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Fellow quoted in ABC News controversial crowdfunding story

Amy Kate Bailey, Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Sociology, is quoted in ABC News story, "Crowdfund gives Daniel Penny millions for legal defense in alleged killing of homeless man Jordan Neely".

"White men in this country, particularly those who can put on the mantle of being a veteran, I think typically get lots of support," said Bailey in an interview with ABC News. "There was lots of support for this kind of violence and particularly this violence that cloaked itself in the mantle of protecting the community."

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