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The internet’s unfortunate idolization of Gypsy Rose Blanchard | Editorial

Editors January 22, 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was met with online support after being released from prison for the murder of her abusive mother. While her crime can be absolved, can Gen Z's "unseriousness?"
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Letter from the Editor: We have no justice in a broken system

Colbi Edmonds April 22, 2021
I’m happy about Chauvin’s guilty verdict, but I will not become complacent in this one victory.
Protestor carrying a Black Lives Matter Flag at a Mass Action Against Police Brutality Protest in Boston

Protestors demand conviction in trial of Derek Chauvin

Sam Trottenberg March 7, 2021
Dozens of protesters gathered before 1 p.m. at Peters Park two days before the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May.
Michael McCarthy was denied a downgraded sentence for manslaughter at the Suffolk Superior Courthouse on Friday afternoon. McCarthy was found guilty in June 2017 of murdering 2-year-old Bella Bond. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Judge denies motion to change conviction in Bella Bond murder

Mike Reddy March 18, 2018
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge denied a motion Friday afternoon to reduce Michael McCarthy’s second-degree murder conviction to manslaughter in the case of 2-year-old Bella Bond’s death. The judge said there was “ample evidence” to support the jury’s initial conclusion.
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