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Like the Jussie Smollett case, Aaron Schock's dropped charges should be investigated

Nothing spoils a good outrage like an intrusion of facts.

Outrage boiled up in news and social networks once again after the dropping of federal charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, a Peoria Republican, became official on Wednesday.

Some observers fumed that he received an undeserved pass for committing financial crimes in office. Faster than you could say "white privilege," speculation welled up that Schock caught that break because he's white.

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