Opposing Somerville Ward 4 councilman's proposal to defund SHA Police which was voted yes on by 11 council members without any input from the residents that such a decision would negatively effect

[Part 1]
[Part 2]
[Part 3]

A Mystic resident speaks up& calls Ward 4 Councilor Jesse out on his making it seem during meetings as if we all supported his prop but truth is that he never actually reached out to majority of us. She stated loud and clear he does not speak for her & nvr asked her.
[Part 4]

Another resident speaks that we do not need less Police involvement in our projects, we need *more* and especially more @SomervillePD involvement

W4 Councilor says he doesn't want to be insulted so I interject&remind him he's a public official so stop being a pussy 🙃
W4 Councilor tries to be relatable and fails miserably.

Goes back to same argument claiming he doesn't support his own proposal but that is not what he said at the beginning and not what his proposal calls for.

He finally backs down & he recinds his call to defund SHA Police
[Part 6]

SHA Police Chief Dan Meade thanks us for our support and talks very briefly about the recent shootings
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