Senator's Slur Sparks Controversy in Sex Offender Program Debate
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State Senator Leonard Christians controversial remarks during a Senate debate on a bill to repeal Washingtons Community Protection Program have sparked outrage. The program houses adults with developmental disabilities who have been charged or convicted of sex offenses or are seen as risks to others. Christian referred to program participants as retarded people mixed with rapists, drawing immediate backlash. The bill, which would end the program by years end and shift people to other services, passed on a strict party-line vote. Opponents warn that it could endanger vulnerable people in less secure housing. Christian later admitted that the outdated word caused the uproar and promised to phrase things better next time.
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