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(Boston
Orange 整理編譯) 波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle
Wu) 今 (28) 日提案制定新法令，限制針對個別居民的住宅區抗議時間為早上9點至晚上9點。 過去這二個多月來，吳弭位於羅森岱爾
(Rosendale)的家門口，幾乎每天早上7點一過，就有抗議打疫苗、戴口罩規定者，拿著擴音機抗議。不只她們一家人不堪其擾，她的鄰居民也感到很無奈。 吳弭在遞案聲明中表示，波士頓一向有著不平則鳴的傳統，維持並保護人們發聲的權利，奮力支持以保持民主茁壯很重要，但在國家政治分歧的時刻，我們不能讓騷擾及仇恨恆毅社區成為常態。波士頓必須不僅以大膽及緊急政策為模範，更要包容，賦能政治。
違反新抗議法令者，將被罰款。初犯罰100元，再犯罰200元，第3次以及更多以上次數罰300元。 BOSTON - Monday, February 28, 2022 - Mayor
Michelle Wu today filed an
Ordinance Regarding Targeted Residential Picketing, adding parameters to protect the health
and well-being of residents in our neighborhoods against targeted
harassment. Targeted residential picketing means picketing, protesting, or
demonstrating, with or without signs or sound amplification, that is
specifically directed towards a particular residence or one or more
occupants of the residence, and which takes place before or about the
targeted residence. The ordinance would restrict targeted residential
picketing only between the hours of 9:00pm and 9:00am, and would not affect
marches or protests passing through residential areas that are not targeted
at a particular home.
“Boston has a strong legacy of activism, and
it’s important to uphold and protect the ability to speak out and advocate
fiercely to keep our democracy strong,” said Mayor Michelle Wu.
“But in a moment of divided national politics, we can’t normalize the
harassment and hate spilling over into our communities. Boston must model
not only bold, urgent policies, but also inclusive, empowering
politics.”
“This ordinance will add to our existing
laws to stop harassment of residents in their private homes, while
respecting the right to protest,” said Acting Commissioner and
Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory P. Long. “People have a right to
privacy and peace in their homes.”
The City of Boston is committed to the First
Amendment right to protest, while protecting residents’ privacy and the
quality of residential life. Targeted residential picketing that occurs
late at night or early in the morning increases the intrusion on the
privacy and sanctity of the home, and is particularly harassing and
detrimental to the sleep and well-being of families, including seniors and
families with children.
The ordinance would protect any targeted
residence, not just elected officials’ homes. The U.S. Supreme Court case
that affirmed such protections, Frisby v. Schultz, upheld a
local ordinance in Wisconsin created after anti-abortion protesters
consistently targeted doctors who performed abortions, by repeatedly
picketing outside their homes. The framework proposed for Boston would
restrict targeted residential picketing only at night and in the early
morning. The order will complement existing prohibitions against excessive
noise, disturbing the peace, and blocking of streets and sidewalks through
these clear guidelines around targeted residential picketing.
“Public protests at people’s homes must have
reasonable limits. These demonstrations are not only causing stress to the
families of elected officials, it is also hurting their neighbors, many of
whom are seniors, persons with disabilities, veterans and young children,”
said Boston City Council President Ed Flynn. “Now is the time
to come together as a city and country to treat each other with empathy,
respect and dignity.”
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