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From YouTube: Summer Safety Strategy Press Conference 2017
Description
Mayor Walsh and Commissioner Evans hold a press conference at City Hall to discuss summer safety plans.
A
A
B
Just
finished
the
meeting,
we
had
an
hour-and-a-half
meeting
in
the
city
in
the
Eagle
room
to
talk
about
the
uptick
of
violence
in
the
city
of
Boston,
but
also
to
talk
about
violence.
Overall
in
the
city
of
Boston,
the
room
was
comprised
of
clergy
community
activists
organizations
like
Madison
Park
organizations
like
the
Kroc
Center,
namely
Oh,
the
n-double-a-cp.
We
had
a
lot
of
different
leaders
from
different
different
areas
that
talked
about
what
we're
doing.
As
a
city.
B
We
explained
that
the
programs
that
we
have
in
place
today
with
some
of
the
trauma
counseling,
that
we
have
through
the
Public
Health
Commission.
We
talked
about
how
we've
changed
the
hours
of
operation
throughout
Boston
Center
for
youth
and
families
to
the
open,
later
and
I
about
encouraging
young
people
to
get
there.
Some
of
the
conversations
were:
is
there
a
possibility
for
us
to
be
a
little
place
at
a
police
car
at
some
of
the
VFC
centers
at
night,
so
families
feel
safe
about
sending
their
kids
there.
B
We
talked
about
focusing
on
those
those
12
to
14
year
old
young
people
who
aren't
some
of
them
are
tools
to
summer
camp
and
some
are
too
young
for
work,
so
we're
working
to
a
program
PCF
that
we
have
that
actually
pays
them
a
stipend
to
work
in
the
summertime.
What
we're
focusing
on
kids
that
don't
have
employment
in
making
sure
that
we
get
jobs
for
them
this
summer
we
talked
about
that.
We
talked
about
really.
The
conversation
really
was
was
about.
B
C
B
D
D
Obviously
we
we
all
prayed,
for
you,
know
the
next
six
or
seven
weeks
in
the
rest
of
the
year
that
we
don't
you
lose
a
young
kid
to
violence
in
our
street.
Every
one
we
lose
is
a
precious
one,
and
we
don't
want
to
do
that
and
that's
why
we're
all
here,
hats
and
so
are
into
it
and
hopefully,
working
together
will
make
the
city
a
quiet,
place
and
enjoyable
place
for
the
rest
of
the
summer.
So.
C
One
of
the
main
themes
was
we
were
talking
about
the
importance
of
collaboration,
Rufus
J
fall
program,
director
from
the
Boston
ten
point
coalition
and
again,
one
of
the
main
things
was
the
importance
of
collaboration,
also
the
realization
that
this
isn't
one
weekend
phenomenon.
This
is
experiences
that
folks
from
Roxbury
Dorchester
might've
had
been
dealing
with
the
last
35
years.
C
It's
important
that
we
become
innovative
and
leave
the
eagles
behind
to
sustainably
address
these
issues
that
are
impacting
our
community,
like,
like
the
commission
just
said,
one
loss
of
life
is
too
many
and
unfortunately,
for
far
too
many
of
our
neighborhoods
davidon
experiencing
losses
of
lives
for
35
years
straight.
So
it's
important
for
us
to
come
together
and
really
put
put
our
boots
to
the
ground,
leave
our
egos
to
the
side
and
ensure
that
we're
bringing
some
innovation
and
accountability
to
this
process.
E
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Larry
Ellis
and
I'm.
The
president
of
minority
Police,
Officers
Association
today
isn't
about
any
differences
that
we
have
in
today's
our
working
collectively
and
how
we
can
quell
the
violence
in
the
city,
and
my
organization
looks
forward
to
standing
together
with
the
city
and
helping
all
of
our
residents
to
make
sure
that
we
not
only
have
a
safe
summer
but
all
year
that
people
are
safe
to
be
able
to
walk
around
the
city
of
Boston.
E
A
A
Believe
we
trying
to
do
what
is
best
for
our
children
in
the
City
of
Boston,
and
we
are
here
to
say
that
we
can
do
together
if
you
put
our
strengths
and
our
energies
to
save
lives
and
I,
appreciate
Mayor,
to
put
this
together
and
all
the
law
enforcement.
But
again
it's
it's.
A
community
I
mean
I'm
going
to
call
the
parents,
especially
my
own
people,
down
in
Dorchester.
A
F
A
G
Afternoon,
everyone
chief
cross
was
a
great
meeting
here.
Are
the
takeaways
that
I
like
the
most
accountability
and
we're
going
to
be
working
collaboratively
with
that?
What
does
that
mean?
That
means,
instead
of
just
summer
months,
we're
going
to
work
on
problems
in
our
neighborhood
that
affect
our
quality
of
life
365
days
of
the
year,
all
the
power
that
we
have
in
this
room.
G
B
From
the
meeting
number
one
is
obviously
there
are:
there
are
people
that
weren't
room
and
we're
going
to
be
getting
information
out
to
people
out
to
different
neighborhoods
about
how
do
we
share
this
information
throughout
all
the
entire
district?
So
it's
going
to
have
to
grow
and
be
collaborative
to
is
we're
also
working
on
creating
a
comprehensive
plan?
If
you
will,
we
have
one
on
public
safety,
our
Office
of
Public
Safety
has
one
works
for
the
police
department.
I
have
a
center
feed
their
families.
B
We've
also
asked
an
input
from
different
organizations
to
take
this
document
and
to
make
some
changes.
So
we've
asked
them
to
get
that
information
back
to
us
by
Wednesday,
so
we're
going
to
be
working
on
that
and
also
on
next
Monday.
Our
street
workers
are
going
to
be
working
with
the
five
district
captains,
with
the
biggest
activities
increased
and
then
they'll
be
talking
about
getting
more
information
and
sharing
information
and
getting
our
street
workers
into
certain
areas
and
the
same
for
our
trauma.
Counselors.
B
Where
we've
seen
these
shootings
happen,
how
do
we
get
the
trauma
counselors
into
these
areas,
working
with
families
that
might
be
affected
and
also
kids
that
are
affected
because
what's
happening?
Is
some
of
these
are
repercussion
shootings
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
try
to
end
that
the
last
thing
I'll
say
them
and
open
up
for
questions.
We
also
talked
about
one
of
our
street
workers
spoke
about
Andrew
LCM
here
talked
about
getting
into
dys
facilities
and
talking
to
young
people
about
guns
and
violence
in
the
facility.
B
So
when
they
come
out,
we'll
put
them
on
a
pathway
to
success,
and
what's
happened
is
what
one
one
young
man
was
killed.
He
was
out
probably
about
only
without
a
couple
days
and
got
killed
out
of
at
UF's
facility,
so
we
need
to.
We
need
to
do
better
work
with
educating
our
kids
when
we
have
them
inside
in
that
type
of
in
that
type
of
role.
So
with
that
open
up
for
questions
or
questions
or
any
other,
pretty
else
wants
to
speak.
Please
jump
in
to
the
microphone
I
want
to
thank
all
the
clergy.
B
It's
not
the
tragedies
it's
about!
What
about
targeting
kids
that
didn't
sign
up
with
summer
jobs
about
targeting
young
people
that
are
hanging
around
it's
about
targeting
the
last
night,
we
had
an
incident
with
a
14
year
old.
If
that's
for
two
Marilla
had
an
opportunity
to
work
in
a
b2f
center.
It's
an
opportunity
to
go
out.
Have
our
street
workers
actually
recruit
kids
off
the
street
and
get
them
into
the
centers
playing
sports
playing
basketball
swimming
whatever
is
in
there?
B
Those
are
strategies
be
more
aggressive
on
the
streets
as
far
as
trying
to
keep
get
our
young
people
tied
up
in
an
individual
situation,
short
term
long
term
strategy.
One
of
the
talks
that
came
out
of
this
was
helping
parents,
parents,
parent-
and
how
do
we?
You
know
Commissioner
Evans
told
the
story
of
a
parent.
What
we
call
it
called
the
police
department
saying
that
you
know,
like
my
son,
won't
go
to
go
to
school.
How
do
I
help
that?
B
B
I
B
I'll
tell
you,
you
know
what
one
of
the
one
of
the
main
points
in
here
today
was
actually
Rufus
brought
it
up
he's
still
here
he
talked
about.
We
can't
just
have
these
press
conferences
and
conversations
in
July.
You
know
this
is
the
third
July.
Now
that
we've
had
the
same
conversation
around
the
same
week,
talking
about
uptick
in
violence,
we're
making
changes
and
he
spoke
about.
We
got
to
do
this.
B
24
24,
24
hours
a
day,
seven
days
a
week,
365
days
a
year
and
part
of
that
dialogue
came
out
of
that
was
the
parenting
was
helping
parents
what's
helping
bringing
bringing
the
boss
of
all
the
schools
to
the
table.
Is
there
an
opportunity
right
now
we
have
a
program
called
fifth
quarter.
The
globe
didn't
editorial
on
it
last
week
and
the
herald
did
a
story
on
it.
Is
there
a
way
for
us
to
take
that
program?
B
Now
we
have
10,000
young
people
that
are
Boston
Public
School
students
and
incorporate
them
and
teach
them
about
violence
and
guns
and
and
the
effects
of
it.
So,
there's
opportunities
for
us
immediately
to
work
on
that
stuff
and
part
of
that
conversation
was
actually
going
around
the
clock,
not
just
dealing
with
it.
B
If
you
look
at
the
map
today
in
an
arrow,
you
know,
salty
has
two
shootings,
but
in
I
think
two
shootings
last
year,
it's
reshooting
this
year,
but
that
doesn't
mean
there's
no
violence
there,
the
violence
in
some
of
the
housing
development,
so
we
have
to
do
more
work
on
Roxbury,
Roxbury,
Dorset
Matapan,
obviously
see
the
numbers
bigger
there,
but
there's
still
other
violence
that
we
have
to
work
on.
It's
not
just
simply
a
shooting,
it's
not
just
eliminating
the
shooting,
it's
eliminating
the
violence
and
the
threats
in
those
neighborhoods.
B
Dealing
with
there
was
this
two
things
one
is
one
is
a
one.
Is
the
trauma?
That's
incorporating
this
budget
changing
the
way
we
did
trauma
into
the
five
centers
we
extended
it.
The
second
piece
of
that
is
changing
the
hours
of
ECF,
centers
they're,
actually
technically,
changes
in
this
budget
moving
people
around
I
mean
we've
done
it
before,
but
it's
in
this
budget
and
increasing
the
number
of
summer
jobs
to
short
shortfall,
the
the
increase
in
minimum
minimum,
the
increase
in
the
minimum
wage.
B
Obviously,
for
some
of
us
we
didn't
cut
jobs,
we
added
jobs
and
then
also
any
shortfall
from
the
state,
and
then
the
the
other
thing
is
the
best
team
we
increase
increased
it
for
for
for
counselors,
for
mental
health
services
to
our
Police
Department.
So
this
budget
has
a
lot
in
it
in
it
to
deal
with
some
issues
indirectly,.
B
Going
to
figure
that
out
what
we
talked
about
today
about
keeping
metrics
and
data
and
information
that
was
Tanisha
Sullivan
from
the
n-double-a-cp
that
brought
that
up
making
sure
that
as
we
as
we
change
systems
that
we
have
those
account
that
accountability
there.
So
we're
going
to
be
working
on
that
accountability.
A
little.
B
J
J
B
B
There
was
a
reversal
of
an
executive
order.
The
President
Obama
did
on
national
background
checks.
Now
now
it
didn't
stop
the
flow
of
guns
into
the
Commonwealth,
but
what
it
did
was
it
gave
a
gun
owner.
They
gave
a
retailer.
The
ability
for
semi-trailer
got
back
background
check,
so
we
weren't,
we
weren't,
seems
like
we
were
able
to
actually
check
people.
I
shouldn't
be
buying
guns,
that's
reverse.
B
We
had
a
situation
in
with
congressman
shot
in
Washington
DC,
and
the
very
first
question
was
to
another
congressman
was
on
the
field.
Do
you
agree
with
that?
We
should
have
a
gun
restrictions
or
reform
in
his
answer
was
no.
We
should
have
First
Amendment
freedom,
I
mean
these
guns
are
coming
to
our
cities
and
not
just
Boston
Chicago
New
York,
all
over
the
Miami.
So
we're
going
to
continue
the
efforts
to
try
and
reduce
the
violence.
We
have
a
gun,
buyback
program,
that's
in
existence.
B
B
You
know
police
still
take
guns
off
the
street
every
day
and
every
night
it
just
seems
like
every
time
they
take
a
gun
off
another
one
appears,
and
we
just
got
to
continue
to
continue
to
be
diligent
at
work,
asking
parents
that,
if
you're
a
child,
if
you
have
a
gun
in
your
house
and
you
worried
about
it,
call
9-1-1.
We
will
pick
the
gun
up.
No
questions
asked.
We
will
give
you
a
gift
card
for
that
kind.
B
We're
going
to
be
reaching
out
that
does
that
came
up
as
well
we're
going
to
reach
out
to
the
state
after
this
I
spoke
to
the
governor
last
night
at
11
o'clock.
He
offered
any
support
that
that
we
needed
I
told
them
all
that
you
know
after
today.
So
a
couple
things
we're
going
to
look
at
is
have
a
better
intensive
conversation
with
DCF
and
also
we
do
meet
with
probation
and
in
the
courts
pretty
regularly
our
office
public
safety,
but
intensify.
B
Well,
it's
not
just
the
city,
it's
been
all
over
the
place.
Brookline
I
think
one
in
Brooklyn's
couple
in
Brookline
I
mean
what
we're
doing
in
special
services.
Obviously
we
put
out
I
put
out
a
1
in
this
morning.
The
folks
on
the
radio
and
I
said
you
know
be
very
careful.
I
mean
what
we
have
is
old
housing
stock
in
the
city.
You
kind
of
see
you
hear
these
every
year.
B
It's
amazing
to
me
and
you
get
these
three
four
or
five
year
olds
it's
walking
around
and
they
kind
of
stand
up
on
the
windowsill
and
up
they
go
so
we're
asking
people
to
be
diligent.
If
you
have
a
concern
about
your
apartment,
that
your
landlords
not
responding,
call
3-1-1
ask
for
special
services
and
we'll
go
out
there
and
check
and
we'll
hit
them
with
a
violation.
I
mean
I'm,
not
shoes,
responsibility
just
to
put
the
screen
there,
but
if
you're
concerned
about
it
call
3-1-1
and
we'll
get
we'll
get
information,
we'll
get
people
up.
I
B
Know
every
year
we
do
it,
we
talk
about
it,
I
mean
we
talked
about.
They
can
begin
the
summer.
So
right
now
I'll
do
it.
You
know
it's
second
third
floors.
First
floors,
if
you
have
an
apartment,
you
have
little
kids,
keep
them
away
from
the
windows,
we'll
get
those
bars
that
protect
them
from
going
up.
You
know
I
think
in
Boston,
in
Montrose,
Boston
of
Brookline,
the
the
four
year
old,
the
felt
the
window
fell
on
the
bushes
thank
God,
but
we've
had
some
fatalities
as
well.
B
J
J
D
Again,
we
are
down,
you
know,
robberies,
aggravated
assaults
everything's
down.
The
only
thing
that's
up
is
the
non-fatal
shootings
and
recently
the
homicides
now
traditionally
July
4th
New
Year's
Eve
certain
nights
of
the
year.
We
know
that
violence
is
going
to
go
up,
so
we
get
up
I,
had
more
offices.
Clearly
in
the
neighborhood
since
I
had
down
the
Esplanade
I
made
it
clear
in
the
press
conference
last
week,
I
wasn't
worried
about
the
Esplanade.
D
It
made
it
clear
what
I
was
worried
about
and
what
I
was
worried
about,
unfortunately
came
true,
but
it
wasn't
from
the
lack
of
officers.
Last
night
we
were
less
than
a
block
away
when
that
interview
got
shot
on
Blue
Hill
Ave
LA.
Yesterday
morning,
Dudley
we
had
two
walking
beats
there,
so
we
put
out
a
tremendous
amount
of
resources
and
unfortunately,
we're
frustrated
because
we
still
had
what
we
weren't
hoping
for.
So
you
know
that's
why
we
have
this
meeting
today
to
try
to
figure
out
what
are
we
missing
here?
D
Obviously,
the
increased
visibility
out
there
and
that's
being
around
and
about
isn't
working.
You
know
I
think
it's
more.
All
of
us.
It's
a
community
issue,
it's
a
police
issue,
it's
it's
something
more
that
we
have
to
do
to
make
these
kids
safe,
because
just
pumping
more
cops
out
there
and
putting
them
everywhere
hasn't
worked
over
the
last
week.
We've
geared
up
for
this.
We
had
more
cops
in
the
neighborhoods,
but
we
still
had
the
same
outcome
that
we
weren't
here
that
we
weren't
that
we
didn't
want
to
happen.
D
Else,
there's
a
lot
of
things.
Over
the
last
week
we
had
a
lot
of
older
people
that
were
shot.
You
know,
people
in
their
30s
and
40s
that
I
don't
think
so
much.
They
are
game
but
I
think
clearly
what
happened
on
Blue,
Hill
Ave
yesterday
was
a
gang
issue.
I
the
15
year
old,
stabbing
the
other
kid
and
killing
I
think
the
gang
issue.
So
it's
a
mixture
there
might
be
some
drugs.
D
There
might
be
some
old
feuds
of
kids
getting
out
of
jail,
like
the
man
said,
one
of
those
the
poor
kid
who
got
killed,
I
think
last
night
without
a
D
y-yes
less
than
for
24
hours.
So
you
got
to
look
at
old
feuds
that
all
come
into,
but
let's
be
clear,
we're
down
six
percent
crime.
We
have
these
spurts
a
crime,
the
night
that
poor
doctors
were
killed.
We
had
four
homicides
that
night
we
had
for
the
last.
You
know
we'll
get
on
top
of
it,
but
it's
not
just
going
to
be
the
police.
D
Well,
I've
said
it
and
I'll
say
it
again:
the
age
is
a
concern,
but
what's
more
concerning
to
me
is
the
firepower
out
there?
The
kids
used
to
have
six
shooters.
Now
they
have
these
high
powered
guns
that
when
they
go
and
they're
going
to
shoot,
this
show
this
shoot
in
eighteen,
twenty
some
one
incident
a
week
ago
there
was
50
rounds
fired.
So
you
know
it's
very
easy
to
hit
people,
and
that's
why
you
see
in
a
lot
of
these
are
non-fatal
because
they're
just
spraying
and
these
people
get
shot
legs
whatnot.