
APD had evidence that their suspect was not involved with human trafficking. That didn’t stop them from pursuing him
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Written by LAURA KIESEL Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
APD had evidence that their suspect was not involved with human trafficking. That didn’t stop them from pursuing him
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
In case you were wondering just how out of touch with reality these people are
Written by KEIKO HIROMI Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Those who follow conservative media may have already viewed bogus reports from the scene written by people who don’t understand (or care to understand) political theater or satire.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Some thoughts about last Saturday’s counterprotest
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
Like in any donnybrook, there are countless angles and competing arguments in play. The documents that we obtained provide a much deeper insight into why certain decisions were made regarding developments including Pedrini’s employment and the town’s use of the restorative justice (RJ) process, which is traditionally designed as “a system that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the larger community.”
Written by LAURA KIESEL Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents
Written by EOIN HIGGINS Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
Will New Bedford finally find out what happened to Malcolm Gracia?
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS
Other than some Trump-supporting scoundrels and police who get paid lavishly to make appearances in court after arresting people on small crimes, I don’t know anybody else who thinks the legal system ought to regress. In Suffolk or anyplace else.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
BPD Commissioner William Gross has had a bad few days. Last week, ACLU Massachusetts sued the city of Boston for using “a system—nicknamed the ‘gang packet’—which awards points for choice of clothes and social media selfies, and [is] used to designate ... read more
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, Media Farm
In the past two weeks alone, the Dig has been excited to see several stories that we first dug into, in some cases with help from the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, that have since been picked up by the larger mainstream media.