Business as Usual
Seeing how police and prosecutors across the Commonwealth, especially here in Boston, have been so successful at arresting, convicting, and incarcerating all the real criminals in our communities, the legislature is now looking to create a whole new class of criminals for the police to go after.
Makes sense, now that all the murderers, drug dealers, rapists, and armed gangbangers are off the streets and behind bars, the police are gonna need something to do with all their free time.
All in the interest of "public safety", right?
Sure, as long as the phrase "public safety", on your planet, is synonymous with the phrase "revenue enhancement".
How terribly fitting that the Globe ran this in the "Business" section.
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Makes sense, now that all the murderers, drug dealers, rapists, and armed gangbangers are off the streets and behind bars, the police are gonna need something to do with all their free time.
A bill making it a crime to drive while using a cellphone without a hands-free device moved from committee to the full House yesterday.
All in the interest of "public safety", right?
Sure, as long as the phrase "public safety", on your planet, is synonymous with the phrase "revenue enhancement".
Violations would be punished by a $250 fine for the first offense and a $500 fine for the second.
How terribly fitting that the Globe ran this in the "Business" section.
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