Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

barkingdog53 t1_je913e0 wrote

Reply to Death with dignity by Avocadoexpresss

This won’t happen because of the money involved in keeping people alive. It’s not a religious issue. It’s not a morals issue. It’s a money issue. Healthcare and nursing homes.

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MrsMurphysChowder t1_je8r9hz wrote

Reply to comment by Avocadoexpresss in Death with dignity by Avocadoexpresss

Ty. It's mostly terrible to see him struggle but a kind of amusing thing happened the other day. He doesn't recognize us but i think he knows he can be honest with me, but has to put on a brave face for my mom. He rarely says anything intelligible anymore but when I arrived to see him hunched up in the bed, with his sheet balled up in his hands, and a pained expression on his face, I said, hey dad, how you doin? And my dad who never swore a day in his life in front of the family, looked me right in the eye and said, "I don't know what the fuck is going on!" I had to bite my cheek to keep from laughing as I helped him get sorted out.

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peteypaaaablo t1_je8quvf wrote

Reply to MA needs to be more like FL. by Autumn7242

The problem is a state legislature that’s been dominated by the same party for literally longer than anyone reading this has been alive. Regardless of one’s individual politics that lack of competition isn’t healthy because it results in a political class with so little fear of being held accountable that they do stuff like prevent the public from accessing huge amounts of info that should be easy to get. The corruption in this state is endemic, if I’m correct either the 2 or 3 state speakers of the house before the current speaker were indicted for corruption related offenses. Hell, Whitey Bugler’s brother was the president of the state senate for 18 years….until in 1996, with zero educational experience, he left government to go be the president of Umass for another 7 years. Then in 03 he got in trouble for lying to the feds about taking phone calls from whitey (a fugitive on the fbi 10 most wanted list at the time) and left Umass…as of last year Billy Bulger’s state pension, funded by taxpayers, was >$275,000 for the year. The man’s nickname was literally “the corrupt midget.” This state’s government is a disaster

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peteypaaaablo t1_je8pap9 wrote

Reply to comment by yourboibigsmoi808 in Teenagers arrested in now famous State Police rifle theft! by Hoosac_Love

MA staties have become way over militarized…they have more warfighting equipment and non-explosive weaponry than some smaller countries. The pentagon provided the state with bearcats and a bunch of other shit like 10 years ago…literally got equipment meant to fight a war against foreign adversaries lol even according to Boston magazine some literal Tanks

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peteypaaaablo t1_je8olzf wrote

Reply to Teenagers arrested in now famous State Police rifle theft! by Hoosac_Love

“WBZ-TV Security Analyst Ed Davis says it's not unusual for some tactical officers to keep their firearms in their vehicles for ready access, but what the intentions are of these thieves raises many more questions.

"That's your fear when you get into an investigation like this. In the back of your mind, you're thinking what's next," Davis said. … I-Team sources said it "appears to be a professional job." As the cruiser was driven from the garage, and then put on a flatbed, a broken lock was visible on the driver's door.

The State Police cruiser was towed away hours after a rifle was stolen from a locked compartment in the SUV. Davis says troopers and officers take many steps to secure their firearms, heightening the concern this was a more sophisticated robbery.

"There is usually a process of things to go through to get that thing open," Davis said. "That would indicate inside knowledge of how systems work. That doesn't mean someone within the police agency, but someone who may work in the industry."

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