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@oakie86 @PVDMayor @ProvidenceRIPD lol - the state is leading this investigation. FBI is just providing material support.

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@NBC10 Not to be outdone by Mayor Brett’s incompetence, @nbc10 steps to the plate.

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Can someone explain the logic here?

Brown University closed today out of an abundance of caution.

Public schools on the East Side of Providence did not.

Same area. Same conditions.

Adults with choices were protected. Children without choices were not.

When attendance metrics outweigh precaution, the policy has lost the plot.

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To @plasmaglyphs point,

When a politically affiliated student is targeted in an area saturated with surveillance that was sold as a safety measure, it’s reasonable to ask why so little usable or transparent evidence has been presented to the public.

We will want answers, Brett.

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These cameras were sold to the public as safety infrastructure, explicitly not as a monetization or enforcement tool.

But when a real safety incident occurs, there’s no footage, no transparency, and no clarity on who controls the data. Meanwhile, the systems reliably generate citations and revenue.

That mismatch deserves scrutiny.

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@ogr8ful1 @JohnDePetroshow These cameras are marketed as safety infrastructure, but in practice they function as enforcement and analytics tools. When accountability or real time prevention matters, they offer very little and the public has no visibility into what exists or who controls it.

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So why did the Rhode Island Department of Education mandate public schools on the East Side remain open today in the same immediate vicinity as Brown?

Safety is not constrained to private institutions.

Same neighborhood.
Same day.

Brown University: closed
Public schools: required to stay open

Adults sent home.
Children sent to school.

If that’s “by policy,” the policy deserves scrutiny.

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@MmHabitual @adamscochran Wrong perp 😂

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It’s convenient to pin this entirely on the feds, but local and state police responded well before the FBI.

If there were failures, they didn’t start in Washington and pretending otherwise avoids hard questions closer to home.

Even if federal leadership is a problem, this incident was initially handled by local and state law enforcement.

They responded first. They controlled the scene. Accountability shouldn’t magically disappear once the FBI enters the picture.

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Can someone explain the logic here?

Brown University closed today out of an abundance of caution.

Public schools on the East Side of Providence did not.

Same area. Same conditions.

Adults with choices were protected. Children without choices were not.

If preserving attendance at all costs is the policy, then maybe the policy is the problem.

Since you won’t address the clear conflict here, should we asssume that you hate children?

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Can someone explain the logic here?

Brown University closed today out of an abundance of caution.

Public schools on the East Side of Providence did not.

Same area. Same conditions.

Adults with choices were protected. Children without choices were not.

If preserving attendance at all costs is the policy, then maybe the policy is the problem.

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Can someone explain the logic here?

Brown University closed today out of an abundance of caution.

Public schools on the East Side of Providence did not.

Same area. Same conditions.

Adults with choices were protected. Children without choices were not.

If preserving attendance at all costs is the policy, then maybe the policy is the problem.

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Why were public schools on Providence’s East Side required to remain open today, while Brown University, located in the same neighborhoods closed?

Same geography. Same streets. Same risk.

* College students were sent home.
* Children were required to attend.

Even if officials followed policy, that raises a serious question about whether the policy itself puts the burden of risk on those with the least agency.

Safety standards shouldn’t depend on whether an institution is public or private.

Where is Angelica Infante-Greene? We want answers.

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@BruinCave @wpri12 They sell these domestic spying apparatus’ to the public in the name of “public safety” and fiercely denounce any accusation of being a vehicle purely for monetization purposes.

But clearly, the safety component is a complete farce.

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You’ve said you believe in equity for all kids.

Can you help parents understand how it was equitable for public school children on Providence’s East Side to be required to attend school, while Brown University—located in the same neighborhoods—closed for safety reasons?

Same geography. Same conditions.

What was the equity framework used here?

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As a parent, this is hard to reconcile.

Brown University closed today for safety reasons. Public schools in the immediate vicinity were required to stay open.

That means college students were sent home while K-12 students were told to report as usual.

Whatever framework is being used, it shouldn’t accept more risk simply because the people affected are children in public schools.