I live in Rob Consalvo's city-council district. Seems like a nice enough guy, certainly no John Tobin or Chuck Turner on the big name/charisma scale, but if you call his office (or even just see him on the street somewhere) and ask for some help, his office will try to help you.

And now Bruce Wall, the tourist-scaring minister, wants to run against Consalvo, largely, it seems, because he hates Tom Menino.

I have to admit I never realized Wall actually lived in Hyde Park; I associate him strictly with Dorchester, where his church is. I'm thinking a lot of people will think the same thing and he's going to have a hell of a time unseating Consalvo; and that many will see him as unfairly trying to use Hyde Park and Roslindale in his increasingly senseless head-butting with the mayor.

Last week, the Rev. Bruce Wall was criticized by some for leading a potential witness to a triple shooting away from police.

D. L. Sands says Wall has nothing to apologize for:

You don't have to explain yourself to (Herald crime reporter Michele) McPhee, to the Herald or anyone else my dude. Justifying your actions in this situation is senseless because as a leader, people will always question the things you do. You are expected to act and appear as though you have it all together. Lots of folks wouldn't have the courage to be out in the streets after shootings, talking to residents and wiping away the tears of young mothers. You acted out of instinct. ...

During the Charles Stuart case, police seemed to go out of their way to go after young black men (at least, until they discovered that Stuart had murdered his wife all by himself). Are there any allegations the police are harassing young black men now as they investigate crimes? I ask because the Rev. Bruce Wall has taken to interfering with the police investigation of the Codman Square triple shooting - going so far as to tell a potential witness not to talk to police. Why?

... Wall said if police want to talk to the young man about last night's shootings, they can contact the pastor first. ...

Carpundit: Boston's "community activist" is a disgrace.

The Rev. Bruce Wall thinks so, arguing only a black chief can stop inner-city violence:

... The kids who are dying look like me. They need a competent person of color strategizing about how to keep kids safe on the street. ...

Carpundit says Bruce Wall is a fool:

... And the people paying for the police department look like me. Neither is relevant. We need a competent person strategizing about how to keep the city safe. ...

At-large city council candidate Kevin McCrea spent the night in the apartment building being re-claimed from the druggies by the Rev. Bruce Wall. He reports on how easy it was to arrange a drug deal even with all the cops and media types everywhere:

... I wanted to find out where the drugs were coming from, and so I asked a couple people whom I thought were likely selling drugs and sure enough, in a few minutes time I had two guys competing for my drug sale. ... The hispanic guy told me that I could get whatever I wanted, that the woman gets everything delivered to her and I could have it there in now time. The black guy kept saying he could deliver the product quicker, he was just up the street. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I only had $10 bucks on me. ... You know you have a drug problem when a white guy in a black neighborhood can get whatever he wants on a street where its been publicly announced that there is going to be a neighborhood watch and an increased police presence.
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