On Tuesday, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joined Boston Public Radio to address a recent article written about her office in The Boston Globe, share her thoughts on a proposal to exempt police body camera footage from the state's public records law, and discuss the progressive prosecution movement.
Interview Highlights:
On the importance of a district attorney
"People are just waking up and realizing how powerful the District Attorney is. I don’t think anyone cared before, unless of course you were prosecuted by them, then you knew exactly how powerful they were. I like to remind people in certain communities in Suffolk County, who your DA is more important than who your governor is, who the mayor is, and any of your state or federal elected officials."
Her thoughts on recent controversial coverage of her in The Boston Globe
"I think the media has a responsibility. I’ve handled over 8,000 cases since I took office Jan. 2, and [The Boston Globe] wants to talk about one case and they are fear mongering. Can I please speak about the 7,999 other cases where we got appropriate results for people or we had victims who were elated with what we did for them? ... It is a responsibility that you have [as a member of the press] that you do not cherry pick matters and fear monger to say that the community is no longer safe."
