Who's To Blame For Murder In The United States

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The year is 1995, the day April 19. People wake up and go to work as usual, but shortly after 9:00 am a rental truck explodes with great force in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. After all possible rescue efforts were made, 168 were declared dead. More than 650 other people were injured and 19 of the deceased were children. Months later two men were charged with the murders and unlawful use of explosives. With these two in custody the public felt safe again. But what if these weren’t the only two people involved?
As a society we want to feel safe. We want to put the blame on someone. We don’t even want to hear the truth anymore. People believe what authorities tell them. If someone from the upper class

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