Morning Updates: Boston police are testing body cameras; escape from Syria to New Haven
Good morning, Boston. Police commissioner Bill Evans said a pilot program for body cameras are “going to happen,’’ one family escapes Syria for New Haven, and the rest of the news you need to know today.
From Syria to New Haven: “Ahmad is a proud man. Not, he insists, a coward. He owned their house in Homs [in Syria] and a little store nearby, too. He didn’t want to leave, but his frightened family was running out of options. … Endless months on the run ended last month in New Haven. They now live in a two-bedroom rental apartment in a decent part of town. But they still have nightmares.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Boston Police body cameras are coming: “They’re going to happen on a pilot program. And the dash cams are going to be on a pilot basis, so we have several vendors,’’ said [Boston Police commissioner Bill] Evans. “I’m working with our legal staff to look at the policies across the country, I’m working with the unions, I’ve had meetings with the unions. So it’s coming here.’’ (WGBH News)
Mass. leaders examine the Uber/Lyft v. Taxi debate: “Supporters of Uber, draped in blue T-shirts, Lyft, in pink, and the taxi industry, in yellow, packed a State House auditorium Tuesday. They sat for hours in a colorful hearing, exchanging applause and boos throughout testimony about bills that could have a major impact on how smartphone-enabled ride-hailing services are regulated.’’ (Boston.com)
The black family in America’s age of incarceration: “Peril is generational for black people in America—and incarceration is our current mechanism for ensuring that the peril continues. Incarceration pushes you out of the job market. Incarceration disqualifies you from feeding your family with food stamps. Incarceration allows for housing discrimination based on a criminal-background check. Incarceration increases your risk of homelessness. Incarceration increases your chances of being incarcerated again.’’ (The Atlantic)
Here’s a story that will make you angry: “Ahmed Mohamed — who makes his own radios and repairs his own go-kart — hoped to impress his teachers when he brought a homemade clock to MacArthur High [in Irving, Texas] on Monday. Instead, the school phoned police about Ahmed’s circuit-stuffed pencil case. … Police say they may yet charge him with making a hoax bomb — though they acknowledge he told everyone who would listen that it’s a clock.’’ (The Dallas Morning News)
Black Mass stars descend on Brookline:
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