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Ted Cruz Backs 2020 Democrat’s Call To Not Name Mass Shooters

Molly Prince
Ted Cruz Backs 2020 Democrat’s Call To Not Name Mass Shooters
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Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang suggested on Monday that the news media should consider a moratorium on disclosing the identities of mass shooters so as not to give them notoriety for their heinous acts.

“I know it would be difficult to implement and is contrary to human nature – but I think we ought to explore not publicizing the identities or motivations of mass shooters,” Yang wrote on Twitter. “[It] would discourage those seeking notoriety or to spread twisted beliefs.”

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