PAX Centurion - Fall 2017

Page 34 • PAX CENTURION • Fall 2017 617-989-BPPA (2772) ANTIFA/NAZIs: “Want six or a half-dozen?” The Nazis they were looking for… were right next to them By James Carnell, Pax Centurion Editor D URINGTHEANTI-POLICE RIOT of August 19 th (the grossly-biased liberal media and their political dependents keep referring to it as a “peaceful rally”, but we know what it was…) I was assigned to a squad composed mainly of officers over the age of 50, and bundled into a borrowed “P.A.L.” van for transport to the Common. We were supposed to be on “stand-by” at the Park St./Beacon St. side of the Common in front of the State House for the “anti-hate” rally which was taking place before the scheduled noontime “free-speech” rally. That part of the rally was taking place on the other side of the Common, at Tremont and Boylston. For the most part, the crowd that we were assigned to monitor were the peace and love, aging-hippie, sign-carrying, social-justice warrior types. Self-righteous, morally-superior, candlelight-vigil, “progressive” types, certainly; but not in any way violent or disorderly. Other than a few argumentative hardheads insisting that their “right” to be heard was somehow more important than other people’s right to choose not to listen to their polemics, the crowd we were assigned to monitor was – at least at the start – generally peaceful. But there was an ominous event a few hours before the “hurray for my sign” rally: about 9AM, when we first arrived on the Common, a band of black-clad, kerchief-wearing, anarchist types had set up shop in the middle of the Common, complete with tables and a clothesline surrounding their gathering place to (obviously) expropriate that area of the public park for themselves and exclude others. They were soon moved along, but simply appeared to set up shop further inside the Common without any more police intervention into their activities. Being patrolmen and line supervisors, we simply follow orders and instructions during such events, but the fact that the ANTIFA /anarchists were physically present was foreboding. Undercover infiltration and “up-close, in-your-face” shadowing by our own “good-guy”, black-clad tactical units (of the type practiced and taught by the late, great, Deputy Supt. Robert Hayden ) would have prevented a lot of what was to come later on that day, but that’s water over the dam now. I simply hope we learned a lesson for the next ANTIFA appearance (November???). Occasionally, the idiot college kids (and their idiot parents who were reliving the sixties singing bad renditions of “ Michael, row your boat ashore…,” “Give peace a chance,” and “We shall overcome”… ad nauseum) would wander over to us and ask, with that all-too- Representing and providing counsel tomembers of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association since 1993 regarding critical incidents, criminal and departmental investigations, and civil rights matters. Manymembers have also sought our guidance and representation in awide variety of matters, particularly personal injury claims on behalf of injured officers and/or their family and friends. We also provide representation in criminal and civil litigation, real estate and estate planning. We invite you to learn more about Anderson, Goldman, Tobin & Pasciucco, L.L.P. by visiting our website – AndersonGoldman.com KENNETH H. ANDERSON ERIC S. GOLDMAN JONATHAN E. TOBIN PETER D. PASCIUCCO 50 Redfield Street, Boston, MA 02122 617-265-3900 • Fax 617-265-3627 Anderson, Goldman, Tobin & Pasciucco, L.L.P. A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W