PAX Centurion - Fall 2016

Page 64 • PAX CENTURION • Fall 2016 617-989-BPPA (2772) The True Man Show… By P.O. Jay Moccia If you’re looking for anything in here that references the ongoing saga of Body Worn Cameras, good, bad, or indifferent, you’re going to be disappointed. Because of ongoing litigation, there will be no further mention of this topic. Sorry, I’ll certainly tackle this as soon as possible, win, lose or draw in the courts. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Failed Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders celebrated his surrender with the purchase of a new home. The self-proclaimed “poorest member of Congress”, (net worth about $525k) bought a new home (his third) for $575K on an island in Lake Champlain. Holy crap, how lavish a lifestyle do the richest members of Congress live? Anyone want to bet the mortgage is being paid by the Clinton Foundation? H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Baby’s pacifier…whine stopper. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Protesting in the heat can be quite demanding, and at a recent Boston #BLM march, the Department rolled out their Ice Cream Truck, and dished out water and hoodsies. Protesters only though, none of the cops assigned to the event that I spoke to got a treat. And that little fire, made from a cruiser was just to make some S’Mores. Nothing to see here folks, move along…move along… H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H It should be against the law to show those depressing commercials featuring abused animals and starving kids during comedies. It’s an emotional roller coaster going from Sally Struthers to Tommy Boy. (thanks Kev-got you in this one LOL) H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H I’m not sure I like the idea of driverless cars. I mean who do you give the finger to for bad driving? H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Do dogs that travel to different time zones suffer from jet wag? (thanks, JtP!) H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H It seems a member of the Command Staff who left the air con- ditioned office, jumped in the air conditioned Department car, and travelled to some other air conditioned building for a meeting came across a group of cops on assignment GASP, …not wearing their hats! I mean it was only 90+ degrees outside. Who do those guys think they are standing out in the heat not wearing that navy blue unventilated heat magnet? Luckily the boss didn’t stop to chastise the Officers, I mean God Forbid some of that precious cool air drift onto the unwashed patrol force. If an Officer without a hat is the biggest worry at HQ, I’d say, they don’t have a thing to worry about. There was also no deployment of the Yankee Hoodsie 5 to the area… H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H You know you’re an old-timer when you don’t recognize anyone on morning watches. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Funny how activists and politicians are calling on US to be more accountable, these are the same people who have forced us to deal with issues that are not law enforcement related. WE (Police) should not be responding to unruly kindergarten students. That’s what TEACHERS get paid to do. We should not have to go to a home because Junior won’t get up for school or Missy won’t get off her cell phone and do her homework. That’s a PARENT’S job. Putting baby seats in a car? C’mon, if the insurance companies are so worried about liability, let Liberty Mutual put the baby seats in. Giving me Narcan doesn’t solve the Opioid crisis, but then neither does remov- ing the benches from bus stops at Mass and Albany. That’s a job for the Boston Public Health Commission. Oh, and while you’re at it BPHC, can we get some of the insane people off the street too, it’s really not fair to THEM! Instead of making us the whipping boy because all the feel good programs, gun control, and other social ex- periments of the last 50 or so years have FAILED, YOU be account- able, and DO YOUR JOB! (sorry Belichick) Yes, part, a big part of policing is helping people, but when you see the same problems day in and day out, and those who have the power (or claim to speak truth to power) REFUSE to address these issues, then shut the hell up about how we (Police) deal with them. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Everyone seems to be concerned about the health of Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton. Her coughing fits, dizziness, inability to distinguish truth from fiction (or lies if you prefer) is not from some neurological disorder or chemical imbalance. It’s PTSD from that sniper fire she survived in Bosnia. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H It’s been so hot this summer that my M&M’s DID melt in my hand. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H In a move that left much to the imagination, Bill Clinton met US AG Loretta Lynch when their private jets just so happened to pass time on the same tarmac. They both claim to have spoken only about their grandchildren, and non-political topics, especially the ongoing Hillary Clinton Email scandal. OK, I’ll buy that lie…Bill: “hey Lo- retta, you know it would suck if our grandchildren had to visit Hillary in jail. And yours had to visit you at the unemployment office. Maybe if Hillary wins, you stay on as AG or maybe go to work on Wall St or our foundation…” Stay tuned, and follow the money. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H OK, I’m about 1000 words in, and I can’t stay off the topic of BWC. My feeling is the Patriots will go 3-1 during Brady’s 4 game suspension, then #12 comes back and shreds every opponent the rest of the season and into the Super Bowl to completely clear his name, and B rady W ins C hampionship. #freebrady #superbowlpday H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Speaking of the NFL, 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick caused a commotion when he refused to stand during the National Anthem. Kaepernick (who is Bi-racial, and was raised by white parents-hey that sounds familiar) stated: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bod- ies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” Now I ask you, gentle reader, who could this privileged million- aire mean when he references “people getting paid leave and getting away with murder”? This is just another case of a pampered athlete opening his stupid mouth and injecting himself into events he obvi- ously knows nothing about. If he came from the hood, and overcame violence or abuse all the way to the NFL, I’d give his words some weight. But this guy? Did I mention his girlfriend Nessa Diab is