Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. PRST. STD. 9-11 Shetland Street U.S. POSTAGE Police groups lobby for jurisdiction Boston, Massachusetts 02119 PAID Police groups lobby for jurisdiction PERMIT NO. 2226 By Jim Barry, BPPA Legislative Agent WORCESTER, MA ocal police unions and groups were lobbying the Casino Bill for passage of an L amendment stripping the exclusive State Police jurisdiction at casinos and race- track slot machine venues included in the pending House gambling bill. The growth of the Massachusetts State Police will need to be in the hundreds for this new charge of “exclusivity” in policing criminal violations at these gaming venues. This cost will surely take away millions of dollars in promised in local aid to the Commonwealth’s cities and towns. (continued on page A9) Nation’s First Police Department • Established 1854 Volume 40, Number 2 • March/April 2010 PPAXAXCENTURIONCENTURION Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS Judge Gertner’s excellent bus ride Gov. Patrick continues attack on Hypocrite liberal takes bus ride through real, police pay, benefits live inner-city By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor of his critics originally believed: he is a wolf as a poor child who grew up on the tough neighborhood, takes overnor Deval Patrick, the alleged in sheep’s clothing. It is beyond question or south side of Chicago, Governor Patrick is G“friend of labor”, has continued his re- argument that he certainly hates police of- in fact a child of wealth and privilege. He cheap-shots at cops lentless attack on municipal (not state) po- ficers, except for showing up at the annual attended (free of tuition) prestigious Milton By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor lice officer pay and benefits with threats to “Hannah Awards” ceremony at the State Academy, and then attended (free of tuition) uess what cop-hating Federal Judge further undermine police details, educa- House wearing a Cheshire-cat grin express- Harvard University. (Unlike police officers GNancy Gertner did!? She took a tional benefits, pensions and health insur- ing his “admiration and respect for the job who had to pay tuition, attend school and real, live, bus ride through Roxbury and ance. we do.” (Keep it Governor, and stick it actually earn their Quinn Bill-eligible de- Mattapan with a The Governor, who presented himself a where the sun don’t shine. None of us be- gree, Governor Patrick has no knowledge whole bunch of few years ago as an alleged friend of the lieve you…). of what paying a student loan entails.) His her screeching- working man, has proven to be what many Despite his attempts to portray himself politically-appointed sinecure as an attor- liberal friends, ney in the U.S. Department of Justice – Civil and she had Rights Division – honed his skills as a pro- pizza with gang- Sympathy for the devil fessional cop-hater. He then went on to bangers, and Journalists, “community,” try to rationalize, “earn” (HA!) millions of dollars as a corpo- then (par for the rate lawyer (HEY… don’t liberals hate “cor- course) she took excuse attempted cop-killer’s behavior porate lawyers”???) for Coca-Cola Co., a few verbal slaps Federal Judge Nancy Gertner By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor had been shot or killed, would “the com- Ameriquest Mortgage Co. (weren’t they the at the police NCREDIBLE, isn’t it? A 19-year-old munity” have been lighting their phony ones who were involved in peddling sub- (which she does from the bench, any- Imaggot shoots at police officers with his memorial candles for them, leaving bal- prime mortgages to the poor and under- way…). illegal .45 cal. automatic handgun, actually loons and teddy bears and flowers on a privileged???), and other major corpora- Yes, an article appeared in the Bos- drops a clip and reloads, then shoots him- makeshift shrine? Yeah, I don’t think so ei- tions, serving on their “board of directors” th ton Globe of Saturday, Feb. 20 (which self in the head while under return fire from ther…. while raking in millions for an occasional is probably why everyone missed it) en- the cops, and “the community” comes to His mother was quoted in the Boston monthly meeting. He owns mansions in titled “An eye-opening ride into the city his aid? Are you kidding me? Herald (April 8th, page 6) saying that “the Milton and the Berkshires. I would love to within the city”, by Globe reporter Jo- This maggot scumbag – Manuel police killed my son.” Ma’am – (Ms. be such a poor child, if only I was as under- seph P. Kahn. Apparently, a local en- DaViega – and I will under no circum- Isabella Fernandez of Quincy) – all due privileged as he. (Ergo, I am privileged???? trepreneur has found a way to bleed stances apologize to anyone for using those respect to motherhood and fully understand- Lucky me!) money from stupid, rich liberals and as- blunt terms- attempted to kill several of our ing a grieving mother’s attempts to put The Governor, in the middle of a tough sorted other idiots by starting a bus tour officers from the gang unit, and but for their blame anywhere but where it belongs, but re-election battle (which hopefully he will called “Boston by Night,” in which cor- training, experience, luck and the grace of your son was a maggot and a scumbag. lose) has cut Quinn-bill reimbursements to porate executives, leading philanthro- God, he would have succeeded. But imme- (continued on page A3) (continued on page A2) pists, and Boston’s power-brokers take diately after the attempted murder of these a “real eye-opener” (their words, not officers on Navillus Terrace in Dorchester, mine) of a tour through inner-city Saturday, April 3rd, “the community” (Ques- The advertisers of the Pax Centurion do not nec- neighborhoods where few, if any of tion: exactly what “community” is that? The essarily endorse the opinions of the Pax Centurion/ Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. them, have ever been. community of maggots, scumbags, and at- And among the committed liberals tempted cop-killers?) were on-scene, The advertisers are in support of the BPPA Schol- looking to feel good about themselves screaming and yelling insults at the cops, arship Fund and every patrolmen who risks his or her life to protect and serve the community. was Newton’s own Federal Judge Nancy claiming all sorts of conspiracies, racism, Gertner, Wellesley College grad and excessive force, blah-blah-blah, ad (continued on page A5) nauseum. Geez, if one of the cops involved (continued on page A3) Nation’s First Police Department From the President: Thomas J. Nee PAX Unity & Strength All politics are local CENTURION s the economy continues to suffer from the worst economic situation since the A Great Depression, public sector employee pay and benefits have became a conve- nient scapegoat for all that ails Massachusetts and the economy. Rather than blame reck- less Wall Street investors, regulatory agencies asleep at the switch, bad political decisions and policies, most, if not all, are focused on us. Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Elected officials, special interest groups and the media are taking great liberty with the Boston Emergency Medical Technicians current economic climate and are convincing the public that it is our collective fault that the deficits exist. It is said that ninety-one percent of the people working in the private 9-11 Shetland Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02119 sector are at-will employees, most have no job security, extremely expensive or non- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS Phone: 617-989-BPPA (2772) existent health insurance, no defined benefit retirement plans and their 401k accounts are Fax: 617-989-2779 being depleted. Their anger and growing “wage and benefit envy” between public sector employees and private sector employees has created a divide and is seemingly getting www.bppa.org Union Printworks worse. Volume 40, No. 2 • Readership 125,000 • March/April 2010 Elected officials are well aware of this and the public’s growing discontent and anger. In today’s hyperpartisan political world why does it seem that we, the working people of BOARD OF EDITORS the Commonwealth have no elected officials or political party to turn to, and why does it Thomas J. Nee, Executive Director James Carnell, Managing Editor seem to me that the friends of labor and the party of the working class has turned its back Ronald MacGillivray, Vice President John Broderick, Jr., Secretary Mark Bruno, Pat Rose, on us after we have long supported them and their ideology. Seemingly they have become Thomas Pratt, Treasurer Assistant Managing Editors focused on destroying worker’s rights, collective bargaining agreements, wages, benefits and stability that come with them. For years, Republican ideology has leaned to the right, EMS Officers supporting corporate interests and management rights, now come the Democrats who James Orsino, President John Bilotas, Secretary lean totally left and are embracing the same sort of mind-numbing concepts from the Robert Morley, Vice President Anthony O’Brien, Treasurer other extreme, leaving the middle class behind. Len Shubitowski, Chief Steward The political ground is shifting here in Massachusetts and the recent U.S. Senate elec- Bulk Mailing Postage Paid at Worcester, Mass., Permit No. 2226 tion should serve as a notice to anyone seeking election that there is a hunger by the voters BPPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for change. In my view they want to see more Democrats who are conservative and Republicans who are more liberal of their respective party ideology, it is better known as AREA A AREA B AREA C Brian Reaney • Tom Corbett David Fitzgerald • Michael Sullivan Timothy Golden being moderate.