PAX Centurion - November / December 2015

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • November/December 2015 • Page 19 Life Insurance Tax-Free Retirement Wealth Building Estate Planning Inheritance Strategy New Business Foundations Investments College Funding Maximizing Social Security Strategies ... and more! “I wish somebody had shown me all this before, this is incredible!” “I never knew this could be done. You should teach a class at the Academy!” FREE PERSONALIZED FINANCIAL PLANNING KEVIN J. PISHKIN Former Police Officer in Boston Retired On Injury Financial Consultant New York Life Boston General Office 781-223-3791 “The job is hard enough as it is, let’s make sure you retire wealthy!” A s I sit here think about when I first came on the job and thinking of having some of the thoughts we all had want- ing to help people, make a difference, have the most stats it echoes in my mind thinking about some of the veterans on the job saying “Do nothing and do it well.”At the time I thought to myself “What are these guys talking about this job is fun.” I never thought about the things they may have been through. The changes that have gone from once being liked to being hated by society. Police officers are good, hard-working people doing a hard job, yet policing as a practice is widely distrusted. I believe the media coverage and the advent of the cell phone have undermined police officers everywhere. Every new police incident invites more hand-wringing over the law enforcement system. Liberal media has created certain groups that have political agendas to make police officers job harder. At any time there is a radio call there is 98% chance you will encounter the cell phone brigade or maybe a battalion. The public needs to be trained the use of force is always justified when people resist arrest or disobey orders I just can’t give the suspect the handcuffs to put on. Sometimes with all the negative in policing it often feels like the only voice you hear is the one criticizing you. They say it only gets worse before it gets better. I recall riding with a guy with thirty plus years on when a radio call comes in for a large fight. I put on the lights and sirens. What do you think he did next? He shut them off and said “we will get there kid, we are not killing ourselves for some drunks fighting”. Again being new on the job I thought to myself “what the hell is this guy doing”. I realized later after responding to many of these drunk fight calls having to use force and having to go to internal affairs that maybe the old timer was right. I recall this same officer leading younger officers to start a canvass after a shooting and painfully go- ing door to door when nobody instructed him to do it, he did it on his own. I started thinking that even though he may have seemed a little disgruntle the man still had an abundance of knowledge and experi- ence. I guess what I want to say is you never know what someone has been through on this job. There are only certain times you hear of it never mind what goes on in someone’s personal life these things all attribute to a person’s well-being. Just coming to work is just one part of being a productive member of society. It’s not very often you can talk about what’s bother you. Maybe you would talk to your partner but for the most part you want to get in your cruiser and get the hell out of the station. At the end of the day all we have is each other out there in the street. As always guys and girls stay safe out there. By Matt Carey Media coverage and cellphones have undermined police officers Eire Pub 795 Adams Street Dorchester, MA 02124