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In Somerville, Mass. the police union and others are upset that a Black Lives Matter banner drapes the City Hall; they request that the sign be changed to "All Lives Matter." But no, “Hanging the banner speaks to all lives,” said the mayor in an interview on Friday.  

And his chief of police stands behind him. As the Times reports:

Somerville has a black population of about 6 percent. Of the black community’s possible fear of the police, Chief Fallon said: “Whether I feel that that is justified or not, it doesn’t matter. They’re living in my community in fear.”

“When I hear the hashtag or see the banner ‘Black Lives Matter,’ ” he said, “it just brings to my mind personally that we have to be inclusive.”

So you see the logic? We need to be inclusive and the way to do that is to pick out one and only one group for our pro life banner.

This is what happens to a town run by Harvard and Tufts voters.