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Chris Larson: “A very cowardly officer felt threatened, his life was…”

Featuring: Chris Larson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 7

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Sen. Larson speaks against SB 517 on Senate Floor - 5/14/24

Published | Video Starts at 00:35

Right? These are instances that were outlined in detail by the senator from the sixth of what happened in my district a few years ago when A very cowardly officer felt threatened, his life was threatened when he woke up somebody who was sleeping and emptied the entire clip into his body and was able to get off without any time in jail, without any time in prison, without any conviction because he feared for his life. If there are people who are supposed to be out protecting us and they find out that they will be held liable for killing people who they're supposed to protect … (00:35–00:57)

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Asserts that an officer in Chris Larson's district shot an unarmed civilian and faced no legal consequences.

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