The City of Green Bay has extended its city-wide curfew until Monday morning.
This comes after an 8-4 vote during Tuesday night's Common Council meeting.
THROUGHOUT THEWEEK, BUT AFTERACTIONS TAKEN BYTHE CITY OF GREENBAY, SOMEADVOCATES FEELTHEY'RE NOT BEINGHEARD"I'M UPSET ABOUT IT.I'M ANGRY ABOUT IT.
IDON'T FEEL LIKE THEYWERE LISTENING TOTHE PEOPLE."DAJAHNAE WILLIAMSSAYS SHE ATTENEDEDLAST NIGHT'SCOUNCIL MEETINGWHERE THE CITY'SCURFEW WASEXTENDED.SOMEALDERPERSONS FELTTHERE WAS GOODDISCUSSION ON THEISSUE..."Really, the decision boilsdown to do we feel thereis an imminent risk that isstill presented to ourcommunity or do we feelthat that subsided?
In thisparticular instance, I dobelieve that it hassubsided which is why Ivoted not to extend.""It's not like we're stoppingpeople from protesting.We're giving themparameters, pretty wideparameters to work in andthey can take theirprotests to other platformsand do other things.
Iencourage everyone tostay involved,"WILLIAMS SAYS THEDECISION ISN'TSITTING WELL WITHHER OR OTHERSSHE'S TALKED WITH."DO YOU THINK PEOPLEARE GOING TOCONTINUE TO FOLLOWTHE CURFEW?
NO.ABSOLUTELY NOT.THERE'S JUST GOINGTO BE MORE PEOPLEDETAINED AND CITEDAND PEOPLE AREGOING TO BE LIKE OKIT'S A TICKET I'LL PAYIT.
I'MM STILL GOING TOBE OUT HERE."POLICE CHIEFANDREW SMITH SAYSHE BELIEVES THECURFEW IS THE RIGHTWAY TO KEEP GREENBAY SAFE."I THINK THIS ISCERTAINLY SOMETHINGWE CAN LIVE WITH.THIS IS THE BEST OFBOTH WORLDS REALLY.PEOPLE HAVE PLENTYOF TIME DURING THEDAY AND EVENINGHOURS TO PROTEST.AT NIGHT WHENPEOPLE ARE SLEEPINGAND CHILDREN ARESLEEPING AND PEOPLEWANT TO BE ABLE TOGET FROM PLACE TOPALCE, THEY SHOULDBE ABLE TO DO THAT."CHIEF SMITH SAYS HESUPPORT PEOPLE'SRIGHTS TOPEACEFULLYPROTEST AND THATTHE 9 O'LCOCKCURFEW IS ABALANCE SO PEOPLECAN STILL DO THATWHILE STILL BEINGRESPECTFUL TO THECOMMUNITY.WILLIAMS TELLS USTHIS SUNDAY A LARGEGROUP WILL BEMARCHING IN GREENBAY... SHE SAYS SHEHOPES IT STAYSPEACEFUL KNOWINGOTHERS AREUNHAPPY WITH THEDECISION.CHIEF SMITH SAYSHE EXPECTSVOLUNTARYCOMPLIANCE WITHTHE CURFEW.LIVE IN GREEN BAYJULIANA FALK NBC 26.OTHERCOMMUNITIESINCLUDING
Two peaceful protests planned for Green Bay this weekend