PAX Centurion - September / October 2015

Page 28 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2015 617-989-BPPA (2772) Beaten down at the Dominican Fest By Mark A. Bruno T o say I am shocked at how much hatred is actually out there for our profession would be an understatement. Every time somethinghappens across the country involvingpolice, it seems CNN or FOX News are there to report it. If it bleeds it leads! I don’t care that they report it but it’s slanted to show police officers as the bad guys. It seems any yahoo they can get in front of a camera to rant and rave about how they are being persecuted by police shows up andmakes a spectacle of themselves. The sad part is the general public in urban areas are buying it. It gives them a reason to justify burning the town down and looting any stores along the way. In Baltimore, theMayor let the crowd run wild in order to be politically correct. It is reminiscent of Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned to the ground. Is there any surprise why crime is up in these particular areas? We are Boston Police! W hen other cities and towns were figuring out how to handle protesters at their Democratic and Republican Conventions, we were boxing them in and infiltrating their ranks. Boston Police have many times been the role models on how to handle large events and crisis situations. Just look at the BostonMarathon and howwell all our agencies like EMS, Boston Fire, and all surrounding local and federal agencies rose up on this occasion. I’d like to think that Boston and all of its political leaders understand the importance of maintaining order rather than letting chaos reign. It is not always about being politically correct. We should not have to be constantly walking on eggshells in order tomaintain the peace.A soft approach at major events can’t be an option when officers are being pelted with rocks and bottles by crowds that are surrounding our wagons because we have prisoners in them. Suchwas the chaos that ensued onCityHall Plaza.Arresting individuals may not always be the preferredmethod in order tomaintain calm, but if you let it go, it sets a bad precedent. If we do nothing and someone gets hurt, we are liable. Damned if we do and damned if we don’t! It seems everyonewants to get up in a cop’s face and test their resolve in light of events going on around the country. I applaud Boston Police Commissioner Billy Evans and Mayor Marty Walsh for standing behind their officers and drawing a line in the sand when it comes to bad behavior of brazen individuals that want nothing but to injure cops. It can’t and should not be tolerated! I expect nothing from our current President whose silence has led to the general public’s hatred for our profession. We have been hung out to dry but have managed to still do our jobs regardless! What really bothered me at the Dominican Fest was how young the arrestees were. To be indoctrinated with hatred for authority at such a young age makes me cringe. The direction this country is heading in worries me. This bad behavior obviously starts at home. Children will learn what their parents teach them. If they instill good morals and values, they will end up with a respectful, law-abiding citizen. If they bring them up to hate authority figures and law enforcement, they will probably find these individuals incarcerated or dead. You can agree to disagree and do it in a civil manner. Pelting cops with foreign objects and being belligerent is a reflection of how ignorant and misinformed people can be. No one is saying all cops are perfect.We are human like everyone else and occasionally we may falter, but that does not give license to bad behavior, allowing people to pillage and plunder! The Law Firm of Scott D. 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