Emotions ran high at Calvary Christian Methodist Episcopal Church during a meeting designed to “diffuse tension between the police department and the community.â€
Jersey City residents congregated at the Calvary Christian Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday, July 29th, for a meeting to “diffuse tension between the police department and the community.â€
The agenda, which sparked intense debate between those in attendance, centered around the formation of a community group, police sensitivity training in regards to black culture, problems within the black community and how best to address them in the short-and-long-term.
Minister Phillip Webb, a former Jersey City police officer who hosted the meeting, voiced his disagreement with Mayor Fulop’s new anti-crime initiative in helping to ease the tension between the community and police.
Later in the meeting, tensions between Councilwoman-at-large Joyce Watterman and Jersey City NAACP President William Braker surfaced over the issue of community based policing and foot patrols.
Minutes later Elizabeth “Alajwanje†Perry, a community activist, spoke about the need for a civilian review board, especially in light of the fatal police shooting of unarmed 20-year-old Lavon King. Braker responded to Perry citing a board setup by Mayor Fulop, but was immediately rebuked by businessman and political activist Bruce Alston.
Mighta been spirited debate, but THERE. WAS NO FEUD HERE!
HCV – GET THE STOY STRAIGHT.
CUT. THE SENSATIONALIST. B.S. STRAIGHT REPORT THE STORY & DON' T MAKE POBLEMS WHR R THERE ARE NONE !
**….DON'T MAKE PROBLEMS, WHERE THERE ARE NONE
No! there was feud! Not even a heated argument. what it was is a difference of views!
Jersey City once had a community News Paper! I guess when the CEO passed so did the paper!
[…] Braker, a former Hudson County freeholder and Jersey City deputy chief of police, had a heated argument with Tyrone Muhammed, of the Newark-based Morticians That Care group, back in June 2014 – having a similar encounter with Jersey City Councilwoman-at-Large Joyce Watterman just one month later. […]