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City Councilor Saundra Graham said last week that Sergeant Hussey "has had plenty of complaints against him," and that although "people [often] don't have the opportunity to file a formal complaint," she has heard many informal complaints against Hussey...
According to Graham the force's record has improved. "At one time the Cambridge police was known for its brutality cases." Graham said Hussey's case is not an exceptional one, but that the department has begun to discourage brutality more severely. Still, "when they get the opportunity, they do it," she said...
Although the actions of the protesters are understandable in light of Corporation apathy, I cannot support their violation of the rights of innocent people in the name of the greater good. But I cannot go as far as Mr Graham in categorically condemning any actions of civil disobedience. In this specific instance the protesters were wrong, but that does not mean that all acts of civil disobedience are unjustifiable. If the goal is for the University to divest completely, then activists should choose forms of protest both more expedient and more justifiable than trespass or illegal restraint to accomplish...
City Councilors Saudra Graham and David E. Sullivan, both strong supporters of rent control, attended a press conference held on Saturday to release the report. Graham echoed Calderon's comments and said she would continue to advocate the construction of more low-income housing...
However, even those who were interviewed for the study often said they were afraid to take advantage of existing city and community programs created for their benefit. Graham, a native of Riverside, said many have asked her, "If I get a grant from the government, then what can the government do to my home...