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CheruthCutestory t1_jacr6td wrote

She was the state’s top prosecutor. She did nothing beyond the bare minimum. She’ll do nothing with this chance.

I was not a Baker fan but signs point to her being even worse on this particular issue.

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mattgm1995 t1_jacp65d wrote

To be fair, Healey as Attorney General refused to prosecute these people when she absolutely could have. Don’t have a ton of reason to believe she’d follow through on this either. She could have done plenty and didn’t.

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meat_popcicle t1_jacqk6y wrote

Never forget the wise words of wisdom once written on the bathroom wall of one of Bostons shittiest dive bars:

“Here I sit on the pooper, I just gave birth to a Mass State Trooper”

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Chippopotanuse t1_jackyuf wrote

This is the exact reason why most of the Diehl/MAGA morons were afraid of Healey being governor. Those folks love and want overpaid authoritarian assholes on our police forces.

No sane person would object to a change of culture and new leadership at the state police. The current state of affairs with these troopers is abysmal and embarrassing.

> It’s not just the overtime abuse scandal, or the allegations of discrimination, or even the perpetually testy State Police troopers who bark at Logan Airport passengers that cry out for a leadership change at Massachusetts’ only statewide law enforcement agency.

> No, it’s the culture that pervades the agency that has allowed all of that to fester — the corruption, the sexism and racism, the everyday rudeness. What the Massachusetts State Police need at the helm is someone who can be a change agent, someone who isn’t a creature of the system, raised in its antiquated pseudo-military model.

> And for the first time in the history of the force, this governor at this critical moment has the authority to reach beyond the ranks of current State Police officers to appoint its next superintendent. Governor Maura Healey should make use of the opportunity the state’s landmark police reform law now offers her and look for that much needed agent of change.

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RailRoad_Candy t1_jacmceq wrote

This is the same Healey that refused to prosecute state troopers for massive overtime abuses, aka fraud, right?! Same person?

But she also cheered the burning of cities during the summer riots a few years ago, so I mean, as long as your shit isn't burning down I'm sure you're happy.

I'll hold my breath as I expect her to do jack and shit. She's going to be running for President soon enough and she's going to want support from the Fraternal Brotherhood of Cops or whatever the fuck they call themselves. So yeah...she's not doing shit.

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ohhowexciting t1_jacqzmm wrote

My predictions are 1. A useless internal committee with high press profile but zero meaningful action (e.g. lip service). 2. A couple "bad apples" who go publicly down as fall guys, while the same bullshit continues in an entirely spoiled department.

I hope I'm wrong, but Healey has bigger aspirations and easier wins to put on her record than taking on MSP.

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Boston1_ t1_jaclani wrote

Don’t want to start a pissing match but, Remember the allegations during her campaign that Healy had relationships with 3 separate troopers? What ever happened with that?

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CheruthCutestory t1_jacrqfx wrote

I didn’t remember that so I just googled it (because salacious!) and the top hit was the Mass GOP site. And it’s a claim brought by a group of first responders opposed to Covid measures. Not any troopers involved with Healey themselves.

I am ambivalent on Healey but seems suspect to me.

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