PAX Centurion - September / October 2014

Page 4 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2014 617-989-BPPA (2772) INSIDEthePAX EDITORIAL POLICY 1. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. 2. No responsibility 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 BPPA 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 NOVEMBER 25, 2014. 7. Any article printed in this issue may be reprinted in future issues. TO ADVERTISE IN THE PAX CENTURION Contact Director of Advertising Sponsorships Michael Joyce at: 617-529-9288 cell • 617-989-BPPA (2772) office Email: mjoyce@bppa.org • Fax: 617-989-2779 BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN’S ASSOCIATION Tel.: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779 Office Personnel: Annie Parolin • Annmarie Daly 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. The threat of “terrorism” and demilitarization 3 Detail rate increase overdue 10 Mandatory, ordered overtime crushing police force 11 WTC Museum, a tribute to 9/11 victims 14 - 15 Former Commissioner Davis renders report on UMass riots 22 How did we survive? 23 Sorrow and gratitude 24 Volume 44, No. 4 • Readership 125,000 September/October 2014 Thomas J. Nee, President Ronald MacGillivray, Vice President Patrick M. Rose, Secretary David Fitzgerald, Treasurer BOARD OF EDITORS James Carnell, Managing Editor Ed McCarthy, EMS Editor James Orsino, President Robert Morley, Vice President EMS Officers John Bilotas, Secretary Anthony O’Brien, Treasurer Len Shubitowski, Chief Steward BPPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BPPA COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS The Nation’s First Police Department 9-11 Shetland Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02119 Phone: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779 • www.bppa.org Union Printworks AREA A Brian Reaney • Jimmy Carnell Michael Leary • WilliamCullinane • Bob Luongo Richard Estrella • Matthew Carey Kevin Golden • Keith Tolland AREA B AREA C Chuck Kelley • Sean Sullivan • Jimmy LaCroix James DeFeo • LawrenceWelch • Elizabeth Philbin AREA D Robert Butler • Greg Lynch Christopher Broderick • Thomas Antonino Joseph Coppinger • Daniel McCarthy AREA E Paul Nee • Lawrence Calderone • Daniel Byrne Gerald Rautenberg • Arthur McCarthy Angel Figueroa • Paula Sutherland William Moran AREA F IDENT. UNIT – Michael Griffin DRUG UNIT – Jack Rogers YVSF – Emanuel Canuto • Michael Paradis M.O.P. Otis Harewood • Richard Stanton RADIO SHOP John Kundy BUILDING SECURITY John Conway • Curtis Carroll Horace Kincade ACADEMY / RANGE EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT HARBOR Joseph Matthews E.S.U. Francis Deary • Michael Fayles HEADQUARTERS AWARDS Bob Butler • Gerald Rautenberg • Pat Rose GRIEVANCE Bob Butler • Jim Carnell • Brian Reaney Mike Leary • Pat Rose • Dave Fitzgerald BUILDING Tom Nee BARGAINING Tom Nee • Ron MacGillivray • Michael Leary Chris Broderick • Larry Calderone LEGISLATIVE Jim Barry K-9 Robert Colburn • Kevin Griffith MASTER AT ARMS Mike Murphy • Kevin Ford • Mike Nee Paul Downey PUBLIC RELATIONS Jim Barry PAX CENTURION Jim Carnell BYLAWS Tom Nee HEALTH and SAFETY / LABOR MANAGEMENT John Kundy ELECTIONS James LaCroix EDUCATION Tom Nee DETAILS / OVERTIME Patrick Rose RETIRED PATROLMEN’S DIVISION Billy Flippin William Shaw PAID DETAILS Joseph Ruka PAXCENTURION Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians David Fitzgerald • Mike Holden • Steve Parham Vinnie Stephens • DanMacIsaac • Kevin Rooney