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[Updated] Massachusetts DA Adds New Positions to Prosecute White Supremacist Cases
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After three folks have been arrested at a white supremacist rally in Boston, Suffolk County District Lawyer Kevin Hayden was prompted so as to add new positions to prosecute civil rights circumstances, in line with The Related Press. He mentioned these incidents are nothing new to Massachusetts or Boston.
One among them, Christopher Hood, was an alleged member of a white nationalist group generally known as NSC-131 or the Nationwide Social Membership. In keeping with the Anti-Defamation League the group is a New-England based mostly neo-Nazi group newly based in 2019. They “espouse racism, antisemitism and intolerance” and their members embrace a hefty sum of neo-Nazis and racist skinheads.
Reviews say Hood led a rally in a neighborhood of coloration referred to as Jamaica Plain the place there was additionally a drag present occurring. Two others have been arrested for counter-protesting however have been bailed out.
Hayden mentioned Massachusetts and Boston have been typically “targets” for teams to unfold hate.
Extra on the brand new workplace positions from AP Information:
Hayden mentioned he’s including workers and renaming the workplace’s civil rights group as a result of there have been 4 organized white supremacist actions in Boston this yr, a neo-Nazi group protest on the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston final yr, and up to date U.S. Supreme Courtroom selections which have roiled the nation, with the potential for extra to return.
The potential for “societal strife” in the course of the U.S. Home and Senate races this fall and the 2024 presidential election, in addition to statistics displaying will increase in hate crimes throughout the nation, have been additionally elements, he added.
The Excessive-Danger Victims Unit, which handles civil rights circumstances, hate crimes, and crimes towards elders and folks with disabilities, will now be referred to as the Civil Rights/Excessive-Danger Victims Unit. Hayden mentioned including two new prosecutors will assist higher coordinate and prosecute felony and misdemeanor civil rights and hate crime circumstances.
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The Patriot Entrance march wasn’t the one earlier incident. There was one other neo-Nazi protest at Brigham and Girls’s Hospital and a NSC-131 gathering on the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, in line with AP Information.
US Lawyer Rachel Collins made a transfer her personal, planning to determine a hotline for residents to report extra white supremacist incidents like these. Within the meantime, she mentioned to report them to police.
“In Boston, Massachusetts, we now have a protracted historical past of standing as much as hate and injustice,” mentioned Collins in a statement Sunday. “We don’t cover behind masks. Once we see inequity and hurt, we glance the perpetrator of their eyes and demand that it stops.”
The Charlottesville riot appeared to have despatched ripples throughout the nation, encouraging the white nationalist teams to broadcast their hate within the streets. This gained’t be the final white energy march we see.
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA — The superintendent of a Massachusetts school issued an apology Wednesday after what he said were two instances of culturally insensitive lessons covering slavery over the past couple of months.
Both incidents occurred at a Southborough public school and involved the same fifth-grade teacher, according to Superintendent Gregory L. Martineau.
The first incident happened in January during a lesson on the economy of southern colonies, which included slavery, Martineau said. While lecturing about the triangle trade, the teacher held an “impromptu mock slave auction” during which they asked two students of color to stand up and discusssed “physical attributes” including teeth, he added.
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The second occurred in April, when the same teacher used the ‘N-word’ while reading and discussing a book, even though the book was not in the cirriculum and the word did not appear in the book, according to Martineau.
“Holding a mock slave auction is unacceptable and violates the district’s core values, and simulations or role plays when teaching about historical atrocities or trauma are not appropriate,” Martineau said, in part, Wednesday.
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He added: “Dehumanizing words such as slurs should not be spoken by employees or students. Using such words can harm students and negatively impact an open discussion on a particular topic.”
Afterward, the parents of students in that class were given the opportunity to meet with the educator and the principal to learn about the two incidents, with a goal of transparency, according to Martineau.
“The next day, the educator inappropriately called out the student who had reported the educator’s use of the racial slur, which is not acceptable,” Martineau said.
At that point, the district began a formal investigation and the teacher as well as the principal were was placed on paid administrative leave, according to Martineau.
“I apologize for the events that took place in The Public Schools of Southborough,” he said. “I acknowledge that there were missteps in this process that further complicated the situation. Ultimately, I am responsible for ensuring students are in safe and supportive learning environments.”
According to Martineau, the district’s next steps will include the following:
- Continue partnerships, including MassInsight and Facing History in Ourselves.
- Expand partnerships with consultants with the knowledge and skills to help lead and strengthen the District’s work.
- Accelerate the professional development of all faculty and staff.
- Strengthen our internal reporting and investigatory procedures by conducting formal training for all school and District leaders.
- Partner with MassInsight to assess the District’s progress on the Equity Audit action plan.
- Work with families and students directly impacted to ensure a smooth transition to sixth grade.
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Cannabis firms have been asking Massachusetts towns and cities for refunds of previously paid fees.
The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, agreed to pay $786,625 to settle lawsuits brought by three cannabis retailers over community impact fees.
The settlements with Temescal Wellness, Berkshire Roots, and Bloom Brothers were approved by the Pittsfield City Council in a 10-1 vote, according to the Berkshire Eagle. Under the deals, Temescal will receive $360,375, Berkshire Roots $341,000, and Bloom Brothers $85,250.
The legal disputes centered on the municipality’s authority to impose fees on cannabis businesses under Massachusetts law. Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti said that the settlement amounts were less than what the companies paid the city, but avoided potentially larger losses at trial.
“If we were to go to trial and lose, the conditions of that would be far greater than the monies that they owed us,” Marchetti told the Eagle.
The lawsuits alleged Pittsfield failed to justify the community impact fees it charged the cannabis companies under host community agreements. A 2022 state clarification also limited the fees municipalities could impose.
The settlements follow similar legal actions brought against other Massachusetts towns and cities by cannabis companies seeking refunds of previously paid fees. Boston at one point returned nearly $3 million in fees to local cannabis businesses, while the town of Uxbridge paid $1.2 million to settle with one retailer.
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