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Tamir Rice (L) and Ethan Couch.

A tale of two fates: Tamir Rice and Ethan Couch

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Callie Crossley asks whether the cases of Tamir Rice and Ethan Couch answer the debate about the power of fate versus free will.

People protest against the killing of a homeless man by police outside LAPD headquarters on March 3, 2015.

The Justice Department wades into the fight against police discrimination

March 4, 2015Justice

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