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The New Mural in Billy Taylor Park / Joseph I. Hector Victims of Crime Day
A new mural appeared in Billy Taylor Park courtesy of a $4500 grant orchestrated by Rep. Gordon Fox on September 22, during the event Joseph I. Hector Victims of Crime Day.
ProJo covered the event in a fine article by Philip Marcelo, titled, Mount Hope neighbors remember Joe.
Marcelo’s report:
Hector’s death, a case of mistaken identity in a long-running feud between East Side and South Side gangs, has come to symbolize for many the senselessness of the street violence that still plagues the city.
contradicts the conventional wisdom on the streets of Mt. Hope that the young Hector’s death was not a case of mistaken identity but a case of his being targeted by a rival drug dealing organization albeit from the south side.
The fact that you can still drive by the vicinity of his home near the corner of Camp and Evergreen and still see young African American teenagers selling drugs right in front of his house testifies to the fact that the profit motive of these kingpin drug dealers in Mt. Hope knows no bounds; when it comes to financing expensive cars and expensive habits, there is too much money to be made to let the deaths of a few young people get in the way.
At any rate, the event in BTP this year, unlike last year, went off without any violence or any overt vandalism. Kudos to the Hector family and everyone involved for keeping a lid on it. They put forth a great deal of effort to do so and the entire neighborhood appreciated their effort. Of course the City made sure they had an adequate police detail at the event and that the proper permits were pulled: at least an entertainment license was pulled for the music, which still by far exceeded the legal limits set by the Providence noise ordinance.
Unfortunately the event was capped off by a drive by shooting at the Crossroads, the corner of Camp & Cypress at around 10:45 pm that night.
The mural pictures are dedicated to Dennis and to his girlfriend down at the Park’s Department. Some improvement.
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Posted at October 3, 2007 12:40 AM