A San Francisco native travels to the Mississippi Delta for lessons on another America.
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“It doesn’t matter what age. I would say escalate force to a considerably higher level.”
This is a comment by Collin on the post “Open Thread: What Would You Do If Your Son Were Being Bullied?”