For once it's not NY

[ladder13]

Crime victim still takes it on the chin - BostonHerald.com

Good thing for the newspaper, otherwise this guy would have been hung.

 

[jlrhiner]

Things like that continue to amaze me.

 

[azmick]

Reason #3,607 to live in Arizona

 

[Steve in Vermont]

I have investigated a number of similar cases here in Vermont over the years and have never seen anything like this before. Shows what happens when a society abdicates its responsibility for personal protection solely to the police. It does, however, make life easier for the criminals.

 

[BrianE]

A guy that used to work with me was working at a business is Springfield.. 2 people broke his window and crawled in his work van, he started yelling from the roof where he was working and called the police, one guy handed the other torches etc and when the cops answered, they said sorry we don't come out for these issues anymore, don't confront them just come to the station and file a report.... It was unreal.

 

[wheelyfun66]

Man...I am already very "anti-Mass", and then you go and show me that!

I cannot fathom why that commonwealth is so.....against personal freedoms!

On a side note: if you have seen the movie "Edge of Darkness" with Mel Gibson....there is a great scene where he says "everything is illegal in Mass"....guess you had to be there

 

[PatAz]

Another state to never consider visiting.

 

[JoeyD]

This case is one of the many reasons laws need change in this state. Criminals have more rights and even when they are caught the courts slap them on the wrist and send them out the door.

 

[Out West]

Total horse manure. The government thinks it is better than the people. And the people elect the government.

It is "game over" in MA.

Out
West

 

[chud333]

Have never, and now will never, visit this communist state.
Disgusting to say the least.
How can any right thinking peoples elect these idiots.
Oooppps, forgot it is Mass.

 

[indiandave]

What is the saying? "When seconds count the police are just minutes away".

I live about 25 miles from the closest State Police barracks. At night they have just two men out on patrol for the whole county. I'm just glad Pennsylvania passed the castle doctrine last year.

 

[nawilson]

It is sad to see that the land that started the American Revolution has departed so completely from the principles of the Founders.

I visited MA once as a kid. It was really cool to see Lexington, Concord Bridge, and Bunker Hill. I will never go back though...

 

[Sebago Son]

This is an outrageous travesty of justice. The fact that Swampscot is just a few miles away from the birthplace of the Amercian Revolution is ironic....

I work in Mass all the time and see the sheeple attitude in action. The system has successfully molded most of the Metro-dwellers into dependants.

I tell them that they are only one Police Union Strike away from complete chaos. They look at me like I have two heads... "oh that'll never happen" they say.. "you're just an alarmist...". I tell them that they are all victims in waiting...

 

[CGhelofxr]

Makes me wonder what Romney will/would do!

For all the bad publicity Flordia receives at times at least we have the right to defend ourselves

 

[Springfeildkid585]

Another state to never consider visiting.

I hear Boston is quite nice, I'll just hold off a couple years to visit until till my right to carry is backed by the LEOSA