Recent comments in /f/CambridgeMA

fordag t1_j2zx89x wrote

Reply to comment by Mountain_Resolve1407 in CPD shooting by unclechuqule

When someone with a machete turns on you, after your taser fails to stop them, I wonder what you would feel compelled to do, and in this scenario you can not let the person wander off with a deadly weapon, it is your sworn duty to prevent that so others are not harmed.

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unclechuqule OP t1_j2zq8m7 wrote

Reply to comment by scvannost in CPD shooting by unclechuqule

HEART would not respond to this type of 911 call they do non emergency. Also based on the 911 radio transmission linked in the article the whole event took place within 20 mins.

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Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j2znev2 wrote

Reply to comment by adm7373 in CPD shooting by unclechuqule

I can't believe I'm saying this, but you know this is the definition of prejudice. Let's see what actually happened here first. This doesn't sound like your typical traffic stop overreaction... Something crazy was going on here.

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TheSausageKing t1_j2yyq7z wrote

Reply to comment by NJS_Stamp in CPD shooting by unclechuqule

Any evidence that happened in this case?

There was a bloody guy with a machete running around a residential neighborhood. Unless more details come out to support it, I'm not going to jump to conclusions that CPD are at fault.

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okethan t1_j2yyfs6 wrote

Reply to CPD shooting by unclechuqule

Cambridge is embarking on an alternative response to many calls.Dubbed “HEART”. Here is a Dec update.

The HEART team 2 co-directors, an office manager, hired and trained 7 Cambridge community members from underserved communities to be HEART responders (see training list). HEART has received over $450,000 in grant funding (Borealis Philanthropy, The Boston Foundation, The Boston Women’s Fund, RESIST, Groundswell, Policylink, Common Counsel Foundation, Wayfarer) over 2.5 years. The team has raised another $450,000 from more than 500 individual donors in the community (see informational sheet and including the recent $150,000 match).

The structure originally envisioned by the community is also taking shape. We have a small but dedicated board of directors that represent people from all walks of life. HEART has created working groups that involve community members (mental health, domestic violence/sexual assault, communications, grant writing and donor management, research). We have revised the mission of HEART to include research. HEART has received a grant of $25,000 from Boston University’s Center for Anti-Racist Research (CAR) to conduct research on the community safety landscape in Cambridge.

We began taking preliminary calls in January 2022. We have added to the types of calls we take and now the Cambridge HEART Responders are taking non-emergency calls. We are working toward acquiring all of the software and equipment needed to begin taking on crisis calls in 2023. Active advocacy with the City Council and administration has led to City Council support for HEART and meetings with the new city manager which are envisioning the necessary city funding and contracts for HEART In addition to recognizing and appreciating the visible HEART staff, working groups and community providers we have also built an on-going, dedicated network of local progressive activist involvement. Organizations including SURJ, Our Revolution, the Residents Alliance , National Lawyers Guild, the Material Aid and Advocacy Program, Cambridge DSA support the HEART initiative with many tasks

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