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From YouTube: OPAT Commission Community Meeting - 3/16/2023
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Recording of the OPAT Commission's community meeting held in person and recorded on Thursday, March 16, 2023
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A
A
B
A
Chairs
of
the
old
pack
of
the
civilian
review
board,
fitting
to
my
left
is
Peter
Alvarez.
He
is
the
chair
of
the
civilian
review
board
and
judge
Harris,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
internal
affairs
oversight
panel.
The
three
of
us
make
up
the
old
Pat
commission.
We
are
charged
with
having
meetings
in
the
community
four
times
a
year
on.
A
A
We
are
recording
this
meeting
because
we
do
post
it
on
our
website,
so
I'm
going
to
run
through
our
agenda
really
quote
today,
so
we
will
do
an
instruction
which
we
just
went
through
and
we'll
do
an
approval
around
minutes
from
December
and
January
and
then
we'll
go
through
our
public
reports.
Again,
that's
where
we
provide
the
data
and
some
updates
on
what's
going
on
in
our
community
meeting,
and
then
there
is
a
moment
if
the
chairs
have
any
commissions
have
any
things
that
they
want
to
talk
about.
A
Regarding
any
matters
that
are
not
listed
on
the
agenda
and
then
we
have
the
time
for
the
communication
with
the
community
and
then
we
will
go
into
an
exact
session.
So
if
there's
any
suggestions
or
comments
that
are
not
addressing
think
about
it
after
you
leave
here
today
always
feel
free
to
send
us
an
email
at
opap
board,
that's
with
an
S
at
boston.gov.
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A
A
A
A
We
will
present
that
report
and
from
report
to
the
commissioner
in
the
next
several
weeks
and
review
what
we
can
start
implementing
soon
to
really
start
getting
that
work
done
and
we'll
provide
more
updates
that
that
the
next
meeting
we'll
also
be
looking
at
taping,
and
we
have
already
got
it
internally,
taken
a
closer
look
at
the
Boston
Police
Department's
rules
and
procedures
and
as
reported
out
recently
at
the
Boston
Police
Department
press
conference.
With
the
mayor
we
have
recently
taken.
A
We
meaning
the
OPAC
office
has
taken
undertaken
of
looking
at
rules,
317,
the
missing
person
and
children
policy
and
hoping
to
have
some
updates
on
that
to
report
out
as
well.
Fns
meeting
so
we'll
be
looking
at
all
of
their
policies
and
procedures
more
closely
as
we
got
to
move
into
year,
two
of
our
office
being
open,
and
so
with
that
those
are
just
some
of
the
updates
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
here.
A
B
So
hi
I'm
Mariah
the
policy
and
data
analyst
here
at
opat,
I'm,
going
to
report
out
the
public
report,
data
for
October
through
December
2022,
which
was
the
last
quarter
of
quarter
to
FY
23.,
so
the
dispositions
of
our
cases
that
were
referred
to
by
OPAC
to
the
trb,
where
we
had
three
institution
that
had
insufficient
evidence,
two
that
were
not
sustained
in
one
pending
the
disposition
of
the
cases
that
were
brought
to.
We
had
four.
We
have
two
cases.
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B
The
ethnicity
race
and
gender
and
sexual
orientation
of
the
complainants
were
five
meals.
Nine
females
orientation
was
declined.
To
answer
or
straight
heterosexuals,
the
ethnicities
where
either
black
African-American
Cape,
Verdean
native
Indian,
whites,
Asian
or
declined
to
answer
and
Ages
were
from
31
to
64.,
and
that
was
for
our
public
report
and
these
reports.
B
We
have
to
report
out
on
per
ordinance
per
the
for
these
meetings,
so
another
one
that
I
chose
to
put
on
this
report
as
well
were
the
field,
interaction,
observation
and
encounter
reports,
which
include
stops
as
well.
So
just
a
brief
definition
of
when
encounter
is
again.
These
definitions
are
created
were
created
by
BPD
and
I,
just
kind
of
simplify
them.
So
it's
easier
for
the
public
to
understand.
B
So
what
an
encounter
is
cbpd
is
this
defined
as
an
agreed
upon
interaction
with
the
individual
that
does
not
lead
to
an
official
stop
or
first.
So,
if
you
are,
if
you
encounter
an
individual
with
a
reason
for
gathering
information,
the
office
and
rest
documents,
interaction
and
observation
is
defined
as
a
direct
viewing
of
an
individual
by
an
officer
that
does
not
include
an
actual
contact
with
the
individual
and
for
the
officer
they
have
to
have
Reasonable
Suspicion
when
they're
conducting
their
observation.
B
In
order
to
collect
stocking
document
like
what
they're
observing
to
gather
information
and
then
a
field,
interaction
or
stop
is
defined
as
holding
an
individual
in
custody
briefly,
whether
on
foot
or
in
a
vehicle
based
on
reasonable
suspicion
and
then
the
this
institute.
This
is
to
determine
the
individual's
identity
and
to
settle
officer's
suspicion.
So
that's
the
reason
why
they
conduct
the
stuff
next
slide.
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B
B
B
D
B
A
So
over
the
next
several
weeks,
we
will
continue
to
look
at
ways
that
we
can
take
in
some
of
the
key
takeaways
and
finding
ways
that
we
can
continue
to
communicate
our
role
in
the
city
in
building
that
trust
and
accountability
and
transparency
with
our
office
as
well
as
with
BPD.
We
also
excitingly,
have
developed
and
began
working
with
our
youth
advisory
Council.
A
All
of
that
I
think
it's
very
important
for
them
to
really
engage
on
how
to
build
up
an
organization
from
ground
up
and
I
only
ask
those
who
are
over
the
age
of
19.
If
you
come
in
that
you
help
them,
but
not
take
over
the
work
that
they're
doing
they're
pretty
smart
group
they're.
Very
much
looking
forward
to
being
part
of
this
process
and
then,
lastly,
we
did
get
a
new
and
takes
Restless
Taisha,
who
joined
us
last
month.
So
looking
forward
to
breaking.
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A
D
A
One
of
the
things
I
want
to
we
have
our
next
meeting
is
in
June,
so
we
need
to
decide
if
we
want
to
have
it
virtually
or
I
know
we
try
to
do
a
virtual
meeting
and
then
person
meeting
I
just
want
to
know
which
ones
and
if
it's
in
person,
what
would
you
it
goes
into?
My
second
point
about
where
the
in-person
will
be
thank.
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A
A
Not
notice
they
send
me
notice,
we
haven't
set
a
date.
Opac
commission
meeting
I
haven't
been
fast
changes
yeah,
so
yeah
we
haven't
set
a
date
yet
so
we
should
have
a
date
for
okay
commission
meetings.
We
only
have
dates
for
the
other
boys,
so
we'll
send
out
a
doodle
just
to
make
sure
that
the
date.
A
There
is
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
the
director
of
the
post
commission
regarding
the
90
days
and
whether
or
not
the
90
days
of
the
investigation
that
is
set
by
state
fair
to
how
that
would
apply.
We
previously
had
a
conversation
here
about
how,
while
we
are
not
in
law
enforcement,
being
very
much
aware
of
that
that
when
we
act
ordinance
whenever
we
do
get
a
complaint,
we
are
required
to
send
those
complaints
up
to
the
Boston
Police
Department,
to
alert
them
to
the
complaints
that
we
received
monthly.
A
Those
complaints
do
go
up
once
they
pass
intakes.
They
go
up
to
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
there
was
a
question
if
the
silver
fresher
memory,
if
they,
if
the
Boston
Police
Department
for
90
days,
would
kick
in
or
at
all,
so
due
to
Media
interactions.
Lately
the
director
did
reach
out
and
wanted
to
discuss
the
90
days
with
me.
A
So
myself,
John
and
their
legal
counsel
had
a
conversation
roughly
a
week
about
two
weeks
ago
and
clarify
that
the
90
days
actually
would
start
this
whole
when
the
Boston
Police
Department
would
have
enough
information
to
that.
There
was
a
credible
complaint
because,
when
we
send
up
information
about
a
complaint
does
not
mean
that
it
really
fully
worked
out.
Yet
we
just
received
information
that
there
is
a
complaint,
but
there
could
be
a
reason
that
the
complaint
does
not
move
forward.
A
So
once
the
complaint
actually
reaches
the
hands
of
our
investigators
and
the
investigators
begin
to
ascertain
documentation
from
the
Boston
Police
Department,
it's
exactly
when
it
becomes
a
I
think
that
the
Boston
Police
Department
can
actually
themselves
start
to
investigate.
So
that's
when
the
90
days
would
start
so
with
that
said,
I
think
we
can
start
really
stop
putting
some
of
our
things
into
regulations.
A
A
A
And
there
was
no,
we
were
asking
for
more
time
just
because
there's
a
process
that
has
to
come
to
you,
the
Sylvania
review
board,
all
these
other
things,
so
we
finally
had
a
more
in-depth
conversation
than
what
they
were
saying.
Is
that
once
the
Boston
Police
Department
has
once
it
becomes
a
credible
complaint
that
Boston
Police
Department
can
actually
investigate.
A
Whenever
we
we
do
a
whole
request
on
a
case
that
moment
that
we
asked,
for
that
is
the
date
that
the
90
days
would
run
because
now
there's
they
are
they
being
in
the
Boston
police
department
has
the
full
case.
They
we've
already
sent
them
a
complaint
with
the
summary
when
we
first
got
it,
so
they
know
what
the
spaces
of
the
complaint
is.
Now
they
have
their
own
Discovery
that
they're
producing
for
this
complaint,
the
officer's
name
they.
A
What
they're
missing
is
the
complainants
name,
because
we
don't
share
the
complainant's
name,
but
they
have
enough
of
the
coin
the
complaint
in
order
to
do
an
investigation
themselves,
because
they
have
enough
of
the
complaints
to
do
an
investigation
themselves.
That's
when
the
90
days
would
start
to
tell
so.
A
C
A
When
we
first
did
the
initial
intake,
we
don't
know
if
it's
credible,
then
either
no,
no,
it's
we're
just
getting
there
we
may
just
have.
It
could
be
an
anonymous
complaint
that
that
gives
us
just
enough
to
start
looking
into
it,
but
not
enough
to
say
that
it's
a
full
complaint
yet
so,
once
we
know
once
we've
talked
to
more
witnesses
and
we're
saying
okay,
we
need
all
this
information
from
you,
because
we
believe
there's
more
to
this
and
that
it's
a
complaint
that
we
should
stop
moving.
D
A
The
reason
why
we
do
not
do
so:
we
notify
the
Boston
Police
Department
of
all
our
complaints
and
the
reason
why
we
say
that
if
that's
not
Boston
Police
Department
doesn't
notify
us
when
they're
going
to
complain.
So
we
can,
we
notify
them
if
there's
a
complaint
already,
depending
with
the
police
department,
we
do
not
do
parallel
investigations.
A
A
Think,
based
on
and
Jonathan
correct
me
I
believe
that
the
answer
would
be
it's
not
US
Post
and
then
not
barred
from
going
to
post.
So
you
can
file
a
complaint
three
places.
If
it's,
if
it's
response,
if
the,
if
it's
a
Boston
Police
Department,
you
can
go
directly
to
the
Boston
Police
Department,
you
can
come
to
oh
Pat
or
you
can
go
to
the
Post
Commission
post
did
not
tell
us
post
is
not
saying
they're
bars
from
doing
a
parallel
investigation.
C
One
thing,
I
would
say,
is
the
the
CRV
if
there
is,
if
it's
insufficient
information
to
make
a
designation
that
we
I
think
this.
The
commission
here
needs
to
make
a
like
when's
the
cut
off
like
if
there's
any
information,
but
those
are
still
technically
open.
If
there's
more
information
that
comes
to
light,
crb
typically
won't
say
not
sustained.
C
If
there
just
isn't
information,
there's
information
that
that's
needed
or
questions
that
need
to
be
asked-
and
you
know
an
experience,
sometimes
the
the
complainant
just
doesn't
respond
anymore
and
things
like
that
happen
and
then
there's.
There
was
just
no
more
information
to
make
the
decision.
But
if
additional
information
comes
that
that
can
come
before
crb
and
we
try
not
to
say
not
sustain
unless
we
got
a
lot
of
information.
D
C
D
C
A
C
C
C
And
then
and
then
sometimes
the
person
who
is
the
quote-unquote,
like
you
know,
the
you
would
think
would
be
the
complaintant
the
person
who
suffered
that
harm
that
someone
else
witnessed
like
if
you
can't
get
in
touch
with
them.
You
don't
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
different
Dynamics
there
and
you
know
maybe
later
down
the
line
they
do
come
and
complain.
Maybe
someone
complained
on
their
behalf,
but
now
you
know
they
come
and
complain.
I
think
you
know
they
shouldn't
be.
A
A
Still
getting
used
to
our
new
calendar
system,
but
this
does
that
make
sense
to
you
all
that
we
do
some
regs
and
really
solidify
something,
so
that,
whatever
you
know
now
that
we
have
some
clarity,
I
think
the
biggest
one
was
for
the
investigators
and
it
will
help
the
civilian
review
board.
It
will
help
even
some
of
the
processes
that
we
just
do.
I
know
it
was
waiting
for
sports
commission
to
do
a
few
things,
so
the
conversation
was
productive
enough.
That
I
think
we
can
stop
moving
or
something.
A
Okay
and
for
them
I'm
gonna,
open
it
up
for
public
comment
period,
so
I
allow
with
one
to
two
minutes
for
comments
so
the
as
a
matter
of
how
comments
work.
They
are
for
you
to
make
comments.
You
don't
necessarily
always
respond
back
to
the
comments.
Sometimes
we
receive
them.
Sometimes
we
do
respond
back,
but
we
do
take
notes
of
everything
that
is
being
said.
So
any
comments
that
the
public
have
please
debrief
and
respond.
A
E
Three
years
for
two
different
Suffolk
County
DA's
complete
their
reports.
What
Norfolk
County
did
your
uncle
death
suit
went
to
the
federal
court?
That
judge
did
not
choose
to
send
it
for
trial.
He
has
to
go
to
the
court
of
appeals
going
up
great
question:
the
family
of
course,
and
great
greeting
for
the
family.
E
Looking
at
officers
that
have
already
been
through
internal
affairs,
the
outcomes
of
those
what
it
might
mean
for
opposite
Behavior
in
one
case
connecting
to
another,
you
would
find
enough
to
chew
on
a
case
like
that,
to
see
some
avenues
for
reform
that
you
don't
yet
see
as
you
that
the
statutory
Authority
that
you
work
under
may
have
not
covered
yet.
But
you
would
feel
impelled
like
I
do
internally
to
do
what
can
be
done
to
get
Justice
for
a
case.
E
E
Not
from
mixed
company
or
any
company
indicated
to
me
that
he
had
the
intention
bill,
so
the
patient
rule
that
the
amount
of
force
that's
supposed
to
be
applied
to
getting
the
subject
under
control,
not
more
than
that.
Just
that
amount,
of
course,
in
the
mind
of
the
officer
dream
force,
was
what
he
wanted
to
do.
That
officer
has
a
past
recorded
past.
E
I,
don't
know
why
the
federal
judge,
knowing
what
he
he
knows
from
reading
all
the
evidence,
seeing
all
the
video
he
ruled.
We
do
not
find
that
the
defendant's
Fourth
Amendment
right
to
life
was
violated
by
the
actions
of
the
officers
and
even
if
it
was
they'd,
be
protected
under
qualified
immunity.
E
E
Give
us
the
Justice
or
withhold
the
justice
that
we're
looking
for
so
I
would
I
would
urge
aggressiveness
creativity
and
a
connection
with
the
public
or
hope
that
we've
got
a
police
commissioner,
who
was
beat
down
by
his
own
colleagues,
and
now
we've
got
you
as
the
face
of
police
reform
and
we're
serious
with
you.
I
want
to
work
with.
You
want
you
to
succeed,
because
that's
how
we
succeed
too.
A
C
A
Okay,
so
I
appreciate
everyone
who
has
joined
for
the
public
session.
We
are
now
closing
out
our
public
meeting
and
going
into
executive
session
those
who
are
here
for
the
executive
session.
We
will
take
a
break.
We
brief
recess,
so
that
we
can
prepare
the
loan
for
our
executive
session
and
we'll
be
back
in
a
second.