Given events over the past few months, it is easy to characterize men as evil, dangerous — the enemy of women. It is easy to think that all men are exemplified by people like Harvey Weinstein and Larry Nassar, who have committed evil acts and ought to be condemned. It is easy to cite instances of physical and sexual abuse committed by men against women in support of the argument that "men must be stopped."
But is it really all men that are the problem? Or is it certain men — certain people who have perpetrated atrocious behavior and deserve reproach for what they have done?
BOSTON — A federal judge will rule next month on retired State Police Superintendent Richard D. McKeon's bid to dismiss the explosive lawsuit filed by one of his former underlings alleging a top-level conspiracy to remove incriminating details from the arrest report of a politically connected Worcester County judge's daughter.
At a scheduling conference held in Boston on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge George O'Toole set 2 p.m. March 15 as the date and time when he will hear arguments on McKeon's motion to dismiss.
