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Docket #1292 - Order for a hearing regarding prohibiting wearing a mask, hood or other device to conceal any portion of the face to conceal the identity of the wearer upon or within public property in the City of Boston
A
He
councils
the
Committee
on
Public,
Safety
and
credible
justice.
My
name
is
Tim
McCarthy
I'm,
the
district
5
City,
Council
and
I
am
the
chair
of
that
committee.
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
counselor
ed
Flynn,
Council,
mark
co-moh
and
to
my
immediate
left,
I
counsel,
and
he
sabe
Jorge
I
want
to
remind
that.
This
is
a
public
hearing,
it's
being
recorded,
Andrey
broadcasted
on
Comcast
8,
I
cnat
to
Verizon
1964
and
it's
also
being
streamed
online
in
Boston's
dot-gov.
A
Please
silence
your
cell
phones
and
your
other
devices
we'll
be
taking
public
testimony
and
we'll
appreciate,
if
you
sign
in,
if
you
do
sign
in
you,
can
check
the
yes
or
no
box.
Regarding
your
testimony.
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
number
1292
it's
in
order
for
hearing
regarding
prohibiting
wearing
a
mask
hood
or
other
device
to
conceal
any
proportion
of
the
face
to
conceal
the
identity
of
the
where,
upon
or
within
public
property.
In
the
city
of
Boston.
A
Today
we
have
superintendent
Ridge
from
the
Boston
Police
Department,
as
well
as
deputy
superintendent,
Preston
Horton
from
the
MBTA
and
I
want
to
welcome
them
both
for
being
here
today
we
did
get
a
statement
from
president
of
the
City
Council
on
drea
Campbell.
She,
regrettably,
cannot
be
at
today's
hearing
for
docket
1292.
She
did
make
an
extensive
statement
and
that
will
be
on
file
if
you
choose
to
take
a
look
at
that.
A
For
the
first
time,
someone
burned
a
book
or
held
a
protest
on
the
Boston
Common
to
attack
an
idea.
The
lesson
has
always
been
the
same.
The
overreaction
begins
more
attention
than
the
idea
would
actually
have
gotten
in
the
first
place
begins.
We
are
in
the
Internet
age.
The
Internet
is
a
playground
for
people
who
spend
all
day
long,
pushing
other
people's
buttons.
I
know
what
I
stand
for
and
what
I
believe
I
oppose
and
argue
against
bad
ideas
and
I
support
and
fight
for
good
policy.
A
A
We
need
to
stop
pretending
that
anyone
we
might
agree
with
or
disagree
with
a
justified
in
their
actions,
especially
when
those
actions
cross
the
line
to
physical
violence
and
even
more
so
when
those
actions
are
aimed
at
the
police
who
are
trying
to
do
their
job
professionally.
When
does
the
agenda
for
the
day
become
a
social
norm?
When
does
this
agenda
become
a
social
norm?
Let's
get
up
and
exercise
our
First
Amendment
rights
grab
your
duplicate,
handcuff
keys.
Grab
your
razor
blades
to
cut
the
zip
tie,
handcuffs.
A
If
you
happen
to
get
pinched,
I
pre-made
our
trash
barrel
shields,
get
ready
to
scream
profanities
at
the
police,
get
ready
to
throw
cups
of
urine,
get
ready
to
spit
at
our
police,
get
ready
to
throw
milkshake
concoctions
full
of
bleach,
and
who
knows
what
and
don't
forget
your
mask?
Let's
be
honest.
This
counter
protest
was
not
a
peaceful
protest.
A
I
think
the
whole
straight
pride
thing
was
pretty
silly
and
pointless
myself
and
I
have
no
doubt
there
are
some
people
that
had
an
agenda
there,
that
I
don't
agree
or
support,
but
the
First
Amendment,
if
it
is
to
apply
at
all,
must
be
applied
in
respected
by
all
police,
have
a
difficult,
dangerous
job.
The
Boston
Police
do
their
jobs
very
well.
A
In
fact,
President
Obama
has
stated
on
numerous
occasions
that
the
Boston
Police
Department
is
the
standard
bearer
for
the
police
departments
regarding
city
and
community
policing,
the
so
called
anti
feh
who
target
police
and
anyone
else
they
happen
to
disagree
with
are
wrong
and
they
should
be
prosecuted.
What
they
are
doing
is
not
speech
they're
using
force
and
violence
that
is
not
protected.
A
The
First
Amendment
applies
even
when
we
disagree
with
what
others
say:
David
French
of
the
National
Review
stated
on
July
1st
in
an
article
in
2019
and
I
quote:
anti
masking
laws
can
be
unconstitutional
when
applied
to
peaceful
demonstrators
seeking
to
protect
their
identities
as
a
matter
of
personal
safety,
but
that
reasoning
doesn't
apply
to
an
Tifa.
Its
members
seek
to
engage
in
violence
and
destruction
with
impunity,
and
the
mass
protects
them
from
legal
accountability
in
quotes.
A
I'm,
not
a
constitutional
lawyer,
but
I
can
say
that
I
agree
with
the
Virginia
Code
and
their
common-sense
code
regarding
masks.
Anybody
can
look
this
up
18.2
for
two
prohibition
of
wearing
masks
in
certain
places,
and
it
talks
exactly
about
what
a
lot
of
the
emails
that
I'm
getting
right
now
talk
about.
A
It
shall
be
unlawful
for
any
person
over
16
years
of
age,
with
the
intent
to
conceal
his
identity,
wear
any
mask
hood
or
other
device
whereby
a
substantial
portion
of
the
face
is
hidden
covered
so
as
to
conceal
the
identity
of
the
wearer
to
be
or
appear
in
any
public
place
or
upon
any
private
property
in
the
Commonwealth
without
having
first
obtained
from
the
owner,
a
tenant
thereof,
consent
to
do
so.
In
writing.
A
However,
the
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
apply
to
persons
wearing
traditional
holiday
costumes,
engaging
in
their
professions,
their
trades,
their
employment
activities
and
protective
masks
wearing
wear
deemed
necessary
for
physical
safety
of
the
wearer
or
the
persons
engage
in
a
bona
fide
theatrical
production
or
masquerade
ball,
religious
beliefs
wearing
a
master,
hood
or
other
device
for
bona
fide
medical
reasons
it
goes
on
and
on
the
declaration
of
of
a
disaster
of
state
of
emergency
by
the
governor
expressly
waives.
This
section
defines
mass
appropriate
for
emergency
for
provides
the
duration
of
the
waiver.
A
The
violation
of
any
of
these
provisions
will
then
include
a
Section
six
felony.
This
is
why
I'm
eager
to
work
with
representative
Tim
Whelan
from
possible
and
senator
Dean
Tran
from
Fitchburg
senior
dance
scene,
senator
dan
Tran
stated
it's
time.
Federal,
state
and
local
make
it
illegal
to
cover
your
faces
in
public
events
and
demonstrations.
It's
a
danger
to
public
safety
and
our
police
officers,
and
no
one
or
no
group
is
above
the
law.
As
I
said,
my
entire
career,
the
men
and
women
in
blue
have
a
right
to
go
home
safely.
A
We
all
have
friends
and
family
who
protect
and
serve
in
some
way.
The
police
were
ordered
to
be
there
because
of
this
ridiculous
parade.
I
guarantee
that
the
men
and
women
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
the
T
and
the
state
troopers
would
have
rather
been
at
a
barbecue
or
a
softball
game
or
golfing
they'd,
probably
rather
mow
their
lawn
than
to
be
there.
A
B
Thank
You
Council
McCarthy,
it's
an
important
conversation
about
public
safety
in
freedom
of
speech,
as
mentioned
before
many
of
these
laws
prohibiting
wearing
of
masks
Ames
from
dealing
with
hateful
or
racist
groups.
Many
many
years
ago,
as
you
mentioned,
council
McCarthy,
we
also
have
to
think
about
religious
exemptions
and
for
medical
purposes
as
well,
but
I
think
public
safety
is
critical.
C
You
mr.
chair
I
came
today:
I
won't
be
able
to
stay
along
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
There
was
a
resolution
presented
by
one
of
our
colleagues
and
it
was
objected
to,
and
it
was
merely
to
ask
if
we
support
a
Boston,
Police,
Department
and
I
want
to
come
on
record
today
to
say
I,
fully
support
our
Boston
Police
Department
I've,
been
here
for
12.
Almost
12
years
now
been
here
for
occupy
Boston,
the
Boston
Marathon
bombing
black
lives
matter,
and
that's
in
this
recent,
as
the
chairman
said,
foolish
parade
every
one
of
those
instances.
C
I
saw
an
exemplary
use
of
training
tactics
and
nationally
lauded
tactics
and
training
exhibited
by
our
Boston
Police.
Are
they
perfect?
No,
do
we
all
make
mistakes,
of
course,
but
by
and
large,
when
any
other
municipality
in
this
country
looks
to
see
how
best
practices
are
performed,
they
look
to
Boston
when
President
Obama
wanted
to
know
why
our
crime
rate
was
so
low
and
our
instances
of
violence
were
so
low
compared
to
many
other
municipalities,
he
called
the
mayor
Walsh
in
Bill,
Evans
town,
you
know,
I
see.
C
But
what
I
would
say
is
we
should
look
at
an
extra
penalty,
an
extra
criminal
action
if
you
are
caught
with
the
masks,
creating
violence
and
again,
the
bottom
line,
is
we
all
want
to
protect
freedom
of
speech,
the
First
Amendment,
but
when
you
cross
the
line
into
violence,
whether
it's
hurling,
a
straw
or
a
battery,
that's
an
assault
that
crosses
the
line
and
we
all
need
to
be
protected
from
from
those
kinds
of
instances.
So
again,
thank
you,
mr.
chairman,
for
giving
me
this
opportunity.
D
E
Go
on
record,
saying
to
like
my
colleagues,
have
already
stated
that
in
no
way
would
I
ever
condone
violence
of
any
form,
particularly
violence
against
those
who
are
there
to
protect
us.
So
I
think
it
is
completely
unacceptable
that
folks
would
wear
masks
so
that
they
could
come
out
in
attack
the
police
or
anyone
else.
I
believe
in
the
First
Amendment
I
believe
in
the
right
to
protest.
E
I
did
not
support
this
so-called
parade,
because
I
think
they
were
on
the
wrong
side
of
social
justice
issues,
but
I
understand
that
they
have
a
right
to
protest.
I
think
I
have
concerns
about
criminalizing
masks
or
things
covering
your
face
as
a
violation
of
the
the
First
Amendment,
but
also
when
we
create
these.
E
F
Clarity,
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
I,
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
publicly
thank
the
both
the
Boston
Police
Department.
He
in
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
for
the
role
that
they
played
in
apprehending
individual,
who
was
threatening
to
kill
me
all
weekend,
and
so
the
role
that
you
guys
played
specifically
captain
Boyle,
who
did
phenomenal
work
along
with
his
team
sergeant,
Jack,
Hynes
and
also
joking
across
from
the
Boston
Housing
Authority,
we're
phenomenal
and
finally
apprehended
of
an
individual
before
he
hurt
anyone
else
endure
himself.
F
So
great
work
work
that
you
guys
do
and
please
spread
that
along
to
you,
members
support
my
colleagues
efforts
to
try
to
bring
some
sense
and
sensibility
to
how
we
demonstrate
in
in
protest
here
in
the
city.
Respecting
First,
Amendment
speech
and
also
respecting
religious
freedom
is
the
paramount
importance
but
making
sure
that,
if
folks
aren't
down
there
to
be
to
be
lawful
lawfully
protesting,
you
know
a
sprinkling
holy
water
and
not
throwing
urine
and
feces.
F
You
know
we
need
to
make
sure
that
that
doesn't
happen
and
to
give
you
guys
that
the
tools
that
you
need
at
the
same
time,
making
sure
that
those
that
are
the
area
the
protesting
or
watching
the
protests
are
are
kept
safe
as
well.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
testimony
hearing
from
all
sides
on
the
issue
but
support
my
colleague
in
the
intention
behind
this.
Thank.
H
I
I
would
have
much
more
empathy
or
respect,
maybe
for
for
people
that
are
gonna,
come
in
and
protest
and
actually
show
us
who
you
are
and
and
what
you're
about
I
think
I
think
the
mask
thing
is
just
kind
of
a
good
way
to
for
us
to
have
a
conversation,
because
I
think
this
is
going
to
continue
to
happen
into
the
future
and
I'd
like
to
see
a
snippet
in
the
bud.
I
think
I
don't
have
any
problem.
I
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
bigger
the
the
anti
mass
law
started
in
New
York
in
the
Hudson
Valley
in
1814
1845
to
combat
violence
against
the
tenant
farmers
in
the
Hudson
Valley
and
then
a
sadly.
It
had
to
be
reborn
when
KKK
raised
its
ugly
head
and,
unfortunately,
we're
here
again
so
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
to
our
law
enforcement
agencies.
A
J
Think
you,
council
of
McCarthy,
still
identify
myself.
My
name
is
super
tena,
William,
Ridge
and
I'm.
The
chief
of
the
bureau
field
services,
which
is
our
patrol
division,
I've,
been
a
Boston
police
officer
for
35
years
prior
to
me
becoming
the
chief
of
field
services.
I
was
the
assistant
chief
prior
to
that
I
was
in
charge
of
the
special
event
unit,
so
I've
been
around
many
of
these
protests.
Many
of
these
victory
celebrations
throughout
the
years.
You
know
what
we
saw
you
know
20
years
ago.
J
It
has
been
changing
what
we
see
now,
what
we
see
now,
particularly
with
with
with
some
of
these
organized
groups
that
are
looking
to
mask
up,
if
you
will
mask
up
so
they
can
basically
protect
their
identity.
So
they
can,
they
can.
They
can
be
anonymous,
so
they
can
work
in
a
cohesive
group
and
they
are
working
cohesively.
You
know
we're
seeing
communications
where
they
have,
they
have
walkie-talkies,
they
have
plans,
they
have
plans
of
attack.
You
know
our
Boston
police
officers
are
put
out
there
on
the
line,
and
it
was
mentioned.
J
We
are
the
thin
line,
we're
standing
between
between
different
groups.
We
do
not
have
the
luxury
of
deciding
or
more
siding
with
any
one
group
and
we're
put
in
the
middle
and
we're
putting
in
the
middle
to
make
sure
that
that
everyone
is
able
to
exercise
their
First
Amendment
right,
whether
you
be
on
one
side
or
the
other.
J
What
we,
what
we've
seen
and
what
we've
been
experiences
is
when
we
are
doing
our
job
when
we
are
keeping
these
groups
separated,
so
they
can't
assault
one
another,
the
the
focus,
the
attacks
you
will
are
coming
against
our
police
officers
and
then
again,
these
are
these.
Are
these
are
organized
groups
that
are
masked
up
and
they
use
in
communications.
They've
got
they've
got
equipment.
You
know
it
was
mentioned
before
that.
They've
had
you
know,
and
particularly
when
we
saw
on
August
31st
is
we
we
had
people
with
with
with
actual
shields.
J
They
had
barrels
cut
in
half,
so
they
have
shields,
they
have
batons
and
they
were
staging
those
those
those
instruments
at
locations.
Along
this
planned
route,
we
were
able
to
introduce
those.
We
were
able
to
proactively
go
up
and
stop
people
from
getting
getting
close
to
the
group
that
they
opposed
again.
J
We
do
not
have
the
luxury
to
decide
what
which
side
of
the
of
the
fence
that
we
want
to
stand
on,
we're
standing
in
the
middle
and
then
what
we're
seeing
now
is
organized
groups
that
are
masking
up
and
they're
doing
that
to
rename
remain
anonymous
to
to
basically
intimidate
other
people
and
and
when,
when
we
are
doing
our
job
correctly,
we
are
becoming.
We
are
becoming
the
target
and
as
we
see
this
is,
this
has
been
escalating
over
the
over.
J
Certainly
over
the
last
six
seven
years
that
we've
seen
these
organized
groups
come
in,
in
which
case
they
they
end
up
fighting
with
with
the
Boston
police
officers.
They
are
trying
to
do
their
job.
You
know
the
fact
that
somebody
is
is-is-is
got
a
mask
on
no.
That
does
not
mean
that
they're
criminal
and
we
totally
understand
that.
But
when
we
have,
we
have
organized
groups
that
are
coming
in
whether
they
were
whether
they're
against
any
particular
issue.
It's
none
of
our
concern
to
the
police
officers
on
the
street.
J
We
there
to
make
just
to
maintain
order,
and
we
have
these
organized
groups
coming
in
masked
up
that
are
looking
to
to
basically
assault
our
police
officers
is
very
problematic
for
us
becomes
very
problematic
after
the
assaults
are
done
when
we
have
people
that
are
that
it
was
mentioned,
throwing
throwing
objects
at
our
offices.
They
they're
running
back
into
the
crowd,
they're
blending
in
and
we're
not
able
to
identify
them,
because
you
know
we've
got
a
lot
of
different
people
within
masks
on.
So
it's
it's.
It's
a
it's
an
ongoing
problem.
J
K
Afternoon,
thank
you
for
having
me
mr.
chairman,
just
I'm
gonna.
Be
brief,
since
I'm
the
Commonwealth
visitor
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
I,
just
really
what
the
superintendent
said
again.
My
name
is
deputy
superintendent.
President
Horton
I'm,
the
patrol
commander
for
the
MBTA
Transit
Police.
You
know
we
move
1.4
million
people
every
day
and
when
there's
large
protests
or
groups
that
come
into
the
city,
we
move
a
lot
of
those
folks
in
and
out,
and
you
know
what
we
fully
support
everyone's
First
Amendment
right
to
gather.
K
We
look
forward
to
moving
those
folks
in
and
out
of
the
city
when
those
events
occur,
but
the
wearing
of
a
mask
whether
it's
on
our
subway
system
or
in
a
bus
leads
to
some
fear
and
intimidation
as
Boston.
We
have
a
more
difficult
time
identifying
folks
who
are
masked
in
any
way.
Obviously
we
utilize
our
public
safety
camera
system
on
the
MBTA
on
a
regular
basis
to
solve
crimes,
and
we
find
that
when
folks
are
committing
these
crimes,
while
mass
it
does
make
it
a
little
bit
more
difficult
to
track
those
folks
down.
K
K
But
I
think
I
think
that
what
you're
trying
to
do
is
pretty
specific
and
specific
to
certain
events,
and
we
know
what
groups
were
talking
about
and
we
have
to
figure
out
a
way
as
councillor
Edwards
said,
to
find
that
that
medium
of
where
we
can
decide
where
that
line
is
drawn.
You
know
we
certainly
can't
have
a
Muslim
woman
who
chooses
to
wear
a
face
scarf
to
be
stopped
and
harassed
and
I.
Don't
believe
anybody
in
this,
this
room
would
would
think
that's
appropriate.
K
A
All
I
have
for
now.
Thank
you
very
much.
Deputy
I
couldn't
agree
with
you
more
and
again,
I
said
in
my
opening
several
times
that
we're
talking
about
common-sense
legislation-
and
you
know
some
of
the
emails
that
I've
received
and
some
of
the
phone
calls
that
I
receives
or
even
stopped
on
the
street.
Saying
you
know
you
do
you
plan
on
canceling
Halloween
I
mean
that's
the
silliest
thing
that
I've
heard
of,
and
you
know
what
it's
just
it
doesn't.
Even
he
doesn't
even
equate
to
what
we're
talking
about
talking
about
here.
A
So
I'm
gonna
open
the
floor
up
with
some
questions.
I'll
be
very
brief.
I'll
keep
everybody
two
a
couple
minutes,
so
we
can
get
to
the
public.
Testimony
could
use.
Take
me
through
you
see
perpetrator
with
a
mask
who
has
done
something
throwing
a
cup
of
urine
spit,
throwing
a
rock
whatever.
How
does
it?
How
do
you
stop
from
there?
So
you
turned
you
chase.
The
chase
is
on
and
then
there's
line
of
sights.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
J
Well,
we've
specific
procedures
that
we
we
teach
for
crowd
control
we
would
never
have.
We
would
never
have
one
individual
officer,
I
run
into
a
crowd.
If
we
see
someone
who's
who's,
an
agitator
who
was
who
was
doing
something
illegal,
we
would
we
would
come
up
with
with
the
super
police
supervisors
that
come
up
and
identify
that
that
person
is
someone
that
we
need
to
detain
at
that
point,
that
they
would.
They
would
attempt
to
go
into
the
crowd
in
an
organized
fashion
to
place
that
person
under
arrest.
J
So
so,
when
that
person
is
identified,
supervisor
is
usually
involved,
supervisors
will
say:
well,
you
know
at
some
point
depending
on
the
situation.
Sometimes
we
can't
get
into
the
crowd,
but
when
we
can,
when
we
can
identify
that
person
and
take
them
out,
we
could
take
that
agitator
out
mm
it
will.
A
Deputies
will
pretend
one
question
for
you
as
far
as
the
the
tea
and
again
thank
you,
for
you
know
everything
you
the
tea.
Did
you
know
you
said
you
were
outside
guests,
but
you
know
the
tea
is
the
bloodline
that
leads
everybody
into
the
city.
So,
while
you,
you
guys,
do
an
amazing
job
and
I
certainly
appreciate
that
I'm
a
little
disappointed
that
the
that
the
state
troopers
didn't
come
today,
they
were
invited.
K
There
are
certain
items
that
are
banned
on
the
MBTA
and,
for
instance,
leading
up
to
the
protests
that
you're
in
discussing
through
this
hearing,
we
had
our
monitors,
paying
attention
to
cameras
and
officers,
paying
attention
any
information
that
was
able
to
be
gathered.
We
will
share
with
the
brick.
Otherwise,
if
there
were
prohibited
items
like
signs
with
with
large
three
or
four-foot
sticks,
they're
not
allowed,
we
would
confiscate
those
and
for
the
most
part,
it's
it's
it's
sort
of
again
using
a
common
sense.
Offense,
okay,.
B
Thank
You
councillor,
McCarthy
I,
just
had
one
question
for
the
superintendent:
how
would
how
would
the
Boston
Police
balanced
public
safety
I
think
I
think
he
talked
about
it
earlier,
but
how
would
they
balance
Public,
Safety
and
in
the
First
Amendment
on
this?
Is
there
any
reasonable
common
ground
in
the
middle?
On
this
issue,
I
said.
J
I
certainly
think
there
is
reasonable
common
ground
in
this
issue.
Okay,
it's
been
read
or
do
when
we're
not
looking
to
stop
people
from
from
where
what
we're
looking
to
stop
people
from
from
hiding
their
identity,
when
they're
ready
we're
the
demonstration
in
which
which
violence
is
occurring,
that's
what
that's!
What
we've
been
singing
and
that's
creating
it's
creating
a
public
safety
issue
is
putting
our
officers
in
danger.
G
C
You
I
think
we
talked
about
the
Virginia
law
a
little
bit
and
I'd
be
more
in
favor
of
that
I.
Don't
think
going
down
the
road
of
trying
to
enforce
who's
wearing
what
kind
of
mask
where,
when
is
it's
feasible,
quite
honestly,
but
but
I
would
believe
strongly
I
believe
strongly
that
we
should
have
an
extra
charge
assessed
in
such
an
instance.
So
you
know
somebody
throws
something
they
have
a
mask
on
you
catch
up
with
them.
You
identify
them.
C
D
Chair,
we
do
currently
have
some
laws
on
the
book
at
the
state
level
regarding
an
individual
wearing
the
math,
a
mask
or
a
face,
facial
covering
and
sort
of
in
the
operation
of
committing
a
crime.
You
talked
a
little
bit
about
how
that
law
is
currently
enforced
and
where
any
charges
similar
to
that
applied
to
any
of
the
cases
in
this
in
the
arrests
following
the
parade,
slash
protest,
counter
protest
event
that
day
so.
L
J
Actual
the
actual
master
in
the
law,
it's
it's
kind
of
an
add-on
charge
if
you
will
but
we're
seeing
it
has.
No,
it
has
no
deterrence
at
all
for
these
groups
that
are
showing
up
these
groups
that
are
showing
up
as
an
organized
group
that
are
putting
on
masks
that
are
looking
to
just
basically
hide
their
identity
so
that
they
can
blend
in
with
the
crowd
after
they've
committed
an
act
of
violence.
D
So
I
do
worry
about
through
the
chair
and
to
you
know,
I
think,
for
our
work
on
this
side
of
the
chamber
is:
how
do
we
make
sure
that
common
sense
does
prevail
and
that
good
policy
is
written
so
that
it
does
lend
itself
to
common
sense
being
applied
in
in
a
fair
manner?
I
think
that's
the
end
of
my
question.
Coming
for
this
period.
Thank
you.
Just.
A
Counsel
Janie:
these
are
just
the
bullet
notes
from
the
the
Matt,
the
the
law
that
exists
now,
chapter
268,
section
34,
which
is
a
punishment
for
anyone
who
disguises
themselves
while
preventing
a
law
enforcement
officer
from
doing
their
duty
or
prevents
intimidates
another
person
from
their
exercise
of
the
constitutional
rights.
This
section
applies
regardless
of
whether
this
is
a
public
demonstration
or
not
penalize
--is
the
disguised
individual
with
a
fine
up
to
$500
or
a
maximum
jail
term
of
one
year,
as
well
as
possibility
of
probation
for
up
to
a
year
imprisonment
the
bill.
A
A
They
are
subject
to
punishment
up
to
fifteen
hundred
dollar
fine
and
or
at
least
one
and
a
half
years
imprisonment
with
up
to
a
year
perl
afterwards,
and
for
anybody
that
commits
an
act
of
violence
against
a
law
enforcement
officer,
a
firefighter
or
a
first
responder
at
a
public
event.
While
disguise
they're,
subject
to
a
punishment
of
$2,000
fine
and
it
end,
or
at
least
two
years
in
prison
with
up
to
a
year.
A
Parole,
afterward,
so
Section
C
obviously
exempts
once
again
exclude
including
religious
headwear,
treatment
of
medical
condition,
part
of
a
costume,
worn
or
nearby
holiday.
Events
such
as
Halloween
or
for
warmth
during
periods
of
extreme
cold
again
seems
to
me
to
be
common-sense
legislation.
So
I
just
want
to
put
that
on
the
record
counsel:
Jane
Oh,
Constantine
he's
gone
counsel.
Flared
he's
gone
counselor
Edwin,
so
you
got
the
express
expressed
to
the
statement
you're
in
thank.
J
Counsel,
if
you
will
there,
there
are
people,
certainly
better
qualified
than
I,
am
to
be
able
to
to
write
legislation.
I'm
here
today
to
tell
you
the
the
the
problems
and
the
difficulties
that
we're
having
under
the
existing
laws
that
are
out
there.
I'm
not
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
about
to
dictate
any
type
of
specific
legislation
which
should
be
I.
H
Mean
I
mean
to
cut
you
off,
I've
heard
the
scale
up
already
suggested,
which
increases
the
fine,
so
right
now
I
mean
literally
not
committing
any.
You
can
intimidate
somebody
in
a
mask
and
be
criminally
liable.
This
scales
it
up.
If
you
commit
violence
and
have
the
mask
on
you,
get
additional
jail
time
and
fines,
and
if
you
commit
violence
against
a
public
official
while
masked,
then
you
also
can
you
you
have
additional
fines
and
you
also
get
jail
time.
H
So
I
guess
with
what
you
are
dealing
with
on
a
day
to
day
basis
and
I
understand
you're,
not
in
a
situation
where
you
can't
really
say
yes
or
no
on
legislation.
But
what
are
there
additional
protections
about
the
mask?
Do
you
do
you
feel
are
necessary?
Just
not
legislation
wise
I
mean
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
if
what
you
feel
is
necessary
just
from.
K
H
K
H
H
Guess,
I'm
also
concerned
about
enforcement,
I
guess
even
now
really
hearing
the
language
of
the
current
law,
how
quickly
someone
could
be
protesting
in
a
mask
how
quickly
someone
could
be
in
a
situation
where
they
are
now
suddenly
subject
to
criminal
accusations
and
I
think
you
know
we
understand
brought
up
Halloween.
As
you
know,
this
is
a
common-sense
legislation.
One
common
sense
isn't
so
common
and
not
all
of
us
agree
with
what
makes
sense.
H
So
in
the
situation
on
Halloween,
we
already
provide
free
taxi
cab
services
because
we
know
people
get
intoxicated
they'll
be
in
masks.
So
now
we
have
people
doing
stupid,
stuff,
possibly
criminal
things
in
masks.
According
to
the
language
that
my
colleague
just
read,
they
could
be
subject
to
heightened
punishment,
but
that's
the
kind
of
mindset
and
concern
that
I
have
how
quickly
this
simply
soap
in
terms
of
civil
liberties
could
be.
H
We
can
go
down
that
and
so
I
certainly
agree
with
the
the
goals
of
trying
to
make
sure
that
people
are
respectful
of
other
people's
rights
in
civil
Bertie's,
but
I.
Don't
I
guess
I'm
not
hearing
how
the
current
law
is
ineffective
and
is
not
helping
to
protect
or
punish
people
for
for
doing
criminal
acts
with
a
mask
on
and
I'm,
really
asking
I'm
genuinely
asking
how
what
is
what
is
what's
what's
missing?
There
I
mean
people
did
horrible
things,
I'm
I'm,
happy
that
they
were
arrested.
H
J
J
We
saw
organized
groups,
show
up
at
this
event
with
the
sole
purpose
of
intimidating
and
stopping
someone
else
from
conducting
their
their
First
Amendment,
whether
again,
whether
you
agree
with
it
or
not,
and
again,
our
people
don't
have
that
luxury
to
agree
with
them
or
not.
They
were
they're
out
there
and
when
we
have
these,
these
organized
groups
that
are
showing
up
with
masks
the
current
law
is
standing.
I
I
K
I
J
J
Do
they
come
in
masks?
Certainly
you
know
Patriots
played
what's.
L
J
J
I
we're
talking
two
different
things
coming
we're
talking.
So
our
primary
concern
for
events
such
as
the
Patriots
victory
celebrations
is,
is
the
over
exuberant
fan,
who's,
intoxicated
and
in
which
case
we
have.
We
have
numerous
fights
that
break
out
along
certain
areas.
Most
involving
you
know,
younger
people
opposed
to
eight
a
demonstration
such
as
we
had
on
August
31st,
it's
it's
it's.
It's
totally
different,
totally
different
crowds
that
are
showing
up
for
the
most
part
everyone
showing
up
at
the
victory
parade
errs
is,
is
very
exuberant
and
they're
all
supporting
the
same
issue.
J
A
bad
word
cuz,
the
Giants-
have
beat
them
a
couple
of
times
so
but
I
think
you
get
my
point
on
that.
So
you
know
we
do.
We
don't
see
that
we
don't.
We
don't
see
those
crowds
acting
in
that
in
that
particular
way
we
don't
have.
We
don't
have
organized
groups
looking
to
to
basically
confront
confront
our
offices.
It's
it's
more.
It's
more
of
an
alcohol
yeah.
I
I
J
L
I
I
I
J
I
Okay
and
I,
just
I'm
in
favor
of
a
band.
We
know
when
we
know
when
these,
when
when
this
type
of
gathering
is
gonna,
is
gonna
happen,
I
would
say
that
the
police,
if
you
have
the
intelligence,
you
know
you
know
when
it's
gonna
happen.
Why
wouldn't
we
be
able
to
to
say
it's
not
appropriate
to
wear
to
wear
a
mask
in
this?
In
this
event,
we're
not
at
it
we're
not
celebrating
that
happy
feeling
it's
it.
I
It's
people
that
obviously
have
issues
between
you
you're
on
the
Left
you're
on
the
right
for
lack
of
a
better
term.
So
I
I
again
want
to
support
you
and
what
you're
trying
to
do
here
I
think
we
need
to
support
our
police.
We
don't
want.
We
don't
want
this
type
of
activity,
because
it's
it's
this
size
now
it
will
become
a
problem
where
we
won't
be
able
to
control
its
own.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Guys.
Baker,
council
clarity.
F
For
the
soup,
I
don't
have
the
regulations
in
front
of
me,
but
is
there
any
language
in
there
that
can
speak
to
whether
or
not
based
on
your
intelligence
as
to
whether
or
not
folks
have
to
disclose
whether
there,
the
amount
of
folks
but
more,
whether
they're
gonna
bring
masks
and
shields
and
things
of
that
nature.
So.
J
When
somebody
is
requesting
a
permit,
part
of
the
permit
process
would
be
to
ask
them
how
many
people
they
expect
may
be
asked
for,
for
you
know
a
myriad
of
what
what
they
would
be,
bringing
whether
it
be
a
stage
sound
system
stuff
like
that,
when
we
have
counter
protesters
normally
they
don't
they
don't
request
the
permit.
We
don't
get,
we
don't
get
any
anything
formal
from
them
about
what
they
they
may
may
not
be
bringing
to
to
add
to
the
event.
J
I
mean
and
pretty
much
that's
that's
gleamed
through
you
know.
Basically,
you
know
social
media
is
out
there.
You
know,
we've
we've
had
a
lot
of
experience
with
with,
with
with
different
groups,
what
are
going
to
be.
What's
going
to
be
a
hot-button
issue,
you
know,
for
instance,
you
know
we
had
the
in
2015
Charlie
Charlie.
After
this
president
ministration
was
in.
We
had
we
had
woman's
March.
We
had
well
over
a
hundred
thousand
people
down
there.
The
crowd,
the
crowd,
control
issues
were
not
what
we
saw
on
August
31st,
because
we
didn't
have.
J
We
didn't
have
opposing
views.
We
didn't
have
people
coming
out
to
clash
again
going
with
with
console
making
the
left
and
right
side
didn't
show
up.
You
know
it
was.
It
was
a
crowd
control
issue,
but
we
we
didn't,
have
the
issues
that
we
had
with
a
much
smaller
crowd
on
August
31st,
because
we,
you
know,
we
the
the
intelligence.
We
were
getting
the
stuff
that
we're
seen
on
social
media
basically
said
we're.
Gonna
have
a
bunch
of
people
showing
up
all
for
the
same
cause.
No
one's
gonna
come
to
oppose
them.
J
So
for
that
that
that
lessons
are
our
heightened
state
of
readiness
is
about
what
we're
going
to
need
for
resources.
But
when
we
have
issues
that
we
had
on
August
31st,
where
we're,
through
our
experience
in
intelligence
from
social
media,
we
know
we
were
going
to
have
opposing
groups
and,
in
some
of
those
groups,
basically
said
that
it's
okay
to
resort
to
violence,
so
that
that
certainly
heightens
our
response.
Up
to
the
point.
D
Question
just
based
on
counselor
priorities:
question:
how
do
you,
how
do
you
assess
the
threats
based
on
from
event
to
event
to
event
like
what
what's
the
what's
the
process
that
you
follow
because
I
think
from
some
of
the
comments
and
questions
that
have
come
this
this
afternoon
and
based
on
conversations
with
Council
McCarthy,
there's
work
that
will
happen
going
forward
to
to
codify
or
to
create
a
ordinance
here
in
Boston,
but
there
has
to
be
some
measurement.
So
how
do
we
determine
a
particular
event
would
be
a
mask
free
event?
D
J
Let
me
just
address:
how
do
we,
how
do
we?
How
do
we
glean
the
intelligence
heart?
How
do
we
ever
come
up
with
our
operations
plan
about
what
we're
going
to
do
as
far
as
what
our
police
resources
will
be
available?
The
answer
that
is,
we
we
look
at
the
situation.
We
look
at
what's
happening
around
other
parts
of
the
country
we
look
at,
what's
at
which
it
has
has
happened
before.
So
we
have
a
historical
perspective.
We
we
get
through
through
social
media.
We
were
able
to.
J
We
were
able
to
see
that
we
have
different
groups
that
are
going
to
be
coming
to
oppose
it.
Sometimes
we
may
get
numbers.
Sometimes
we
don't,
but
it's
basically,
you
know
the
situation
is
looked
at
it
as
a
whole.
What's
happening
around
the
country.
What
is
the
hot-button
issues
they're
affecting
the
country
today?
So
what
is
going
to
be
affecting
the
city
of
Boston
and
that's
how
we
we
start
to
come
up
with
with
the
concept
of
our
operations?
J
What
we
can
expect,
as
far
as
who
we're
gonna
have
again
using
console
Vegas
term
we're
gonna
have
from
the
left
and
the
right
showing
up
and
what
we
need
to
do
to
mitigate
that,
so
that
we
do
not
have
these
groups
basically
assaulting
one
another.
So
it's
it's!
It's!
It's
not
in
a
situation
will
be
being
a
spike
by
looking
at.
Basically,
you
know
what's
happening
around
the
globe
and
what
we
we've
seen
here
in
Boston
in
the
past
and
what
we
can
expect
again.
You
know
going
forward
so.
D
You
know,
balance
that
common
sense
element
and
create
a
good
piece
of
policy,
not
something
that
could
be
abused,
certainly
by
any
any
authority,
whether
it's
the
police's
authority
or
the
council's
Authority
and
I
wonder
to
how
does
that
fall
in
line
with
assessing
the
the
the
straight
pride
group
that
came
in
to
March,
so
the
assessment
was
based
on
their
response
in
other
communities.
Do
would
we
ever
just
not
allow
them,
or
would
the
threat
be
too
large
that
we
would
say
it's
not
just
not
worth
having
that
group
come
you.
J
Know
I'm
not
gonna
answer
that
question
that
that's
a
political
question
whether
whether
a
group
can
come
not
that
that
again,
I
think
I
stated
before
we
do
not
have
the
luxury,
the
bots,
the
police
department
and
the
men
and
women
in
the
Boston
place,
don't
have
the
luxury
of
deciding
who
can
come
in?
Who
can't
that's
that?
J
That's
not
our
responsibility
and
and
and
and
going
back
to
council
McCarthy's
point
there's
not
very
many
one
of
our
officers
who
want
to
be
there
that
day,
you
know
a
lot
of
people
would
have
been
been
happy
doing
a
lot
of
other
things.
We
ordered
our
people
to
work.
Our
people
were
told
no
you're
not
having
a
day
off.
They
were
forced
to
commit.
D
I
want
to
make
sure
whatever
tool
it
is
that
we're
gonna
create
as
a
council
that
it's
a
a
useful
tool.
It's
a
good
piece
of
policy.
It
is
one
that
can
be
applied
in
the
thoughtful
manner.
Again,
that's
not
that
that
we
can
utilize
common
sense,
but
oftentimes.
If
we
rely
simply
on
common
sense,
legislation
gets
abuse.
So
how
do
we
create?
How
do
we
create
a
policy?
D
That's
that
makes
sense,
but
can
be,
can
be
applied
in
a
thoughtful
and
reasonable
way
across
across
the
board
really
and
that's
utilized,
so
that
your
men
and
women
are
protected,
that
visitors
to
the
city
are
protected.
The
freedom
of
speech
and
freedom
of
assembly
is
protected
and
freedom
of
expression
is
also
protected.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
very
much
thank
you
again,
superintendent
Ridge
in
deputy
superintendent.
What
for
being
here
today,
I
think
I
can
speak
for
the
council
when
I
say
that
none
of
us
take
the
First
Amendment
lightly,
but
we
also
don't
take
safety
of
our
men
and
women
in
blue
as
well
as
this
public
safety
of
of
others
who
are
visiting
or
parade-goers
or
permit
holders
safety.
A
Is
that
most
important
so
I
just
just
to
explain
how
this
process
works
because
I
know
I
did
get
some
emails
I
think
some
people
think
that
we
now
vote
out
on
a
ban
and
that's
not
how
it
works.
We
take
all
of
this
information.
As
a
committee
chair
I'll
report
out
on
Wednesday
and
we'll
kick
this
to
a
working
session,
we
will
have
people
from
the
Public
Safety.
You
know
departments
as
well
as
the
permitting
divisions,
maybe
parks,
maybe
Public
Works,
because
I
think
what
you
you
saw.
A
A
line
of
questioning
here
is:
when
you
talk
about
the
assessment
of
danger
or
intelligence
of
danger,
you
know,
can
we
permit?
You
know,
let's
say,
there's
a
primitive
in
the
middle
of
the
Boston
Common?
Can
we
permit
an
area
for
people
to
protest,
so
we
don't
have
that
clash?
That
is
that's
what
they're
seeking
is
that
clash?
Is
that
there's
there's
many
other
proposals
that
other
cities
have
that
will
continue
to
work
on,
and
this
is
this
would
be
a
lively
discussion
and
where
it
goes
we'll
see,
but
I
really
want
to.
I
Baker-
it's
maybe
not
necessarily
a
few
guys,
but
if
Shane
can
can
get
a
sense
of
what
this
is
gonna,
be
through
the
through
the
chair
of
what
our
what
city
of
Boston's
was
that
day
too,
to
try
and
maintain
water
in
our
streets,
an
all-in
budget,
so
we
MS
police.
If
Shane
you
can
you
can
look
into
that
and
I
don't
know
if
you
just
have
a
quick
what
it
may
have
cost
your
department
like.
J
I
A
Want
to
jump
in
or
we're
gonna
go
right
to
public
testimony.
So
when
I
call
your
name
actually
I'll
call
out
three
or
four
you
guys
are
thank.
Thank
you
very
much
again.
Silver
deputy
superintendent,
pleasure
meeting.
You
I'll
call
several
names
in
row:
we're
having
some
technical
difficulties
with
that
microphone.
So
if
you
could
just
come
to
that
microphone
and
please
we're
looking
for
your
name
in
your
neighborhood
and
then
just
a
quick
statement,
my
phone
is
broken,
so
the
councillor
in
the
lobby,
George
will
be
the
timekeeper.
So
you
have
about
two
minutes.
A
M
Hey,
hello,
I
am
Blake
Stacey
I
am
a
physicist
at
the
University
of
Massachusetts
Boston
I
live
in
Somerville
I'm
here,
because,
as
a
queer
man,
I
do
not
have
the
luxury
of
regarding
a
straight
Pride
Parade,
merely
as
silly
or
ridiculous
I'm
here,
because
I
want
to
know
why
we
must
sacrifice
a
significant
amount
of
civil
liberty
in
order
to
make
the
police's
job
potentially
marginally
easier.
I
want
to
know
why
the
police
get
me
just
a
bad
apple
they're,
not
all
perfect.
M
They
can't
be
all
perfect
treatment
when
ordinary
citizens
do
not
I've
been
to
many
rallies
protests
and
counter
protests.
In
the
past
few
years
and
the
most
dramatic
thing
any
anti
feh
masked
super
soldier
has
done
that
I've
seen
was
provide
first
aid
to
a
heatstroke
victim.
Antifa
is
not
a
single
organized
hard
left,
coordinated
group.
It
can
be
anyone
who
did
the
reading
in
grade
school
number
of
the
stars
and
realized
that
fascism
and
white
supremacy
are
actually
bad
things.
M
It
was
not
a
mask
and
Tifa
super
soldier
group
who
used
motorcycle
sirens
as
area-denial
auditory
weapons
to
antagonize
and
intimidate
a
peaceful
crowd
on
Congress
Street.
It
was
not
a
masked
and
Tifa
super
soldier
who
threatened
to
pepper
spray
me
in
the
face
for
the
crime
of
standing
on
the
sidewalk
of
State
Street.
M
If
you
can
look
at
your
own
actions
and
say
hey,
that
sounds
like
the
headline
of
what
the
oppressive
government
in
Hong
Kong
was
doing
just
the
other
week.
You
may
already
be
wrong
I'm
here,
because
the
notice
the
order
for
this
hearing
was
Fox
News
on
Boston
City
Council
letterhead,
as
my
grandfather
would
say,
I
am
disappointed.
M
N
N
I
don't
have
the
temperament
for
fighting,
and
my
slightly
arthritic
joints
would
make
such
behavior
ill-advised
I
wore
masks
that
day
because
of
the
threats
from
marcsa
Haiti
and
his
ilk
from
resist
Marxism
the
white
supremacist
anti
LGBTQ
Islamophobic
anti-semitic,
misogynistic
group
rebranded
as
stupid,
happy
fun
America
last
winter,
I
was
doxxed
by
resist
Marxism
along
with
young
man
from
my
church.
My
photo
was
put
on
their
page
and
I
watched
online
as
resist
Marxism
followers
made
ugly
threats
against
me
and
others
I
wore
a
mask
to
keep
me
safe.
N
N
O
Hi,
my
name
is
Alex
Matthews
of
Belmont
Massachusetts
I'd
like
to
clear
up
a
few
things.
First,
the
police
representative
said
that
they
viewed
anonymity
as
a
problem.
They
don't
have
the
right
to
view
anonymity
as
a
problem,
because
anonymity
in
public
is
legal,
not
identifying
yourself
to
police
at
a
protest
is
legal
wearing
a
mask
with
the
intent
of
committing
violence
in
public
is
already
illegal
under
state
law.
So,
let's
be
very
clear
about
what
we
are
considering
here.
O
Currently,
the
onus
is
on
the
police
to
show
that
somebody
has
the
intent
to
commit
violence
and
they
choose.
They
have
chosen
with
respect
to
the
straight
Pride
Parade,
to
not
make
that
case
for
any
protester
who
was
there?
They
said
themselves
that
they
have
no
evidence
to
bring
before
you
today
that
any
protester
at
this
protest
who
is
facing
charges
was
masked.
O
Currently,
there
are
only
seven
people
who
are
facing
charges
at
most
arising
from
this
parade.
All
other
charges
have
been
dropped
and
that
is
out
of
what
the
police
themselves
say
was
over
ten
thousand
participants.
If
this
had
been
a
parade
where
protesters
were
significantly
violent,
the
police
already
had
the
legal
power
to
declare
an
unlawful
assembly,
and
they
did
not.
I
would
ask
you
to
consider
if
masks
in
themselves,
with
no
demonstrable
10
intent
to
commit
violence
constitute
a
public
safety
threat.
Do
you
feel
threatened
right
now?
O
P
My
name
is
Maxwell
Burke
I'm
from
Charlestown
last
year,
all
tear
related
murders
in
2018
were
committed
by
the
right
wing.
The
left
committed
exactly
zero.
So
let
me
explain
to
you
what
is
actually
at
stake
here
on
this
hearing.
Our
lives
are
at
stake.
America
is
an
asymmetric
war.
I
think
most
people
prefer
to
remain
ignorant
of
this
fact.
P
Even
as
the
right-wing
terrorism
statistically
increases,
the
proud
boys
unite
the
right
and
most
terrific
of
them
all
Adam,
wasum
division,
stock,
Docs
and
kill
I
could
give
mundane
examples
or
I
could
skip
right
to
the
point
that
they
are
linked
to
five
killings
in
the
last
two
years
and
Marty
Walsh
keeps
bringing
the
enemy
to
our
doorstep.
The
straight
pride
organizers
are
the
unite
the
right
organizers
of
Charlottesville,
where
Heather
Hare
was
murdered.
She
was
murdered
by
a
man
who
premeditated
murdering
left-wing
people.
P
He
didn't
care
what
they
were
as
long
as
they
were
left.
You
only
think
people
have
to
fear
from
the
left
is
being
unmasked
as
a
far-right
supporter,
councilman
McCarthy
expose
about
the
Internet
and
people
speaking
on
it.
He
quoted
a
right-wing
parody
account.
That's
why
everyone
laughed
that
was
his
evidence.
A
troll
account
I'm
sure
it
is
less
than
shocking
to
hear
that
the
ride
is
full
of
provocateurs.
P
Councilman
Flinn
was
also
put
droit
to
point
out
that
most
laws
have
dealt
with
racist
groups.
The
KKK
has
indeed
continued
to
win
court
cases
to
uphold
their
right
to
a
mask,
because
the
argument
that
I'm
asking
them
would
subject
them
to
violence.
This
is
a
logical
fallacy,
called
begging.
The
question
by
trying
to
position
the
left
is
the
antagonize
errs.
Furthermore,
you're
following
it
up
by
appealing
to
emotion,
to
prop
up
your
otherwise
baseless
costs
for
anti
mask
ordinance.
The
people
heard
straight
pride.
P
They
were
protesting.
The
hate
several
of
your
police,
gleefully
assaulted
us
with
pepper
spray,
and
the
only
problem
many
of
you
seem
to
see
is
that
we
defended
ourselves
rather
to
submit
to
beatings
like
sheep.
How
dare
you,
the
police,
superintendent,
is
fear-mongering.
He
spoke
about
walkie
talkies,
as
if
seven
every
seven-year-old
doesn't
have
one.
He
eluded
the
plans
of
attack
that
trailed
off
and
started
talking
about
shields
and
batons.
But
I
was
there
the
police
intentionally
merged
the
groups.
P
Their
tactics
were
abysmal.
They
then
attacked
peaceful
protesters
with
sonic
weapons.
I
have
heard
a
ton
of
lip
service
to
the
rights
of
free
speech.
Those
were
not
recognized.
The
police
actions
were
focused
on
dispersion
and
disruption.
These
types
of
counter
protests
are
increasing
because
the
mayor
keeps
inviting
them
here.
Thank.
Q
My
name
is
Mary
Landale
I'm,
an
activist
from
Watertown
I,
engage
in
protests
to
be
clear.
I
do
not
condone
violence
towards
anyone
and
I
agree
with
mr.
McCarthy
that
the
First
Amendment
rights
apply
across
the
board.
Whether
I
agree
with
you
were
not
the
Stamp
Act
Boston
has
a
long
history
of
activism
in
protest.
The
Stamp
Act
of
1765,
where
they
hung
officials
in
effigy
Street
theaters
mock
funeral
processions.
Q
The
Boston
Tea
Party,
which
had
protesters
dressed
as
Native
Americans
protests,
are
meant
to
bring
attention
to
issues
that
we
as
a
society
need
to
look
at
and
to
propel
us
towards
action.
Indeed,
as
a
country,
political
protest
has
helped
us
propel
us
to
be
kinder,
more
inclusive,
think
of
the
Lowell
mill
girls,
labor
unions,
get
civil
rights
movement.
There
are
many
reasons
why
someone
might
wear
a
mask
to
protest.
Having
nothing
to
do
with
violence.
Q
For
me,
masks
are
a
form
of
costuming
they're,
a
playful
way
for
me
to
reinforce
a
point
I'm
trying
to
make
when
I'm
protesting
that
theatricality
attracts
people's
attention,
which
is
part
of
the
reason
for
a
protest.
This
exercise
of
my
First
Amendment
right
allows
me
to
be
creative
in
how
I
express
my
ideas.
There's
other
reasons
which
we've
already
heard,
also
for
wearing
a
mask
or
a
hood
and
mine
is
not
the
only
face
of
activism.
There
are
activists
too,
because
of
their
sexuality
or
gender
identification
or
color.
Q
Their
skin
are
more
likely
to
be
targeted
for
abuse
or
daxing
by
trolls.
There
are
people
who
want
to
obscure
their
identity
because
their
livelihoods
or
their
safety
might
be
at
risk.
How
are
you
going
to
differentiate
between
Muslim
women
wearing
the
niqab
out
of
modesty,
religious
orders,
people
who
are
wearing
the
masks
for
health
reasons.
You
can't
differentiate
between
these
people,
it's
impossible
and
the
people
that
want
to
commit
violence
can
just
as
easily
pretend
to
be
those
people
as
well.
Councillor
McCarthy,
is
concerned
with
the
recent
violence
against
police.
Q
Q
My
First
Amendment
rights,
because
of
a
few
it's
the
proverbial
slippery
slope
you're
proposing
to
embark
upon
you
might
argue
we're
not
intending
to
go
after
anyone
who
hasn't
done
violence
that
you'll
be
using
common
sense,
but
laws
like
these
have
a
way
of
morphing
at
a
later
date
and
being
expanded
upon
to
justify
their
use
to
a
broader
group
of
people.
Today,
you're
discussing
the
the
masks
in
hoods
in
public
areas
tomorrow,
I
know
you're
going
to
be
discussing
the
use
of
facial
recognition
technology
in
public
spaces.
Q
The
freedoms
enshrined
in
our
bill
of
rights
won't
be
taken
away
in
one
fell
swoop;
rather
they
will
disappear
quietly
in
small
incremental
bits
in
response
to
things
that
seem
like
common
sense
and
good
ideas
at
the
time.
Thank
you
very
much.
Is
this
the
kind
of
world
you
want
to
create
the
bottom
line?
Is
we
have
a
right
to
peacefully
assemble
the
right
to
freedom
of
non-violent
and
expression
in
a
free
society?
The
default
position
should
be
one
that
upholds
individual
liberties.
Q
R
S
Live
in
Boston
in
here
in
district
5,
where
all
the
marches
and
rallies
are
I've
lived
here
for
almost
a
decade
and
I've
been
to
my
share
of
protests
and
whatnot.
Frankly,
most
of
them
I
have
not
bothered
to
screen
my
face
in
any
way.
Even
though
I
know,
that's
widely
considered
a
protest
best
practice,
and
this
is
because
my
experience
of
protests
in
Boston
was
usually
that
the
police
were
not
likely
to
use
chemical
weapons,
so
I
got
complacent.
But
after
what
I
saw
at
the
street
Pride
Parade
I
said
to
myself.
S
I
am
never
going
to
be
that
careless
again,
because
to
be
absolutely
clear,
what
I
saw
that
day
was
multiple
instances
of
the
police
indiscriminately
macing
a
nonviolent
crowd
with
absolutely
no
discernible
pretext.
So
you
can
imagine
how
appalled
I
was
to
hear
that
the
council
is
now
considering
banning
me
from
trying
to
protect
myself,
not
banning
the
police
from
using
chemical
weapons
against
Boston's,
queer
community
and
its
allies,
not
banning
groups
from
bringing
in
street
fighting
gangs
like
the
proud
boys
to
march
through
the
city,
starting
fights
who
are
used.
S
The
proud
boys
are
usually
not
masked
by
the
way,
so
a
lot
of
good
that
does
anyone
not
scrapping
whatever
decision-making
process
led
to
the
city
spending
words
of
600
grand
of
taxpayer
money.
That's
your
number
that
was
reported
a
couple
weeks
ago
to
have
the
police.
Do
the
proud
boy
street
fighting
for
them
just
banning
trying
to
protect
myself,
and
if
you
want
me
to
believe
that
violence
against
cops
was
the
problem
on
that
day,
I
want
to
see
video.
There
are
hours
of
footage
of
that
day
available
online.
S
If
the
stories
that
the
police
have
been
telling
the
counselors
today
are
true,
I
want
to
see
evidence
because
I
have
not
seen
any
and
I
have
looked
ad.
The
recent
news
that
there's
no
body
cam
footage
from
that
day
and
there's
likely
to
be
a
push
to
make
the
cops
wear
body
cams
during
protests,
even
though
the
reason
they
didn't
is
that
the
people
developing
the
body
cam
program
know
that
the
police
absolutely
cannot
be
trusted
to
film
protesters
ever
I
wouldn't
feel
safe.
S
With
my
face
uncovered
at
even
the
Tama
SMO
Sun
controversial
rally,
if
I
knew,
the
cops
were
filming
me,
let
alone
an
event
like
straight
pride,
where
there
were
also
far-right
trolls,
filming
trying
to
Doc's
people,
I
begged
the
council,
to
dismiss
this
unnecessary
and
unconscionable
violation
of
our
right
to
free
assembly
and
to
focus
their
energies
on
literally
any
actual
documented
problem
in
this
city.
Instead.
Thank
you
so.
A
T
And
thank
you.
Everyone
for
being
here,
I
live
in
Somerville
and
I've,
been
listening
very
carefully
to
every
single
person
who
has
spoken
and
if
we
in
Boston
are
way
ahead
of
the
curve,
as
we
heard
on
protecting
people's
rights,
I'm
worried
for
what's
to
come,
I'm
gonna
describe
the
exemplary
use
of
tactics
that
I
witnessed
on
August
31st.
First
think
of
storm
troopers,
like
in
Star
Wars,
go
look
at
photos
taken
of
law
enforcement
that
day
helmets
faces
covered
guns,
full
body,
protection,
motorcycles,
bikes,
city
buses,
full
of
state
troopers.
T
That's
what
I
saw
that
day.
These
are
the
people
justified
in
their
actions
that
August
day
I
saw
police
officers
run
and
push
the
our
crowd
of
singing
chanting,
people
they
grab
people
and
push
them
into
the
ground.
An
officer's
kneeled
on
top
of
their
bodies.
I
saw
no
protester
doing
anything
wrong.
There's
ample
video
evidence
of
this
violence,
and,
despite
the
repeated
claims
of
urine
and
milkshakes,
there's
absolutely
no
evidence
that
this
has
ever
happened.
T
Remember
these
are
heavily
armed
trained
professionals
whose
faces
are
covered,
who
have
state
support
in
number,
in
the
hundreds
and
they're
afraid
of
some
kids
and
t-shirts
with
walkie-talkies
who
might
be
wearing
some
masks.
Here's
what
I
saw
police
on
bicycles,
pushing
into
the
crowd
pepper
spraying,
knocking
people
to
the
ground
dragging
pushing
arresting
seemingly
at
random
I
saw
a
police
officer
carrying
a
mobility
aid,
walked
through
a
barricade
and
disappear
with
it,
and
then
two
police
officers
forced
an
elderly
woman
to
walk
when
she
was
clearly
suffering
and
walking
with
great
pain.
T
These
are
the
people
talking
about
common
sense.
I
saw
police
escalate
rather
than
de-escalate
the
police
harmed
people
exercising
their
First
Amendment
rights
and
the
people
I
saw
wearing
masks
were
the
police,
our
tax
dollars
funded
police
brutality
on
August
31st,
and
this
was
not
an
isolated
event.
We
know
that
police
violence
happens
every
day,
particularly
in
disproportionately
affecting
people
of
color,
LGBTQ,
folks
and
homeless
people,
and
this
is
being
done
with
our
money
in
our
name.
If
the
Boston
Police
Department
is
the
standard
for
the
nation,
I
fear
for
our
democracy.
G
G
U
Hello,
I'm
Joseph,
Peters,
Alston
I'm,
an
activist
I'm
deeply
involved
in
this
scene
and
I
was
at
the
straight
Pride.
Parade
and
I
was
assaulted
by
the
police
for
the
terrible
crime
of
protecting
Street
medics,
who
were
treating
people
who
were
injured.
I
saw
a
lot
of
this.
This
is
just
unconscionable
the
reason
that
people
wear
masks
I
was
not
masked
by
the
way,
but
the
reason
that
people
wear
masks
is
because
there
is
a
very
strong
and
growing
right-wing
movement
that
is
threatening
people
posting
their
public
and
their
personal
information
online.
U
All
right,
good,
God's
being
a
journalist
who
runs
the
operates
on
the
anti
fascist,
beat
had
an
proud
boy
from
Massachusetts,
come
all
the
way
from
Massachusetts
to
his
home
in
the
outskirts
of
Philadelphia
and
like
personally
threatened
him
with
like
an
eight-hour
Drive.
Both
ways:
Gwen
Schneider
and
Nancy,
fascist
organizer
in
Philly,
has
had
proud
boys
show
up
at
her
house
at
like
11
o'clock
at
night
to
try
and
threaten
her.
U
She
was
not
actually
home,
so
they
just
ended
up
harassing
her
neighbor
and
I
mean
this
stuff,
and
this
is
only
the
beginning.
It's
only
going
to
get
worse
if
you
want
to
look
at
what's
happening
here
and
now,
like
the
the
closest
rubric
you
can
think
of,
is
not
like
it.
It's
like
Germany
a
hundred
years
ago,
not
necessarily
like
1930s
but
like
1919.
V
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Larry
Calderoni
I'm,
the
vice
president
of
the
Boston
Police
patrolman's
Association.
First,
let
me
thank
you
councillors
for
being
here
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
schedule
to
stay
for
the
entire
portion
of
this
event.
This
hearing
means
a
lot
to
the
men
and
women
that
are
sitting
on
that
side
of
the
room
that
there
are
counselors
that
are
concerned
about
this
very
issue.
V
W
Here
today,
on
the
behalf
of
the
hard-working
men
and
women
of
the
Boston
Police
Department,
to
support
councillor
McCarthy's
proposal
that
this
council
consider
legislation
to
prohibit
the
wearing
of
masks
or
other
device
to
conceal
any
portion
of
your
face
in
an
effort
to
conceal
the
identity
of
the
wearer.
The
need
for
such
legislation
was
clear
on
the
recent
straight
Pride
Parade
I
want
to
thank
every
patrol
officer,
detective
superior
officer,
member
of
the
command
staff
and
all
of
the
outside
agencies
that
work
that
day
to
keep
the
peace
and
to
keep
our
community
safe.
W
W
One
of
the
count
of
protest
is
proudly
stated
to
the
media
were
covered
in
black.
So
when
we
attack
these
guys,
we
can't
be
prosecuted,
adding
his
belief
that
violence
is
necessary.
He
didn't
say
who
he
was
planning
to
attack,
but
on
Labor
Day
weekend
there
was
the
police
that
were
attacked.
This
is
not
free
speech.
This
is
lawlessness
and
the
council
can
and
should,
deter
it
counsel
of
McCarthy's
plea
to
consider
legislation
to
prohibit
disguising
oneself.
To
avoid
accountability
should
be
embraced
by
the
City
of
Boston.
W
It
should
not
become
a
gathering
ground
for
such
violent
individuals,
like
other
parts
of
the
country,
on
that
Saturday
I
heard
from
offices
who
were
harassed,
who
was
spit
on
who
had
rocks
thrown
at
them
batteries,
chemicals,
unknown
and
urine.
They
were
physically
assaulted.
On
that
day,
36
individuals
were
arrested
and
four
police
officers
were
injured.
This
is
unfortunately
not
surprising
as
the
counter
protesters
came
disguised
because
they
intended
to
engage
in
violence,
that's
what
they
were
promoting
and
by
disguising
themselves
they
are
emboldened
to
act
outside
the
law.
This
is
not
acceptable.
W
Police
officers
understand
their
vital
role
in
protecting
the
right
of
the
public
to
free
speech
and
assembly,
but
when
individuals
hide
behind
the
First
Amendment
and
disguise
themselves
in
an
effort
to
harm
others,
they
should
be
held
accountable.
No
one
is
suggesting
an
ordinance
that
would
prohibit
Halloween
or
religious
freedoms
and
I
think
differentiating
between
the
individuals
who
disguise
themselves
to
commit
and
incite
violence
and
those
who
are
celebrating
Halloween
a
religion
is
not
all
that
difficult.
W
No
person's
rights
will
be
curtailed
by
a
well-crafted
ban
on
disguising
oneself
in
order
to
commit
violence
or
to
I.
Excuse
me
to
evade
identification
for
the
safety
of
our
offices,
as
well
as
the
citizens
of
Boston
in
our
visitors.
I
asked
the
council
to
support
council
of
McCarthy's
efforts
in
pass
legislation,
making
it
illegal
to
disguise
one
space
to
conceal
one's
identity
at
any
public
event.
W
Police
officers
are
not
punching
bags,
they're
not
to
blame
for
every
ill
issue.
That's
going
on
in
society
that
one
side
of
the
other
does
not
agree
with
police
officers
of
family
members.
Fathers
mothers
did
deserve
to
go
home
at
the
end
of
their
tour.
Our
offices,
your
office's
counselors,
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Boston's
officers.
They
deserve
this
council
support
and
we're
asking
for
it
I.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
X
X
My
community
was
dealing
with
collective
traumatization
from
the
Squirrel
Hill
shooting,
and
we
chose
to
hold
a
mourners
Kaddish
there
to
pay
respect
to
victims
and
ask
the
GOP
to
denounce
white
supremacy,
David
Duke,
former
Grand
Wizard
of
the
KKK
tweeted,
a
photo
of
us
with
a
caption
that
read
eternal
troublemakers
and
in
this
photo
my
face
was
front
and
center.
The
anti-semitic
replies
from
other
white
wing
extremists
were
horrifying
and
literally
threatening.
X
This
included
going
into
areas
where
chemical
weapons
were
being
deployed
to
aid
people,
including
tourists,
including
visitors,
who
were
suffering
from
severe
emotional
respiratory
and
visual
stress
I,
also
administered
narcan
under
protest
by
the
methadone
Mile
once
where
had
I
not
been
fully
protected,
I
could
have
inhaled
vomit.
It's
not
pretty,
but
I
feel
like
I
have
to
illustrate
the
importance
of
masks.
Concealing
one's
identity
is
a
very
personal
decision.
I
know
people
who
hide
their
face
in
a
highly
publicized
actions
because
they
have
a
stalker.
X
I
went
to
middle
school
with
kids
who
wore
masks
in
Boston
pride,
the
real
one
but
they're
conservative
Catholic
family
back
in
somerville
would
have
beaten
the
living
daylights
out
of
them
and,
of
course,
most
mass
bands
only
prevent
political
masking,
but
it
is
a
vagueness
and
flexibility
of
what
is
considered
to
be
political.
That
worries
me.
X
You
may
know
what
you
would
do
or
what
directive
you
would
give
BPD
of
a
political
mask
ban
was
passed,
but
as
with
any
measure
that
removes
autonomy
from
an
individual,
you
cannot
speak
for
your
successors.
You
cannot
speak
for
other
city
states
or
even
countries
that
would
use
this
as
a
green
light
to
pursue
and
prosecute
political
dissidents.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Y
Hello,
my
name
is
Elijah
Collins
I'm,
a
resident
of
Dorchester
I'd
like
to
start
by
pointing
out
that,
while
mr.
McCarthy
has
cut
off
several
people
who
are
speaking
out
against
this
at
the
two-minute
mark,
he
allowed
the
gentlemen
from
the
police
association
to
speak
for
a
full
four
minutes.
Actually.
Y
I
I
want
to
say
that
there,
if
there
was
a
real
push
for
public
safety,
public
trust,
trust
and
accountability,
there
would
not
have
been
nine
thousand
hours
of
overtime
paid
to
the
Boston
Police
Department,
with
zero
minutes
of
that
being
captured
on
body
cameras.
Body
cameras
are
there
for
a
reason.
It's
not
just
for
the
police
officers
like
to
protect.
You
know
to
protect
themselves
from
liability,
which
it
is
it's
beneficial
for
them
as
well.
Y
It
helps
the
public
to
trust
the
police,
because
if
there
is
an
altercation
such
the
many
well-documented
altercations
that
were
instigated
by
a
very
specific
police
captain
who
has
been
recognized
by
the
DEA
as
problematic
and
there
have
been
no
repercussions,
the
public
does
not
trust
the
police
and
having
9000
hours
of
overtime
and
no
footage
of
it
is
one
reason
now,
the
organizers
of
the
straight
Pride,
Parade
or
neo-nazis.
You
know
they
have
well-documented
ties
to
neo-nazi
groups.
These
are
people,
the
ones
who
came
out
to
counter
protest.
Y
Many
are
people
of
color
from
various
ethnic
and
religious
minority
groups,
the
LGBTQ
community.
These
are
people
whose
very
lives
are
being
directly
threatened
by
neo-nazis,
they're
wearing
masks
to
protect
themselves
from
daxing
from
to
straight-out
attacks
by
neo-nazis,
neo-nazis
are
Nazis
and
white.
Y
Supremacists
are
the
biggest
domestic
terrorism
threat
in
the
country
right
now,
according
to
the
government,
they
have
openly
said
it
so
you're
trying
to
say
that
Boston
citizens
who
want
to
protect
themselves
from
the
biggest
domestic
terrorist
threat
in
the
country
should
not
wear
masks
to
protect
themselves,
because
the
police
aren't
doing
everything
that
they
can
to
stop
them.
I
mean
it's
unconscionable,
so
you
know,
let's
get
some
accountability
from
the
police
department
if
you
want
us
to
trust
them.
Thank
you.
Z
So,
first
of
all,
I
like
to
say
that
I
fully
support
council
McCarthy's
proposal,
I'm
grateful
for
his
leadership
on
this
issue
and,
quite
frankly,
in
this
political
and
social
climate,
his
courage
I,
want
to
give
my
response
from
several
different
perspectives.
One
is
a
very
personal
one.
Another
one
is
the
context
in
which
the
straight
Pride
Parade
was
conceived,
and
then
lastly,
I
want
to
look
at
what
really
is
at
stake.
Z
Freedom
of
speech
and
the
image
the
legacy
the
reputation
of
Boston
I
am
unlike
some
of
the
people
who
spoke
in
here
today,
I'm
actually
from
Boston
I
came
to
the
city.
When
I
was
12,
my
family
I
can
go
back
over
a
hundred
hundred
years.
The
city
made
me
I
owe
everything
to
this
city.
I
want
to
first
speak
to
some
of
the
aspersions
that
have
been
cast
upon
the
Boston,
Police
I.
Z
He
took
that
with
him
into
his
adult
life
into
his
career
as
a
police
officer
and
I
can
tell
you
so
many
other
stories
like
that
about
Boston
police
officers.
Who've
come
from
good
stock.
Who've
looked
at
people
regardless
of
color,
regardless
of
origin,
regardless
of
religion
and
have
just
treated
people
as
individuals
and
that's
how
it
should
be
so
I'm
not
going
to
stand
here
or
sit
here
and
listen
to
people
unequivocally
paint
the
Boston
Police
Department
as
the
enemy.
Z
Their
reaction
was
to
organize
the
straight
Pride,
Parade
I
personally
know
people
who
supported
this,
who
supported
this
event,
and
they
were
openly
gay
and
they
worked
with
their
heterosexual
counterparts
to
create
an
event
that
spoke
to
what
they
thought
was.
The
suppression
of
their
voices
now
do
I
actually
agree
with
this.
No,
not
at
all,
I
found
the
idea
very
provocative
unnecessarily
so
and
to
the
point
that
it
was
actually
counterproductive.
Z
Z
I
was
trying
to
say
before:
I
was
unfortunately
interrupted.
I
didn't
agree
with
this,
and
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
didn't
agree
was
because
again
I
thought
that
it
diminished
what
the
group
was
actually
trying
to
say,
and
not
only
that
I
didn't
appreciate,
Boston
being
used
as
the
backdrop
as
the
setting
of
what
Alton
we
became
a
headlining
had
headlining
grabbing
stunts.
Thank.
A
AA
My
name
is
Elizabeth
Rucker
and
I'm
registered
to
vote
in
Boston
and
specifically
in
Allston
I
want
to
cut
to
the
chase.
What's
at
stake
here
is
not
the
put
the
safety
of
the
police,
whose
job
is
actually
incredibly
safe,
as
demonstrated
by
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
and
the
National
offers
Officers
Memorial
Fund
Police
deaths
have
decreased
on
the
job
every
year
since
1970.
AA
Nor
is
it
about
trusting
the
police
to
uphold
a
common-sense
definition
of
what
a
mask
would
be
used
for,
given
that
the
ACLU
has
reported
that
75%
of
the
63%
of
people,
who
are
black,
that
the
Boston
Police
Department
stopped
were
only
to
investigate
a
person.
I
hope
you
can
understand
that
common
sense
would
indicate
that
we
shouldn't
trust
the
Boston
Police
Department
to
make
determinations
about
what
people's
intentions
are
on
sight
alone.
AA
Nonetheless,
what
is
truly
at
stake
here
is
political
suppression
of
people
who
fight
for
racial,
economic
and
gender
justice.
As
a
woman
as
a
bisexual
woman
with
the
transgender
partner
I
can
tell
you
that
there
are
people
who
want
to
kill
me
and
they
also
attempted
to
DOX
me.
Daxing
means
the
release
meant
the
releasing
of
personal
information
for
the
purposes
of
harassment.
They
published
my
name
and
workplace
online,
so
that
I
would
be
a
target
of
death
and
rape
threats
as
they
do
to
all
of
their
opponents.
AA
When
I
say
they
I
mean
the
avowed
and
open
white
supremacist
and
fascists,
and
anti-semites
and
Islamophobes
and
transphobes
and
bigots
who
came
to
this
city
on
August
31st.
Their
names
are
mark
Sahadi,
Patrick,
Souter
and
Chris
Bartley,
just
to
name
a
few.
They
are
linked
to
groups
like
the
American
Guard
Patriot
front,
resist
Marxism,
all
of
whom
are
complicit
in
the
deaths
of
Heather
hire
in
Charlottesville,
the
BIA,
the
beating
of
DeAndre
Harris
and
all
the
other
instances
of
harassment
that
we
have
heard
in
this
chamber
today.
AA
So
I
will
many
people
here
have
spoken
to
things.
I
can't
remember
now,
in
my
rage
that
you
gave
an
hour
to
the
police
department
who
attacked
my
friends
in
my
community
on
August
31st
and
June,
2nd
and
August
19th
2017,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
any
city
councillor
that
is
considering
supporting
this
resolution.
AA
Any
government
official,
considering
supporting
this
ordinance
I,
will
personally
ensure
that
the
LGBTQ
community
in
Boston
understands
that
each
of
you
who
supported
this
resolution
values
the
speech
of
bigots
of
fascists
of
white
supremacist
/
LGBTQ
people,
/
black
people,
/
brown
people
in
this
city
and
I
hope
that
you
can
compare
the
weights
of
the
blood
on
your
hands
when
they
do
start
killing.
People
in
Boston.
H
I
genuinely
do
appreciate
the
understanding
from
both
sides
of
this
issue.
I'm
not
I,
still
did
not
hear
and
I'll
go
through
the
footage
again
about
what
what
Edition
or
what
we
need
to
do
legally,
that
we
don't
already
have
on
the
books
that
punishes
a
person
for
committing
crime
while
mass
we
have
that.
Currently
now
it's
going
to
be
in
has
enhanced.
Excuse
me
and
I
don't
understand
what
additional
provisions
we
need
to
provide.
H
In
addition,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
all
of
the
voices
of
my
colleagues
who
couldn't
be
here
today
are
heard
and
so
I
will
state.
This
I,
regrettably,
cannot
attend
today's
hearing
today
regarding
docket
1292,
but
I.
Ask
that
you
read
this
brief
statement.
The
order
for
this
hearing
was
a
direct
response
to
incidents
that
occurred
at
the
so-called
straight
Pride
Parade
between
police
officers
and
protesters
and
I.
H
Acknowledge
that
the
intention
of
this
hearing
and
proposed
ban
on
mass
hoods
or
other
facial
coverings
by
the
makers
to
address
the
public
safety
issues
that
arose
particularly
injury
to
Boston
police
officers
and
as
another
tool
to
hold
accountable
anyone
who
incites
violence
during
a
public
event.
Well
I
join
my
colleagues
in
wanting
to
ensure
our
Boston
police
officers
have
every
resource
they
need,
do
their
jobs
effectively
and
safely.
I.
Do
not
think
that
such
a
ban
is
the
right
response.
H
We
already
have
laws
and
Wrekin
isms
in
place
to
protect
our
offices
and
hold
accountable.
Anyone
who
violates
those
laws,
this
proposed
policy
seems
reactionary
and
potentially
disastrous
to
enforce,
especially
considering
the
implications
of
how
enforcement
of
law
banning
the
wearing
of
facial
coverings,
hoods
or
scarves
would
disproportionately
affect
people
of
color,
some
of
whom
were
these
items
for
religious
purposes.
H
A
better
response
to
the
incidents
at
the
strait
proper
rate
would
be
to
strengthen
the
tools
we
already
have
to
protect
our
officers
and
civilians
and
ensure
accountability
such
as
the
police
body,
worn
camera
policy.
We
learned
last
week
that
none
of
the
officers
on
duty
at
the
parade
were
wearing
body
cameras,
since
they
were
working
overtime
shifts
I
also
still
questioned.
Why
a
permit
for
such
a
large-scale
event
was
issued
when
the
potential
for
conflict
was
high,
with
such
large
police
presence
and
cost
attached
and
believed
we
need
to
revisit
that
process.
G
I
G
I
I,
don't
think
it's
productive
to
come
here
and
vilify
the
Boston,
Police
I
believe
the
Boston
Police
to
do
good
work
and
I.
Don't
think
that
we're
here
vilifying
the
Boston
Police,
the
ironic
part
of
all
this
is
if
the
counter
protest
has
never
showed
up.
We
wouldn't
even
probably
know
what
about
the
parade
so
just
leave
that
Thank
You.
Mr.
chairman.
A
Thank
You
councillor.
This
concludes
our
hearing.
Docket
number
1292
in
order
for
hearing
regarding
and
prohibiting
a
mask
hood
or
other
device
to
conceal
any
portion
of
the
face,
conceal
the
identity
of
the
whereupon
or
within
public
property
of
the
city
of
Boston
we'd
be
reporting
this
out
on
Wednesday
to
go
to
a
working
session.
This
hearing
is
now
adjourned.