End C.O.R.I. Now! (What’s C.O.R.I.?)
Moments ago there was a commotion outside on Boylston Street. At first, all I heard was a woman yelling, then it grew much louder. Everyone ran over to the window so see a protest of about 200 people as they marched down Boylston. There was loud music and plenty of signs that said, “End C.O.R.I. Now!”
We all watched for a few minutes as the parade or protesters proudly passed. But not one of us knew what exactly C.O.R.I. was. And the protesters didn’t exactly purvey the point either. It was really all confusing.
One sign even said, “No to C.O.R.I. No to Police!” I found this ironic since the protest had police escorts. We only started to vaguely realize the point after the first of two mock up jail cells passed, with more detailed banners.
After they passed, I googled C.O.R.I. but didn’t get the C.O.R.I. I was looking for. Apparently there are many organizations with the same name. I eventually found that C.O.R.I. stands for Criminal Offender Record Info.