Republicans like to talk about being "tough" on crime. It's a trick. We're really talking about how to reduce crime and make us safer, but when we talk Republican, we create an assumption that "toughness" is the one and only way … [Read more...]
Fall River: Mayor and police chief support Patrick
I get Google Alerts for news stories about Deval Patrick, which is a nifty way to get stories from around the state like this:"We can all cite statistics, but it all comes down to if an individual can feel safe in their home," Mayor Edward … [Read more...]
Crime Reports
I was searching for the Department of Justice Crime report that Deval Patrick was talking about during the debate. He did mention that a report was released today. I don't think it's on the website yet, but I did find the … [Read more...]
Healey “mugged” Patrick (plus great Coakley quotes)
This from the MetroWest Daily News.The more we learn the more rotton Healey's attacks seem. Seems like she thought she could get away with a driveby, but the good guys are closing in.Holmes: Crime, Political stances and second chancesBy … [Read more...]
Sex Offender Registry: Modern Day “Scarlet Letter”
First, let me establish, for once and for all: I am a woman. I know, it's shocking. I feel just as strong an abhorrence as the next person about sex crimes, especially against children, as you do. I imagine (and I have a huge imagination) … [Read more...]
Patrick’s record on crime vs. Healey’s as so-called “criminologist”
At an extremely successful LGBT fundraiser last night, Deval's talk unveiled a new ad we'll see soon in which he talks crisply and definitively -- without sinking into Healey's gutter -- about his record vs. Healey's on "crime and … [Read more...]
Phoenix: “Healey’s Conduct is a Disgrace”
Helpful pespective from the Boston Phoenix.Healey's hypocrisyIn the matter of the LaGuer controversy, Patrick was a disappointment, but the Lt. Governor was a disgrace10/11/2006 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) established a … [Read more...]
View from the Berkshires
This is from a Berkshire blog. I here tell it was also in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Can anyone verify?john adams: soft on crimeby Peter VickeryGovernors Councillor for Western MassachusettsRecently the Romney-Healey administration … [Read more...]
The view from Scituate
Here's an editorial from the Scituate MarinerPosturing on crimeThursday, October 12, 2006Willie Horton is back. Horton, an African-American rapist who committed a brutal crime while on furlough from a state prison, was used by … [Read more...]
Getting personal on crime
Deval Patrick indicates that he was a victim of crime as a kid -- not surprising, considering he grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. Maybe, just maybe, he has an idea of what it's like to grow up without a sense of safety: "I got beat … [Read more...]
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