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PROCEEDINGS TODAY. BUT THE JUDGE DIDN’T REALLY CARE. >> JUDGE RICHARD SINNOTT OPENLY ARGUING WITH PROSECUTORS ASKING FOR LEANER RULINGS FOR DEFENDANTS! PART OF A HIGHLY UNUSUAL SCENE TODAY IN WHICH THE JUDGE CONSISTENTLY ISSUED A MORE SEVERE RULING THAN THE D-A REQUESTED. >> I CAN’T SAY ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS JUDGE. >> ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES TOLD ME THIS WAS UNJUST. >> I’M NOT SURE WHICH COLLEAGUE YOU ARE REFERRING TO. >> THE CASES INVOLVED DEMONSTRATORS FROM SATURDAY’S STRAIGHT PRIDE PARADE. 36 WERE ARRESTED BUT MANY WERE CHARGED WITH CRIMES OFTEN QUICKLY SETTLED OR DISMISSED. BUT THE JUDGE MOVED NEARLY ALL THE CASES FORWARD OR ISSUED BAIL WHEN IT WASN’T REQUESTED. THAT SAT WELL WITH MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON POLICE UNION. WHO SAY OFFICERS WERE ASSAULTED: FOUR OF WHOM REMAIN INJURED. >> WE COULDN’T BE HAPPIER AT THE MOMENT WITH THE JUDGE THAT IS ON THE BENCH. >> ONE OF THE ARRESTS WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA. ROB WEBBERWAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. BUT HIS AND OTHER VIDEOSDON’T SHOW ANY VIOLENCE. TODAY PROSECUTORS MOVED TO DISMISS HIS CHARGES. BUT THE JUDGE HAD HIM ARREST IN THE HALLWAY INSTEAD. WE SPOKE TO HIM PRIOR. >> WE CALL IS RESISTING BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT IS SIMPLY NOT THE CASE. THEY ARE MAKING THINGS UP. >> BOSTON POLICE SAY THEY’LL INVESTIGATE THE USE OF FORCE. WHILE THE UNION INSISTS THERE WAS NO FAVORITISM. AND THEY HAVE NO BEEF WITH D-A. >> WE LIKE THAT POSITION. >> CONGRESSWOMAN IS AMONG THOSE RAISING BAIL MONEY FOR SOME OF THESE DEFENDANTS. SO FAR, NO COMMENT FROM THE D A OR THE JUDGE. AT ONE POINT IN OPEN COURT, HE SAID TO THE PROSECUTOR "IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU PICKED UP THE WRONG FORK - AT DINNER

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Dozens of people were in court Tuesday to face disorderly conduct charges after a controversial parade in Boston.Judge Richard Sinnott upheld the charges against them in nearly every case, despite opposition from both the defense and prosecution.Officials said 36 people were arrested during Saturday's so-called straight pride rally and parade in Boston. The Boston Police Patrolmen's Association said demonstrators assaulted officers and at least one person threw urine at them. Four officers are injured and off-the-job following the rally and parade, according to the union.Prosecutors moved to dismiss many of the charges and frequently asked for no bail, but Sinnott consistently declined to do either."We couldn't be happier at the moment with the judge that's on the bench and the Commonwealth itself," said Larry Calderone, of the police union. "There was a movement for dismissal for some of the offenders for disorderly conduct charges. The judge that was on the bench denied that dismissal request."After the hearings, Boston Police Patrolmen's Association President Michael Leary told reporters he was glad that charges against many of the arrested individuals were allowed to move forward. Disorderly conduct charges are often dismissed at arraignment.Leary's comments are at least partially a response to Rep. Ayanna Pressley's support for a bail fund for those charged. Pressley also said she does not think demonstrators should've been arrested because they were "protesting a racist, fascist demonstration." Mayor Marty Walsh said it was outside groups who tried to disrupt the event. But protesters claim the police were too aggressive."I got grabbed from behind, a chokehold. I went down. They messed up my leg real good. I was screaming in agony, and they call this resisting. You can see in the other wide shots that is not the case. They are making things up," said Rod Webber, who was arrested Saturday.Boston police say they do plan to review how officers handled any conflicts at the event. Four officers were injured in connection with the demonstrations.During Tuesday's hearings, City Council President Andrea Campbell tweeted that she believes the city needs to revisit the permitting process. "I'm a firm believer in free speech, but I’m not okay with wasting tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars for a group to come into Boston from out of state to create chaos and spread hate," she said. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins has said charges such as disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace should be either dismissed or treated as a civil infraction.“By compelling arraignment in every case, the judge punished the exercise of individuals’ First Amendment right to protest," Rollins said in a statement. "At my request, prosecutors used the discretion constitutionally allocated to the executive branch to triage cases and use our resources most effectively to protect public safety. "Make no mistake: some people were appropriately arraigned and will be held accountable for actions that put the safety of the public and law enforcement at risk. For those people now tangled in the criminal justice system for exercising their right to free speech -- many of whom had no prior criminal record -- I will use the legal process to remedy the judge’s overstepping of his role.”