The Boston Globe Article RatingFor decades, Mass. attorneys general have tried to expand the state's wiretap law. The next top cop might not follow suit. - The Boston Globe
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-60% Medium Liberal
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-56% Medium Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
-39% Negative
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39% : The update would have expanded the authority of law enforcement to use wiretaps to investigate certain crimes such as murder, rape, human trafficking, and firearms offenses.35% : Palfrey said he's "not embracing what Baker has proposed," but he would support expanding the set of communications devices that could be monitored and the list of crimes law enforcement could investigate using wiretaps.
20% : Baker's most recent proposal would expand the authority of law enforcement to use wiretaps to investigate certain serious offenses that have no connection to organized crime, such as murder, rape, and possession of explosive devices.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.