When you talk about Islamophobia and anti-Americanism in a balanced fashion, when you ask the community to cooperate with the police in a very open-minded fashion, that that is what helps us go through this process.

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So when we witness you being embarrassed, we like you better, trust you more, and are more likely to cooperate with you.

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