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    The Tamir Rice Case: Why Is It So Hard to Prosecute Cops?

    Yesterday's decision by a Cleveland grand jury not to bring charges in the death of 12-­year-­old Tamir Rice has drawn attention to the high hurdles to pursuing criminal charges when police kill a suspect ­­ even a child. Activists and Rice's family are weighing their options. Wesley Lowery is the national reporter for the Washington Post .

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Dec 29, 2015 • 6m Listen

    Yesterday's decision by a Cleveland grand jury not to bring charges in the death of 12-­year-­old Tamir Rice has drawn attention to the high hurdles to pursuing criminal charges when police kill a suspect ­­ even a child. Activists and Rice's family are weighing their options. Wesley Lowery is the national reporter for the Washington Post.

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    High Drug Prices Weigh on Patients, Will Lawmakers Respond?
    1. 1:49The Tamir Rice Case: Why Is It So Hard to Prosecute Cops?You’re reading this
    2. 8:40America's Wild West of Drug Pricing
    3. 44:08Islamic State Ruling Justifies the Sexual Slavery of Women
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