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Coming Up On Connections: Thursday, December 8th

First hour: A criminal justice professor's personal story of gun violence

Second hour: Mayor Lovely Warren discusses her recommendation to stop using red light cameras

We'll hear the remarkable story of Irshad Altheimer, a criminal justice professor at RIT. Altheimer can never forget the impact of gun violence in his own life: in 1997, a gang member opened fire on the car Altheimer was riding in. One of Irshad's friends was killed. Altheimer was struck by three of the 24 bullets that hit the car. He'll explain how that tragic night changed him, and how it informs his work today.

In our second hour: Mayor Lovely Warren has recommended the City of Rochester end its red light camera program. City Council will vote on the issue later this month. The recommendation has led to some cheers, while critics say that the reasons given by the mayor have been known for years. What are those reasons? The program disproportionately impacted people in impoverished neighborhoods. We'll discuss that finding and more with the mayor. Our guests:

  • Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren
  • Eamonn Scanlon, lead education organizer for Metro Justice and the Alliance for Quality Education
  • Adam McFadden, member of Rochester City Council
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.