Lawmaker slams ‘tone deaf’ Justice Dept. for dodging ‘felon,’ ‘convict’

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published May 5, 2016 4:58pm ET

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Lawmaker slams ‘tone deaf’ Justice Dept. for dodging ‘felon,’ ‘convict’ — "Is the Department of Justice a month behind with their April Fool's joke, or are they really this tone deaf?" Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) | J. Scott Applewhite

Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., blasted the Justice Department on Thursday for saying it would avoid terms like “felon” and “convict,” and instead use less disparaging terms in order to help people who commit crimes reintegrate themselves into society.

“Is the Department of Justice a month behind with their April Fool’s joke, or are they really this tone deaf?” Black said in a statement.

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