For too long, we’d been told there were only two options: to be either tough on crime or soft on crime — an oversimplification that ignored the reali… - Kamala Harris

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For too long, we’d been told there were only two options: to be either tough on crime or soft on crime — an oversimplification that ignored the realities of public safety. You can want the police to stop crime in your neighborhood and also want them to stop using excessive force. You can want them to hunt down a killer on your streets and also want them to stop using racial profiling. You can believe in the need for consequence and accountability, especially for serious criminals, and also oppose unjust incarceration. I believed it was essential to weave all these varied strands together.

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About Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris /ˈkɑːmələ/ (born 20 October 1964) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 49th Vice President of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as a US senator for California from 2017 to 2021, and as California's Attorney General from 2011 to 2017. Harris took office as vice president concurrent with the inauguration of Joe Biden as president in January 2021. She was the Democrats' nominee for president in 2024.

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Pen Names: 賀錦麗 Hạ Cẩm Lệ Hạ Cẩm Ly
Birth Name: Kamala Devi Harris Kamala Iyer Harris
Also Known As: Momala
Alternative Names: Vice President Kamala Harris Vice President Harris VP Harris VPOTUS46 VP 46 Kamala D. Harris

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"...officials who don't differentiate between types of crime and just talk tough, about all of it, are really tougher on taxpayers, than they are on crimes. They're not reducing crime." D.A. Ronnie Earle

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