Quite a turnout at the anti police brutality rally in honor of Sayed Faisel. The crowd demands accountability from the CPD for the shooting. There is currently a city council meeting happening where people from the rally and the community are expected to speak.Submitted by Harmony_w t3_107sx1t in CambridgeMA
TheSausageKing t1_j3r6g8n wrote
Reply to comment by NabNausicaan in Quite a turnout at the anti police brutality rally in honor of Sayed Faisel. The crowd demands accountability from the CPD for the shooting. There is currently a city council meeting happening where people from the rally and the community are expected to speak. by Harmony_w
I didn't realize that. I assumed because Boston and Somerville did, Cambridge did as well. Googling it, it looks like the city has been considering it. Once obstacle is it violates the surveillance tech ordinance:
> In 2018 and after two years of discussion, Cambridge passed a comprehensive Surveillance Technology Ordinance that at the time was one of the “most collaborative and progressive in the nation and the first of its kind on the East Coast.” > The goal of the ordinance was to ensure city government doesn’t engage in unwarranted surveillance, said then-Councilor Craig Kelley. > While police cruiser dashboard cameras are exempt under the ordinance, body worn cameras are not.
pelican_chorus t1_j3sph76 wrote
Yeah, that's a typical case of two liberal ideas at odds with each other.
While one could argue either side, I'd say police oversight trumps surveillance worries.
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