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Mandela Barnes: “If you've committed a severe crime, you should be detained…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 07:35

This is not about ending cash bail. This is about a person who has committed a crime and the severity of that crime. If you've committed a severe crime, you should be detained, you should be held behind bars. And when your court day comes, that person will see their fate. And if it were people, or if people like Tom Tiffany took the time to understand the actual … (07:35–07:40)

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Asserts that individuals who commit severe crimes should be detained and not released on bail.

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