The past decade has seen tremendous improvements in the Yale-New Haven relationship. New Haven Promise is perhaps the high-water mark of that, a civic initiative aimed at the greater good that could transform the city.
Yet those gains can be easily lost if a culture of distrust hardens, especially among Yale students. The connection between Yale, public education and law enforcement should now be clear. DeStefano’s own police department is impeding the mayor’s noble efforts to make New Haven a beacon of progressive values. It’s time to change, and that change can’t happen soon enough.
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