Voices from the streets
'They [police] put all this pressure on us because we're at the wrong place at the wrong time. They told me to take my clothes off and lay on the ground. . . . Then they told my mom I was out looking for drugs.'
Angelo Pino, 15
Dorchester
'Don't wait 'till we're dead. They only really recognize us in the papers when we're dead. It takes 75 murders for us to even get invited to City Hall.'
Beatriz Rivera, 16
Student at the Boston Arts Academy
'Adults all say we're up to no good. Just give us a chance.'
Jessica Rojas,
Student at Brighton High School
'The people I talk to, my friends, they have CORI issues. They can't get summer jobs because of CORIs [criminal offender record information]. I want [the city to provide] more funding for summer jobs.'
Mishon Browne
Student at Cathedral High School
'I first commend the Boston Police Department. . . . Boston police have been trying to effect change. . . . Yet the problem is that people don't trust cops.'
Craig McClay
Youth worker with the Uphams Corner branch of Teen Empowerment. 