DIG 22.32 – 8/13/20
Both bills were urinated on by legislative badgelickers, members with brothers and sisters on some force or another, etc. But it isn’t all bad ...
WHAT MASS CAN LEARN FROM THE POLICE REFORM PROCESS ON BEACON HILL
Dear Reader
ANTI-MASKERS ARE BASICALLY FARTING IN OUR FACES SO I’LL BE IN MY BASEMENT FOR A WHILE
Did I say outside of the city? I meant that I just have to go to M Street, where the beach has been occupied by bronzed and brilliant young adults for weeks.
KLAN BY ME: UNDERGROUND PRESS ARCHIVES SHOW HISTORY OF RACISM, VIOLENCE IN BOSTON
"The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) began to play an open role in the organized opposition to the busing–in part through harassing Black and Latin residents of Columbia Point, a housing project near South Boston."
YOU CAN FINALLY GET THE DIG DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
Starting in August, we will send a sleek new biweekly print edition to members, alternating with a street edition that will also print 26 times a year.
RESTAURANT COVERAGE IN MASS IN THE WAKE OF THE TANTRUM GOURMET
POLICE VIOLENCE HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR YEARS. IT’S A GOOD THING THEY’RE LISTENING NOW.
The report noted “substantial problems in the leadership and management,” and found “a disturbing pattern of allegations of violence toward citizens by a small number of officers.”
DEAR READER: THE DIG IS BACK IN PRINT AND IN STREET BOXES THIS WEEK
Whether or not it is prudent to reopen, there is yet another epidemic raging that must be considered, and of course that is the problem of police violence.
POLICE ARE AT WAR WITH THE PUBLIC AND POLITICIANS WON’T STOP THEM
Mass spends millions every year replenishing its weapons stockpiles, as do municipal police agencies. In almost every instance, there is little to no oversight.
PLEA TO OPEN RESTAURANTS NEXT WEEK FUELED BY STUPIDITY AND DESPERATION
None of the segments or articles amplifying the push to reopen restaurants sought input from a medical professional or anyone else who might suggest that opening the doors next week is reckless.
