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    Former President Obama: 'Let's Not Excuse Violence ... Or Participate In It'

    The former president writes in response to protests — some that have turned violent — after the killing of George Floyd.
    by Brian Naylor Jun 01, 2020 2 minutes
    Former President Barack Obama, here at a Chicago event in October, has weighed in on the aftermath of George Floyd's killing, saying those who've resorted to violence put "innocent people at risk."

    Former President Barack Obama said the protests in cities across the nation in the aftermath of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis under a police officer's knee "represent a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices and the broader criminal justice

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