Why was there a prayer to begin with? What happened to separation of church and state?

Of all the things to worry about, you pick this? What are you hoping to accomplish by stirring this pot?

Sorry, prayer is not as sensitive/sacred an activity to a lot of ppl these days, though that lady does seem old enough to still seem like she would care about prayer

This was wild to watch live. And then to learn that she held all of the items related to the police...just great stuff. Toomey is the worst person to have in charge of the public safety committee and Petty deserves a lot of blame for continuing to allow her to chair it.

"Why does it matter if the person in charge of the police doesn't care about police misconduct? Don't you have better things to do like watch your wife be fucked by local police officers while I- I mean you watch?"

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In this case it's less about the fact that it's a prayer and more about what the prayer is concerning (and about Toomey's behavior given her position as the chair of the public safety committee).

She was ordering a new outfit from the Dress Barn. Totally understandable.

That is a good point, it is a bad look, i just dont think having a prayer circle is the best way to solve important issues like the one being discussed

gonna be wild when you read up on the Pledge of Allegiance

Classic Toomey.

Cameraperson for this meeting saying hi! I'm tickled that I caught this because honestly I was just trying to get a good shot of Sarai's fit (which was fire).

In her defense she has like 15 glasses of Pinot Gris before every council meeting.

She's been on the council for like at least 20 years, might be her time to go. I'm no longer in the city so I can't help with a vote, but good luck to you all.

What makes you think I’m unaware of the history of the pledge? God shouldn’t be involved in that either.

What can we do?

Make some good soup

It’s a prayer. She’s government. honestly, I don’t want to see my political leaders praying to anybody. I was raised catholic but you wouldn’t ever catch me participating at a professional event

It was essentially a statement being read before a moment of silence, regardless of it being a prayer she should not have been on her phone and then holding every single item related to the police on the agenda.

Slightly longer clip that's not from the twitch stream: https://twitter.com/bill_shaner/status/1620806396525817862

You're gonna be pretty disappointed in just about any local government meeting you attend, in that case. Nonsectarian prayers are extremely common. Given the historical importance of the Black Church in the Civil Rights Movement and Black movements more generally, there is going to be a religious voice in the movement for police reform for a long time.

You're right, it is disappointing.

Yeah, I worry that the chairperson of the city council that oversees the police thinks her texts matter more than honoring victims of police murder.

What I hope to accomplish is getting her off the city council.

Any other questions?

It really is…the apple sweater, acting completely insensitive during a speech about racism and injustice, looking fairly uncomfortable throughout…

It's the vacant, docile stare for me.

It was essentially a moment of silence

Aaah that’s Different

Pray?

Is Worcester unsafe?

can't even have thoughts and prayers anymore

She probably heard the same type of speech many times.

How did you connect those dots? One of the safest mid-sized cities in the country.

Just asking a question. Tbh idek what the public safety committee is

there is a huge difference difference between “not participating” and “being disrespectful.” she didn’t have to participate in the prayer, but the texting could’ve waited the one minute that it went on.

It’s the committee that oversees, the police department. Toomey is the chairperson.

Well then if Worcester is safe then she must be doing her job well 🤷‍♂️

Vote for anyone but her. She’s running at large, so we all get a chance to get rid of her.

I’m sure that’s why the federal government is investigating the department. And why we keep having to pay fines and settlements due to the actions of police officers. It is possible to be a safe city and have a controlled police force.

say's you

Or watching you get broke backed by local policemen as you live stream on your only-fans site and post the link to your venmo account.

But she WILL win.

Well it’s time to vote her out. That’s totally disrespectful.

I hope you're wrong, but even if you're not, we can also make a great change for the city by pressuring Petty not to appoint her to this position next cycle.

Or, pressure him to keep her there, depending on your point of view.