Just like any other city in Assachusetts, Brockton is a former manufacturing city that’s now declined. Full of immigrants on welfare and SSDI, high crime rate, few jobs to speak of. Just like Lowell, Lynn, Haverhill, Worcester (Worcester isn’t as bad), etc.
http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/cops_and_courts/x459331958/Baby-shower-turns-violent-in-Stoughton
more details incl mug shots (guy on left smiling)
>>– and police recorded numerous fights there on video cameras attached to their tasers
Don’t tase me bro!
>> Lopes also faces a charge of intimidation of a witness, a felony. Lopes, Deandrade, and Depina were released Sunday after each paid $1,000 cash bail. They were scheduled to be arraigned in Stoughton District Court on Monday.
Third World USA.
Plenty of similar in CT too, per my buddy who lives there. CT used to have a vibrant firearms manufacturing industry, but they ran that off.