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“THE DAILY 45: JASMINE THURMAN'S LOST DREAMS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1330 on June 24, 2008.
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THE DAILY 45: JASMINE THURMAN'S LOST DREAMS
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HON. BOBBY L. RUSH
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that, everyday, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United States. No community is exempt from the carnage. Last weekend, in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak Township, 18-year-old Jasmine Thurman, a recent graduate of Ferndale High School, was shot to death in what police describe as a feud between teenage girls from a nearby public housing complex.
Jasmine Thurman had a family. Jasmine Thurman had dreams. Jasmine Thurman had a bright future that was snuffed out in an instant by a gun. Jasmine, the grand-niece of township Trustee Francine Thurman, was dead on arrival at an area hospital and leaves behind a grieving family and friends.
Her cousin, 16-year-old Chanique Stone, said this to investigators on the scene, ``If that happened to her, what's going to happen to me?''
Americans of conscience must come together to stop the senseless death of ``The Daily 45.'' When will we say ``enough is enough, stop the killing.''
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