Mayor Menino: We’ll hunt down fiends

Mayor Menino: We’ll hunt down fiends

By Dave Wedge | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage

Photo by Stuart Cahill

A visibly shaken Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday made an impassioned pledge to hunt down the heartless thugs that have soaked his city in blood in recent weeks - and to address the social ills behind the violence.
“To those who have no respect for life and would commit these brutal acts, our streets are not your playground,” the mayor said. “Our kids cannot be your collateral damage. We will not allow you to poison our city. Boston is strong and we will fight.”
The mayor made headlines last week for saying he’d like to “torture” the killers who coldly gunned down Richel Nova, a pizza delivery driver who was the father of two City Hall workers. Yesterday, Menino was again fuming about the slaughter of an innocent - this time railing against the slaughter of a toddler gunned down with three adults in Mattapan.
“Cowards kill. Cowards use guns to settle their scores. Cowards hide,” he said. “We’re gonna get them, we’re gonna to lock them up, we are going to throw the keys away.”
The tough-talking mayor went on to vow to make a deeper commitment to heal a troubled community.
“We’ll continue to take action on the impact players and their families,” he said. “These are deep-rooted issues that go beyond our young people. We must tackle entire families, mental health issues, anger and (having) no regard for life - their own or others.”
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