Brett, I’d like you to be specific about what you think Mayor Petty and Mo Bergman should —and can lawfully—do regarding ICE. I’ve heard the mayor object to ICE’s actions; that’s not indifference. And Worcester doesn’t have the Wu/Healey/Mamdani-level resources to square off with a federal administration bent on retribution.
On Eureka Street: yes, I wish the police had been better prepared, and I also wish the Council had been proactive to discuss a clear City protocol for ICE encounters. I wish protesters were informed that blocking streets and breaching the peace creates a duty for police to act, that putting hands on officers might be assault, that refusing lawful police orders can have consequences.
We could finger point everyone in sight, but let’s not eat our own. It’s the federal policy you object to. Instead, let’s learn and come together. Let’s not deride our local officials as cranks or worse. I’m grateful for their service. Disagreement doesn’t make them our enemy. They’re doing what they feel is best for Worcester. You disagree here or there. Discuss that with specifics. Let’s stick together — the threat to Worcester isn’t from each other unless we let ourselves be so divided.
Divide us to conquer us — that’s their playbook. Let’s close it, let’s throw that one away, Brett.
Brett, I’d like you to be specific about what you think Mayor Petty and Mo Bergman should —and can lawfully—do regarding ICE. I’ve heard the mayor object to ICE’s actions; that’s not indifference. And Worcester doesn’t have the Wu/Healey/Mamdani-level resources to square off with a federal administration bent on retribution.
On Eureka Street: yes, I wish the police had been better prepared, and I also wish the Council had been proactive to discuss a clear City protocol for ICE encounters. I wish protesters were informed that blocking streets and breaching the peace creates a duty for police to act, that putting hands on officers might be assault, that refusing lawful police orders can have consequences.
We could finger point everyone in sight, but let’s not eat our own. It’s the federal policy you object to. Instead, let’s learn and come together. Let’s not deride our local officials as cranks or worse. I’m grateful for their service. Disagreement doesn’t make them our enemy. They’re doing what they feel is best for Worcester. You disagree here or there. Discuss that with specifics. Let’s stick together — the threat to Worcester isn’t from each other unless we let ourselves be so divided.
Divide us to conquer us — that’s their playbook. Let’s close it, let’s throw that one away, Brett.