1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: It's nice sign with Dan Ray. I'm going you easy, 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Boston's News Radio. 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 2: Delighted to be joined here in the nine o'clock hour 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: by Larry caled Roon. He's the president of the Boston 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 2: Police Patrolman's Association. There's a lot going on with the 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 2: police department here in Boston, some of which I have 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 2: concerns and questions about, and I thought no one better 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: to have on as a guest tonight than the head 9 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 2: of the Boston Police Patrolman's Association. The Commissioner has declined 10 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: several invitations. Not that I would have the Commissioner ahead 11 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: of you anyway, Larry, but when you see the Commissioner, 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 2: let him know that you know, it's an open invitation 13 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: any night that he wants to come on and have 14 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 2: a conversation about how the department is doing. We would 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 2: look forward to that opportunity. I hope you're doing well tonight, Larry. 16 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 3: I'm doing very well. Thanks a bunch for having me 17 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 3: on again, Dan. And when I bump into the Commissioner 18 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 3: or seeing for my monthly meeting, I'll. 19 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 4: Make sure I passed that a lot. I'd see if 20 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 4: we encourage. 21 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 3: Him to commit and partake and the entertainment anyway, as 22 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: I'd like to call it for tonight, because a lot 23 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 3: of times what we have in the police department, whether 24 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 3: it's tear of New York, is a lot of entertainment. 25 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 2: Well, talking about New York, there was a very I thought, 26 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 2: ugly incident that took place last month in New York 27 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: where a bunch of uniform New York police officers were 28 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 2: from my view, pelted with snowballs. At least one of 29 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 2: them suffered some injuries. And not only were these officers 30 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 2: hit with snowballs, and anybody gets hit with a snowball, 31 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 2: you can have some damage done to your so your face, 32 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 2: to your eyes, to your ears as well. And this 33 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: is just a wild scene in Central Park. Did you 34 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: get a chance to take a look at any of 35 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 2: those videos? 36 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 4: I hope I did. 37 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 3: My team and I we were viewed a bunch of them. 38 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 3: We just happened to be in New York at a 39 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 3: summit last month with a lot of the police union officials, 40 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 3: saw your union officials and we were talking about different 41 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 3: events in politics, and then we come home and we 42 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 3: see this disgusting display of I think i'd call it 43 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: an attack on police offices. And I know some people 44 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 3: might not like it when you say that, but that's 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 3: exactly what this was. I mean, you got a mayor 46 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 3: down there saying it looked like a snowball fight to him. 47 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 3: But if you watch some of these videos and you 48 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 3: look at that chunk of what appeared to be a 49 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 3: two by two foot of block of ice that an 50 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,119 Speaker 3: individual struck over the back of a police officer's head 51 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 3: and shoulders, that's not. 52 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 4: A snowball fight. 53 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 3: These weren't twelve year old kids. These were grown adult males, 54 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 3: is who they were. 55 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: Well, the police commissioner down there, Jessica Tish, who was 56 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: police commissioner under the previous administration and now is police 57 00:02:52,280 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: commissioner under the new mayor, the socialist mayor Zoran Donnie, 58 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: She said that the snowball fight was criminal and disgraceful 59 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: in a social media statement, and she called for prosecution 60 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 2: of individuals. She said that the NYPD is aware of 61 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 2: certain videos taken earlier today in Washington Square Park. I 62 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 2: was mistaken is not Central Park, it was Washington Square 63 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 2: Park showing individuals attacking cops. I want to be very clear, 64 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: the behavior depicted is disgraceful and it is criminal. Our 65 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: detectives are investigating at this time. Now. That statement was 66 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 2: issued on February twenty third, and as I understand it, 67 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: the chargers were dropped by the district attorney down there, 68 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 2: Alvin Bragg. The individual who was I guess mostly involved 69 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: and was under arrest for this is an individual named 70 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: Gooseman Kulabali. He was arrested at his home in the 71 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: Bronx and connection with the now infamous snowball fight. As 72 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: I said, he apparently has had prior experience with the 73 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 2: with the police. Apparently he had been arrested less than 74 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 2: three weeks ago in early February with an unrelated attempted 75 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: robbery in the transit system. And that that is is 76 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 2: still an open open question. Uh and the and and 77 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 2: still these charges were dropped, which seems to me. By 78 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: by the way, this guy, this fellow whose name is Guyami, 79 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 2: he apparently is some sort of I guess he's a 80 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 2: what's called an influencer who posts on wherever, and his 81 00:04:52,800 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: name that he goes by is Diaperman. Now, yeah, well, no, 82 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 2: that's fine, that's fine. I mean, everyone's got to make 83 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 2: a living, right, But I don't know that you know 84 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 2: his parents must be so proud, to be really honest 85 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 2: with you, that he's an influencer who posts under the 86 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 2: name Diaperman. I mean, you can't make this stuff. 87 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 4: Up, not at all. 88 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 3: I don't know what to say. Yeah, I think that 89 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 3: the commissioner in New York, I think her response was excellent. 90 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 3: It was despicable. It was an assault on police officers 91 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 3: who were there to observe and watch the crowd, and 92 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: instead they were attacked upon their arrival. So I think 93 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: she was great. I would hope that that's what, you know, 94 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 3: we hope that just out with that that does not 95 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 3: happen here in Boston or in Massachusetts, and we hope 96 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 3: that not only the police officers, but the general public 97 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 3: wouldn't stand for such behavior. There seems to be a 98 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 3: huge lack of respect for law enforcement in general, and 99 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 3: I kind of felt over the last few years that 100 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 3: it was kind of turning back to better family values, 101 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 3: some morals, respecting people in uniform. But I guess not 102 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 3: in New York City. I guess in New York the 103 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 3: adults they were leaving by example, and that's what they're 104 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 3: teaching their kids. Pretty horrendous. 105 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 2: Actually, well, we've had some incidents here in the Boston area, 106 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 2: you know, last fall when a group of groups of 107 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 2: people would would basically have a meet what they call 108 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 2: a meet up, some of them at one a m. 109 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: In the morning and and just sort of take over intersections. 110 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: And the reason they do it at one am in 111 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: the morning on a Sunday morning is there want enough 112 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 2: to know the police staffing is a little h less 113 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 2: vigorous at that hour of the of the night. And 114 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 2: it's happened in the South End. There was a police car, 115 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 2: Boston police car that was set a fire, if I recall, 116 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 2: about three or four months ago, and there was some 117 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 2: some some out of towners who did it. And then 118 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 2: there was another series of events, one which started in Brockton, 119 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,679 Speaker 2: and once they were broomed out of Brocklyn at Brockton 120 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 2: had moved somewhere else. So there is this stuff going 121 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 2: on that that even arguably is more important than a 122 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 2: snowball fight, because there were a lot of fireworks in 123 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 2: the South End. People have a right to go to 124 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: bed and for their kids to go to bed in 125 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 2: the South End or wherever, but a lot of these 126 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 2: folks feel that driving their cars and and doing you know, 127 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 2: circles and intersections, which is dangerous to people who were watching. 128 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 2: I mean, we've had that problem in Boston, these type 129 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 2: of problems. 130 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, we did have that problem. And if you remember, 131 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 3: we had a lot to say here from the Boston 132 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 3: Police Patrolman's Association. We were we took a different stance 133 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 3: than our police commissioner and some of our elected officials. 134 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 3: That was a direct attack on police officers. What's dotted 135 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 3: off as they meet up on one part of the 136 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 3: city and in another community. Canton and Randolph made its 137 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 3: way down to the South End and it was strategic 138 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 3: in the neighborhood that they picked, and they waited for 139 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 3: one police car to come through, and when the second 140 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 3: one came through, they blocked the intersection and they began 141 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 3: attacking the cruiser with fireworks. They were throwing fireworks, they 142 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 3: were shooting bottle rockets, roaming candles, whatever else they had, 143 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 3: which subsequently set the top of the police car on fire. Luckily, 144 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 3: the officer was able to get out of the common 145 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 3: or help arrived and people dispersed. But is this the norm, 146 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 3: the disrespect that middle or older teenagers, mid twenty year olds, 147 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 3: this is what has become the Norman Society is acceptable. 148 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 3: Were listening to people that have a social media or 149 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 3: account called Diaperman, and it's okay to light police cars 150 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 3: on fire and attack them with snowballs and ice blocks. 151 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 3: And I guess according to the mayor in New York 152 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 3: it's okay. But luck our mayor was swift to make 153 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 3: a telephone call to this union. She was swift to 154 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 3: back the police officers. And we're not going to stand 155 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 3: for that type of behavior here, Dan, But I don't 156 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 3: know how much at the Norman Society that there is 157 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 3: not more outrage. 158 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 2: Well, the problem is, you know, I don't want to 159 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 2: bring too many things into the conversation, but about a 160 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 2: year and a half ago, we had the maddest decision 161 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 2: here in Massachusetts which basically characterized first degree murderers. People 162 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 2: have been convicted first degree murder at the age of eighteen, nineteen, 163 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 2: or twenty. They now were relieved of the obligation to 164 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 2: serve life in prison without parole. They have been given 165 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 2: the right to parole. They're being let out in the 166 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 2: streets at a right. In the first group, they're about 167 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 2: fifty two of these so called the phrases Emerging adults 168 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: I've never someone came up with that phrase, and our 169 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 2: state Supreme Court latched onto that idea. They're releasing here 170 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 2: in Massachusetts. The pro Board thirty nine of these fifty 171 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: two individuals who got rights to parole hearings a seventy 172 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 2: six percent release rate. And there's two hundred and three 173 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 2: individuals who will come before the board who are convicted 174 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 2: first degree murderers with now the opportunity for parole. So 175 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 2: if they continue with that seventy six percent release rate, Larry, 176 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 2: you're going to have about one hundred and sixty convicted 177 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 2: first degree murders who committed the crime when they merely 178 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 2: were emerging adults. Whatever that means, we'll be walking the 179 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 2: streets of Massachusetts. 180 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's there's so many different topics down that we 181 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 3: could talk. 182 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 5: You bet, you bet that that. 183 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 3: Is one that that that's probably a whole two hours show. 184 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 2: Oh no, no, absolutely, But I just want what the 185 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 2: point I'm trying to make is that when you have 186 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 2: kids throwing fireworks, you know, so called you know, twenty 187 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 2: one twenty two year olds, you know, I'm sure they 188 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 2: will extend this concept of emerging adults. And it's like 189 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,719 Speaker 2: no one's responsible for what they do. So if if 190 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 2: you can murder somebody at the age of twenty and 191 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 2: a half and not be sentenced to life in prison, 192 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 2: you know a lot of kids are going to take 193 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 2: from that. Well, if I got to you know, push 194 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 2: a cop or or throw a fight, you know, everything 195 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 2: breaks down, Everything breaks down. Let me do this. Let's 196 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 2: take a break, Larry. There's a couple of other topics 197 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: I want to talk about, one of which is the 198 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: fact that your patrolman's union still is functioning at about 199 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 2: eighty percent of where it should be if it was 200 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 2: fully staffed here, and we want to talk about that. 201 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 2: Boston police patrolmans basically the police officers who are wearing 202 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 2: the uniform and respond to these sort of situations they 203 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 2: are they're down. You're down what four hundred officers from 204 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 2: where it should be. 205 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, a little over four hundred police officers. And uh yeah, 206 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 3: you know, I'm sure you're going to touch the article 207 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 3: in the newspapers on salaries again this year, But what 208 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 3: does the general public expect. You know, we are one 209 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 3: of the safest cities in the nation. That's not by accident, 210 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 3: it's by the great job that i'm men and women 211 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 3: do out there on a daily basis. But we're going 212 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 3: to we're going to protect the general public and we're 213 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 3: going to provide police services. We're not going to tolerate 214 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 3: the type of behavior that you see in New York. 215 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 3: But but you know, no one works for free. And 216 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 3: if the officers are going to be forced to work 217 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 3: double shifts because the department can't hire enough personnel, then 218 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 3: that's what you're going to see when it comes to 219 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 3: payroll statistics. 220 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 2: All right, let's take it. 221 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 3: I'd love to talk, entertain, or answer any questions on 222 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 3: any topic you want. 223 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 2: Truck well, lard, you just stay right there. We'll be 224 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 2: back with you in a couple of minutes. I do 225 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 2: want to play a little bit of this sound from 226 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 2: Mendami mem Donnie Zoran Madami, who was elected mayor of 227 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 2: New York by Justice Week over fifty percent. But it's 228 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 2: it's just amazing. And of course New York had a 229 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 2: big problem with that first blizzard. We'll get to all 230 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 2: of that, what police related with Larry called Aerone, the 231 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 2: president of the Boston Police Patrolmans Association, back on night said, 232 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 2: right after this. 233 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: You're on night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ Boston's 234 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: news radio. 235 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,479 Speaker 2: My guess is Larry called her own Boston Police Patrolman's 236 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 2: Association Union Association President Larry, this is Mayor Mundamie talking 237 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 2: about the snowball fight. I want to move on to 238 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 2: other topics, but I want to have folks hear what 239 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 2: Mayor Mundamie had to say. Cut thirty six Rob. 240 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 6: So, I've seen videos of kids throwing snowballs at members 241 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 6: of the NYPD in Washington Square Park, and first I 242 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 6: want to say that officers have been on the front 243 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 6: line of helping our city respond to this blizzard. They 244 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 6: have been keeping New Yorker safe, and they have also 245 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 6: been at the heart of our efforts of digging New 246 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 6: Yorker's out of these kinds of conditions and ensuring that 247 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 6: our ambulances, our MTA buses can keep functioning across this city. 248 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 6: They and our entire city workforce deserve to be treated 249 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 6: with respect. The only person in our city's workforce who 250 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 6: deserves to be treated with a snowball is me. 251 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: Snowball incident, the head of the PBA says. 252 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 2: Such a people who were involved in attacking the police 253 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 2: officers should be charged criminally. 254 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 7: With assault on a police officers. 255 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 2: I wonder if you will agree with that, if those 256 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 2: people can be identified. 257 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 6: I don't from the videos that I've seen, it looks 258 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 6: like a snowball fight. 259 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 2: A snowball fight. Let me introduce you to one caller here. 260 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 2: I think this gentleman. If I'm correct, Tom in Lancaster, 261 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 2: Massachusetts is a former police officer in New York City. Tom, 262 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 2: have I identified you properly? 263 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 4: Yeah? 264 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 8: Good evening, Dan. 265 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 2: Good evening, Tom, Say had a Larry Calderono the BPPA. 266 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 2: Go right ahead, Tom, Good. 267 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 8: Evening, Larry. I mean, if we have to bring in scientists, 268 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 8: we can probably prove that snow can be converted into ice, 269 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 8: and ice is very hard, and hard objects create injuries. 270 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 4: Even in Tom, thanks for calling it. 271 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 3: You couldn't be any more correct because I'm still giggling 272 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 3: about the clip that you played. 273 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 4: Dan. 274 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's that's a brand new Mayra trying to trying 275 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 3: to do the little bait and switch. Hey, look at 276 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 3: how great our police officers out for shoveling you out 277 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 3: and work in a tremendous amount of hours through the 278 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 3: blizzard and in the cold, and don't pay attention as 279 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 3: they get viciously assaulted by blocks of ice and snowballs. 280 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 3: We'll just call that kids having a snowball fight. I mean, 281 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 3: talk about detached from reality. 282 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 2: Tom, I believe that. I believe that your son, you 283 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 2: told me at one point, is following in your footsteps 284 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 2: and working. 285 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 8: He's working right now. I just sent him a text 286 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 8: and I'm talking to you guys. 287 00:15:56,360 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 2: Okay, So has he has he indicated to you what 288 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 2: the feeling of the police officers, the guys who you know, 289 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 2: not the command staff, but the the police. There are 290 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 2: thou police officers. 291 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:11,119 Speaker 3: Line. 292 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 8: People, what people that do the dirty work. You know, 293 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 8: you got to feel for them because the morale, the 294 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 8: morale has got to be down, you know, and they've 295 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 8: been beating them down and restricting their authority on what 296 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 8: they can do to defend themselves. 297 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 3: You know. 298 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 8: I mean, of course, unfortunately because of incidents like George 299 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 8: Floyd and and and several other things over the recent years. 300 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 8: But you know, so they're actually afraid to defend themselves 301 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 8: because of you know, liability, and you know, it's that's 302 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 8: a sad thing because like when you got you got 303 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 8: a crowd like that the other day, that's one of 304 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 8: these things, like you're talking about this is a thing 305 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 8: where becoming more common. It's an organized thing on social media. 306 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 8: So okay, they're gonna organize a snowball fight in the park, 307 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 8: but that that just blossoms into like like a riot. 308 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 7: Basically it's a plant. 309 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 2: It's what you're saying is it's a planned ryot. 310 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 8: Essentially, it's a planned riot. Basically you don't have enough 311 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 8: personnel out there, especially in the middle of a snowstorm, 312 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 8: and these cops couldn't even get the backup they needed 313 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 8: in the right time that day because of the weather, 314 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 8: and they were they were basically trapped. So uh, you know, 315 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 8: you got these things that that they organize a social media, 316 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 8: they they explode into like massive numbers like the uh 317 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 8: the car things with the you know, the car get 318 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 8: ups in Boston and there is actually no way to 319 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 8: stop them. So it's very dangerous and they're gonna have 320 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 8: to come up. The government of each state and city 321 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 8: it is gonna have to come up with a plan 322 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 8: to how to combat these things, like maybe internet intelligence. 323 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 8: You know, I know that some of them try to 324 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 8: research these things to nip it in the bud, but 325 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 8: you know, it's very dangerous because how are you going 326 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 8: to control something that explodes in numbers on the internet. 327 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 2: I agree. I agree with you, Larry quick comment here. 328 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 2: I got Tom in because I recognized him and I 329 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 2: recognized his name, and we got to get to news 330 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 2: in about a minute. But I'd love to get your 331 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 2: comment and what Tom had to say as a New 332 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 2: York police officer talking to a Boston police officer. 333 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 3: Well as I made many trips down to New York, Tom, 334 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 3: I appreciate you taking the time to call in. I'm 335 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 3: a thirty year vetteran myself, and we used to take 336 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 3: trips to the softball tournaments with the street crime units 337 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 3: and other organizations down there. But I'll steal a quote 338 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 3: from my I hope I get the union right. The 339 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 3: Sergeant's Benevolent Association in New York Valley Longa. He actually 340 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 3: had a nice quote. Today, we're tolerting snowballs. Tomorrow it'll 341 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 3: be rocks, bottles and other things are worse. So yeah, 342 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 3: he couldn't he couldn't be more correct. You got a 343 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 3: snowball fight, according to their mayor, but it's really ice 344 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 3: blocks and assault, And several months ago our members up 345 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 3: here were assaulted with fireworks instead of cruiser on fire. 346 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 3: I mean, I guess what they call them during the 347 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 3: riots here in Boston after George Floyd, they called them 348 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 3: peaceful protesters. You know, these politicians like Mandani, they put 349 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 3: a lot of people at risk with this phony bait 350 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 3: and switch of hey, look over here, it's not really happening. 351 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 4: Or maybe they. 352 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 3: Think if they just tell us it wasn't happening, we'll 353 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,199 Speaker 3: believe it. But it's pretty sad in. 354 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 8: Society, Larry, Larry, you know that it only takes a 355 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 8: few of the professional antagonizers like Antifa to come and 356 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 8: they put rocks in the snowballs, and at the other 357 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 8: protests they put urine in bottles and throw them at 358 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 8: the cops. 359 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. I know, we could go on with the batteries 360 00:19:58,119 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 3: and the other things. Well let's not. Let's not get 361 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 3: any ideas. Maybe new people that are listening, John, I. 362 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 8: Already have them, Larry, they already have them. Tom visiting 363 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 8: me at the Apple store. I'm there every Sunday, Monday 364 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 8: and Friday doing security on Boilston Street. 365 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 3: Oh well, welcome a boy, and I'll make a track out. 366 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 8: You got a couple of you, I got a couple 367 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 8: of your retirees work with me. You can come say 368 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 8: a load of them. 369 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 4: Appreciate that, Tom. You'll be safe down now. 370 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 2: All right, Tom, appreciate you tall very much. You gotta 371 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 2: make your New Year's resolution to call more off. And 372 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 2: I know you're out there, but love to hear for 373 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 2: a minute whenever you're like. 374 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 8: Thanks Tom, night, good night, gentlemen. 375 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 2: All right, good night. Here comes the newsletter. We'll be 376 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 2: back right after the news More phone calls at six 377 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 2: one seven, two, five, four, ten thirty and the other 378 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 2: line which means most people don't go to initially, which 379 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 2: is smart to go to this initially. It's six one seven, 380 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 2: nine three one ten thirty back with more calls with 381 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 2: Larry Calderon, the president of the Boston Police Patrolman's Association. 382 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: You're on night side with Dan Ray on WBZ, Boston's 383 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: news radio. 384 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 2: Very quickly, if you could address the staffing of the 385 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 2: police officers who are out in the streets, not the 386 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 2: command staff, but the police officers out in the streets. 387 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 2: You have about sixteen hundred, but you should have more 388 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 2: like two thousand. And this situation doesn't seem to get resolved, 389 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 2: even though I think you just had a class of 390 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 2: what is it fifty that just graduated. At the same time, 391 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 2: you lose every year a certain percentage of officers who 392 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 2: retire or go out on disability. 393 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 3: That's correct, Dan, So we should be the men and 394 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 3: women on the street that when you call nine one one, 395 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 3: the ones you see in uniform responding. We should be 396 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 3: at about a number of two thousand officers and we're 397 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 3: down around just over sixteen hundred right now. 398 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 4: So short. 399 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 3: And this is coming from the department hierarchy. This is 400 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 3: not a union stunt on me trying to inflate the numbers. 401 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 3: This is coming directly from the third in command at 402 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 3: the police department. We're short four hundred police officers. So 403 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 3: you're going to have forced overtime. You're going to have 404 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 3: a large overtime budget. You're going to have officers whose 405 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 3: salaries continually make the newspaper because I guess people find 406 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 3: that entertaining or want to make an issue of it. 407 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 3: But there's the reason why we're to say the city 408 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 3: in the country. 409 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 2: So it's also it's also crazy from the point of 410 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 2: view of management to keep your troops at a diminished 411 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 2: by four hundred. You have to fill those slots and 412 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 2: all that means is you're paying more money for the 413 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 2: same for the presence of a police officer. It makes 414 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 2: no sense at all. 415 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 4: Now. 416 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 3: I remember years ago they had a city manager that 417 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 3: testified at a council hearing that it was chief for 418 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 3: the department in the long run to to force officers 419 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 3: to work overtime. I mean, that's really silly. It's unhealthy 420 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 3: for the offices, it's bad for the department, it's a 421 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 3: liability for the city. It's just something that shouldn't happen. 422 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 3: And your beginning statement is really where the department has 423 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 3: been for the last several years that I've been president 424 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 3: of the union. Anyway, this mayor is hiring one hundred 425 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 3: one hundred police officers a year. Another class going in 426 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 3: shortly the end of March. But you're hiring one hundred, 427 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 3: you're retirre in eighty or ninety, and then you promote 428 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 3: officers to the rank of detective, sogeant and so forth, 429 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 3: and you're actually at a deficit every year. So until 430 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 3: we start hiring two hundred and fifty police officers a 431 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 3: year for the next three or four years, you're just 432 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 3: not going to catch up. You're going to continue to 433 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 3: spend exorbitant amounts of money in an overtime budget. And 434 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 3: I guess the newspapers will have fun for a couple 435 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 3: of weeks in much every year by printing salaries, says 436 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 3: one of the only professions I know, Dan, with the 437 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 3: printing salaries in the newspaper. For I don't know the giggles. 438 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 2: I guess, well, I don't think they understand that. When 439 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 2: you're a police officer and you have some time and 440 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 2: rank and they tell you you have to your patrol 441 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 2: has been there for a while, time and service. I 442 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 2: meant to say, not time and rank, time and service, 443 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 2: and they tell you got to get over time. The 444 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 2: union has negotiated the contract. It's going to be more expensive. 445 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 2: It's also it is it's not good for the police officers, 446 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 2: and it's not good for the people in Boston. Let's 447 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 2: get more phone calls, Larry questions. People want to ask, 448 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 2: be direct, be clear and be polite. Coming back coming 449 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 2: back to Dave in New Hampshire, Dave, next time, NIGHTSAGA 450 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 2: right ahead? 451 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 5: Oh, I'd listen, Dan, it's been a long time, so 452 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 5: it's like calling you because I don't usually. 453 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 4: Get home this lady anymore. 454 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 5: But yeah, I love your show, Thank you, and God 455 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 5: bless the police department and the police officers that serve 456 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 5: and the first aside because after all the conversation there, 457 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 5: but I want to get something more important that I 458 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 5: want to talk about, is that the budget he's talking 459 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 5: about it. I was a town counselor for twelve years 460 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 5: on and off in the town I won't name, okay, 461 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:23,679 Speaker 5: and I understand how this works. And even with the 462 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 5: fire department was the same situation because there's so much 463 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 5: more over time. And then what happens is when you 464 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 5: get these guys working overtime, you end up with more injuries, 465 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 5: more problems and all it does have cost more money 466 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 5: instead of you know, staffing at the levels they should be, 467 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 5: and because what happens is that they end up creating 468 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 5: shifts that you know are done in three or four days. 469 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 5: And what happens is these guys can't help it and 470 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 5: they end up getting other jobs to try and pick 471 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 5: up for it. 472 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 2: Well, you know, a lot a lot of buzz police 473 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 2: officers have left the department and have transferred to the 474 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 2: fire department. And there was an effort to bring police 475 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 2: officers in from other communities, so called lateral transfers experienced 476 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 2: police officers, and Larry, I think you how many successful 477 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 2: lateral transfers did that big program generate. 478 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 3: So embarrassing for our commissioner with this stat but three 479 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,719 Speaker 3: we were able to attract three bodies out of the 480 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 3: initial roughly seventy people that showed up interested. These are trained, 481 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 3: certified police officers interested in the lateral and getting right 482 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,159 Speaker 3: to work at Boston, and we were only able to 483 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 3: secure three because of an archaic law that requires residency 484 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 3: from any employee in the city of Boston. You know, 485 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 3: maybe a day in time for that, but it's definitely 486 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 3: not now in twenty twenty six. 487 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,919 Speaker 2: The priority now should be filling the ranks as far 488 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 2: as I'm concerned. Hey, Dave, thanks so much. 489 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 5: Listen, No, I wanted to say something that was really 490 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 5: important to get touched on it with a couple of 491 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 5: officers earlier. And that is what we really need to 492 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 5: do with these street rages and these raves and stuff, 493 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 5: is we really need to have a better connection into 494 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:25,680 Speaker 5: the Internet, and not through our own technology, but through 495 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 5: the young people. I can't help but believe there are 496 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 5: young people out there who would love to help law enforcement. 497 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,399 Speaker 5: There needs to be a way to entice them to 498 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 5: easily send you links or whatever it takes to let 499 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 5: you know when some of the stuff's going on, and 500 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 5: some of the stuff is very criminal and even the 501 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:48,360 Speaker 5: terrorists use you know, the internet to communicate. 502 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 2: Well, we need to have a good suggestions, Dave, and 503 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 2: those are ones and I'm sure Larry will be uh 504 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 2: be happy. 505 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 4: To Yeah, we need young people, all. 506 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 2: Right, man, Hey, talk soon, come on back. I missed 507 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 2: talking to Thank you, talk to you, Okay, got to 508 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 2: take quick break. Coming back on night Side. We got 509 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 2: fourth callers. I'm going to try to get them all in. 510 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 2: You guys, stay right there. Six thirty is the one 511 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,400 Speaker 2: line that's open. We are changing topics at nine o'clocks, 512 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 2: but I will try to get if all of you 513 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 2: will be brief and to the point, I'll try to 514 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 2: get you all in with Larry Caldero coming back on Nightside. 515 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: It's night Side with Boston's News Radio. 516 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 2: We have full lines. I'm going to ask everybody to 517 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 2: be as quick and direct as possible. Uh and uh, 518 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 2: I know it's tough. Some of you waited a while. 519 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 2: Let me go to Jack and Newton. Jack help me 520 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 2: out here. If you can you're on with Larry Calderon. 521 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 9: Go ahead, Jack, Yes, Larry, I'll reports and surveys have 522 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 9: shown that there's been a decrease in murders and crime, 523 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 9: you know, across the country. I mean that's criminologists they've 524 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 9: said that. So what then is the rest and to 525 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 9: increase and have more policemen. 526 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 3: Well, I can't speak first off, Jack, thanks for calling, 527 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 3: Thanks for waiting, But I can't speak to national trends 528 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 3: of what's going on in other parts of the country. 529 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 3: But I can tell you here in the city of Boston, 530 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 3: the more police offices you have on the street, the 531 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 3: safer people feel. And it's that quality of life that 532 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 3: we exude here at the police Department. When you're walking 533 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 3: through downtown Boston or the new area over at the Seaport, 534 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 3: or in Charlestown by the Edwart Casino and what's going 535 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 3: to be a new soccer stadium, it's about feeling safe. 536 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 3: It's about looking outside and seeing a woman or a 537 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:42,959 Speaker 3: man in uniform and knowing that if something were to 538 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 3: happen there there and it's not by accident that crime 539 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 3: is deterred by police officers being on the street. This 540 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 3: is a known fact that's going on for well over 541 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 3: eighty or ninety years since we've been paying attention. 542 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 9: To be honest, I don't see many policemen walking the 543 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 9: streets of Newton or bust. 544 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 3: Well, we're not talking about we're not talking about Sorry, Jack, 545 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 3: but we're not talking about Newton. I don't work or 546 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 3: represent the Newton Police. 547 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 9: Even in Boston, don't see too many policemen walking the streets. 548 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 9: They're in cars anywhere. 549 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 3: And yes, I beg the different I beg to differ. 550 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 4: Jack, we've met. 551 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 3: What you're trying to pronounce or projected people is coming 552 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 3: out of the city of Newton, who has constantly voted 553 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 3: as one of the safest cities in America. I make 554 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 3: no mistake that's about your police department. But I appreciate 555 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 3: your calling. 556 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 2: All right, Jack, I got to keep rolling here. Thank 557 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 2: you very much for being as direct as you've been tonight. 558 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 2: Thank you, Jack, appreciate it. Okay, we're going to go 559 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 2: next to who we got here. I'm going to go 560 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 2: to Lamar. Lamar. I'm going to ask you to be 561 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 2: as direct as you can. Okay, go ahead, Lamar. 562 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 10: Certainly, I want to say that I appreciate the program tonight. 563 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 10: I am opposed to law enforcement officers being disrespected in Horn, 564 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 10: either physically or psychologically. One of the things that I 565 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 10: think that we should remember is January sixth in Washington, 566 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 10: d C, whom Donald Trump described as a picnic. Law 567 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 10: enforcement officers were harmed by adults, some of whom were veterans. 568 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 2: Yep, Lamar, I don't know how that relates to what 569 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 2: we're trying to talk about tonight. 570 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 10: You know, if you want to responding, I'm responding to 571 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 10: to you know, things that were said on the program 572 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 10: tonight by callers and well primarily yes, by callers from 573 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 10: law enforcement. 574 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 4: And by your guest. 575 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 2: Well what they said, Lamar, Lamar, I'm not gonna I'm 576 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 2: not gonna waste a lot of time. What have they 577 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 2: said that is political? January sixth was something that happened 578 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty one in Washington, d C. That takes 579 00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 2: us right down a Trump pathway, which I'm not interested 580 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 2: in going down. Here we're talking. 581 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 10: About I'm talking about harm to officers. 582 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 2: Okay, So what's your point? And we recognized that police officers. 583 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 10: Were harmed, armed, they harmed law enforcement in d C? 584 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 10: Donald Trump, what's your point pardon them. 585 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 2: Okay, good enough. Then Donald Trump should never have pardoned 586 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 2: anyone who harmed a police officer. I agree with you, Lamar. 587 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 2: Thank you very much for the call. Let me go 588 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 2: next to I haven't agree with that, Larry, and I 589 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 2: suspect you would as well. 590 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, me too. 591 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 3: I appreciate what Man's opening statement. Police officers ahead of 592 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 3: protecting syrup. It's what we do, and nobody should have 593 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 3: a harm a police officer and it should never be accepted. 594 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 4: I appreciate the call. 595 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's just I've had Lamar before and I just 596 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 2: I knew where we were going Bill at New York. 597 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 2: No worries your next night side. 598 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 7: Hey, Dan, thank you for taking my call, and Larry, 599 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 7: thanks for being on the show. Larry, I liked uh 600 00:32:55,640 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 7: well you said about the forced overtime and uh liability 601 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 7: can cause corporations spend hundreds of thousands and millions of 602 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 7: dollars every year to figure out a work life balance. 603 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 7: The class number you mentioned, two hundred and fifty recruits 604 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 7: coming out to allow the promotions and the retirements and 605 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 7: disability and everything, sounds like a great number. Why isn't 606 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 7: the City of Boston doing something to figure out a 607 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 7: work life balance to make that two hundred and fifty 608 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 7: recruit number of possibility. 609 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 3: That's a great question, and I wish the Police Commissioner 610 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 3: would come on and answer it because we feel the 611 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 3: same way. We keep asking the same question. We know 612 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 3: that we need hundreds of police officers, so why aren't 613 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 3: we hiring them? You know, you should lead by example 614 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 3: and practice what you preach. We hear it a lot 615 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,880 Speaker 3: about the health and wellness of our offices and their 616 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 3: families and how much everybody cares and a work life balance, 617 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 3: but it just doesn't come to reality. You know, get 618 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 3: we get ordered for double, we get ordered for triples. 619 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 3: We have FIFA soccer, we have the two hundred and 620 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 3: fiftieth anniversary. This summer, we have the tall ships. It's 621 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,640 Speaker 3: just going to be another summer of police officers never 622 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:12,800 Speaker 3: getting a weekend off, never getting home to see their families, 623 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 3: and they're getting chastised for the amount of money they 624 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:18,800 Speaker 3: get paid. But you know what, no one works for free, 625 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 3: and I'm going to continue to back our offices. They 626 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 3: do a fantastic job, which makes Boston one of the 627 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 3: safest cities in America, maybe not as safe as Newton, 628 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 3: with Jack, but you know we're getting. 629 00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 5: Hey, Bill, thanks without a doubt. 630 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:37,840 Speaker 7: But having that extra four hundred officers on the ground, 631 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 7: like you said, you know, if they did the two 632 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 7: hundred and fifty a year for the next three four years, 633 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:46,880 Speaker 7: that four hundred extra officers would make a huge difference 634 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 7: for all of your officers now and their families. 635 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 2: All right, Absolutely, you made that point. You made it well. 636 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,479 Speaker 2: Thank you, Bill again to keep rolling at other folks 637 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 2: that want to give a couple of minutes too. Let 638 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 2: me go to Patrick, South Boston, closer to home, Patrick 639 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 2: next on Knightsig, go. 640 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 5: Right ahead, Hi, how are you guys? 641 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:07,840 Speaker 11: Great to say that, Uh, I live in a neighborhood 642 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,720 Speaker 11: and one of the kids of Boston, young young Philippo 643 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:13,319 Speaker 11: four or five, six years on the Boston Police and uh, 644 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 11: he got he got shot over in Dudley, uh this 645 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,080 Speaker 11: past fall, and you know, the kids out there and 646 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 11: shoveling snow and he's helping out on the neighborhood. But 647 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 11: also the other the other offices that came over the 648 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,800 Speaker 11: seas see how he was doing. Larry, I think you 649 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 11: guys got a great group of young offices in Boston, 650 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 11: and you know, I just I just want to compliment 651 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,120 Speaker 11: you on that. And I also know that one of 652 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 11: the reasons you don't have more offices in Boston right 653 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 11: now is your academy is too small. You don't have 654 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 11: the space, do you. 655 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 4: Uh. 656 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,919 Speaker 3: We we have the space where we could run day 657 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:50,520 Speaker 3: and night classes. We also have the newer Regional Academy 658 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 3: over in Randolph, which we do have educational seminars and training, 659 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 3: so there are facilities we can use. But I'd really 660 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 3: like to say thank you for pointing out the great 661 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:03,560 Speaker 3: job that the young officers on the street are doing. 662 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 3: We have a very young department. We are losing a 663 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:11,399 Speaker 3: lot of institutional knowledge when older officers retire, So these 664 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 3: younger officers are doing a fantastic job with a limited 665 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:17,479 Speaker 3: amount of rest and sleep. So I appreciate you coming 666 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 3: from the city and Colin and telling them what a 667 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 3: great job they're doing. 668 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:23,280 Speaker 2: Patrick, appreciate your call very much. Call more often. Okay, 669 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 2: let me get one more in here before we have 670 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 2: to wrap the hour. Bob is in Weymouth, and yes, 671 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 2: because everybody who's cooperative, Bob gets a minute or two. 672 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 12: Go ahead, Bob, Okay, yeah, thanks Dad, Larry. I'll never 673 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:40,240 Speaker 12: forget Commissioner Evans mentioned a few years bat He says, 674 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:42,800 Speaker 12: the how to the police to pop in is the 675 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 12: nine eleven officers or are responding to calls. And I 676 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,759 Speaker 12: think there should be a minimum staffing for the nine 677 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:53,320 Speaker 12: eleven uniform officers excluding the other staff. 678 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 4: Well, Bob, thanks for colin. 679 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 3: I couldn't agree with you more. That was a case 680 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 3: that this union lost is and go when it came 681 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 3: to minimum staffing, and I find it somewhat amusing but 682 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:10,359 Speaker 3: really disheartening. The department has minimum staffing levels. 683 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 4: They continue to utilize them. 684 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 3: But when it comes time to this union or someone 685 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 3: else from the general public to question what the minimum 686 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:21,640 Speaker 3: levels are and how they're keeping their offices safe and healthy, 687 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,760 Speaker 3: the answer from the department is they don't have minimum levels. 688 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 3: So talking out of both sides of the mouth does 689 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,640 Speaker 3: not make the men and women answering the cutural service happy. 690 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 3: We'd rather lead by example, But yeah, hundreds of officers 691 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,920 Speaker 3: is what we need. Maybe then that would cock this 692 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:38,920 Speaker 3: overtime budget that people are complaining about. But make no 693 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 3: doubt about it, these young officers on the street today 694 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,399 Speaker 3: in uniform, they're going to keep everyone safe in the city. 695 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 4: Of Boston. 696 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:46,839 Speaker 3: They're going to respond to calls, they're going to keep 697 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 3: people safe, and they're going to keep us a world 698 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:50,919 Speaker 3: class city because that's what we do, all. 699 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:54,320 Speaker 2: Right, Bob, Thanks very much to all though the callers. 700 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:57,399 Speaker 2: In the last segment, everybody was sanct in that way. 701 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 2: Everyone get in, Larry, thank you very much. Thank you 702 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,360 Speaker 2: on behalf of my listeners for what Boston Police do. 703 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,440 Speaker 2: And as they say, when you see the commissioner, tell 704 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:09,880 Speaker 2: him I said, hi, and he can commit it sometime 705 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,239 Speaker 2: and maybe he can give some clarification of some of 706 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:14,839 Speaker 2: the points that you've made tonight. Or maybe we could 707 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:17,239 Speaker 2: have both you and the Commissioner on together if he's 708 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,799 Speaker 2: not comfortable doing this alone with me. I mean we could. 709 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,520 Speaker 3: That would be great if Yeah and I could come 710 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:24,799 Speaker 3: on together, fantastic. 711 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 2: How about that. I'd even do it over in the 712 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:29,239 Speaker 2: studio if we had to do that. So you have 713 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,319 Speaker 2: my word and that if if he wants them, we 714 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:33,880 Speaker 2: could we could do, you know, a face to face 715 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 2: in the studio some night. Larry, thank you so much 716 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 2: for what you do. Thank the guys in the department. 717 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:40,279 Speaker 2: I know that you've got a lot of fans in 718 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 2: West Roxbury because people who I know over there really 719 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 2: appreciate all the efforts you've you've provided them and throughout 720 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:47,359 Speaker 2: the city as well. 721 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:50,360 Speaker 3: Thanks Larry, Hey, I appreciate it. Dan, And don't forget 722 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,920 Speaker 3: my plug for Representative Jessica Giannino's grandmam. She listens to 723 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:55,719 Speaker 3: you every night. She loves when we're on. 724 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:59,440 Speaker 2: Oh excellent. So what's her first name and we'll give 725 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,319 Speaker 2: her a shout out some night. Okay, you give me 726 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:03,200 Speaker 2: your name. We'll give her a specific shout out some 727 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 2: night as well. Okay, thanks Larry, Thanks Jan take care. 728 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:09,279 Speaker 2: Talk soon when we come back. We're going to talk 729 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:14,880 Speaker 2: about a landmark social media addiction lawsuit. This is big 730 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:15,879 Speaker 2: stay with us.