So first let me just say I appreciate my colleagues willingness to acknowledge that we have to support law enforcement. The reason I went into elected office is to prevent these types of debates. I'm proposing legislation that's clear you support. You want to make certain that we punish anybody who harms a member of law enforcement. Very simple. The objection isn't about looking forward. The objection is saying, well, I can't support something going forward because I'm upset about something that happened in the past. (13:47–14:00)
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