PAX Centurion - April / June 2016

Page 10 • PAX CENTURION • April-May-June 2016 617-989-BPPA (2772) In Massachusetts Courts, every day is a 265-13D (MGL 265-13D: “Assault and Battery on a Police Officer”) OfficerRonaldTarentino’smurder is not a “tragedy” – it’s yet ANOTHER case of liberal judicial tyranny By James W. Carnell, Pax Editor “A Tragedy inAuburn,” the news media call it. The cold- blooded murder of Officer Ronald Tarentino was more than a tragedy. The murder of Auburn Officer Ronald Tarentino, and many other police officers killed in Massachusetts, is the direct result of a liberal judiciary who don’t treat assaulting police officers as a serious crime anymore. Beyond question, the man who is accused of killing Officer Tarentino, Jorge Zambrano, should not have been driving around our streets, free to wreak havoc and destruction. He was operating with a revoked license, a career criminal on parole with numerous pending charges who had just recently been re-arrested, because of the irresponsible failure of liberal Massachusetts judges to perform their duties as an important part of the criminal justice system. Far too many Massachusetts judges put their own liberal theology above the safety of the general public and in doing so put police officers and the public at greater risk of death, serious injury and criminal activity. Here are some excerpts from the Boston Globe reporting about the Tarentino murder: ( Boston Globe , 5/23/16, pg. A-10) … “it remained unclear why Zambrano opened fire on Tarentino, ….”…. Excuse me? “It re- mained unclear why Zambrano opened fire on Tarentino…”? Exactly what needs to be “clear” about why Zambrano opened fire and killed Officer Tarentino?Would a “good reason” have suf- ficed for these Globe reporters? “Unclear why [he] opened fire?”…? Strange phraseology… Again, from the pages of the Boston Globe: (5/24/16, Pg. A1-8, Shelley Murphy) (title bar on pageA-8): “Suspect in officer’s killing was ordered to have counseling” . Counseling? The suspect was ordered to have “counseling”?A felon out on parole who has been re-arrested at least six times since his early release in 2013 had been “ordered to have counseling”? Continuing on: “We are carefully examining all of the circumstances regarding Jorge Zambrano’s criminal history in order to determine whether additional systemic steps should have been taken in his case,” [Trial court Chief Justice Paula] Carey said. “Additional systemic steps?...”What would those steps have been? Unfortunately; there are probably many Jorge Zambranos out there, being released in increasing numbers every day under the guise of being convicted of “non-vio- lent” drug offenses. Officer Tarentino was sent to an early grave by lenient judges who don’t seem to treat assaulting a police officer with the appropriate level of seriousness it deserves. Officer Ronald Tarentino Auburn Police Officer Be prepared, be aware and stay alive! See Stay Alive on page 63 W e live in a dangerous world. I don’t think this statement would shock anyone who is reading this; unfortunately we continue to have evidence of this fact present itself over and over again. No one knows this better than police officers who deal with the potential and the reality of this world every day. What follows here is half news summary and half a reminder about preparedness and situational awareness. The recent tragic events in Orlando have provided yet another chapter in an ever evolving story of how terror operations continue to challenge our ability to interdict and stop them. More and more terrorist organizations and those inspired by them have opted for a lower tech approach to spreading their message of fear and hate. Some of these attacks have been well funded and coordinated efforts by established terror networks. A classic example of this was the attack on multiple locations in Mumbai, India by Lashkar e Toiba. In addition to attacks like Mumbai we have also seen attacks like the one in Canada where a terrorist drove his vehicle into two Canadian soldiers at a shopping center, killing one and injuring the other. Or, the fanatic who murdered two British soldiers on the streets of London with a knife and made a video for the world to see Most recently in San Bernardino and Orlando we have seen active shooter, By Daniel McIsaac, B-3 Days mass casualty situations. The varied nature of these attacks presents a unique problem to law enforcement; how do you combat an enemy that has operatives that they don’t even know about. The answer is not easily. Like you I am a member of the patrol force with little input into department let alone national security policy. So the question is what we can do, to borrow the Boy Scout motto we must, Be Prepared! We also need to be aware, all police officers both on duty and off need to practice good situational awareness. Be prepared, unfortunately being a police officer is a twenty four hour job.You never really turn off your ability to assess situations and evaluate threats. What does being prepared entail? First and foremost we need to train; I am just as guilty as anyone else in not being as prepared as I should be. The old adage practice makes perfect fits here; we need to be proficient with our weapon. God forbid you have to use it but if you do you want to be effective with it. It could save your life, your family’s life and the lives of those that you were sworn to protect. We also need to not just train tactically but also intellectually. Keep your self-informed about what is going on in the world, the latest trends that are developing and what to look for. It can be as simple as reading one of the BRIC bulletins for five minutes