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“These are violent people, and if at any point we let down our guard, there is a serious risk of ongoing violence,” Deputy Assistant Atty.

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A Commons' committee report recently said children and families were being "let down by unacceptably long delays" in the family court system.

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Gabriel, however, sees his twin sister's inquest as a wake up call - for too long, he thinks society has let down those whose parents believe conspiracy theories.

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However, he also said he questioned Rowley on why it took journalists to expose this behaviour, which "let down" London irrespective of the commissioner's efforts.

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Sir Mark also said: "Much more needed to be done to tackle the individuals and cliques whose appalling behaviour continues to let down their colleagues and Londoners".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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