Reckless driving bounces off them, sticks to you. Boston area press have failed to follow up on a Boston Police officer striking a baby carriage in Jamaica Plain, in a crosswalk, during First Thursday. BPD's strategy: refuse to disclose anyone's names, blame the mother for walking in front of the cruiser, stonewall, and hope everyone forgets about it. The E-13 Captain's Message rings a little hollow at the moment.
So, Mission Accomplished. It's been almost a full week, and The Globe, WCVB, WBZ, and the blogging community have all moved on to the next Shiny Thing. None of the press had the brass to grill BPD Media Relations about their questionable-at-best reporting of the severity of the collision. They can't even be bothered to follow up in any form, now that BPD can't hide behind the "under investigation" excuse. We still don't know the name of the officer, and whether he was reprimanded or issued a citation. Well, we know what's really deserving of reporter's attentions. In the Globe's defense, they had the most comprehensive story, being the only ones to bother to speak to a witness. Speaking of witnesses- this happened during First Thursday. So where are the first-hand accounts? C'mon, folks! Step forward!
Also, where is Mr. John "Slow DOWN Boston" Tobin in all of this?
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