Life extends to everyone countless opportunities to help others. Most people find that these divine invitations are too inconvenient, but not Deval Patrick. He is committed to fairness, compassion and justice.
In 1998, Patrick wrote a letter on behalf of Benjamin LaGuer, a convicted rapist who had already served 15 years in prison and was eligible for parole. Patrick became involved for two reasons. There was substantial evidence that the prosecution was flawed, and he became convinced that LaGuer had attained a state of mind that made it unlikely that he could commit such a crime in the future.
For some inexplicable reason, a Boston journalist seems to believe that such …
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