It’s Wonderful An Attempt By BPD To Inflate Crime Statistics Left Them Caught Red Handed
- Strategeriest
- May 22, 2021
- 7 min read
Updated: May 29, 2021
Good afternoon,
I am a Grandson of a Former Boston Police Superintendent, a BPD Superintendent who was granted the ceremonial honor of the rank Police Commissioner in Boston. This honor was imparted on him due to his flawless record, and decades of service to the City of Boston. As a former resident of the city, thank you Ms. Campbell. Thank you, Ms. Campbell, for working to protect your constituent’s right to protect themselves and their families. The issues you raised regarding the BPD’s Data team inflating crime statistics prior to a possible attempt to outlaw handguns in Boston is admirable.
Statistics indicate crime has increased everywhere, every time, citizens lose their rights to protect themselves and their families with any type of gun, less Australia in 1996. I suspect the inflation of BPD crime statistics could potentially indicate an effort to distort crime statistics with the end goal of distorting statistical crime trends that would result from banning firearms. While the expected increases in theft, murder, violent crime, sexual assaults, stabbings, and many other heinous crimes may not be as extreme as the multiples suffered by London when they not only banned guns, but banned their Bobbys' from carrying firearms. I have a hunch they would non the less be politically inconvenient and hinder the passage of such laws in other parts of the country.
Regarding the decrease in crime following the irresponsible Australian decision, I would argue the minimal decrease in crime that correlated with said decision was the result of an increase in cell phone ownership. During the years immediately following 1996, crime decreased at a much greater rate in the rest of the developed world in comparison to Australia. Also influencing my opinion that such a law could be, being considered in Boston are my personal interactions with multiple employees of BPD’s handgun licensing team. They do not seem like constitutionalists. I am not suggesting they want to disarm everyone, turn them feminine and put immoral leaders in charge of them to abuse them. I am saying they have poor judgment.
The additional licensing requirements they demand their constituents must meet prior to being granted their constitutional right in comparison to the rest of the Massachusetts are extremely burdensome. Their professionalism was also less than acceptable, especially as Officers supposedly upholding the reputation, standards and values forged by a long line of Police Officers who served as honorable representatives of the Country’s oldest Police Force.
My Grandfather passed from an extremely rare cancer almost 18 years ago. The cancer attacked him just underneath the hearing aid whose constant ill-timed squelching infuriated his recently passed wife of over 50 years. While his passing left me with few personal connections in the Boston Police Department, I am still proud of his accomplishments. I can still vividly remember the pride he took in his plaque of badges representing every rank in the Boston Police Department. I can still remember the pride in his voice when recounting his stories of running the Police details at Fenway and the Garden, I recall watching his wife taunt him for being the first on the scene at the Brinks robbery, and I can still remember the BPD Police Detail at his funeral, and the comfort it brought our family.
While I do not recall my grandfather being a fierce advocate of gun rights, I am. I only included a reference to the personal connection I have with the department as a means relay my opinion that almost all Police Officers are good people and the below detailed struggles that the Boston Police have faced since his retirement, should be resolved. Their constituents should respect everyone on their police force, and they should deserve their respect.
The noble law enforcement officers who keep Boston safe on a daily basis should be able to take the same pride in their work as my grandfather did in his record, service and accomplishments. We need good Police Officers who do the right thing no matter what, and today’s environment could result in Police Officers with less character becoming more common as a result of attrition, and lowered highering standards.
That being said, while it may seem unlikely that Boston, the cradle of Liberty in the New World, would attempt to strip away from its citizens, their freedoms and rights. I am arguing it may be possible, and those living in Boston should be wary of it. As this is a politically charged topic, I understand this opinion could be met with vitriol from those who dislike explaining their opinion or relying on factual data during arguments.
I also understand some people do not like guns. My grandfather for example, never stressed to me an opinion on firearms either way. Despite being a former rifle instructor in the Army, I can only remember having two conversations with him about guns. The first one was a story about the one time he had to pull his gun at work, and his embarrassment that he had forgotten his bullets at home and had to bluff his way out of the situation. This was extremely uncharacteristic of a man who at the time had passed all of the Boston Police Tests at the youngest age of any of the Boston Police Officers who came before him. The second one was, how to react if I got pulled over. He told me to know where your licenses, registration, and any reportable items are, keep your hands on the wheel until instructed to retrieve something, then ask permission to retrieve anything they ask for and tell them where it is prior to reaching for it. I also remember him clarifying I should act this way not because of the color of my skin but because many law enforcement officers have to stop thousands of cars throughout their careers, and acting in this manner, will help keep them and you safe.
Statistically speaking, the more times you do something, the greater chance their is of something going wrong. I find it reprehensible that the culture in the United States has been warped to conflate, not treating someone doing a dangerous job with respect as somehow being a culture warrior fighting an extremely rare social injustice. For those of you who believe Police Officers are only wary of black people when they pull someone over, I suggest you ask any white person you know with a Law Enforcement Officer in their family what advice they have received regarding interreacting with Police Officers when stopped for traffic violations.
Regarding the socially charged issues of gun control, my general understanding of those who hold a bias against firearms is that their vitriol is often a result of one of three afflictions. Some do not believe themselves to be capable of pulling the trigger, some are bad at math, and some do not want people to be able to protect themselves and their families. However, none of these afflictions justify actions to take away people’s rights and their ability to protect themselves and their families, which I am concerned could be on the agenda in Boston.
While it may seem crazy that the action of disarming the citizens in the city once freed by the Minute Men could occur, I fear it is on the horizon. In my opinion it may be possible soon. As Mayor Walsh and other Bostonians have joined the administration led by a man whose subconscious biases may have resulted in naming his sons Bo Hunter, it seems likely to me Boston is the place they plan to make less safe next. With Chicago and DC accomplished, it is a logical next step. In my opinion, increasing the likelihood that laws could be passed to strip fellow citizens of their rights, is the potential of such an initiative to be supported by the Boston Police in exchange for political favors.
If the action is supported by Boston Police Officers, their judgement and motives should be questioned. The Boston Police Department’s recent record of assessing their own leaders’ moral character is indicative of poor judgement. Examples of this include:
1. Electing an alleged pedophile as their Union Leader.
2. Supporting a Police Commissioner who allegedly physically assaulted not only a woman, but his own wife. A woman who was a colleague of the rest of “Officers” on the Boston Police Force.
3. Possibly cooperating with the Marshfield Police to arrest the son of their Union President that Mr. Rose was scheduled to replace. ( It is my understanding from reading articles surrounding the incident, that Joseph Nee and two other students went to the Marshfield Police to report a planned school shooting. When the suspect was arrested and questioned he reported that the person who turned him in, also assisted in the planning of his plot. Nee was happily charged as well, based on the accusation of the reliable witness.)
4. Failing to Investigate why a Judge, notorious for lax sentences on Pedophile Catholic Priests sentenced their former Union Leaders son prior to closing arguments.
5. Failing to Investigate the possibility of foul play regarding the death of their former Union leader’s son after his release from jail.
6. Failing to hold their leaders accountable for not investigating potential fraud in a 70-million-dollar park outside Boston’s Budgetary Office. The park should have cost a fraction of that, and suggestion of its planning should have been included in the City’s annual report of the City’s Capital Fund. A report mandated by the SEC for Boston’s Municipal Bond purchasers so they can deem the credit worthiness of the city prior to investing in it. The late addition of the spontaneous expenditure to Boston’s Budget for a non-essential improvement to an existing City Park seems unnecessary and suspicious.
I understand that alleging recent failures of the BPD’s Data team to do their job, is an attempt to cover up an expected increase in crime, may seem like a conspiracy theory. It is a unconfirmed hypothesis. Considering the opposition to the defund the police movement in Boston, it could have been perpetuated for any of number of reasons. Once the investigation is complete, I am sure we will have an answer.
However, I believe it is better to be safe than sorry. I suggest anytime someone thinks they have the right to take away another human’s rights unless necessary, good people should always question not only the decision, but the motive. We should not only question if they have such an authority, and why such a person would have that ability, but what actions can be taken to remedy the situation.
It has not been that long since the BPD’s fine detective work contributed to Namenson getting Stanley Filoma released only a few years after Murdering a State Police Officer’s son. We should all still be cognizant of the importance keeping our rights, and the importance of supporting the good Police Officers who protect us. We should also be aware of the importance of maintaining our ability to hold others accountable through checks and balances.
Warmest Regards,
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