It can be challenging to make art of any kind that asks people to engage with hard and heavy and ugly issues, but if you look for it there are artists everywhere taking it on.
Boston Police Department
STATE OF THE POLICE STATE: FROM THE BPD TO THE ACA, IT’S A JAILER’S WORLD—WE JUST SQUIRM IN IT
“The government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on. We need to get real, we need to tell the truth.”
BLACK AND BLUE: THE DUELING WAYS OF VIEWING COP BEHAVIOR IN BOSTON
In the blue view, Boston is the bright exemption when it comes to rampant bad behavior on the force, and police here typically respect the civil rights of residents.
GUEST MEDIA FARM: HOW NOT TO REPORT ON POLICE BRUTALITY
BROKEN RECORDS: THE SUN DON’T SHINE IN MASSACHUSETTS
In the Commonwealth, even paying for public records doesn’t guarantee you’ll get them
THE THIN BLUE PAYWALL
If my public records request had been an embryo, my paper baby would be a month old by now.
POLICE UNION ATTORNEY BLAMES INTERNET FOR ALLEGED SENDING OF ‘HARMFUL’ PICTURES
Some advice for any lawyers out there: If at all possible, avoid saying publicly that you think it’s perfectly OK for grown police officers to send pictures of their genitals to teenagers.
LICENSE TO CONNIVE: BOSTON STILL TRACKS VEHICLES, LIES ABOUT IT, AND LEAVES SENSITIVE RESIDENT DATA EXPOSED ONLINE
This is not the first time Hub authorities have been caught with their guard down on this matter.
DEAR NATIONAL MEDIA: PLEASE COVER POLICE BRUTALITY IN BOSTON
Unless the national press takes a hard look at the BPD, Boston will continue moving backwards in this realm as other cities step toward progress.
THE GREATER BOSTON INSTAGRAM SURVEILLANCE CHALLENGE: FLICK THE POLICE
Help us inventory the surveillance cameras in Greater Boston