Boston city councilor criticizes 'soft on crime' progressives after Cambridge shooting

"“There is absolutely no way this person should have been released on probation and/or parole,” Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn told Fox News. “When you have a lengthy criminal record and you constantly continue to be convicted and engaged in criminal activities, there should be a long prison sentence for someone that continues to disregard rules of society.”"

"“I'm kind of taking a chance on you,” she told Brown at the time, according to The Boston Globe. “I can't look into a crystal ball and figure out what's going to happen once you get out,” Sanders added. “But I do understand that I am taking on risk here. And I just pray that ... my intuitions are right and that you have the ability, the smarts, the will, the support - not to go out there and endanger other people like you have in the past.”"

"When Brown was convicted for firing several rounds at police officers in the South End in May 2020, Suffolk County prosecutors cited his criminal record as they asked for a prison sentence of 10 to 12 years. Judge Janet L. Sanders, who has since retired, instead gave Brown five to six years in prison, with credit for time served."

A Boston city councilor criticized progressives as soft on crime after a man still on probation for a 2020 shooting allegedly gunned down motorists on Memorial Drive. Tyler Brown, 46, pleaded not guilty to assault and firearms charges. Prosecutors described a criminal history with multiple violent convictions. The councilor said Brown should not have been released on probation or parole and argued that repeated convictions warrant long prison sentences. In 2020, Brown was convicted for firing at police officers in the South End, and prosecutors sought 10 to 12 years. A judge instead imposed five to six years with time served, telling Brown she was taking a chance and hoping he would not endanger others again. Nearly six years later, prosecutors say Brown armed himself with an assault-style rifle and fired erratically on a busy Cambridge roadway.

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