PAX Centurion - March / April 2014

Page 14 • PAX CENTURION • March/April 2014 617-989-BPPA (2772) salutes our friends of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association 150 Freeport Street Dorchester, MA 02122 Martin Lynch Tel: 617-282-4200 Fax: 617-288-6449 msautobody@aol.com 281 Neponset Ave. Dorchester 617-265-2665 Full Day Pre-School – $37.00 Secure Play Area 4,000 sq. ft. 3 Classrooms 2 yrs. 8 mo to 6 yrs. Massachusetts Early Education License #291031 • Daughter of BPPA Retiree Neponset Preschool www.NeponsetPreschool.com “Barney blowout” attitudes from alleged “student leaders” View from a Boston co p Dear Editor, I read with great interest – and total disgust – comments published in the Boston Globe dated March 12 th , 2014 (UMass students assail police response to party”). As a Boston police officer for 31 years, my indignant response is simple: Excuse me? What in the name of God are the police supposed to do when confronted with thousands of drunken morons, many underage, who don’t seem to understand the basic rules of civility or common sense when it comes to alcohol use and parties? Have a “community meeting” or an “education session” with inebriated dopes who have been drinking since 9:00AM? Perhaps understand the stu- dent’s innerchild as they’re being pelted with bottles and rocks? Obvious- ly, the radical, 1960’s-era, nit-wit professors who indoctrinate our current crop of brain-surgeons and astronauts have cloned an even stupider gen- eration of like-minded, irresponsible, selfish and self-centered boobs. It always seems to come back to “blame the police,” doesn’t it? (“It wasn’t my fault, Mommy, it was the bad police. Now send me some money and pay my tuition.”) “The videos clearly show that students were treated like animals,” said Zac Broughton, president of student government. Really, Zac? If the shoe fits, wear it. If you act like an animal, well, every action has an equal and opposite reaction, or haven’t they taught you that yet at Zoo-Mass? That’s what I learned it growing up in Boston. Why don’t you walk a mile in the cop’s shoes and ask yourself what you’d do in the same situation?And the comments on the Daily Collegian’s website, especially from the so-called “Doctor” Ed Cutting were despicable, but not at all surprising. If he has a “graduate degree in student affairs,” as he claims, then I clearly see where the root of the problem lies…. James W. Carnell Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association Area A-1 representative Letter to the Boston Globe in place, it wouldn’t cost the city a dime and your ‘World Renowned’, Internationally Recognized ServiceAgency known as H&H would no longer be dealt to the bottom of the deck by the Boston Public Health Commission. The Public Health Commission has it’s mis- sion, H&H has a TOTALLY Separate Mission, please recognize it! The resources H&H bring to the game in an emergency would then be managed by your Public Safety Managers as they should. As far as personnel, it’s already staffed, it already has and manages its own equipment and its’Union is already represented in the Public Safety Arena by being a division of the existing BPPA. Let’s get together and build on our successes and move forward providing the necessary tools and management to protect our valued citizens and the city’s valued work force. Make the H&H a legitimate recognized arm of the Public Safety triad. I’ll step down frommy proverbial soap box for a bit and allow the new administration some time tomove on some of the suggestions. In themeantime, don’t forget to back each other up out there, it’s a danger- ous job, remember your number one priority is tomake it home safe and sound to your family after your tour. God Bless and be careful out there. From Secretary on page 7 Another Marathon Approaches