I am only asking for fundamental fairness. Many of us charged with task involving lesser human consequences have exhibit more integrity when it comes to double-checking our work. Why are so many people in power afraid to … [Read more...]
Safe Surrender – an idea worth copying here?
So this could be a win-win here. Checking in with colleagues in the area, when this is done, temporary courtrooms are set up, and the benefits are large for both the law enforcement community and those with outstanding traffic related … [Read more...]
Shutting down the school to prison pipeline – what can we do?
Here is the bibliography:http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/05/28/problem_students_in_pipeline_to_prison/ School to prison pipeline: http://www.naacpldf.org/conten... NAACP Legal Defense … [Read more...]
Republican Culture of Corruption: 2007 So Far
[First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate 2008 Guru: Following the Races.]Does it seem like there's a new Republican scandal in the news every single week? Well, that may be because there is. That seems like an awful lot … [Read more...]
Conley really really hates it
Is this a trend from DA Dan Conley? A while back he actually criticized a jury for dealing him a defeat in a murder case -- something you almost never hear. Now DA Dan is criticizing personnel decisions:In an extremely rare public rebuke, … [Read more...]
UHub wants your questions for Dan Conley
Over at Universal Hub, Adam's putting together a citizen interview for, uh, "controversial" Suffolk DA Dan Conley. Hopefully Adam won't mind if I just quote in full: You're in a room with Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley. He's … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick announces package of anti-crime initiatives
Anyone who was getting a wee bit impatient for Governor Patrick to take action on Boston's crime problem can settle down a bit. The Gov announced a wide-ranging set of proposals today. The press release speaks for itself, so … [Read more...]
Cops or grants?
It's an unfortunate part of dealing with a big deficit that one has to make decisions like this: Put more cops on the streets, or fund more comprehensive programs that try to interrupt the cycle violence by dealing directly with the people … [Read more...]
Violence against women: Where was Healey?
The always-excellent David Bernstein has a hard-hitting post at Adam's Phoenix blog. After going through a litany of recent murders of women, all domestic:Hey, Im just getting warmed up -- I know of 31 women murdered in Massachusetts this … [Read more...]
“October Surprise” Fatigue Sets In
Yes, I know it's (finally) November, but if you say "October Surprise" to anyone, the listener knows exactly what you mean; that's how embedded in the political culture this pattern is now. The risk when you pull a stunt like this is … [Read more...]