Beyond rhetoric on crimeOctober 12, 2006KERRY HEALEY is trying to damage Deval Patrick's reputation by digging up crime blotters from the past. But she's light on specifics for enhancing public safety in Massachusetts now and into the … [Read more...]
Tough on Crime
In the Mid-90's we had an epidemic of church burnings. Deval Patrick was co-chair of the National Church Arson Task Force (NCATF) in charge of putting and end to this activity and to find and prosecute criminals involved. While at the … [Read more...]
Prison guards: Healey’s “the one that is soft on crime”
From today's Herald:Inmates watching Brokeback Mountain and other blockbuster movies behind bars. Lifers having parties at maximum security prisoners. Killers getting day passes to visit sick loved ones. Cons being entertained by circus … [Read more...]
Nine men, 112 years
By the numbers: nine is the number of men who have been wrongfully convicted of violent crimes in Massachusetts courts and later exonerated by DNA evidence, according to the Innocence Project. Their names are Marvin Mitchell, Neil … [Read more...]
Public safety — beyond the political football
Kerry Healey's current line of attack on public safety is morally bankrupt for any number of reasons, but one of the worst is how it diverts attention from those who actually deal with serious danger in their lives, every single day. The … [Read more...]
Republican DA: Respecting the Constitution
From today's Globe, Ralph Martin has this wisdom:I never thought that serving the ideals of the Constitution made you soft or tough on crime. In this gubernatorial race, it is important for the voters to recognize that the governor should … [Read more...]
Healey wants to talk crime? Let’s talk crime.
The Phoenix's David Bernstein has the takedown on Kerry Healey's record on crime:In most of the states largest cities Boston, Springfield, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Lowell, Lynn, Quincy violent-crime rates are higher than … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek At Samiyah Diaz’s Cable TV Ad
Check it out. Is this the first cable TV ad for a state legislative race this year? http://www.samiyah4s...In the interests of continuing disclosure, I remain a Samiyah Diaz supporter and a Sonia Chang Diaz fan. … [Read more...]
Harshbarger hails Patrick
David asked about public safety: Given the rash of violence in Boston and elsewhere, what role does the governor have? Harshbarger sees the Governor as a coordinator between various stakeholders, i.e. AGs, DAs, mayors, federal state local … [Read more...]
A little history on the Boston crime wave
I just reread a Boston Phoenix article from a year ago, provocatively entitled "The Worst Homicide Squad in the Country." (HT to Charley for digging it out.) It's well worth reading to give yourself a sense of how the city has … [Read more...]
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