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BROCKTON On June 2, 2020, Barbatt Jocelyn scrolled through his Twitter feed to find Brockton was trending worldwide. Upon a closer look, a protest was taking place outside of the Brockton police station. Being in Florida at the time, the Brockton resident decided to virtually put himself where the protesters were, video chatting with a protester who was there outside the police station. The Enterprise, which had photographers and reporters on the ground on June 2, reported that a calm, optimistic mood prevailed at a city-supported rally that afternoon at West Middle School. But tensions escalated in the evening at a separate event, when protesters gathered outside police headquarters, culminating in a violent confrontation, with bottles and other objects being thrown at police and police deploying tear gas and flash-bang grenades, followed by vandalism in the downtown area. ....
BROCKTON It s not every day that the city decides to spend roughly $100 million, but it especially bothered some people residents and elected officials that the funding was authorized without a hearing for residents to provide input. The comments, with all due respect, should have come before we voted on this, said Councilor-at-large Tina Cardoso. I think if we re in a position I said this before, I m going to say this again to borrow $100 million dollars, that s a lot of money. It s not every day that we vote on something like that, so I don t take it lightly. The Brockton City Council on Monday evening voted to authorize up to $98 million for a combined public safety facility that will house the operations of the Brockton Police Department, Brockton Fire Department, Brockton Emergency Management Agency and the Brockton Information Technology Center. The building will replace a dilapidated Commercial Street police station and Pleasant Street s agin ....
It s totally ridiculous, says Phyllis Ellis, president of the Brockton Area Branch NAACP. It was overwhelming. An immediate shock, says Robert Connolly, lead pastor of Rezarec Church in Brockton. These were just some of the reactions from community activists in Brockton to the riots and storming of the U.S. Capitol that took place Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. What appeared to be a last stand for supporters of President Donald Trump due to Congress confirming President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential Election provided a surreal reality for many about the state of the country. I wasn t actually as shocked as other people were, says Will Dickerson, executive director of Brockton Interfaith Community. ....