Meeting of the "Minds"
From the Boston Globe:
Summit targets gun crimes, intimidation
OK, folks, what do you got?
You mean, they weren't previously "ordered" to do that? What exactly was the previous strategy for dealing with these fugitives?
Don't answer that.
OK, leaving aside the obvious comment that guns don't commit crimes, that might be the most intelligent thing to come out of his office in a long time. If it expedites the process of getting these scumbag locked up, then by all means, run with it.
But, if we're only going to streamline the process of letting these perps walk on low bail, then we're getting deep into "tits on a bull" territory. And, if some kid robs a 7-11 at gun point, will it really make a big difference if the Dukakis-appointee, hand-holding, bed-wetting judge sentences him to probation immediately, or waits for a year to do so.
Seeing as it's Friday, I'll let you choose your own snide comment on that one.
(A) T-shirts cause crime!
or
(B) When t-shirts are outlawed, only outlaws will have t-shirts.
Gee, that might be kinda...um...illegal.
Our fearless leaders hard at work.
Yippee.
One more quickie for the dead horse beaters:
Nothing to do with he abundance of criminals already in the city, of course.
This is a new one: "Children cause crime!"
And, from the "Giving Credit When Due" Department:
WHO KNEW???
Question for Mr. Conley - will the guns be asked to raise their hammers and place their triggers on the bible when they're sworn in?
Well, swift, yes. But, certain??? Don't bank on it.
Summit targets gun crimes, intimidation
Boston's top law enforcement officials emerged yesterday from an emergency summit meeting called by Mayor Thomas M. Menino, vowing to take tougher measures to stem a rise in homicides, shootings, and other violent crime.
OK, folks, what do you got?
Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O'Toole said she is ordering officers in the next several days to sweep every neighborhood in the city and arrest people with outstanding warrants.
You mean, they weren't previously "ordered" to do that? What exactly was the previous strategy for dealing with these fugitives?
Don't answer that.
Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said he plans to start new court sessions that will focus on gun crimes.
OK, leaving aside the obvious comment that guns don't commit crimes, that might be the most intelligent thing to come out of his office in a long time. If it expedites the process of getting these scumbag locked up, then by all means, run with it.
But, if we're only going to streamline the process of letting these perps walk on low bail, then we're getting deep into "tits on a bull" territory. And, if some kid robs a 7-11 at gun point, will it really make a big difference if the Dukakis-appointee, hand-holding, bed-wetting judge sentences him to probation immediately, or waits for a year to do so.
Menino said he wants to halt the sale of "Stop Snitching" T-shirts.
Seeing as it's Friday, I'll let you choose your own snide comment on that one.
(A) T-shirts cause crime!
or
(B) When t-shirts are outlawed, only outlaws will have t-shirts.
"We're going to go into every retail store that sells them, and we're going to take them off the shelves," [Menino] told a phalanx of reporters waiting outside his City Hall office after the hour-long meeting.
Gee, that might be kinda...um...illegal.
Our fearless leaders hard at work.
Yippee.
One more quickie for the dead horse beaters:
Officials attributed the surge in violence to an abundance of guns flowing into the city...
Nothing to do with he abundance of criminals already in the city, of course.
...the slow pace of gun-crime trials, a shortage of police officers, and a growing gang problem fueled in part by a recent increase in the juvenile population.
This is a new one: "Children cause crime!"
And, from the "Giving Credit When Due" Department:
The Suffolk district attorney said judges often set low bail amounts for gun-crime defendants. Because such trials often aren't scheduled for a year or more, defendants are on the streets, committing more crimes, Conley said.
WHO KNEW???
He has asked state judicial officials to institute special gun-trial sessions at courthouses in Boston that, if they agree, could begin early next year.
Question for Mr. Conley - will the guns be asked to raise their hammers and place their triggers on the bible when they're sworn in?
"When you talk to people, good people, in the community, what is very frustrating to them is a defendant is arrested, let's say Jan. 1, and he's still walking around the following Jan. 1," Conley said. "This would provide swift and certain justice."
Well, swift, yes. But, certain??? Don't bank on it.
