Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

60
PRST. STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 2226 Worcester, MA Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. 9-11 Shetland Street Boston, Massachusetts 02119 The advertisers of the Pax Centurion do not necessarily endorse the opinions of the Pax Centurion/Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. The advertisers are in support of the BPPA Scholarship Fund and every patrolmen who risks his or her life to protect and serve the community. PAXCENTURION Nation’s First Police Department • Established 1854 • IUPA Local 16807, AFL-CIO Volume 37, Number 5 • September/October 2007 Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians PAXCENTURION (continued on page A11) NEW BPPA BY-LAWS PROPOSED See pages A14 to A18 The PAX Rises to New Heights… The PAX Rises to New Heights… Capt. Frank Armstrong and his kids show off a copy of the “Pax Centurion” at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. They made this trek on behalf of “Cops for Kids with Cancer.” Donations are gratefully accepted at “Cops for Kids with Cancer,” P.O. Box 850956, Braintree, MA 02185. NEW BPPA BY-LAWS PROPOSED The myth of the “minimum wage flagman” Massachusetts stats prove flagmen far more costly than cops, but major media denies the facts… By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor D espite editorials in both the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe advocating the use of alleged “minimum wage” flagmen instead of police officers, irrefutable facts have been obtained from Massachusetts’ own division of Labor and Industries which clearly, unequivocally indi- cate that flagmen in Massachu- setts, under the prevailing wage law, would be paid significantly mor e on public works projects than local police officers. These facts are publicly avail- able and yet brazenly ignored by the editorial writers in both papers because the facts simply don’t fit their preconceived, cop-hating opinions. The f acts are as follows: 1.) Boston police officers are currently paid at a rate of either $33 or $37 per hour, depending on the “redline” designation of the street where the detail is per- formed, regardless of day or night, weekend, holiday, or any other specialty rating. 2.) Flagmen, who would be paid ac- cording to the Mas- sachusetts prevail- ing wage scale cov- ered under M.G.L. ch. 149, sec. 26- 27H, would be paid (as of 5/31/2008) at a rate of $37.50 per hour. This rate DOES NOT in- clude overtime rates at time-and-one- half, ($56.25) or specialty rates at night, weekend or holiday scales. 3.) Several years ago, Rep. Paul Demakis of Bea- con Hill, who also disdained cops, filed legislation which would have paid flagmen at the rate paid to “la- borers.” The laborer’s rate, as of 5/31/08 will be: $43.40 per hour, again excluding overtime, week- end or holiday rates, even higher than the rate paid to flagmen! 4.) Neither flagmen or laborers have any police powers whatso- ever, including Chapter 90 (motor vehicle enforcement) powers. Ad- ditionally, flagmen and laborers would be first and foremost em- ployees of the company who hired them, while police officers are pri- marily agents of the state, city or town. Despite the fact that flagmen would cost significantly more than police detail officers and reduce the number of police officers on the street, Herald editorial writer Rachelle Cohen (an outspoken and well-known hater of police Of course, in order to refute these facts, our detractors would also have to be opposed to the prevailing wage law in general, which would negatively affectvirtually ALL of the building trades and unionized workers in Massachusetts. Therefore, it is unlikely that the facts about the rates paid to flagmen will be publicized by either the Globe or the Herald“Peace activist/crime fighter” Isaura Mendes arrested Media-hyped “peace activist” charged with assault and battery on police officers arresting her grandson By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor I saura Mendes, the self-pro- claimed and media-hyped “peace activist/crime fighter,” has been arrested following yet an- other confrontation with police officers who were trying to arrest her grandson on charges of wit- ness intimidation and assaulting a person with a handgun (later found to be a BB gun). Mendes, who has appeared ad nauseum with Mayor Menino, Commissioner Davis, and a host of other politicians, has somehow managed to fashion herself into a “peace activist” and led numerous candlelight marches after the un- timely deaths of her two sons, Bobby (1995) and Alex (2006). Both sons had criminal records, (continued on page A9)

description

NEW BPPA BY-LAWS PROPOSEDNation’s First Police Department • Established 1854 • IUPA Local 16807, AFL-CIOSee pages A14 to A18PAXCENTURIONBoston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical TechniciansVolume 37, Number 5 • September/October 2007The PAX Rises to New Heights…The myth of the “minimum wage flagman”Massachusetts stats prove flagmen far more costly than cops, but major media denies the facts…By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor espite editorials in both the Boston H

Transcript of Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page 1: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

PRST. STD.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDPermit No. 2226Worcester, MA

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc.9-11 Shetland StreetBoston, Massachusetts 02119

The advertisers of thePax Centurion do notnecessarily endorsethe opinions of thePax Centurion/BostonPolice Patrolmen’sAssociation.

The advertisers are insupport of the BPPAScholarship Fund andevery patrolmen whorisks his or her life toprotect and serve thecommunity.

PAXCENTURIONNation’s First Police Department • Established 1854 • IUPA Local 16807, AFL-CIO Volume 37, Number 5 • September/October 2007

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc.Boston Emergency Medical Technicians

PAXCENTURION

(continued on page A11)

NEW BPPA BY-LAWS PROPOSED See pagesA14 to A18

The PAX Rises toNew Heights…The PAX Rises toNew Heights…

Capt. Frank Armstrong and his kids show off a copy ofthe “Pax Centurion” at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Theymade this trek on behalf of “Cops for Kids with Cancer.”Donations are gratefully accepted at “Cops for Kidswith Cancer,” P.O. Box 850956, Braintree, MA 02185.

NEW BPPA BY-LAWS PROPOSED

The myth of the“minimum wage flagman”

Massachusetts stats prove flagmen far more costlythan cops, but major media denies the facts…

By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor

Despite editorials in boththe Boston Herald and theBoston Globe advocating

the use of alleged “minimumwage” flagmen instead of policeofficers, irrefutable facts have beenobtained from Massachusetts’ owndivision of Labor and Industrieswhich clearly, unequivocally indi-cate that flagmen in Massachu-setts, under the prevailing wagelaw, would be paid significantlymore on public works projectsthan local police officers.

These facts are publicly avail-able and yet brazenly ignored bythe editorial writers in both papersbecause the facts simply don’t fittheir preconceived, cop-hatingopinions. The facts are as follows:

1.) Boston police officers arecurrently paid at a rate of either$33 or $37 per hour, depending onthe “redline” designation of thestreet where the detail is per-formed, regardlessof day or night,weekend, holiday, orany other specialtyrating.

2.) Flagmen, whowould be paid ac-cording to the Mas-sachusetts prevail-ing wage scale cov-ered under M.G.L.ch. 149, sec. 26-27H, would be paid(as of 5/31/2008) ata rate of $37.50 perhour. This rateDOES NOT in-clude overtime ratesat time-and-one-half, ($56.25) orspecialty rates atnight, weekend orholiday scales.

3.) Several yearsago, Rep. Paul Demakis of Bea-con Hill, who also disdained cops,filed legislation which would havepaid flagmen at the rate paid to “la-borers.” The laborer’s rate, as of5/31/08 will be: $43.40 per hour,again excluding overtime, week-end or holiday rates, even higherthan the rate paid to flagmen!

4.) Neither flagmen or laborershave any police powers whatso-

ever, including Chapter 90 (motorvehicle enforcement) powers. Ad-ditionally, flagmen and laborerswould be first and foremost em-ployees of the company who hired

them, while police officers are pri-marily agents of the state, city ortown.

Despite the fact that flagmenwould cost significantly more thanpolice detail officers and reducethe number of police officers onthe street, Herald editorial writerRachelle Cohen (an outspokenand well-known hater of police

Of course, in order torefute these facts, ourdetractors would also haveto be opposed to theprevailing wage law ingeneral, which wouldnegatively affectvirtuallyALL of the building tradesand unionized workers inMassachusetts. Therefore,it is unlikely that the factsabout the rates paid toflagmen will be publicizedby either the Globe or theHerald…

“Peace activist/crime fighter”Isaura Mendes arrested

Media-hyped “peace activist” chargedwith assault and battery on

police officers arresting her grandsonBy Jim Carnell, Pax Editor

Isaura Mendes, the self-pro-claimed and media-hyped“peace activist/crime fighter,”

has been arrested following yet an-other confrontation with policeofficers who were trying to arresther grandson on charges of wit-ness intimidation and assaulting aperson with a handgun (later foundto be a BB gun).

Mendes, who has appeared adnauseum with Mayor Menino,Commissioner Davis, and a hostof other politicians, has somehowmanaged to fashion herself into a“peace activist” and led numerouscandlelight marches after the un-timely deaths of her two sons,Bobby (1995) and Alex (2006).Both sons had criminal records,

(continued on page A9)

Page 2: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A2 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

From the President: Thomas J. Nee

The rumorsstop here

PAXCENTURION

Nation’s First Police Department

PAXCENTURION

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc.Boston Emergency Medical Technicians

9-11 Shetland Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02119Phone: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779 • www.bppa.org

Unity & Strength

Volume 37, No. 5 • Readership 125,000 • September/October 2007

Thomas J. Nee, Executive DirectorRonald MacGillivray, Vice President

John Broderick, Jr., SecretaryThomas Pratt, Treasurer

BOARD OF EDITORSJames Carnell, Managing Editor

Mark Bruno, Pat Rose,Assistant Managing Editors

James Orsino, PresidentRobert Morley, Vice President

EMS OfficersMatthew Carly, Secretary

Anthony O’Brien, TreasurerLen Shubitowski, Chief Steward

Bulk Mailing Postage Paid at Worcester, Mass., Permit No. 2226

BPPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

BPPA COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

EDITORIAL POLICY

AREA ABrian Reaney • Tom CorbettJohn Bates • James Carnell

Michael Leary • Robert Anthony Bob Luongo • James Warmsley

AREA BJohn Downey • Bernie Moore

Charlie Hulme • David FitzgeraldCynthia Beckford-Brewington

Richard McCormack

AREA CTimothy Golden • Bill Hogan

Joe Miskel • Mark Bruno Patrick Rose • Chuck Kelley

AREA DRich Moriarty • Scott Yanovich

Robert Butler • Greg LynchLou Maderia • Michael McManus

AREA EMichael Harrington • Paul Nee

John Earley • Jean Pierre RicardLawrence Calderone

Gerald Rautenberg • Steve KelleyArthur McCarthy

AREA FIDENT. UNIT – John Fitzgerald

DRUG UNIT – Paul QuinnYVSF – Jeff CecilTimothy Stanton

M.O.P.Richie Kelley

Chris Broderick

RADIO SHOP / P.D.S.John Kundy

P.D.S. – Karen VanDyke

TURRETJohn Conway • Dave Stewart

Richard Brennan

ACADEMY / RANGEEVIDENCE MANAGEMENT

Paul Downey

HARBORBill Cullinane

E.S.U.Hector Cabrera • Francis Deary

HEADQUARTERS

AWARDSBob Butler • J. Broderick • G. Rautenberg

GRIEVANCEBob Butler • Jim Carnell • Brian ReaneyMike Leary • Tom Pratt • Dave Fitzgerald

BUILDINGTom Nee

BARGAININGTom Nee • Ron MacGillivray • Brian Reaney

Tom Pratt • Dave Fitzgerald

LEGISLATIVEJim Barry

MassPULLJim Barry

K-9 / MOUNTEDKevin Ford • Patrick Butler

MASTER AT ARMSRobert Lundbohm • Mike Murphy

Mike RossRheitha Stewart

PUBLIC RELATIONSJim Barry

PAX CENTURIONJim Carnell • Mark Bruno • Patrick Rose

BYLAWSTom Nee

HEALTH and SAFETY / LABOR MANAGEMENTJohn KundyELECTIONS

Dave FitzgeraldEDUCATION

Tom NeeDETAILS / OVERTIME

Brian Reaney • Patrick Rose

1. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association.2. No responsibilty is assumed for unsolicited material.3. Letters or articles submitted shall be limited to 350 words and must be accompanied by the writer’s name,

but may be reprinted without name or address at writer’s request.4. Freedom of expression is recognized within the bounds of good taste and the limits of available space.5. The B.P.P.A. reserves the right to edit submission and/or include Editor’s notes to any submitted materials.6. The deadline for printed materials for the next issue is JULY 21, 2007.7. Any article printed in this issue may be reprinted in future issues.

TO ADVERTISE IN THE PAX CENTURIONCall the Pax Centurion Advertising Staff at:

COMMONWEALTH PRODUCTIONS: 781-848-8224 • Fax: 781-848-8041

BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN’S ASSOCIATIONTel.: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779

Office Personnel: Annie Parolin • Annmarie Daly

Union Printworks

Despite the fact that there has and willalways be inherent differences andcompetition between public safety

agencies (law enforcement, fire or EMS)both internally and externally. With thatbeing said, as I navigate my own personalthoughts and reason the opposing position,I break it down from a business perspectiveand typically find a remedy in at least myown mind’s eye. Being able to share thatremedy or finding a set of ears on the otherside of the table willing to value our inputor consider our opinion (even though some-times not politically correct) is paramountto the success of this great organization, themission of public safety and this great city.Dialogue not monologue is the key to suc-cess. Politics is not the center piece to gooddecision making and far too often recently,politics, both internally and externally hastaken all the good will and thrown it outwith the bath water. There have been far toomany good people tarnished and crippledwith all the back biting and other politicalnonsense that seems to be aired out dailyoutside of the de-partment. No oneperson in this de-partment is closerto the fire on a dailybasis than I am, andquite honestly I amfrustrated by whathas been going on.For many years Ihave seen the agen-das, experiencedthe manipulation,bullying and in-timidation thathave gone on, itwasn’t acceptablethen, it is not ac-ceptable now. There is no quick fix otherthan to suggest, stop the current course ofaction and rethink your positions, the greatergood is far more important than the personin the bathroom mirror.

Working in cooperation with MayorMenino and his administration the BPPAhas jointly filed and supported a piece oflegislation on Beacon Hill that is sponsoredby State Representative Brian Wallace (D-South Boston) that directly affects our lawenforcement jurisdiction and policing inArea C-6, A-7 and potentially other areasof the City of Boston. As a matter of fulldisclosure I have known Brian Wallace fora very long time and over the years he and Ihave differed on many political issues. Onething that I have learned about him in ouradult life is that when he believes in some-thing or gives his word, regardless of theconsequence, he stands tall. Recently, he hasfaced monumental pressure from the StatePolice and Massport lobby and he contin-ues to stand tall in righting a wrong. I would

like to take this opportunity to thank Rep.Wallace for his steadfast efforts and call onour membership to do the same, his cour-age is a great foundation in seeing this leg-islation through the legislative process.

There have been many things said or in-ferred surrounding the tragic events thatunfolded in West Roxbury fire that killedBoston Fire Fighters Cahill and Payne.First of all, kudos to the President Ed Kellythe leadership of IAFF #718 for going tocourt and attempting to protect the inter-ests of his members surviving families.Sometimes the decisions and things that wehave to do as union leaders are very diffi-cult thing for people to understand or rea-son. Going forward the firefighters unionis not in a very enviable position but we aresure they will navigate the difficult issuesthat they have to deal with. Personally Iempathize with all involved in that being inlaw enforcement since 1982, and during thattime period, even though many have comeand many have gone, far too often certainmembers of the media have taken a gratu-

itous slaps at my membership, my familyand myself sometimes ruining lives with-out proper facts or justification. To that endit shouldn’t be hard to understand the gen-eral response is that there appears to be anapparent lack of respect for the survivingfamilies of these men. The secondary is-sues that have been reported have cast ashadow over these families and caused thema great amount of pain. We as a society can-not preach civility if we are not going topractice it. Somewhere displaced in thesound bites rhetoric is the unselfish will-ingness of these two brave men to sacrificetheir lives for people they will never get theopportunity to meet. On behalf of the BPPAmembership and their families our thoughtsand prayers are with these two great fami-lies as well as all of our brothers and sisterswho have been taken before their time.

In closing, the words of TheodoreRoosevelt, in an address at the Sorbonne,Paris, France, April 23, 1910 called “CITI-

Politics is not the centerpiece togood decision making and far toooften recently, politics, both internallyand externally has taken all the goodwill and thrown it out with the bathwater. There have been far too manygood people tarnished and crippledwith all the back biting and otherpolitical nonsense that seems to beaired out daily outside of thedepartment.

(continued on page A3)

Page 3: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A3

Message from the Vice President: Ronald MacGillivray

BPD detective’s test interviews,evaluations and rankings upcoming

The interview process is currentlyscheduled for late October with theevaluation and ranking not far be-

hind. As everyone is well aware the finalmarks will no doubt be the subject of muchbanter especially with the amount of dis-cretion that is built in to the process. Onecan only hope that the subjective scoring ison the straight and narrow giventhe amount of time that individu-als have committed to the test andre-test. Many have questioned thechanges added to the process suchas the interviews and resumé. Ourcontract calls for a competitiveexam consisting of a (1.) writtenexamination which shall consistof at least 60% of the total exami-nation mark; and (2.) training,education and experience. TheQuality of Experience section ap-pears to be the make or break seg-ment with the Commissioner or designee(s)having up to 25 points to use in evaluatingthe abilities, skills and personal character-istics of each individual.

Getting this right in providing a levelplaying field for all is not going to be easyif any predetermined numbers are in play.Integrity and credibility should be all im-portant within the vetting process with ob-jective, measured criteria trumping allelse.

Sick Bank

The “Sick Bank” for the BPPA hasbeen on the drawing board for a longtime in fact the Detectives and the

Federation have a sick bank. In the lastcouple of years there have been many settle-ment agreements entered into between theDepartment and the BPPA allowing offic-

ers to petition fellow officers to donate sickdays in time of need. The term “need” hasextended beyond catastrophic illness or in-jury and currently encompasses most offic-ers who have exhausted individual benefitsfor numerous reasons. The Department hasgranted most if not all requests that theBPPA is aware of due to exhausted ben-

efits. One of the reasons that the BPPA doesnot have a sick bank is because the BPPA islooking to take as much discretion out ofthe determining factors as possible. TheCity/Department on the other hand waslooking to have continuity and conformancewithin all the sick banks. There appears tobe a willingness of both the BPPA and theDepartment to address needs that will be ofbenefit to both parties. Deliberations willlikely include certain conditions discussedin this article.

There is never going to be definitive,cover-all language that would take into ac-count every questionable circumstance thatshould be included in the policy. But theBPPA would like to add some pre-requi-sites that have to be met to attain admissionand access to the benefits. This extended

The Quality of Experience section appears to be the make orbreak segment with the Commissioner or designee(s) havingup to 25 points to use in evaluating the abilities, skills andpersonal characteristics of each individual. Getting this rightin providing a level playing field for all is not going to be easyif any predetermined numbers are in play. Integrity andcredibility should be all important within the vetting processwith objective, measured criteria trumping all else.

sick leave bank is meant to be inclusive asopposed to exclusive but there will be cer-tain criteria to be met to gain entry. Indi-viduals will have to accrue a pre-existingnumber of days in their personal sick bankbefore admittance. No firm number hasbeen set at this time but having sick timeequal to 25% to 50% of the total number of

sick days accrued by the officer since thedate of first employment with the City or30/40/50 accumulated sick days in anofficer’s sick leave account will certainlybe discussed. The reasoning is simple in thatattracting and retaining officers that havesensibly accrued 100 to 150 days is impor-tant. An officer that blows through his an-nual allotment by June every year wouldbe a disincentive to join for those havingaccrued 10 times that. Attempting to elimi-nate abuse of the benefit is of great concern.

Any number of days that are requiredwill certainly take into account the numberof years an individual has on the job alongwith any extenuating circumstances or morerecent hardships affecting the number ofdays in that officer’s account. The Bank ismeant to assist those who have a cata-

strophic illness or injury and need treatmentfor prolonged incapacity and rehabilitation.

Existing sick banks in the Departmentallow for 30 to 60 days to be granted in anygiven calendar year…the BPPA would belooking for more flexibility regarding themaximum number of days per year and insome cases maybe up to a calendar year.

Medical documentation from a li-censed health care provider will berequired. Any time donated will notadversely affect the annual buybackof sick time.

Another important issue is cap-ping the number of days once theBank has hit an acknowledged sumi.e. the number could be a 1,000 or1,500 days…if on December 31st

of any given year the Bank has agreater number of days than re-quired there would be no contribu-tion in that year and the donation

of a day would not be revisited till the fol-lowing year. The reason for capping is ob-vious in that it would limit any surplus andallow members to keep their benefits.

A Sick Leave Bank Committee wouldbe appointed and be equally representa-tive of both the Department and the BPPAwith the Union having final say on cer-tain tiebreakers and agreed on issuesneeding a committee vote for acceptance.Many members have on more than oneoccasion donated time to their co-work-ers. In quite a few cases the individualofficer was assigned to a small unit ne-cessitating a department wide request forassistance. Some individuals may havecontributed a half dozen days based ontheir assignment or relationships over thelast few years. This Sick Leave Bank islong overdue and would allow for a moreequitable way to assist our members. Bevigilant on details.

ZENSHIP in a REPUBLIC;” “It is not thecritic who counts; not the man who pointsout how the strong man stumbles, or wherethe doer of deeds could have done thembetter. The credit belongs to the man whois actually in the arena, whose face is marredby dust sweat and blood; who strives val-iantly; who errs, and comes up short againand again, because there is no effort with-out error and shortcoming; but who doesactually strive to do the deeds; who knowsthe great enthusiasms, the great devotions;who spends himself in a worthy cause; whoat best knows in the end the triumph of highachievement, and who at worst, if he fails,at least fails while daring greatly, so thathis place shall never be with those cold andtimid souls who know neither victory ordefeat.”

The rumors stop here(continued from page A2)

Boston PoliceDepartment’sHonor Guard

at thededication of

theRoy Sergei

plaque at D-49/23/1988

Page 4: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A4 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Treasury Notes: Thomas Pratt, BPPA Treasurer

Jurisdiction issues:

What long-term investors know about market volatility

It was a bumpy ride in the stock market in late summer, with sudden market changes making headlines.

Some investors reacted by withdrawing investments, hoping to avoid losses by reinvesting later. But markettiming doesn’t work, since even the experts can’t predict when, or how much, securities markets will rise andfall.

History shows that during every 10-year rolling period from 1960-2006, investors who remained in the stockmarket realized a gain. In fact, market timers who sat on the sidelines and missed the market’s best days madea very costly mistake.

To get the facts, read “Stay Focused,” a special report on www.mass-smart.com. Then consider two strategiesthat long-term investors use to protect against the market’s temporary declines:

1. Ignore market timing.

2. Diversify.

1. Ignore market timing. Retirement is a long-term goal. So expect short-term changes in the market, but planand invest for the long-term.

2. Diversify. Make sure your portfolio includes investments in various asset classes. Since each asset class willrespond differently to market volatility, diversifying your portfolio may reduce risk, smooth out volatility andincrease opportunities for growth.

There are two ways to diversify with the Massachusetts Deferred Compensation SMART Plan:

• Leave it to the investment professionals at AllianceBernstein with the SMARTPath Retirement FundsSM.1

• Build and monitor your own investment portfolio. Set up a meeting with your local representative, AnnmarieCrawford and take advantage of the no cost asset allocation service.

Diversification is an important tool that may help you stick to your investment strategy when markets shift. Sowhen occasional downturns occur, don’t panic. Just make sure your investment allocation is in line with yourtolerance for risk and long-term retirement goal – and stay focused.2

Take Action

If you are not a participant in the SMART Plan, set up an enrollment meeting today. If you are already enrolled inthe Plan, consider increasing your contribution or fine-tuning your investment mix.

Contact your plan representative, Annmarie Crawford at 781-768-4805 or [email protected] tolearn more about diversifying your investment portfolio. If appropriate, take the actions necessary to changeyour current investment strategy.1AllianceBernstein is an independent investment advisor, and is not a corporate affiliate of ING Financial Advisers, LLC. Other investment companies manage theunderlying investments of these structured funds. Please refer to the fund fact sheets available at www.mass-smart.com for additional details.2Diversification does not ensure a profit or protection against loss.

The SMARTPath Retirement Funds are structured funds. These funds are not a registered investment company, and interests in the funds have not been registeredwith the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are only available to eligible participants in the Massachusetts Deferred Compensation SMART Plan, which is aqualified retirement program.

– Courtesy of Tracy Prouty

SMART Plan Updatefor BPPA

To all of our members and friends, Iopen this article with a customary, Ihope all is well. Next, I hope you all

had a great summer and spent some qualitytime with your families or just took it easyand de-stressed for the upcoming winter.

Over the past few weeks you the mem-bership have probably heard rumors of howthe BPPA is trying to take over the jurisdic-tion of the Seaport property from the StatePolice located on District 06. These rumorsare false. What the union is trying to do withthe help of the Mayor (yes, the Mayor) andthe hard work of our legislative agent is givethe City of Boston’s Police Departmentconcurrent jurisdiction with the State Po-lice down at the Seaport district.

As of right now, on Massport leased orowned land, our arrest powers are dimin-

ished and we are fair game for possible liti-gation, not to mention the hindrance to thatcommunity’s overall personal safety. TheState Police oppose this action, stating thatthey want to keep their jurisdiction. We arenot taking anything. This in my opinion isa no brainer. All we are getting is languagethrough the legislature protecting our mem-bers from lawsuits and protecting the pub-lic from any possible harm. It is absurd tothink that a Boston Police Officer does nothave jurisdiction or the right of arrest in acommunity that he or she may have to re-spond to in times of emergency. It’s the Cityof Boston and our arm patch and badge saysBoston. Our Mayor, along with membersof the command staff (yes, the commandstaff) sees a potential problem, and believeit or not, that is why we have combined ef-

forts with them to resolve this headache.Massport fails to tell the citizens of Bostonhow it operates as an independent entity inthe city, acquiring huge tracks of land forprofit that have no tax burden and virtuallyexcludes our elected officials from any in-put on proposed projects (sort of like theBRA). The parks and playgrounds theybuild are nice, but they don’t pay the heat-ing bills in our school system. The last Iheard South Boston, is still located in theCity of Boston. When something goeswrong in or around this property it is ourMayor and his police force, who are ourmembers, that will respond to the emer-gency phone calls and answer to the com-munity.

To our brothers and sisters in the StatePolice who I have the utmost respect for,

we are not trying to push you out of anywork, we just want to protect the commu-nity we serve and the members we repre-sent. God forbid a criminal or terrorist isarrested, then set free due to a technicalityof law. To our astute lawmakers on BeaconHill, the Seaport community and our mem-bership are asking for a little protection anda thank you to State Representative BrianWallaceof South Boston for advocating theinterests of the BPPA.

As far as acquiring a new home for theBPPA – This topic and process has changedseveral times over the past few weeks dueto the proposed buyer of the Shetland Streetproperty backing off his original proposal.It has been on and off. The leadership alongwith the building committee will give amore detailed report if or when somethinghappens. As of right now talks and the movehave stalled.

Scholarship raffle applications are nowavailable you can get them at the union hall,the guard rooms or on line at the BPPA’sweb page. We will be giving away 40 onethousand dollar scholarships. Your childneed not be enrolled in a private school tobe a recipient. If your child wins one andthey do not attend a tuition school, you willhave to set up a 529 plan and I can help youwith that. All applications must be submit-ted by November 16, 2007 by the end ofthe business day to the union to qualify.

A few housekeeping issues – rememberbe very cognizant of your appearance whenyou are performing a paid detail. Make sureyou have your hat, duty gun belt and a re-flective traffic belt if you are performing anoutside traffic detail. Detail supervisors arebeing told to enforce this rule and regula-tion by headquarters. The department is ada-mant about this subject.

Remember when you stop a motor ve-hicle, group or just a person, call off on itand let operations know about the stop.Written reprimands are being handed downfor this violation, also do not forget to dothe F.I.O. and other related paperwork ifneed be.

Last but not least, if you are assisting anyoutside agency within the city limits, calloff and let operations know about the inci-dent and if need be take a few minutes andwrite a report. It appears that a few of thecampus police agencies are working beyondthe scope of their authority. If you see suchan incident, write the incident report andthen a form 26 to your captain and then faxit to the union at 617-989-2779 we the unionleadership want to know.

I would like to thank State Treasurer TimCahill’s office and Matt Tosh fromAmeriprise for contributing to this issue.Finally, I say farewell for now. Rememberwatch each other’s backs and keep yourguard up.

We’re just asking for a little protection

Page 5: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A5

Secretary Spread: Jay Broderick, BPPA Secretary

The fiscal problems of theCommonwealth can be solved by

the elimination of Paid DetailsAre you kidding me?!?!?

Every year, when the summer comesto an end and the leaves begin to turntheir beautiful colors, the local news-

papers never disappoint us with the annualattack on the dreaded Paid Detail System.As I’m sure you have all read, the fiscalproblems of the Commonwealth of Massa-

chusetts can be solved, once and for all, on(yep, you guessed it) the elimination of PaidDetails.

The most recent analysis, submitted byMitt Romney appointee Steve Silveria, isthat the Commonwealth, which needs about$20 billion to fix the infrastructure for thestate’s roads and bridges, should replacePolice Officers and State Troopers on de-tails with flagmen. Great idea, right? Hirelower paid people to wave an orange flag atconstruction sites and save the State andCities money. Makes perfect sense.WRONG. What the newspapers don’t re-port, either intentionally or through lack ofresearch, is that the use of flagmen will notsave the Commonwealth, nor the Cities andTowns, one red cent.

Why? Because Massachusetts is a pre-vailing wages state. That means that anyworker on a construction project who per-forms the job as a “Flagger and Signaler”must be paid at the prevailing wage. Ac-cording to MGL c.149 s27b, a flagmanwould have to be paid $37 an hour. That’s$37 an hour before health care costs, be-fore any pension or annuity obligations, andbefore any additional insurance require-ments. Add those costs into the hourly rateand they are certainly higher than the $37an hour that a Police Officer may be eli-gible for. Now, if the work day exceeds eighthours or they have to work on a Saturday,that same laborer would be eligible for anovertime rate of about $52 dollars and hour.Working on a Sunday would make themeligible for double time, about $65 an hour.So it’s clear that the use of flagmen, in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts isn’t costeffective to the taxpayers and would only

decrease the presence of professional uni-formed Police Officer in our neighborhoods.

On any given day, the City of Bostonbenefits from the presence of hundreds ofuniformed Boston Police Officers workingPaid Details. These Officers are not only avisible deterrent in preventing crime but are

many times the very Officers that are firston the scene when incidents occur. Therehave been hundreds of on site arrestsmade by our members while they wereperforming Paid Details. Dozens of thosearrests have involved the sei-zures of firearms and seriouscrimes such as Armed Rob-beries and serious Assaults.Those arrests are in additionto the many medical assiststhat our members performwhile on Details.

A perfect example of howthe public benefits from the PaidDetail system occurred on Sep-tember 21st, when two BostonPolice Officers performing apaid detail in East Boston,monitored a description thatwas broadcasted over Channel2 for an individual wanted inconnection with a Sexual As-sault. These Detail Officersspotted someone matching thedescription and were able todetain him until the victim ar-rived and positively identifiedhim as the suspect. The indi-vidual was placed under arrestfor that crime and is very likelythe same individual who is re-sponsible for a number of othersexual assaults that haveplagued East Boston. The de-partment has been conducting an intensiveinvestigation and searching for this suspectfor the past few weeks. How he’d getcaught? Two cops doing their job while ona detail.

Another example occurred last week aswell when an Officer, performing a PaidDetail, observed a vehicle that was wantedin connection with a shooting, which hadhappened just moments before. The Officerwas able to hold up traffic, thus eliminatingany avenue of escape. The Officer’s actions

led to the arrest ofthree individuals, whohad just shot someonein the face, and the sei-zure of the firearmused in that assault.

Some will say thatthese are isolated inci-dents. Well, that’s justnot true. Two weeksago, four Officersfrom Area D, from twodifferent detail sites,

were notified that there was man hangingfrom a roof. All four Detail Officers imme-diately responded to a building on TremontSt where they observed a man hanging froma broken harness. Without a moment’s hesi-

tation, they were able to force open a roofdoor and get to the roof and successfullypulled the worker to safety and saved himfrom serious injury.

These incidents are a small example of

the great work being done by Detail Offic-ers at no cost to the taxpayers. The notionthat the elimination of Paid Details will re-sult in savings to the citizens is ridiculous.

The major energy suppliers in this re-gion (IE: Nstar and Keyspan) argued, suc-cessfully that de-regulating energy costswould lead to major savings for their cus-tomers. I can tell you that the only changein my monthly utility bills was a substan-tial increase. It seems that every month, myComcast bill gets a little higher and I don’tsee Comcast hiring details like they didyears ago. When are those savings going tobe passed onto customers? Though theCEO’s of these huge companies may notlike the idea of Paid Details, you can be surethat the majority of their line employeeswant them.

About six months ago, the BPPA wascontacted by members of IUWA Local 369(NStar) who voiced a concern that some oftheir details, normally performed by Bos-ton Police Officers, had been given toDeputy Sheriff’s from Suffolk County.

These details involved NStar hav-ing to enter homes and turn off ser-vice due to lack of payment. We allknow that anytime you entersomeone’s home for any reason,never mind to turn off their power,can be a dicey situation. The Local369 members had serious concernsfor their safety, when entering thesehomes, without the presence of auniformed Police Officer. Local369 objected to the new practice butwere told that because the DeputySheriffs, in addition to being armed,were also constables and that theycould serve two functions for theprice of one. Well it wasn’t longuntil an elderly woman called 911to report that her home was beingbroken into and guys from Area B3arrived. What they found was oneof these Deputy Sheriffs inside thehome and not in uniform. The situ-ation could have turned tragic if notfor the professionalism of the re-sponding Officers due to theDeputy Sheriff’s failure to makehimself known to the Officers. Af-ter that incident, members of Local369 refused to perform the work

until the Boston Police were re-assigned tothe detail and they were. I’m sure that asurvey of workers, who are doing construc-tion in certain neighborhoods, would clearly

What the newspapers don’t report, either intentionally orthrough lack of research, is that the use of flagmen will notsave the Commonwealth, nor the Cities and Towns, one redcent. Why? Because Massachusetts is a prevailing wages state.That means that any worker on a construction project whoperforms the job as a “Flagger and Signaler” must be paid atthe prevailing wage.

On any given day, the City of Bostonbenefits from the presence ofhundreds of uniformed BostonPolice Officers working Paid Details.These Officers are not only a visibledeterrent in preventing crime butare many times the very Officersthat are first on the scene whenincidents occur. There have beenhundreds of on site arrests madeby our members while they wereperforming Paid Details. Dozens ofthose arrests have involved theseizures of firearms and seriouscrimes such as Armed Robberiesand serious Assaults. Those arrestsare in addition to the many medicalassists that our members performwhile on Details.

(continued on page A7)

Page 6: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A6 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

What weprotect isimportant.

What youprotect ispriceless.

Liberty Mutual is proud tosupport the men and women ofthe Boston Police Patrolmen’sAssociation who protect ourcommunities every day.

“Flynn Insurance has handled our insurance needs for years. Their competitiverates and prompt professional response is unbeatable! I highly recommendJudie Flynn of Flynn Insurance.” – Jim Wyse,

Sergeant-Detective, A -1

“Flynn Insurance is a local home-grown agency that has treated meexceptionally well over the years. I have, and will continue to send all myfriends and family to Judie. She delivers only prompt, professional, friendlyservice.” – Matt Machera, Attorney at Law,

Formerly of the Suffolk County DA’s Office

“I’ve been doing business with Judie (Flynn) for years and she’s always gonewell above and beyond for me and my family.” – Mike Coppinger,

Patrolman, District 14

“I have had both my Auto and Homeowners Insurance with Judie Flynn ofFlynn Insurance for years. Their reliable service and friendly, dependable staffmake everything simple and easy.” – Maura Flynn,

Commander of the Paid Detail Unit (no relation)

“For years, Judie has provided superior service for me and my family. Herpersonal attention goes above and beyond. They really go out of their way!”

– Tom Richardson,Patrolman, E-5, (retired)

“Judie (Flynn) has handled my Auto and Homeowners policies for years. Herprofessional, efficient, friendly service is second to none and she does it with asmile.” – Danny Rice, Detective,

Domestic Violence Unit

“For years Judie (Flynn) has handled our insurance. Her honest, straight-forward approach and professional, friendly service makes insurance easy.”

– Chris Boyle,Patrolman, Drug Unit

“Flynn Insurance is like Cheers – where everybody knows your name.They treat you like you’re part of the family and even answer their ownphones!” – Bobby Murphy, EMT,

Boston EMS

Don’t know me?Ask someone you may know…

8% AUTO DISCOUNT TOALL BPPA MEMBERS!!!

1152 Washington StreetDorchester Lower Mills

617-296-0350

“We want to Protect and Serve thosewho Protect and Serve us!”

Save $$$$$ on your Homeowners Insurance!!!

Call me for a quote today!!!Judie Flynn • 617-296-0350

Auto & Homeowners Insurance

Qualified applicants receive up to a33% Discounton Homeowners Insurance!

Call me for a quote today!Speak with a “live” person!

No recordings or voice mail!

Free pickup of plates!23 years serving the community!

Multiple discounts available!

Judith M. FlynnInsurance

Agency, Inc.

Page 7: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A7

Boston PolicePatrolmen’s Associationmembers can nowsave more withGroup Savings Plus.®

With Group Savings Plus, members of theBoston Police Patrolmen’s Association cansave more on their auto and home insurance.Find out just how much more today.

Contact your local rep and mention group #113205.

Jessica [email protected] x50471

Maeve [email protected] x50097

Or visit a Liberty Mutual office near you.

� Group discount savings on auto and home insurance

� 24/7 Enhanced EmergencyRoadside Assistance* and 24-hour claims service

� Multi-policy discount on yourhome when your insure both your car and home through Group Savings Plus

This organization receives financial support for allowing Liberty Mutual to offer this auto and home insurance program.

*Emergency Roadside Assistance Service applies to auto policyholders and is provided by Cross Country Motor Club ofBoston, Inc., Boston, MA or through Cross Country Motor Club of California, Inc., Boston, MA. Coverage provided andunderwritten by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 175 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA. A consumer report from a consumerreporting agency and/or a motor vehicle report on all drivers listed on your policy may be obtained. ©2007 Liberty MutualInsurance Company. All Rights Reserved. Liberty Mutual is an Equal Housing Insurer.

show that they want uniformed Boston Po-lice Officers with them, not only for thesafety of the public but for their safety aswell.

This is not to say that there are not iso-lated incidents where Paid Details are notbeing performed in the manner that shouldbe expected. Unfortunately, the nature ofthe beast is those rare incidents will be re-ported much more quickly and receive moreextensive coverage. The Paid Detail systemis a very important benefit. A benefit that

was achieved long before most of us got onthis job. We need to protect it. We need tocontinue to perform these details in the mostprofessional manner possible. The BPPAwill continue to explain, at the State Houseand City Hall, as to why the system works.Please don’t give our opponents the ammu-nition that they are looking for. Keep send-ing us the reports. The anti-detail folks canattack us with ideas but we’ll defend themwith facts.

Stay safe.

The fiscal problems of the Commonwealthcan be eliminated by the elimination ofPaid Details – Are you kidding me?!?!?(continued from page A5)

At the February 2006 meeting, The BPPA House of Representatives voted topledge a total of $100,000, over the course of four years, towards the building

of the National Law Enforcement Museum (NLEM) in Washington, DC.The NLEM was authorized by Public Law in 2000 by President William Clinton.

The campaign to raise funds for the Museum is called a Matter of Honor has raisedover $30 million to date.

The Museum, which is scheduled to open in 2011, is located across the streetfrom the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. It will be a 90,000 squarefoot Museum dedicated to the profession of law enforcement and will include aHall of Remembrance, which will honor those officers who have made the ultimatesacrifice.

At the February 2006 meeting, the House of Representatives made a secondmotion relative to a dues assessment of $20 a year per member. That motion, whichpassed with two Representatives opposed, called for the Reps to go back to theirmembers with this information and that it would be voted on at the March 2006meeting.

At the March 2006 meeting, the House of Representatives voted on the motionand it passed with one Representative opposed. Attached to that motion was that theTreasurer would make every effort to have the assessment come out when the uni-form allowance was paid in order to minimize any potential financial hardship.

When the 2007 clothing allowance was put into the payroll the $20 dues assess-ment came out and many members were upset with the deduction. Article XIII ofBPPA By-Laws allows for an assessment to be made but, in this case, the propernotifications were not made. We apologized then and we apologize now for failingto make the notifications. It was not done maliciously or intentionally, it was simplya mistake and we understood why people were upset. Many members felt that theywere not made aware of the assessment.

The dues assessment was returned to each member as soon as possible and nofurther assessments have been made, which brings me to the topic at hand.

In compliance with the Motions of the House of Representatives and the ByLaws of the BPPA, I am notifying all members that on November 28th, 2007 at1:00pm there will be an open Special Meeting of the membership. The meetingwill take place at the BPPA’s offices (9-11 Shetland St., Roxbury, Ma.).

On December 14th, 2007, from 7:00am to 7:00pm, there will be a vote of themembership on the issue of a $20 yearly dues assessment that will be assessed forfour years. This assessment will be used to fund the BPPA’s pledge of $100,000 tothe National Law Enforcement Museum. A majority of those voting shall consti-tute ratification or defeat. The vote will take place at the BPPA’s offices (9-11 Shet-land St., Roxbury, Ma.)

Again, we apologize for the way that the assessment was originally done and wehope that now that you have the information about the Museum you will supportthis worthy endeavor. The National Law Enforcement Museum will be a great trib-ute to Police Officers everywhere.

Fraternally,

Jay BroderickSecretary,

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association

Members to vote on a duesassessment for the NationalLaw Enforcement Museum

Page 8: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A8 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Royal Caribbean International® and CelebrityCruises® are proud to support the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association.

We owe a large part of our success to the

communities we call home. That’s why we’re

committed to supporting and getting involved in our

local charities. Whether we’re developing education

programs for children, initiating marine conservation

efforts or simply volunteering our time in our

neighborhoods, Royal Caribbean International®

and Celebrity Cruises® enjoy the opportunity to

prove that home is truly where our heart is.

1,000 Miles Away at Sea and We’re StillDedicated to Being A Good Neighbor.

SL04/122693 • 11/19/2004

®

Page 9: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A9

Eastman Street rioters assault cops,then claim police brutality

both murders were linked to gang and/ordrug-related shootings and both sons werewell known to local police. Despite this,Isaura captured the media’s attention as a“peace activist,” and was often seen on TVcriticizing the police for not doing enoughto stop crime in her neighborhood.

But as reported in the Boston Herald ofAugust 28th, 2007, Isaura was arrested forassaulting a police officer who had at-tempted to arrest her grandson, JoaoVicente, 18, who had been handcuffed andplaced in the back of a police wagon. Joaowas being arrested “for witness intimida-tion and for allegedly flashing a gun, laterfound to be a BB gun, at a neighbor.”

Isaura (according to her own public state-ments) “stood in the street and said “I won’tlet you leave until you let me know what ishappening to my grandson.” “ [She] thenstarted yelling obscenities, and struck anofficer with a wad of keys, kicked another,and planted herself in the middle of thestreet, refusing to budge unless she couldtalk to her grandson.” Par for the course,Mendes “claimed she was roughed up dur-ing the arrest.” How disgustingly typical….

Mendes is among the large contingentof local residents who on the one hand loveto criticize the police for “not doing enoughabout crime” while simultaneously beingresponsible for the very problems they arepublicly complaining about. Her “family”(for lack of the more appropriate term whichI am prone to employ), is largely respon-sible for the very problems she sticks herface into the TV cameras to complain about.

They are routinely involved in the drugtrade, shootings, robberies, and other crimi-nal incidents that plague the very neighbor-hood she herself lives in. But somehow,someway, politicians flock to her for themonthly hilarious candlelight vigils inwhich she appears dressed as a “peace ac-tivist.”

Again quoting from the Herald: “Thearrest of her grandson came just three daysafter the death of her nephew ChisCarvalho, who was paralyzed four yearsago in a gang-related shooting.” Geez, notthat it matters, but I wonder how much ingovernment benefits, medical expenses, freelawyer costs, immigration appeals for ille-gal relatives, free housing, food stamps,welfare checks, prison costs and a host ofother expenses Isaura and her family havecost American taxpayers? Want to take aguess how much this phony “peace activ-ist” and her family have drained from thoseof us who work for a living? Does anyoneremember the name “Claribel Ventura”,whose “family” was (thankfully) exposedby a Boston Globe spotlight team report in1994, or have we all conveniently forgotten?

Hopefully, this incident will put the lieto Isaura’s façade posing a peace activist.But more than likely, fraudulent politicianswill continue to flock to her candlelight vig-ils and annual Mother’s Day marches forthe TV attention they invariably bring. Butthe street cops who work in Area B-2 andC-11 know Isaura and her family for whatthey truly are; and that is, the proximate causeof what they purport to complain about.

“Peace activist/crime fighter”Isaura Mendes arrested(continued from page A1)

By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor(BPD CC# 070458836)

In yet another example of how the worldis upside down, rioters who attacked andassaulted police officers at a party on

August 18th in Dorchester filed claims ofpolice brutality against the officers who hadresponded to their own neighbor’s repeatedcalls for police assistance.

The riot/party occurred at 20 EastmanStreet in Dorchester. The police had re-sponded not once, not twice, not threetimes, but FOUR times between 6 PMand 11 PM to repeated calls from angry,frustrated neighbors demanding that theloud, obnoxious gathering end. On thefourth occasion of the police responding,officers noted a crowd of approximately200 people gathered in the driveway, thebackyard and the house. Initially deniedentry, Officers Giraldo and Ragland fi-nally located a Manuel Cabral who wasinstructed to turn down the music andbegin the process of having his guestsdepart. The officers were subsequentlysurrounded by party participants whoshouted at and threatened the officers.Apparently, these ignorant people had

somehow gotten it into their heads thatthey don’t have to obey laws or followlawful orders of the police, because theybegan yelling things like “ they can’t shutthe party down…they have to come hereat least three times”, etc. (Editor’s note:

the police had already been there threetimes previously, idiot, but that’s imma-terial and irrelevant anyway. We onlyhave to come once, you moron, but I di-gress…)

One of the party participants then at-tacked the officers and a violent strugglebegan. Officer Ragland sustained injuriesto her right wrist and back, and was latertransported to the hospital. Additionalunits responded to the out-of-control mob,who were throwing bottles and debris at

the officers. The crowd repeatedly at-tacked the officers and engaged officersboth verbally and physically. Due to theviolent actions of this crowd of scumbags,all available units from throughout thecity were ordered to respond, leaving

other neighborhoods unprotected andshorthanded . In addition to the injuryreceived by Officer Ragland, OfficerGiraldo was struck in the chest with abeer bottle, Officer Holder was kickedin the chest by one Tanisha Brown of 12Groom Street, Dorchester, who left herfoot impression on his uniform shirt, Of-ficer Rodrigues was struck in the head byone Catia Rodrigues of 112 GeorgeStreet, Roxbury (no relation, I’m sure)and Officer Borges was struck in thenose/face area by one Gregory Tavaresof 78 Belden Street, Dorchester, causingprofuse bleeding. Also, Officers Wosnyand Smigielski were assaulted byKenroy Ramsay of 20 Eastman Street(party address). Others arrested includedNydra Martin of 224 Seaver Street,Roxbury, Miguel Fernandes of 16Langdon Street, Dorchester, ManuelCabral of 20 Eastman Street, and NelsonMiranda of 56 Belden Street, Dorchester.There was also information that at leastone guest had armed himself with a gun,and that “an off-duty Boston police of-ficer lived at that address.” It was deter-mined that in fact an off-duty officer did

live at that address, and her actions (orlack thereof) are reportedly also under in-vestigation.

Despite the numerous amount of of-ficers assaulted, the scumbags in atten-dance had the absolute gall to march topolice headquarters to file complaintsagainst the police! Said Tanya Cabral,described as “a mother of two who wasat the party” by the Boston Herald (9/19):“We stand by what happened until the daywe die.”

Tanya and her ilk seem to believe thatno law applies to them, and that they canwillfully disobey the orders of the policeand disrupt the entire neighborhood. Sheand her friends don’t seem to realize orcare that it was her own neighbors whocalled police repeatedly over a span of fivehours demanding that the party end.Tanya and Co. don’t care that other peoplehave a right to sleep, to peace and quiet,and to be able to use their own home andproperty without interruption by 200 ani-mals who believe that they own thestreets. Complaints were filed by at leastfive of the friends of Tanya about howthe police conducted themselves thatnight, if you can believe it. Tell meTanya, mother of two, what would youhave done if you were in the cop’s shoesthat night?

But has anyone from headquarterscome out publicly and supported the of-ficers. NO - the silence has been deafen-ing. According to our politically correctdepartment, “the matter is under investi-gation.” Here at the BPPA, we’re dyingto see how our accommodating, appeas-ing Commissioner Davis handles this in-cident. Will he stand with the cops, orpander to “the community,” the activists,and Tanya and her friends? We await theresults of “the investigation.”

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) was foundedin 1919 to promote the ideals of perseverance and pro-

fessionalism as exemplified by President TheodoreRoosevelt. In 1983, the TRA established the Police Awardprogram in several other cities, including Boston.

After the submission deadline had passed, a meeting wasconvened by the Roosevelt Committee and they have de-cided to recognize:

Police Officer Richard Harrington of District D-4Police Officer Terry Cotton of the Drug Control Unit.

The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association is very proudof each of them and congratulates them on being honoredwith this prestigious award.

The Roosevelt Committee has scheduled the Award Cer-emony to take place on Thursday, October 25th at 5:00 p.m.,in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massa-chusetts Room at Faneuil Hall.

Theodore RooseveltAssociation Police Award

Here at the BPPA, we’re dying to see how ouraccommodating, appeasing Commissioner Davishandles this incident. Will he stand with the cops,or pander to “the community,” the activists, andTanya and her friends?

Page 10: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A10 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Prevailing Wage RatesAs determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Occupational Safety,

Massachusetts Division of Labor, under the provisions ofMassachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 28H

Classification Effective Dates and Total Rates(2 AXLE) DRIVER – EQUIPMENT 6/1/2007 $39.860 12/1/2007 $40.810 6/1/2008 $41.310 12/1/2008 $42.260(3 AXLE) DRIVER – EQUIPMENT 6/1/2007 $39.930 12/1/2007 $40.880 6/1/2008 $41.380 12/1/2008 $42.330(4 & 5 AXLE) DRIVER – EQUIPMENT 6/1/2007 $40.050 12/1/2007 $41.000 6/1/2008 $41.500 12/1/2008 $42.450ADS/SUBMERSIBLE PILOT 9/1/2007 $94.570A1RTRACK OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.550 12/1/2007 $43.650 5/31/2008 $44.150ASBESTOS REMOVER – PIPE / MECH. EQUIPT. 6/1/2006 $33.550 6/1/2006 $32.550 12/1/2007 $34.400ASPHALT RAKER 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650ASPHALT/CONCRETE/CRUSHER PLANT – ON SITE 6/1/2007 $53.190 12/1/2007 $54.590BACKHOE/FRONT-END LOADER 6/1/2007 $53.190 12/1/2007 $54.590BARCO-TYPE JUMPING TAMPER 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650BLOCK PAVER, RAMMER / CURB SETTER 6/1/2007 $42.550 12/1/2007 $43.650 5/31/2008 $44.150BOILERMAKER 10/1/2006 $51.300 10/1/2007 $53.390 10/1/2008 $55.740BRICK/STONE/ARTIFICIAL MASONRY 8/1/2007 $62.190 2/1/2008 $62.880 8/1/2008 $64.630 2/1/2009 $65.320 (INCL. MASONRY WATERPROOFING) 8/1/2009 $67.120 2/1/2010 $68.010 8/1/2010 $69.910 2/1/2011 $70.900

8/1/2011 $73.000 2/1/2012 $73.990BULLDOZER/GRADER/SCRAPER 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290CAISSON & UNDERPINNING BOTTOM MAN 6/1/2007 $42.750 12/1/2007 $43.850 5/31/2008 $44.350CAISSON & UNDERPINNING LABORER 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400CAISSON & UNDERPINNING TOP MAN 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400CARBIDE CORE DRILL OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650CARPENTER 9/1/2007 $54.720 3/1/2008 $55.870 9/1/2008 $57.020 3/1/2009 $58.170CEMENT MASONRY/PLASTERING 8/1/2007 $61.020 1/1/2008 $61.250 2/1/2008 $61.780 7/1/2008 $62.010

8/1/2008 $63.360 1/1/2009 $63.580 2/1/2009 $64.110 8/1/2009 $65.5102/1/2010 $66.200 8/1/2010 $67.670 2/1/2011 $68.440 8/1/2011 $70.0602/1/2012 $70.830

CHAIN SAW OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650CLAM SHELLS/SLURRY BUCKETS/ HEADING MACHINES 6/1/2007 $54.190 12/1/2007 $55.590COMPRESSOR OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $43.980 12/1/2007 $45.050DELEADER (BRIDGE) 7/1/2007 $57.760 1/1/2008 $58.910 7/1/2008 $60.060 1/1/2009 $61.210

7/1/2009 $62.360 1/1/2010 $63.510DEMO: ADZEMAN 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400DEMO: BACKHOE/LOADER/ HAMMER OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.800 12/1/2007 $43.900 5/31/2008 $44.400DEMO: BURNERS 6/1/2007 $42.550 12/1/2007 $43.650 5/31/2008 $44.150DEMO: CONCRETE CUTTER/SAWYER 6/1/2007 $42.800 12/1/2007 $43.900 5/31/2008 $44.400DEMO: JACKHAMMER OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.550 12/1/2007 $43.650 5/31/2008 $44.150DEMO: WRECKING LABORER 6/1/2007 S41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400DIRECTIONAL DRILL MACHINE OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290DIVER 9/1/2007 $70.190DIVER TENDER 9/1/2007 $56.260DIVER TENDER (EFFLUENT) 9/1/2007 $73.670DIVER/SLURRY (EFFLUENT) 9/1/2007 $94.570ELECTRICIAN 9/1/2007 $60.570 3/1/2008 $61.570 9/1/2008 $62.800 3/1/2009 $64.040

9/1/2009 $65.280 3/1/2010 $66.510 9/1/2010 $67.750 3/1/2011 $68.990ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR 1/1/2007 $58.730ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR HELPER 1/1/2007 $44.990FENCE & GUARD RAIL ERECTOR 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650FIELD ENG. – INST. PERSON (BLDG. SITE. HVY. CONST.) 5/1/2007 $50.740 11/1/2007 $51.730 5/1/2008 $53.110FIELD ENG. – ROD PERSON (BLDG. SITE. HVY. CONST.) 5/1/2007 $37.890 11/1/2007 $38.510 5/1/2008 $39.370FIELD ENG.-CHIEF OF PARTY (BLDG. SITE. HVY. CONST.) 5/1/2007 $52.050 11/1/2007 $53.050 5/1/2008 $54.450FIRE ALARM INSTALLER 9/1/2007 $60.570 3/1/2008 $61.570 9/1/2008 $62.800 3/1/2009 $64.040

9/1/2009 $65.280 3/1/2010 $66.510 9/1/2010 $67.750 3/1/2011 $68.990FIRE ALARM REPAIR / MAINTENANCE 9/1/2007 $49.200FIREMAN (ASST. ENGINEER) 6/1/2007 $48.190 12/1/2007 $49.400

FLAGGER & SIGNALER 6/1/2007 $35.900 12/1/2007 $37.000 5/31/2008 $37.500FLOORCOVERER 9/1/2007 $54.960 3/1/2008 $56.130 9/1/2008 $57.300 3/1/2009 $58.470FORK LIFT/CHERRY PICKER 6/1/2007 $53.190 12/1/2007 $54.590GENERATOR/LIGHTING PLANT/HEATERS 6/1/2007 $43.980 12/1/2007 $45.050GLAZIER (GLASS PLANK/AIR BARRIER/ INTERIOR SYSTEMS) 7/1/2007 $53.050 1/1/2008 $54.200 7/1/2008 $55.350 1/1/2009 $56.500

7/1/2009 $57.650 1/1/2010 $58.800HOISTING ENGINEER/CRANES/GRADALLS 6/1/2007 $53.190 12/1/2007 $54.590HVAC (DUCTWORK) 8/1/2007 $58.110 2/1/2008 $59.230 8/1/2008 $60.360 2/1/2009 $61.480

8/1/2009 $62.730 2/1/2010 $63.980HVAC (ELECTRICAL CONTROLS) 9/1/2007 $60.570 3/1/2008 $61.570 9/1/2008 $62.800 3/1/2009 $64.040

9/1/2009 $65.280 3/1/2010 $66.510 9/1/2010 $67.750 3/1/2011 $68.990HVAC (PIPE) 9/1/2007 $61.730 3/1/2008 $62.980 9/1/2008 $64.480 3/1/2009 $65.730

9/1/2009 $67.230 3/1/2010 $68.480HVAC (TESTING AND BALANCING – AIR) 8/1/2007 $58.110 2/1/2008 $59.230 8/1/2008 $60.360 2/1/2009 $61.480

8/1/2009 $62.730 2/1/2010 $63.980HVAC (TESTING AND BALANCING – WATER) 9/1/2007 $61.730 3/1/2008 $62.980 9/1/2008 $64.480 3/1/2009 $65.730

9/1/2009 $67.230 3/1/2010 $68.480HYDRAULIC DRILLS 6/1/2007 $42.550 12/1/2007 $43.650 5/31/2008 $44.150INSULATOR (PIPES & TANKS) 9/1/2007 $54.660 9/1/2008 $56.860 9/1/2009 $59.260 9/1/2010 $61.660IRONWORKER/WELDER 3/16/2007 $53.040JACKHAMMER & PAVING BREAKER OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650

LABORER 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400LABORER: CARPENTER TENDER 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400LABORER: CEMENT FINISHER TENDER 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400LABORER: HAZARDOUS WASTE/ ASBESTOS REMOVER 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400

Classification Effective Dates and Total RatesLABORER: MASON TENDER 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650LABORER: MULTI-TRADE TENDER 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400LABORER: TREE REMOVER 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400LASER BEAM OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650MARBLE & TILE FINISHERS 8/1/2007 $52.300 2/1/2008 $52.850 8/1/2008 $54.250 2/1/2009 $54.800

8/1/2009 $56.240 2/1/2010 $56.950 8/1/2010 $58.470 2/1/2011 $59.2708/1/2011 $60.950 2/1/2012 $61.740

MARBLE MASONS, TILELAYERS & TERRAZZO MECH. 8/1/2007 $62.230 2/1/2008 $62.920 8/1/2008 $64.670 2/1/2009 $65.360

8/1/2009 $67.160 2/1/2010 $68.050 8/1/2010 $69.950 2/1/2011 $70.9408/1/2011 $73.040 2/1/2012 $74.030

MECH. SWEEPER OPERATOR (NON-CONSTRUCTION) 7/1/2006 $25.570MECH. SWEEPER OPERATOR (ON CONST. SITES) 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290MECHANICS MAINTENANCE 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290MILLWRIGHT (Zone 1) 9/1/2007 $50.900 3/1/2008 $52.050 9/1/2008 $53.200 3/1/2009 $54.400MORTAR MIXER 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650OILER (OTHER THAN TRUCKS, CRANES, GRADALLS) 6/1/2007 $38.670 12/1/2007 $39.540OILER (TRUCKS, CRANES, GRADALLS) 6/1/2007 $41.250 12/1/2007 $42.210OTHER POWER DRIVEN EQUIPMENT, CLASS II 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290PAINTER (BRIDGES/TANKS) 7/1/2007 $57.760 1/1/2008 $58.910 7/1/2008 $60.060 1/1/2009 $61.210

7/1/2009 $62.360 1/1/2010 $63.510PAINTER (SPRAY OR SANDBLAST, NEW) * 7/1/2007 $54.450 1/1/2008 $55.600 7/1/2008 $56.750 1/1/2009 $57.900

7/1/2009 $59.090 1/1/2010 $60.200PAINTER (SPRAY OR SANDBLAST, REPAINT) 7/1/2007 $52.510 1/1/2008 $53.660 7/1/2008 $54.810 1/1/2009 $55.960

7/1/2009 $57.110 1/1/2010 $58.260PAINTER (TRAFFIC MARKINGS) 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400PAINTER / TAPER (BRUSH, NEW) * 7/1/2007 $53.060 1/1/2008 $54.200 7/1/2008 $55.350 1/1/2009 $56.500

7/1/2009 $57.650 1/1/2010 $58.800PAINTER / TAPER (BRUSH, REPAINT) 7/1/2007 $51.110 1/1/2008 $52.260 7/1/2008 $53.410 1/1/2009 $54.560

7/1/2009 $55.710 1/1/2010 $56.860PANEL & PICKUP TRUCKS DRIVER 6/1/2007 $39.690 12/1/2007 $40.640 6/1/2008 $41.140 12/1/2008 $42.090PIER AND DOCK CONSTRUCTOR (UNDERPINNING AND DECK) 9/1/2007 $56.260PILE DRIVER 9/1/2007 $56.260PIPEFITTER & STEAMFITTER 9/1/2007 $61.730 3/1/2008 $62.980 9/1/2008 $64.480 3/1/2009 $65.730

9/1/2009 $67.230 3/1/2010 $68.480PIPELAYER 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650PLUMBERS & GASFITTERS 9/1/2007 $61.750 3/1/2008 $63.000 9/1/2008 $64.500 3/1/2009 $65.750

9/1/2009 $67.250 3/1/2010 $68.500PNEUMATIC CONTROLS (TEMP.) 9/1/2007 $61.730 3/1/2008 $62.980 9/1/2008 $64.480 3/1/2009 $65.730

9/1/2009 $67.230 3/1/2010 $68.480PNEUMATIC DRILL/TOOL OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650POWDERMEN & BLASTER 6/1/2007 $42.800 12/1/2007 $43.900 5/31/2008 $44.400POWER SHOVEL/DERRICK/ TRENCHING MACHINE 6/1/2007 $53.190 12/1/2007 $54.590PUMP OPERATOR (CONCRETE) 6/1/2007 $53.190 12/1/2007 $54.590PUMP OPERATOR (DEWATERING, OTHER) 6/1/2007 $43.980 12/1/2007 $45.050READY-MIX CONCRETE DRIVER 5/1/2006 $37.470RECLAIMERS 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290RESIDENTIAL WOOD FRAME CARPENTER ** 9/1/2007 $36.680RIDE.ON MOTORIZED BUGGY OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650ROLLER/SPREADER/MULCHING MACHINE 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290ROOFER (INC. ROOFER WATERPROOFING & ROOFER DAMPROOFING) 8/1/2007 $49.960 2/1/2008 $51.390 8/1/2008 $52.460 2/1/2009 $53.860SHEETMETAL WORKER 8/1/2007 $58.110 2/1/2008 $59.230 8/1/2008 $60.360 2/1/2009 $61.480

8/1/2009 $62.730 2/1/2010 $63.980SIGN ERECTOR 6/1/2007 $33.420 6/1/2008 $35.520 6/1/2009 $37.780SLATE / TILE / PRECAST CONCRETE ROOFER 8/1/2007 $50.210 2/1/2008 $51.610 8/1/2008 $52.710 2/1/2009 $54.110SPECIALIZED EARTH MOVING EQUIP. < 35 TONS 6/1/2007 $40.150 12/1/2007 $41.100 6/1/2008 $41.600 12/1/2008 $42.550SPECIALIZED EARTH MOVING EQUIP. >35 TONS 6/1/2007 $40.440 12/1/2007 $41.390 6/1/2008 $41.890 12/1/2008 $42.840SPRINKLER FITTER 4/1/2007 $61.450 9/16/2007 $62.950 3/16/2008 $64.200 9/16/2008 $65.700

3/16/2009 $66.950 9/16/2009 $68.450 3/16/2010 $69.700STEAM BOILER OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290TAMPERS, SELF-PROPELLED OR TRACTOR DRAWN 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN 9/1/2007 $49.200TERRAZZO FINISHERS 8/1/2007 $61.130 2/1/2008 $61.820 8/1/2008 $63.570 2/1/2009 $64.260

8/1/2009 $66.060 2/1/2010 $66.950 8/1/2010 $68.850 2/1/2011 $69.8408/1/2011 $71.940 2/1/2012 $72.930

TEST BORING DRILLER 6/1/2007 $43.200 12/1/2007 $44.300 5/31/2008 $44.800TEST BORING DRILLER HELPER 6/1/2007 $41.920 12/1/2007 $43.020 5/31/2008 $43.520TEST BORING LABORER 6/1/2007 $41.800 12/1/2007 $42.900 5/31/2008 $43.400TRACTORS/PORTABLE STEAM GENERATORS 6/1/2007 $52.900 12/1/2007 $54.290TRAILERS FOR EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT 6/1/2007 $40.730 12/1/2007 $41.680 6/1/2008 $42.180 12/1/2008 $43.130TUNNEL WORK (COMP. AIR HAZ. WASTE) 6/1/2007 $55.730 12/1/2007 $57.480TUNNEL WORK (COMPRESSED AIR) 6/1/2007 $53.730 12/1/2007 $55.480TUNNEL WORK (FREE AIR HAZ. WASTE) 6/1/2007 $47.800 12/1/2007 $49.550TUNNEL WORK (FREE AIR) 6/1/2007 $45.800 12/1/2007 $47.550VAC-HAUL 6/1/2007 $40.150 12/1/2007 $41.100 6/1/2008 $41.600 12/1/2008 $42.550WAGON DRILL OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $42.050 12/1/2007 $43.150 5/31/2008 $43.650WASTE WATER PUMP OPERATOR 6/1/2007 $53.190 12/1/2007 $54.590WATER METER INSTALLER 9/1/2007 $61.750 3/1/2008 $63.000 9/1/2008 $64.500 3/1/2009 $65.750

9/1/2009 $67.250 3/1/2010 $68.500* If 30% or more of surfaces to be painted are new construction, NEW paint rate shall be used.** The Residential Wood Frame Carpenter classification applies only to the construction of new, wood frame residences that do not exceed four stories

including the basement.

Page 11: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A11

unions in general and Boston police officers in particular)and Globe editorial writer Renne’ Loth (a screeching lib-eral who also hates cops) continue to perpetrate the myththat police officers could be replaced by minimum wageflagmen saving the taxpayers “$100 million per year.” ThePax and BPPA officers have repeatedly written to bothnewspapers demanding attention to the existing facts, butwith only limited success (an abbreviated, dismemberedletter to the editor printed in the Herald, and nothing in theGlobe).

For the benefit of our members, their families, and oursupporters and readers, the actual copies of the prevailingwage rates taken verbatim from the Massachusetts Depart-ment of Labor are reprinted on page A10 in this issue ofthe Pax. Of course, in order to refute these facts, our de-tractors would also have to be opposed to the prevailingwage law in general, which would negatively affect virtu-ally ALL of the building trades and unionized workers inMassachusetts. Therefore, it is unlikely that the facts aboutthe rates paid to flagmen will be publicized by either theGlobe or the Herald, both of whom claim (in differentforms) to represent the interests of the blue-collar work-ingman (although neither truly does).

But the facts are the facts: flagmen would cost signifi-cantly more than police officers while reducing the num-ber of police on the street. If, when and wherever the mythof the “minimum-wage flagmen saving the taxpayers $100million per year” raises its false head, whether in the printor electronic media, don’t be shy about calling or writingthose spreading lies and confronting them with the truth.

The myth of the“minimum wage flagman”(continued from page A1)

The BPPA would like to congratulate our members who were selected to receive recognition atthe 2007 George L. Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery.

They will be honored, along with other members of the Boston Police Department and Officersfrom across the Commonwealth, at a ceremony to be held at the State House at a later date. Theceremony was scheduled for October 5th but was cancelled due to the death of former State Rep-resentative Kevin Fitzgerald.

PO Brian Guilfoyle Area C6PO Emanuel Canuto Area C11PO Richard Medina Area C11PO Andrew Miskell Drug Control UnitPO Joseph Lomuscio Special OperationsPO Lawrence Celester Youth Violence Strike ForcePO John Pyne Area C6PO Donald Wightman Area C6PO Elice Ratchell Area C6PO Manuel Blas Youth Violence Strike ForcePO James Bowden Youth Violence Strike ForcePO Winston DeLeon Youth Violence Strike ForcePO Vance Mills Youth Violence Strike ForcePO Gregory Brown Youth Violence Strike ForcePO Mark Bordley Youth Violence Strike ForcePO Joseph Marrero Youth Violence Strike ForcePO Edwin Guzman Youth Violence Strike ForcePO Stephen Canto Area B2PO Anthony Cutone Area B2

2007 George L. Hanna Awards for BraveryTHE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

PEER SUPPORT UNITPEER SUPPORT UNIT

We are a peer-driven support programfor police officers and their families.

Our program is strictly confidentialand is available to all

police officers and their families.

Group or individual help with handlingfamily and life issues, alcohol, drugs,anger and domestic issues.

Referral for specialist as needed.

251 River Street, Mattapan, MA 02126Office: 617-598-7888 (Mon.-Fri. 9 to 5)

Off-Hours, On-Call Peer Counselor:617-343-4680

Sometimes even we need a little help from our friends!Sometimes even we need a little help from our friends!

Will you outlive your assets?Before you retire, take the time to figure out just how

much money you’ll need for retirement. One of thebiggest concerns for retirees is whether their retire-

ment savings will last the rest of their lives – will they runout of money? Whether you might run out of money hingesupon several factors; how much money you’ve saved, howlong you need your savings to last, and how quickly youspend your money, to name a few. You’ll be better off ifyou can tackle these issues before retirement by maximiz-ing your retirement nest egg. But, if you are entering re-tirement and you still have concerns about making yoursavings last, there are several steps you can take even atthis late date. The following are tips and ideas to help makesure you don’t outlive your money.

Manage IRA distributions carefully

Your investment portfolio will likely be one of yourmajor sources of retirement income. As such, it isimportant to make sure that your level of risk, your

choice of investment vehicles, and your asset allocationare appropriate considering your long-term objectives.While you don’t want to lose your investment principal,you also don’t want to lose out to inflation. A review ofyour investment portfolio is essential in determiningwhether your money will last.

If you’re trying to stretch your savings, you’ll want towithdraw money from your IRA as slowly as possible. Notonly will this conserve the principal balance, but it willalso give your IRA funds the opportunity to continue grow-ing tax deferred during your retirement years. However,bear in mind that you must start taking required minimumdistributions (RMDs) from traditional IRAs (but not RothIRAs) after age 70-1/2.

Use caution when spending downyour investment principal

Don’t assume you’ll be able to live on the earningsfrom your investment portfolio and your retirementaccount for the rest of your life. At some point,

you will probably have to start drawing on the principal.You’ll want to be careful not to spend too much too soon.This can be a great temptation particularly early in yourretirement, because the tendency is to travel extensivelyand buy the things you couldn’t afford during your work-ing years. A good guideline is to make sure you don’t spendmore than 5 percent of your principal during the first fiveyears of retirement. If you whittle away your principal too

quickly, you won’t be able to earn enough on the remain-ing principal to carry you through the later years.

Basic rules of investment stillapply during retirement

Although you will undoubtedly make changes to yourinvestment portfolio as you reach retirement age,

you should still bear in mind the basic rules ofinvesting. Diversification and asset allocation remain im-portant as you make the transition from accumulation toutilization.

Matthew F. Tosh,Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor

Financial AdvisorAmeriprise Financial

(617) 580-4203The information in this material is being provided for

general education purposes and with the understanding thatit is not intended to be used or interpreted as specific legal,tax or investment advice. It does not address or account foryour individual circumstances. Investment decisions shouldalways be made based on your specific financial needs andobjectives, goals, time horizon and risk tolerance.

The information contained in this communication, in-cluding attachments, may be provided to support the mar-keting of a particular product or service. You cannot relyon this to avoid tax penalties that may be imposed underthe Internal Revenue Code. Consult your tax advisor orattorney regarding tax issues specific to your circumstances.

Neither Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. nor any ofits employees or representatives are authorized to give le-gal or tax advice. You are encouraged to seek the guidanceof your own personal legal or tax counsel. Ameriprise Fi-nancial Services, Inc. Member FINRA and SIPC.

The information in this document is provided by a thirdparty and has been obtained from sources believed to bereliable, but accuracy and completeness cannot be guaran-teed by Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. While the pub-lisher has been diligent in attempting to provide accurateinformation, the accuracy of the information cannot beguaranteed. Laws and regulations change frequently, andare subject to differing legal interpretations. Accordingly,neither the publisher nor any of its licensees or their dis-tributes shall be liable for any loss or damage caused, oralleged to have been caused, by the use or reliance uponthis service.

Copyright 2006, Forefield Inc. All rights reserved.

Page 12: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A12 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

BioMed Realty Trust and

William A. Berry & Son, Inc.

are proud to have joined

together to build the next

cutting-edge biotech and life

sciences facility in the

City of Boston.

Center for Life Science-Boston in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, MA

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.One Main Street, Suite 530 Cambridge, MA 02142 T: 617.225.2440

Page 13: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A13

Dear Boston,We throw our hands up!

©2006 JetBlue Airways

P.S. JetBlue Airways proudly supports the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association Scholarship Fund.

Now flying nonstop from Boston (Logan) to:

•New York (JFK) •Florida•California•Denver•Las Vegas •Seattle

•Buffalo•Columbus, OH •Raleigh-Durham•San Juan, PR

•Nassau, The Bahamas •Richmond•Austin•Washington DC (Dulles) •Phoenix•Pittsburgh

jetblue.com

Page 14: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A14 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

NEW BPPA BY-LAWS PROPOSALSNEW BPPA BY-LAWS PROPOSALSSection 5. Any member who holds office or other position of authority in any dual

organization as determined by the Executive Board shall not be eligibleeither for nomination for office or to hold office in the Corporation, and heor she shall be removed from office in the Corporation by the ExecutiveBoard, without notice to him or her, and the Executive Board shall declaresaid office vacant.

Section 6. The Executive Board shall be composed of members of the House of Rep-resentatives, together with the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Sec-retary of this corporation. The composition of the

Executive Board shall from time to time be determined by the House ofRepresentatives. ***

Section 7. The President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary shall be elected fora term of two (2) years.*

(a) The President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be electedby the membership of the Corporation. The following are to be consid-ered as the necessary criteria for individuals seeking election to theoffice of President and/or Vice President.

1. At the time of submitting notice of intention to be a candidate, theindividual shall be a member in good standing of the House of Rep-resentatives.

2. The individual shall have maintained good standing status for a fulltwo year term as a representative of the House of Representativesimmediately prior to the election in which the individual seeks to bea candidate.

3. If an individual qualifies under either (1) or (2) above, but not underboth, that individual shall have the right to petition a regularly sched-uled meeting of the House of Representatives for a waiver of therequirements set forth in the section which would otherwise pre-clude the individual’s candidacy.

4. Upon a majority vote of those members of the House of Representa-tives, present and voting, (1) or (2) above, but not both, may be waivedand the individual may be eligible for election to the office of Presi-dent and/or Vice President.

(b) No individual may hold more than one office in any given term.

(c) The Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected for a term of two years byand from the membership of the Corporation.

** (d) The President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary shall assumetheir respective office fifteen (15) working days post-facto at 12:01 p.m.the day next following their election to said office.

* Amended May 5, 1988**Amended May 5, 1988

(e) In the event that there are more than two (2) qualified candidates forelection to the office of President, Vice President, Treasurer, or Secre-tary, a majority of the vote (over 50%) must be received, or if not, a run-off election of the top two (2) candidates will be held.

Section 8. The members of the House of Representatives, the members of the Execu-tive Board, the President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary shallhold office for two years and until their successors are chosen and quali-fied; and if chosen to fill a vacancy, shall, unless sooner removed under theprovisions of these By-Laws, hold office for the unexpired term of theoffice to which each vacancy was filled and until a successor shall be cho-sen and qualified. In the event of the resignation of the person holding theposition of President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer at any periodof time during their term of two (2) years, but more than ninety days fromthe expiration of their terms, the following shall take place:

Boston Police Patrolmen’s AssociationProposed By-Law Change Form

Proposal # 1Submitted by Patrick Rose (Area C-11)

Articles and Sections proposed for change:Article V, Sections 3, 7, 7(c), 8

Topic: Duration of elected terms

Current By-lawArticle V

Section 1. The government of the Corporation shall be vested in the members of theHouse of Representatives, and Executive Board chosen therefrom; a Presi-dent, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary, and such other officers andagents as may from time to time be appointed by the House of Representa-tives.

Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be no less than three (3) in number and*no more than the House of Representatives deems, shall fit the needs ofthe Association. The composition of the House of Representatives mayfrom time to time be determined by the House of Representatives.*Amended December 13, 1996

Section 3. Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a period oftwo (2) years under Rules and Procedures determined by the House ofRepresentatives.

Members of the Corporation may vote only in their own election and onlyfor candidates for Representatives from their area or unit. No member shallvote in any election other than his or her own. The conduct of the vote inany election shall be administered by persons appointed by the ExecutiveBoard, such person to be either an officer of the Corporation or a Represen-tative coming from a different area or unit.

Elections shall be held at least ten (10) but not more than thirty (30) daysprior to the annual meeting of members of the Corporation and the resultsthereof shall be announced, by written report of the Executive Board, toand at such annual meeting and incorporated in and made part of the offi-cial minutes thereof.*Amended December 13, 1996

*Any member who is in good standing and cannot be present to cast a votein any election, special or general ratification or any contract or question,or by-law change, may at the Association expense request a ballot for thatelection or ratification which the Association secretary shall mail to themember with a self addressed stamped envelope to the members listed addressand shall be counted and included in the time and place of such vote.

Section 4. To be eligible to hold office in the House of Representatives, a membermust be one in continuous good standing as herein provided for all offices,and must be attached, as matter of usual employment, to the area or unitwhich he or she seeks to represent. Beginning with the annual meeting ofthe Corporation to be held in 1966, to be eligible for election to any officein the Corporation, a member must be in continuous good standing for aperiod of twelve (12) consecutive months prior to nomination for said of-fice. A member shall not be considered in “continuous good standing” if heor she shall have been one months in arrears in payment of dues or assess-ments, or shall have undergone interruption in active membership duringany such period by reason of non-compliance with these By-Laws in anypart. Payment of dues or assessment after their due date shall not restoregood standing status for such quarter or month or months in computing“continuous good standing” status as required herein for eligibility for of-fice. Any member who shall be one month in arrears in his or her paymentof dues shall automatically stand suspended at the end of the fourth monthand shall not be entitled to any of the rights and privileges of an activemember; and any member shall stand dropped from the rolls of the Corpo-ration who shall be six (6) months in arrears in payment of dues or assess-ments unless he or she shall be excused from making such payment on thegrounds of prolonged disablement or illness preventing performance ofpolice duty because of personal injury, lay-off, or other like cause.

Page 15: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A15

1. President: The Vice President while still remaining Vice Presidentshall assume the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Presidentsubject to the control of the House of Representatives;

2. Vice President: The Secretary, while still remaining Secretary shallassume the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Vice Presi-dent, subject to the control of the House of Representatives;

3. Secretary: The Treasurer while still remaining the Treasurer shallassume the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Secretary, sub-ject to the control of the House of Representatives;

4. Treasurer: The Secretary, while still remaining the Secretary shallassume the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Treasurer, sub-ject to the control of the House of Representatives.

Within fifteen (15) days of resignation, notice of a special election as perby-laws shall be promulgated to all members. The date of which shall bewithin forty-five (45) days of the date of resignation.

Proposed By-Law ChangeArticle V

Footnote: The following changes, if adopted, shall become effective for the full termof each of the offices specified below.

Section 1. The government of the Corporation shall be vested in the members of theHouse of Representatives, and Executive Board chosen therefrom; a Presi-dent, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary, and such other officers andagents as may from time to time be appointed by the House of Represen-tatives.

Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be no less than three (3) in number and*no more than the House of Representatives deems, shall fit the needs ofthe Association. The composition of the House of Representatives mayfrom time to time be determined by the House of Representatives.

Section 3. Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a period ofthree (3) years under Rules and Procedures determined by the House ofRepresentatives.*Amended December 13, 1996

Members of the Corporation may vote only in their own election and onlyfor candidates for Representatives from their area or unit. No membershall vote in any election other than his or her own. The conduct of thevote in any election shall be administered by persons appointed by theExecutive Board, such person to be either an officer of the Corporation ora Representative coming from a different area or unit.

Elections shall be held at least ten (10) but not more than thirty (30) daysprior to the annual meeting of members of the Corporation and the resultsthereof shall be announced, by written report of the Executive Board, toand at such annual meeting and incorporated in and made part of the offi-cial minutes thereof.

*Any member who is in good standing and cannot be present to cast a votein any election, special or general ratification or any contract or question,or by-law change, may at the Association expense request a ballot for thatelection or ratification which the Association secretary shall mail to themember with a self addressed stamped envelope to the members listedaddress and shall be counted and included in the time and place of suchvote.*Amended December 13, 1996

Section 4. To be eligible to hold office in the House of Representatives, a membermust be one in continuous good standing as herein provided for all offices,and must be attached, as matter of usual employment, to the area or unitwhich he or she seeks to represent. Beginning with the annual meeting ofthe Corporation to be held in 1966, to be eligible for election to any officein the Corporation, a member must be in continuous good standing for aperiod of twelve (12) consecutive months prior to nomination for saidoffice. A member shall not be considered in “continuous good standing” ifhe or she shall have been one months in arrears in payment of dues or

assessments, or shall have undergone interruption in active membershipduring any such period by reason of non-compliance with these By-Lawsin any part.

Payment of dues or assessment after their due date shall not restore goodstanding status for such quarter or month or months in computing “con-tinuous good standing” status as required herein for eligibility for office.Any member who shall be one month in arrears in his or her payment ofdues shall automatically stand suspended at the end of the fourth monthand shall not be entitled to any of the rights and privileges of an activemember; and any member shall stand dropped from the rolls of the Corpo-ration who shall be six (6) months in arrears in payment of dues or assess-ments unless he or she shall be excused from making such payment on thegrounds of prolonged disablement or illness preventing performance ofpolice duty because of personal injury, lay-off, or other like cause.

Section 5. Any member who holds office or other position of authority in any dualorganization as determined by the Executive Board shall not be eligibleeither for nomination for office or to hold office in the Corporation, and heor she shall be removed from office in the Corporation by the ExecutiveBoard, without notice to him or her, and the Executive Board shall declaresaid office vacant.

Section 6. The Executive Board shall be composed of members of the House of Rep-resentatives, together with the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, andSecretary of this corporation. The composition of the Executive Boardshall from time to time be determined by the House of Representatives.***

Section 7. The President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary shall be elected fora term of three (3) years.*

(a) The President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be electedby the membership of the Corporation. The following are to be consid-ered as the necessary criteria for individuals seeking election to theoffice of President and/or Vice President.

1. At the time of submitting notice of intention to be a candidate, theindividual shall be a member in good standing of the House of Rep-resentatives.

2. The individual shall have maintained good standing status for a fullthree year term as a representative of the House of Representativesimmediately prior to the election in which the individual seeks tobe a candidate.

3. If an individual qualifies under either (1) or (2) above, but not underboth, that individual shall have the right to petition a regularly sched-uled meeting of the House of Representatives for a waiver of therequirements set forth in the section which would otherwise pre-clude the individual’s candidacy.

4. Upon a majority vote of those members of the House of Represen-tatives, present and voting, (1) or (2) above, but not both, may bewaived and the individual may be eligible for election to the officeof President and/or Vice President.

(b) No individual may hold more than one office in any given term.

(c) The Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected for a term of three (3)years by and from the membership of the Corporation.

**(d) The President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary shall assumetheir respective office fifteen (15) working days post-facto at 12:01p.m. the day next following their election to said office.

* Amended May 5, 1988**Amended May 5, 1988

(e) In the event that there are more than two (2) qualified candidates forelection to the office of President, Vice President, Treasurer, or Secre-tary, a majority of the vote (over 50%) must be received, or if not, arun-off election of the top two (2) candidates will be held.

(continued on page A16)

Page 16: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A16 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Section 8. The members of the House of Representatives, the members of the Execu-tive Board, the President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary shallhold office for three (3) years and until their successors are chosen andqualified; and if chosen to fill a vacancy, shall, unless sooner removedunder the provisions of these By-Laws, hold office for the unexpired termof the office to which each vacancy was filled and until a successor shallbe chosen and qualified. In the event of the resignation of the person hold-ing the position of President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer at anyperiod of time during their term of three (3) years, but more than ninetydays from the expiration of their terms, the following shall take place:

1. President: The Vice President while still remaining Vice Presidentshall assume the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Presi-dent subject to the control of the House of Representatives;

2. Vice President: The Secretary, while still remaining Secretary shallassume the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Vice Presi-dent, subject to the control of the House of Representatives;

3. Secretary: The Treasurer while still remaining the Treasurer shallassume the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Secretary, sub-ject to the control of the House of Representatives;

4. Treasurer: The Secretary, while still remaining the Secretary shallassume the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Treasurer,subject to the control of the House of Representatives.

Within fifteen (15) days of resignation, notice of a special election as perby-laws shall be promulgated to all members. The date of which shall bewithin forty-five (45) days of the date of resignation.

Boston Police Patrolmen’s AssociationProposed By-Law Change Form

Proposal # 2Submitted by Patrick Rose (Area C-11)

Articles and Sections proposed for change: Article XX Section 1Topic: Duration of By-Law Committee term

Current By-lawArticle XX Section 1

ARTICLE XX*These By-Laws or any of them may be altered, amended, repealed, or added to in accor-dance with the following procedures:

Section 1. There shall be established a By-Law Committee. The members of saidCommittee shall include the President and Vice President and five (5)additional members to be appointed by the President from among themembers of the House of Representatives and Officers of the BPPA.Each member shall be appointed to a two year term, to run prospec-tively from the third Wednesday in January of the year of appointment.The BPPA’s counsel shall also serve on the Committee as an ex-officiomember but shall have no vote thereon. Upon the resignation, discharge, orloss of standing in the House of Representatives of any Committee member,the President shall fill the remainder of the term of said Committee memberby appointment from the House of Representatives.

Proposed By-Law ChangeArticle XX Section 1

ARTICLE XX*

These By-Laws or any of them may be altered, amended, repealed, or added to in accor-dance with the following procedures:

Section 1. There shall be established a By-Law Committee. The members of saidCommittee shall include the President and Vice President and five (5)additional members to be appointed by the President from among themembers of the House of Representatives and Officers of the BPPA.Each member shall be appointed to a three year term, to run prospec-tively from the third Wednesday in January of the year of appointment.The BPPA’s counsel shall also serve on the Committee as an ex-officiomember but shall have no vote thereon. Upon the resignation, dis-charge, or loss of standing in the House of Representatives of any Com-mittee member, the President shall fill the remainder of the term of saidCommittee member by appointment from the House of Representa-tives.

Boston Police Patrolmen’s AssociationProposed By-Law Change Form

Proposal # 3Submitted by Patrick Butler (Mounted Unit)

Article & Sections proposed for change: Article XX Sections 5 and 6Topic: The manner in which By-Law

Changes/ Proposal are adopted.

Current By-lawArticle XX Section 5At its August meeting, the House of Representatives shall receive the By-Law proposalsand recommendations of the By-Law Committee. At its September meeting, the Houseof Representatives shall by majority vote recommend to the membership whether eachproposal should be approved or rejected. The House of Representatives may also directthe Secretary to record, in writing, the reasons for its recommendations for transmissionto the membership.

Proposed By-Law ChangeArticle XX Section 5At its August meeting, the House of Representatives shall receive the By-Law proposalsand recommendations of the By-Law Committee. At its September meeting, the Houseof Representatives shall by a vote of two thirds (2/3) of the members voting at suchmeeting whether each proposal should be approved or rejected. Only those proposalswhich receive such two thirds (2/3) vote shall be transmitted to the membership for rati-fication. The House of Representatives may also direct the Secretary to record, in writing,the reasons for its recommendations for transmission to the membership. Proposed By-Laws which fail to achieve such two thirds (2/3) vote of the House of Representativesshall be considered null and void.

Current By-lawArticle XX Section 6At the annual or special meeting of the members, the Secretary shall present all By-Lawproposals, along with the recommendations and explanations, if any, of the By-Law Com-mittee and the House of Representatives. At a subsequent special meeting of the mem-bers, said meeting to be held before December 31, the members shall vote on each pro-posed By-Law. Said vote shall be by secret ballot, in a manner calculated to allow allmembers to vote within a period of no greater than twenty-four (24) hours. Any proposedBy-Law receiving a majority of those casting votes shall become effective on January 1following the vote or when approved by the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts.

Proposed By-Law ChangeArticle XX Section 6At the annual or special meeting of the members, the Secretary shall present all By-Lawproposals which were approved by the House of Representatives in accordance withSection 5 above, along with the recommendations and explanations, if any, of the By-Law Committee and the House of Representatives. At a subsequent special meeting ofthe members, said meeting to be held before December 31, the members shall vote oneach such By-Law. Said vote shall be by secret ballot, in a manner calculated to allow allmembers to vote within a period of no greater than twenty-four (24) hours. Any proposedBy-Law receiving a majority of those casting votes shall become effective on January 1following the vote or when approved by the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts.

New BPPA By-Law Proposals(continued from page A15)

Page 17: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A17

Boston Police Patrolmen’s AssociationProposed By-Law Change Form

Proposal #4Submitted by David Fitzgerald (Area B2)

Articles and Sections proposed for change: Article V Section 3Topic: Absentee Ballots

Current By-lawArticle V Section 3Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a period of two (2) yearsunder the Rules and Procedures determined by the House of Representatives.

Members of the Corporation may vote only in their own election and only for candidatesfor Representatives from their own area or unit. No member shall vote in any electionother than his or her own. The conduct of the vote in any election shall be administered bypersons appointed by the Executive Board, such person to be either an officer of theCorporation or a Representative coming from a different area or unit.

Elections shall be held at least ten (10) but not more than thirty (30) days prior to theannual meeting of the members of the Corporation and the results thereof shall be an-nounced, by written report of the Executive Board, to and at such annual meeting andincorporated in and made part of the official minutes thereof.

*Any member who is in good standing and cannot be present to cast a vote in anyelection, special or general ratification or any contract or question, or By-Law change,may at the Association expense request a ballot for that election or ratification whichthe Association Secretary shall mail to the member with a self addressed stampedenvelope to the members listed address and shall be counted and included in the timeand place of such vote

*Amended December 13, 1996

Proposed By-Law ChangeArticle V Section 3

Footnote: If By Law Proposals #1 and #2 are adopted, then this By Law will beamended to reflect the adoption of three year terms.

Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a period of two (2) yearsunder the Rules and Procedures determined by the House of Representatives.

Members of the Corporation may vote only in their own election and only for candidatesfor Representatives from their own area or unit. No member shall vote in any electionother than his or her own. The conduct of the vote in any election shall be administered bypersons appointed by the Executive Board, such person to be either an officer of theCorporation or a Representative coming from a different area or unit.

Elections shall be held at least ten (10) but not more than thirty (30) days prior to theannual meeting of the members of the Corporation and the results thereof shall be an-nounced, by written report of the Executive Board, to and at such annual meeting andincorporated in and made part of the official minutes thereof.

*Any member who is in good standing and cannot be present to cast a vote in any elec-tion, special or general ratification or any contract or question, or By-Law change, mayrequest an absentee ballot under the following procedures:

1) A member may request that an absentee ballot be mailed, at the expense of theAssociation, to the members listed address. Such request shall be made in writ-ing with the requesting member’s signature and will be dated. That ballot will bemailed in a self addressed stamped envelop and must be requested no less than 5business days prior to the election and/or vote. Any absentee ballot requested inthis manner must be received, by mail and in the self addressed stamped enve-lope, at the BPPA offices, no later than the day of the election and/or vote. If amember, who has requested a ballot by mail does not return said ballot by mailbut wishes to vote the day of the election must have the mailed ballot in theirpossession and surrender said mailed ballot to a member of the Election Com-mittee. The return of the absentee ballot will be noted, made void, and will bedestroyed. That member will then be allowed to vote in the usual manner.

2) A member may, in person and at the BPPA offices, request an absentee ballotand cast said absentee ballot while at the BPPA offices. Such request shall bemade in writing with the requesting member’s signature and will be dated. Saidballot will be sealed and secured in a locked election box and will be countedand included in the time and place of such vote.

REPORT OF THE BPPA BY-LAW COMMITTEETO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Established under Article XX of the BPPA By-laws, the By-law Committee re-ceived written notice from Secretary Broderick of the proposed By-law changes.The Committee met, considered the proposed changes, and, after deliberation, hasreached the following recommendations and written explanations, in accordancewith Article XX, Section 4.

Proposal: DURATION OF ELECTED TERMSRecommendation: ACCEPT

EXPLANATION: This proposal would extend from two to three years the terms ofall elected officers and members of the House of Representatives. It would becomeeffective at the next election for full terms of office of these positions.

The By-Law Committee recommends acceptance of this proposal for the followingreasons:

1. The proposed by-law would provide greater continuity in the representa-tion of the membership.Extending officers’ and House members’ terms by an additional year wouldensure that the holders of these positions, once they have gained the expertiseand experience in said positions, would be able to serve the BPPA for a longerperiod.

2. Extending terms to three years is consistent with the usual length of BPPAcollective bargaining agreements.Generally, the BPPA negotiates three-year collective bargaining agreements withthe City of Boston. This is the maximum period permitted under Mass. Gen.Laws Chapter 150E (the collective bargaining statute) for the duration of collec-tive bargaining agreements. While all officers’ terms would not necessarily runconcurrently with the collective bargaining agreements, the proposed By-Lawwould ensure that the BPPA has the necessary expertise needed to effectivelyrun the organization for the contractual period without significant threat of dis-ruption inherent in contested leadership elections.

3. Extension of term duration would not impede members from recalling of-ficers.Under Article VII, § 1 (a), forty percent (40%) of the electorate can require arecall election of an officer or House member by petition. This provision re-mains unchanged, thereby permitting membership the option of terminating termsof elected officials.

4. The proposed by-law complies with all applicable state and federal stat-utes.The By-law Committee has verified from BPPA counsel that this proposal isfully complaint with all applicable statutes and regulations.

For all of the foregoing reasons, the By-law Committee recommends that the pro-posed By-Law be ACCEPTED.

� � � � �Proposal: DURATION OF BY-LAW COMMITTEE TERMRecommendation: ACCEPT

EXPLANATION: This proposal would extend from two to three years the terms ofmembers of the By-Law Committee.

The By-Law Committee recommends acceptance of this proposal for the followingreason:

1. The proposed By-Law would make the term of By-Law Committee mem-bers consistent with the terms of all other elected officials if that By-Lawchange is approved.Extending to three years the terms of By-Law Committee members would sim-ply make their terms the same length as those of elected officers and Housemembers under the proposed By-Law change.

For the foregoing reason, the By-Law Committee recommends that the proposedBy-Law be ACCEPTED.

(continued on page A18)

Page 18: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A18 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Proposal: THE MANNER IN WHICH BY-LAW CHANGES ARE ADOPTEDRecommendation: ACCEPT

EXPLANATION: This proposal would revamp the system adopted in 2004, underwhich any member could file a proposed change in the By-Laws and automaticallyhave such proposal go before the membership for a ballot vote. Instead, any membercould still propose a By-Law change, but that change would require a two-thirds voteof the House of Representatives before going before the full membership.

The By-Law Committee recommends acceptance of this proposal for the followingreasons:

1. The proposed By-Law would prevent frivolous proposals from going beforethe membership.The current structure, created in 2004, permits any member’s proposal, no matterhow frivolous or irrational, to go before the membership for a ballot vote. Once putto a ballot vote, such a proposal requires only a majority of votes cast to pass.Experience has shown that By-Law elections generate a low turnout of the mem-bership. Therefore, there is very real possibility that a frivolous or irrational By-Law proposal could pass with a very small proportion of the membership actuallyvoting for it. While the membership has rejected such By-Laws in the past, theprocess nevertheless wastes resources and creates the potential for such a By-Lawto be passed in a situation with a very small turnout,

2. The elected House of Representative should have a more than consultativerole in the By-Law amendment process.The membership democratically elects members of the House of Representativesexpecting those elected to assert their expertise in the operation of the BPPA. Lead-ers are elected to make decisions. Under the current structure, that leadership func-tion is largely lost in the By-Law amendment process.

3. The proposed change mirrors the process by which the United States Consti-tution is amended.Amending the United States Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of both theSenate and the House of Representatives. The framers of the Constitution under-stood the importance of the document they created and wanted to ensure that itcould not be amended without approval by a significant majority of the people’selected representatives. The proposed amendment incorporates this same conceptinto amending the BPPA By-Laws. It recognizes how important and central the By-Laws are to the effective operation of this organization.

For all of the foregoing reasons, the By-Law Committee recommends that the pro-posed By-Law be ACCEPTED.

� � � � �Proposal: ABSENTEE BALLOTS PROCESSRecommendation: ACCEPT

EXPLANATION: This proposal would add procedures to ensure that absentee ballotsare processed fairly and expeditiously, while ensuring the integrity of the voting pro-cess.

The By-Law Committee recommends acceptance of this proposal for the followingreasons:

1. The proposed By-Law would ensure due process in absentee voting.While the current By-Law provision provides for absentee ballots to be mailed toand returned by members in good standing, it gives little guidance in this process.Experience has shown that this lack of guidance has created problems, includingthe form in which members request absentee ballots and situations where memberswho have requested absentee ballots then appear to vote in person. The proposedBy-Law addresses these issues by clarifying the whole procedure. Members wouldbe required to request absentee ballots in writing. The request would need to bemade at least five business days before the election/vote. Members who have notreturned absentee ballots may still appear and vote by returning the absentee ballot.As with general public elections, there is also an option of requesting and casting anabsentee ballot in person at the BPPA offices.

For all of the foregoing reasons, the By-Law Committee recommends that the pro-posed By-Law be ACCEPTED.

The By-Law Committee has verified from BPPA counsel that each of the foregoingproposals is fully complaint with all applicable statutes and regulations.

BPPA BY-LAW COMMITTEEThomas Nee, PresidentRon MacGillivray, Vice PresidentJay Broderick, SecretaryThomas Pratt, TreasurerMichael HarringtonScott YanovitchDavid FitzgeraldPatrick RoseMichael LearyPatrick Butler

Report of the BPPA By-Law Committeeto the House of Representatives(continued from page A17)

BPPA Upcoming EventsIn accordance with the By-Laws of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association,there will be a special open meeting, for all members, held on Wednesday,November 28th, 2007 at 1:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the BPPA offices.

On Friday, December 14th, 2007 between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, the BPPA willhold a vote on the following matters:

1) Submitted By-Law Change Proposals

2) $20 yearly assessment of member’s dues towards the National LawEnforcement Museum.

3) Disaffiliation from the International Association of Police Associations(IUPA).

Page 19: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A19

Boston Police Officer John J. GallagherKilled in the Line of Duty: May 25, 1962

By Ray Melo

Awarm light rain fell over the Gallagherhome at 31 Hollingsworth Street inMattapan on the evening of May 24,

1962. Mrs. Rita Gallagher walked up stairsto wake her sleeping husband, Boston PoliceOfficer John J. Gallagher for his 12:30 A.M.to 7:45 A.M. shift. Officer Gallagher had thenight off, but switched his shift so he couldwork with his friend and brother Officer An-thony Cesero.

Officer Gallagher, Jackie, as called by hiswife, came downstairs and cheerfully greeteda family friend who stopped over for a visit.Officer Gallagher grabbed a coffee, sat down,and as always spit shined his shoes for work.Mrs. Gallagher remembered Jackie as a“squared away Marine.” He was meticulouswhen wearing his police uniform and he hada lot of pride. He loved being a Boston PoliceOfficer. Officer Gallagher was dressed andready for work. He leaned over and lovinglykissed his seated wife and said, “Good byehoney; do you want me to bring anythinghome?” “Just your love,” recalled Mrs.Gallagher. Unknowingly, the married coupleof 10 years affectionately gazed into eachother’s eyes for the last time.

As Officers Gallagher and Cesero in the1600 Wagon patrolled the streets of Division16, rain fell and the Wagon wipers kept upwith the rain as it disintegrated into the wind-shield. The droplets of rain on the windshieldcaused the headlights of the oncoming motorvehicles to magnify brightly into the wagoncab causing the officers to squint their eyesfrom the glare. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh,went the wipers, working in rhythmic tim-ing, wiped away the glare.

As these buddies policed, a reckless andmeaningless slime ball was breaking into therear basement window of the Shawmut Banklocated at 542 Commonwealth Avenue inKenmore Square. The dreadful chain of eventswould commence at 2:40 A.M. Friday, May 25,1962, when a silent alarm was triggered. Theevent would soon change the life of an innocentloving family forever.

The felon dropped down approximately 6feet to the floor of the ladies bathroom aftersnaking his way through the broken windowsending a signal to the ADT center. In his questfor wealth, the scoundrel found a loaded Smith& Wesson .38 caliber revolver nestled in ablack holster in an unsecured locker left bythe bank guard. Within hours the burglarwould be identified as Charles E. Tracy, a37-year old, who lived a few doors down from

the bank. He was an inept small time crook,but a big time loser who apparently had aspi-rations to break into the major leagues of thecriminal world.

The 1600 Wagon was two hours well intotheir shift. Time advanced into Friday, the 25th

of May, and at approximately 2:41 A.M. the1600 wagon, and the 16-0 car, Officers PaulDonelan and Richard Stanton were, dis-patched to the Shawmut National Bank lo-cated at 542 Commonwealth Avenue for analarm.

Upon arrival, officers searched the outsideand observed a broken rear basement window.The window dropped down into the ladiesroom and the shadowy figure of a male wasbriefly observed. Officers radioed the Cen-tral Complaints Bureau for back up and Of-ficer John Vance soon arrived. Typically,when a bank alarm went off, an alarm com-pany agent would respond with the bank keys.Within minutes, officers met ADT AgentHarold Gillette with the keys to the bank andofficers Gallagher, Vance, Donelan and AgentGillette entered. The officers searched the litlobby and then Officer Gallagher, Donelanand Agent Gillette headed down the stairsleading into the basement. Agent Gilletteopened an alley door and entered with Offic-ers Stanton and Madden. Officer Maddenwent upstairs and Stanton followed down-stairs.

While officers searched the upper floors,Officers in the basement began their search.The lit basement was large and housed thebank vault. It was a network of corridors withseveral rooms, doors and separate cubicles socustomers could salivate in privacy whileviewing their lock box treasures. Knee highmetal cash cabinets on rollers lined the wallsas well as sporadic shelves and lockers. Ductvents and asbestos covered water pipes overhead slithered like snakes as they followedthe corridors. It was a daunting task to searchfor an intruder when he had the tactical ad-vantage. The strategy of hide and seek wouldprove to be disastrous.

Officer Gallagher’s spit-polished shoeslead him down a 43-foot cinder block corri-dor that turned to the left for another 15 feet.A ladies bathroom door was to the right, feetbefore the corridor angled to the left. The 15-foot corridor went down one step and was adingy supply room with two white large sup-ply cabinets against the right side of the wall.A closed wooded door was to the left and fi-nally it ended with a locked metal rear doorthat exited to the rear of the building.

Officer Gallagher heard a sound originatefrom around the corner and with his Colt .38caliber in hisright hand, wentto investigate thesource of thesound. At thesame time, Offic-ers Stanton,Donelan andAgent Gillettewere in variousadjacent roomsto the corridor. As Officer Gallagher venturedfurther into the belly of the beast towards thesupply room he advanced to the end of thehallway near the supply cabinets. CharlesTracy was hiding in the supply cabinet muchlike a cockroach hiding from danger.

The son of a bitch ambushed OfficerGallagher at close range and fired one shotinto his upper abdomen area and the bulletcaused havoc with his vital organs. OfficerGallagher mortally wounded fell to the flooron his back. In his gallant effort to surviveand repel the attacker, Officer Gallagher firedfive rounds from his service revolver and hisbullets penetrated the hide of the animal. Thishumble family man, Marine, and Boston Po-lice Officer was not going without a fight! Thecoward under fire from Officer Gallagherturned to escape Jack’s volley of bullets andmanaged to shoot Officer Gallagher below hisright knee as he lie there. Officer Gallagher’sbadly damaged body took hold and he fellsemi unconscious. Officer Gallagher scoredthree confirmed hits. The assailant was shotin the abdomen, left leg, and when the scumbag turned to escape Jackie’s hail of bullets,Officer Gallagher scored a direct hit and hitthe burglar in the rectum. BULL’S EYE, WAYTO GO, JACKIE !

Agent Gillette, Officers Donelan, andStanton heard the battle and all ran to wherethe shots came from. Agent Gillette and theofficers rounded the corner of the supply roomand Gillette immediately saw OfficerGallagher lying on the floor motionless in thecorner and Agent Gillette was quickly shot inthe right thigh. Agent Gillette and OfficerDonelan instinctively jumped out of Tracy’sline of fire and ran back down the corridor toseek cover while Officer Stanton jumped intothe ladies room closest to the supply room.

Patrolman John Vance recalled, “We werein the bank a good 15 or 20 minutes after thecall first came in, and by now there were sev-eral cops in the building searching in all di-rections. We all had our revolvers drawn andI was on the upper floor talking with OfficerMadden about bringing in a police dog whenwe heard a SLAT ! It sounded like youdropped a long broom handle on a cementfloor. It was weird. It wasn’t a bang, and itcame from the basement area. We raced tothe stairs that lead to the basement and weheard more shots. This time we knew it wasgunfire. When we got to the bottom area,Agent Gillette came limping by saying he wasshot in the leg.” The word spread fast thatOfficer Gallagher was down.

Patrolman Vance was in a doorway at thebeginning of the 43 foot passage and acrossfrom the doorway was a nook so he and Of-ficer Madden took cover in the nook. OfficerVance cautiously peeked around his cornerdown the long corridor and saw a guy hold-ing a gun and wearing a holster as he duckedaround his corner. I yelled as loud as I could,“There’s a guy down there with a gun wear-ing a holster.”

Reinforcements were piling into the bankand Patrolman John Daley and John Petittiarrived and took positions in the doorway withtheir guns pointing down the corridor. A pho-tographer for the Record-American, a Mr.Roland Oxton somehow jumped into thenook with Patrolman Vance and Madden andtook the famous photo of the standoff.

As Patrolman Vance peeped down the cor-ridor, the madman struck his gun around thecorner and fired a shot directly in his direc-tion. Officer Vance recalled, “The image ofseeing a flash of fire come from a gun barrelwhile it’s pointed at you, and hearing the whizof a bullet meant for you overhead is foreverburnt into my memory.” Patrolman’s Vanceand Petitti returned the favor hoping for a hit.Officers were frustrated because they couldnot acquire a clear target. Tracey would onlystick his hand and gun around the corner andfire.

Sergeant Charles Barry and Officer Foleyentered the same window that Tracy did andfound themselves standing with OfficerStanton behind a closed door feet away fromthe assailant. Sergeant Barry attempted sev-eral times to open the bathroom door to cap-ture the bastard but he was forced back due togun fire.

Patrolman John Daley recalled, “Thestandoff lasted about 45 minutes. It was con-fusing. We didn’t have walkie talkies so wecouldn’t communicate effectively. You couldhear Sergeant Charles Barry yelling repeat-edly from behind the bathroom door, ‘Throwout your gun and give yourself up! We wantto get our wounded officer.” The bad guywould deceive the officers by putting hisweapon on the floor, and then he would grabthe gun and shoot at them.

Patrolman Joseph Griffin came in with atear gas gun and handed it to Officer Daleywho fired the gas cannister down the corri-dor. The gas cannister hit the wall with a bangand immediately erupted in vengeance. Thethick cloud of gas in the confined area over-powered everything almost immediately. Of-ficers had to briefly retreat in the stairwell butraced back into the fumes to resolve the threatand rescue Officer Gallagher.

Detective Robert Cunningham of ViceSquad learned of a wooden door that openedinto the back end of the supply room. Grip-ping his firearm firmly in his hand he force-fully kicked open the locked wooded door andhe found to his left Officer Gallagher semi-conscious and faintly mumbling. He lay therein his white uniform shirt and tie with a spotof blood close to the center. His service re-volver was in his right hand at his side. The

(continued on page A22)

Page 20: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A20 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

STATE STREET IS APROUD SPONSOR OFThe Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association

INVESTMENT SERVICING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT RESEARCH AND TRADING

© 2007 STATE STREET CORPORATION. 07-STT10470907

State Street is the world’s leading provider of financial services to

institutional investors. We combine an unwavering customer focus with

in-depth experience and leading-edge technology to offer an unrivaled

breadth of products and services to the global investment community.

For more information, please visit www.statestreet.com.

Page 21: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A21

They Served WithDignity and Honor

We Shall Not Forget Them

We apologize for any errors or omissions.

Police OfficerJames J. BellAugust 4, 2007

Police OfficerTimothy J. Corcoran

August 14, 2007

Police OfficerWilliam Lewis

August 15, 2007

Police OfficerNathan E. Stewart

August 17, 2007

Police OfficerHerbert A. Kenney

September 18, 2007

Police OfficerThomas W. St. John

September 18, 2007

Police OfficerJames J. PearceSeptember 29, 2007

Police OfficerWilliam E. Jenness, Jr.

September 20, 2007

Police OfficerKenneth G. Canning

October 9, 2007

Page 22: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A22 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

���������������

����������

���������

����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

�������������������������������������������������������������������

������������������������������

culprit, Tracy, bleeding, and on his stomachsurrendered a few feet away from OfficerGallagher.

Patrolman Vance, Madden, Cesero, andothers raced into the gas filled room and Pa-trolman Vance recalled that Jack mumbled,“I’m not going to make it.” The officers pickedup their fallen comrade and raced him upstairsto the awaiting number 300 ambulance of Pa-trolman Marenghi and O’Malley of Division3. Patrolman Gallagher muttered to PatrolmanMarenghi, “See to it that they care for my fam-ily.” Officer Gallagher was placed along sideof the wounded Agent Gillette who lay therestunned glancing over at Officer Gallagher.The number 300 ambulance raced to the BethIsrael Hospital.

Mrs. Rita Gallagher got the numbing newsabout her husband and an Officer from Divi-sion 18 raced her to the Beth Israel. Mrs.Gallagher recalled, “When I got to the hospi-tal I was met by a priest, and I wasn’t allowedto see Jackie. The doctors and staff were fe-verishly working on him, and at 6:00 AM hepassed away. When I was told he was gone, Iwas in a state of shock, all I could think aboutis how do I tell the children their father isgone? That was the hardest part of my ordeal.There was so much to think about, so manyunknowns and it was very frightening. A fewdays after Jackie was gone, a fellow policeofficer from Division 16 bent down to oneknee to my 4 year old daughter Anne andsoftly said, “Daddy went to heaven”, andAnne innocently said, “I know he did, butwhen is he coming back?” Mrs. Gallagherremembers her husband as a wonderful lov-ing father who would take his kids to thepolice stables and spend his free time withhis family. “I was very happy and so muchin love with my husband. He was the loveof my life. You never get over it, you go on.But a day doesn’t go by without thinkingof Jackie.”

Superintendent, Night Commander, JohnF. Gallagher’s mother, Agnes and RitaGallagher worked together at New EnglandTelephone Company. They became best friendsearly on and both families spent a lot of timetogether. Although there was no blood relation-ship, their bond was special and lasting.

Superintendent Gallagher recalled, “JackieGallagher was a super great guy. All of uskids admired him and he was always the firstto initiate a game of wiffle ball with us. Healways made time for us. When I was 11 yearsold, Jackie Gallagher helped my father and Ihang a drop ceiling at our house, and one weeklater Jackie Gallagher was killed. JackieGallagher was a role model to a lot of us kids,

and he is the reason why I became a BostonPolice Officer.” To this day, SuperintendentGallagher keeps a picture of PatrolmanGallagher on his desk.

Boston Police Officer John J. Gallagherwas shot on Friday, May 25, 1962, and wasKilled In The Line Of Duty. OfficerGallagher was born January 16, 1929, inBoston. He was appointed May 11, 1955, andworked in Divisions 11, Traffic Division, and16. His badge number was 1308. PatrolmanGallagher was a Corporal in the United StatesMarine Corps and Honorably Discharged inMarch 1952. He was survived by his wife RitaGallagher and three young children: Mary, 8years, John Jr., 7 years, and Anne, 4 years ofage. Patrolman John J. Gallagher was bur-ied in his uniform and is laid to rest at NewCalvary Cemetery in Mattapan, MA.

Charles Tracy was sentenced to death andwas sent to Walpole State Prison. The deathpenalty was later banned in this liberal state,and Tracy expired in prison in 1982 at the BayState Correctional Center in Norfolk, MA. Ihope he finishes his sentence in hell.

542 Commonwealth Avenue is now Bankof America. During the writing of this articleI went there to view the basement and get asense of the place. I was hoping the basementdidn’t change much after 45 years, but mycommon sense knew it probably did. The bankvault is still securing someone’s riches. Thebasement is now half the size with new wallsand a few modern small offices. I did walkdown a cinder block corridor and walked intoa room that Assistant Branch Manager Ms.Bienvenu called the “Supply Room” andthere was a metal exit door. That was eerie. Itold her a good Boston Police Officer was shotdown here and later died.

It was a hellish night on that rainy evening.A total of 34 shots were fired. Two good menwere shot and one is now immortalized. Pa-trolman Vance, Donelan, Stanton, Cesero,Petitti and Daley fired their weapons to stop athreat and to save an officer. Other officers onscene were officers: Robert Tonsberg, AlfredDominick, Robert Bush, all from Division16, as well as Lieutenant DetectiveRachalski, Detectives Bulman, Delaria, andCunningham.

The next time you are detailed to a RedSox game or out and about, and you happento pass by 542 Commonwealth Avenue, Bankof America in Kenmore Square, remember Pa-trolman John J. Gallagher, who made theultimate sacrifice for the citizens of Boston.Remember the Gallagher family as well. Theymade a sacrifice too.

Stay Alert, Stay Alive!

Killed in the Line of Duty:Police Officer John J. Gallagher(continued from page A19)

Iwould like to thank Mrs. Rita Gallagher for allowing me to interview her and haveher relive “a date that will live in infamy.” I found Mrs. Gallagher to be lovely and

energetic. I want to thank her daughter, Ms. Anne Gallagher, for her interview and forsharing her documents with me. I also thank retired Boston Police Officer John Vanceand Captain John Daley for giving me a first hand account of what happen that horriblenight. A big thanks to Superintendent John Gallagher for being candid and for provid-ing me information about Patrolman Gallagher. Finally, I thank the Boston Police De-partment Retirees Association for helping me get in touch with the retired officers.

– Ray Melo

Thank you

Page 23: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page A23

Page 24: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page A24 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

�������

Page 25: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B1

PAXCENTURION Section BPAXCENTURION Section B

Curbing the slaughter

Gone fishing…

By Kevin Doogan

Boston, as best as I can tell, has lostmore young men to gunfire in thiscity so far this year than it has in six

years of warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan.Pointedly, more men woman and childrenhave been slaughtered on the streets of Bos-ton this year than citizens of Boston havesacrificed their lives in the service to ourCountry in six years of combat in the MiddleEast. You don’t see marches on City Halldemanding the Mayor to be impeached, nor

do you see calls for the District Attorney’shead or that of the Commissioner either. Norshould you, it’s not their fault violence is atthe level it is today. It’s everybody’s faultwe, as a society, are at the stage we are to-day. “Stop Snitching”, “Codes of Silence”,“Turn the other cheek”, “It’s not my respon-sibility”, “My kid didn’t do that”, and thelist of excuses goes on. But at this point I’msure you readers are thinking “anyone canfind fault, how about some ideas for a solu-tion”. Funny you would say that because as

luck has it I have a few ideas.Cigarettes and tobacco products have

been polluting the environment and caus-ing illness and death for centuries. Now inthe twenty-first century there is a signifi-cant decrease in cigarette smoking in youngpeople and old alike. Education has a bigdeal to do with it but what also plays a sig-nificant roll in getting folks to stop smok-ing is the exorbitant price of cigarettes. Inthe two class society that America is quicklybecoming, people can’t reasonably afford

By Mark A. Bruno

Remember the last Pax article when Itold you that taking a little time off

would be good for the soul? Well, haveyou? I had the pleasure of taking a fishingtrip out of Hingham Harbor with a fewco-workers. Our host who I’ll refer to asMike (for reasons of privacy), was gra-cious enough to plan this trip and to giveus all an experience of a lifetime. I’ve beenon fishing trips before, but this was on awell-equipped forty-five foot boat whichhad all the comforts of home, as a matterof fact it was worth more than most homes.Before I go any further, I would like topersonally on behalf of my co-workersthank our host and his deck hand John forthis magnificent day at sea.

Waking up early is second nature in ourprofession. Waking up every hour the nightbefore would be the order of the day. Miss-ing the boat would not be an option. Hav-ing a navigation system to guide me tothe yacht club early in the morning wasmost helpful. A cup of coffee, a few handshakes and greetings, and off we go. Look-ing at the navigational system on this ves-sel and you could see that any destinationwas possible. This system did everythingshort of beaming us to our desired loca-tion. As our host opened up the engines,

to fork over a hundred bucks a week to feeda nicotine habit. Bearing this in mind all ofour guilty pleasures are taxed to kingdomcome. Gas, liquor and cigarettes are the topthree that come to mind. Why not tax thegun manufacturers and ammunition deal-ers and let them bear some of the cost tocombat their product just as we do with al-cohol, tobacco and petroleum?

I’ll go one step further, we’ll neverchange the Constitution regarding the Rightto Bear Arms, but this isn’t 1776 either andnobody I know is out rustling up their ownfood from the woods. Nor is anyone pro-tecting house and home, kit and kin fromraiding parties or foreign invaders. So hav-ing firearms in the home is a luxury forwhatever what reason. Like cigarettes andgas guzzlers lets price the stuff out. Taxammunition and firearms as you would anyluxury item, let the gun nuts, and gun manu-facturers bear the cost of the crimes com-mitted with their weapons.

we quickly were cruising at about twenty-seven knots (about 30 mph). This boat ap-peared to be going faster than our wagon.The early morning hours were cool and thewaters calm as we journeyed on our way.

Watching the sun rise in the far off hori-zon was a treat. It’s not that I have neverseen a sunrise. It’s just that I have never beenthis far from shore with nothing around tocorrupt it. With the right music being pro-vided for by our host this made for a pic-

ture perfect moment. Jimmy Buffett, theEagles, Jack Johnson and a host of othersongs would fill the air to make the am-bience complete. Taking it all in and en-joying the moment was all one needed todo. Just letting the cool sea breeze runoff my face as we glided along was pleas-ing.

As we reached our first destination tobegin tuna fishing our deck-hand John be-gan to cast the deep-sea-reels with a bevyof different plugs and some bait. Hisknowledge of fishing and love of the seawas fairly obvious. He had been fishingsince he was eight and currently does thisfor a living. He is now twenty-four-years-old and travels about extensively. Hemakes his way south in the winter toFlorida. He explained to us that he is moreat home out at sea than on land. I thoughthow wonderful it must be to be so free-spirited and able to just take off were everthe wind blows. This young man is liv-ing the dream most of us think about. Heloves what he is doing and respects hissurroundings. He is a true seaman.

Several other boats turned up at ourrendevous point and were also fishing fortuna. At one point, our host asked if wewanted to go sharking because of the lack

(continued on page B19)

(continued on page B19)

NEWS YOUCAN’T USE!

(continued on page B17)

Compiled by Patrick Carnell,Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

NEW YORK, Fox News, 10/4/07 –Nearly one out of every five Democratsthinks the world will be better off ifAmerica loses the war in Iraq, accord-ing to the FOX News Opinion Dynam-ics Poll released Thursday. The percent-age of Democrats (19 percent) who be-lieve that is nearly four times the num-ber of Republicans (5 percent) who gavethe same answer. Seven percent of inde-pendents said the world would be betteroff if the U.S. lost the war.

So, it’s perfectly okay to accuseReTHUGlicans of being mindless, jin-goistic sheeples, but don’t dare questionthe patriotism of the Democrats, sinceaccording to the same report, 60% – amajority! – of these would-be quislingsbelieve winning in Iraq wouldn’t be theworst thing in the world.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency 10/2/07)– Millions of Iranians once again heldannual International Qods Day rallies onFriday, with a call by PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad for Israel to berelocated, away the Middle East and theIslamic world. “Canada and Alaska havevast lands, why don’t you relocate them(Israel) over there and keep helping themover there with (aid of) 30 to 40 billiondollars per year for building a new exist-ence over there,” President MahmoudAhmadinejad said in a speech.

Jerusalem is a mildly important cityto the peaceful Religion of Peace, so why

Page 26: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B2 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

���������������������������������������������

��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

������������������������������������������������������������������������������

������������������������������������������������������������������������������

Page 27: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B3

The rule of thumb…

By Kevin Doogan

Why do we find ourselves again stand-ing in the streets and on the sidewalks

of Boston holding Informational Picketsigns? The answer is simple, it’s becauseone bruised ego took a knee jerk reaction toanother bruised ego’s actions. Enough withthe petty political bull—— and the childishtantrums. We’re about law enforcement andpublic service to the people of Boston, we’renot supposed to be about sound bites andvideo clips.

Unfortunately the Commissioner and theMayor make the political appointmentsabove then rank of Captain on the BostonPolice Department. Just as unfortunate inthis case when a competent, well respected,seasoned leader fails to bow to particularpolitical whims, no matter how short sightedand ridiculous they are. Alas, he falls sub-ject to the very political machine that ap-pointed him. My hat is off to him for takingthe moral high ground and not jeopardizinga case or bowing to political pressure forthe sake of a Headline or two. Because ofthe close working relationship needed to beeffective, the District Attorney should havesome voice into the qualifications and ex-perience level the leader of the HomicideUnit should possess. To pitch a fit and throwa political tantrum is just asinine. The Bos-ton Police is arguably the First Police De-partment in America and as such have beeninvestigating crime in Boston long beforebuses, trains or troopers. The Suffolk CountyDistrict Attorney’s alleged jurisdictionalchanges serve as nothing more than a de-meaning slap in the face to the HomicideUnit Detectives. Daniel Conley’s actionsonly assist the criminal element and serveto allow crime to continue unfettered. It isasinine actions like these that have stoppedthe free flow of information needed to prop-erly police cities across America and espe-cially Boston.

The last thing the citizens of Boston need,is another police department running aroundadding to the confusion and withholdingcritical information. Daniel Conley knowsfirst hand that the existence of numerouspolice agencies in a confined geographicallocation causes chaos and restricts the flowof information needed to investigate andstop crime. Organizations like the schoolpolice, campus police, municipal police andother private police agencies keep their ownrecords and statistics. Colleges and univer-sities commonly downgrade or fail to re-port serious crimes to keep the donationsand enrollments high. Thus, there are serialrobbers, burglars and sometimes even rap-ists that are roaming our streets because theleft hand doesn’t know what the right handis doing. Conley’s jurisdictional changes andhis lack of respect towards us have nowforced our hand. So again, internal disrup-tion caused by political hacks will be thecall of the day. Instead of spending the pre-cious off duty time we have with our fami-lies, we’ll again have to ask them to under-stand as we take to the Picket Line.

Off the topof my head By Mark A. Bruno

The recent onslaught of articles in thetwo local rags are very embarrass-ing to the Boston Police Department

and to the officers that serve the depart-ment. Bad press can only lead to lack offaith in the public’s trust of their police de-partment. Making us look like a bunch ofgreedy, fat and overweight bunch of donuteating individuals is not going to bring apositive image. Accentuating the positiveshould be the order of the day.

There are so many good things that po-lice officers do on a day-to-day basis. Whyaren’t these stories on the front pages oftheHerald orGlobe?Why do you have toturn twenty pages before you can find thepositive influence of policing? The papersare so busy bashing our job, it’s no wonderthat all the public gets to see are negativereports. What bothers me most is why ourdepartment’s media relation thinks thatpositives can come out of publicly humili-ating officers who falter. Why supply fod-der for the cannon, aren’t we pretty mucha constant target from most of the public?

The papers and media apply a double

standard also when it comes to police andfire. Let me first say that I do respectfirefighters and their profession, and thatmy condolences go out to the families andco-workers for their recent loss. That be-ing said, I cannot remember the last timethe local television media covered the fu-neral of a fallen police officer? I cannotremember Dunkin’ Donuts placing a largecourtesy trailer at the staging area of thefunerals for one of our fallen officers? It’sobvious we are second-class heroes amongstthe media outlets and the public’s eye.

Do I sound a little bitter? Ask any po-lice officer who has had the pleasure ofseeing their name in print next to somenegative descriptors how they feel? Weare never going to be little darlings in thepublic’s eye, so stop hoping. I’ve been as-saulted, spat upon and called everythingunder the sun. Some of it I let roll off myback, while some of it stuck in my crawbecause of where it was coming from.Keeping a lid on our own affairs shouldbe the order of the day. We should take apage out of the State Police Media rela-tions when it comes to internal bleeding

due to negative press. In other words, nocomment or it’s under investigation.

Finally I would say to my own brothersand sisters in blue, think about the percep-tion the media and public have for us al-ready. While doing a detail out on a mainthoroughfare do not be in your car readinga paper or on a cell-phone. Drink your cof-fee off to the side. Show up in a timelymanner and look sharp. Be prepared towork a full shift for that which you arebeing paid. Do not whine because it willonly fall on deaf ears if you do. People donot feel sorry for officers who in their eye’searn a very good living. Take your lumpsand be bitter for the moment only, it willpass. Keep a smile on your face becausethis is what really ticks them off. Save whatlittle thanks you have for those who appre-ciate what you do for them. That would bea small portion of the public, and yourloved ones at home. Keep those individu-als safe whom you have sworn to protectand serve, even thou they scorn you. Letthe rock throwers not come from withinour own department. This should be therule of thumb.

By P.O. Joe Commitment

Boston is descending into a mael-strom of violence and to halt itsperilous plummet into the abyss of

crime I have devised a comprehensive re-form package.

First of all, judges will be held respon-sible for their decisions by means of mon-etary fines.

A monetary fine, of say, a month’s pay,will be levied against that judge for badjudgment if that judge:

1) dismisses the charge(s) against aperson or finds a defendant notguilty who subsequently repeatsthe same offense or commits otheroffenses

2) fails to impose the full sentence orpunishment on a criminal who

Cutting Edge Legal Reformproves to be a repeat offender afterrelease.

Criminal defense attorneys will be re-educated so as to understand that the em-phasis in the criminal justice system is onjustice and not on criminal. Trials will nolonger be adversarial playgrounds forthem; no longer will they introduce obvi-ous irrelevancies to confuse and befuddlethe Court.

Their new tasks will be to informtheir criminal clients of the repercus-sions which their crimes have on soci-ety to eloquently state their criminalclient’s guilt and subsequent contritionto seek the Court’s mercy by pleadingfor a long sentence instead of a very longsentence (optional).

A Police Review Board will be estab-

lished, consisting of police officers anddetectives, which will have subpoena pow-ers to question and fine individuals suchas editors, reporters, academicians, politi-cians or any other ignoramuses who:

• display intolerable sympathy and in-excusable justification for criminalbehavior

• publish or air misleading or skewedreports of criminal activity or policeaction

• disparage or impugn the professionalintegrity of honorable police officers.

I believe that this reform should beimplemented for several decades to see ifit works. After all, the hoodlums and gangbangers infesting Boston today werebrought up under the decades old aegis ofcommunity policing.

Boston Police Academy StaffNovember 15, 1988

Page 28: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B4 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Making aDifference

Page 29: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B5

It’s About Time – Reforming the state

Legal Notes: Attorney Amy Laura DavidsonSandulli Grace, P.C., Labor Counsel to Members of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association and BEMS

W e are all painfully aware that ourunfair labor practices chargesagainst the City of Boston have

languished for years at the Labor RelationsCommission. Instead of punishing wrong-doers for violating the law, the snail’s paceof the Commission effectively punishesunions for asserting their rights by makingus wait years to receive justice. For example,although we won the municipal police sub-contracting case in 1996 and on appeal in2000, the Commission has yet to assessdamages against the City or even schedulea hearing on the matter despite our repeatedrequests. In addition, many other chargesfiled by the BPPA remain unresolved. Thisdelay has only encouraged the City to keepviolating our rights because it knows that itwill never pay the price for several years, ifat all.

The good news is that help is on the way.On September 13th, Massachusetts Secre-tary of Labor Suzanne Bump filed a billfor long overdue reform of the labor agen-cies that have jurisdiction over our unfairlabor practices and contractual disputes. Thebill merges the Commission, the Joint La-

labor agencies and ending the delay of justicebor Management Committee (JLMC) andthe Board of Conciliation and Arbitration(BC&A) into one multifunctional agency,thereby increasing the staff available to re-solve our disputes. We anticipate that thebill will expedite the processing of our un-fair labor practice cases. Some of the perti-nent features of the bill are:

• The Commission, BC&A and theJLMC will be consolidated into oneagency known as the Division of La-bor Relations.

• The Division of Labor Relations willbe managed by a Director, whose rolewill be to establish performance stan-dards to ensure that disputes betweenunions and public employers arepromptly and effectively resolved.

• The Director and the Labor RelationsCommissioners will be vetted by anadvisory council comprised of fiverepresentatives of labor, five represen-tative from management and threeneutrals. The advisory council sendsthe successful nominees to the Gov-ernor who ultimately selects the can-didate. [Under current law, the gov-

ernor selects whomever he chooseswithout any nominating process orinput from the parties.]

• The Commission will have one full-time Chairperson and two per diemCommissioners, who will come in onan as needed basis to determine un-fair labor practice cases. [Currentlythere are positions for three full-timeCommissioners earning six figureseach.] The legislature will take themoney saved as a result of the reduc-tion in full-time Commissioners toinvest in additional hearing officersand mediators/arbitrators.

• Division Staff, while assigned prima-rily to one of three areas, will be re-assigned to function as hearing offic-ers, mediators and arbitrators asneeded.

• The Division will re-institute the in-person investigation procedure thatexisted prior to 1992. Under the cur-rent process, parties file costly andlengthy briefs of legal arguments andsworn affidavits. Under the in-per-son investigation procedure, the Com-

mission holds an evidentiary hearingsoon after a charge is filed. The hear-ing officer tries to determine if thecase can be solved through mediation.If the case remains unresolved afterthis step, the hearing officer then de-termines whether to issue a complaintand schedule a formal hearing.

• The legislation re-institutes the pro-cedure of having decisions first issuedby hearing officers. Currently, theCommissioners must review and de-cide every case, leading to an enor-mous backlog of decisions, includingseveral involving the BPPA. Underthe proposed legislation, the hearingofficers will decide cases first, en-abling decisions to be issued morequickly.

As with any reform effort, only time willtell whether this legislation ultimately re-sults in speedier and fairer resolution of la-bor disputes. At least we have a new ad-ministration and a Secretary of Labor withan interest in making the labor agenciesmore responsive to its constituents, namelyunions and public employers.

Area B-2 PO Jake Megnia’sRetirement Party after40 years on the job11/2/1989

Area A-2 PO Joe Olslowy’sFinal Roll Call

2/27/1992

Page 30: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B6 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Byrne & Drechsler,L.L.P.

Attorneys at Law

(617) 265-3900Telefax: (617) 265-3627

JAMES E. BYRNETHOMAS DRECHSLER

KENNETH H. ANDERSON

SUSAN E. DEVLIN RICHARD P. MAZZOCCAERIC S. GOLDMAN JONATHAN E. TOBIN

Eastern Harbor Office Park50 Redfield Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02122

A GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAWWITH AN EMPHASIS IN

CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LITIGATIONincluding personal injury law involving auto/motorcycle

accidents, slip and fall accidents, premises liability,defective products, medical malpractice, head and burn

injuries, liquor liabilities and worker’s compensation.

Page 31: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B7

“LEGAL THOUGHTS”

Legal Notes: Thomas Drechsler, Esq.Byrne & Drechsler, L.L.P., Counsel to Members of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association

When people are apprehended foreven the most heinous crimesthey are entitled to certain rights

which all of us must and do accept and re-spect. Those accused of any crime have theright to discovery of the evidence to be pre-sented against themand to raise legal is-sues regarding the ad-missibility of suchevidence in realcourtrooms beforeneutral judges whoare employed by nei-ther the defense northe prosecution. Theperson you arrest forany crime is entitled to have his or her fatedetermined by a neutral judge or jury, i.e.someone not on the payroll of either the pros-ecution or the defense. The accused is en-titled to full cross-examination and confron-tation of the witnesses. The accused is en-titled to the right to present favorable evi-dence. The accused is entitled to the pre-sumption of innocence until proven guiltyand one does not serve a sentence before areal trial is conducted. It is only after trialthat a person, having had all of the proce-dural and substantive safeguards outlinedabove, may be sentenced for any wrongwhich he or she has been found to have com-mitted.

Likewise, in civil suits litigated in any realcourt everyone has an opportunity to presenttheir side of the case. Like it or not, issues oflaw and issues regarding the presentation ofevidence are decided by a neutral judge whois not beholden to or compensated by eitherparty. Civil cases in real courts are tried be-fore a neutral trier of fact. Only jurors orjudges with no vested interest in the outcomedecide cases based upon the facts and theevidence. Finally, no plaintiff in a civil casegets to collect a judgment or impose a pen-alty upon a defendant until the matter hasbeen fully heard and decided before a neu-tral judge or jury.

Your superiors at the Boston Police De-partment expect you to understand, acceptand adhere to those principles of fairnesswhen you are involved in a case in whichthe adversarial system, civil or criminal,comes into play. Let’s contrast the rights thatnormal citizens have in real courts with theprocedure imposed upon rank and file mem-bers of the Boston Police Department dur-ing internal disciplinary hearings. In thoseproceedings, in my view, the Boston PoliceDepartment does not bestow upon its em-ployees the same level of fairness that theworst criminals and average citizens receivein any court in the Commonwealth. Youwould think that the Department would haveenough respect for your rights, as police of-ficers, to accord you the same level of dueprocess and protection in disciplinary hear-ings that are accorded to those individualswho are charged with terrible crimes or to

those individuals who sue you for allegedwrongdoing. Instead, here is what you arefaced with when you have a Departmental“hearing” regarding disciplinary chargeswhich have been brought against you. A neu-tral judge, you say? Far from it. The “judge”

is actually a member of the command staff.He or she is appointed by the Commissionerand serves only at the discretion of the Com-missioner. The Commissioner is the “plain-tiff” in disciplinary cases. Is it any wonderthat virtually every decision comes out infavor of the “plaintiff”? What do you sup-pose would happen to any Superintendentor Deputy Superintendent who began regu-larly returning verdicts of “not sustained”during disciplinary hearings involving rankand file patrol officers. How long do yousuppose that such a Superintendent orDeputy Superintendent would remain in theposition of Hearings Officer? Look at thehistorical statistics in that job. They do notlie.

Who presents the case at the Departmen-tal disciplinary hearing? Lawyers from the“Legal Advisor’s Office.” Do not let the title“Legal Advisor” mislead you. Those law-yers are not there to advise you about policeprocedure or your rights. They are there torepresent the Commissioner in disciplinarymatters brought against rank and file offic-ers. They are not neutral parties. They areadvocates for and represent the Commis-sioner, the “plaintiff” in disciplinary proceed-ings. So now you get the picture. The law-yers representing the “plaintiff” (the Com-missioner) present cases in front of a Hear-ings Officer who is an appointee and em-ployee of the “plaintiff.” It may look like acourtroom, but in point of fact it is far fromfair or neutral. In my view as outlined byAttorney Anderson from my office lastmonth, there is no right to full (or sometimesany) cross-examination nor is the right topresent favorable evidence provided fairlyto both sides in Departmental hearings. Inthe last issue Attorney Anderson describeda “hearing” in which the Department ex-cluded relevant evidence which was, ofcourse, harmful to its case on what was, inmy view, a legal pretext. You may rest as-sured that if that same evidence helped theDepartment it would have been offered andadmitted.

As you might imagine, most rulings inDepartmental hearings are in favor of the“plaintiff” (Commissioner.) Canon Six ofRule 113 of the so called public integrity

policy of the Boston Police Department saysthat “Employees shall avoid all conflicts ofinterests and appearances of impropriety.”Do you think acting as a judge in a matter inwhich one’s employer has an interest in theoutcome fulfills that principle? Do you think

lawyers presenting a case in front of a judgethat is an employee of their client is consis-tent with that principle?

I was reminded of a matter I had in an-other municipality a number of years agowhere the hearings officer was an assistantcity attorney. The disciplinary case was be-ing prosecuted by his boss, the city attorney.I have to say they weren’t shy about it. Onetime I made an objection to particular evi-dence offered by the city attorney. The cityattorney himself told me that my objectionwas going to be overruled by the hearingsofficer before the hearings officer/assistantcity attorney had a chance to even rule. Wellyou know who signs the paychecks.

The appearance of bias and partiality isinescapable in the BPD disciplinary hearingssystem. In my view generally the hearingsare a foregone conclusion. Rather than be-ing innocent until proven guilty, you are ef-fectively guilty until proven innocent. As faras serving a sentence, the unfairness of theprocess is egregious. The Department im-poses discipline upon you and you must waitmonths and sometimes years before youhave a fair hearing in front of a neutral anddetached arbitrator or Civil Service hearingsofficer. Because of the backlog in those sys-tems you must serve all or most of the sen-tence imposed upon you by the Departmentuntil such time as you have a hearing in frontof a neutral magistrate. The Department,mind you, does not have to proceed in thisway. Civil Service law provides that anymatter can be taken directly to Civil Serviceand heard by a neutral party immediatelywithout the charade of the Departmentalhearing. If the Department is so confidentthat its case would be ruled upon favorablyby a neutral hearings officer or arbitrator,why not refrain from imposing punishmentuntil after a real hearing is conducted beforea non-appointee of the Commissioner.

The hypocrisy of the administrative hear-ings is best exemplified by one which I wasinvolved in a number of years ago. It wasone of the few hearings in which the out-come was favorable to the officer. Of course,the right thing happened for all of the wrongreasons. This particular officer had been in-volved in an altercation with a bike messen-

ger who was operating in a manner danger-ous to the public at Downtown Crossing. Thechildren of a lawyer known for suing policeofficers filed a complaint with the PoliceDepartment and a hearing was commenced.After the hearing was over, but before the

Department rendered adecision, the husband ofa former prominent cityofficial was struck andgravely injured by an outof control bike messen-ger. When a news re-porter called me to askwhether or not the offic-ers were going to crackdown on the out of con-

trol bike messengers I responded by advis-ing the reporter that I thought officers werereluctant to do so because a particular of-ficer was being disciplined for trying to dojust that. I guess that this prompted a callfrom the same reporter to the Departmentbecause in record speed my client receiveda rare exoneration.

I have said this before and I’ll say it again– if the Department truly wants to have adisciplinary process that is respected by therank and file then it should have a panel ofofficers serving in their Civil Service rankwho do not fear retribution by demotion ifthey should rule in favor of the officers. Al-ternatively the Department could simplyagree to allow such disciplinary matters tobe heard before a mutually agreed upon neu-tral party. As a lawyer I cannot over empha-size the distaste I have for proceedings inwhich lawyers present cases in front of hear-ings officers employed by and appointed bytheir client. Imagine the indignant howl ofthe management operatives of the Depart-ment if complaints lodged against them weredecided by the complaining party or an ap-pointee or employee of the complainingparty. No one would or should like to havetheir disputes adjudicated by someone whois appointed by the other side of the dispute.How does that look?

I did notice a few years ago that on oneparticularly controversial matter the Depart-ment brought in a retired Chief Justice ofthe Superior Court, a man above reproachand a man of great integrity, to hear relateddisciplinary matters. One matter involving asuperior officer actually went to a hearing infront of the retired Chief Justice. After a fullhearing the charges were not sustained. Wenever saw or heard from that judge in De-partmental proceedings ever again. I won-der why not? Let’s be honest, Commissioner.You want to set a new trend? Do you wantto have universal respect? It’s very simple.Set up a disciplinary hearing process that istruly fair and neutral. Everyone will respectyou for it. If you want the members of theDepartment to treat citizens and those theyarrest with fairness and respect for the law,you should start that tradition at home andset the example.

I have said this before and I’ll say it again – if the Department truly wantsto have a disciplinary process that is respected by the rank and file, then itshould have a panel of officers serving in their Civil Service rank who do notfear retribution by demotion if they should rule in favor of the officers.Alternatively, the Department could simply agree to allow such disciplinarymatters to be heard before a mutually agreed upon neutral party.

Page 32: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B8 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Visit us at www.harvardpilgrim.org

HealthSafety

Knowledge

Because health, safety and knowledge are among

life’s most precious possessions, we’re proud to support the

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association Scholarship Fund.

Page 33: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B9

Registration Deadline: October 19th

Name: ________________________________

Address: ______________________________

Phone: ________________________________

E-mail: ________________________________

Drivers License #: ______________________(Mandatory for admittance onto base)

Vehicle License Plate #: _________________

Certification:

� EMT-Basic � EMT-I � EMT-P

� RN � MD � Other (specify):

______________________________________

Organization affiliation: _________________

______________________________________

Page 34: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B10 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

������������ � � � ����� �������� ������������

��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

�������������������

��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

�������������������������������������������������

���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

��������������

Page 35: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B11

GLOCK, Inc.6000 Highlands PkwySmyrna, GA 30082Tel. (770) 432.1202Fax. (770) 433.8719

Page 36: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B12 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Proud supporters of the Boston

Police Patrolmen’s Scholarship Fund

The Boston Company is a

leading provider of high

alpha, risk-controlled,

global investing to

institutional clients

worldwide.

Our business is to

solve problems.

www.thebostoncompany.com

Page 37: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B13

www.bostonlifesciences.com

Repair—Reconnect—RestoreBoston Life Sciences’ therapeutic and diagnostic programs in nerve repair

and neuroimaging may offer new hope to patients with spinal cord injury,

Parkinson disease and other Central Nervous System disorders.

Whether we’re conducting clinical trials, collaborating with our business

partners, or fostering physician and patient relationships, everyone at Boston

Life Sciences shares a commitment to find a better solution—and make it a

reality for the patients who need it.

Boston Life Sciences is a proud sponsor of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association Boston Life Sciences is a proud sponsor of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association

Page 38: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B14 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

E.M. DUGGAN, INC.MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS

Over 115 Years of Quality Serviceto the Construction Industry!

Plumbing, HVAC and Fire Protection

Continue with this Quality Serviceafter we have delivered your project!

Air Conditioning Servicesof New England

An E.M. Duggan Company

Proud Supporters of the Boston PolicePatrolmen’s Scholarship Fund

E.M. Duggan, Inc.781-828-2292

Air Conditioning Servicesof New England

781-843-3900

140 Will Drive, P.O. Box 306Canton, MA 02021-0306

Page 39: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B15

TRUST is key in Public Safety

and

When you are buyingor selling your home.

Call a real estate professional you can count on:

A Former Correction Officer at Nashua Street Jail.

RE/MAX SELECT REALTY1211 Commonwealth Ave. • Allston, MA. 02134

617-594-2727 • [email protected]

Call Dan DuffinReal Estate Broker since 1996

Serving all Boston city neighborhoods.

Crossword Puzzle: Halloween

2. Which moon phase makeshumans turn into werewolves

4. It was 1st celebrated by thesepeople

6. Jack O’Lantems wereoriginally made from these

7. Which A1 BPPA Representa-tive and Pax Editor is aHalloween baby? (October 31)

9. The Scots believe in thisgoblin who comes out onHalloween and steals children

10. The intense fear of Halloween

13. American “Treat or Treating”was originated by this board

15. In some parts of this countryHalloween is called “PookyNight”

19. a unibrow, tattoos and a longmiddle finger are all signs ofthis Halloween creator

20. These mythical beings defydeath by sucking the bloodof humans

21. The word Halloweenoriginates from what phrase

Across

See answers on page B19

1. Which country celebrates “theday of the dead” instead ofHalloween

2. If you stare into a mirror atmidnight on Halloween youwill see this

3. Ancient Celts wore these onHalloween to avoid beingrecognized as humans

5. Halloween was originallycelebrated, over 2,000 yearsago, as the festival of ________

8. These animals were oncebelieved to protect witches

11. The 1st official citywideHalloween was celebrated in1921 in this Minnesota city

13.Halloween was brought toAmerica in the 1840’s by theseimmigrants

14.What is the name given to agroup of witches

16. The name Dracula means

17.Halloween was originallyintended to celebrate this

18. If you see one of these onHalloween it is said to be thespirit of a loved one watchingover you

Down

Contributed by BPPA SecretariesAnn Parolin and Annmarie Daly

Page 40: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B16 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

www.millennium.com

Millennium salutes The Boston Police

Patrolmen Association and all those who

Persist despite the odds.

Give the gift ofencouragement.

Lay the groundworkfor a better tomorrow.

Page 41: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B17

Patrick J. Foley

CORCORANBROKERAGE

Office: 617-698-5900Work (J.J. Foley’s): 617-645-5832

[email protected]

For all yourreal estate needs!

not “relocate” the Jews to the Great Barren Wastelands of thenorth? Much easier to deliver the 30-40 billion dollars (or 30-40 kiloton nuke; same difference) to them.

SYDNEY Herald, Sunday, 10/3/07 – Five people, including anarmy ranger, were shot dead by suspected Islamic separatiststoday in a spate of attacks in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south,police said. The killings highlighted the almost daily violencein the troubled region where a separatist insurgency since early2004 has left over 2600 people dead.

Clearly these young men completely misunderstand themeaning of the word “jihad.” Come on, separatists, you know itreally means “peaceful inner struggle!”

SEOUL, South Korea, Associated Press 10/4/07 – South Korea’spresident expressed confidence North Korea will abandon itsnuclear weapons after a summit with Kim Jong Il, where thetwo countries pledged Thursday to pursue a peace treaty andend their decades-long standoff across the world’s last Cold Warfrontier.

Wonderful. Peace and puppies for all. Of course, this is allconditional upon North Korea doing something called “not ly-ing,” which, unfortunately, has not been part of their foreignpolicy for the past 58 years.

Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/3/07 – Hugo Chávez,Venezuela’s president, has threatened to nationalize any educa-tional institution that does not adopt his socialist government’snew curriculum.“All of the schools in the nation must applythis curriculum,” Mr. Chávez said this week during his regularcall-in show, Hello, President. “Any school which does not com-ply – to be nationalized! Any university which does not comply— to be nationalized!”Mr. Chávez also said that if the directorof any “educational center … is very stubborn and resists — hegoes to jail, and that’s it! That’s the law.”

But don’t you dare call him a dictator! He’s “Forthe People/the Poor/the puppies!” Hugo was also effi-cient enough to mandate new Venezuelan school uni-forms:

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, Associated Press, 10/2/07 – A judge has ordered a group of tree-sitting pro-testers occupying a University of California oak groveto relinquish their perches or trade them for a jail cell.

If they won’t go willingly, nets and tranquilizersmay be used like to do for wild animals. Leftism isn’ta mental disorder; it’s a vegetative state.

The Daily Mail, 10/2/07 – “Dissident groups (in Burma)say up to 200 protesters were killed and 6,000 detained inthe crackdown, compared to the regime’s report of 10deaths.”

And the Burmese government knows they can kill asmany more as they want, since the only repercussions theysuffer will be leftists and Europeans (but I repeat myself)sitting around their Manhattan suites and Swiss summerhomes, muttering, “Oh dear, how awful, you mean men!”and consider themselves heroic defenders of the defense-less.

News you can’t use(continued from page B1)

Yesterday: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Today: Kim Jon Il, Hugo Chavéz, MahmoudAhmadinejad. The more things change… the more things stay the same.

Page 42: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B18 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

• No-Look Entry• Electronic Lock with LCD• Quick & Easy Operation• Programmable Combination• Tamper Detect System• Portable

© 2006 Granite Security Products, Inc.“Winchester” is a registered trademark of Olin Corporation and is used with permission.

FREESHIPPINGUse this code whenordering...BPPA

817-561-9095www.winchesterevault.comDedicated to Quality, Security, and Peace of Mind

Page 43: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page B19

We Support theBoston PolicePatrolmen’s AssociationScholarship Fund

REGIMENTCAPITAL

RC

Compliments of

a Friend

Lawrence RubenGone fishing…(continued from page B1)

of activity with the tuna fishing. It was de-cided we would and John began to reel inthe lines. Two lines were tangled and as theywere taken apart a tuna hit on one of thelines. Ed Curley was called in to reel thefirst catch of the day. This looked mucheasier on television. Bending, pulling backthe rod and reeling certainly wears on thelegs. It took a few minutes to reel in thecatch which had Eddie shaking at the kneesfrom the fight it put up. Our host Mike anddeckhand John gaffed the blue-fin tuna andbrought it on board. This fish was huge (atleast to me). It weighed about ninety poundsaccording to John. Eddie was informed ofa ritual in which a person who catches atuna for the first time must take a bite of theheart. It would take many Buds, Coronasand Jack Daniels to get Eddie to bite into

this one, and there wasn’t enough on theboat. Heart in tacked, tuna in the hold.

We traveled further out to go shark fish-ing. John baited the hooks and we waitedeagerly for a bite which never came. Thisstill beat hanging over a hole on a detail orworking overtime. While we waited our hostoffered up some hand-rolled cigars. Ithought to myself, does it get any better thanthis? Our host served up some sandwichesalong with a taste of the fresh tuna we hadcaught. Like all good things this day had tocome to an end. I would like to thank mypartner Eddie Curley for inviting me on thistrip, and my co-worker’s Pat Creaven andFreddie MacDonald for sharing this expe-rience. To our host Mike and his deck-handJohn, I wish you both nothing but safe trav-els on the high seas.

You’d think I stop there, but nay, nay Isay, lets have regulations put in placeforcing gun and ammunition manu-

facturers to track their product. We can tracka firearm but not really the ammunition. Gunsupporters rally around their quite sloganslike; “Guns don’t kill people, people killpeople.” Well, unless we’re ready for a se-ries of bludgeoning deaths and assaultswithout bullets, guns can’t kill anyone. Withthe technology today some smarty pants cantake this idea and make us a million. Puttracers and identifiers on every cartridge,every box and every slug. Install or attachsomething that can be tracked and tracedby law enforcement so if Johnny Jones buysa box of ammo and one of the bullets fromJohnny Jones’ box finds its way into thebody or property of someone else Johnny’sgoing to have explaining to do and is civ-illy liable for his ammunition. Technologylike that I’m sure won’t be cheap and like

cigarettes, gas and alcohol it should cutdown significantly the availability of am-munition. It’s time to stem the flow of bloodon our streets and in our neighborhoods. Itis also high time those responsible for put-ting firearms and ammunition on the streetsto pay their fair share of the policing them.Today you can buy a fifty round box of 40caliber bullets for under twenty dollars. Onebullet can easily cost a person their life. Ithink a single life is well worth more than40 cents. Accountability, responsibility andcost are the keys. Make people civilly li-able for their ammunition and their weap-ons. Force gun and ammunition manufac-tures to account for every round they sellincluding putting identifiers on each bulletand casing. Price weapons and especiallythe ammunition accordingly, have thosewho supply the instruments of death anddestruction pay for the cleanup and polic-ing. Inventors please note author’s name.

Curbing the slaughter(continued from page B1)

Crossword Puzzle Answers(see puzzles on page B15)

Page 44: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page B20 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

MORTGAGESSpecializing in home loans for Police Officers!!

You’re dedicated to making our community a safer place – that’s why I’mpleased to introduce Safety 1st. This mortgage program provides members oflaw enforcement, police and fire departments with specialized financing thatmakes it easier for you to buy a home.

Safety 1st loan program includes these features:• Low down payments• Additional part-time and overtime income from other jobs may help you qualify• Gift funds and non-traditional credit histories are allowed• Financing available for homes, condos and log homes

Call me for details: Purchase, Refinances & More...

Flexible home loans for law enforcement and firefighting professionals

All loans subject to approval. Certain restrictions may apply. Financial products and services provided by First Horizon Bank, a division of First Tennessee Bank National Association. Member FDIC. © 2007 First Horizon National Corporation.

Rusty O’DowdOffice: 781-647-2026 Fax: 781-647-4610Cell: 617-285-2691 - 7 days a weekE-mail: [email protected](Rusty has financed over 300 loans for Massachusetts PoliceOfficers with No Points and No Closing Costs!)

FREE benefits include:� Homestead prepared/

recorded with all loans� Purchase and sales

preparation and legalrepresentation

� Pre-qualification and mortgageanalysis

� Decisions usually within 24hours

7004

Page 45: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page C1

PAXCENTURION Section CPAXCENTURION Section C

Whatever happened to theMassachusetts State Police (BC)?

The “RedHerring” of

Flagmen

Mass. Truckers careeningonto Beacon Hill

On the Legislative Front…On the Legislative Front…

By Jim Barry, BPPA Legislative Agent

The Massachusetts Truckers Association are returning to Beacon Hill, as a bill theyhave filed to handcuff police departments (including Boston) is brought before the

Transportation Committee. This bill stops the efforts of the U.S. Department of Home-land Security and the U.S. Highway Department to control what is traveling on ourroads, through our tunnels and over our bridges throughout the USA. Once again thetruckers will give their story about how the local police, especially Boston, don’t un-derstand what it is they do. Oh and let’s not forget the stories about how they are citedfor next to nothing. (Remember the past issue of the PAX where three truckers withtrailers containing thousands of gallons of 350°F molten asphalt were caught drivingthrough Speaker DiMasi’s neighborhood.) That is almost next to nothing, as far as thetruckers are concerned. They (the company) were cited for driving through a Bostonneighborhood with dangerous materials, which they are prohibited by Boston ordi-nance. Those fines totaled into the thousands of dollars.

So when after all is said and done, it is about money, not safety. This hearing isabout the Truckers Association in Massachusetts not wanting to be stopped and citedfor violations in the City of Boston or anywhere else for that matter.

By Jim Barry,BPPA Legislative Agent

Back in 1996, then-current SPAMPresident John McClain asked tocome before and speak to the BPPA

House of Representatives. John told theBPPA delegates that evening, “we have nointerests in doing the BPD work, the Mass.State Police have enough of our own work.”That statement was true then and one wouldhope true today. We have seen the Mass.State Police grow unparalleled over the last16 years. After consolidation the Mass. StatePolice built themselves an air force, navyand calvary. Their growth into specializedunits increased beyond any kind of mea-sure and kudos to them, I guess. They havedone very well for the members over theseyears contractually and their growth hasbeen nothing short of phenomenal.

The City of Boston and the BPPA havefiled a joint piece of legislation to protectmembers of the Boston Police Departmentby granting concurrent jurisdiction onMassport properties inside the City of Bos-ton. This bill is being opposed by SPAM

and the Command of the Mass. State Po-lice. The bill is not about details, it is aboutprotecting members of the Boston PoliceDepartment from being sued after makingan arrest on Massport property inside theCity of Boston. As the law reads currently,that arrest could be challenged in court anda member of the Boston Police Departmentcould be sued for false arrest. Short andsimple, the bill will protect BPD police of-ficers doing their job inside the City of Bos-ton. In speaking against this measure, StatePolice Captain Resteen stated, “the Mass.State Police plan on growing as the Seaportdistrict grows.” Well Captain, the Seaportdistrict is part of the City of Boston andBoston residents and visitors deserve to beprotected, period. Nobody in this day andage of post 9-11 should have exclusive ju-risdiction anywhere. Protecting the publicshould be our number one priority and mak-ing sure police officers are protected fromunnecessary lawsuits the other. What are theState Police willing to sacrifice to continueto grow?

Sixteen plus years after consolidation, acommon complaint heard from membersof the Mass. State Police (BC) “before con-solidation” is the original MassachusettsState Police barracks were as understaffedor worse since consolidation. One trooperassigned to 100’s of square miles of high-

By Jim Barry,BPPA Legislative Agent

Mr. Steve Silveria, a GovernorRomney-appointed Chairman

of the Transportation Finance Commis-sion recommended last week a money-saving measure that police details beeliminated from road and bridge workand replaced by flagmen. We haven’tseen the flagman issue as a money-saver in a while. Pax Editor JimCarnell has published in this issue acopy of the official prevailing wagesheet for the Boston area showing$37.50 per hour cost associated withhiring of a flagman. Now that is straighttime, no benefits and not overtime af-ter eight hours or Sunday/holiday workwhich is double time.

I’ll let you folks do the numbers. Mr.Silveria states the replacement will saveover $100 million dollars over tenyears. Shouldn’t Romney have testedhis math skills before he appointedhim?

It is much too late to get him into aremedial math class.

way. There was a provision in the consoli-dation bill that called for a studied re-de-ployment of resources and personnel afterthe State, Registry and MDC Police Depart-ment mergers took place. That to my knowl-edge never happened.

There was also a provision in consolida-tion that renounced any exclusive jurisdic-tion that the MDC Police used to exercise

on some properties and roadways they oncecontrolled.

Their uncontrolled sideway growth hasbrought the State Police into some conflictswith local police departments. Now thatconflict has come to Boston.

Just whatever did happen to the “Road”Trooper and just what is the mission of theMassachusetts State Police today?

Page 46: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page C2 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Boston PolicePatrolmen’sAssociation

With our complimentsand deep appreciation

18 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466

www.unicco.com617-527-5222

Page 47: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page C3

Letters from the Editor:

Response to MargeryEagan’s “Stop scams before

tapping taxpayers”Dear Boston Herald Editor,

Par for the course, columnist MargeryEagan gets it wrong again in her column“Stop scams before tapping taxpayers” (9/18/07). Margery regurgitates the erroneousinformation spewed forth by the Romney-appointed Transportation Finance Commis-sion when she states that police details “cost$100 million” per year.

Margery, not that it matters, but just tointerject a few facts: the Comm. of Mass.Department of Labor, prevailing wage rates,contains a category for “Flagger and Sig-naler” with a wage rate of “$37.50” per houras of 5/30/08, excluding the higher rates forovertime/weekend/holiday, etc. This rate

must be paid on all public constructionprojects per the prevailing wage law (MGLc.149-s.27B). The current rate for a Bostonpolice officer, regardless of day/night/week-end is either $33 or $37 per hour. Clearly,there are no cost-savings to using flagmeninstead of police in Massachusetts.

Of course, it is unlikely that this infor-mation will be publicized, because it’s somuch more fun for Margery and her elitist-Brookline crowd to denigrate cops andmake us the scapegoats for years of neglecton the states roads and bridges.

– James W. CarnellBoston Police Patrolmen’s Association

Area A-1 representative

Lawsuit challenges fairness of police testDear Boston Globe Editor,

I extrapolated the following commentsfrom the article “Lawsuit challenges fair-ness of police test” (9/12/07, B-1). OfficerHemenegildo Martinez: “…we’re look-ing for an equal playing field…which webelieve we still don’t have…the numbersshow that, and it’s the end result thatcounts.” Officer Abel Cano: “…For me, aperson whose native language is Spanish,it’s a challenge. The questions are ex-tremely complicated.” And Officer KevinSledge complains that “he scored a 76, butwas passed over for others who scoredhigher.”

A few facts to interject into this litigiousmadness: 1.) Hemenegildo: the constitutionguarantees equality of opportunity, notequality of results. I don’t complain because

I’m not an NBA basketball star. Abel: theprimary language (at least as of a few yearsago) of America is English. If the questionsare too “complicated” for you, perhaps youshould seek employment in a Spanish-

Police details:Response to “major hike in

gas tax, fees urged”Dear Boston Globe Editor,

Obviously, the Globe never misses anopportunity to take a gratuitous slap at po-lice officers and police details whenever thepolitical opportunity presents itself.

On September 16th, in a front-page ar-ticle entitled “Major hikes in gas tax, fees,urged,” the Globe prominently reported that“the elimination of police details…on pub-lic construction projects…could save up to$100 million” and alluded to cost savingssupposedly related to replacing police of-ficers with flagmen. That information ispatently false. The Massachusetts Depart-ment of Labor has issued a list of prevail-ing wage rates which applies to all publicconstruction projects in Massachusetts.(Failure to pay said prevailing wage rates isa violation of MGL c.149 s. 27B.) The pre-vailing wage rate listed for “Flagger andSignaler” is $37.50 per hour as of 5/31/08,

Response to“Highway pile-up will hit the wallet”

excluding weekend /holiday/night/overtimerates. The rate for a Boston police officeras of 5/31/08, regardless of the day/night ofthe week, will be $33.00 or $37.00 per hour.Unless the total elimination of union laborand the prevailing wage law is also part andparcel of the Transportation FinanceCommission’s recommendations, I there-fore conclude that any alleged “cost sav-ings” are simply non-existent.

As a veteran Boston police officer, I amintimately familiar with the Globe’s edito-rial loathing of police officers in general andthe Boston Police Patrolmen’s Associationin particular. But the occasional addition offactual truths might prove to an interesting,though novel, addition to your newspaper.

Not breathlessly anticipating publication,– James W. Carnell

Boston Police Patrolmen’s AssociationArea A-1 representative

Dear Boston Herald Editor,Par for the course, the Herald’s editorial

board never misses an opportunity to throwa rock at police officers and police details(“Highway pile-up will hit the wallet”8/30/07, page 24). In this editorial, you ad-vocate the use of “minimum wage flagmen”over police officers.

First, one wonders where these mini-

speaking country. And Kevin, how awful!Passed over for promotion by people whodid better than you on the exam? My God!Any chance that studying harder might bethe problem?

This constitutes their specious claims of“discrimination”? God help America.

– James W. CarnellBoston Police Patrolmen’s Association

Area A-1 Representative

mum-wage wonders will come from. Butmore importantly, that assertion was long-ago proven utterly false. In the Reader’sDigest, June 1993, Page 135, (quotingDebra J. Saunders in the San FranciscoChronicle and supported by statistics fromCALTRANS – the California Departmentof Transportation), it was reported that Cali-fornia flagmen (a highly unionized statesimilar to Massachusetts) were then (14years ago!) making between $25.12 and

$41.73 per hour, depending on weekday orweekend.

Today, in 2007, the rate for Boston po-lice officers is either $34 or $37 per hour,regardless of the day of the week.

Please don’t allow your obvious hatredfor police officers and unions in general toobfuscate acknowledged facts.

– James W. CarnellBoston Police Patrolmen’s Association

Area A-1 representative

The cost of opportunityBy Tony O’Brien,

Treasurer, BPPA/EMS Division

Icame to America when I was 21 yearsof age. The flight cost me £195 (approx.

$375 at the time) I had in my pocket £173,just over $200. I got a job which paid verylittle, but was enough for me to cover rentand buy a six-pack every now and then. Iwas living the Ameri-can Dream. Fast for-ward Thirteen years, Ifind myself marriedwith three beautifulchildren living in mydream home with whatI consider to be the best job in the world.It appeared to me that the promise ofAmerica was unlimited, that the opportu-nities were endless, until I decided to climbthe career ladder at Boston EMS. You seeI am an EMT, I have the chance of be-coming a paramedic, but it’s not going tobe easy. I will need complete dedicationto the process. It’s going to take determi-nation, scholastic excellence, intestinalfortitude, oh yes, and Eight Thousand SixHundred and Ninety Dollars ($8,690.00).

If I were a Boston police officer and Iwanted to attain the rank of sergeant, Iwould apply for the position, take a testand if I were successful the police depart-ment would send me to sergeant schoolwith full pay. Similarly, if I was a Bostonfirefighter and wanted to attain the rankof Lieutenant, I would apply, pass the testand be sent off to Lieutenant School, withpay. But I’m not. I’m a Boston EMT em-ployed by the Boston Public Health Com-mission, and it’s gonna cost me!

I’m not alone; in order to attend thedepartment’s paramedic class you need tosuccessfully complete a Ten weekanatomy & physiology class. I am one ofThirty eight department members cur-rently in this class. I can only assume thatmy co-workers are attending this pre-req-uisite in order to take the paramedic class

slated for January 08, with the hope of apromotional opportunity sometime in thefuture. My goal is to become a paramedicfor the city of Boston, but I can’t afford it.For the first time in thirteen years I havemet an obstacle I cannot overcome. It isthe economic discrimination of the Pub-lic Health Commission.

I am still en-rolled in the A&Pclass in the hopethat someone willrealize this glaringinequity and dosomething to rec-

tify it. It is far more likely however that Iwill successfully complete this portion ofthe process and watch my classmatesmove on to the medic class and subsequentpromotion. If that is the case it’s going toreally hurt. Much more than it did Fiveyears ago when I did the exact same thing.Back then my financial situation precludedme form advancing my career, today I’mfacing the same dilemma. Truth of the mat-ter is I don’t know when I’m going to havealmost Nine Thousand Dollars to use forthe education I need in order to be consid-ered for a promotion at work. This is a bigdeal for me and, I assume, for lots of otherpeople on the department who are unableto afford a promotion. Frustrated by thesituation I ran a few numbers, what I foundwas interesting to say the least.

38 people are enrolled in the A&P classwhich is free. You do however have to payfor parking ($5 per day) the total out ofpocket cost of parking amounts to$4,180.00. The maximum number of stu-dents allowed to take the medic class is24, at a personal individual cost of$7,500.00. A little math and you reach thetotal cost of the class being $180,000.00.Add to that the cost of parking and you’lldiscover that the men and women of Bos-ton EMS will pay $210,100.00 out of their

EMSDivision

Unity & Strength

EMSDivision

(continued on page C7)

Page 48: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page C4 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Boston Office60 State Street, Suite 1200Boston, CA 02109United StatesMain +1 617 531 9000Fax +1 617 531 9001

Global HeadquartersPier 1, Bay 1San Francisco, CA 94111United StatesMain +1 415 394 9000Fax +1 415 394 9001

Regional Offices:AmsterdamBaltimoreBostonChicagoLos AngelesMenlo ParkNew JerseyShanghaiSingaporeTokyoVancouver

Web Sitewww.amb.com

AMB is honored to support the

Boston Police Department and the

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association

in their contributions to the community.

Page 49: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page C5

How Many Can You Get Correct?

Sports Trivia: Bill Carroll?

How’s Your Knowledge of theWar Between the States?

Civil War Trivia: Bill Carroll?

(see answers on page C13)

(see answers on page C13)

1. What state was the first to secede from theUnion prior to the Civil War?

2. What founder of the American Red Crosstreated wounded Union soldiers on thebattlefield during the Civil War?

3. Who was the last American military com-mander to hold the rank of Lieutenant Gen-eral before Ulysses S. Grant?

4. What state sent 39 regiments to fight in thesiege of Vicksburg?

5. True or False, over three million Americansserved in the armies that fought the CivilWar?

1. Who is the only Major League pitcher to have at least 200 career wins and 150 careersaves?

2. Who were the last two Division 1 collegefootball teams to lose their opening gameand go on to be National Champions thatsame season?

3. Who was the first National Leaguecatcher to hit 40 doubles in a season?

4. What year was the Breeders Cup firstheld and at what racetrack?

5. What year did the New England Patriots first appear on Monday Night Football?6. What team holds the National Hockey League record for the fewest wins in a sea-

son?7. Who holds the NHL record for career penalty minutes?8. Who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame with Dennis Eckersley in 2004?9. Who won the 1979 World Series?10. What was the first NASCAR race ever shown on television?

“Who do I call?”…An Idiot Test for John Q. Public

By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor

Directions: circle either A or B.

1. If my basement is flooded, I should call…A.) the police B.) a plumber

2. If the electricity is out, I should call….A.) the police B.) N-Star or an electrician

3. If there is a bat in my attic or a raccoon in my yard, I should call…A.) the police B.) animal control

4. To find out what time a parade/concert/event starts, I should call….A.) the police B.) City Hall or consult a local newspaper.

5. I live in Andover and I want to get to Brookline. For directions, I should call ….A.) the Boston police B.) the Brookline or Andover police

6. My car is broken down and needs service. I should call…A.) the police B.) an auto mechanic or a tow truck

7. I am locked out of my car or home. I should call….A.) the police B.) a locksmith

8. My checkbook doesn’t balance. I should call….A.) the police B.) my bank

9. I can’t find a pay telephone or a public toilet. Should I….A.) ask the police, because they are supposed to know the location of every god-damn pay telephone and toilet in the city, orB.) take my head out of my butt and look for one

10. I can’t find a parking space. Should I….A.) ask the police because they can see around corners and know where all the openparking spaces are, orB.) again, take my head out of my butt and look for a big, blue “P” sign or a parkinggarage where common sense would dictate an idiot looking for a parking spot canpark.

11. I want to take the No. 54 bus to Vomitsville. Should I…A.) ask the police because they know where and when all of the buses run or…B.) ask a freaking MBTA inspector or bus driver

12. A meter maid assigned to the Traffic and Parking Division gave me a parkingticket yesterday. I should …A.) call the police to complain or …B.) read the ticket where it says “HOW TO APPEAL” and follow the directions.

13, My little Johnny won’t do his homework and won’t go to bed. I should….A.) call the policeB.) act like an adult, slap the little son-of-a-bitch’s backside and assume the role of aminimally intelligent parent

14. My street has a huge pothole and a broken streetlight. I should call…A.) the police B.) public works and the street lighting department

15. I am an idiot and want to park my car in front of two confusing signs, one ofwhich says “No parking” and the other says “No stopping anytime.” I should…A.) call the police because the cop on the other end of the phone should be able toknow what the hell I’m talking about and make a decision for me or …B.) use my remaining brain cells to determine that I probably shouldn’t park in frontof EITHER a sign that says “No parking” OR a sign that says “No stopping any-time”.

16. I need to find the location of the Bolivian consulate. I should call …A.) the policeB.) 411 for the address and phone number of the Bolivian consulate.

17. Directly in front of me, there are blue wooden barriers marked “Boston Po-lice” and thousands of people dressed in shorts and t-shirts running down thestreet. It is also April 19th, which is Patriot’s Day and the day of the BostonMarathon. Because I am an idiot, I cannot understand why the mean policeofficer will not let me cross through the wooden barriers and the people whorunning down the street. I should…A.) write an article in the Boston Herald under the name “Margery Eagan” andcomplain about the policeB.) find another way to get to my ivory-tower, elitist-fraud hometown of Brookline

18. 500 or more drunken morons are fighting, screaming and yelling in the middleof State and Broad Sts. at 2 AM. Six or seven harried Boston cops arrive toattempt to restore order. Because I am an idiot, I should …A.) pull out my cellphone camera and begin taking pictures of the cops using “ex-cessive force” and then call the police station to complainB.) get the hell out of there and leave like the cops told me to in the first place

19. I just blew through a red light and was stopped by the police. The reason theystopped me is…A.) they don’t have anything better to do/racial profiling/ they don’t like me, etc.etc. fill in the blank….B.) because I blew through a red light.

20. The correct answer to all of the above questions is:A.) “A”- because I am an idiot B.) “B” – because that would be the right answer.

Page 50: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page C6 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Two Seaport Lane, Boston, MA

Turner Construction

is proud to support

The Boston Police

Patrolmen’s Association

Building the Future

Page 51: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page C7

Living Through DivorceAttorney Hindell S. Grossman

is proud to support the

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association

Scholarship Fund

E

189 Wells Avenue P.O. Box 2830Newton, MA 02459 Nantucket, MA 02584Tel: 617-969-0069 Tel: 508-328-7880Fax: 617-969-0063 Fax: 508-325-0171

[email protected] www.grossmanltd.com

Why is it?Notes from the Academy:

• That terrorist scumbag Iranian PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad feels he is wel-comed in this country? Thanks Colum-bia University!!!! Thanks United Nations!He is a supporter of terrorism and recentlysaid he has no plans to stop Iran’s devel-opment of nuclear weapons. Great… an-other wacko that we’ll have to deal within a few years. And I’m sure we won’tget any help from any other nation. Andremember this guy is one of the terroriststhat invaded OUR Embassy in Iran in1980 and took hostages! But of coursehe denies he was there…

• Anyone gets upset over Judge ErnestMurphy skipping out on a court date forreckless driving in North Carolina andthen going to the racetrack? These judgesthink they can do anything they wantwhile the rest of us have to obey all thelaws. Can you imagine what would hap-pen to a person who didn’t show up for acourt date in Murphy’s court?

• DA Dan Conley just doesn’t realize helooks foolish?

• The ACLU continues to defend peoplewho make it their life mission to be criti-cal of everything this country does? In arecent story in the Boston Herald theACLU has filed suit asking a Boston Fed-eral Court to order the government to pro-cess the visa for South African AdamHabib. Habib is an outspoken critic ofthe war in Iraq and the US involvement.

He called the war a disaster but said heopposes terrorism. Hey, Habib… whatwar isn’t a disaster? And how many ofyour countrymen are presently fightingagainst terrorism alongside our military?

• The state of New York thinks that givingdriver’s licenses to illegal aliens is a goodidea? (Boston Herald 09/24/07). NewYork state officials say that by giving thelicenses security will be enhanced by cre-ating records of the illegals identities. Justone small problem… soon enough theACLU will probably ban law enforce-ment agencies from obtaining that infor-mation. Good move New York!

• Self-proclaimed “peace activist” IsauraMendes gets so much attention in thepress for her criminal activities? Mendesis the fool who laid down on the streetblocking a Boston cruiser with her grand-son in it. He had been arrested for wit-ness intimidation, assault by means of adangerous weapon, and threats. HeyIsaura…I guess you forgot to educateyour grandson in what the word peacemeans. You’re another phony in this citywho wants to be “somebody.” Go away!

• Some people are so clueless? In a letterto the Herald editorial page on 09/27/07,Daniel Weinreb of Lexington writesabout that moron MIT student who worea hoax device into Logan airport recently.States Weinreb, “The people who policeour airports ought to be educated enough

to understand that a circuit board withsome blinking lights bears no resem-blance to a bomb” Really Daniel? Whatdoes a bomb look like? A cannonball witha fuse like the ones they used in Lexing-ton? Why don’t you volunteer your timeand become an “expert” on bomb iden-tification for Massport? You can be theone that decides in the matter of secondswhat is real and what isn’t. And you bet-ter be right! Not so easy is it Danny? Dous all a favor and stay in Lexington!

• The courts even allow a stupid lawsuitby a Jets fan to even be heard? Carl Mayerof New Jersey is suing for $184.8 million ina class action suit against the Patriots andBill Belichick for “deceiving customers”after the recent video taping incident.

• Sen. Hillary Clinton thinks it’s a goodidea to give every baby born in the UnitedStates a $5,000 “baby bond”? You thinkthey support the idea in Mexico? We bet-ter build that wall on the Mexican bordera little higher!

own pocket in order to be eligible for pro-motion. These numbers are staggering, al-most a quarter of a million dollars! Theyforce me to ask the question “where doesthe money go?”

It is well known that the BPHC has somequestionable accounting practices, the lead-ership of the BPPA/EMS Division haveidentified several areas where revenues arelost or “not fully realized” but to charge youremployees $210,100.00 in order to be con-sidered for a promotion is reprehensible.These people work us like dogs, deny usbenefits, in fact they actively lobby againstus when we try to secure benefits that weneed and deserve. And now they want toadd insult to injury by having us hand overa huge amount of money for the luxury of

working for them. Enough, I am calling fora boycott of the paramedic promotional pro-cess until a fair and equitable arrangementcan be reached.

As I said earlier my goal is to become aparamedic. I understand fully the implica-tions of boycotting the process. I urge ev-eryone who is enrolled in the class to makea personal choice, do want to let the PHCcontinue to degrade and humiliate you? Or,do you want to show the PHC that their daysof tyranny are over? I will not pay almost$9,000.00 for the opportunity to advancein my profession, and I call on all of you tojoin me in putting an end to one of the moreegregious inequities faced by the men andwomen of Boston EMS.

The cost of opportunity(continued from page C3)

Page 52: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page C8 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Home financing for Massachusetts’ finestFirst Horizon® mortgage professional Rusty O’Dowd has handled over 300 loans for Massachusetts

Police Officers with NO POINTS & NO CLOSING COSTS*!

FREE benefits include:� Homestead prepared and recorded with all loans� Purchase and sales preparation and legal representation� Pre-qualification and mortgage analysis� Decisions usually within 24 hours

*Purchases, Refinances & More…

Contact Rusty today at (617) 285-2691 for a FREE Mortgage Analysis plus references from other Police Officers who are already Rusty’s clients.

Rusty O’DowdOffice: 781-647-2026Cell: 617-285-2691 phone answered seven days a weekFax: 781-647-4610E-mail: [email protected]

* Branch office to pay closing costs.All loans subject to approval. Certain restrictions may apply. First Horizon Home Loans is a division of First Tennessee Bank National Association. Member FDIC. © 2007 First Horizon National Corporation.

MORTGAGES Specializing in home loans for Police Officers

Page 53: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page C9

Page 54: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page C10 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT

Boston PolicePatrolmen’s Association

State Street Global Advisors has a long tradition of supporting worthy causes and is proud to

demonstrate our commitment to the communities in which we live and do business.

For more information, please visit our website at www.ssga.com.

© 2005 State Street Corporation. 05-076SGA0305

Page 55: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page C11

Corporate • Academic • Science and Research • Cultural and Historic Preservation • Retail • Restaurant • Residential

Thank you for all you do.

We appreciate all the good work of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association.

Shawmut Design and Construction 560 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts shawmut.com

Boston Police DepartmentHockey TeamMarch 20, 1989

Page 56: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page C12 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

EAT O N VA N C EA LEADING FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY

WITH 80 YEARS

OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

EATON VANCE IS

A PROUD SPONSOR OF

The Boston Police

Patrolmen’s Association

Scholarship Fund

to Benefit Families of Police Officers

© 2004 Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. • The Eaton Vance Building • 255 State Street • Boston, MA 02109 • www.eatonvance.com

Page 57: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page C13

Sports(see questions on page C5)

Civil War(see questions on page C5)

Trivia Answers ?

1.The first state to secede from the Unionprior to the Civil War was South Carolinaon December 20, 1860.

2.Massachusetts native and nurse ClaraBarton treated wounded Union troops onthe battlefield during the Civil War andwould later go on to found the AmericanRed Cross.

3.The last American military commander tohold the rank of Lieutenant General priorto Ulysses S. Grant was George Washing-ton who held the rank during the Ameri-can Revolution.

4.The state of Missouri sent 22 Union regi-

ments and 17 Confederate regiments to thesiege of Vicksburg for a combined total of39. After 48 days of fighting the Confed-erates surrendered to Union forces on July4, 1863 and as a result the city of Vicksburgdid not celebrate the Fourth of July for thenext 81 years.

5.True, 3.1 million American soldiers servedtheir respective armies during the CivilWar,with the Union side supplying 2.9million to the total and the Confederates1.2 million. 360,000 Union soldiers diedfrom wounds or disease and 250,000 Con-federate soldiers met the same fate.

1.Braves righthander John Smoltz is theonly major leaguer to have 200 careerwins and 150 career saves.

2.The last two Division 1 college footballteams to lose their opening game and goon to become National Champions thatsame season were Penn State in 1982 andthe University of Miami Hurricanes in1983.

3The first National League catcher to hit40 doubles in a season was Johnny Benchof the Cincinnati Reds who did it in the1968 season.

4.The Breeders Cup was first held in 1984at Hollywood Park Race Track in Cali-fornia.

5.The Patriots first appeared on Monday

Night Football in 1972, the third year of“MNF.”

6.The Washington Capitals hold the NHLrecord for the fewest wins in a seasonwith eight during the 1974-75 season.

7.The NHL career record for penalty min-utes is held by Dave “Tiger” Williamswith 3,966.

8.Paul Molitor was inducted into the Base-ball Hall of Fame with Dennis Eckersleyin 2004.

9.The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1979World Series beating the Baltimore Ori-oles in seven games.

10.The first NASCAR race ever shown ontelevision was the 1979 Daytona 500which was won by Richard Petty.

DTZ FHO Partners supportsThe Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association Scholarship Fund

andIts Commitment to the Future of Young People

Children Are the Foundation of Our Future

Commercial Real Estate ServicesOne International Place

Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Tel: 617.279.4555 | Fax: 617.279.4556

www.fhopartners.com

Page 58: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page C14 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

Fidelity Distributors Corporation366052

CELEBRAT ING A TRAD IT ION OF MAK ING COLLEGE A REAL ITY.

Fidelity Investments is proud to sponsor THE BOSTON POLICE PATROLMAN’S ASSOCIATION

SCHOLARSHIP FUND to benefit families of police officers. We’re honored to play a role in providing

an opportunity that will help educate children for life’s challenges.

Call 1-800-FIDELITY Click Fidelity.com

E

Page 59: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 • Page C15

When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard…...to listen to his sonwhine about being bored.

...to keep a straight facewhen people complainabout potholes.

...to be tolerant of peoplewho complain about thehassle of getting ready forwork.

...to be understandingwhen a co-workercomplains about a badnight’s sleep.

...to be silent whenpeople pray to God for anew car.

...to control his panicwhen his wife tells him heneeds to drive slower.

...to be compassionatewhen a businessmanexpresses a fear of flying.

...to keep from laughingwhen anxious parents saythey’re afraid to sendtheir kids off to summercamp – or college!

...to keep from ridiculingsomeone who complainsabout hot weather.

...to control his frustrationwhen a colleague gripesabout his coffee being cold.

...to remain calm when hisdaughter complains abouthaving to walk the dog.

...to be civil to people whocomplain about their jobs.

...to just walk away whensomeone says they onlyget two weeks of vacationa year.

...to be happy for afriend’s new hot tub.

...to be forgiving whensomeone says how hard itis to have a new baby inthe house.

...not to punch a wall whensomeone says we shouldpull out immediately.

The only thing harder thanbeing a Soldier...

Countyour

blessingseveryday!

…is lovingone.

Page 60: Pax Centurion - September/October 2007

Page C16 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2007 617-989-BPPA (2772)

HERE’S TO THEGOOD GUYS.The ones we can all count on to be Rock Solid.®

At Prudential Financial, we’re proud to support

Boston’s finest—and help provide for the

educational needs of their children—

through the Boston Police Patrolmen’s

Association Scholarship Fund.

ANNUITIES LIFE INSURANCE RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN’S ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND

© 2006. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ. IFS-A127454 Ed. 12/2006