(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Boston Mayor’s administration admitted that it went full-on tyrannical mode by creating a list of people who oppose Michelle Wu‘s policies as a mayor and sending it to the Boston Police Department, claiming security concerns.
“The list was made in response to a request from the Boston Police Department after the Mayor had been harassed and physically intimidated by individuals for several months outside her home, at city functions such as the annual neighborhood parks coffee hours and other public events,” Wu spokesman Ricardo Patron said.
The list was uncovered in an email by a group of Wu opponents through a public records request, Boston Herald reported. The email shows the Wu administration using dictatorial tactics against her opponents, coming on the heels of passing an ordinance prohibiting protests outside the mayor’s Roslindale home during certain hours.
“The request (from police) came after many of the individuals on the list repeatedly impeded the Dorchester Day Parade to harass Mayor Wu and her family and staff, yelling through megaphones at her and her children for nearly ninety minutes as they marched in the parade despite being asked by parade organizers to leave the parade route,” Patron said.
Patron then continued defending the administration’s actions.
“Following the Dorchester Day Parade on June 5, 2022, Boston Police met with City staff on June 10 to make a safety plan for the upcoming Bunker Hill Day parade on June 12, and the then-Captain of the District overseeing Charlestown asked for a list of individuals who had been involved in public disruption and harassment of the Mayor at the Dorchester Day Parade and outside her house,” he said.
“The email was sent as a follow-up immediately after that meeting.”
The list that was sent in an email from Wu’s former Director of Constituent Services Dave Vittorini to Boston Police Capt. Robert Ciccolo included Wu’s most vocal opponents, including City Council candidate Christine Vitale, several opponents of the COVID-19 vaccine mandates who have been protesting in front of Wu’s house and North End restaurant owners who have opposed Wu’s policies.
“Careful what you tweet at @MayorWu, she may put you on her list,” Paul Diego Craney, a spokesperson and board member of Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, wrote.
