PAX Centurion - January / March 2016

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • January/March 2016 • Page 57 Sports trivia… From Sports Trivia Questions on page 55 1. The only player to play in all of his teams’ games in 2015 was Orioles third baseman Manny Machado. 2. The two current Major League teams that have never reached theWorld Series are the Seattle Mariners and theWashington Nationals. 3. In 2015, the Los Angeles Dodgers had the highest average home attendance averaging 46,479 fans per game. 4. Daniel Nava signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this offseason. 5. Before holding spring training inWinter Haven beginning in 1966, the Red Sox trained in Scottsdale, Arizona. 6. Colorado forward and former Bruin Jerome Iginla scored his 600 th career goal this season. 7. The first Heisman Trophy winner to win a Super Bowl ring was Green Bay running back Paul Hornung versus the Chiefs in Super Bowl I. 8. The Chicago Bulls hold the NBA record for best regular season record going 72-10 during the 1995-96 season. 9. The Detroit RedWings won a league record 62 games during the 1995-96 regular season. 10. The only two players to win back-to-back Super Bowl MVP awards are Bart Starr in Super Bowls I and II and Terry Bradshaw in Super Bowls XIII and XIV. fair city with shaking cups, dirty squeegees, and a smell that cannot be described, especially during warmer weather. It’s an area that receives constant Police attention, and I’m sure if the numbers were looked at, would show a drain on City services like no other four block spot in the Boston. BUT looming over Boston Fire Department HQ is a billboard that boldly states addiction is not a choice, but a disease. OK, I’m buying. If it’s a disease, then why are we not putting these folks somewhere until they are cured. You know a hospital (or secure treatment facility if you prefer) so that they are not left on the street to die of OD, be arrested for whatever reason or exposed to the elements, or worse, spread this misery to others. In other words, actually help them! I know you can’t catch heroin out of thin air, but there are a myriad of alphabet diseases you can! This epidemic now coined the “Opioid Crisis” has become quite a money maker, so despite all the feel good programs, success is doomed, because greed has replaced good intentions. So here’s my solution, as simple as it sounds. Narcan revival comes with automatic 45-60 day MANDATORY COMMITTED DETOX (not the 30 days currently being entertained on Beacon Hill). Needle exchange, GONE. Methadone, and suboxone, will only be available through 45-60 day MANDATORY COMMITTED DETOX, and finally if you’re caught dealing heroin, 25 years Fed time for first offense, Life for second offense, Life without parole for third offense. Why not, somewhere along the line these POS dealers are responsible for an overdose or three, so make them do the time. Add full confiscation of property too, and use the moneys realized to offset the cost of treatment/enforcement. Face it gentle reader, this ain’t going away on its own, we need to take drastic action. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Obama has passed an Executive Order on Gun Control.You can see his depth of commitment on this issue, because it doesn’t address illegal gun possession, only legal gun ownership. Look no further than the local case of Stephen Silva, who served only 17 months behind bars after “loaning” his pal Dzokhar Tsarnaev an ILLEGAL GUN that was used to KILL MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, and later in a shoot out with Police. Now my stance on the SecondAmendment is well known, but I do think guns need to be kept out of the hands of criminals, and terrorists. So, as with my previous item, let’s get serious about this. If caught with an illegal weapon (not license expired or driving through another jurisdiction possession) ten years in prison. Altered/damaged serial numbers, tack on another five years. Use it in a crime, 25 years. Deal illegal guns, 25 years on each count. Go after these straw purchasers, not sit on 100’s of cases like Holder’s DOJ. (Who appointed THAT guy? oh yeah that’s right…). Make it uncomfortable on a criminal to use/possess a gun, and maybe Mr. President, you can make an impact, not by harassing LEGAL, RESPONSIBLE gun ownership. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Local heroes Bob Kraft and Tom Brady are catching the heat for their support of friend Donald Trump. Fans claim their backing of the Republican front runner may affect attendance. C’mon, really? If an average ticket price of $125, parking fees, traffic and $8 bucks for a small beer, aren’t affecting attendance, then I don’t think who Tom and Bob are voting for will either. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Looks like your PAX may be becoming a Quarterly, so I don’t know when I’m up next, BUT if it’s after the summer, use your time wisely, spend as much of it as you can not in work. Watch you six, watch out for your brother and sister Officers, and stay safe. Eire Pub 795 Adams Street Dorchester, MA 02124