Farmer protested, carrying a sign denouncing Mr. Clinton’s 1994 crime bill, which set lengthy prison sentences and flooded the streets with police officers.

A fiery exchange broke out between the activists and the former president as Mr. Clinton forcefully defended the legislation. But it was not just Mr. Clinton who criticized the young protesters. Afterward, some older African-Americans did, too.

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And, in perhaps a more surprising shift, after hearing what Mr. Clinton said in Philadelphia, his mother has decided not to vote for Mrs. Clinton for president, Mr. Farmer said.



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On Crime Bill and the Clintons, Young Blacks Clash With Parents (Original Post) Live and Learn Apr 2016 OP
Does the article mention that Bernie voted for the bill? Remoni Apr 2016 #1
Why should it? The young aren't stupid. They research things and thy know exactly what Bernie did Live and Learn Apr 2016 #2

Live and Learn

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2. Why should it? The young aren't stupid. They research things and thy know exactly what Bernie did
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 03:54 PM
Apr 2016

and why. You should be so educated.

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