CerberusAteMyDog
CerberusAteMyDog t1_j24e2q1 wrote
Reply to comment by fuzzy_viscount in Globe Editorial Board: Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing by GlobeOpinion
Yeah but the way you achieve that is by not paying police insane overtime wages to do things a civilian can do, like details. The way you decrease funding so that you can increase it elsewhere is by having less unnecessary police on the streets.
CerberusAteMyDog t1_j241kla wrote
Reply to comment by too-cute-by-half in Globe Editorial Board: Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing by GlobeOpinion
We’re talking about unions in a general sense. Teacher Unions are important for legitimate reasons and Police Unions aren’t was my point. Also, as someone who works in Boston Public Schools, you have to understand that the schools themselves are also criminally underfunded so while teacher pay is a lot better here than a lot of other places, BPD teachers often have a LOT more to deal with than say teachers in a suburban setting. Also, the cost of living here is insane. $105k to deal with what these teachers deal with year round in the city of Boston isn’t as much as you think it is.
CerberusAteMyDog t1_j240yuy wrote
Reply to comment by jojenns in Globe Editorial Board: Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing by GlobeOpinion
I mean thats kind of what the “new realities of policing” entail
CerberusAteMyDog t1_j221ln1 wrote
Reply to comment by Effective_Golf_3311 in Globe Editorial Board: Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing by GlobeOpinion
You are aware the whole point is to defund the police, have less unnecessary cops on the streets, and reduce the amount of power the police have right
CerberusAteMyDog t1_j2208l2 wrote
Reply to comment by emsilverstein in Globe Editorial Board: Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing by GlobeOpinion
Teachers are criminally underpaid and need a means to negotiate better salaries and benefits. Police Unions are just gangs that exist to strong-arm the legal system into never holding the police accountable.
CerberusAteMyDog t1_j21zrtj wrote
Reply to comment by Effective_Golf_3311 in Globe Editorial Board: Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing by GlobeOpinion
Replacing a detail officer with a paid civilian doesn’t change the amount of “staffing” on the streets. It just means we don’t have to use taxes to pay some cop overtime for standing still.
CerberusAteMyDog t1_j1jaz0f wrote
Reply to comment by camocamo911 in What place that is usually packed on a Friday night should you go to now that all the college kids are out of town? by shunny14
Dress like you’re going to Dave & Busters, but the good Dave & Busters, not the one attached to the mall
CerberusAteMyDog t1_j1io1t2 wrote
Reply to comment by camocamo911 in What place that is usually packed on a Friday night should you go to now that all the college kids are out of town? by shunny14
Yeah there’s a “speakeasy” style arcade bar in the back
CerberusAteMyDog t1_je1hsre wrote
Reply to Helicopters over Charlestown by Waterguy75
There’s an Affleck brother in town, so bank robbery probably