Guy goes on a murderous stabbing spree in Boston. Gets put down by police. Bostonian politicians offer condolences to him as if he’s the victim. pic.twitter.com/bZUb5zhB1x
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 2, 2025
A man walked into a Chick-Fil-A in Boston’s Copley Square and tried to stab two people. An off-duty Boston police officer, already at the scene, told him to drop the weapon. He didn’t. The officer fired. The threat was neutralized. That should be the end of the story. But in today’s world, it’s not.
Instead of standing firmly with the victims or commending the officer for stopping a violent attack, Boston politicians made sure to express their condolences—for the attacker. Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox and Mayor Michelle Wu addressed the incident with carefully worded sympathy for the man who caused it, as if he were the victim. Not a word about the people he tried to kill.
This isn’t an isolated response. It’s a growing trend—where violent criminals get the benefit of the doubt while law-abiding citizens and those who protect them are scrutinized. Accountability used to be a foundation of society. Now, the lines are so blurred that stopping a murderer requires a public relations campaign to justify it.
The Suffolk District Attorney’s Office is investigating, asking for more details. But what more do they need to know? A man with a knife attacked people. He refused to drop the weapon. An officer took action before anyone else could be harmed. That’s not excessive force—it’s doing the job.
A society that can’t tell the difference between right and wrong eventually loses its ability to protect the innocent. And when leaders prioritize the feelings of the attacker over the victims, the real damage is already done.
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