…but it is refreshing an official give genuine public indignation over a barbaric act done against a family he knows.
As for the jury pool, I listened to them broadcast what the mayor said and I’m positive it will not mess with the pool seriously. Why, because they played the clip 5 times on the radio and I couldn’t understand a word he was saying. If it wasn’t for the papers and the supporting commentary by the hosts I still wouldn’t know what he was talking about.
As for this article:
We all poke fun at Mayor Tom Menino for his mumbles. Now, he’s taking heat for making a very blunt and clear statement.
Sorry guys, the statement was blunt but it sure wasn’t clear.
Does the city employ a translator to convert Menino into english? Is there an Menino to English/ English to Menino dictionary?
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I find it ironic that apparently both the Mayor and the Globe are against the death penalty. What they don’t seem to understand is that the death penalty functions in civil society exactly like an immune system in the human body: it removes bacteria, cancer cells, etc. before they can sicken and kill. Like the immune system with autoimmune diseases, it can mistake a target, but the answer is to adjust the targeting, because a body without an immune system is condemned to die.