Here's my principal beef with this ongoing Friday morning press conference being held by the solid BLUE LINE regarding the arrest of Harvard's Professor Gates. They've decided that Governor Patrick owes an apology to the constabulary? … [Read more...]
Bigger Weapons: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
(Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune.) This clip should be longer. The Globe reports: Some 82 local police departments in Massachusetts have obtained more than 1,000 weapons over the last 15 years under a federal program that distributes … [Read more...]
For the security-conscious toddler
Best of all, maybe, are the 48 (and counting) customer reviews, ranging from the complaint that it needs 350 more action figures to make a long line, to "Needs a Water Boarding Option." Maybe next we'll see a Commonwealth Fusion Center … [Read more...]
Police mistake 12 y/o Black girl for White prostitute. Girl arrested for assault.
I think I'm beginning to understand this whole second amendment fetish much better now. Here's the abridged version: Plain-clothes cops look for White prostitutes. Cops try to arrest 12-year-old Black girl instead. Girl resists … [Read more...]
Police State
Per this report, St. Paul police raided the headquarters of groups preparing to protest the Republican National Convention. Guns drawn? Chilling effect, anyone? … [Read more...]
What’s up with the Police & Ogo?
Over at RMG, there is a post stating that the Lowell Police Patrolman's Union has endorsed Ogo. The post contains a blurb on the subject referred to as the "Ogonowski campaign's media advisory". Yet I can find no mention of this … [Read more...]
Public Safety Cuts under Kerry Muffy Healey
Let's make a list of all the public safety cuts under Kerry Muffy Healey, the original SOFT ON CRIME - less cops candidatePublic Safety Staffing in ArlingtonFY2003 (2002-03) 45 officers, 10 sergeants, 58 firefighters--Romney-Healey elected … [Read more...]
Boston Buys Guns
Boston.com reports today on a new gun buy-back program: 40 grand to be spent in total, $200 a pop, no questions asked. Correction: the $200 comes in Target gift certificates. Evidently this is the preferred store of illegal gun … [Read more...]