Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped
March 12, 2025 at 07:54PMNot far outside Boston, a criminal investigation unfolded in relative quiet. An arrest was made. Then the accused woman’s friend reached out to a loudmouthed local blogger who goes by Turtleboy. The rest was almost too ridiculous to be believed. For The Atlantic, Chris Heath brings his considerable powers to bear on a tale of citizen journalism—a tale that also suggests just how much our society is currently ruled, above all, by repeating things as often and as loudly as you possibly can.
A few hours later, Kearney published his post, several thousand words long: “Canton Cover-Up Part 1: Corrupt State Trooper Helps Boston Cop Coverup Murder of Fellow Officer, Frame Innocent Girlfriend.” (Two of the many ways that Kearney’s work practices deviate from conventional journalism are his speed to certainty, and his full-throated advocacy.) From this first outpouring, he was all in: “Karen Read is a completely innocent woman, wrongly charged by corrupt cops who would see her rot in prison in order to cover up a murder of a fellow officer.”
from Longreads https://longreads.com/2025/03/12/turtleboy-will-not-be-stopped/
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