The state rep who is sick of Franklin Park parties

He's a state rep, not a city councilor.

It's too bad Meija got that one extra vote because she seems like a real entitled dingdong on a lot of issues.

Have to step up and put pressure on those who are partying in Franklin Park, setting off fireworks at all hours, and illegally operating dirt bikes if they don't want the police to "criminaliz[e] black and brown youth." If leaders like Mejia don't want to use the law to enforce community standards of behavior, then they need to push the community itself to enforce those standards on its members.

Here's the thing: If you know that the most cops can do is give offenders a stern talking-to, where's the incentive to change behavior? You can't fine people because we can't criminalize people for not paying fines (so who bothers to pay the fines?) We certainly can't arrest them -- and even if we did disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace aren't to be prosecuted. There is no function of law enforcement in situations where the law is not to be enforced.

this is what every politician says! Screw them all!

...state reps don't run in city elections.

Ride-in ballots?

If they enforce the law, they are blasted for targeting people of color. If they don't enforce the law, then they are "intentionally allowing the disruption to go on all night to show those calling for a reduced police presence in the community what that could lead to." We've had threads on this site (pre-Covid) about the dirt bikers/ATV riders joyriding all over town and the attitude from some folks is that it's just black and brown kids trying to have fun, so the police need to leave them alone.

Well....It doesn't matter where these noisy all night parties are, or who's doing this stuff. If the partiers in question persist on carrying on with totally disregarding other people's right, and the police have to break up such overly noisy parties up, so be it. It serves the partiers right! No sympathy!

I prefer parties be inside and sane. No body as any right to disturbing the peace. Outlawing fun is a strawman argument. Has nothing to do with what is happening.

Technology is part of the problem. If concert level speakers, and aftermarket motorcycles exhausts either did not exist, or were not affordable for individuals, then the hardware would not be in the hands of people who abuse the equipment.

The issue has nothing to do with anyone having fun. The issue is abusing sound by using equipment that creates gross levels of noise. The issue is violating the right to peace and quiet everyone possesses. The issue is harm caused by loud noise.

Would the party folks be happy if Bush I era speakers were set up near their homes, just as the US military blasted the Vatican Embassy in Panama?

Noise, excitement, etc. are often part and parcel of youth. But that alone does not justify what is tantamount to harming residents.

On the other hand, if the party goers want outdoor places to make big noise, how about renting Suffolk Downs and paying for noise absorbing walls? If they want to use concert level speakers then where is their energy and money spent toward providing themselves with places that do not cause harm to others?

That is a terrific way for the party folks to show their cooperation.

With all respect: shut the hell up. Criminals have no right to wake up people at 3 am just because they are little attention whores with no attention from mommy

Can also get Madea-val on those fools if they don't turn down the music/go home.

"If the parents were getting in charge of the children here, we wouldn’t be having all these issues."

The argument is about arresting them.

I live across the street and it doesn't bother me, doesn't invalidate people who are bothered by it though I hope they would just join in and meet their community instead of calling the police on their neighbors.