PAX Centurion - November / December 2015

Page 4 • PAX CENTURION • November/December 2015 617-989-BPPA (2772) INSIDEthePAX EDITORIAL POLICY 1. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. 2. No responsibility is assumed for unsolicited material. 3. Letters or articles submitted shall be limited to 350 words and must be accompanied by the writer’s name, but may be reprinted without name or address at writer’s request. 4. Freedom of expression is recognized within the bounds of good taste and the limits of available space. 5. The BPPA reserves the right to edit submission and/or include editor’s notes to any submitted materials. 6. The deadline for printed materials for the next issue is JANUARY 21, 2016. 7. Any article printed in this issue may be reprinted in future issues. TO ADVERTISE IN THE PAX CENTURION Contact Director of Advertising Sponsorships Michael Joyce at: 617-529-9288 cell • 617-989-BPPA (2772) office Email: mjoyce@bppa.org • Fax: 617-989-2779 BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN’S ASSOCIATION Tel.: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779 www.bppa.org Office Personnel: Annie Morley • Annmarie Daly Volume 45, No. 5 • Readership 125,000 November/December 2015 Patrick M. Rose, President Michael F. Leary, Vice President Christopher J. Broderick, Secretary Robert P. Colburn, Treasurer BOARD OF EDITORS Michael F. Leary, Executive Editor James W. Carnell, Managing Editor Mark Bruno, Assistant Editor Ed McCarthy, EMS Editor Robert E. Anthony, BPPA Historian James Orsino, President Robert Morley, Vice President EMS Officers Len Shubitowski, Secretary Anthony O’Brien, Treasurer Thomas Binall, Chief Steward BPPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Nation’s First Police Department Union Printworks AREA A Matthew Carey • James Carnell John Connolly • William Cullinane Richard Estrella • Kevin Golden Robert Luongo • David Malcolm Matthew Morris AREA B AREA C James DeFeo • James Doiron Charles Kelley • James LaCroix Joseph Murray • Elizabeth Philbin AREA D Thomas Antonino • Robert Butler Joseph Coppinger • Gregory Lynch Daniel McCarthy • James Moccia AREA E Daniel Byrne • Lawrence Calderone Angel Figueroa • Arthur McCarthy William Moran • Anthony Moussalli Paul Nee • Gerald Rautenberg Paula Sutherland AREA F IDENT. UNIT – Peter Cazeau DRUG UNIT – Jack Rogers YVSF – Emanuel Canuto Michael Paradis SCHOOL POLICE – Heather MacKenzie BIKE UNIT – Mike McManus M.O.P. Otis Harewood • Richard Stanton BUILDING SECURITY John Conway • Curtis Carroll Horace Kincade ACADEMY / RANGE EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT HARBOR Joseph Matthews E.S.U. Francis Deary • Michael Fayles HEADQUARTERS K-9 Kevin Griffith • Shawn O’Neil MASTERS AT ARMS Kevin Ford • Mike Murphy Jeffrey Tobin Gerard Boyce Winston DeLeon • Paul Downey Billy Flippin William Shaw PAID DETAILS Joseph Ruka PAXCENTURION Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians Luis Anjos • Michael Holden Daniel MacIsaac • Israel Marrero Steve Parham • Kevin Rooney The Night Before Elves’ Lives Mattered 11 Understaffed, shorthanded, under-equipped patrol force faces Islamic terrorism 12 & 13 A labor of love – Team Hoyt 14 So… who wants to be a cop? 15 Teaching hatred in our colleges 16 Media coverage and cellphones have undermined police officers 19 The Boston Police Department – the early years 22 - 24 Social media has created 24-hour news coverage for cop-hating venom 28 Commissioner’s Commendations 34 & 35 RETIRED PATROLMEN’S DIVISION 295 Freeport Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02122-3513 Phone: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779 • www.bppa.org The advertisers of the Pax Centurion do not necessarily endorse the opinions of the Pax Centurion /Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. The advertisers are in support of the BPPA Scholarship Fund and every patrolmen who risks his or her life to protect and serve the community.