Alright, so here’s the scoop on what went down in Worcester recently. The City Council decided to switch things up and hold their meeting on Zoom instead of in person at City Hall due to some “public safety concerns.” But the residents weren’t too happy about it and let their voices be heard during a pretty chaotic remote meeting on Tuesday night.
A bunch of Worcester locals went off on the City Council during this Zoom meeting after City Hall was shut down to the public following protests over the arrest of a mom by immigration officials. People were not impressed with the decision to move the meeting online and were also not thrilled with how the Worcester police handled the situation. The City Manager’s office cited safety reasons for closing City Hall, and Mayor Joseph Petty mentioned that city employees had received threats of violence.
One resident, Karla Moore, called out the police for not stepping in to help the woman who was taken away, saying that the real crime was what went down on Eureka Street. The community in Worcester has a significant foreign-born population, and tensions have been running high since the arrests last week. Despite City Hall being off-limits, protesters still showed up outside the building during the Zoom meeting. It was a real mess.
