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NMLS ID #615913 2 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com August 6, 2020 EDITORIAL Overturning the Sentence of the Marathon Bomber Boggles the Mind isbelief and anger were it was a monster like Tsarnaev. law abiding citizens. ried out was pure evil, and yet, the emotions many That such a person, who The goal was to kill as many the court said that this terrorist Dfelt last week when it clearly; in collusion with his de- people as possible on a street may not have been treated fairly was announced that convicted ceased brother, took great pains packed with defenseless spec- leading up to and during his Boston Marathon Bomber and much time to plot and plan tators gathered to celebrate one trial and therefore his sentence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had his this terrorist attack which in- of Boston’s biggest and best at- should be overturned. The mes- death sentence overturned by jured; maimed and even killed tended events. It was to make a sage this sends is to encourage a federal appeals. Even people innocent Americans; including statement pushing a sick ideol- more such attacks by embold- who have never been big sup- an 8 year old child would be ogy which seeks the destruction ened fanatics in the future. If porters of Capital Punishment given any consideration at all of not only the United States of and when more such attacks were conflicted about the deci- once his guilt was proven be- America but all of Western Civ- do occur, those responsible for sion; some stating that if any- yond a shadow of a doubt, bog- ilization. The cold callousness overturning Tsarnaev’s sentence one deserved the death penalty, gles the minds of most decent with which this attack was car- bear much of the responsibility. “If liar’s pants really did catch on fire, watching the news would be a lot more fun” - Author Unknown Neighbors Concerned about Underage Drinking at Medal of Honor Park ccording to neighbors in the area of Medal of AHonor Park between M and N Streets, there has been an increase in public drinking by local teens at the park and, in particular, in the children’s playground that has been set up for mostly 2- 8 year olds to enjoy with their parents. As if the un- derage drinking wasn’t problem enough, with the noise at differ- Honor Park and it has area neigh- their empties when they leave. ent hours of the night, when the bors there concerned as well. South Boston is a community teens do leave, there is a mess of In South Boston, as is the which has a tradition of show- litter and broken glass bottles left case in most other neighbor- ing its pride. Exhibiting pride in behind that could cause serious hoods with a sizable population one’s community isn’t reserved injury to a small child. of teens, underage drinking is just for adults. It’s up to this In recent years, teen drinking a common occurrence. Being town’s young people as well was often noticed in the area of I a common practice doesn’t to play a part in keeping South Street and East First Street lead- excuse it, but offending teens Boston a clean and safe place. ing down to the walkway near would gain more respect from Neighbors have also mentioned the channel by Pappas Way. But neighbors if they at least found that there is a floodlight directed there seems to be a new gen- a place away from where small at the playground that is not op- eration of teenagers who prefer children play and certainly, if erational. They are asking local doing their drinking at Medal of they picked up and took away officials to have it repaired. SouthBostonTODAY Online • On Your Mobile • At Your Door PO Box 491 • South Boston, MA 02127 South Boston Today is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Publisher • John Ciccone All South Boston Today produced artwork, design, and layout remain the sole property of South Boston Today. Reproduction in whole or part is strictly forbidden. South Boston Today reserves the right to cut, edit or reject any copy without notice. 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I saying that is so fitting that ing over at MSNBC, at least lasers into their eyes to try to So, the question to be asked we even used it for this week’s one of their producers has had blind them, the press releases once again on this page: Is it paper’s ‘weekly quote’. “If enough of that bias trash heap. the edited parts of the video worth even having the news Liar’s pants really did catch on She made the following state- that shows police chasing them media, if they are going to fire, watching the news would ment on her way out the door away defending themselves blatantly lie and slant what is be a lot more fun”. It’s fitting after submitting her resignation and leaving out the part where happening in an effort to de- because of new polling that “…..the media is a cancer that they were being assaulted by liberately mislead the public? came out this week that shows stokes national division”. Wow! thugs. Then, we hear from Americans depend on, or, used that the news media’s ratings When even one of their own is reporters that these rioters and to depend on the news to keep continue to drop and the amount disgusted with them, it must looters and anarchists are just us informed by presenting the of people who actually believe be bad. The New York Times concerned, unarmed, peaceful facts. It doesn’t do that any lon- and trust what the main stream would be a big hit in Commu- protesters marching for social ger. So, the follow up question news media outlets report has nist China and The Washington and racial justice, when the live is – what good are they now? fallen even lower than the Post is right behind them try- dismal levels they had just a ing to push their leftist agendas few months ago. And one of as real news. And it’s not just the most amazing things about those just mentioned. The news Let Our Family Help Your Family these poll results is that the sur- outlets are staffed overwhelm- veys were conducted by organi- ingly by admitted leftists, who zations that are said to collude mix their warped ideology in CASPER with liberal news outlets to with their reporting.