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PAXCENTURIONPAXCENTURIONNations First Police Department Established 1854 Volume 38, Number 1 January/February

Boston Police Patrolmens Association, Inc.

Boston Emergency Medical Technicians

BPPA Honors 2007 Winter Award RecipientsBPPA Honors 2007 Winter Award Recipients

See more photos on pages A16 & A1

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Taxpayerspay double forthe State Police

at Seaportby Jim Barry

BPPA Legislative Agent

One way or another it is the taxpayer who foots the bill of du-plication of services at Massport.The State Police are now insisting

on answering 911 calls for policeservices at the residences in theSeaport District.

The State Police have no busi-ness to be routinely answering 911calls within the City of Boston.That is the Boston Police

BPPA separatesfrom IUPABy Jim Carnell,Pax Editor

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fter an overwhelming majority vote by the mem-bership, the BPPA has severed our relationship

with the IUPA ( International Union of Police Associa-tions). The reasons for this are clear to the BPPA leader-ship, House of Representatives, and to the majority ofthe membership: after repeated demands for informa-tion, both financial and otherwise, the IUPA refused todisclose pertinent information, despite the fact that theBPPA contributed an estimated $95,000.00 in yearlydues and received little, if anything, in return. The IUPA,despite its self-promotion as a national lobbying groupfor unionized police officers, produced little other thancommonly- available pamphlets and flyers. Under theleadership of IUPA President Sam Cabral, they hadmoved their national offices from Washington, DC(where one would assume they might be headquartered)to offices in Sarasota, Florida, which happens to be amere 10 miles from Cabrals own residence. Highly-publi-

cized telemarketing scandals in Florida which reaped littleor nothing in terms of member benefits were also in-strumental in the decision to separate from the IUPA.

Several other police unions have recently left theIUPAs fold, citing dissatisfaction with Cabrals leader-ship and a lack of apparent interest by the IUPA in ad-dressing issues of concern. The BPPA is hopeful thatwe will soon re-establish our relationship with both thestate and national AFL-CIO organizations through an-other vehicle or associating with another AFL-CIO or-ganization. We will not, however, allow the BPPAs duesmoney to be used (or misused) by any entity simply forthe purpose of being able to print their logo on our let-terhead. Please see Treasurer Tom Pratts article on pageA4 for more information about this issue.

P.C. Davis: mere allegations odomestic violence by officers

may result in terminationIACP guidelines leave no room for

benefit of the doubt cops are presumed guiltyBy Jim Carnell,Pax Editor

FORGET ABOUT THE pre-sumption of innocence until

proven guilty. If youre a copwho has had the misfortune of havingmarital or relationship problems, youcould be facing termination based onthe mere allegations of your spouse orsignificant other.

Thats a distinct possibility as a re-sult of public statements made by BPDPolice Commissioner Ed Davis

prompted by the policy makerseditorial boards of the Boston andBoston Heraldand self-appdomestic violence advocates.

Speaking publicly followhighly-publicized domestic vicase involving a BPD superior oDavis stated We intend to bridomestic violence policy into coance with national standards. (to eye protocol in cop abuse c

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State of the Union: The good, the bad and the uglyState of the Union: The good, the bad and the ugly See page


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Page A2 PAX CENTURION January/February 2008 617-989-BPPA

From the President: Thomas J. Nee

The state of(our) Union 2008

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Phone: 617-989-BPPA (2772) Fax: 617-989-2779 www.bppa.org

Unity & Strength

Volume 38, No. 1 Readership 125,000 January/February 2008

Thomas J. Nee, Executive DirectorRonald MacGillivray, Vice President

John Broderick, Jr., SecretaryThomas Pratt, Treasurer

BOARD OF EDITORS

James Carnell, Managing Editor

Mark Bruno, Pat Rose,Assistant Managing Editors

James Orsino, PresidentRobert Morley, Vice President

EMS Officers

Matthew Carly, SecretaryAnthony OBrien, Treasurer

Len Shubitowski, Chief Steward

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BPPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

BPPA COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

EDITORIAL POLICY

AREA A

Brian Reaney Tom CorbettJohn Bates James Carnell

Michael Leary Robert AnthonyBob Luongo James Warmsley

AREA B

David FitzgeraldCynthia Beckford-Brewington

Richard McCormackSteve Parham Atiya Younger

AREA C

Timothy Golden Bill HoganJoe Miskel Mark Bruno

Patrick Rose Chuck Kelley

AREA D

Rich Moriarty Scott YanovichRobert Butler Greg Lynch

Lou Maderia Michael McManus

AREA E

Michael Harrington Paul NeeLawrence Calderone

Gerald Rautenberg Steve KelleyArthur McCarthy

Chris Morgan Richard Jordan

AREA F

IDENT. UNIT John FitzgeraldDRUG UNIT Paul QuinnYVSF Timothy Stanton

M.O.P.

Richie KelleyChris Broderick

RADIO SHOP / P.D.S.

John KundyP.D.S. Karen VanDyke

TURRET

John Conway Dave StewartRichard Brennan

ACADEMY / RANGE

EVIDENCE MANAGEMENTPaul Downey

HARBOR

Jeff Tobin

E.S.U.

Hector Cabrera Francis Deary

HEADQUARTERS

AWARDS

Bob Butler J. Broderick G. Rautenberg

GRIEVANCE

Bob Butler Jim Carnell Brian ReaneyMike Leary Tom Pratt Dave Fitzgerald

BUILDING

Tom Nee

BARGAINING

Tom Nee Ron MacGillivray Brian ReaneyTom Pratt Dave Fitzgerald

LEGISLATIVE

Jim Barry

MassPULL

Jim Barry

K-9 / MOUNTED

Kevin Ford Patrick Butler

MASTER AT ARMS

Robert Lundbohm Mike MurphyRheitha Stewart

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Jim Barry

PAX CENTURION

Jim Carnell Mark Bruno Patrick Rose

BYLAWS

Tom Nee

HEALTH and SAFETY / LABOR MANAGEMENT

John Kundy

ELECTIONS

Dave Fitzgerald

EDUCATION

Tom Nee

DETAILS / OVERTIME

Brian Reaney Patrick Rose

1. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Boston Police Patrolmens 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 writers name,

but may be reprinted without name or address at writers 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 Editors 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.

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Several weeks ago, I was asked byPaxEditorJim Carnell to commentabout the State of the Union (the

BPPA, that is) in similar fashion to whatoccurs nationally and locally at this time of

year. Generally speaking, were headinginto 2008 in pretty good shape

Its a great source of relief to have thecontract settled. The always contentiouscontract battles take an enormous amountof time and energy. Whether you voted infavor of the contract or against, the point is:its settled, thank God. We wont have to

butt heads with the city until it expires in2010, whichleaves us agood deal of

b rea th ingroom forother mat-ters.

W e r ec u r r e n t l yworking onexpanding

benefits forour mem-

ber s, andhopefully, inthe near fu-ture, well have some concrete proposals re-garding increased life insurance benefits.Currently, all BPPA members get$65,000.00 in term-life benefits whetherthey die on or off duty. Members can carrythat insurance with them when they retire

but at their own cost. Were currently nego-tiating with an agent, and were pretty sure

youll be pleased at the resultsWere also looking into either improv-

ing the current BPPA property at 9-11 Sh-etland St. or purchasing another location inthe city. Theres a couple of good prospectsout there right now, what with the real es-tate market the way it is, but negotiationsdont allow me to reveal the specifics at this

point. We purchased the current propertyback in 1995 for about $210,000 at publicauction, and the current value is 3-4 timeswhat we paid for it. But the building is old,and the space is limited. Our EMTs are

jammed into the third floor, and parts of thebuilding need major renovations. Again, ifthings work out, Ill have some good news

by the next issue of the PAX.Despite having the contract settled,

battles continue with the department overdiscipline issues. Im very concerned about

public statements made by PC Davis aboutissuing a new policy related to officers whoare involved in personal domestic disputes.Although we acknowledge being held to the

proverbial higher standard, we also knowthat officers arent immune from marital orrelationship problems. Doctors, lawyers,

judges, politicians arent in danger of los-ing their livelihoods if they are involved indomestic problems, but cops are, and thats

simply not fair. We certainly dont dowthe serious issue of domestic violenwe dont advocate or tolerate any vioof any court/restraining/probate ordethere has to be some sense of fairne

the officer involved, too. As I read the(International Association of Chiefs lice) policy which is apparently whDavis is advocating, the only option officer is termination. Domestic incare by their very nature highly emoand are often he said/she said situin which the truth is subject to the the beholder. This whole situation

watching wvery cautiousful eye and h

potential foring some Bmembers shardship.

Growingare the natusult of havimany new oadded so quover the last ytwo. Its gooa major comfrom the pas

of constantly being ordered to workdatory overtime shifts- is, by and largeBut as the saying goes, dont wish tofor what you think you want, becau

just might get it. The downside is tdetail list is stretched thin in many diThings have always been tight in thter months, but especially so this year.

officers are retiring (only about 10 oof February) because of financial preas opposed to the usual 35 or 40 by this ti

Weve recently separated from the the International Union of Policeciations. Its not a step we took lightwe regret that we were forced into thsition, but repeated requests for financformation was simply not forthcominthe current IUPA leadership in SaFlorida. As a cost-benefit analysis, it appear to me that we were getting $9in services, which is what we paid in dues to the IUPA. We will certainly being to rejoin the national and state AFin some fashion, and we are active

ploring the alternatives with our friethe labor movement.

Major problems appear to be on trizon with jurisdiction problems invthe state police and Massport. We areing hand-in-hand with the City of Bto attempt to rectify the situation wh

presenting itself in the Seaport distSouth Boston. It seems supremely irome that the Boston Fire Departmesponds to fire calls in that area, BEMTs respond to medical calls and liare all issued by the City of Bosto

Its a great source of relief tohave the contract settled. Thealways contentious contractbattles take an enormousamount of time and energy.We wont have to butt headswith the city until it expires in2010, which leaves us a gooddeal of breathing room forother matters.

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Message from the Vice President: Ronald MacGillivray

Questions arise over overtimeand 4 hour minimums questioned

The Department has recently posted

planned overtime for two hour peri-

ods prior to the start of a shift. Notthat it hasnt happened before but questions

have arisen regarding four hour minimums.On Area D, 12-29-07 when the Patriots wereplaying the N.Y. Giants on a Saturday nightthe Department called officers specifically

assigned to the last half to come in two hoursearly at 9:45 P.M., on various occasions atMOP at 5:30 A.Mand at least a one hour

offering(s) at Area B prior to the day shift.There is nota four hour minimum guar-

antee in our contract for regular overtime.

If the overtime is voluntarily accepted theofficer receives only the hours posted. The

unusual offering is intended to hire only

those officers that are scheduled for the sub-sequent shift and pay the officers two hours

or one hour if voluntarily accepted. But theDepartment is still obliged to offer the over-time consistent with the low-person avail-ability requirement whether for voluntary

or involuntary (ordered) situations. TheDepartment cannot blanket order one shiftwith total disregard for the sequential list.

If the hours posted are notvoluntarilyaccepted and the Department orders offic-ers to perform the described overtime if

the officer was scheduled to perform thenext tour of duty, the officer would receiveonly the hours performed. If the officer or-

dered is not scheduled for the next tour ofduty, the officer would be entitled to fourhours under the recall provision of the

contract. There are three settlement agree-ments directly on point regarding this sce-nario. There are four hour minimums for

court and the recall provision in our con-tract.

A recent question posed whether the

Department could hold an officer after theposted hours if the officer was receiving 4hours under the recall provision as de-

scribed above. The reasoned answer isnothough the Department does not al-ways agree with our interpretation. In these

cases there is a definitive posting of hoursand if ordered to work past the posting the

officer would lose the benefit of the provi-sion. Similarly, officers upon completing

their court assignment within 4 hours arenot required to perform a walking beat or a

Code 9 on the district to complete the 4hours.

If the Department were to post a starttime of 5:30 A.M. to finish for example

the target audience (day personnel) wouldbe hard pressed to accept that indetermi-nate offering given their pending day tour.

Most offerings are at least 4 hours thoughthere is no requirement. If for some reasonthe planned offering is not posted but com-

municated from a supervisor late in thegame, make it clear that the hiring of per-

sonnel is off the

existing overtimelist for that tour perour guidelines us-

ing the low-man

principle. Also, theneed for an entire

shift to come in 2hours early is a de-ployment night-

mare in most situ-ations given thedepleted condition

of our motor pool.Use of personalmotor vehicles for

overtime is not anoption even in to

and from situations.

Two hour offerings are more the excep-tion than the rule and are usually only of-

fered under certain conditions in the dis-tricts (usually involving handpicked recipi-ents without a posting)it will be wise todemand strict adherence involving the dis-

tribution of overtime or 4 hour offerings willsoon become the exception.

Overtime Offerings

Within the past year, certain over-time performed by officers inspecialized units has come into

question regarding the uniqueness of thatspecific overtime. When district personnelbecome aware of certain operations on their

district necessitating overtime, those offic-ers become inquisitive as to the nature and

exclusive circumstances involved when of-ficers from specialized units are perform-ing that overtime. Remember while per-forming a regular tour of duty the depart-

ment has discretion as to on dutyassignmentsofficers can be sent across thecitywhereas overtime duty is adminis-

tered under stricter contractual guidelines.If a special needs exception has been dem-

onstrated, no harm no foul.If the overtime in question involves a

definitive amount of time that the special-

ized unit was performing non-specializedlaw enforcement duties, routinely per-

formed by district patrol officers like war-rants, that is when the phone rings at the

BPPA. There is constant back and forth de-bate in separating the real from the unreal in-

volving what special skill set one officer pos-sesses that the district officer does not.

Grant money is usually the source of theissue but not always. Usually the dispens-ing of grant monies is governed by those

who secured the grant and becomes ex-tremely territorial. An arbitration decisioninvolving the YVSF at Dorchester High and

Area B made a lot of sense when the arbi-trator found that both parties were entitledto a shared percentage of the work. Even if

the grant or citybudgeted moneywas obtained and

earmarked for a spe-cific unitthatdoes not insulate

the Department/City from contrac-tual obligations re-

garding the hiringof that overtime.

A specia lneeds excep-tion has been proven in past arbitrations in-

cluding the use of Spanish speaking offic-ers at the Spanish Festival, MOP on numer-ous assignments, YVSF at Dorchester High

was a well reasoned split decision and theBicycle Unit on a 3 day high profile war-rant sweep involving gun and drug related

crimes. According to the operational planfor HomeSafe, the Bike Unit was to con-

duct operations exploiting their mobility andstealth while providing visible reassurance

to the community somewhat a conttion in terms but first hand testimony

Bike Units pattern and practice oveas opposed to the 3 day operatio

enough to come up a winner for ththis occasion.

Recently, there was an Operatio

(Immigration and Customs Enforcethat involved BPD School Police wsorted officers rounding up various su

on A-7. A grievance was filed questthe special skill set possessed by cofficers from outside the district. Th

bears the burden of proving that thespecial needs exception. Direct, sp

evidence will be requested of the Dment to show the specialized trainingor knowledge that is 100% exclusiv

district officers training, skills and kedge.

The easier way to proceed in the involving planned actionsbe moresive in allocating the overtime as op

to playing hide and go seek. Day

credibility is important in any venturwhen you make the rules.

If the hours posted are not voluntarilyaccepted and the Department orders

officers to perform the describedovertime if the officer wasscheduled to perform the next tourof duty, the officer would receive onlythe hours performed. If the officerordered is not scheduled for the nexttour of duty, the officer would beentitled to four hours under therecall provision of the contract.

State of the Union:The good, the bad

and the uglyBy Jim Carnell,Editor, Pax Centurion,

with a plethora of input from veteran

rank-and-file BPPA members

Every January, our nation, our statesand our cities conduct beginning-of-the-year speeches informing citizens

what has happened over the past year andwhat one might expect in the future. Andso it should be with our own union the

Boston Police Patrolmens Association.What has the past year brought us, and what

might we expect in the future? I have askednumerous BPPA officers, representativesand members about their opinions regard-

ing the State of our Union, which is alsointertwined by necessity with the State ofour Department. (Although I will leave

comments about the current state of theBPD itself to the powers-that-be; the mem-bership of the BPPA, too, deserves to be (continued on pag

If the overtime in question involvesdefinitive amount of time that thespecialized unit was performingnon-specialized law enforcementduties, routinely performed by distpatrol officers like warrants, that iswhen the phone rings at the BPPA.

heard about the way our often-igmembers feel.) The following comand conclusions are compiled from a

variety of veteran officers throughoBPD, and I believe they accurately the majority opinion within the BPD

January, 2008. I have divided thoseions into the following categories: the

the bad, and the ugly. Ironically, them begin with the same complicomplaint:

THE GOOD:

The manpower levels have increas

We certainly needed more help.power levels had decreased signifiover the past several years, requiring

ous and unwanted amounts of ormandatory overtime assignments. O


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Treasury Notes: Thomas Pratt, BPPA Treasurer

Why I voted for droppingmembership in the IUPA

To our membership I start with a cus-

tomary I hope all is well. Next, I hopeeveryone had a safe and happy holi-

day season.My first topic of discussion will be the

by-law vote and specifically the vote to dis-affiliate the Patrolmens Association with

IUPA and why I voted the way I did. At onetime I was in favor for joining IUPA be-cause it gave the BPPA, access in both the

local and national AFL-CIO (AmericanFederation of Labor and Council of Indus-trial Organizations).

Over the years since joining IUPA, whohappen to be our advocates for public safetyissues on the national level, have failed to

show me any reason for staying in there

organization. NAPO has been a better ad-

vocate for our association in passing legis-lation and acquiring benefits than IUPA has

on a national level.IUPA, who happens to have been our

lobbying agent in D.C., did a nationwidesearch looking for a headquarters. It would

only make sense to buy a building or leasea building near Capitol Hill because mostof your work effort will be on Capitol Hill,

not the case, the leadership of IUPA choseto buy a piece of property in Sarasota,Florida. Far away from Washington DC, but

close to the retirement home of SamCabral, the President of IUPA. Another rea-son I chose to vote for the disaffiliation was

because after numerous requests from our

Secretary, Jay Broderick, in attempting to

acquire information regarding the overallfiscal stability of IUPA, they refused to pro-

duce written copies of these statements. Thereason we were given is that we were aboutto have a vote that could possibly disaffili-ate us from IUPA and they just did not want

to turn them over. Not a good answer.Basically, they were dumping thousands

of dollars a year out the window and didnt

want us to see it in black and white. Severalother major metropolitan police associations

also have chosen to disaffiliate themselveswith IUPA, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Hous-ton and Dallas which also had their reasons

for leaving IUPA.I gave you some of my reasons I voted

to leave IUPA. The one major concern I had

in voting the way I did was by disaffiliatingwewere out of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO

an organization whose President BobbyHaynes has been a friend to the BPPA andwho had walked the picket line at the FleetCenter with us. He also returned home from

a family vacation to sit with us when wewere forced into expedited arbitration. Hedid these things because he believes in the

process of collective bargaining not the col-lective photo opportunity, as did some mem-bers of the leadership of IUPA did when

we were picketing. I hope Mr. Haynes un-derstands why we had this vote. IUPA failedto produce, they chose to be paid and

showed little as a work product and disen-franchised themselves from their purpose.Hopefully, down the road a bit, we will once

again be associated with Mr. Haynes andhis organization. If any member of theBPPA wants check on the fiscal well being

of our association my door and the booksare always open.

The next thing on the agenda I would

like to spend a little time on is the articlethat was in the Detectives Benevolent

Societys Newsletter. In it, President Jack

Parlon talks about wilting under politicalpressure, what political pressure is he talk-

ing about? Jack, if you are insinuating thecontract negotiations you are way off base.

Nobody forced or promised me anfor voting to bring the contact back fofication. I have always stated when the

bers and benefits reached a level of fathat would improve the quality of lour members that would be the litm

for a possible ratification vote by thebers, nothing else. Neither the Maydid anybody else threaten or promis

thing to this bargaining committee

ber or any other committee member

ness is what I always said to thosasked me, what was fair for me migbe to somebody else but the ultimat

sion was the individual officer whvoting. Also Jack, right before thedidnt members of your bargaining

mittee vote to bring back a 9.5% pcrease for ratification but was votedby your membership? If there is som

issue lets sit down and talk about ispect you and consider you a friend lewith the tit for tat and concentrate on

labor issues that impact both of our ozations.

The other day, myself along wi

other members of the leadership, drovto District 4 to stand the last roll call perintendent John Gallagher night

mander of the city. The superintendea good guy, who rose up the ranks department, and did not forget wh

came from, he was an actual street cowas a boss, who would make a degood or bad, but it was a decision a

would stand by it and would not leavehanging. Superintendent Gallagher boss whos personality, demeanor a

cision making ability deserved respeonly the respect of the rank but in thson. I hope John (know hes a civilia

a good retirement and works on relahope he forgets about the bad timereminisces of the good.

In closing, I say keep your guard uwatch each others back. If you havconcerns or comments call me and ke

honest if I missed a call or a call apologize

I chose to vote for the disaffiliation was becauafter numerous requests from our Secretary, JaBroderick, in attempting to acquire informationregarding the overall fiscal stability of IUPA, theyrefused to produce written copies of thesestatements. The reason we were given is that w

were about to have a vote that could possibly daffiliate us from IUPA and they just did not wantturn them over. Not a good answer.

SMART Plan Update for BPPAA letter from State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill

Dear Members of the Boston Police Patrolmens Association:As you know, my staff regularly reviews the structure and per-

formance of the Massachusetts Deferred Compensation SMARTPlan (the SMART Plan) to ensure its continued success in pro-viding high-quality services at competitive prices and to seek op-

portunities to provide service enhancements. Consequently, I ampleased to announce that after an extensive bidding process, we haveawarded the third-party administration and recordkeeping services contract to Great-

West Retirement Services (Great-West).Great-West is a leading provider of employer-sponsored retirement programs for

state and local governments. With a focus on providing high-quality retirement plan

services to employers and their employees, Great-West services 15 of the 50 stateplans, more than any other service provider in the market. They also serve four ofAmericas six largest cities (New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Philadelphia).

We selected Great-West as the new provider of administration, recordkeeping, in-vestment education and communication services to offer you enhanced services atlower costs. The transition date of participant accounts from ING to Great-West is

scheduled for March 7, 2008.While the SMART Plan is transitioning to a new service provider, it is important to

note that your investment options are not changing. You will still have access to the

same broad array of investment options currently available to you.

Highlights of Plan Enhancements:New Fee Structure

Administrative fees will be reduced by over 25% for full-time employees and retir-ees participating in the Plan. After the transition, the administrative fee for full-time

Plan participants will be reduced to 0.0875% of Plan assets a year as compared to thecurrent fee of 0.12% of Plan assets. This is a significant reduction, which will save ourparticipants millions of dollars in fees over the new contract term.

New Participant ServicesThe Plan will offer a wide range of new and enhanced services, including:

Online Contribution Rate Change Increase or decrease your contributionamount via the SMART Plan Service Center automated voice response system orWeb site.

Contribution Type Feature Choose to have your contribution taken as a per-centage of your paycheck or as a whole dollar amount.

Reality Investing A behavior-based approach to investing that provides invest-

ment advisory tools and services based upon the level of involvement you desirein managing your investments.

Staff Dedicated to the SMART Plan Enrollment, asset allocation and retire-

ment planning counseling services will continue to be accessible through a localregistered representative.

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Secretary Spread: Jay Broderick, BPPA Secretary

There are a number of scholarship opportunities available to our membersthrough a variety of different institutions. The BPPA will make every effort toinform you of these programs whenever we find out about them.

Here are a number of those programs that are members may be eligible for:

1) The Americas Ride 9/11 ScholarshipA total of fifteen $2,000 awardsAll children, of active and disabled First Responders, who are attending anaccredited college or university, are eligibleDeadline is April 1, 2008See www.bppa.orgfor more details

2) The Thomas P. Coyne City of Boston Credit Union ScholarshipA total of fifteen $1,000 awardsThe children, of all City of Boston Credit Union members, who are attendinga tuition based school (grammar, high school, or college), are eligibleDeadline is March 12, 2008See www.cityof bostoncu.com for more details

3) Massachusetts Credit Union League ScholarshipA total of six $1,000 awardsThe children of all City of Boston Credit Union members, who are highschool seniors are, will be attending an undergraduate college program in the2008/2009 academic yearDeadline is March 10, 2008See www.cityofbostoncu.comfor more details and an application

Scholarship opportunities

Boston police have been told by some statetroopers to leave the area because we didnthave jurisdiction there. Funny our patchessay Boston Police and the Seaport dis-trict is clearly located in the City of Boston,so Im a little angry when some State trooperwho grew up in Acushnet or Agawam tellsme, who grew up in South Boston that Idont have jurisdiction there. It appears that alegislative solution has to be hammered out

soon, or the problem will only get worse.

The state of (our)Union 2008(continued from page A2)

Discipline inconsistancies troubling

The BPPA has seen an alarming trendcoming out of Headquarters regard-ing the manner in which discipline

is being handed out. Though Im sure thatthere have been times when discipline has

been warranted, the inconsistency in which

it is being applied is troubling. The mostrecent incident involves a member who wasbrought up on charges relative to an eventthat occurred while he was off-duty. WhileI wont comment on the specific details ofthe event, I do feel the need to comment onthe way that he was disciplined. This mem-

ber was offered a five (5)-day suspensionwith three (3) days to serve. The member,

believing that he was innocent of thecharges, exercised his right to have a TrialBoard and presented his case at that board.The Trial Board, a kangaroo court in everysense, found the member guilty of thecharges. The finding of the Trial Board wasof no great surprise but was surprising isthe discipline that came from the finding.

The member was given a six (6) month sus-pension. 6 MONTHS.

How can the department look any of usin the face and say that the system is on theup and up when they offer a 5-day suspen-sion prior to the Trial Board and then, upon

its completion, render a 6-month suspen-sion. Its an astronomical increase over whatwas offered. How can an offense, that thedepartment originally deemed warranted afive day suspension, morph itself into a 6month suspension? I dont get it. I under-stand the concept of a plea bargain but thissimply is a case of intimidation.

Dont think for one minute that this typeof discipline isnt given to send a messageto all of us that we better not even thinkabout challenging the department. Greatmorale booster huh? Get accused of some-thing and even if you didnt do it, just ac-cept the discipline because youre going toget screwed at the Trial Board. Yeah, theBPPA can appeal the decision and maybe,

in three years, youll get your back pay butthat doesnt address your familys needs forthe next six months.

If the department wants to establish anycredibility in the Trial Board system thenthey must administer discipline in a fair andconsistent manner. In a sick way I guessthat this member can be glad that at least heknows what he has to serve now as opposedto the members who are in what seems to

be a permanent state of limbo. We have anumber of members who are on a restrictedduty status while they await decisions fromIAD and/or the Medical Unit. While theywait, they are prevented from performingtheir duties on the street and as such are not

allowed to perform overtime and/or details.

They continue to do what is asked of themby the Medical Unit but each time they dowhat is asked of them, it seems that anotherhurdle is thrown up and the saga continues.IAD and the Medical Unit point at eachother as being the ones to blame yet noth-

ing gets done.I find it troubling that the department,which screams about our members havingtoo many inside jobs, has Superintendentsand Deputy Superintendents, as well as ci-vilian department heads, whose sole jobsare to take care of these types of issues, yetthe process drags on. The department hasto establish a stricter protocol on how dis-cipline is administered and must spell outwhat a member has to do to get back on afull duty status. If they dont implement theconcept of progressive discipline will re-main just that, a concept.

State House Issues

There are many issues, being dealtwith by the State Legislature, that areof concern to the BPPA. One impor-

tant one is the issue of concurrent jurisdic-tion in and around the Seaport District. Thearea is currently owned/operated byMassport. Currently the Boston Police hasvery little, if any, jurisdiction in the area.There is legislation pending that will grantthe Boston Police concurrent jurisdiction inthe area. Obviously, the State Police Asso-ciation of Massachusetts (SPAM) andMassport have an interest in maintaining thestatus quo and retaining exclusive jurisdic-tion in the area. This is not a detail issue.The property is in the City of Boston. It isnot a fiefdom that should be controlled by a

wealthy land baron. I find it funny that whilethe State Police feel that they should haveexclusive jurisdiction in this up and com-ing exclusive neighborhood, they arentseeking to answer the 911 calls in the housesthat are on the many state roads that cutthrough our City, sometimes in neighbor-hoods less exclusive than the SeaportDistrict. If there is a fire on Morrissey Blvd,the Massport Fire isnt responding are they?If some mentally disturbed person stabssomeone on Columbia Rd or a FamilyTrouble comes in for Morton Street, theState Police arent handling the call arethey? Why should they be handling the callsfor service at establishments that are li-

censed by the City of Boston? Whateverhappened to partnership? I guess it onlyworks one way. Why do the people, whoare buying luxury condos on the waterfront,not paying property taxes to the City yetthey benefit from the services that the City

provides? The BPPA will continue to workwith City Hall to assure that our membersare able to police our City.

Another issue at the State House is theattempt to end the State Income Tax. Thereis a group, led by Carla Howell, a libertar-ian, who is very close to getting this issueonto the November statewide ballot.

Though in these tough financial timesbe tempting to see the elimination State Income Tax, we must remembits these taxes that go toward locwhich in turn help fund our jobs. The

nation of the State Income Tax will noaffect the future of our profession, also affect schools, Fire and EMS sas well as other essential City and Stagrams and services The BPPA will being, alongside many other unions, to this measure if it reaches the statewide

Notes

Quick thanks and kudos toCloran andSammy Silta wcently donated Patriots p

tickets to a raffle that benefited felloficers who have been out injured, o

pended, or just need a little financialI thought that it was a classy move ansure that those on the receiving end arthankful. Great job!

Keep those detail reports comiThere has been an incredible amogreat arrests and police work done bmembers while performing details. get complacent. Continue to performdetails as professionals.

In closing, I want to take a momcongratulate Superintendent John Ggher on his retirement. I had the howorking for Supt. Gallagher when heLieutenant Detective and the Commof the Drug Control Unit. With no mdirected at any supervisors who I hchance to work with (or have been to work with me), they will be hard p

to fill his shoes as either a cop or a gman. The word class doesnt come cdescribe John Gallagher and the wtreated the men and women of this dment. Whether it was as Lieutenant Superintendent, he treated everyone countered with respect. I will alwamember the fairness and commonwhen I had to come with him regunion issues while I served as the DCUUpon becoming the Secretary of the BI was impressed and amazed at how ever an officer was injured while on d

became involved in a serious incidenGallagher would make a point to visofficer at the hospital or call to see ho

were making out, not because he waposed to but because he truly caredthe well being of those officers. It isthing on this job that you never hearword about someone. John Gallagherof those rare people. The professionand dignity that he brought to this dment will be sorely missed. He shourole model to some current and all bosses as to how to be a true leader.him, and his wife Jean, the best of lthe future and I will be forever thankthe chance Ive had to work with him

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www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION January/February 2008 Pag

SMART Plan Update for BPPA(continued from page A4)

A New Call Center in Massachu-setts The new SMART Plan ServiceCenter, scheduled to open in mid-

2008, will be staffed with local ser-vice counselors dedicated to serving

participants.

Transition Process:

Watch your mail for The SMART Plan

Navigator, a complete guide to the new en-hancements coming to the SMART Plan.This guide includes information regarding

important transition dates, as well as aschedule of informational meetings offeredat locations across the state. Registration

for the informational meetings will not berequired. Attendance will be on a walk-inbasis, therefore I urge you to attend an in-

formational meeting at your convenience.

I am enthusiastic about the service en-hancements and lower costs coming to theSMART Plan. My goal is to make the pro-

cess of saving for retirement easier and lessexpensive.

I would like to thank Tom Pratt for thisopportunity to provide you with this infor-mation.

Lastly, I want to thank you for the tre-

mendous work you do on behalf of publicsafety.

Be Safe,

Timothy P. CahillSMART Plan ParticipantTreasurer and Receiver General

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Boston Herald, Sat., Jan. 12, 2008, byORyan Johnson.) Apolice officer should

not carry a gun afteran allegation of do-mestic violence, said Davis. A domesticviolence advocate, Mary Lauby, executive

director of Jane Doe Inc., was then quotedas saying that She will urge them [theBPD] to adopt all of the recommendations

in the International Association of Chiefsof Police report Policy on Domestic Vio-lence by Police Officers

For those of you unfamiliar with thispolicy (publicly available under the IACPwebsite) the following verbatim quotes

might prove to be informative (or terrifying,depending on your personal circumstances):

[the policy] delineates a position of

zero tolerance if an employee is found tohave a MCDV (misdemeanor crimes ofdomestic violence) or is the subject of a

qualifying protection order, [departmentlawyers, et al] shall be consulted immedi-ately regarding continued employment or

duty assignment Federal law prohibitspolice officers convicted of qualifying

misdemeanor crimes of domestic vio-lence from possessing firearms Offic-ers found guilty of a qualifying domesticviolence crime through criminal proceed-

ings shall be terminated A disclosureon the part of any officer, intimate partneror family member to any member of the

department that an officer has personallyengaged in domestic violence will be treatedas an admission or report of a crime and

shall be investigated both administrativelyand criminallyGiven the possibility thata victim will recant or choose not to par-

ticipate in court proceedings, supplementalevidence shall be sought out andpreservedIf the department determines

through an administrative investigation thatthe officer violated department policy, re-gardless of whether the officer pleaded nolo

contendere in response to criminal charges,the department may employ the full rangeof administrative sanctions. Any officer

determined through an administrative

investigation to have committed domestic

violence shall be terminated from thedepartment.

The above represents the policy that

Commissioner Davis would like to adoptat the behest of domestic violence advocatesand local newspaper editorial boards. As

you can see, mere allegations of domesticviolence are enough to, at a minimum, havean officers firearm (and therefore his/her

ability to earn income) removed from them,and an administrative investigation will beenough to have you terminated. For those

of you familiar with the kangaroo-court thatis the BPDs trial board system, the conclu-sions are foregone: one might as well be

passing beneath the infamous sign fromDantesInferno : ABANDON HOPE, ALL

YE WHO ENTER HERE.As we all know, the issue of domestic

violence is serious, and this article is notmeant to minimize or downplay the nature

of the problem. But as we also knowthrough repeated experiences as first re-sponders, intimate relationships can and do

result in intense emotions and sometimesembellished and exaggerated allegations.These allegations are often recanted be-

cause they simply werent true to beginwith- when cooler heads prevail after theinitial incident. Restraining orders are, un-

fortunately, issued like confetti paper by thedistrict courts, often with competing re-straining orders sought by one party against

another, and another, and another, simplyas a means of revenge and retribution. Themere fact that a restraining order has been

issued does not indicate conclusivelywhether or not the allegations containedtherein are true. It usually represents sim-

ply the court systems attempt at coveringtheir behinds, and then leaving it up to the

cops to serve, interpret and enforce the bliz-zard of competing orders.

Police officers are not plaster saints, nor

are we immune from the roadbumps andproblems which occur in all relationships.Weare, however, subject to far more intense

scrutiny than virtually any other profession.In almost no other position can mere alle-gations of domestic violence (a broad term

that can include slapping your obnoxious10-year-olds behind) result in terminationfrom employment. And if the BPD should

adopt this Machiavellian policy, it goes

P.C. Davis: mere allegations of domestic violence by officers may result in termination(continued from page A1)

without saying that numerous officerhave had or will have relationship pro

may be subjecting themselves to imate termination. Officers with past prowho have thought that difficulties we

hind them may suddenly find their to carry a firearm terminated, and potheir entire career.

If lawyers, judges or politiciansever subjected to a similar policy by their careers could be so cavalierly

nated, you can bet that such a policy never be adopted. But since police oare always subject to the double-sta

if your relationship/marriage is somless than Ward and June Cleaverswell always be one allegation away

potential termination. Adopting theguidelines WILL,beyond any dousult in future employment difficult

many BPPA members.

By James Carnell,Pax Editor

LONG AGO, ON A PLANET FAR,FAR AWAY, there existed something

called respect for seniority. Fa-vored assignments were generally reservedfor senior officers nearing the ends of their

careers whose experience was respected. Itwas generally thought that 1.) younger of-ficers should first learn the basic job of an-

swering radio calls and actually perform-ing street-level police work and: 2.) 50 and60-year-old officers should not be rolling

around in the streets with 18 and 19-year

old muscle-heads cranked up on crystalmeth or angel dust, that being a younger

mans job.But obviously, in todays Boston Police

department, seniority means nothing.Twenty and thirty year veteran officers an-swer the down-and-dirty radio calls while

handsome young boys and pretty little girlsfresh out of the police academy are quicklyassigned to hands-off, high publicity show-

and-tell assignments. Brand new officersare enticed to join the so-called elite unitswhich appear for photo-ops when the PC

or Superintendent is giving a press confer-ence, and then quickly disappear when theTV cameras are gone and/or there are radio

calls to answer.During the (rare) walk into SchroederPlaza ( ironically named for street cops

killed in the line of duty), one has the over-whelming feeling of being looked downupon by a veritable army of non-uniformed,

briefcase-toting people with badges simi-lar to our own but who have seen scant (ifany) time on the streets. The immediate

thought is one of Who the hell are thesepeople and where the hell did they comefrom? Years ago, Officer Friendly would

have white hair, at least 25 years on the job,and be known by the majority of the de-

partment. Todays Officer Friendly ilikely to have just graduated from the

emy, is about 25 years old, has parenare politically connected, and is on ttrack to BPD upper-management pos

A marked cruiser from a district statiodoubtedly battered and lacking radiosputers/ basic equipment etc.) - pull

to headquarters to drop off adminispaperwork is chased away by the plof NO PARKING restrictions. M

while, the parking lot reserved for the quarters elite is chock-full of brand-s

ing-new cruisers, both marked anmarked, reserved for those who haintention of performing or ever havformed actual police work.

Around the city, the same complaiheard: veteran officers are relegatedworst assignments while nubile y

things are escorted through politicalnels to safe and comfortable backpositions, lest they soil their fingerna

swering a radio call. 45-and 50-yeveterans take the last radio calls of theat the ends of their shifts while hand

children fresh from the Academy awhere to be found. A 20-year veterficer is assigned to the horrendous po

of booking officer, and another 20-yeeran is assigned to the front desk takiports; meanwhile, a young thing wi

years on the job is given a walkinacross from the station. Veteran coroutinely sent out to answer calls wh

gin officers who recently arrived fromria are secreted in favored assignmen

Seniority (apparently) is dead. Yo

in vogue. And combined with politiccanery and backstabbing, its a sure wwork ones way up the BPD totem pol

they wonder why we have no respethem?.....

OPINION:

No respect for senioritin todays BPD

Any officer determined through an administrativeinvestigation to have committed domesticviolence shall be terminated from the department.

The above represents the policy that Comm. Davis would like to adopt


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By Jim Carnell,Pax Editor

T

HE NEXT TIME some young, naveidiot starts talking about the need forcooperation between law enforce-

ment agencies, please remove him frommy presence before I choke him to death.

Fred the Fed is NOT repeat NOTthe friend of the local police officer. Henever has been, and he never will be. Forthe young and impressionable who are stillcaptivated by being summoned to assistthe FBI, the DEA, or the US Attorneys of-fice, (as it has recently been rumoredthrough the BPD grapevine) youd betterthink again. It might be well to rememberthe old saying about the spider welcomingthe fly into its web.

Recently, in several highly-publicizedarticles in the local media, it was reported

that Whitey Bulgers hired murderer andenforcer, John Martorano, who admittedto killing some 20 people, was releasedfrom prison after serving a total of 12 yearsand handed a check fromthe federal governmentfor $20,000.00 to beginhis life anew. The be-nevolence of the fedswas supposedly basedupon MurdererMartoranos coopera-tion assisting the feds inthe Whitey Bulger inves-tigation. As we all know,Whitey Bulger is stillon the loose, and the fedshave been unable (othersinsist they are unwilling)to locate the elusivescumbag who protectedSouthie from drugs. (That was actually the

belief of many Southie residents during the70s and 80s; the truth was, of course, thatWhitey the pedophile /rapist/murderer wasactually running the drugs).

Consider that in context: 12 years for 20murderers and $20,000 from the feds. Nowcompare that to the treatment afforded BPDofficers who had the misfortune of runninginto the feds crosshairs. Many of us willremember the savage federal attack uponinnocent BPD officer Ken Conley, who

came within days of being sent to jail for acrime he neither witnessed nor participatedin. Kenny had to fight for almost eight longyears to regain his reputation and his jobafter the feds and the US Attorneys officetargeted him in the infamous Michael Cox

beating case because of their own inept in-vestigation.

And more recently, we have learned thatformer BPD Sgt. Harry Byrne has just re-cently been released from federal prisonafter four long years and is living in a localhalfway house, after being convicted in afederal kangaroo court of simple assault and

While BPD Sergeant does 4 years in federal pefor simple A&B, gets $160.00 on release

battery for striking a fresh-mouthed cstudent (who just happened to be fBPD Commissioner Evans pool-bowhose close relative is also a federal what a coincidence!) For those whoknow or remember, Harry became invin an altercation with Harvard Univcollege student Garret Trombly ontember 9th, 2001 at District 14 in Bri(Young Garret and his friends had bsource of constant and repeated troublat drunken parties in Brighton, and was the Sergeant specifically assigdeal with the problems.) A mere 13after 9-11, on September 24th, 2001, th

becomes involved in the case! Geez, that when the top priority was searchterrorists? Go figure! With lightning US Attorney Theodore Merritt (

thats right, the same guy who proseOfficer Kenny Conley, another cdence!) takes over the case and withmonths of the incident (January 9th,

to be exact), Byrnes house is surroby the FBI who handcuff him and hate him while getting takeout coffee en

back the courthouse (Would you likof coffee, officer? said the femalagent. Oh, thats right, you cant, handcuffed! HA, HA, HA). Harry iwhisked to the federal court where thdia (another coincidence!) are gathetake his picture while hes dragged intoin handcuffs. With the full weight federal government focused on him,

was convicted by a federal jury after hour and a half of deliberations on A3rd, 2003 and sentenced by federalStearns to 5 years, 10 months in feder(See the full story inPax Centurion, Dec. 2003 edition).

According to sources, Byrne was ha check for $160.00 after his recent rfrom federal jail, which representpay for janitorial and other menialduring his incarceration, and then sthe halfway house. For a simple assau

battery (an old-timer might refer to(continued on pag

The benevolence of the feds wasupposedly based upon MurderMartoranos cooperation assistthe feds in the Whitey Bulgerinvestigation. As we all know,Whitey Bulger is still on the looand the feds have been unable(others insist they are unwilling) locate the elusive scumbag whoprotected Southie from drugs.


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By Jim Carnell,Pax Editor

In the days before the 2008 Super Bowl,

there was much consternation amongst

our command staff wondering why somany patrolmen had opted to use contrac-

tual benefits such as P-Days. After what Ipersonally experienced this past SuperBowl Sunday (2-3-08), I can emphatically

state the following: for the remainder ofmy BPD career, I shall never work an-other holiday or special event based on

the take one for the Gipper/suck-it-up-for-the-team/ lets make the best of abad situation school of thought. Let me

explain why.In years past, officers who had to work

the Super Bowl (or any other special eventor holiday, for that matter) figured theyd

make the best of a bad situation: if yoursquad had to work, well, thats just the wayit was. Guys might bring some food a

homemade pot of meatballs, sausages, orsnack foods - into the station house for acommunal meal, and perhaps be able to

catch a glimpse of the football game whilethings were quiet. Radio calls, of course,were answered, and business was promptly

attended to. You know, to be treated like hu-man beings, sort of like firemen, for ex-ample. (I suspect that John Q. Public would

never have a problem with the jakes havinga pot of chili on the stovetop and an eye onthe TV while they anxiously awaited an-

other call, but then again, cops are alwaysthought of in a different way than fire-men.)

And so it was prior to Super Bowl Sun-day. As the shift rep for Area A, I was informally - (all names have been deleted

And theywonder whyWhen you treat your workforce

like crap, dont be surprisedat the results

to protect the innocent) told that those whodid the right thing by not taking a P-day

and sucking it up would (perhaps, as

events dictated) be allowed to bring a con-diment or two to the station and perhaps be

allowed to catch a glimpse of the gamewhile awaiting our next call. But what anabsolute, gullible, nave fool was I!

Shouldnt I know better after 27 years?Instead, what the officers of Area A re-

ceived at roll call was an insulting broad-

side and a back-handed slap. Officers whonormally work together were intentionallybroken up, and disparate partners who had

never worked together were paired up,seemingly out of pure spite by a supervisor

who had been ordered to

wo rk hi ms el f a nd seemed hell-bent onshowing the lowly pa-

trolmen who was incharge. Officers wereharangued at roll call and

informed to get out ofthe station and not darebe found glancing side-

ways at a TV set. (Yup,wouldnt want cops in apol ice sta tion, would

we?) One officer, a 28-year veteran knownthroughout the station for

his routine conscientiousbehavior and fastidious-ness, called the supervi-

sor to report that he

would be 5 minutes latefor roll call due to traf-

fic. He was ordered tosubmit a written reportfor this terrible infrac-

tion.The point is this: the Area A-1 cops who

showed up and didnt take a P-day were

treated like crap. I guess it shows you whatyou get for doing the right thing. I canabsolutely guarantee you that the next time

the BPD throws the guilt-trip do-it-for-the-Gipper routine in front of the patrol force,Ill not fall for it, and I wont encourage

any of my fellow workers to, either. Whenyou get treated like crap for doing the rightthing, management has no right to expect

anything less in return. Ill never work an-other Super Bowl, holiday or special eventthat I dont want to without utilizing a con-

tractual benefit: lead-pipe guaranteed, andthis is why. They have no respect for us.Andquid pro quo.

The point is this: the Area A-1 cops

who showed up and didnt take aP-day were treated like crap.I guess it shows you what you getfor doing the right thing. I canabsolutely guarantee you that thenext time the BPD throws theguilt-trip do-it-for-the-Gipperroutine in front of the patrol force,Ill not fall for it, and I wontencourage any of my fellowworkers to, either. When you gettreated like crap for doing the

right thing, management has noright to expect anything less inreturn.


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On the Legislative Front

Remake Massport by sellingnon-Logan real estate portfolioSale could generate over $1.5 billion for taxpayers

By Jim Barry

BPPA Legislative Agent

M

assport got into the developmentgame during the building boom

of the 1990s and built hotels,office and apartment buildings in BostonsSeaport district. I propose that GovernorPatrick and the Great and General Court filelegislation to sell all that land and all the

buildings Massport owns in the Seaport andother areas outside its operational charter.

The land Massport owns in the Seaportarea was sold by the City of Boston forabout $75 million back in the early 1990s.This area alone is now well worth over $1.5

billion dollars. If sold today, even with thereal estate slump, it would fetch a windfallfor the taxpayers of the Commonwealth.The cash generated would be comparableto the licensing fees of casinos for their first

year of operation. The land would also re-turn to tax paying status. (Yes, Massport isexempt from Bostons real estate taxes).

We ask that the Massachusetts Legisla-ture to require Massport to follow its char-ter and focus on Logan Airport. Massports

primary business is suppose to be manag-ing Logan Airport and harbor terminals. Notholding a real estate portfolio worth hun-dreds of millions of dollars. Hundreds of

millions of dollars that would come into theCommonwealths treasury from this divesti-ture and it is the taxpayers that would benefit.Local aid, public safety, education, health careand a meriad of other budget items all facingserious cuts would now be restored.

Plagued over the years from reports ofMassports mismanagement, unresponsive-ness and duplication of taxpayer services.This quasi-public authority has been out ofcontrol for too long a time and the time hascome for a remake at Massport. A remakeand refocus of Massport is necessary. The

benefits of this portfolio divestment to theCommonwealth of Massachusetts are dra-matic and could settle many budget prob-

lems that our states is facing. The reces-sion is here and the budget is facing deficitsin the hundreds of millions of dollars. Allwhile Massport is sitting on billions of dol-lars over there at Logan. Governor Patrick,sell, sell, sell!

(continued from page A1)

Departments job. These are Boston resi-dents and when they call 911 they are en-titled to have a Boston Police officer respondand render police services for that call. TheSeaport is Boston. Boston PD has never

turned down assistance from the State Po-lice in the case of emergencies.

But to have this duplication is insane. IsMassport Fire answering the 911 calls forfire service? Massport EMS service answer-ing 911 calls for medical emergencies?The answer is no, it is Boston Fire andEMS answering 911 calls in the Seaport.It is Boston Licensing for all the restau-rants and bars in the Seaport. It is Boston

inspectional services for the establish-ments. When you cast your vote it is at aBoston poll, not Massport.

The line item for community policing inthe state budget holds language specifically

prohibiting the State Police from receivingany of the money from that appropriation.The community policing appropriation isspecifically for the police department in thatcommunity that everyday is working andrendering police services to people in thecommunity. Not to the State Police passingthrough on a state road or working out ofthe Airport. This is simply not the job ofthe Massachusetts State Police.

Taxpayers pay double for the State Policeat Seaport

Command Staff to conductPersonnel Analysis Meeting

By Jay Broderick

BPPA Secretary

The BPPA has learned that membersof the BPD Command Staff are hold-ing what they are calling PAMs

(Personnel Analysis Meetings). How won-derful. What is the purpose of these PAMsyou may ask? Well, it appears that the Com-mand Staff will hold meetings with the front

line supervisors and critique each individualofficers performance as it concerns their

productivity and sick time use. It is our un-derstanding that they will analyze the sta-tistics (arrests, detail pay, movers, etc) andfind out why how that officer can be more

productive. Interesting idea! I guess withthe number of shootings and homicideson the rise, the Command Staff feels that

brow beating people will increase produc-tivity. It reminds me of the sign that saysbeatings will continue until morale im-

proves.Why doesnt the Command Staff go to

these PAM meetings and congratulate ourmembers in the significant decrease in PartOne crimes? Or maybe take the meetingsas a chance to give our members a pat onthe back and tell them that though shootingsand homicides are up, the men and womenof the BPD have taken more firearms offthe street this year than at this time last year.I bet that if you put those figures into sometype of formula (or analysis) one could as-sume that the removal of those weaponscertainly prevented additional shootings andhomicides. It seems hypocritical to issue

press releases about how crime is down thenbeat up the people who are responsible forthe decrease.

Let me take a wee moment to lend an

opinion as to why an officer mighnumber of details but not make as arrests as someone else? Maybe that does a walking beat and his presencedeters crime. Does that mean he is leductive than the cop who is the K cwhose job is to be proactive towardssuppression? I, for one, dont thinkthe officer that uses his discretion

beat, and may not make arrests for crime, yet builds a relationship with pon his beat that eventually yields impintelligence, not productive? I assumthe cop in the cruiser who patrols hiand provides a visible deterrent to nals isnt doing his job. How about theUnit or Gang Unit that spends a weing surveillance on an impact playe

arrests him with a scant amount of druggun? Are you sayinthey werent prod

because they didntarrest on the days thwere doing surveil

Each Officer has a perform and our medo those jobs profeally. How about gthem the training a

sources that they need as opposed tgering them about stats.

Ironically enough, they want morests and citations, but are clearly on

paign to reduce court time. I havendegree in economics but I think I canout that an increase in arrests or movingtions will lead to an increase in court ti

Sometimes it seems that this depaworks in similar manner as the RockCity Council in the movie BlSaddles. Remember when Mongo a

boys were about to invade Rock Ridgtown leaders had a meeting and theMayor said Gentlemen, its time ttect our phony baloney jobs. Is that thwith the Command Staff? I hope notCommand Staff sees an issue with avidual officer that they find troublingthey should address it with that oHolding a sword over the head of entitricts or units isnt the way to go.

Rest In Peace to aSpecial Friend of Police Officers

EverywhereAlbert Dapper ONeil

1920-2007

We have lost a leader we loved much

Relentless death has pulled him away.

But he has gone to the Almighty

To become our radiant hope.

I guess with the number ofshootings and homicides on therise, the Command Staff feels thatbrow beating people will increase

productivity. It reminds me of thesign that says beatings willcontinue until morale improves.


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BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary,Teddy Boudreau andBPPA President Tom Nee.

BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary, Jamie Pietroski, Mike LongBPPA President Tom Nee.

BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary, Teddy Boudreau andBPPA President Tom Nee.

BPPA VPRon MacGillivary,

Tom Barrett,Jackie McHale,

James Blake and

BPPA President Tom Nee.

BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary, Scott Roby,Lorenzo Woodley and BPPA President Tom Nee.

BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary, Mark Bordley, Vance Mills

BPPA President Tom Nee.

Chief Dunfordannouncing extra

days off for theentire patrol force.

BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary, John Farrell,Darrell Owens and BPPA President Tom Nee.

BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary, State Rep. Walter Timilty,Court Officer Mike OToole and BPPA President Tom

BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary, Joel Rodriguez,Alberto Santiago and BPPA President Tom Nee.

BPPA VP Ron MacGillivary, Jimi Grasso, Steve Romanand BPPA President Tom Nee.


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Boston Police Patrolmens Association

and its outstanding service to the community.

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Cops-eye view: Traffic and directionsBy Jim Carnell,Pax Editor

Dear Boston motorist,

Since the dawn of the automobile,thousands of Boston police officershave labored without success to

explain traffic directions to woefully lostmotorists. This attempt has resulted in acondition in which the officer throws his

hands up in the air in exasperation, poundshis forehead and sustains a rapid increase

in blood pressure. This condition is exacer-bated by the fact that motorists backed upin already gridlocked traffic have a tendency

to blame the officer helping the lost motor-ist (who has caused even further backup)and usually needs directions which would

take upwards of 15 minutes in order to ad-equately communicate (not including thetime required for the officer to write down

the directions or make panoramic maps, asfrequently is requested by moronic motor-ists).

Therefore, in the public interest of help-ing lost motorists while at the same timepreventing hypertension (and internal affairs

complaints) for my membership, the fol-

low Boston traffic primer is offered, com-piled with thousands of years of police ex-

perience by hundreds of officers:

1.) WHEN DRIVING INTO BOSTON,

HAVE AT LEAST SOME RE-

MOTE IDEA OF WHERE

YOURE GOING.

Do not look for the Prudential Center inthe North End. Fenway Park is not locatednear City Hall. And Nathaniel Mall (AKA

Faneuil Hall) is not in the Back Bay. ItsOK to get lost. Just be lost somewhere inrelatively close proximity to your destina-

tion.

2.) DONT LOOK AT THE OFFICER

STRANGELY WHEN HE TELLS

YOU DIRECTIONS WITH MORE

THAN ONE TURN.

If all you can understand is straightahead, then all by means, go that way. Butvirtually everywhere in downtown Boston

requires at least several lefts and rights. Forexample, lets say you are on Avery St. atthe Ritz Hotel and you want to go to Post

Office Square. As the crow flies, the dis-tance is only about a half-mile. But in orderto direct you in the quickest way, legally in

accordance with the prevailing street signs,an officer must tell the motorist as follows:LEFT onto Washington St., 1st RIGHT ontoAvenue De Lafayette, next RIGHT onto

Harrison Ave. extension, next LEFT ontoEssex St., next LEFT onto Chauncy St.,STRAIGHT on Chauncy St. re-crossing

Avenue De Lafayette, then crossing Sum-mer St. where it turns into Arch St., thencrossing Franklin St., continue out to Milk

St. and take a RIGHT, straight for 3 blocksinto the middle of Post Office Sq.

Of course, the farther away you are fromyour intended destination, the more com-plicated the directions. Therefore, perhaps

Straight ahead was the best option to be-gin with.

3.) THERE ARE 13 STREETS, AV-

ENUES, PLACES AND SQUARES

WITH THE PREFIX OF WASH-

INGTON IN BOSTON. THERE

ARE 14 LOCATIONS NAMED

AFTER HARVARD, SEVERAL

CAMBRIDGE STS, MT. VERNON

STS, ETC., ETC.

Know what section of the city you are inas opposed to which one you want to go to.

St. Elizabeths Hospital can be found off ofCambridge St. in Brighton, not CambridgeSt. in downtown Boston or Cambridge St.

in Charlestown. Conversely, the OperaHouse theatre can be found on WashingtonSt. in downtown Boston, but it will not be

found on Washington St. in Dorchester orWashington St. in Brighton. Just punchingthe location of Boston - without know-

ing the specific neighborhood into yourMapquest direction-finder is almost guar-anteed to get you lost.

4.) PLEASE DO NOT COME TO A

STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF FREE-

FLOWING TRAFFIC TO ASK DI-

RECTIONS.

For example, Rutherford Ave. in

Charlestown, with traffic moving at 40MPH, is not a good place to stop, especiallywith an 18-wheeler barreling up behind you.

And there is nothing more likely to aggra-vate already aggravated drivers than whensome nitwit from Podunk stops in the

middle of an intersection, causing everyoneelse to wait through another light cycle,while the beleaguered officer attempts to

explain unexplainable directions to JethroClampett and family. Pull over, stop andwait. It lessens the chances that you- and

the officer- might get killed.

5.) WHERE CAN I PARK?

You can park in a parking garage. Youcan park wherever you can see a big, blueP sign. You can park in a parking lot. In

short, you can park wherever YOU can finda legal, available parking space. The officercannot see around corners or through build-

ings and cannot tell what parking spots mayor may not be available, but you, bravemotorist, can drive there AND TAKE A

LOOK FOR YOURSELF! And no, I dontknow what the parking rates are or whetheryour 10-ton Ford Explorer can fit in the low-

ceilinged garage, but if you ask the atten-dant, maybe HE can tell you! What a novelsuggestion!

6.) IF YOU CANT FIT YOUR CARTHROUGH AN INTERSECTION,

DONT ENTER IT BECAUSE YOU

SAW A COP AND HAVE TO ASK

DIRECTIONS.

It doesnt matter if you had the greenlight before the light turned red and you gotstuck. That is what is called gridlock, and

you, stupid, have caused it. Wait for the nextlight cycle. Dont block the intersection foreveryone else. I fully understand how im-

portant you are because youre driving aMercedes or a new Beemer and youre lostand need directions. And, no I dont know

who you are, at least not until you give me

your license and registration so I can giveyou a ticket and then you can call your friendat the State House or at City hall and have

my job or have me transferred or whateverelse youre going to do after I take my timewriting you a ticket because youre an ig-

norant pig who thinks everyone else shouldbe delayed because you gridlocked an in-tersection.

7.) NO, I DONT KNOW DIREC-

TIONS TO LOCATIONS IN

OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS.

I have a hard enough time rememberingdirections in Boston, and thats after 27

years. Please dont ask me directions toNatick when youre in Charlestown, direc-tions to Providence, R.I., when youre in

East Boston, or directions to Route 107 inDanvers when youre on Merrimac St. in

Boston. (All of which are absolutely true-they happened to me.) What in the name ofGod were you going to do before you found

a cop? If youre that incredibly stupid, getout of your car, right now, and take a bus.You are an idiot and have no business driv-

ing a car in Boston.

8.) IF YOURE SEARCHING FOR THE

BOLIVIAN CONSULATE TRY

CALLING 411 AND ASCERTAIN-

ING THE LOCATION BEFORE

ASKING ME

I often wonder how people can actuallydrive into the middle of the big city and ask

a stupid question like Wheres the Bosnian/Columbian/Dominican Consulate? Is anypolice officer actually expected to know this

information? Heres a suggestion: beforeyou enter Boston, CALL the place you wantto go and get their FREAKING AD-

DRESS!! Then, I might be able to help you.

What a novel idea! How the hell am I sup-posed to know the address of the some ob-

scure business or agency if YOU dont evenknow where youre going!

9.) I DONT SPEAK WINDSHI

ESE.

Why do people try to talk through

windshield and expect me to able topher what theyre asking? Why do pull up to you on a freezing cold d

when its raining and ask you a quthrough a window thats cracked openone inch so that they wont get wet or(Oh, but its OK if the cop is drenc

freezing?) And by the way, I reallysee through your tinted windows or at

time, and generally speaking, I canwhat race/sex/ethnicity you are untiIve stopped your car. I know this a

disappointment to those who believetheory of racial profiling, but its truefor yourself.

10.) Perhaps no author ever put it bettethe brilliant and insightful article au

by Chuck Milland entitled Why copyou, which first appeared in a magnot known for its literary content b

the 1980s. (This article is easily avby googling the authors name andTo quote author Milland: Citizens algravate cops in a number of otherOne of their favorite games is Officyou tell me.A cop knows hes belected to play this game whenever one approaches and utters those words. But it eats the lining of theirachs when some jerkoff asks Wherecatch the No. 54 bus? or Wherefind a public telephone? Cops looward to their last day before retirewhen they can safely give these #@the answer theyve been choking ba20 years: No maggot, I cant tell ya the No. 54 bus runs. Go ask an MTA dAnd no, I dont know where you canpublic telephone, except wherever YO

find one!Couldnt have said it better mysel

Amy Davidson has been appointed to the Division of Labor Relations AdvisCouncil. The Division of Labor Relations is the newly-formed consolidaagency with jurisdiction over unfair labor practice cases, arbitrations and the JoLabor Management Committee.

The Advisory Council is charged with responsibility for advising the new Dsion of Labor Relations concerning policies and practices that it might implemto better discharge its labor relations duties. The Council will be interviewing

vetting candidates for vacancies in the positions of Director and Board memb(formerly known as Labor Relations Commissioners). The Council will submit names of successful candidates to the governor for appointment.

The Advisory Council is comprised of thirteen members including five repsentatives of public sector unions, five representatives of public sector managemand three non-affiliated members. The Director of Labor, the Chair of the Co

monwealth Employment Relations Board and the Director of the Division of LaRelations will all serve as non-voting members of the Advisory Council.

Governor Deval Patrick appointsSandulli Grace PartnerAmy Laura Davidson to

Division of Labor RelationsAdvisory Council


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Did you know that if you are injured on duty and you are receive IOD pay, you may still beentitled to recover your lost detail and overtime pay in a separate claim? What if we couldalso get you additional money for your injuries, disability, and pain and suffering? And what if

you could find out what your legal rights are for free?

For the past 18 years Attorney Scott Goldberg has helped police officers receive money fortheir on-duty and off-duty motor vehicle, slip and fall, and general liability injury cases. Inmany situations the officers did not know that they were entitled to this compensation; theirmoney was literally being kept by the insurance companies. While Attorney Goldbergrepresents members of the BPPA, Superior Officers Federation, and MassCop, he is not aunion or association lawyer; he personally represents each individual officer. Because manypolice officers trust Attorney Goldberg, they recommend him to members of the policedepartment, fire department, and sheriffs department, as well as to their family and friends.

Attorney Goldberg provides free consultations to determine if you have a claim.The law firm only earns a fee if you recover.

And we give police officers a discount off standard legal fees.

Contact Attorney Scott Goldberg at 617-227-1888 or [email protected].

THE LAW FIRM OF SCOTT D. GOLDBERG, P.C.Representing Injured Police Officers Since 1990

SCOTT D. GOLDBERG, ESQ.FANEUIL HALL

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were always complaining about coming intowork for a regular shift and being orderedto perform another shift because of mini-

mum-manning levels. You could hardlyexpect to come in on a Thursday, Friday orSaturday or anytime during the Summer and

notbe ordered for another shift. So the ad-dition of more troops has significantly re-duced- eliminated actually the consistent

need for ordered, mandatory, unexpectedand unwanted overtime shifts.

THE BAD:

The manpower levels have increased!Youve all heard the old saying Dont

wish for what you think you want, becauseyou just might get it. Beyond the shadowof a doubt, weve gotten what we wished

for. Its gone from one extreme to the other.Its gone from fear of being ordered everynight to perform another shift to What hap-

pened to all the overtime? The addition ofso many new officers has ended the avail-ability of overtime, and consequently put

added pressure on an already tight detail list.The end of the Big Dig, the strainedeconomy and the natural law of supply and

demand has caused a great deal of hardshipfor many BPPA members. No longer isthere an adequate supply of work to carry a

district through the winter months. Mostdistrict personnel are struggling, and manyspecialized units are absolutely starving.

Infighting between and among people

State of the Union: The good, the bad and the ugly(continued from page A3)

who work together in the same stations hasbecome frequent and even commonplace.Officers who would normally depend upon

overtime and details to pay for mortgagesand tuition bills now find themselves strug-gling to pay their monthly bills, and con-

sidering moonlighting jobs that wouldnteven have been on the radar screen just ayear ago. Officers who came here from lat-

eral transfers/outside/other departmentswith dollar signs in their eyes are wonder-ing Wheres the beef? I can see a com-

parison between a complaint I heard a fewyears ago from a yuppie who had movedinto the North End who wailed about the

fading ethnic character of the neighbor-hood she had moved into. Where have allthe Italians gone, she asked? (Ah, Muffy,

you, your (or daddys) money and your fel-low yuppies made them all move away.) Toborrow a line from Shakespeare, The fault

lies not in the stars but in ourselves. Un-wittingly, ye have destroyed that which yecame here for. And so it is with the BPD.

Add to that the fact that only about 10 BPPAmembers have filed for retirement as ofFebruary, 2008, and we can clearly see why

things are so tight

AND THE UGLY:

The manpower levels have increased!The entire fabric of the department has

changed as a result of too many new offic-ers injected too quickly. Nobody knowseach other anymore, and trust is out the

window. Veteran officers report not only notknowing officers at their stations, but notknowing officers on their own shifts. Any

sense of camaraderie is simply gone. Tosome, particularly the media editorialists,the feds, and probably PC Davis and his

consorts, the destruction of so-called po-lice culture is a good thing. They prefer tosee a patrol force that doesnt trust each

other and are more likely to rat each otherout for minor infractions. In their minds,

thats a good thing.Call me a dinosaur, but I remember the

days when officers not only worked together

but had barbeques, softball games, partiesand events together. Obviously, those days

are gone. Its over. It used to be that recruit was introduced as Bobs kid

Dorchester, Joes friend from Brigor something similar. Now, people wour stations who dont know Blue Hi

from the Berkshires, or have the auto ask over the radio Whats the loof Castle Island or Where

Charlestown Navy Yard? Again, to

who generally hate cops anyway, theyably consider that a good thing. To m

us, however, thats simply and sThe State of the Union


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Living Through DivorceAttorney Hindell S. Grossman

is proud to support the

Boston Police Patrolmens Association

Scholarship Fund

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

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