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Public Safety & Criminal Justice - Docket #1353 - Order for a hearing to address gun violence
A
Several
of
my
colleagues
will
also
be
joining
us.
As
the
the
hearing
continues.
I
know,
council
president
Flynn
and
councilor
at
lodge
rootsie,
Louisiana
and
I
believe
councilor
at
large,
Aaron
Murphy
are
all
planning
to
be
here,
among
others,
and
I
will
introduce
them
as
they
arrive.
This
hearing
is
being
recorded
if
members
of
the
public
would
like
to
provide
public
testimony,
they
can
sign
up
at
the
sign
in
table
which
is
out
in
the
hallway.
I
have
two
sheets
already
folks
wishing
to
offer
public
testimony.
A
The
public
may
also
provide
written
comments
to
the
committee
at
CCC,
dot,
PS,
boston.gov
and
that
will
be
made
part
of
the
public
record
and
shared
with
the
council
is
with
us.
Today.
We
have
commissioner
Michael
Cox
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
in
his
entire
team
that
will
be
introduced.
We
also
have
several
Advocates
as
well
and
I
know
this
folks
here
from
Boston
Public
Schools
we've
got
student
support.
A
Folks,
we've
got
the
Dr
Rufus
fock
executive,
director
of
Public
Safety,
and
a
number
of
other
folks
that
have
been
invited
to
participate,
including
folks
from
the
Lewis
D
Brown,
peace,
Institute
and
I'll
obviously
turn
it
over
to
the
lead,
sponsor
I
think
it's
one
just
has
to
listen
to
to
the
news
every
day
to
know
that
we
have
gun
violence
problem
in
the
city,
whether
it's
a
grandmother
sitting
on
her
porch.
It's
a
barber,
cutting
hair
or
kids
just
trying
to
go
to
school
and
get
an
education.
A
We
have
some
of
the
strictest
gun
laws
in
our
state,
as
well
as
in
this
country.
Yet
illegal
Firearms
continue
to
find
their
way
into
the
hands
of
of
the
wrong
people
and
in
many
instances,
our
youth.
So
the
solution
will
take
a
whole
Community
approach
from
the
city,
its
residents,
the
police,
natives,
Witnesses,
coaches,
Community,
Advocates
teachers
Etc,
and
we
are
here
as
a
city
council.
We
are
here
to
listen,
we're
here
to
find
Solutions
and
we
just
want
to
thank
everyone
in
advance
for
participating
in
such
an
important
discussion.
A
As
I
mentioned,
we've
got
two
pages
so
far
of
sign-in
sheets
and
I.
Think
it's
important
after
opening
from
the
two
lead
sponsors
we're
being
joined
by
City
councilor
Tanya
Fernandez,
the
innocent
that
we
get
into
some
public
testimony
right
away
because
you've
taken
time
out
of
your
schedules.
You
have
some
personal
lived
experiences
that
you
want
to
share
and
then
we're
going
to
shift
to
the
administration
and
the
Boston
police
panel
and
then
we're
going
to
shift
to
an
advocate
panel
and
then
we're
going
to
go
back
to
public
testimony.
A
B
You
chair
and
good
evening,
everyone
thank
you
to
the
city
Department
representatives
for
being
here
and
for
all
the
members
of
the
public
who
took
time
out
of
the
day
to
be
part
of
this
important
conversation.
This
is
the
first
and
the
most
important
step
forward
of
showing
up
and
sharing
your
voice.
According
to
the
Boston
shots
fired
dashboard,
45
of
all
shots
fired
in
Boston
happened
in
Dorchester
in
all
of
the
shootings
fatal
and
not
fatal.
43
happened
in
Dorchester.
B
B
I
asked
who
was
Boston
safe
for
this
is
just
another
tragic
example
of
how
gun
violence
impacts.
Our
community,
especially
our
kids,
on
a
daily
basis,
gun
violence,
also
holds
hidden
long-term
effects,
depression,
anxiety,
trauma,
post-traumatic
stress,
disorder,
intrusive
thoughts
and
sleep
problems.
These
are
the
long
lasting
effects
that
needs
to
be
addressed.
B
B
B
That's
why
we
are
here,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
productive
and
constructive
conversation,
and
we
are
here
because
we
want
to
see
change
in
our
community.
We
want
to
be
able
to
have
our
kids
walk
safely
through
our
streets
and
not
fair
going
to
school.
We
want
to
know
that
our
family
and
our
friends
are
safe
in
their
homes,
not
having
to
worry
about
stray
bullets
flying
through
their
windows
or
through
their
doors.
B
You
want
to
change
the
narrative
that
for
certain
neighborhoods
that
violence
is
the
norm,
and
we
know
it
can
be
done
in
Louisiana
when
got
gang
violence.
Spiked
concert
concerned
dad
said
not
not
on
their
watch
and
started.
Volunteering
in
high
schools
in
Oakland,
an
initiative
named
Operation
ceasefire-
that
was,
that
was
a
proven
model
to
current
violence
and
gun.
Violence
drastically
were
all
community-led
strategies,
and
here
right
here
in
Boston
in
our
own
backyard,
the
Boston
miracle
and
the
10-point
Coalition
is
a
national
model
in
violence,
intervention
and
prevention.
B
Our
time
is
now-
and
we
are
here
tonight
to
listen,
learn
and
work
towards
a
solution
that
will
curb
this
violence,
tailored
specifically
to
the
unique
resources
and
history
that
make
up
Mattapan
and
Dorchester.
We
must
come
up
with
short-term
solutions
to
address
gun
violence.
Now,
how
can
we
stop
it
and
what
can
we
provide
to
our
community
and
we
must
look
to
long-term
Solutions?
How
can
we
help
those
impacted
here?
B
How
can
we
address
the
mental
toll
balance
takes
and
how
can
we
help
build
up
a
community
today,
as
we
hear
from
the
city,
and
here
especially,
and
most
importantly
from
you,
I
am
reassured
that
we
can
build
a
solution
and
finally
begin
to
heal
together.
Thank
you
again
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
day
and
thank
you
for
being
honest
and
I
look
forward
to
hear
from
everyone
here
in
this
room.
Thank
you.
A
C
Good
evening,
everyone
thank
you
so
much
Mr,
chair
and,
of
course,
appreciation
much
appreciation
to
the
lead
sponsor
councilorell.
My
name
is
Tanya
Fernandez
Anderson
district
7,
City
councilor
I,
am
the
co-sponsor
on
this
hearing
and
looking
forward
to
the
conversation.
I
won't
bore
you
too
much
with
my
statements.
C
This
again,
I
think
that
it's
prime
time
for
us
to
ask
the
city
to
show
us
the
money,
true
investments
in
curving,
our
social
determinants
of
health
or
improving
our
quality
of
life,
so
that
we
can
actually
invest
in
our
youth
in
our
communities
as
we
know
it
so
that
we
can
hopefully
get
our
communities
out
of
poverty
and
essentially
not
perpetuating
the
violence
in
our
communities.
I,
look
forward
to
learning
from
you
and
hearing
from
you
sharing
with
you
and
working
with
you.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
Anderson,
so
we're
going
to
get
right
into
the
public
testimony
I
know:
marvena
Patterson
was
first
in
line.
I
know
she's
rolling
her
eyes,
but
if
you
can
make
your
way
over
to
the
podium-
and
you
can
address
the
council
in
obviously
our
invited
guest
in
in
and
then
obviously
if
after
and
it's
a
two
minutes
asking
for
everyone's
courtesy,
because
we
have
so
much
public
testimony
that
if
you
can
limit
your
comments
to
two
minutes
or
less,
that
would
be
great.
D
You
good
evening
I'm
going
to
try
for
my
two
minutes.
My
name
is
marvina
Patterson
I
do
reside
in
District
Four
I've
been
here
for
about
30
years
and
I
can
say
that
for
the
past
more
than
five
years
I
have
been
very
frustrated
and
aggravated
with
the
crime
and
violence
in
my
area.
I
am
totally
disappointed
with
the
Boston
police,
because
there
is
no
response
when
we
dial
9-1-1
and
when
we
do
dial
9-1-1.
D
There
have
been
times
that
police
have
never
shown
up,
or
they
come
an
hour
or
so
later,
I'm
going
to
tell
you
about
an
experience
that
I
had.
That
would
probably
take
up
my
two
minutes
earlier
this
year
in
May
I
happen
to
be
going
to
the
restaurant
Merrell's
and,
to
be
honest,
I,
don't
frequent
any
any
of
the
businesses
in
my
area
because
I'm
scared
of
the
gun
violence,
but
my
son
had
turned
me
on
to
this
restaurant
Merrell's
that
sits
right.
Next
to
the
celebrity
barber
shop,
I
got
my
food.
D
It
was
like
four
o'clock
in
the
afternoon.
I
exited
I
passed
these
guys
that
were
part
of
the
barber
shop.
They
were
smoking,
weed
and
drinking
I
was
about
to
cross
the
street
and
I
saw
a
Boston
police
officer
turn
the
corner.
The
Boston
police
officer
nodded
at
the
gentleman
that
was
smoking,
weed
and
drinking
I
stopped
the
officer
I'm
not
going
to
provide
his
name
right
now,
but
I
did
file
a
report
on
him.
I
said
to
the
officer
you
just
passed
by
these
gentlemen:
that
was
smoking,
weed
and
drinking.
D
He
said
I
know
I
said,
but
it's
illegal.
His
response
was
I,
know
I
said,
but
we're
in
a
public
place.
They're
smoking,
weed
and
they're
drinking
I
said
if
we
were
in
Brookline
or
Cambridge.
This
wouldn't
have
happened.
He
said
I'm
not
in
Brookline
of
Cambridge.
At
this
point,
I
wanted
to
catch
a
case
myself,
because
I
could
not
believe
a
police
officer
was
actually
telling
me
this.
Okay
I
later
called
the
District
found
out
that
this,
the
celebrity
Barber
Shop
was
under
surveillance,
who
the
violence
was
there.
D
If
you
knew
they
were
doing
illegal
activities
there
and
you
had
a
surveillance
there.
Why
did
someone
have
to
lose?
It
lose
their
life
later
on
when
we
called
the
police
when
there's
loud
parties
and
when
there's
a
lot
of
people
engaged
making
loud
noises,
we
are
looking
to
alleviate
the
violence
and
no
one
comes
I,
live
in
a
neighborhood,
that's
a
park
up.
The
street
I
have
people
that
in
the
park
they
don't
have
a
permit.
D
D
C
A
E
You
appreciate
it.
My
name
is
Reverend
Kevin
Peterson
members
of
the
Boston
city
council
and
Community
leaders
and
residents
I'm
founder
of
the
new
democracy
Coalition,
which
focuses
around
the
issue
of
Civic
literacy,
Civic
policy
and
electoral
Justice
I
live
in
Dorchester.
One
of
the
most
violent
communities
in
the
city.
E
I
testified
this
evening
out
of
a
sense
of
grave
concern
and
deep
consternation.
The
recent
Spate
of
violence
in
Boston
is
a
source
of
palpable
fear,
unqualified
anxiety
and
the
manifestation
of
social
misery
that
pervades
every
aspect
of
the
black
community
and,
by
extension,
the
city
of
Boston
as
a
whole.
It
is
ostensibly
clear
that
violence
in
the
black
communities
in
Boston
has
caused
death,
trauma
and
pain.
F
E
E
Counselors,
what
did
they
say?
They
said
that
we
in
the
black
community
indeed
live
in
the
state
of
emergency,
where
everyday
violence
and
fear
and
lurks
around
every
corner
counselors.
What
did
they
say?
They
said
that
the
black
community
must
be
the
first
line
of
defense
related
to
crime
and
violence
in
the
black
community
and
on
a
certain
level
we
in
the
black
community
can
do
for
ourselves
counselors.
What
did
they
say?
E
They
said
that
the
police
department
and
the
city
has
no
clear,
articulated
public
strategy
plan
that
speaks
specifically
to
the
state
of
emergency
and
the
crisis
that
the
black
community
is
currently
experiencing
in
Boston
members
of
the
council.
With
all
due
respect,
we
ask
you
to
ask
our
city
leaders,
who
are
also
responsible
for
protecting
black
lives,
to
produce
a
clear
plan
for
the
black
community
related
to
safety
from
the
current
state
of
emergency.
E
This
plan
will
be
and
shall
be
and
must
be
evaluated
by
the
black
community,
and
we
believe
that
this
is
reasonable.
We
believe
that
we're
there
there
is
a
disproportionate
amount
of
crime.
There
should
be
a
disproportionate
amount
of
resources
directed
to
those
crimes.
This
is
fair.
This
is
in
the
spirit
of
collaboration
and
strategic
partnership.
E
A
G
G
A
lot
when
I
was
growing
up,
there
were
a
lot
more
opportunities,
but
here
we
are
individuals
returning
home
from
prison,
High
School,
dropouts
Etc.
When
you
look
at
every
construction
site,
you
see
plates
from
New
Hampshire,
Rhode
Island
Connecticut.
All
these
other
places
look
at
my
chest,
trades
not
triggers.
Why
is
it
that
a
poor
black
kid
in
the
city
of
Boston
has
been
funding
a
program
for
over
15
years
out
of
pocket
and
when
this
this
city
is
enriched
in
billions
of
construction?
G
G
We
got
to
plot
a
land
to
build
a
trade
school
with
living
workspace
to
get
individuals
off
the
streets,
but
but
today's
right
now
to
this
day,
there's
billions
and
millions
of
dollars
in
the
city
at
the
state
level
and
I'm
watching
every
program
is
being
funded,
except
for
the
people's
Academy.
Now,
why
is
that?
G
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
come
to
us
on
this
particular
evening,
just
to
say
a
few
words
about
the
crime,
the
violent
which
is
going
on
I'm
I'm
involved
with
the
prophetic
resists
in
Boston
I'm
I'm
involved
with
project
right
and
with
the
baker
house
at
cheer
on
Wednesday
morning,
I'm
involving
the
community
and
as
a
clergy
minister,
or
brother
in
Christ
I'm
here
today,
simply
because
as
a
tax,
paying
person
and
citizens,
I
am
very
concerned
about
the
violence
that
is
going
on
within
the
community.
H
If
you're
involving
violence-
and
let
me
say
this,
I
must
be
stupid,
I
don't
know
how
I
got
my
degree
from
Harvard,
because
if
you
involving
crime
and
you're,
the
involving
shooting
people
or
if
you're,
involving
stabbing
people,
there's
a
crime
and
I'm
sure
lawyers
can
tell
me,
though
hair
we
had
I
was
I'm
involved
with
stopwatch.
Here
we
had
an
officer
from
the
MBTA
that
was
beat
up
on
November.
H
The
14th
hair
we
had
shooting
at
the
Lee
School
and
we
had
a
kid
with
at
70
years
old,
with
a
gun
now
I
remember
one
of
my
teachers
told
me
when
I
was
taking
physiology
and
he
told
me
in
order
to
understand.
I
was
trying
to
understand
that
crab
cycle,
so
I
could
pass
my
test,
and
so
he
told
me
at
Harvard
when
I
was
taking
the
physiology
Court.
He
said
in
order
to
understand
that
Krebs
cycle,
you
have
to
be
able
to
understand
how
the
trolley
runs
or
how
the
trolley
operate.
H
So
I
said:
okay,
good.
This
is
great,
so
I'm
saying
to
us
today
and
I
would
like
to
conclude
according
to
First
Corinthians
chapter
13,
verse,
13.
and
he
said-
and
he
said
in
First,
Corinthians
and
I
think
Lisa
for
having
me
here
and
telling
us
about
this.
All
right
I
would
like
to
say
that
he
said
the
important
thing
to
have.
He
said:
Is,
Love,
hope
and
charity
and
I
see.
We
need
to
learn
how
to
value
and
divide
value
our
lives,
because
we
value
our
life.
H
I
I'm
Joanne,
Gomes
and
I'm
coming
today,
as
just
a
citizen
of
Boston
I
live
in
Roxbury,
just
compel
to
say
I
know
you
guys
are
looking
for
Solutions
right
for
opportunities
to
create
something
else.
It's
simple
things
like.
Why
do
we
go
to
Fenway
or
downtown
Boston
and
we're
not
like
throwing
trash
everywhere?
Why
is
it
so
common
that
there's
trash
in
the
streets
here?
We
don't
have
trash
cans
on
every
corner
like
they
do
in
Copley,
for
instance,
or
in
Newton
or
in
Wellesley
right,
simple
things
that
we
can
do.
I
I
What
are
the
differences
they're
both
in
Boston,
but
it's
usually
the
money
and
resources
the
programming?
That's
within
them.
There's
things
out
there.
One
gentleman
said
about
funding
local
things,
there's
lots
of
programs
and
things
out
there.
We
need
to
focus
more
on
the
funding,
for
these
things,
focus
on
cleaning
up
our
environment
a
little
bit.
Let
us
be
proud
of
where
we
are,
if
you're
going
to
the
Marriott
versus
the
the
Holiday
Inn
you're,
going
to
feel
a
little
bit
different.
I
A
A
J
Yeah
well,
I
came
here
from
Brockton,
because
I
felt
fired
up
about
this,
so
yes,
former
street
workers,
a
senior
Street
worker
lucky
enough
to
have
been
able
to
do
that
during
the
height
of
the
Boston
Miracle,
been
to
at
least
40
funerals
from
this
kind
of
work
of
people.
I
knew
helped
start.
What's
now
you
Boston,
so
that's
sort
of
my
cred
before
I,
say
some
critical
things,
I
I,
hope
to
see
soar.
The
street
workers
recreated
in
some
format
that
there's
some
precedent
for
that.
J
J
The
the
the
school
that's
down
the
street
here
are
many.
Many
of
these
folks
were
actually
youth
activity,
commissions,
worker
youth
workers
in
yeah,
Bertie
Fitzgerald,
his
brother
Kevin
Fitzgerald.
Many
many
people
who
who
contributed
this
city,
and
so
the
street
workers
was,
was
recreated.
Youth
activities
commission
went
away
in
the
70s.
J
The
street
workers
came
back
in
the
90s
and
I
I
think
that
so
I'm
sort
of
rambling
here
a
little
bit
but
I
think
what
I
want
to
say
is
that
the
really
three
important
things
one
is
that
we
need
Outreach.
So
there's
a
lot
of
calls
for
more
youth
workers
in
general.
That's
great,
but
it's
like
the
difference
between
calling
for
more
uniform
officers
versus
more
gang
unit,
detectives
right.
J
The
difference
between
having
a
big
army
versus
Special
Forces
right
that
you
need
specialized
youth
workers
who
are
not
tied
to
any
building
who
who
are
free
to
go
to
where
the
young
people
are
to
where
the
people
in
crisis
are
and
whether
that's
the
courts,
the
basketball
courts,
the
the
the
district
courts,
the
schools,
you
name
it.
So
that's
one
of
the
one
of
the
important
pieces.
Another
important
part
is
jobs,
but
again
not
just
any
jobs
but
targeted
jobs.
We
had
jobs
at
our
disposal
through
the
red
shirts.
J
Whatever
you
want
to
call
it
Boston
youth
fund
that
we
were
able
to
give
to
high
risk
proven
risk
youth.
They
didn't
have
to
sign
up
for
anything.
They
were
they
weren't.
They
weren't
success,
link
or
anything
like
that.
We,
we
literally
had
work
Crews
named
after
to
some
of
these
Crews.
We
had
a
castle
gate
crew.
We
had.
We
had.
K
J
Crew,
we
had
a
vamp
Hill
crew,
so
that's
that's
another
important
thing
and
those
jobs
weren't
this
25
hour
a
week
thing
that
got
cut
back.
You
know
a
number
of
years
ago
those
jobs
are
35
hours
a
week
at
adult
wages
to
be
able
to
hold
on
to
those
young
people
and
lastly,
I
would
say
that
I
think
there
needs
to
be
room
for
both
official
and
unofficial
Partnerships.
So
we,
for
example,
street
workers
had
the
ability
to
turn
in
guns
anytime.
We
wanted
that
was
off
the
books.
J
Let's
be
clear
about
that.
It
was
off
the
books.
We
had
personal
relationships
with
people,
the
youth
bar
on
strike
force.
So
we
could
call
and
say,
hey,
I,
think
you
need
to
go.
Look
in
this
dumpster
right
and
then
related
to
that
the
baker
house
from
for
many
years,
there's
a
meeting
there
on
Wednesday
mornings,
and
it
was
often
said
that
the
important
things
happen
at
the
meeting
after
the
meeting,
meaning
when
we
all
like
the
meeting
ends
and
we
go.
We
compare
notes
and
those
kind
of
things.
J
If
that
thing
had
not
happened,
that
way
so
and
and
lastly
I-
forgive
me
for
going
on
for
telling
I
just
want
to
stress
that
I
believe
that
that
the
response
of
any
city
has
to
be
really
three
parts:
it's
not
just
prevention,
it
has
to
be
prevention,
intervention
and
suppression.
Suppression
is
clearly
the
police
department
right
intervention
has
to
be
violence,
Interrupters
detectives,
whoever
it
is,
that's
going
to
go
and
intervene
and
try
to
squash
the
beef
negotiate
a
truth.
We
have
to
have
those
kind
of
people
and,
of
course,
prevention.
J
But
one
of
the
reasons
I
came
here
is
seeing
a
lot
of
talks
sort
of
online
and
in
the
newspaper
about
you,
know
more
resources
and
more
prevention.
Again,
that's
important,
but
each
part
has
its
role
to
play.
If
you
think
about
a
drunk
driver
right,
we
can't
just
say:
let's
invest
in
the
root
causes
of
why
that
person
became
an
alcoholic.
J
A
F
My
name
is
Michael
closer
from
Project
right.
Thank
you.
Counselors
for,
and
officials
residents
and
students
for
coming
here
tonight
at
the
lowest
Prairie
Middle
School.
Sorry,
Council
we're
working
on
the
heat,
but
we
always
had
problems
when
we
did
the
construction
on
this.
The
Heat
and
the
ventilation
in
the
gym
and
the
auditorium
never
worked
out
right.
So
hopefully,
for
the
first
time
in
40
years,
I
do
not
ask
for
a
Grove
Hall
Community
Center.
F
F
Clearly
we
need
to
provide
alternatives
for
young
people
and
and
adults,
and
residents
and
intergeneration,
because
violence
is
not
just
the
young
people's
issues.
Many
adults
are
driving
the
violence
as
well
and
we
need
to
go
ahead
on
and
address
that
fact.
So,
just
don't
blame
the
young
people
for
what
is
an
adult
problem.
F
We
need
Community
coordination
from
all.
We
need
City
Hall.
We
need
our
elected
officials,
we
need
our
law
enforcement,
we
need
our
students
and
residents
and
Community
groups
faith-based
groups
schools
to
be
all
part
of
a
whole
process
where
we're
working
together
on
an
ongoing
basis,
not
just
one
hearing,
but
you
know
we
need
the
city
to
convene
on
a
regular
basis
of
violence,
prevention,
strategy
and
plan
and
coordination
on
how
we
follow
through
on
stuff.
We
need
to
look
at
our
schools.
How
are
we
working
with
our
schools?
F
How
are
you
investing
in
our
schools
and
providing
the
resources,
because,
what's
happening,
is
that
the
violence
within
our
schools
is
being
overlooked?
It's
not
been
handled
right
and
we're
not
giving
the
resources
for
for
our
school
resource
officers
for
our
Boston
police
School
unit
to
address
the
violence
within
our
schools.
We
need
that
coordination.
We
need
that
communication
to
take
place.
F
We
also
need
to
look
at
our
sore.
Thor
has
we?
There
are
many
tremendous
sore
workers.
People
who've
been
been
a
part
of
the
street
workers,
people
who've
been
who
are
there
now
we
need
to
look
at.
Where
are
we
going
to
place
them
as
we
try
to
reconstitute
what
goes
on
one
I
I
did
hear
that
there's
a
possibility
that
they
may
end
up
in
Boston
Public
Schools.
F
Finally,
this
meeting
should
not
just
be
the
end-all,
but
it
should
be
the
start
of
Us.
Coming
together,
the
on
the
follow
through
working
together
identify
what
the
issues
are.
Judge
you're
right,
the
Wednesday
meetings
of
the
big
house
has
been
critical
to
continuing
to
identify
what
goes
on
Boston
SLS
save
our
schools
has
been
raising
important
issues
on
what
we
need
to
address
in
our
schools.
There's
there's
many
good
initiatives
that
needs
to
be
done
on,
but
through
the
leadership
of
City
Hall
through
the
leadership
of
our
city
councilors.
F
We
need
this
to
be
Amplified
and
we
need
the
resources
to
be
directed
in
our
communities.
Welcome
to
grow
fall,
hopefully
in
three
years
or
if
we
can
expedite
sooner
we'll
welcome
you
back
to
the
opening.
A
girl
fall
Community
Center,
it's
much
needed
it's
a
long
overdue.
This
neighborhood
had
five
federal
indictments.
Why
did
it
take
four
five
40
years
to
get
a
community
center
to
serve
young
people
in
this
neighborhood.
A
A
Failed
to
mention
that
we've
been
joined
a
while
ago
by
our
colleague
city
council,
president
Ed
Flynn,
also
I,
know
Mark
Gillespie's
here
Gillespie
from
the
T
police
I
know
you
signed
in
I'm,
assuming
you
just
want
to.
Let
folks
know
that
you're
here.
Unless
you
would
like
to
address
us,
you
have
the
floor
and
then,
if
Shamika
shumika,
it
will
be
up
next.
M
A
M
Thanks
I
am
Detective
Mike
Gillespie,
Lieutenant
Detective
from
the
Transit
Police
Department
and
I'm
just
here
to
speak
for
a
couple
of
minutes
of
what
we
do
relative
to
violence,
I
think
as
all
police
know
that
gun
violence,
stabbings
and
other
serious
violence
doesn't
stop
pulling
the
trigger
or
wielding
a
knife.
It
starts
at
a
very
younger,
a
lower
level
than
that.
It's
never
you.
It's
usually
a
graduation
into
that
type
of
violence
and
at
the
transit
Police
Department.
We
have
a
program.
M
That's
persevered
for
10,
15
years
now,
where
we
meet
every
week
on
Thursdays
at
10
30.,
it's
an
open
meeting.
We
bring
in
many
Advocates
to
include
Roca,
saw
the
clergy
probation
the
DA's
office.
Today
we
had
a
little
speech
from
the
DA's
office
today
and
we
speak
about
contemporaneous
issues,
things
that
happened
yesterday
or
the
previous
week
and
we
try
to
address
those
issues
through
our
program,
which
is
called
stopwatch
and
we
Prevail
upon.
M
If
you
will
areas
where
we
anticipate
through
an
analytical
review
of
what's
happening,
and
we
Prevail
upon
these
areas
mostly
after
school,
and
we
try
to
keep
the
peace,
we
try
to
reduce
the
anonymity
of
of
Youth
that
are
in
the
area.
We
do
this
by
the
number
of
Advocates
that
we
have
working
with
us
and
helping
us,
because
we've
found
that
the
anonymous
offender
is
our
worst
enemy.
So
we
try
to
see
if
we
can
know
who's
there
and
in
doing
that.
M
It's
sometimes
we'll
have
150
200
500
kids
at
one
time,
and
it
sounds
like
a
lot
of
kids,
but
it's
pretty
easy
to
see
who
what
students
or
what
young
children
are
in
need
of
assistance
they
kind
of
stick
out
and
what
we
do
is
based
on
the
resources
that
we
provided
and
that
we
recruit
to
our
Thursday
meetings.
We
try
to
make
these
referrals
to
Roka
or
to
soar
or
to
these
other
advocacies
that
we
have
and
try
to
stem
the
violence
we
bring
in
youth
on
a
regular
basis.
M
We
try
not
to
arrest
anybody.
That's
our
premise.
We
don't
want
to
arrest
a
young
kid
from
the
city
of
Boston,
the
Diamonds
in
the
Rough,
the
way
I've
looked
at
it
and
we
try
to
preserve
their
records.
We
speak
to
parents
on
a
regular
basis.
We
bring
kids
back,
sometimes
not
under
arrest
for
criminal
offense
they're,
trying
to
bring
in
the
parents
and
try
to
resolve
the
issues
without
the
courts.
M
We've
had
a
level
of
success
that
I've
recognized
recently
with
the
youth
and
the
parents
that
come
in
and
have
some
real,
meaningful
conversations
with
my
group
of
juvenile
offices
that
are
highly
trained
and
highly
effective
into
knowing
what
to
expect
or
what
to
anticipate
from
youth.
It's
been
very
effective.
We
do
this
in
conjunction
with
the
Boston
police,
they're,
very
close
Ally
in
partner
to
us
in
our
stopwatch
program.
M
We
work
very
closely
with
them
and
and
when
we
try
to
devise
plans
and
programs
for
referrals
and
with
this
my
point
is
to
say
that
we
do
something
we're
just
not
sitting
around
talking.
The
whole
idea
is
to
have
a
community
meeting
in
the
field,
not
in
a
room
or
behind
a
desk.
We
actually
go
out
into
the
field
and
we
interact
with
our
partners.
We
found
a
very
high
level
of
success.
M
N
Have
the
floor,
my
name
is
Shamika
warm
I'm,
actually
here
tonight
on
behalf
of
just
being
a
resident
of
Boston
and
a
constituent,
not
on
behalf
of
the
program
that
I
work,
for
we
asked
I'm,
sorry
I
I'm
here
this
evening
right
because
there
there
are
some
concerns
over
150
murders,
shootings
in
our
city.
You
ask:
what
can
you
do?
N
The
store
program
is
I
just
started
working
for
the
soar
program
eight
months
ago.
Prior
to
that,
I
was
I'm,
a
parent
I'm,
a
parent
of
someone
that
was
active
right
so
before
I
was
able
to
come
and
try
to
help
other
children
I
had
to
make
sure
that
my
house
was
in
order
which
I
got
it
in
order
right,
but
the
funds
that
are
not
allocated
two
programs,
such
as
soar
or
other
programs
that
have
come
prior
before
me
coming
into
this
program
or
anywhere
that's
funding
is
important
right.
N
We
we
we're
saying
it's
just
the
children,
it's
not
just
the
children.
As
the
other
gentlemen
had
stated,
it
is
it's!
It's!
It's
different
groups
of
people
right.
There
are
some
adults
that
are
out
here
with
the
gun
activity.
There's
children,
so
you
have
to
identify
the
groups
of
people
right
and
know
how
to
deal
with
them
effectively
right,
because
you
can't
approach
an
adult
in
the
same
manner
that
you
would
approach
a
child.
N
So
that's
what
and
we
talk
about
prevention,
talk
about
the
intervention
right,
but
you
know
you
would
put
mediation
because
mediation
in
this
work
there
is
the
mediation
portion
of
it
right.
Everyone
is
not
capable
of
mediating
to
bringing
two
groups
of
people
together
right
and
stopping
conflict
prior
again.
Prior
to
me,
coming
to
the
soar
program,
there
was
not
one
one
program
that
went
into
Grove
Hall
ten
toes
down
and
worked
with.
Castlegate
I
took
that
on
because
there
was
a
forgotten
group
of
people,
a
forgotten
group
of
young
men
right
that
were
active.
N
Now,
I
sort
of
kind
of
I
came
into
the
neighborhood
and
I'm
sort
of
I'm
auntie
in
the
neighborhood
they're
out
the
way
the
murders
in
that
particular
area
are
down
right.
You
have
to
you
have
to
meet
them
where
they
are
right,
but
to
me,
I
come
out
of
my
pocket
a
lot
of
times
right,
because
my
programs
don't
have
funding.
We
didn't
have
funding
for
the
things
that
I
needed
to
do
like
the
other
gentleman
was
saying
about
the
the
project
trigger
I'm.
N
Sorry,
if
I
get
it
wrong,
but
you
have
to
you
have
to
fund
these
types
of
programs
right,
because
not
all
of
our
children
want
to
be
basketball,
players,
football
players
right.
We
do,
we
need
some
homes
builds
right,
but
we
need
some
programs
where
they're
not
aged
out
like
youth,
build
Boston,
you
age
out
right,
but
some
of
the
people
that
we
deal
with
are
Beyond
25
years
old,
right,
they'll,
they'll,
say
to
me
like
well
Shamika.
N
A
We've
been
joined
by
my
colleague,
City
councilor
at
lodge
Aaron
Murphy
and
we
have
Alan
Tanner
and
then
that'll
be
followed
by
tripeta
Simmons
and
then
we're
going
to
shift
to
the
panel
discussion.
So
please
Alan
make
your
way
down
and
I
think
my
the
team
here
is
going
to
make
some
accommodations
for
tripada
Simmons
who's
on
Deck.
O
We
are
gathered
here
today
because
there's
been
a
tremendous
uptick
in
violence
in
the
city
of
Boston,
as
community
members
were
tired
of
the
violence
we're
here
tonight.
Seeking
solutions
to
this
problem,
we're
here
to
tonight
to
demand
that
the
mayor,
the
police
commissioner,
put
together
a
clear
strategy
to
address
this
violence,
and
we
cannot
stand
by
and
watch
day
by
day
as
more
lives
are
taken.
Another
brother,
another
sister,
a
mother,
grandmother,
Pastor
or
child
lose
their
life
to
senseless
violence.
O
We
need
a
way
to
hold
Those
who
commit
the
violence
accountable
for
their
actions.
We
need
a
way
to
deal
with
the
mental
issues
facing
Those
who
commit
violence
in
our
communities.
Sometimes
all
we
need
all
that
is
needed
is
just
to
have
support
and
be
able
to
talk
through
the
problem,
because
if
we
use
our
words
effectively,
we
will
not
need
to
resort
to
violence.
We
saw
this
epitomized
in
people
like
the
Reverend
Dr
Martin
Luther,
King
Jr.
O
We
saw
this
epitomized
through
Gandhi,
Nelson
Mandela
and
many
others,
even
those
who
were
leading
from
behind
the
scenes
and
as
I
mentioned
the
importance
of
our
words.
Let
us
not
forget
that
individually
little
is
possible,
but
collectively
we
will
win.
We
will
win
change
in
our
communities
because
when
we
fight
we
win,
the
community
needs
accountability
amongst
its
City
officials
as
well.
We
need
officials
ready
to
take
a
stand
when
things
go
wrong,
ready
to
take
on
the
rushing
wave
and
not
be
swept
off
of
their
feet,
because
the
current
is
too
strong.
O
P
You
asked
us
you
want
to
hear
from
us,
but
we
want
to
hear
what
data
do
you
have
on
our
youth,
particularly
our
youth
in
South,
Bay,
prison
and
dys
lockup,
most
of
the
youth
there,
a
special
needs
students,
and
so
we
need
the
city
of
Boston
to
address
the
special
needs
to
prison
pipeline
80
to
90
percent
of
those
youth
were
in
Special
Needs
program.
Not
only
that
their
parents
were
in
Special,
Needs
programs,
their
parents
can't
read,
they
can't
read,
they
have
kids,
their
kids
can't
read.
K
P
P
What
are
you
doing
to
help
them
protect
themselves?
I
know
that
in
Brookline,
when
women
over
there
were
being
raped,
the
police
departments
handed
out
mace.
What
are
you
going
to
give
to
us
children
who
are
afraid
to
walk
these
streets?
Who
may
even
be
arming
themselves?
And
this
has
been
going
on
since
the
1990s,
the
murdering
of
our
youth
and
people
in
our
communities,
and
they
say
that,
because
we
live
in
a
certain
zip
code
that
we're
Marked
for
Death,
our
children
are
mocked
for
death,
we're
Marked
for
Death.
This
needs
to
change.
P
P
P
You
know,
and
so
I
have
a
one
more
thing
to
say,
vocational
education.
Where
is
it?
Where
is
the
vocational
education?
Vocational
education
is
stem
education?
We
don't
need
more
Mental,
Health
Counselors.
We
don't
need
more
people
getting
jobs
for
our
kids.
Our
kids
should
be
able
to
get
jobs,
they
need
vocational
education.
Q
Thank
you
so
much
for
just
making
this
a
place
for
listening
ears.
We
are,
we
are
as
as
so
many
have
already
shared
I
think
to
start
to
help
us
how
how
we
can
help
ourselves
is
to
first
of
all,
just
have
love
I
feel
like
there's,
no
love,
there's,
no,
there's!
No,
no
real
love,
no
genuine
love,
we
barely
speak,
and
you
know
so
I
think
that,
in
order
for
for
love
to
start
sharing,
it
would
take
the
jobs.
We
definitely
need
the
jobs.
Q
Q
They
know
what
their
passion
is,
and
we
just
want
to
elaborate
on
that
and
and
doing
that,
so
we're
able
to
encourage
as
well
as
help
them
to
grow
their
household
and
then,
as
we
help
each
other
with
their
households.
We're
actually
helping
the
children
see
would
be
an
example
that
the
children
need
to
see
because
we
are
doing
it
and
when
we're
doing
it,
it
rubs
off
on
our
children
and
then,
when
the
children
go
to
school,
who
go
to
church
go
wherever
they
go,
it
rubs
off
on
each
other.
Q
They
speak
in
a
positive
way.
They
do
things
to
complement
one
another.
They
find
out
what
each
other
needs
and
they
try
to
meet
that
need
as
well.
So
that's
what
we're
trying
that's,
what
I
feel
like
we
should
be
at
you
know
as
we
deal
with
so
much
of
the
deaths
that
have
happened
from
the
gun,
violence
I
feel
like
we.
Don't
we
don't
recognize
them.
We
don't
that
we
don't.
We
we
see
memorials
all
over
the
place,
but
how
often
do
we
really
stop
and
connect
that
that's
Someone's
Child?
That's
someone
sister!
Q
That's
someone's
brother!
That's
someone's
friend,
you
know
and
from
covet
as
well.
It's
like
it's
so
much
that
we
have
and
then
within
ourselves
that
we're
not
really.
We
don't
really
express
that
to
anyone,
whether
it
be
your
Council,
whether
it
be
your
guidance
counselors
in
the
schools
we
have
a
lot
inside
and
once
we
have
no
job,
we
have
no.
We
don't
pursue
our
passion
we
get
out
here
and
the
first
person
that
bumps
us
wrong.
We
curse
them
out,
you
know,
and
it's
not
because
they
did
something
wrong.
Q
So,
what's
going
to
happen,
it's
like
you
have
a
you:
have
animals
in
a
cage
and
after
so
long
they're
going
to
turn
on
each
other
and
that's
what
has
happened
in
the
black
community
and
I
I
want
to
say
when
I
came
through
the
door,
I
noticed
that
a
lot
of
sponsors
were
churches
and
I
saw
two
I
think
it
was
one
like
Prince
Hall
mission
that
Prince
Hall
or
something
like
that
is
like
a
sponsor
I.
Think,
and
my
thing
is:
how
often
are
your
doors
open,
I?
Q
Don't
see
you
being
the
Christian
figure,
the
Jewish,
whatever
figure
you
are
under
whomever
you
believe
is
the
highest
okay.
So
if
that's
what
we're
gonna
do?
If
that's?
What
we're
gonna
say
that
we
are,
we
have
to
be
the
example.
You
know
we
have
to
show
our
kids
that
this
is
a
christ-like
life,
or
this
is
this.
You
know
we
just
gotta.
Q
We
have
to
be
more
of
an
example
and-
and
we
have
to
also
like
I,
said
the
jobs
once
we
create
the
jobs
it
will,
it
will
get
people's
minds
from
being
idled
when
you
don't
have
nothing
to
do,
but
smoke
weed
and
cuss
out
somebody
and
have
a
40
and
then
the
police
roll
up.
You
know
what
I'm
saying
it's
like:
everybody's
got
to
put
stuff
away
and
I
I
I
hate
that
that's
what
has
to
happen
because
they
too
don't
look
like
us.
Q
So
if
I'm
on
my
porch
and
I'm,
having
a
great
time
with
my
grandchild,
which
I
don't
have
your
name
but
with
with
with
anybody's
grandchild
somebody's
a
grandmother
in
here,
put
it
like
that
so
and
that
should
be
a
community
that
should
be
the
they
should
feel
safe
just
going
next
door,
they
should
feel
safe,
walking
to
school.
You
know,
and
it's
not
about
police
presence.
Honestly
I
feel
like
if
you
are
a
police
and
you
don't
live
in
Dorchester
when
you
come
to
Dorchester,
don't
have
on
your
uniform.
Q
You
need
to
look
like
somebody
who's
really
about
loving
me.
Don't
just
be
there
to
so-called
protect
me.
I,
don't
need
to
see
you
flash
your
badge
and
all
these
things
you
know
just
be
a
real
person,
just
be
a
real
human
being
and
and
acknowledge
the
fact
that
you
know
we
we
have
tough
times,
and
you
too
have
tough
times,
but
just
make
it
more
of
a
friendly
atmosphere.
Make
it
more
of
a
true
brotherly
love
the
same
love.
You
officers
have
amongst
one
another
that
blue
line.
Q
That's
how
I
was
raised
I'm
from
Carolinas,
so
I
mean
that's
just
how
we
were
raised
where
we
to
help
one
another.
We
speak
to
one
another
and-
and
you
don't
have
to
in
that
way.
Let
me
say
this
that
way:
you
don't
have
to
feel
like
you're
the
hero
showing
up
if
you're
all
ways
there,
if
you're
always
present,
if
you're
always
giving
or
who
caring
it
just
will
rub
off,
and
it
will
help
us
tremendously.
It
will
help
us
all
at
the
end
of
the
day.
It'll
help
us
all.
So
all
right.
A
R
R
R
R
S
Evening,
my
name
is
Melinda.
Aguilera
I
am
coming
here
on
the
behalf
of
365
dad
as
well
as
98.1
FM,
the
urban
heat.
We
are
part
of
the
I
Heart.
Only
black
owned
radio
station
currently
on
the
iHeart
platform.
I
know
many
of
you
people
up
here
up
here
already
now.
Why
am
I
here
I'm
here
for
three
reasons?
I
am
tired
of
our
young
people
having
buttons
on
their
back
of
their
backpacks
as
they
walk
past
me
every
morning
of
their
friends.
Our
children
are
living
in
post-traumatic
stress
spaces.
S
Somebody
said
earlier
that
jeep
Jones
and
those
that
came
some
people
in
here
know
who
I
am
and
where
I
come
from,
and
why
I
speak
the
way
I
speak.
Some
people
say
she
seemed
like
a
preacher.
I
am
Reverend
Dr
Michael,
E
haynes's,
granddaughter
I
come
from
a
long
line
of
people
dedicated
to
this
city.
S
There
are
many
firsts
that
come
out
of
my
family
and
it
doesn't
stop
here
see
when
you
want
to
be
elected,
and
you
come
into
my
neighborhood
and
you
ask
us
for
your
votes
all.
Then
we
get
all
of
the
accolades
necessary
of
the
hopes
and
dreams
that
we
need
in
our
community
and
then
somehow
it
just
kind
of
dissipates,
as
the
time
goes
by.
S
S
S
S
S
If
we
stop
siloing
everything
that
is
happening
and
we
start
getting
down
to
the
issues
of
what
is
taking
place,
we'll
then
begin
to
able
to
understand
what
is
happening
in
pockets,
so
many
people
are
holding
on
to
money
that
does
not
need
to
be
held
because
they
have
nowhere
to
spend
it.
So
why
don't
we
come
together
collectively
and
say:
I
have
X
amount
of
dollars
that
I
have
to
spend
by
this
term.
S
S
That's
okay!
It's
going
to
be
when
Karen
and
Bill
get
shot
in
Codman,
Square
or
grazed
by
Bullet
that
all
of
a
sudden
everybody's
gonna
be
pouring
money
into
my
neighborhood
born
raised
and
educated
in
Boston
I
love,
my
city
I
still
live
here.
I
still
pay
taxes
I'm
more
dedicated
to
this
process
than
anybody
will
ever
know
when
it's
enough
we're
going
to
be
enough
of
this
and
more
action,
less
red
tape.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
Melinda
welcome,
commissioner
Cox
Dr,
ojikudu
and
Dr
Fox
and
I
know.
Shea
is
here
so,
commissioner,
appreciate
everyone's
patience
and
listening
to
public
testimony.
We
have
several
more
sheets
to
go,
but
in
In
fairness
to
the
panels,
I
want
to
get
started
with
the
panel.
So
you
have
the
floor.
Commission
just
to
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
and
I
know.
There's
a
presentation,
I
think
there's
some
statistics
Etc.
So
absolutely.
T
No
I
I
want
to
say
thank
you
very
much
for
inviting
us
and
having
this
important
meeting
out
here.
You
know
obviously,
gun
violence
is
a
tremendous
issue
and
problem
in
this
country.
But,
more
importantly,
it's
an
issue
and
problem
right
here
in
Boston-
and
you
know,
listening
to
you
all
is-
is
really
really
really
important
and
I
appreciate
each
and
every
person
that
just
came
up
and
expressed.
You
know
your
concerns
for
the
city
and
your
worries
about
you
know
your
kids,
your
safety,
your
neighbor's
safety.
T
T
You
know
we
need
to
do
all
we
can
to
make
sure
everyone's
safe
and
that
begins
by
listening.
So
we
can
figure
out
a
way
to
partner
with
as
many
people
as
we
can
to
do
that.
This
is
a
big,
bigger
issue
than
just
the
police.
We
are
doing
all
we
can
to
make
sure
we
resolve
it.
We've
got
many
strategies
in
place
to
make
sure
we
do,
but
the
reality
is
gun.
Violence
is
the
issue
in
this
country
in
a
very,
very
large
way
and
it's
getting
bigger
in
some
senses.
T
So
after
I'm
done
speaking
here,
Kelly
Shea
Kelly
from
our
Boston
Regional
Intelligence
Center
is
going
to
give
you
a
little
backdrop.
I
mean
back
information
about
exactly
you
know.
What's
going
on
statistically
in
our
city,
so
you
feel
as
though
you
have
a
good
understanding
of
what
we're
actually
facing.
T
U
Thanks,
thank
you,
commissioner
Cox,
and
thank
you
to
the
council
and
everyone
here
today.
Like
you
said,
my
name
is
Shea
Kelly
I'm,
a
senior
Analyst
at
The
Brick
with
the
Boston
Police
Department
today,
I'll
be
providing
some
overview,
statistics
and
historical
context
as
it
relates
to
firearm
violence
in
Boston
start
off
with
part
one
crime.
So
last
year
in
2021,
Boston
experienced
the
lowest
number
of
part,
one
crime
that
we've
seen
since
statistics
were
reliably
tracked
in
2006.
year
to
date
we're
down
188
total
part,
one
crime
incidents
heading
towards
another
historic
law.
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Taking
a
look
at
the
shootings
going
back
to
the
1990s.
Take
a
look
at
the
graph
there.
Last
year
we
had
the
lowest
the
second
lowest
number
of
total
shooting
victims
that
we've
seen
in
the
past
18
years.
This
is
surpassed
only
by
the
years
following
the
Boston
miracle
in
the
19
in
the
late
1990s
next
slide.
Furthering
last
year's
downward
Trend
total
shooting
victims
have
decreased
by
nine
percent
year
to
date
with
173
victims.
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This
includes
30
fatal
and
140
non-fatal
victims.
It's
a
decrease
of
25
non-fatal
victims
and
an
increase
of
six
fatal
victims.
It's
worth
noting
that
with
this
six
fatal
victim
increase
compared
to
last
year,
we
also
had
historic
lows
last
year
with
the
lowest
number
of
fatal
shooting
victims
that
we've
seen
in
10
years,
bearing
a
significant
change
in
the
next
several
weeks.
2022
will
likely
end
with
the
lowest
amount
of
shooting
victims
that
we've
seen
in
22
years.
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Despite
these
decreases,
we've
seen
consistencies
based
on
demographics,
of
shooting
victims,
either
to
date,
70
of
shooting
victims
who
are
black
or
African-American
16
were
white
and
13
were
unknown,
were
not
reported
for
victim
ages.
The
average
victim
age
is
29.2
years
of
age,
which
is
consistent
with
what
we've
been
seeing
since
2018.
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we'll
be
gone.
Year-To-Date
we've
also
seen
a
21
decrease
in
confirmed
shots,
fired
incidents
next
slide,
taking
a
look
at
the
hot
spots,
so
we've
had
decreases
in
total
number
of
shooting
victims
and
confirmed
shots
fired
incidents.
However,
the
shooting
hot
spots
have
remained
consistent,
looking
back
five
years
and
are
consistent
with
what
we're
seeing
year.
To
date,
this
fire
and
violence
is
concentrated
in
Roxbury,
Mattapan
and
Dorchester,
including
the
neighborhoods
of
Franklin
Field
Grove
Hall,
as
well
as
the
four
corners
area.
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next
slide.
We're
also
seeing
an
increase
in
firearm.
Recoveries
BPD
has
recovered
64
more
crime
guns
this
year
than
we
saw
last
year,
which
is
an
11
increase.
Total
crime
gun
recoveries
have
continued
to
increase
annually
since
2019..
This
reflects
deployment
of
officers
in
high
firearm
areas.
It
also
reflects
a
wider
availability
of
illegal
firearms.
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Looking
at
firearm
arrests
we're
pretty
steady
with
what
we
saw
last
year
with
a
slight
decrease
of
one
percent.
It's
worth
noting
that
39
percent
of
individuals
arrested
on
a
Firearms
charges
this
year
have
been
previously
arrested
in
Boston
on
Firearms
charges.
79
of
these
individuals
had
three
prior
fire,
firearm
arrests
or
more
in
Boston.
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Also,
to
note,
though,
we're
still
seeing
the
same
concentration
of
firearm
activity
in
Boston
and
Dorchester
Roxbury
and
Mattapan,
we're
also
continuing
to
see
increased
juvenile
involvement
and
increase
juvenile
firearm
arrests,
as
well
as
repeat
offenders,
accounting
for
a
significant
number
of
those
arrested
on
firearms.
That's
all
I
have
thank
you.
V
I
walk
the
neighborhood
I'm
present
every
day.
I'm
on
these
scenes,
I'm
talking
to
families
I'm
in
the
schools
and
to
hear
their
pain,
it
doesn't
bear
witness
to
the
numbers
that
we're
seeing
it
feels
like
we're
in
the
counselor
mentioned
the
Boston
America
we're
literally
in
Boston
Miracle
times,
but
it
doesn't
feel
like
that,
because
it's
overexposure
when
I
was
a
kid
in
92
or
95.
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I
only
heard
about
what
was
happening
in
my
neighborhood
I
didn't
hear
about
what
was
happening
in
Mattapan
or
other
sections
of
Dorchester.
But
now
the
moment
something
happens,
you're
exposed
to
it
on
social
media.
You
see
pictures
you're,
seeing
on
scene
you're,
seeing
you're
being
over
exposed
and
over
and
re-traumatized
every
time.
So
it
feels
like
we're
in
this
constant
state
of
Baghdad.
V
V
V
V
We
never
talk
about
that.
How
we
talk
to
each
other,
how
we
backbite
each
other.
You
know
what
I'm
saying
how
we
rarely
support
some
party
if
we
don't
think
we're
going
to
benefit
directly
from
that
support,
but
that's
another
conversation
for
not
a
city
council
hearing,
that's
a
closed
door.
Roxbury
Dorchester,
Mattapan
everybody
else
who
wants
to
be
involved
conversation,
but
that
that
has
to
be
a
part
of
this
work,
because
if
we're
expecting
the
system
to
save
us,
there
were
always
going
to
be
disappointed.
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But
with
that
but
but
but
balancing
that
we
balance
that
by
saying
that
the
system
has
it
has
to
provide
a
resources
equitably,
it
has
to
be
present
and
it
has
to
be
effective.
We
have
to
make
sure
what's
accessible
and
south
end
has
to
be
accessible
in
Roxbury,
what's
accessible
in
in
on
the
Galloping
side
of
Dorchester
has
to
be
accessible
on
the
common
square
side
of
Dorchester.
So
that's
that's
the
work
that
we're
building
to
now.
V
That's
the
work
we've
been
doing,
and
also
just
before
I
begin
so
to
just
briefly
run
through
the
presentation.
I
want
to
give
some
credos
to
those
city,
employees
who
were
doing
work
during
the
pandemic
when
everything
shut
down,
but
the
work
did
not
so
I'm
talking
about
folks
who
were
pulling
up
to
Trotter
Park,
where
young
people,
at
the
height
of
the
pandemic,
witnessing
young
people
pass
weed
around
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic,
sharing
blunt
offering
services,
and
that's
when
you
recognize
that
the
epidemic
that
they're
worrying
about
is
not
covet.
19.
V
is
gunshot
and
that's
the
population
that
we
serve
so
I.
Thank
you
guys
for
doing
thankless
work,
because
the
lives
that
you
save
don't
make
the
paper
the
families
you
connect
to
resources
and
services,
don't
make
the
paper
so
I
I
just
want
to
commend
you
guys
for
doing
thankless
work,
because
I
started
as
a
youth
worker
in
2004
and
22,
which
is
why
I'm
bald
now
and
18
years
later.
V
Even
though
we've
made
progress,
there's
still
so
much
more
for
us
to
do
so
in
that
Vein
from
the
mayor's
office
and
in
my
role
as
as
a
policy
advisor,
we
are
talking
about.
How
do
we
address
those
gaps
but
address
those
gaps
sustainably?
So
we're
not
here,
five
years
from
now
and
the
and
and
the
gains
we
make
aren't
predicated
by
individuals,
it's
not
based
on
how
smart
Rufus
is
or
how
good
Lisa
is
or
how
the
work
bomb
does.
Is
we
have
a
system
in
place?
V
So
it's
not
about
who
you
know
in
terms
of
the
services
you
receive,
it's
a
protocol
in
place
to
make
sure
services
are
delivered
equitably.
So
in
doing
that,
we
have
to
make
sure
we
get
the
language
correct,
because
language,
what
you
call
something
matters
and
if
I
ask
everybody
in
this
room,
what
prevention
means
I'll
get
50
different
definitions
of
what
prevention
means,
so
what
we
had
to
do
initially
in
partnership
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commissioners,
and
make
sure
that
we
build
a
language
that
can
be
Universal.
V
So
when
BPS
is
talking
about
prevention,
it
can
be
transferable
to
our
office
of
returning
citizens.
When
we
talk
about
prevention,
so
that's
some
of
the
work
we
were
doing
here
so
I
don't
want
to
read
off
what
it
means,
but
we
talked
about
primary
prevention,
secondary
prevention,
which
what
initially
was
identified
as
an
intervention
and
we're
talking
about
that
tertiary
prevention,
which
can
be
considered
as
recovery.
V
How
do
you
recover
after
something
goes
poorly
so,
though,
that's
sort
of
the
language-
and
we
have
this
sort
of
thing
about
the
river,
the
river
being
prevention-
is:
how
do
you
stop
people
from
falling
into
the
river
like?
What
are
you
doing
to
prevent
individuals
from
falling
into
the
river
and
potentially
drowning
and
by
the
river,
we're
talking
about
retaliatory
gun
violence
that
that's
what
we're
talking
about?
What
we
mean
by
the
river?
V
So
we
have
examples
of
programming
in
this
space.
We
have
examples
of
programming
in
every
space.
I
I,
don't
want
to
bore
you
with
that,
but
the
idea
being
that
we
have
we're
building
these
definitions
because
there's
a
lot
of
good
work
happening.
But,
as
someone
mentioned
Pride
previously,
it's
it
has
been
siled
off.
We've
done
a
better
job
at
collaborating,
but
oftentimes.
Those
collaborations
were
based
on
individuals,
it
wasn't
based
on
protocol.
V
So
that's
what
we're
trying
to
move
to
now,
not
trying
that's
where
we're
going
to
move
to
it's
not
based
on
the
individual
in
these
positions
or
seats,
is
based
on
the
role
that
your
department
plays
in
within
this
process.
So
we're
doing
this
work
to
build
the
language,
but
it's
not
just
about
what's
happening
inside
we
have
Community
working,
so
we
have
working
groups
right
now,
we're
talking
to
population
we're
talking
to
members
of
the
clergy.
V
We
had
a.
We
had
an
excellent
conversation
at
the
show
born
with
individuals
who
were
those
guys
and
girls
who
were
driving
violence
in
the
early
2000s
who've
made
the
successful
transition
who
were
talking
about
what
type
of
services
and
programming
they
could
have
used
or
would
have
been
beneficial
for
them
to
deter
them
from
their
living,
a
risky
life
doing
some
gang
activity.
So
it
was
an
opportunity
for
departments
to
not
talk
to
hear
from
those
folks
who
were
driving
violence
like
what.
What
would
you
like
to
see?
V
V
So
we
have
we're
having
these
working
group
conversations
working
group
conversations
to
talk
about
what
this
community
violence
work
looks
like
talking
about
being
intentional
talking
about
putting
resources
where
they
need
to
go
so
I,
don't
know
if
Mike's
still
here
so
we
talked
about
EPS,
but
we're
brought
in
and
out
it's
not
just
about
BPS.
It's
about
school
age
and
school
age
is
going
up
to
23,
and
it's
talking
about
going
to
where
students
are
at
So.
It's
talking
about
Catholic
schools.
It's
talking
about
the
charters!
V
It's
talking
about
the
kids
who
are
part
of
mecco.
It's
talked
about
those
young
people
who
are
in
dys
ensuring
that
we
are
putting
bringing
resources
directly
to
them
and
again
trying
to
interfere
on
the
sort
of
downward
spiral
that
they're
in,
but
recognizing
that
it's
not
just
about
the
young
persons.
What
are
we
doing
to
wrap
around
service
around
that
family
as
well?
So
we're
doing
that
around
Community
violence,
but
we're
also
doing
that
around
crisis
crisis
response
we
had
a
just
just
anecdotally.
V
V
V
Just
specifically
about
this
Ellington
situation
was
that
the
crisis
response
that
we
should
have
offered
wasn't
adequate,
and
that
was
a
sign
to
us
that
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
increasing
capacity
and
making
sure
that,
because,
when
I
saw
that
I
I've
never
seen
before
and
I've
been
on,
unfortunately
been
I
would
say,
probably
a
hundred
homicide
scenes,
but
what
I
saw
there?
It
was
about
50
13
to
17
year
olds,
literally
drinking
Don,
Julio.
V
It
was
it
was,
it
was
almost
like
they
were.
It
was
almost
performative
in
that
they
were,
they
were
doing
what
they
thought.
They
were
supposed
to
do
on
a
on
a
scene
and
it's
so
it
almost
felt
like
they
felt
like
they
had
their
badge
of
honor
now
like
now
that
they
could
be
such
and
such
world,
or
they
can
wear
a
pen
now,
and
it
just
showed
how
much
work
we
have
to
do
collectively.
V
They
were
not
supposed
to
be
doing,
I
think
you're
misinterpreted
I
I'm,
not
criticizing
Service
delivery.
I'm.
Just
saying
that
from
for
me,
it
was
eye-opening
to
me
that
our
young
people
with
that
hurt
that
they
were
that
hurt
and
capacity,
wise
and
and
capacity
wise
as
a
city,
no
I,
agree,
I,
agree,
I,
agree,
I,
agree,
hurt.
W
U
V
No
I
don't
need
to
watch
man.
Unfortunately,
I've
lived
here.
My
whole
life,
I,
I,
I
get
it.
So
what
we're
doing
in
terms
of
crisis
response
is
making
sure
that
we're
addressing
those
gaps,
making
sure
that
we
have
a
level
of
services
that
are
connecting
with
families
connecting
them
to
services,
not
in
the
moment,
but
making
sure
that
we
have
both
short-term
and
long-term
resources
and
a
supportive
system
to
make
sure
that
we're
helping
folks,
not
only
the
individuals,
impacted
but
help
the
community
begin
to
heal
as
well,
so
again,
working
groups.
V
The
working
groups
are
going
to
be
completed
by
the
first
week
of
January,
with
that
we're
going
to
have
recommendations
in
terms
of
the
direction
of
the
community
violence,
work
and
also
for
the
crisis
response
work.
So
that's
going
to
look
at
everything
around
how
these
initiatives
are
funded,
how
they're
deployed
and
also
how
to
reborn
bear
actually
create
and
sustain
real
Partnerships
with
community-based
organizations,
because
everybody
cannot
do
this
work
some
individuals
again.
V
X
Good
evening,
everyone
and
thank
you
for
being
here,
I'm
honored,
to
be
here
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Dr
vasolo
jakutu
I'm,
the
commissioner
of
Public
Health
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
executive
director
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
and
I'm,
a
resident
of
Dorchester,
so
I'm
joined
here
by
Mr
Mark
Scott,
the
director
of
our
division
of
violence
prevention
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission.
Who
will
help
answer
your
questions,
particularly
around
programming.
K
X
Violence
is
a
Public
Health
crisis
I'm,
certainly
here
as
a
public
health
leader
and
a
physician,
but
my
own
family
has
been
impacted
by
violence
as
of
many
of
yours
here
this
evening.
This
is
a
wound
that
many
in
our
community
share,
so
I
know
that
we're
all
working
towards
the
same
goal
to
keep
all
of
our
families
and
communities
safe.
X
The
Boston,
Public
Health
commission
Works,
under
the
premise
that
gun
violence
can
be
addressed
through
a
comprehensive
approach
and
intentional
effort
which
I
will
discuss
this
evening.
I
do
want
us
to
have
an
opportunity
to
really
talk
and
to
delve
into
some
of
the
programs
that
are
being
offered
because
the
city
and
your
tax
dollars
are
being
used
to
pay
for
these
programming
and
I
really
do
want
to
get
into
the
details
there
and
talk
about.
You
know
what
we're
doing,
what
we're
not
doing,
and
what
we
need
to
do
better.
K
X
Do
what's
up
on
the
slides?
Okay?
So
if
we
go
to
the
next
slide,
you'll
see
a
triangle,
a
pyramid,
so
Dr
fall
mentioned.
This
idea
that
we
really
focus
in
on
primary
prevention,
so
actually
preventing
violence
as
well
as
intervening
and
then
doing
you
know,
work
to
heal,
which
I
think
is
of
critical
importance.
The
division
of
violence
prevention
is
made
up
of
some
extremely
dedicated,
committed
public
health
professionals,
some
of
whom
are
here.
X
They
really
dedicated
their
careers
to
making
Boston
a
safer
place,
and
so
we
do
a
lot
of
work
to
not
only
Sports
support
communities,
but
certainly
to
support
our
staff,
who
are
doing
this.
Work
can
be,
which
can
be
very
traumatic,
and
many
of
them
have.
You
know,
experienced
trauma
in
their
own
lives.
Next
slide.
X
We
do
have
five
strategic
goals
that
frame
our
work.
Certainly,
we
want
to
be
partners.
True
Partners
in
this
work
and
community
members
are
leading
our
efforts
and
you
should
be
leading
what
we're
doing.
We
promote
policies
and
practices
that
amplify
social
justice
and
Equitable
access
to
resources.
We've
adopted
a
very
trauma-informed
approach
which
is
critical
to
our
work
and
we're
not
just
thinking
on
the
negative.
You
know
we're
really
trying
to
be
pro-social.
What
that
means
is
we
really
want
to
bring
people
together?
We
want
people
to
interact.
X
We
want
people
to
do
things
that
are
positive
and
that
build
healthy
relationships
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
people
have
already
stated
how
critical
that
is,
and
I
also
think
that
it's
important
for
us
to
realize
that
racism
is
a
root
cause
of
a
lot
of
the
violence
that
we're
seeing
so
we're
Guided
by
the
principles
of
racial
equity
next
slide.
X
So
let's
just
turn
and
talk
to
a
few
of
our
key
programs
that
people
are
here
and
and
have
known
about
and
probably
have
some
comments
on,
I
think
one
of
our
most
important
programs
and
one
of
one
of
our
well-recognized
programs
is
our
neighborhood
trauma:
Team
Network,
that's
a
network
of
19
community-based
organizations,
Health
Centers
and
hospitals.
They
work
together
to
respond
in
the
immediate
aftermath
of
gun
violence,
as
well
as
shoot,
as
well
as
stabbing
incidents
that
impact
more
than
one
victim
or
anyone
under
the
age
of
18..
X
I
think
that
it's
a
critical
resource
within
our
communities
and
I
we've
also
done
an
evaluation
of
that
recently
and
I'd
like
Mark,
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
We
also
have
safe
and
successful
youth
initiative
or
ssyi.
This
is
a
targeted
program.
It's
really
providing
Outreach
and
Direct
Services
to
youth
age,
17
to
24
who've
been
identified
by
law
enforcement.
X
We
work
very
in
close
collaboration
with
the
Boston
Police
Department
on
that
project
and
we
provide
case
management,
employment,
education
and
Behavioral
Health
Services
to
those
who
we
work
with,
and
then
I'll
also
mention
the
violence,
intervention
and
prevention
initiative.
So
vip's
mission
is
to
prevent
violence
through
building
and
sustaining
strong
communities
and
really
to
think
about
these
root
causes
that
we've
talked
about
like
what
does
it
mean
to
deal
with
racism
in
our
communities?
What
does
it
mean
to
be
empowered
and
mobilized
within
our
communities
to
deal
with
violence
and
Trauma
last
slide?
X
So
I
think
it's
important
for
you
all
to
to
recognize
that
there
is
a
strategic
planning
process,
that's
underway,
particularly
in
regards
to
violence
prevention
and
I'm.
Actually
going
to
have
Mark
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
this,
because
it
is
a
process.
That's
been
underway
for
a
number
of
months
and
I
think
it
would
be
good
for
him
to
just
say
a
few
words
if
you
don't
mind
just
about
the
strategic
planning
process.
L
So
I'm,
building
on
I'm,
Mark,
Scott
I'm,
the
director
of
the
division
of
violence,
prevention
for
the
Boston
Public,
Health,
commission
and
I'll,
build
on
what
Dr
ojikutu
said,
as
well
as
what
Dr
Fox
Said
So.
We
have
been
involved
in
a
process
to
develop
a
strategy,
a
plan
for
virus
prevention
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
right
now.
That
means
there
are
these
three
working
groups,
two
that
have
been
meeting
very
regularly
one
as
Dr
Fox
said:
that's
focused
on
community
violence,
the
second
one
that
is
focused
on
crisis
response.
L
We
want
to
have
something
that
we
can
put
before
the
city
council
before
residents
that
you
will
be
able
to
read
and
critique
if
you
want
to
plug
in
now,
there's
a
particular
email
address
prevention
for
sure
prevention
at
boston.gov.
So
you
can.
You
can
continuously
provide
your
input,
your
feedback
into
that
there's
also
a
community,
an
engagement
process
where
we
want
to
be
able
to
engage
youth.
L
We
want
to
be
able
to
engage
those
community-based
providers
want
to
be
able
to
engage
neighborhood
associations,
so
we're
constantly
pulling
in
information
and
feedback
from
people
who
are
who
are
the
community
who
live
and
who
work
here
and
who
are
most
impacted
by
it.
So
again,
all
of
that
will
come
together
to
produce
a
plan,
but
that
would
that's
a
strategy.
That's
the
beginning,
Point!
That's
that's
the
document
that
you
can
critique.
L
Dr
ojikutu
also
mentioned
the
evaluation
that
was
done
of
the
neighborhood
trauma,
Team
Network.
So
again
the
neighborhood
trauma
team
network
is
a
collaborative.
It
involves
19
organizations.
I
won't
go
in
order.
If
you
want
to.
If
you
want
to
know
the
details
of
how
the
neighborhood
trauma
team
network
is
put
together,
go
to
neighborhood,
healing.com
neighborhoodhealing.com,
and
that
will
put
you
on
the
city
of
Boston's
website
page.
It
will
describe
it
all.
L
So
I
won't
go
into
all
of
the
details,
but
what
you
need
to
know
is
that
it's
a
it's,
not
us,
it's
the
community-based
organizations
that
are
already
in
the
community
so
that
when
something
does
happen,
we're
able
to
respond
that,
and
so
the
evaluation
was
not
an
evaluation
of
what
the
outcome
or
whether
or
not
it's
overall
successful
or
not.
It
was
really
about
the
relationships
that
exist
among
those
people
who
are
who
are
providing
it.
A
Y
We
can
do
better
than
that
good
evening.
Everyone
I
feel,
like
I,
think
I
feel
like
my
brother,
Dr,
Falk
and
I
was
gonna.
We
didn't
have
really
a
major
presentation.
I
really
just
came
to
listen,
I'm,
Neva,
Coakley,
chief
of
Safety
Services
at
Boston,
public
schools
and
a
part
of
our
partnership
and
collaboration
is
really
to
come
and
listen
to
the
community.
That's
pretty
much
what
we've
been
doing
a
lot
of
this
year
sitting
in
forms
just
like
this?
Y
Listening
to
parents
and
families
and
Community
stakeholders
with
respect
to
to
Boston
public
schools
and
Safety
Services
I
prepared
a
slide
here
just
to
outline
how
our
safety
service
department
presently
looks.
I
know
sometimes
there's
some
confusion
as
as
as
far
as
what
the
role
is
of
safety
service
specialists.
Y
If
you
know
previously,
we
had
to
transition
from
school
police
officers
to
Safety
Services
about
a
year
ago
now,
but
we
do
have
safety
service
specialists
who
focus
on
our
primary
mission
of
keeping
young
people
safe
in
our
schools
and
working
collaboratively
with
additional
stakeholders,
not
just
in
BPS
but
within
our
community
myself,
I'm
a
long
time
resident
of
Boston
of
Roxbury,
not
too
far
from
here
raised.
My
son
here
have
nieces
and
nephews
that
grew
up
in
this
city
too.
Y
So
everything
that
happens
in
in
some
of
the
passion
that
you
felt
today
I
feel
it
in
myself
and
my
family
and
in
my
community,
so
I
think
it's
valuable
that
we
sit
down
and
have
rooms
like
this
and
have
spaces
like
this
and
and
listen
to
one
another.
But
again
keyword.
Listen
we've
been
here
before
and
we
have
done
better
than
what
we're
doing
now
and
that's.
Y
Why
I
think
it's
real
valuable
that
we're
here
to
move
on
to
my
presentation,
our
role
of
safety
Specialists
primarily
work
school-based
Specialists
there
in
in
our
high
schools
and
in
our
middle
schools.
What
we
do
is
we
monitor
arrivals
and
dismissals.
We
have
hallway
Transitions
and
athletic
events.
You
probably
see
them.
I
have
a
few
of
them
in
the
back
of
the
room
today
when
they
talked
about
honoring
some
of
the
employees
that
were
working
during
the
covet,
we
didn't
really
have
a
time
off.
A
lot
of
our
guys
were
working
throughout
them.
Y
I
just
really
want
to
commend
them.
Safety
Services
has
been
in
existence
now
since
1978
and
we've
really
built
off
and
transitioned
with
the
good
parts
really
forming
those
relationships.
I
have
young
I
have
individuals
in
my
department
that
are
ministers
that
are
clergy,
that
are
coaches,
that
are
mentors
that
are
valuable
components
within
our
community.
Y
We
assist
with
at
the
metal
detector,
so
you'll
see
when
you
come
in
at
enter
your
schools
you'll
see
a
safety
specialists
at
the
metal
detector
supporting
them.
We
adhere
to
the
code
of
conduct.
What
we
did
is
we
transitioned
really
from
a
model
of
enforcement
to
our
code
of
conduct
is
basically
our
operational
management
operational
manual.
We
work
very
deeply
within
supported
with
our
student
support
and
chief
Jillian
and
Kelton
will
talk
to
you
more
about
really
the
elaborate
resources
that
they
we
put.
We
put
in
at
lots
of
public
schools.
Y
We
assist
with
emergency
plans.
Each
school
does
have
an
emergency
plan
and
evacuation
plan
fire
drills.
They
have
the
safe
modes,
I
think
you've
heard
and
unfortunately,
in
some
situations
go
on
in
the
community.
You
hear
that
our
school
goes
in
safe
mode.
Each
school
plans
for
that
I'm
honored
to
report
today
that
all
of
our
schools
have
completed
their
safe
modes
completed
their
fire
drills
for
the
year.
Y
Y
Y
We
have
Emergency
Management
director,
he
manages
our
records
of
our
safe
mode,
drills
and
our
active
shooter
drills.
We
work
very
deeply
with
and
in
partnership
with,
Boston
police
we're
conducting
our
active
shooter
training,
drills
matter
of
fact.
Now
we've
conducted
about
four
we're
going
to
be
two
two
more.
Y
Our
trainings
I
like
to
look
at
this
as
our
additional
in
transitioning
from
a
police
officer,
a
police
department
transition
into
safety
Specialists.
We
wanted
to
acquire
additional
resources
on
our
black
on
our
belts
other
than
the
handcuffs
or
the
mace
or
other
traditional
items
which
you
see
in
law
enforcement.
But
our
items
now
comprised
of
our
training,
our
list
of
buyers,
training,
our
SEL
training,
our
restorative
justice
foundations,
training,
we
partnered
with
Roca,
which
is
another
Community
partner,
District
safety
care
training,
which
is
a
de-escalation
training.
We
do
bullying
and
Equity
protocols.
Y
Everyone
signs
off
that
by
the
end
of
the
year
we
do
CPI
everyone's
CPR
certified
and
that's
annually
another
part
of
our
safety
specialist.
We
have
Citywide
mobile
Vehicles.
You
probably
see
one
parked
out
front,
that's
what
they
look
like
now.
We
just
rebranded
them.
We
have
55
members
so
far,
we
just
hired
mine
to
say
we
hired
about
10
recent
safety
Specialists
that
are
really
comprised
and
speak
of
community
experience,
commitment
and
love.
Y
These
young
people
really
had
a
desire
to
work
in
Boston,
public
schools
and
more
particularly
with
young
people
within
their
community,
so
we're
looking
for
some
real,
inspiring
engagement
and
other
platforms
within
Safety
Services
safety
service
dispatch
operations.
We
have
an
operations
office
that
is
from
6
30
in
the
morning
to
7
P.M.
So,
most
of
the
time
we
get
calls
throughout
the
district,
we
support
Boston
police.
Y
We
support
Transportation,
BPS
Transportation
through
our
dispatch
office,
and
we
cover
K-8
and
high
schools
presently,
but
we
respond
to
any
of
the
elementary
schools
that
require
our
service.
So
that's
just
a
brief
outline
of
what
Safety,
Services
I
thought.
It
was
valuable
just
to
really
clear
up
some
misconceptions
about
having
safety
Specialists
within
the
schools.
We've
rebranded,
that
name
and
that
title,
but
we
kept
the
really
professionalism,
the
commitment
and
dedication
of
this.
These
Specialists
that
have
been
working
for
Boston
Boston
public
schools
for
more
than
four
decades
Julian.
Z
My
name
is
Jillian
Kelton
I'm,
the
chief
of
student
support
for
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
listening
to
everything
tonight.
What
really
really
sticks
out
to
me
is
the
increase
in
juvenile
firearm
arrests,
because
that's
where
my
work
is
and
the
work
of
my
division,
our
young
people
are
hurting.
They
have
been
hurting.
Z
We
have
to
create
spaces
for
them
in
our
schools
and
in
our
community
that
recognize
that
for
BPS
right
now,
we're
really
trying
to
educate
our
young
people,
but
at
the
same
time
pause
and
listen
to
our
young
people,
get
to
know
our
young
people
to
learn
about
them,
to
hear
their
stories
to
understand
and
try
to
support
and
heal
the
trauma
that
they
deal
with
each
and
every
day.
When
they
come
to
our
buildings,
our
staff.
Z
I
think
we
have
to
create
better
connections
and
relationships
with
our
families.
We
have
to
do
the
work
that
extends
beyond
the
walls
of
our
school
buildings.
We
have
to
continue
to
collaborate
with
our
Community
Partners
and
do
it
in
a
more
effective
manner.
That's
the
people
up
here.
That's
the
people
out.
There
I
see
a
lot
of
people
out
there.
That
I've
worked
really
closely
with
that.
Z
Do
each
and
every
day
what
is
seemingly
impossible
in
supporting
what
our
young
people
are
going
through.
We
have
to
create
an
environment
where
our
young
people
feel
safe,
and
that
doesn't
just
mean
that
they
walk
in
and
there's
a
metal
detector.
It
means
that
they
feel
comfortable
sharing
with
their
teacher
or
sharing
with
a
support
person.
Z
We
have
to
do
that
and
we
have
to
retain
those
educators
of
color,
so
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
my
presentation.
It's
there.
You
can
see
it
it's.
It
is
important,
you
know,
but
we
have
work
to
do
and
Boston
Public
can't
do
it
on
our
own.
The
police
can't
do
it
on
their
own.
The
city
council
can't
do
it
on
their
own.
We
have
to
do
it
together.
A
Obviously
with
city
council
Worrell,
then
to
city
council,
Tanya,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
I,
know,
Council
Arroyo
has
been
very
patient
and
says
council
president
Flynn
so
and
we'll
allow
four
minutes
and
just
ask
to
this
panel
to
your
responses
to
be
as
succinct
as
possible
to
allow
colleagues
to
ask
as
many
questions
as
they
can
in
that
four
minute
allotment
and
then,
when
this
panel
concludes
we'll
ask
the
next
panelists
to
be
queued
up.
Chair
recognize
city,
council,
Brian,
Worrell.
B
Thank
you
Chad.
Thank
you
again
to
the
public
for
your
testimony,
your
courage
to
get
up
here
and
continue
to
advocate
for
our
community.
Just
like
you,
Jillian
one
thing
that
stuck
out
to
me
was
the
rise
in
Firearms,
that's
found
on
our
juveniles
and
there
was
a
initiative
of
the
youth
safety
task
force,
and
my
question
is:
where
are
we
at
with
that?
What
other
deliverables
that
we
should
should
be
able
to
see
from
that
youth
safety
task
force
and.
B
AA
B
V
So
that's
that's
talking
in
reference
specifically
to
some
of
the
workers
that
we're
doing
in
partnership
with
with
BPS,
and
we
are
meeting
we
we've
been
meeting
every
Friday
with
a
number
of
departments,
so
we
have
MBTA
there.
We
have
the
District
Attorney's
office.
We
have
multiple
departments
within
within
within
the
city
of
Boston,
looking
specifically
at
what
are
the
issues
that
are
directly
impacting
that
school-age
population
within
BPS
it's
going
to
be
expanded
to
individuals
without
BPS.
We
have
I,
see
Sam
depina
in
the
crowd,
so
we
had
a.
V
We
had
a
conversation
with
the
representatives
from
the
charter
to
have
them
involved.
In
this
conversation
we
have
about
that.
We
have
members
from
the
Department
of
Youth
Services
that
are
involved,
so
this
is
literally
we're
starting
as
sort
of
the
nucleus
being
BPS,
but
we're
expanding
it
to
all
sort
of
to
be
a
school-age
setting
where
we
can
literally
go
from
incident
to
incident,
discuss
with
due
to
triage
it
almost
in
a
hub
style
to
make
sure
that
we
are
providing
resources
providing
supports
a
lot
of
it.
V
A
lot
of
our
sort
of
cases
have
come
up.
Mental
health
supports
being
one
sort
of
the
key
acts
and
also
sort
of
family
supports,
as
well
so
in
terms
of
a
report.
I
I
can
get
back
to
you
about
a
date,
but
the
the
group
has
been
meeting
for
now.
Four
weeks
now
and
I'll
get
back
to
you
about.
When
you
can,
the
council
can
receive
a
report
on
some
of
the
things
that
we've
covered
in
some
of
the
cases
that
we've
been
experiencing.
B
Thank
you
for
that,
and
just
to
be
clear.
It's
like
all
the
superintendents
and
principals
that
are
meeting
on
a
regular
basis
and
are
we
identifying?
You
know
that,
like
because
my
understanding
with
the
Burke
school-like
incident,
there
was
a
mislapse
in
some
sort
of
protocol
like
and
a
warm
hit,
so
he's
kind
of
making
sure
that
all
the
all
the
schools
are
having
this
conversation,
unaware
of
the
children
that
are
that
are
involved.
V
B
Right
and
then
go
into
the
silos
want
to
address.
Some
of
the
questions
that
were
brought
up
by
the
public
is
how
we
promoting
you
know
all
these
non-profits
that
are
doing
great
work
to
work
collectively
and
also
how
can
some
of
these
non-profits,
because
some
of
them
are
looking
for
funding?
How
can
they
partner
with
the
city?
What's
the
best
route?
A
lot
of
great
ideas
out
here,
people
came
with
their
plans
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
giving
them
instruction
on
how
they
can
go
about
partnering
with
the
city.
V
I
guess
I
answered
that
one
too
I
I
asked
that
I
want
to
so
intern.
Oh
yeah,
thank
you.
Rev
I
heard
you
out
there.
Thank
you
ref,
but
so
a
part
of
this
work
around
Innovation
is
also
talking
about
how
we
are
funding
and
what
is
our
return
on
investment
on
the
funds
that
we
are
allocating.
So
a
part
of
that
is
to
your
point
is
what
how
do
we
remove
some
of
the
red
tape
that
has
precluded
some
other
organizations
from
being
able
to
receive
funding?
V
How
do
we
make
sure
organizations
are
actually
trying
to
RFP
for
the
funds
that
is
the
right
fit
for
them,
not
versus
just
some
available
dollars,
so
making
sure
that
we
have
a
tiered
approach
and
a
sort
of
diverse
pool
of
funding
available
for
individuals
who
want
to
do
prevention?
Work
individuals
want
to
focus
on
Intervention
work,
so
making
sure
that
we
are
directing
individuals
and
in
their
organization
directly
where
it
needs
to
go
I.
Think
a
part
of
the
language
could
be.
K
V
Do
we
make
sure
that
we're
not
just
providing
funding
for
those
traditional
non-profits
or
community-based
organizations
who
give
money
every
year
from
from
multiple
pools
of
money
from
City
like
so
that
is
a
part
of
all
of
this
work?
We're
not
just
looking
at
internally
how
our
departments
are
working,
we're
most
important,
we're
most
importantly,
looking
at
how
we're
spending
our
money
and
what
what
type
of
investment
are
we
are
we
receiving
for
or
what
type
of
return
we're
receiving
our
investment.
V
Some
of
the
working
group
recommendations
was
how
were
you
pooling
or
creating
more
opportunity
to
provide
services
and
resources
for
individuals
who
have
aged
out
of
our
traditional
programming?
So
that's
a
part
of
the
work
that
we're
looking
to
do.
We
love
to
partner
with
the
council
to
see
how
that
how
that
can
actually
work
because,
as
we've
all
sort
of
highlighted,
that
your
issues
don't
stop
at
24
right,
I'm,
40.
I
got
issues
still
yeah.
B
C
C
The
issue
and
I
would
like
Dr
jakutu
to
speak
more
to
this
Dr
jakutu,
not
to
quote
you,
but
you
mentioned
that
racism
is
at
the
core
of
gun
violence
and
if
you
could
break
that
down
to
me
or
to
us
here
today,
my
understanding
is
that
we
live
in
a
system
that
is
systemically
racist
and
we've
looked
at
and
just
for
full
transparency,
I'm,
the
first
black
woman
as
a
council
to
share
Ways
and
Means.
So
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
in
the
budget
process.
The
budget
season
is
coming
up.
C
That
means
that
January
February,
March
I
look
forward
to
holding
working
sessions
and
listening
sessions
and
hearings
prior
to
the
budget
actually
being
coming
out.
This
means
that
I'm
looking
to
work
with
Community
to
understand
how
we
can
actually
build
not
just
Equity
but
racial
Equity
to
improve
or
build
up
our
qualities
of
life.
I
think
that
we
cannot.
C
We
all
understand,
systemic
racism,
but
when
we
look
at
the
impacts
when
we
come
to
these
hearings
and
we're
inundated
with
the
stressors
of
our
daily
lives,
when
we
live
in
areas
that
we
don't
have
actual
decompressors,
we
don't
have
a
jazz
club
or
we
don't
have
game
Parks.
We
don't
have
state-of-the-art
facilities
in
our
schools.
We
don't
have
clean
environments,
we
don't
have
just
a
beautiful
Park
that
we
can
walk
to.
We
come
to
these
hearings
as
a
community,
not
just
as
a
city
council
but
myself
as
a
previous
provider.
C
I
was
a
mental
health
provider
for
10
years,
an
HIV,
counselor
and
tester
for
for
five
years
and
also
worked
with
the
the
opioid
population
for
another
five
as
provider
or
as
a
community
member.
We
come
to
these
hearings
and
we
talk
and
yes,
we
want
Solutions
but
I
think
at
the
very
core.
We
need
to
invest
in
not
just
preventative
measures,
but
our
city
in
order
to
work
on
systemic
racism,
means
that
the
police
department
is
not
no
longer
going
to
be
over
70
percent
White.
C
C
Thank
you,
and
so
there
are
a
list
of
these
examples
that
I
can
give.
The
BPS
is
close
to
70
60,
something
percent,
and
so,
when
we
talk
about
systemic
racism,
a
lot
of
us
shy
away
from
the
conversation
or
becomes
there's
a
point
of
contention
of.
Oh,
it's
us
against
them.
Oh,
let's
get
along.
Oh
it's
the
past
hell!
No,
it's
not!
The
past
it's
today
and
we
have
not
actually
changed
a
system.
We
black
people,
we
people
of
color,
Latinos
and
blacks,
are
constantly
chasing
the
dollar.
C
C
Why
does
it
take
decades
for
us
to
be
heard
for
us
to
get
a
youth
center
in
Grove
Hall
I,
knocked
on
doors
during
a
campaign
and
went
through
different
households
and
the
same
conditions
that
were
when
I
lived
in
Academy
homes?
Projects
are
the
same
conditions
that
I
saw
today,
and
so
we
can
come
together
as
white
brothers
and
sisters,
black
brothers
and
sisters,
and
we
can
talk
about
this
conversation.
C
Yes,
she's
a
new
mayor,
yes,
a
woman,
we
should
give
her
grace,
yes,
probably
investments
from
previous
administration,
but
we
have
to
hold
Administration
accountable
and
we
have
to
ask
for
True
Investments
that
can
actually
change
our
conditions
that
perpetuate
gun
violence
in
our
communities.
Dr,
jakutu
I,
would
really
love
for
you
to
break
that
down
for
us.
Thank
you,
foreign.
X
X
Structural
racism
is
a
system
in
which
public
policies,
institutional
practices,
cultural
representations,
perpetuate
racial
inequity
within
our
social,
economic
and
political
systems.
Okay,
that's
a
lot
of
words.
What
it
really
is
is
it's
a
system
of
hierarchy,
it's
a
system
of
privilege
and
it's
a
system
of
power
that
excludes
non-white,
individuals,
people
who
are
with
living
within
this
system,
which
is
the
system
in
which
we
live.
They
have
limited
educational
opportunities,
they
have
limited
employment
opportunities,
they
have
disproportionate
rates
of
incarceration.
X
Those
people
are
traumatized
and
people
who
have
limited
opportunities
and
they're
traumatized
they
resort
to
crime
and
violence.
That's
what
happens
is
simple,
so
what
I
would
say
is
that
we
need
to
understand
it
and
we
need
to
work
towards
addressing
the
root
cause
while
we
deal
with
and
have
programs
that
deal
with
sort
of
proximal
issues.
So
that's
how
I
put
this
together
and
I
think
that
that's
how
we
should
look
at
this
going
forward.
AB
AB
However,
higher
clearance
rates
for
gun
homicides
relative
to
non-fatal
shootings
were
primarily
a
result
of
sustained
investigative
effort
and
homicide
cases
made
following
the
first
two
days
and
they
suggested
a
couple
of
things,
but
what
they
found
was
when
additional
investigative
effort
is
expended.
Law
enforcement
improves
its
success
in
gaining
cooperation
of
key
Witnesses
and
increases
the
amount
of
forensic
evidence
collected
and
analyzed
and
part
of
this
study.
AB
The
clearance
rate
Rose
to
43
percent
after
the
Boston
Police
Department
homicide
unit
changed
its
investigation
strategies,
which
I
think
is
noteworthy.
The
reason
I
think
it's
noteworthy
is
because,
after
the
study
and
I'm,
quoting
from
that
study
from
2021,
improving
police
clearance
rates
are
shooting
review
of
The
Evidence.
What
I'm,
quoting
here
is,
after
the
study,
the
Boston
Police
Department
developed
plans
to
test
whether
non-fatal
shooting
clearances
were
improved
by
establishing
A
specialized
shooting
investigation
unit
that
would
have
resources
similar
to
those
of
the
homicide
unit.
Unfortunately,
these
plans
were
never
implemented.
AB
Other
cities,
however,
have
established
similar
units
with
very
promising
results.
The
Denver
Police
Department,
for
example,
created
a
special
unit
to
investigate
non-fatal
shootings
with
the
same
level
of
effort
as
homicides
in
the
first
seven
months
of
2020,
the
unit
solved
65
percent
of
the
city's
non-fatal
shootings,
a
dramatic
improvement
over
the
Department's
previous
39
percent,
non-fatal
shooting
rate,
and
so
my
question
for
you,
commissioner,
is
they
made.
This
was
done
by
Boston
Police
Department,
this
study,
it
was
actually
I,
believe,
instituted
or
requested
by
the
commissioner
at
the
time.
AB
Anthony
Braga
was
the
chief
policy
advisor
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
he
outlined
specific
ways
in
which
we
can
Target
non-fatal
shootings,
and
one
of
the
study's
findings
was
that
non-fatal
shootings
eventually
lead
to
fatal
shootings
and
so
that
the
solving
in
the
arrests
of
folks
involved
in
non-fatal
shootings
actually
leads
to
a
decrease
in
homicides
and
so
to
me
that
seems
like
a
worthy
thing:
to
try
to
invest
resources,
Within
Nate
and
within
Boston
Police
Department
with
a
specialized
unit.
Are
there
any
plans
to
do
that
specialized
shooting
unit?
AB
T
No
I
appreciate
the
question
you
know
in
the
premise
of
that
is
when
you
dump
all
your
resources
in
something
that
happens
immediately,
the
likelihood
of
basically
getting
evidence
and
things
that
are
going
to
lead
to
arrest,
happen
and
occur,
and
it
makes
total
sense.
You
know
yes,
we'd
love
to
increase.
You
know,
certainly
our
specialized
units
capability
in
general,
but
the
reality
right
now
is
that
we
are
we're
down
so
many
officers.
We
need
to
get
level
funded
so
to
speak
around
the
on.
T
You
know
the
number
of
officers
we
need
before
we
can
increase
our
specialized
units
in
general.
You
know
that
at
this
point
that
would
be
more
of
a
luxury,
but
the
fact
is,
you
know
we're
doing
all
we
can
to.
You
know
clear
and
investigate
every
case
that
we
do
get
considering.
Our
numbers
are
probably
better
right
now
than
they
were
when
that
study
was
made.
I
I'd
say
that
you
know
for
what
we
have
we're
we're
doing
a
decent
job.
T
A
AB
T
T
AB
And
then,
from
the
standpoint
of
the
homicide
unit,
they
did
certain
things
that
created
a
Cold
Case
unit,
believe
they
tried
to
officialize,
or
they
did
officialize
sort
of
a
one
of
the
things
that
the
study
had
found
was
that
the
Boston
Police
homicide
unit
there
was
even
within
the
units
themselves.
There
was
a
difference
in
how
how
folks
were
necessarily
asked
talking
to
weaknesses
or
recording
evidence
or
doing
all
those
things,
and
so
they've,
streamlined
and
uniformed.
AB
That,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
seen
is
that
homicides
are
down
from
previous
highs,
and
so
when
we
talk
about
having
resources
within
and
and
specifically
to
me,
this
is
a
Manpower
resource,
specifically
in
terms
of
specialized
units.
Is
there
what
is
the
current
use
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
when
it
comes
to
the
homicide
detectives
in
those
special
units?
How
often
are
they
being
tapped
into
those
non-fatal
shootings
or
as
when
that
study
was
conducted?
Are
those
non-fatal
shootings
being
given
to
the
district
detectives?
You.
T
Know
I
can't
speak,
you
know,
I,
don't
have
a
stat
in
front
of.
You
know
how
often
they're
going
to
be
given
to
the
district,
but
the
reality
is.
If
we
have
a
serious
shooting
homicide,
people
are
probably
you
know,
bought
in
because
we
don't
know
if
someone's
going
to
pass
on,
but
if
they
do
live
and
then
it
is
passed
on
to
the
district
detectives
for
them
to
follow
up
on
investigations.
T
You
know
we
like
to
think
of
you
know
all
our
resources
are
available,
whether
it's
in
the
district
or
homicide
around
investigation,
including
our
specialized
units
and
all
our
partners,
that
we
have
both
Federal
and
other
state
Partners.
When
it
comes
to
investigations,
we
don't
spare
any
resources
when
it
comes
to
Serious
crime
in
the
city
around
making
sure
that
we
catch
the
perpetrators.
AB
Thank
you
and
just
a
quick
follow-up
with
the
Boston
Regional
Attention
Center,
on
the
data
that
we
have
first
off
I
appreciate
data,
so
I
saw
here
that
we
listed
firearm
related
arrests
from
January
1st
of
2021
to
December
4th
of
2022
and
I
added
that
up
for
a
total
of
1138
arrests,
but
that
does
not
necessarily
mean
that
that
is
a
1138
individuals.
Correct
that
can
be
the
same.
Individual
arrested
multiple
times
is
that
accurate,
yeah,
okay.
T
K
AB
Folks
who
are
no
longer
juveniles,
but
are
now
characterized
as
adults,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
had
heard
earlier
and
that
I
was
aware
of
as
a
public
defender.
Is
that
a
lot
of
our
funding
a
lot
of
our
programming?
This
is
less
for
the
Boston
Police
Department
more
for
the
Boston
Public
Health,
commission
and
folks
who
are
working
on
this.
AB
Much
of
the
focus
is
often
on
Youth
and
juveniles,
but
we
see
here
that
90
percent
of
folks,
arrested
or
90
of
folks
involved
in
firearm
related
offenses
are
either
what
would
qualify
as
young
adults
between
the
ages
of
18
and
say
24.
25
and
then
further
on,
but
the
resources
cut
off
pretty
sharply
once
you
hit
24
and
I,
remember
as
a
public
defender
being
incredibly
frustrated,
that
I
would
have
juveniles
who
had
basically
aged
out
so
essentially
the
way
that
we
treat.
That
is
you
come
to
our
courts.
AB
AB
There's
always
this
over
concentration
of
this
effort
on
making
sure
that
the
focus
is
always
on
you
and
I
I
want
our
youth
to
get
everything
we
can
give
them,
but
90
of
our
gun,
crime
or
our
gun
arrests
are
are
being
stirred
by
adults
and
so
making
sure
that
we
are
creating
Pathways
for
them
and
and
violence
Interruption
for
them.
I
think
is
incredibly
important
and
so
I
appreciate
the
chair,
giving
me
this
this
time
here
to
speak
to
that.
I
do
have
one
other
question
for
data.
AB
If
you
can
give
it
to
us,
arrests
are
different
than
convictions,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
I
was
struck
by
was
how
many
of
these
arrests
come
from
the
u-strike
task
force
that
was
brought
up
to
us
during
the
budget.
Hearing
I
think
it's
over
60
or
some
large
percentage
of
arrests
or
firearm
related
arrests
are
coming
from
these
strike
task
force
when
I
was
a
public
defender.
AB
Often
what
led
to
lack
of
convictions
was
unconstitutional,
stop
search
or
seizure,
and
if
you
have
one
unit
that
is
responsible
for
the
vast
majority
of
your
gun,
arrests-
and
there
are
problems
within
that
unit,
then
you're
going
to
see
multiple
gun
charges,
get
tossed
out
of
court
and
end
up
in
a
different
situation,
and
so
one
of
the
questions
that
I
have
on
the
data.
If
you
have
it
or
if
you
don't
have
it,
if
you
can
collect
it,
is
how
many
of
these
arrests
end
up
being
found
to
be
unconstitutional.
AB
How
many
of
these
charges
are
actually
tossed
out?
Not
because
the
prosecutor
made
a
decision
but
because
the
actual
search
procedure
was
unconstitutional
in
the
way
that
it
was
conducted
by
that
judge
and
whether
or
not
you
can
tie
that
to
officers
or
units
that
are
in
need
of
more
training
or
in
need
of
discipline.
Because
what
you're
talking
about
when
we
talk
about
arrest,
because
I've
heard
this
Narrative
of
you
know,
the
judges
are
letting
everybody
out.
AB
AB
That
data
is
incredibly
important
to
better
understanding
what
happens
with
these
arrests
and
what
happens
with
these
individuals,
because
saying
to
me
that
individuals
have
prior
firearm
arrests,
that's
sort
of
an
open
question
as
to
why
they
have
open
firearm
arrest
or
prior
open
firearm
arrests
and
what
has
occurred
in
between
those
and
I.
Think.
AB
A
better
part
of
the
picture
is
an
understanding
of
where
BPD
and
their
officer
training
and
what
their
role
and
those
arrests
and
the
unconstitutionality
of
some
of
those
arrests
may
be
leading
to
this,
and
so
that
is,
that
is
something
that
I
would
like.
If
you
have
it,
I
would
I
would
love
to
get
it.
If
you
don't
have
it,
if
you
can
send
it
to
the
channel.
Thank
you.
No.
T
I
appreciate
that,
and
and
more
importantly,
you
know-
the
DA's
office
should
certainly
be
involved,
because
if
there
isn't
any
unconstitutional
policing,
you
know
they
should
absolutely
bring
it
to
our
attention
and
actually
do
something
about
it
as
well.
I'd
also
want
to
comment.
You
know
anecdotal
right
now,
because
we
don't
have
the
evidence
that
goes
with
it.
T
But
you
know
cases
being
dismissed
is
fairly
complicated,
but
I
think
you'll
find
that
most
of
those
cases
are
dismissed
are
usually
because
you
know
Witnesses
don't
show
victims,
don't
don't
participate
in
general
or
there's
other
complications
with
the
case
across
the
board
and
and
something
I
know
that
we
are
seeing
currently.
Is
that
a
lot
of
people
who
are
whether
they're
being
convicted
or
not
just
due
to
covet
and
and
actually
reform
around
criminal
justice?
T
We're
seeing
a
lot
of
repeat
offenders
in
general,
because
no
one
is
being
held
in
the
same
way
that
they
were
being
held
before
and-
and
you
know,
for
multiple
reasons,
whether
it's
right
or
wrong.
These
are
some
of
the
things
that
we're
currently
seeing.
But
thank
you.
We
will
absolutely
try
to
get
you.
The
data
we
have
thank.
A
AA
AA
AA
AA
How
do
we
reach
them
at
an
older
age
so
that
they
can
get
the
necessary
mental
health
counseling
so
that
they're
able
to
be
a
productive
parent
and
again
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
for
the
important
work
they're
doing.
Thank
you,
Dr
ojakuto,
but
just
wanted
to
see
what
your
thoughts
or
comments
might
be
on
that
question.
X
X
One
of
the
things
that's
happening
in
terms
of
mental
health
in
the
city
is
that
it's
been
elevated
by
our
mayor
as
a
priority.
So
we've
invested
more
than
12
million
dollars
in
mental
health
support
systems
that
we're
just
now
ramping
up
and
getting
in
place.
We've
hired
a
chief
Behavioral,
Health
officer,
Dr
Kevin
Simone,
who
has
just
been
on
board
for
a
couple
of
months,
we've
developed
a
Center
for
Behavioral
Health
and
Wellness
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission.
Most
of
that
work
will
be
in
developing
this
Workforce
pipeline.
X
Somebody
mentioned
well,
you
know
we
don't
necessarily
we
need.
We
don't
necessarily
need
therapists.
Yes,
we
do.
We
need
more
therapists,
we
need
more
counselors.
We
need
more
people
who
do
Outreach.
We
need
to
teach
our
kids
to
do
this
and
we
need
peers.
We
need.
All
of
us
need
to
be
able
to
do
psychological
support
and
mental
first
aid.
We
all
need
to
be
doing
that
and
that's
what
part
of
what
the
money
will
go
for
the
money
will
also
be
used
to
develop
some
Communications
dissemination.
X
So
we
understand
the
problems
because
I
don't
think
everybody.
Those
of
us
who
are
here
tonight
I
think
understand.
What's
going
on,
not
everybody
does
and
not.
Everybody
knows
how
to
reach
out
for
help.
Not
everybody
knows
when
they
are
truly
suffering
from
a
mental
health
issue
and
there's
a
lot
of
stigma
around
mental
health,
and
that
goes
from
a
young
age.
All
the
way
up
therapy
needs
to
be
cool.
You
know
we
need
to
make
this
something
that
we
do
and
we
oftentimes
don't
do
that
within
my
communities.
X
L
Just
a
couple
of
things
also
to
add
to
what
Dr
ojikutu
said.
So
we
mentioned
the
neighborhood
trauma,
Team
Network
that
serves
people
of
all
ages,
not
just
young
people
and
I
mentioned
the
website.
Neighborhood
healing.com
that'll
give
you
who
to
contact
for
those
Services,
there's
also
a
support
line.
L
617-431-0125
anybody
can
call
at
any
time
it's
confidential,
it's
free.
They
can
give
you
some
over
the
phone
support,
but
they
can
also
work
work
with
you
to
pull
somebody
into
Services
if
it's
a
trauma
due
to
exposure
to
community
violence
that
there's
your
there's
your
lane,
but
but
that's
available
and
to
Council
of
world's
point
about
aging
out
and
on
the
lifespan.
So
one
of
the
programs
in
the
division
that
I
manage
is
a
safe
and
successful
youth
initiative
or
ssyi.
L
That's
a
state-funded
program
and
the
state
says
that
once
you're
24
years
old,
the
program
can
no
longer
serve
you.
So
there's
a
problem
right
that
that
age
is
too
low
people.
The
point
was
made
earlier.
Somebody
may
be
28
29
30
and
still
need
the
services
we're
not
able
to
do
that.
What
we
did
do
recognizing
it
as
a
problem.
Is
we
created
an
additional
program
to
serve
older
people,
so
we're
doing
it
we're
doing
it
just
recently,
but
we're
not
doing
it
with
with
steady
funding
in
this
case
from
the
state.
L
AA
AC
Thank
you
chair,
so
I
have
a
few
things
to
say
and
if
it
makes
sense,
I'm
just
going
to
go
through
all
of
them
and
if
there
is
time
because
I
know
we
want
to
make
sure
everyone
gets
a
chance,
we
can
answer
them.
If
not
I
know
everyone
who's
here,
as
panelists
will
follow
up
after
so.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Thank
you
to
the
community.
AC
I
was
happy
to
hear
I'm,
not
happy,
but
glad
that
I
was
able
to
listen
to
the
community,
speak
and
hear
your
concerns
and
what
you're
living
through
the
most
vivid
memory
I
have
from
childhood
was
when
I
was
eight
years
old
and
I
was
walking
home
from
the
supermarket.
With
my
mom,
it
was
then
Edwards
I
guess
we
now
call
it
stop
and
shop
and
a
young
boy
was
shot
in
front
of
our
house
and
I
watched
him
die
in
my
mom's
arms,
and
that
was
in
the
late
70s.
AC
You
know
that
trauma
stays
with
you,
it
doesn't
go
away
and
when
I
really
appreciated
Dr
folks,
River
analogy
and
I
was
thinking
about
you
know
the
before
the
middle.
The
after
all
is
so
important,
but
I
just
wanted
to
focus
on
that
tertiary
prevention
and
I
might
have
the
answer,
but
definitely
I
think
we
as
a
city
council.
We
as
a
city
really
have
to
look
at
the
after
it
happens.
Are
we
staying
long
enough
in
the
communities
and
are
we
providing
services
for
enough
time?
AC
AC
We
also
know
that
declaring
gun
violence
with
council
president
Flynn
as
a
public
health
emergency
also
many
many
orders
around
the
youth,
Mental
Health
crisis
that
our
students,
our
children,
our
young
adults
and
then
also
all
ages
right.
Our
seniors
are,
everyone
is
facing,
and
also
pushing
for,
and
will
continue
to
getting
a
mental
health
curriculum
in
our
BPS
schools
in
all
of
our
schools
that
we
need
to
actually
teach
it.
Not
just
have
those
extra
Services
when
needed.
AC
If
somebody
knows
or
wants
to
speak
up,
also
something
that
stood
out
was
also
something
Dr
folk
said
he
had
referenced
a
friend,
I
think
who's
in
his
early
30s
and
just
starting
out
in
the
trades
and
thinking
that,
if
I
was
only
younger
if
I
had
started
it
reminded
me
of
you
know
a
loved
one
of
my
own
and
thinking
are
we
teaching
our
kids
and
our
young
adults
to
forgive
themselves
right,
you're.
Never
too
late.
AC
AC
Thank
you
for
speaking
out
about
many
of
the
inmates
in
our
jails
who
can't
read
and
that
their
children
can't
read
and
that
we
really
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
educating
our
children
and
our
adults.
If
needed
and
I
appreciate
the
student
support
list
here
and
I
know,
we've
had
many
hearings
and
I
talk
daily
with
BPS
all
different
departments,
but
all
these
social
supports
are
important,
but
we
have
to
teach
our
kids.
They
have
to
be
graduating,
BPS
schools,
more
than
just
reading
at
a
10th
grade
level.
AC
They
have
to
have
the
skill
to
be
successful
and
to
move
forward
in
a
life
where
they
have
the
education
that
will
help
them
not
continue
the
cycles
of
trauma
that
we
need
to
help
support
break
so
I
know.
My
time
is
up,
but
I
I
know
that
I'll
continue
to
work
with
everyone
who
all
of
these
issues
are
closely
with.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Thank
you,
chair.
AD
AD
Okay-
and
we
know
this
all
right,
but
what
Dr
folk
mentioned
earlier
is
that
we're
doing
business
now
differently,
they're
working
groups
being
put
together.
There
are
people
being
invited
to
the
table.
I
always
say
whoever's
at
the
table
is
who
dictates
who
gets
to
eat
and
what
we
need.
What
we
need
to
know
is
who
is
at
that
table
and
who
is
not
at
that
table
and
are
the
young
people
at
that
table?
AD
Are
the
people
who
are
living
those
realities
at
that
table
and
if
they're,
not,
then
those
who
are
occupying
space
are
going
to
need
to
exactly
we're
going
to
have
to
reset
that
table
right
to
ensure
that
everybody's
eating
from
the
right
menu
and
don't
invite
me
to
the
table
and
set
terms
and
conditions
or
ask
me
to
sit
in
the
kitchen
either
because
that's
not
going
to
happen.
So
there's
no
questions
here,
because
I
just
want
to
hog
up
this
little
moment
that
I
have
to
just
say
that.
AD
We
are
going
to
make
sure
that
we
hold
the
administration
accountable,
I'm,
sad
to
see
that
we
don't
have
other
members
of
the
Departments
that
it
represents
the
city
here
at
this
table.
We
have
to
talk
about
Economic
Opportunity.
We
have
to
talk
about
Workforce
Development.
We
have
to
talk
about
every
single
department
and
making
sure
that
they're
all
understanding
that
when
it
comes
to
violence,
we
are
all
responsible
for
what
happens
in
these
streets,
whether
we
are
living
in
these
neighborhoods
or
working
in
that
capacity.
AD
AD
AD
AE
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
Who's
come
out
and
given
testimony
and
to
everyone
who's
here
on
the
administration.
I
want
to
underline
something
that
was
said:
I
Believe
by
councilor
Fernandez
Anderson,
really
about
what
it
means
to
for
our
communities
to
be
to
be
talking
about
violence
prevention.
When
we
talk
about
our
communities
and
how
they
work
and
how
they
structure
it.
AE
Friend,
relax
don't
be
disrespectful,
I
was
at
I
was
actually
at
another
school
talking
to
students,
but
I
will
say
that
our
community
is
what
we've
been
dealing
with
is
really
not
about
the
violence
in
our
communities,
but
we
have
to
contextualize
this.
Historically,
it's
really
about
the
violence
that
has
been
done
to
us.
That
is
what
we're
really
grappling
with
the
with
the
history
and
Legacies
of
violence
happening
to
us.
AE
When
you
go
down
to
the
lynching
Museum
and
you
see
about
how
how
our
communities
have
been
criminalized,
it
really
is
because
we've
been
functioning
in
these
vacuums
of
deprivation
when
you
go
to
communities
and
you
look
at
what
a
thriving
Community
is.
A
thriving
Community
is
one
with
excellent
schools
with
excellent
parks
where
people
have
and
are
paid
living
Wages.
AE
Because
then
we
start
to
blame
ourselves
when
it
is
really
a
lack
of
opportunity
and
a
lack
of
resources
that
we
have
been
dealing
with,
and
so
I
say
that
to
say
that
I
hope
that,
when
we're
talking
about
these
issues,
we
we
lean
more
on
Solutions,
like
that
was
said,
I
believe
from
the
representative
from
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
How
do
we
get
more
cultural
competent
supports
for
our
students
in
our
schools
that
are
dealing
with
the
social
emotional
issues
that
our
students
are
facing?
AE
I
will
be
on
repeat
and
repeat
and
repeat
to
say
that
we
need
more
guidance
counsels
in
our
schools.
We
need
more
guidance,
counselors
that
come
from
our
communities.
We
need
more
psychiatrists
in
all
of
our
schools,
and
all
of
these
will
help
our
children
deal
with
the
trauma
that
they're
dealing
with
on
a
daily
basis.
We
need
more
data-driven
solutions.
AE
We
have
seen
from
studies
that
the
more
that
we
can
deter
people
from
interacting
with
our
criminal
legal
system,
the
better
long-term
impacts
on
their
lives,
and
we
also
need
more
information
as
a
city
council.
In
order
to
make
decisions.
Councilworrell
mentioned
in
the
Globe
article
that
talked
about
the
youth
violence
task
force.
We
shouldn't
be
learning
about
things
and
having
to
ask
questions
based
on
what
we
read
from
the
Boston
Globe.
AE
AE
Obviously,
we've
been
seeing
with
the
right
during
the
pandemic,
we've
seen
people
and
a
sharp
increase
in
gun
purchases,
especially
among
younger
populations
and
I,
wonder
what
we're
doing
to
really
tackle
gun
trafficking,
the
trafficking
that
we're
seeing
happening
across
state
lines
and
then
the
second
I
guess
is
to
the
BPS
question
about
culturally
competent
resources
in
our
schools.
We've
BPS
has
been
saying
this
in
the
year
that
I've
been
a
city,
councilor
or
11
months,
that
this
is
an
issue
that
we're
working
on.
AE
What
are
we
practically
practically
doing
to
ensure
that
we're
getting
more
black
and
brown
support
staff
more
black
and
brown
teachers
in
our
schools?
A
lot
of
the
barriers
that
present
themselves
are
often
ones
of
accreditation
or
of
of
licensure?
What
are
we
doing
to
ease
the
burden
to
make
it
so
that
our
schools
can
Thrive
with
culturally
competent
resources?
So
two
questions
the
one
on
the
gun
trafficking
into
uncultural?
What
are
we
actually
doing
for
culturally
competent
resources
in
our
schools?.
AF
AF
Last
year
we
we
came
up
with
the
figure
came
out
to
be
20
of
the
Firearms
were
purchased
in
Massachusetts,
followed
by
Georgia
at
18
percent
Maine
at
14,
and
then
New
Hampshire
at
just
about
the
same
just
about
12
percent.
Then
we
went
on
to
look
at
one.
There
were
about
52
firearms
that
recovered
that
was
stolen.
AF
When
we
looked
at
that,
we
found
out
that
33
was
stolen
from
Massachusetts,
followed
by
nine
percent
for
Maine
New
Hampshire
at
13
percent,
Georgia
and
South
Carolina
at
12,
so
we're
seeing
the
Firearms
coming
from
the
the
same
type
of
areas,
whether
they
purchase
there
or
come
back
stolen.
So
we
continue
to
work
with
the
ATF
on
this.
So.
AE
AE
T
T
Of
that
nature,
so
we
can
investigate.
Secondly,
you
know
the
ATF
director
was
here
in
Boston,
not
too
long
ago,
and
they've
they've
promised
any
resource
that
we
need
to
help
deal
with
this
gun
crime.
I
think
the
director
has
been
going
all
over
the
country,
because
this
is
an
issue
in
in
every
part
of
the
United
States,
and
so
you
know
between
you
know.
Our
federal
partners
are
going
back
and
pulling
up
this
information
and
trying
to
trace
the
gun,
violence
and
where
the
guns
are
coming
from.
K
T
And
there
and
they're
you
know
any
time
and
then
not
to
bring
it
up
anytime,
a
seven-year-old
can
bring
a
gun
to
school.
That's
that
is
a
horrible
horrible
thing,
and
so
we
are
going
to
partner
with
our
federal
Partners
we're
going
to
investigate
every
every
gun
that
we
recovered
to
see
if
there's
a
lead
or
Trace.
So
we
can
find
the
perpetrator
who
bought
it
illegally
or
bought
it
here
or
used
it
to
make
sure
that
they're
not
out
there
to
impact.
You
know
anyone's
safety
ever
again.
L
In
addition
to
my
role
as
working
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
I
volunteer
as
chair
of
the
Massachusetts
coalition
to
prevent
gun
violence.
So
that's
the
Massachusetts
coalition
to
prevent
gun
violence.
You
can
find
it
on
the
on
the
website,
but
we're
we're
working
particularly
it'll,
be
working.
Come
January
when
the
new
legislature
sits
to
look
at
laws.
L
Policies
will
come
with
Massachusetts,
but
we're
also
in
partnership
with
the
national
organizations
that
address
this
huge
number
of
guns
that
are
in
our
society,
and
so
we
partner
with
them
for
for
federal
level
Solutions.
But
that
is
a
way
that
people
can
monitor
this
issue
and
and
be
involved
in
the
solution.
T
Z
So
I
just
wanted
to
answer
your
question
about
what
BPS
is
doing
right
now.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we've
provided
for
the
increase,
our
investment
in
social
workers,
we've
partnered
with
Boston
College,
to
provide,
inter
the
integrated
supervision
initiative
and
what
it
does
is.
It
allows
our
LCS,
our
licensed
clinical
social
workers
to
get
hours
towards
licensure
and
they
are
matched
with
culturally,
culturally
and
linguistically.
They
are
matched
with
by
race
and
language,
and
that
is
a
way
and
they're
paid
for
it.
I'm.
It's
kind
of
awkward,
sorry,
I'm,.
Z
We're
they're
being
paid
for
it
by
BC
and
by
children's,
because
what
we
often
find
is
in
order
for
clinicians
to
get
a
license.
You
have
to
do
hours.
You
also
have
to
get
supervision.
You
have
to
pay
for
supervision.
That
is
a
barrier
we
know
this,
so
we
have
purposely
partnered
with
institutions
that
have
a
lot
of
money
that
will
pay
for
this
and
that
believe
in
creating
more
clinical
supports
and
more
clinicians
that
look
like
the
children
that
they
are
serving.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
So
let
me
thank
this
panel
for
your
time
and
attention
and
the
Partnerships
that
you
have
here
with
the
city
and
the
community,
and
look
forward
to
continuing
working
on
this
issue
as
a
committee
we're
going
to
transition
to
the
next
panel.
So
this
panel
is
excused
you're,
more
than
welcome
to
hang
tight
for
the
additional
panels
and
testimony
and
I'm
going
to
call
Emily
popkey
policy
and
Community
specialist
Mass
Coalition
of
prevent
gun
violence,
Dr
Cornelia,
Griggs,
Pediatric
and
critical
care
surgeon.
A
Council's
in
recess
councils
in
recess
all
right,
the
council
will
be
back
in
session.
Thank
you
to
this
panel,
sorry
for
the
disruption
and
confusion
we're
back
in
session,
we're
going
to
start
with
Emily,
popkey
and
Dr
Cornelia
Griggs,
and
then
we're
going
to
go
to
Elizabeth,
Duggan,
evandisa,
Cabral
and
Shamika
gum.
So
please
introduce
yourself
for
the
record.
You
have
the
floor
and
we'd
love
to
hear
your
thoughts.
AG
My
name
is
Emily
popkey
I
work
for
the
Massachusetts
coalition
to
prevent
gun
violence.
The
Massachusetts
coalition
to
prevent
gun
violence
is
a
Grassroots
organization
with
more
than
125
member
orgs
across
the
state.
We
use
advocacy
education,
Community,
organizing
and
Coalition
building
to
address
the
root
causes
of.
AG
At
the
Coalition,
we
believe
that
gun
violence
is
an
epidemic
fueled
by
racial
and
economic
disparities.
We
believe
that
the
only
way
to
end
gun
violence
is
to
treat
it
as
the
Public
Health
crisis
that
it
is.
We
are
grateful
to
the
city
council
for
acknowledging
that
gun
violence
is
a
public
health
emergency
at
the
Coalition
we
work
to
address
the
root
causes
of
gun
violence
by
advocacy
by
advocating
for
the
her
policy
change
and
for
sustained
investment
in
the
communities
most
impacted
by
this
issue.
AG
AG
Every
incidence
of
gun,
violence
fatal
or
not
creates
a
ripple
effect
of
trauma,
leaving
families,
loved
ones
and
entire
communities
to
deal
with
the
aftermath.
Research
indicates
that
for
every
homicide,
leaps
behind
between
seven
to
ten
close
relatives
who
then
deal
with
the
psychological,
social
and
economic
stress
that
can
impact
generations
to
come.
AG
This
number
does
not
take
into
account
classmates
co-workers,
neighbors
and
other
community
members
that
are
impacted
by
every
incidence
of
gun
violence
at
the
Coalition.
We
believe
that
one
of
the
most
effective
ways
to
disrupt
the
cycle
of
violence
is
through
the
through
Community
violence,
intervention
programs
or
cvis.
AG
AG
In
light
of
the
recent
spike
in
gun
violence,
we've
seen
in
Boston,
it's
clear
that
we
need
both
short-term
and
long-term
Solutions
in
the
short
term.
We
must
respond
to
and
support
the
communities
that
are
dealing
with
this
trauma
and
in
the
long
term
we
must
continue
to
invest
in
CVI
programs
along
over
the
years.
AG
Research
shows
that
CVI
programs
can
make
a
significant
difference.
Programs
in
cities
such
as
New,
York,
Oakland
and
Baltimore
have
had
reductions
in
gun
homicides
between
50
and
60
percent,
and
these
programs
are
routinely
found
to
have
a
high
cost
benefit
ratio.
We'd
be
happy
to
provide
the
council
with
more
information
on
the
research
of
these
programs.
If
needed,
it's
important
to
note
that
these
programs
don't
work
overnight.
AG
They
work
based
on
deep
relationships
within
a
community
that
can
only
be
built
up
over
time,
and
these
programs
can
only
be
successful
if
they
are
given
long-term
funding
and
support
by
the
city.
We
must
continue
to
invest
in
these
programs
long
term
to
ensure
that
they
can
disrupt
the
cycle
of
violence
and
prevent
future
trauma.
AG
AH
Thanks
for
having
me
tonight,
my
name
is
Dr
Cornelia
Griggs
and
I'm,
a
pediatric
surgeon
at
Massachusetts,
General
Hospital,
with
a
specialty
focus
in
pediatric
trauma,
I'm.
Also,
the
director
of
education
at
the
MGH
gun,
violence
prevention
center
I'm
here
tonight
to
lend
the
trauma
surgeon's
perspective.
AH
It
is
a
bland
spot,
a
few
soft
chairs
around
a
table
that
holds
a
box
of
crisp
institutional
tissues.
There
may
be
a
picture
or
two
on
the
wall,
but
generally
it
is
an
unassuming
room
where
we
Physicians
tell
mothers
about
the
deaths
of
their
children
far
too
often
because
of
firearm
versus,
as
we
make
our
way
to
this
room,
we
recite
a
careful
script.
We
use
words
intended
to
ease
this
painful
first
and
only
meeting.
AH
The
reality
is
that
over
the
years
we
have
found
that
there
is
no
good
way
to
tell
a
mother
that
her
child
has
died,
especially
when
the
Unexpected
death
might
have
been
avoidable,
introduce
ourselves
as
a
doctor
who
took
care
of
their
child.
We
take
a
deep
breath,
look
into
their
eyes
and
quickly
break
the
devastating
news.
There
is
no
reason
to
delay
what
follows:
is
the
visceral
piercing
shriek
of
a
mother's
wailing?
Please
God,
not
my
baby.
AH
We
often
weep
with
these
mothers.
We
sometimes
quietly
blame
ourselves
for
not
being
able
to
do
more
to
save
their
baby's
life
and
when
they
are
alone,
as
is
often
the
case,
we
hold
them
up
while
they
cry,
we
walk
away
from
the
encounter
our
stomach's.
Turning
from
the
stale
metallic
Scent
of
a
child's
blood,
barely
dried
on
our
clogs,
our
faces
streaked
with
tears
and
our
hearts
gripped
in
advised,
as
we
tell
ourselves
that
this
senseless
dying
must
end,
but
it
doesn't
another
child
is
shot
and
another
mother
is
heartbroken.
AH
AH
As
we
have
heard
from
many
who
have
testified
here
tonight,
they
tell
us
that
they
are
living
in
a
state
of
emergency
and
disturbingly
this
state
of
emergency
is
being
normalized
as
the
status
quo.
I'm
sure
you're.
All
aware
that
the
Charlestown
High
School
graduation
ceremony
was
canceled
due
to
shots
fired
within
Striking
Distance
of
the
school
one
block
away.
We
all
ran
trying
to
take
cover
literally
a
student
said,
and
this
past
October
a
shooting
on
the
front
steps
of
the
Burke
High
School
shocked
the
whole
Community.
AH
They
keep
telling
us
we'll
be
safe,
so
I'm,
just
going
to
put
my
faith
in
the
school,
a
student
said
the
notion
that
schools
could
be
the
site
of
such
violence
is
counter
to
understanding
and
expectations
of
what
schools
can
and
should
be
when
a
school
shooting
occurs.
The
harm
goes
beyond
those
who
were
directly
injured
or
killed
and
has
mental
health
consequences
for
all
who
are
directly
or
indirectly
affiliated
with
the
tragedy.
AH
Black
children
experience
4.4
times
more
neighborhood
firearm
violence,
exposure
than
white
children,
I'm,
not
telling
you
anything
that
you
don't
already
know
in
this
audience,
but
I'm
here
to
emphasize
that
hospitals
are
committed
to
this
cause.
Our
hospital
and
our
Center
is
committed
to
this
cause
and
to
emphasize
that
Equitable
access
to
trauma-informed
programs,
community-based
prevention,
structural
reforms,
with
the
funding
to
support
it
are
urgently
needed.
Thank
you.
A
AI
AI
That's
presenting
right
now,
I'm
very
grateful
to
be
part
of
it,
because
I've
been
a
voice
for
a
Citywide
plan
to
address
this
for
a
long
time,
I'm
glad
that
I
don't
have
to
wait
as
long
as
Mike
did
for
his
Community
Center,
hopefully,
but
I
just
want
to
give
some
numbers,
because
people
understand
numbers
and
as
I'd
also
like
to
lift
up
the
fact
that
gun
violence
is
not
the
only
thing
hurting
our
our
people.
It's
knife,
knife
islands
and
stabbings
are
just
as
serious
an
issue.
AI
AI
AI
AI
Covet
is
stabilizing-
hopefully
it's
rare
in
its
head
a
little
bit,
but
you
know
violence
is
going
to
be
here
long
after
covet
goes
away
and
we
marveled
at
the
fact
that
our
staff,
because
the
schools
were
shut
in
the
source
of
breakfast
and
lunch,
were
now
taken
away
from
children
who
ate
at
school.
Every
day
we
were
figuring
out
ways
to
feed
families
and
the
only
money
that
was
accessible
to
us
with
money
for
covid.
AI
The
other
things
I'd
like
to
talk
about
is
housing,
and
we
all
know
that
we're
in
a
housing
crisis.
Okay,
so
if
somebody
gets
shot
on
Nana's
front
stairs
or
on
Mom's
front
porch,
and
it's
not
safe
for
them
to
go
back
there.
Why
are
we
taking
Mom
and
the
three
other
kids
and
sticking
them
in
a
hotel
that
doesn't
have
a
kitchen
for
two
weeks
or
a
month
or
whatever
in
thinking
anything's
going
to
change?
AI
You
know,
I
I,
don't
know
what
the
answer
to
that
is
either
I
know
that
in
the
DV
world,
if
there's
a
woman
and
a
child
that
presents
that
they're
in
an
unsafe
situation,
they
pick
the
phone
up
and
call
SafeLink
and
they
have
access
to
all
these
openings
across
the
state
for
placements,
sometimes
even
out
of
state.
So
I
think
we
need
to
start
thinking
outside
the
box
around
some
of
the
stuff
that
we're
doing
and
some
of
the
Band-Aids
that
we
put
on
things
thinking
it's
going
to
get
better.
AI
We
need
to
you,
know
it's
poverty
and
racism.
Poverty
and
racism
drive
all
of
this.
So
until
we
invest
I,
don't
know
who
the
gentleman
was
with
the
trades
trades
thing
earlier,
but
some
of
our
biggest
success
has
been
with
operation
exit
building
Pathways.
We
don't
want
kids
or
young
people
to
get
jobs.
We
want
them
to
have
careers.
We
want
them
to
have
sustainable
ways
to
take
care
of
their
families
right.
AI
AI
AI
AI
AI
AI
If
those
people
are
gone,
then
nobody
knows
what
to
do.
We
need
to
formalize
and
put
in
place
things
that
are
going
to
be
sustainable
and
we
need
the
funding
to
do
it
and
again,
you
know
talking
about
covid
and
doing
the
analogy
of
that.
You
know.
Miraculous
things
happened
in
the
city
of
Boston
when
covet
hit
and
I
I.
Just
don't
understand
why
those
miraculous
things
can
happen
for
violence
too,
and
I'll
just
leave
it
with
that.
AJ
I'm
one
of
the
Survivor
support
coordinators
at
the
Lewis
D
Brown
peace
Institute.
Our
mission
is
to
be
a
Center
for
Healing
teaching
and
learning.
My
job
is
to
make
contact
with
a
family
within
24
to
72
hours
after
homicide
happens
to
do
an
intake
victims,
compensation,
application,
Plus,
offer
emotional
and
logical
support
all
while
guiding
them
through
next
steps,
plus
advocacy
and
referrals
where
needed,
because
we
believe
that
all
families
impacted
by
homicide
deserve
to
be
treated
with
dignity
and
compassion,
regardless
of
the
circumstances.
AJ
AJ
We
have
a
fund
called
the
live
and
peace
fund
where
we
are
able
to
support
families
with
some
of
their
other
urgent,
essential
needs,
such
as
food
utilities
or
any
other
expenses
that
may
arise,
because
every
family
and
situation
is
different
safety.
Relocation
has
been
the
greatest
expense
to
date,
whether
it
be
for
emergency
hotel
stays
or
expenses
related
to
moving
a
family
from
one
home
into
another,
for
safety
and
or
re-traumatization
concerns
from
January.
AJ
Until
now,
the
peace
Institute
has
exhausted
nearly
107
000
in
Safe
Haven
and
relocation
fees
such
as
emergency
Hotel
placements
broker
fees
and
moving
expenses.
The
peace
Institute
is
not
a
housing
agency,
we
are
not
housing
agents,
but
we
find
a
way.
These
relocation
expenses
were
not
meant
to
come
out
of
the
live
and
peace
fund.
Yet,
as
I
said,
we
find
a
way
we
cover
these
costs,
because
families
are
in
crisis
and
we
want
them
to
feel
safe
in
their
homes.
AJ
The
pieces
of
two
is
a
small
non-profit
organization
that
is
heavily
relied
upon
by
the
city,
for
our
support
of
the
survivors
of
homicide
and
part
of
our
vision
is
to
continue
supporting
families
as
best
we
can,
while
creating
and
sustaining
an
environment
where
all
families
can
live
in
peace
and
all
people
are
valued
for
28
years
and
counting.
This
organization
has
done
just
that,
reaching
more
and
more
families
each
year,
providing
them
with
a
sense
of
comfort
and
stability
in
their
toughest
times
in
supporting
them
on
their
road
to
Healing
foreign.
AK
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Evan
Lisa
Cabral
I
am
the
Survivor
case
coordinator
at
the
Lewis
D
Brown
peace,
Institute
I.
Do
the
ongoing
case
work
after
the
crisis
portion
of
supporting
the
families
the
peace
Institute
has
grown
quite
a
bit
since
excuse
me,
it
was
founded
in
1994
after
Louis's
1993
murder,
and
we
are
still
trying
to
grow
in
order
to
support
the
needs
of
the
survivors.
AK
AK
This
means
that
there's
a
greater
number
of
people
impacted
than
the
actual
number
of
direct
homicide
victims
that
said
ongoing
case
loads
have
increased
greatly
throughout
these
28
piece
Institute
years
and
with
more
survivors
coming
our
way.
The
greater
need
is
for
more
Staffing,
as
well
as
sustaining
the
Staffing
that
we
already
have
in
order
to
continue
to
support
the
work
that
we
already
are
doing.
AK
We
not
only
work
with
the
surviving
families
of
homicide
victims
who
are
also
working
with
their
significant
others,
their
children,
not
to
mention
supporting
community
members,
impacted
indirectly
by
the
same
incident
and
their
families
plus
taking
in
referrals
from
other
organizations
who
do
not
have
the
capacity
that
we
do
to
support
the
families
which
all
leads
to
an
increase
in
the
case
loads.
We
never
say
no
at
the
Lewis
D
Brown
peace
Institute.
AK
We
do
not
shut
the
door
on
survivors,
which
means
we
never
close
cases.
We
offer
continuous
support
for,
however
long
the
family
wishes
and
an
increased
budget
can
not
only
help
families
safely
relocate
after
homicides
happen,
but
also
can
support
the
peace
Institute
with
hiring
more
staff
to
continue
supporting
ongoing
survivors.
AK
A
A
A
A
W
AF
AL
Good
evening,
everyone
good
evening
to
the
city
council,
my
name
is
harisse
Hardaway
I'm,
a
resident
of
Dorchester,
but
I
also
work
at
Boden
Geneva
main
streets.
I
am
going
to
represent
both
roles
right
now
and
I,
just
I'm
hearing
so
much
about
programs
that
people
age
out,
you
don't
age
out
of
gun
violence.
You
stay
ready
because
it's
something
that
happens
on
site
and
so
there's
no
save
the
date
for
it.
You
just
have
to
live
in
the
anxiety
that
this
could
happen
and
so
I
think
that's
missing
from
the
conversation.
AL
What
what
bothers
me
is
that,
as
a
resident,
I
saw
the
amazing
work
that
this
council
did
and
that
the
workers
did
in
the
Departments
the
work
you
came
together
and
did
with
the
state
legislature,
teacher
and
the
governor
and
the
federal
government,
and
now
we're
here
with
gun
violence.
And
it's
as
if
you
have
rolled
back
the
the
clock
to
1985..
There
was
no
miracle
in
Boston.
What
was
the
miracle
was
that
everyone
did
their
job
and
that
the
funding
was
there,
and
what
puzzles
me
is
that
you
know
what
works.
AL
AL
What
needs
to
happen?
Is
you
need
to
pay
attention
to
the
people
need
jobs.
The
majority
of
the
people
who
are
victims
of
the
violence
or
who
are
committing
the
violence,
are
either
unemployed,
homeless
or
hungry,
and
when
you're
doing
the
work
in
the
community-
and
you
hear
about
housing-
that's
available,
but
they
tell
you
there
isn't
any,
but
you
have
whole
buildings
with
units
that
stay
empty
for
six
months,
even
though
you're
living
in
a
housing
crisis.
AL
When
are
you
going
to
really
press
these
agencies
and
allow
people
to
do
the
work
instead
of
the
red
tape
we
have
our
police
and
I
just
want
to
say
there
are
some
good
police
and
there
are
some
bad
police
on
Bowdoin
and
Geneva.
We
have
had
some
success
with
the
support,
but
there
isn't
enough
funding
to
do
what
we
really
need
to
do,
and
so
what
I
would
like
to
see
is
that
you
put
the
same
force
and
energy
into
finding
people,
jobs
and
housing
and
food.
The
way
you
did
for
covid.
AL
Thank
you.
There
should
be
an
urgency
because
our
businesses
on
Bowdoin
and
Geneva,
who
have
been
there's,
attempted
robberies.
There
are
many
there.
There
are
intimidation,
there
are
threats,
there's
so
much
that
the
community,
our
Merchants,
are
trying
to
hold
up
in
the
face
of
deficits
and
lack
of
resources
when
Boston
is
resource
rich.
AL
But
yet,
when
the
the
Civil
people,
our
civil
society,
go
to
work,
they
are
always
told.
No,
we
can't
do
that.
You
need
to
get
out
of
the
way
of
people
and
let
them
do
their
jobs
and
not
be
so
not,
and
it's
not
you
it's
the
whole
system
right
so
I
just
would
implore
you
to
really
not
think
out
of
the
box
just
get
out
of
the
box
and.
A
A
AM
I
said
I
work
with
project
right
and
not
only
have
the
people
at
project
where
I've
been
working
hard
to
get
this,
but
also
the
community
and
the
people
that
have
been
supporting
us
with
the
petitions
and
the
all
the
meetings
and
all
that
so
I
wanted
to.
Thank
you,
but
not
only
am
I
here
to
talk
about
that,
but
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
gun.
Violence
like
I,
stated
I'm
17.
I'm
still
in
high
school,
and
this
is
like
a
real
issue.
AM
I
started
to
realize
it
was
like
a
real,
genuine
problem.
When
it
went
from
oh,
my
god,
there
was
shooting
to
oh
another
shooting
at
the
Burke,
so
it
we
became
in
a
way
desensitized
to
its
it's
a
genuine
problem
that
you
know
our
people
are.
Our
people
are
becoming
desensitized
to
gun
violence,
and
you
know
I'm
I'm,
not
even
gonna
lie
I'm,
tired
of
it.
You
know,
I'm,
tired
of
you
know,
seeing
something
happen,
and
the
first
thing
on
my
mind
is
I,
have
to
check
on
my
brothers.
AM
It's
just
it's
tiring
hearing
people.
You
know
be
happy
to
make
it
to
25
because
it's
like
it's
only
25
like
that's,
not
even
half
of
your
life,
so
yeah,
it's
tiring
and
I.
Guess
like
an
underlying
question.
I
have
is
what
are
we
gonna
do
to
make
young
people
actually
feel
safe
to
make
young
people
feel
like
they're
protected,
feel
like
like
I
said,
like
they're
safe.
Instead
of
you
know,
we've
all
heard
it
before
Oh.
You
know
you're
safe.
AM
Here
the
school's
got
you,
the
police
are
here
to
protect
you
when
all
you've
seen
is
the
opposite.
All
we've
seen
is
our
peers
lying
on
the
floors
and
being
the
next
person
in
news
articles
and
on
Twitter,
and
all
that,
and
you
know
we're
constantly
fed
this
through
media
and
and
we
have
to
live
it.
You
know
it's
not
only.
You
know
it's
not
only
something
that
you
see
on
Fox
like
that
you
walk
outside
and
you
see
the
yellow
tapes
too.
So
yeah,
that's
all.
AN
Peace
y'all,
my
name,
is
Ayanna
Warfield
I
am
born
and
raised
from
Dorchester
to
Roxbury.
I
am
now
a
both
daycare
teacher
artist
and
poetry
coach
at
O'brien
Jay
on
the
speaker.
Right
now
is
just
kind
of
speaking
to
my
freaking
Soul,
because
she's
a
not
only
coming
up
here
and
saying
the
truth,
just
that
she
naturally
knows
but
she's
a
representation
of
the
students
that
see
a
problem
know
a
problem
and
need
the
support
of
this
community
to
actually
address
that
problem.
AN
I
have
four
questions
from
earlier
today
and
I'm
gonna
just
go
wherever
my
brain
goes
from
here
right
now,
because
the
thing
is
about
going
to
these
meetings
to
the
past
since
forever
is
going
to
these
meetings
and
always
seeing
the
numbers
and
it's
oh,
it's
not
that
bad,
because
look!
The
numbers
have
decreased
in
this
city
right
now,
even
though
beforehand
it
was
higher
in
times
and
even
though
in
the
90s
it
was
diff.
AN
It
was
at
a
lower
rate
in
the
90s
they
were
talking
about,
but
the
difference
between
then
and
now
is
that
back
then,
the
numbers
was
low
because
we
had
teens
against
gang
violence.
We
had
people
young
people
who
are
actually
advocating
mediating
within
this
community
and
having
these
pure
albums
go
down,
it
wasn't
just
coming
from.
Oh,
the
police
did
their
job
I'm,
not
even
trying
to
attack
my
history
of
mine.
AN
My
family
has
been
in
this
city
was
a
part
of
a
police
for
Generations,
my
most
recent
uncle,
just
retired,
so
I'm
not
coming
from
a
place
of
misunderstanding
I'm
not
going
to
keep
talking
on
this,
but
the
difference
now.
My
question
for
one
is
the
numbers
that
were
given
earlier
surrounding
the
idea
of
the
numbers
have
gone
down.
AN
AN
AN
Having
what
we've
seen
the
process
that
we're
facing
with
this
era
of
gentrification?
Is
that
people
come
in,
they
say:
well,
here's
we
have
to
save
our
schools,
save
our
children
but
at
the
same
time
we're
also
facing
budget
cuts,
so
we're
going
to
have
to
cut
back
on
some
Educators
and
stuff.
The
walkouts
that
happen
in
these
different
schools
within
this
community
happen
not
because
this
teachers,
the
students,
are
just
mad
because
teachers
are
being
fired.
They
were
firing
specifically
the
teachers
that
cared
about
the
students.
AN
So
what
is
going
on
right
now
that
doesn't
have
that
problem,
because
I
grew
up
in
a
generation
where
we
had
programming
when
we
left
these
schools.
The
shootings
these
problems
with
these
kids
are
happening,
because
not
just
because
oh
they're
out
here
and
they're
violent
and
there's
a
history
of
that
going
on
in
this
community.
No,
that's
just
the
propaganda.
That's
been
pushed.
We
are
in
inflation.
There
are
15
year
olds
that
have
to
choose
between
doing
I've.
AN
Seen
in
my
the
school
that
work
at
there
are
kids
who
have
to
choose
between
coming
to
my
poetry
program
and
going
to
a
job
till
9
pm,
so
that
they
can
figure
out
how
to
make
a
way
for
those
who
don't
want
to
have
to
work
until
9
pm
just
to
make
just
enough.
They
are
going
to
these
blocks.
They're
doing
they're
go
having
to
deal
with
this
problem.
AN
How
is
that
prevention
not
being
based
in
assimilation
is
my
question
for
that,
because
there
are
problems
that
these
programs
are
being
made,
but
the
programs
that
I
see
I
see
are
programs
based
towards
going
to
college
and
getting
out
the
hood
going
to
college
and
becoming
an
educator
going
to
college
and
becoming
a
doctor
doing
all
of
these
things
that
are
pushing
forward
of
a
narrative
of
if
you
fit
within
the
system,
you
can
win.
What
is
the
programs
that
are
happening
for
the
students
who
don't
want
to
assimilate
to
the
society?
AN
What
are
happening
for
the
programs
who
for
students
who
don't
see
a
space
for
them
within
our
programming,
and
all
of
these
things
are
being
built
and
the
only
thing
that
they
see
for
them
is
the
block.
What
are
the
programs
that
are
happening
for
them,
because
coming
up
I
had
project
hip-hop
I
had
teens
against
human,
not
teens
against
me.
That's
the
game,
teen
empowerment,
which
is
still
here
still
doing
the
work.
AN
There
are
still
programs
that
are
but
I'm
saying
those
programs
are
done
by
the
work
of
the
youth
as
the
problem
in
this
city.
The
fact
that
jayana
is
the
she's
somewhere
yeah
she
stepped
out
of
school.
The
fact
that
there's
was
one
teen
I
saw
tonight
who
called
them,
who
called,
because
if
we
call
teen
empowerment,
this
whole
room
would
have
been
filled.
AN
A
AN
AO
Evening,
thank
you
for
everybody
that
actually
stayed
here
and
for
those
concerts
that
stayed
as
well.
Thank
you
there's.
So
many
many
different
things
I'm
going
to
go
through
real,
quick
I'm,
going
to
start
with
this
I'm
tired
of
you
all
always
going
to
the
wrong
people
for
answers.
You
turn
around.
You
go
to
the
faith
based
leader.
The
only
faith-based
person
that
stayed
here
for
this
meeting
is
our
newly
founded,
Reverend
Peterson.
That's
the
only
faith-based
person
that
actually
stayed.
Everybody
else
left:
oh
Reverend,
Scott.
AO
First
of
all,
let's
make
it
clear:
faith-based
is
taken
in
families
on
weekends
and
they're,
dealing
with
people
that
out
that
are
out
there
wanting
to
get
help
and
wanting
to
go,
find
God
right,
they're,
not
dealing
with
the
people
in
the
streets
with
guns
they're
not
dealing
with
people
that
don't
have
it
in
faith
and
don't
believe
in
it.
I,
don't
believe
in
God
and
Jesus
and
I,
don't
believe
in
any
of
that
assets.
Okay,
I'm
an
atheist.
AO
Now,
because
of
Catholic
Church
okay,
but
you
all
keep
going
to
them,
okay,
but
we
need
to
go
to
the
actual
the
people
on
the
ground,
the
people
that
are
out
here.
People
like
myself
that
you
guys
don't
want
to
listen
to
because
I'm
crazy,
because
that's
what,
when
people
actually
telling
you
or
holding
accountability,
you
consider
you
label
them
crazy
or
you
label
them.
AO
AO
The
people
that
are
actually
out
here
on
the
streets
I
show
up
to
every
gun,
violence,
almost
every
single
one
of
them
that
every
single
student
in
Boston
I'm
there
I
watch
and
that's
why
I
wish
that
the
commission
and
everybody
else
was
here
for
me
to
say
what
I
have
to
say.
But
this
is
what
happens
in
these
meetings.
AO
We
can't
address
everybody
because
people
got
to
leave
or
you
know,
there's
a
piano.
We
don't
have
enough
time
to
address
the
people
that
I
really
want
to
address,
which
is
the
police
department,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
you
are
a
city
council.
Thank
you,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
for
being
able
to
control
the
budget
and
and
have
it
say
then
there.
But,
like
somebody
like
a
said,
it's
it's.
AO
AO
AA
AO
How
can
we
get
anything
done
with
no
funding,
but
you
pump
the
money
into
the
police
department
and
you
know
what
they
do
because
I'm
going
to
do
a
documentary
for
you
guys
they
sit
in
the
station
until
they
get
that
call,
and
then
you
see
them
flying
out
from
behind
Roxbury
Roxbury
Court,
because
that's
the
way
that
that's
the
way
they
come
out
now
you
go
over.
Mb3
you'll
see
them
far
enough
from
the
little
side
street
you
go
to
C11
they'll
come
out
from
Christopher
Street.
AO
You
know
why,
because
they're
not
sitting
on
the
Block
watching
the
streets,
they're,
not
police
in
our
community.
These
crimes
are
happening
like
that
and
it
takes
longer
for
the
police
officer.
Imagine
if
you
have
a
police
officer
right
here
at
the
line
of
Frederick
right,
something
happens
on
Columbia
Road
two
seconds
you're
there,
but
they're
firing
out
of
the
station
every
time.
AO
AA
AO
AO
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
hold
the
police
accountable
and
when
they
say
I'm
gonna
wrap
it
up
I'm
going
to
wrap
it
up,
but
when
we
say
they
hold
we're
holding
police
accountable,
we
need
us.
We
need
to
start
with
for
us
making
sure
the
police
are
actually
on
the
Block
and
get
out
the
car.
They
only
know
me
by
first
name:
basically,
I
hold
them
accountable.
AO
They
should
know
all
of
us
by
Fortunate
English,
just
because
they
go
out
the
neighborhood,
isn't
that
how
it
is
in
Natick,
that's
Mr,
Felix's
son
right.
They
know
him
so
I'm
going
to
end
with
that.
Thank
you
and
I'm
going
to
say
this.
We
need
to
do
better
as
a
group
collectively
and
city
council
you
all
have
been
so
broken
up.
This
is
the
first
time
in
my
many
years
that
I've
watched
that
is
so
much
bickering
and
fighting
and
racial
tension
and
everything
else.
Let's
get
together,
people
we
have
work
to.
AP
My
name
is
Heather
cook
and
I,
come
here
as
a
mother
and
a
lifelong
resident
of
the
South
End
of
Boston
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
the
leadership
team
from
the
new
democracy
Coalition
My
Two
children
are
third
generation
not
only
to
the
Beauty
and
the
opportunity
of
the
city,
but
also
the
trauma
of
witnessing
gun
violence.
Just
as
I
did
Growing
Up,
despite
being
in
lockstep
with
my
children,
they
bore
witness
to
a
man
who
was
shot
in
the
head
outside
of
my
niece's
bedroom
just
last
month.
AP
We
know
that
gun
violence
is
not
a
new
issue.
It
just
feels
like
there's,
been
a
desensitization
to
what's
happening
within
black
and
brown
communities,
so
we
won't
find
the
answers
to
gun
violence
in
algorithms,
so
this
is
going
to
have
to
take
Grassroots
interactions
and
Community
conversations
to
identify
the
gaps.
Please
also
keep
in
mind
that
Community
programs,
in
which
information
may
be
gathered,
are
only
as
good
as
the
demographic
that
they
reach.
AP
I
want
everyone
on
the
stage
to
know
that
it's
okay
to
say
we
don't
know,
or
we
don't
have
the
answers.
As
long
as
there
is
a
willingness
to
find
a
way
to
move
forward
from
being
reactive
and
shift
to
a
proactive
space
where
the
community,
politicians
and
police
can
establish
an
action
plan
together
and
that
will
meet
the
people
where
their
needs
are
to
reinforce
families
on
a
fundamental
level,
I've
been
in
many
rooms
in
my
experiences
that
people
are
separated
by
class
before
color.
AP
A
You
very
much
for
your
very
succinct,
Remax
I
see
Miss
hottings
is
here.
I
know
we
have
Domingo
starroza
anyone
that
has
not
heard
their
name
their
wishes
to
testify.
If
you
can
please
queue
up
over
here
on
the
stairs.
I
also
just
want
to
recognize.
Obviously
Ethan
from
Central
staff
and
and
I
know.
We
have
a
heart,
stop
at
nine,
so
just
again
asking
everybody
for
their
cooperation
along
with
Christine
and
Candace
from
Central
staff
as
well.
So
thank
you.
Miss
outings.
P
Good
evening,
once
again,
I'd
like
to
thank
my
councilor
warro,
District
4.
and
president
Flaherty
I
just
want
to
urge
you
again
to
look
at
that
special
needs
prison
the
pipeline,
because
you
can
talk
about
the
gun,
violence,
but
really
is
a
special
needs.
Violence
special
needs
students,
don't
have
a
pathway
to
graduation
they're,
dropping
out
and
special
needs.
Boston
public
schools
are
balancing
their
budgets
off
of
special
needs
students
as
soon
as
they
lose
a
staff
member.
P
They
ask
for
more
special
needs
seats.
You
know
this
I,
don't
have
to
tell
you
that.
So
we
have
a
group
of
people
in
our
community
that
is
being
traumatized
by
special
needs
locked
into
poverty
locked
into
uneducated.
Don't
don't
even
know
how
to
use
a
computer
that
needs
to
be
addressed
because
that's
the
breeding
ground.
You
can
continue
the
rest
of
the
way,
but
until
you
start
that
that
is
breeding
murderers
in
our
neighborhood
and
that
needs
that
policy
change
that
that's
apologies,
change
right
there.
P
That
needs
to
happen
so
that
you
need
to
address
that
all
special
needs.
Students
need
to
have
a
pathway
to
education
and
you
need
to
amend
the
wrong
that
was
done
to
those
families
who
are
locked
into
that
and
another
thing
cameras
for
so
long
people
are
shooting
people
and
getting
away
with
it.
You
don't
have
enough
police
officers,
Mr
Cox
testify
he
doesn't
have
the
resources,
but
there
is
extra
oppa
money.
Extra
funding,
there's
the
next
door.
Neighbors
are
getting
together.
P
I
know
on
my
street.
Shooting
was
solved
because
police
officers
walked
door
to
door,
getting
cameras,
video
cameras
from
people's
ring
doorbells,
you
know,
I,
don't
know
whatever
happened
to
the
cameras
on
the
city,
the
city,
streets,
I,
I,
don't
know
where
they
all
went.
So
we
need
to
deter
people
from
getting
away
with
violence,
and
that
in
one
way,
is
the
camera
situation.
P
So
I
I
urge
you
to
do
that
and
before
I
close,
it
I
just
wanna,
say
about
my
community
I'm
sorry,
but
we
are
hard-working
people
in
our
community,
we're
not
all
on
drugs.
We
go
to
work
just
like
everybody
else.
We
send
our
kids
to
college
trade
or
whatever
they
want
to
do.
We
don't
need
a
handout,
we're
not
asking
for
no
turkeys,
okay,
when
I,
when
we
we're
not
beating
our
kids
and
we
need
DCF
and
all
this
other
kind
of
stuff
that
you
want
to
paint
our
our
people
we
are.
P
Our
community
is
resilient
and
I'm
asking
the
city
they
need
to
partner
with
empowering
our
communities,
helping
us
to
build
our
infrastructure.
Just
like
you
came
to
our
community
for
the
covet.
You
had
the
covet
testing
at
Prince
Hall
at
the
Carver
Den.
We
have
Prince
Hall
the
Carver.
Then
we
have
the
African-American
Museum,
we
have
case
Oasis.
We
have
a
Unity
sports
clubs.
These
are
all
institutions
in
our
community
that
we
feel
safe
with,
and
so
we
need.
We
need
to
empower
our
community
because
we
are
resilient.
Thank.
AQ
AQ
AQ
One
of
my
relatives
was
murdered
behind
Roxy's
home
during
a
drugs
deal
that
went
bad
right.
I
was
11.
had
no
clue
what
that
would
do
to
me
and
my
brothers
years
down
the
road
I
listened
to
folks
talk
about
the
miracle
right,
Boston
Miracle,
it's
not
a
miracle.
It
was
a
Fed
warrant,
people
getting
snatched
up
left
and
right
by
the
feds.
The
Rico's
right,
so
I
just
want
to
throw
that
out
there
because
I
get
tired
of
people
saying
it.
U
AQ
A
miracle
it
wasn't
a
miracle.
It
was
a
year
for
a
bullet.
It
was
24
years
for
for
an
ounce
of
crack.
It
was
two
to
two
to
five
years
for
a
gun,
so
guys
like
myself,
who
lived
through
it.
We
made
a
decision
to
pick
a
better
lifestyle
because
it
was
like
yo,
you,
15
you're,
going
You're
Going
Upstate
on
an
adult
charge.
AQ
AQ
So,
for
30
years,
I've
been
sitting
as
an
outsider,
being
an
Insider
and
the
sad
part
about
it
is
within
the
young
within
our
own
Community.
We
look
at
people
like
myself,
who
chooses
a
better
path
than
being
behind
the
gun
or
being
in
a
lifestyle
that
we
glamorize,
because
we're
glamorizing
a
lot
of
these
things
that
our
youth
are
looking
up
to
in
the
90s.
You
you
pull
up
on
a
murder
scene.
You
might
find
eight
nine
casings
right.
Let's
try
68
on
Park
Street.
AQ
We
had
two
grandmothers
get
murdered,
not
one
city
councilor
made
a
move
to
write
an
ordinance
to
help
save
our
community.
Our
liquor
stores
are
open
till
11
pm.
Why
Brookline
they
close
at
nine
they
open
up
at
10..
These
are
things
that
we
can
do
as
a
city
to
address
some
of
these
issues.
I
pull
up
on
boating
right
now,
there's
about
a
dozen
guys
who
got
nowhere
to
go,
and
it's
not
just
on
board
and
it's
in
Fields
Corner.
It's
in
Ashmore,
it's
in
Eggleston
Square,
it's
it's
all
over
the
black
community.
AQ
We
talk
about
substance,
use
on
Mass
Ave,
but
we
forget
about
the
substance,
use
that
we
actually
see
every
day
through
to
the
liquor
stores,
the
legal
substance
right
that
acts
as
part
of
the
fuel
to
the
violence
we
see
in
this
community
I've
asked
for
30
years.
When
are
we
going
to
get
ahead
of
the
the
sum
of
violence?
AQ
When
are
we
going
to
come
together
in
the
winter
months
to
come
up
with
a
plan
city-wide
to
address
this
issue?
I
dedicated
24
years
of
my
life
to
the
city
as
an
employee
working
out
of
bcyf,
which
was
originally
called
Community
Schools,
giving
young
people
a
space
Not
only
to
be
themselves
but
to
find
something
better
than
the
streets.
I
didn't
see
any
representation
from
one
of
the
most
important
programs
in
the
city
that
has
to
deal
with
all
levels
of
life.
AQ
That's
disheartening
that
pcyf
is
a
40
million
dollar
department
and
we
spend
that
on
police
overtime.
I
hear
the
commissioner
talk
about.
He
doesn't
have
enough
officers
to
man
areas
known
as
the
murder
Corridor
the
globe
broke
that!
That's
not
me!
That's
the
globe!
The
where
I
live
is
a
corridor
of
murders.
Year
in
year
round.
If
I
had
tattoos,
you
wouldn't
see
my
eyes,
because
I
have
no
space
to
put
the
names
of
the
loved
ones.
AQ
So
we
can't
say
that
we
don't
have
the
resources.
We
can't
say
that
we
can't
come
together
as
a
city.
It's
the
willpower,
it's
having
the
people
in
position
who
actually
want
to
make
these
things.
Work.
I
run
my
own
program.
I,
don't
need
anybody's
funding.
I,
don't
need
anyone
to
like
me:
I
don't
need
to
wear
a
suit.
I!
Don't
need
to
be
on
the
council
to
make
a
difference,
but
the
reality
is,
though,
if
we
don't
rewrite
ordinance,
I,
don't
know.
AQ
AQ
K
A
A
AR
And
thank
you.
I
have
maybe
four
things
to
say
and
that
our
we
have
the
solutions
to
the
problem,
so
I'm
just
going
to
read
something
and
then
I'm
going
to
address
solutions
that
have
already
been
carried
out.
I
worked
10
years
in
the
Chicago
public
schools
and
I
think
maybe
20
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools
working
with
special
needs.
Children
and
I
worked
with
some
outstanding
teachers
who
had
solutions
for
special
needs
children
to
remove
them
out
of
special
needs
just
by
improving
their
reading,
and
that
was
fought
against.
AR
So
hardly
that
I
had
to
put
my
job
on
the
line
to
keep
it
going
and
so
did
others,
and
there
was
a
opportunity
that
we
then,
when
we
retired
attempted
to
bring
this
program
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
the
Boston
public
schools
has
paid
the
Barbara
Wilson
program,
millions
of
dollars
and
they
have
no
driven
data
to
show
that
they've
been
able
to
help
children
special
needs.
Children
improve
their
reading.
AR
Reading
is
the
direct
connection
to
juvenile
delinquency
and
crime
and
the
fact
that
they
have
totally
ignored
my
program
when
I
can
take
a
child.
Who
is
two
years
or
more
below
grade
level
and
bring
them
up
two
years
or
more
in
60
instructional
hours
and
I
have
for
four
years
since
I've
been
out
of
the
public
schools
trying
to
get
this
program
into
the
public
schools
and
they
have
accepted
it
on
the
level
of
the
chief
of
staff
to
Mayor
Walsh
to
be
totally
ignored
by
every
department
head?
AR
No
answer:
it's
not
like.
Oh
there's
something
wrong
with
your
program.
Just
no
answer.
Don't
return
phone
calls,
I
wrote
three
or
four
proposals
that
would
have
helped
the
Lewis
higginson
School.
They
we
wanted
to
go
into
the
worst
schools,
the
Holland
School.
We
wanted
to
go
into
the
worst.
Schools
wrote
a
plan
for
how
to
do
it
day
by
day
hour
by
hour,
and
it
was
totally
ignored,
and
these
are
the
toughest
schools
that's
to
give
me
the
worst
children,
because
those
are
the
children.
AR
I've
turned
around
for
25
years
of
my
life
as
it
relates
to
reading
and
the
fact
that
they
had
a
equity.
What
is
it
the
2016
opportunity,
Equity
or
something
policy
objective?
6A?
They
had
during
a
covid
a
grad
proposal
for
aao
OST
I
know.
The
last
is
academic
achievement
out
of
school
time.
They
wanted
to
get
black
as
far
as
cultural
competence.
They
wanted
to
get
black
and
brown
after
school
professionals
to
come
and
help
our
children
during
covet,
I
signed
up
55.
AR
AR
And
do
you
know
that
when
I
handed
in
that
list,
all
of
a
sudden,
they
told
me?
Oh,
we
have
problems
with
your
program
and
they
would
not
tell
me
what
they
were
for
two
weeks.
I
bet
for
a
meeting
when
we
finally
had
the
meeting.
Oh,
there
was
no
problems
with
your
program,
but
oh
now,
it's
too
late
or
we'll
give
you
another
program,
we'll
give
you
an
in-person
program.
So
we
had
an
in-person
program
granted
to
us
that
we
we
asked
for
the
kids.
AR
He
worked
with
I'm
going
to
read
just
skim
over
this:
the
10-point
Coalition,
the
black
minister
alliance,
Harvard
University,
youth
violence
prevention
center
to
create
predictive
models
of
gang
violence.
He
discovered
that
traumatic
stress
is
one
of
the
clearest
indicators
and
predictions
of
community
violence
because
of
these
factors,
subconsciously
predisposals,.
AR
Predisposed
excuse
me
those
who
suffer
from
these
conditions
to
aggressively
startle
responses.
Corey
also
learned
that
economic
disparity
between
groups
of
people
who
live
in
close
proximity
is
the
one
highest
predictor
of
community
violence.
Therefore,
young
people
who
live
in
areas
that
have
high
violence
or
where
income
disparity
exists
are
likely
to
be
victims
or
perpetrators
of
violence.
He
realized
that
an
important
antidote-
and
this
is
the
solution
to
gang
violence-
was
to
provide
employment
to
African-American
young
people,
jobs
provided
in
some,
as
well
as
space
for
young
people
to
cool
off.
AR
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
it's
nine
o'clock,
so
you
stopped
right
on
the
nose.
I
really
appreciate
that
that
will
conclude
the
Boston
city
council
hearing
and
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
on
dark
at
1353,
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsor
colleague,
city
council,
Brian,
Worrell,
City,
councilor,
Tanya,
Fernandez,
Anderson.
Obviously,
council,
president
Flynn
Council
of
Murphy
Council
of
Louisiana
for
sticking
with
us,
and
so
I
appreciate
your
time
and
attention
this
evening.
This
will
not
be
the
only
meeting
which
is
what
my
colleagues
are
saying.
A
This
is
the
start
of
further
conversations
about
this
issue
and
so
look
forward
to
the
spirit
of
cooperation
and
the
partnership
moving
forward
to
reduce
all
violence
in
every
neighborhood
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
attention
have
a
great
night.
Thank
you
part
about
this
meeting.