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Two violent men, two symptoms of the same sickness

  • Written by Lisa Wade, Professor of Sociology, Occidental College

America woke up this weekend to the news of the deadliest civilian mass shooting in the nation’s history. The senseless tragedy will undoubtedly evoke anger, sadness and helplessness.

In the meantime, many will forget to think and talk about Stanford swimmer Brock Turner’s crime and his “summer vacation” jail sentence: three...

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