WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:01.520 It's nice eyes. 2 00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:06.000 Boston's news radio. 3 00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:10.679 All right, let's keep rolling here. We are talking about 4 00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:16.480 the incident on Saturday night at the Chick fil A 5 00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:20.039 restaurant in Copley Square, in the shadow of the Trinity Church, 6 00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:25.199 across the street from the Boston Public Library, looking out 7 00:00:25.440 --> 00:00:30.920 on Copley Plaza itself. In an individual allegedly wielding a 8 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:35.560 knife chased a couple of people who sought I guess 9 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:39.240 shelter in the Chick fil A. According to the news 10 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:41.840 reports I saw tonight on Channel four and Channel five, 11 00:00:43.240 --> 00:00:46.399 and that individual was confronted by a Boston police officer. 12 00:00:47.079 --> 00:00:50.000 The Boston police officer told the individual to drop the knife, 13 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:54.520 identified himself as a police officer. According to reports, the 14 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:56.920 individual did not drop the knife. Have no idea. I 15 00:00:57.320 --> 00:01:04.400 have to assume that that he did something which threatened 16 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:09.079 someone else or the police officer himself, and the police 17 00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:12.319 officer fired and the individuals pronounced that at a hospital. Later. 18 00:01:14.079 --> 00:01:18.159 Mayor WU of the City of Boston did not in 19 00:01:18.200 --> 00:01:22.280 any way, shape or form disappoint her progressive base. When 20 00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:26.719 this is cut number forty one, this is the short 21 00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:28.920 version of it. Actually, I'm going to be fair to 22 00:01:28.959 --> 00:01:31.519 the Mayor here, let's use the cut forty one a 23 00:01:31.719 --> 00:01:34.200 for those of you who are just joining us. Her 24 00:01:34.439 --> 00:01:38.400 concern was not initially the mental health of the police 25 00:01:38.439 --> 00:01:42.120 officer the safety of the people whose lives might have 26 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:46.760 been saved. She focused on condolences to the family of 27 00:01:46.840 --> 00:01:49.640 the knife wielder. This has cut forty one a rub. 28 00:01:51.599 --> 00:01:56.599 My convolences and all of our thoughts are with the 29 00:01:56.599 --> 00:02:02.560 family of the individual whose life's been lost. And I 30 00:02:02.599 --> 00:02:07.480 am also thinking of all the people who are impacted 31 00:02:08.280 --> 00:02:10.919 here today in one of the busier parts of the 32 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:16.319 city with this tragedy. Glad that the officer is safe, 33 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:20.759 and very grateful for a quick response from all of 34 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:27.000 our first responders. Here again, I'm such an active part 35 00:02:27.120 --> 00:02:27.719 of Boston. 36 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:35.840 Grateful for the response of the first responders. Well yeah, okay, 37 00:02:36.159 --> 00:02:40.000 what about grateful for the quick actions of the police 38 00:02:40.039 --> 00:02:44.680 officer that may have saved lives. Now again the mayor 39 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:50.360 is wired where her first condolences are going to the 40 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:55.039 knife wielder. Channel five tonight was reporting that this guy 41 00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:58.759 had a not a serious criminal record, but a fairly 42 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:01.560 lengthy criminal in the sense that he robbed a woman 43 00:03:01.639 --> 00:03:05.439 at night point, allegedly, according to court documents, that Channel 44 00:03:05.479 --> 00:03:10.759 five was referring to outside of an MBTA station. Also, 45 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:13.360 I don't know if it was on four or five. 46 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:16.960 His girlfriend of ten years said he was a wonderful guy, 47 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:19.960 though apparently at one point she took out a restraining 48 00:03:20.080 --> 00:03:24.680 order against him. On and on and on it goes. 49 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:30.599 It just doesn't stop. I you know again, we want 50 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:34.719 to be nice people. I don't celebrate the death of anyone, 51 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:38.879 but that police officer was put in a position that 52 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:42.560 he had to defend other people. And why is the 53 00:03:42.599 --> 00:03:45.800 condolences to the family of the victim. The family of 54 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:49.319 the victim, to their credit, on one of the stations tonight, 55 00:03:49.479 --> 00:03:53.120 said there that they were praying for the family of 56 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:57.840 the police officer. Now that's a good family from which 57 00:03:57.879 --> 00:04:00.759 this guy gave came. In my opinion, for them to 58 00:04:00.800 --> 00:04:05.479 say that, I probably would not have had as charitable 59 00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:08.319 response if it was me. Back to the phones, we go. 60 00:04:08.479 --> 00:04:11.199 We're going to go to dot and Medford Dot. We'll 61 00:04:11.199 --> 00:04:13.240 have strong opinions on this. Go ahead, Dot. 62 00:04:14.039 --> 00:04:16.160 Hi, Well you're definitely on the right side. 63 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:16.439 Dan. 64 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:22.439 Yeah, it's just unbelievable that she does not have a clue. 65 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:26.360 She doesn't want to have a clue. Because if she 66 00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:31.720 had a clue, she would have appreciated that office. She 67 00:04:31.800 --> 00:04:34.759 couldn't show any appreciation to him. 68 00:04:35.319 --> 00:04:37.319 Lord would have upset her progressive base. 69 00:04:37.639 --> 00:04:42.360 Oh yeah, she's pathetic. She's actually kind of stupid. I mean, 70 00:04:42.399 --> 00:04:46.319 I imagine, Well, she gets home, the husband has plenty 71 00:04:46.319 --> 00:04:49.240 to say about some of the stuff she pulls off. 72 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:53.920 Well, we have no idea about that sort of conversation 73 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:56.000 at all. Dot. All I can do is just say 74 00:04:56.000 --> 00:05:00.439 that I don't understand how someone who is in a 75 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:05.959 position where she and her family. I assume I might 76 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:07.879 be wrong here, but I'm going to go out on 77 00:05:07.959 --> 00:05:11.519 a limb. Dot, I would bet that the mayor and 78 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:15.279 her family are guarded by Boston Police officers. 79 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:16.439 Do you think I'm wrong on that? 80 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:18.600 Astely? 81 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:18.879 Are? 82 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:24.360 Okay? Now, I'm sure that the mayor of any major 83 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:29.040 city has some wacker doodles who will, you know, try 84 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:33.839 to approach the mayor with all sorts of and at 85 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:36.639 times they have to be kept at bay. And I'm 86 00:05:36.680 --> 00:05:40.399 sure that sadly there there are people out there who 87 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:44.000 would do stupid things like calling up and issuing a threat, 88 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:46.399 and the mayor deserves to be protected, and the mayor's 89 00:05:46.519 --> 00:05:51.319 family deserves. She is young child. But you would think 90 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:54.920 that the mayors above all would say, hey, look these 91 00:05:55.079 --> 00:06:00.399 men and women of all backgrounds, straight, gay, you know, 92 00:06:00.480 --> 00:06:05.600 black and white, Asian, Hispanic. They've taken, you know, an 93 00:06:05.639 --> 00:06:08.120 oath of office and part of that oath of officers 94 00:06:08.120 --> 00:06:10.279 to protect her and her family. You would think that 95 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:13.120 they would be a level of appreciation. 96 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:15.959 But you would think so, you would. 97 00:06:16.160 --> 00:06:19.040 Okay, so, so Dot you're telling me I'm not totally 98 00:06:19.079 --> 00:06:19.959 insane to think that. 99 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:24.680 No, No, you're absolutely right. I mean, she really I 100 00:06:24.720 --> 00:06:28.079 hope they do a good job on her down in Washington. 101 00:06:28.959 --> 00:06:31.319 Well, it's going to be an interesting Wednesday. We'll be 102 00:06:31.439 --> 00:06:34.399 talking about that. I'm sure. I'm sure we'll be talking 103 00:06:34.439 --> 00:06:35.879 about that one on Wednesday night. 104 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:39.959 Oh yeah, sure, Yeah. Maybe they'll smarten her up a little. 105 00:06:40.120 --> 00:06:40.959 I doubt it. 106 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:44.240 I don't know. I think what happens is that that 107 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:49.800 certain politicians kind of drink the kool aid. And there 108 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:54.079 are crazy politicians on the right too, who you know, 109 00:06:54.279 --> 00:06:56.399 I think of Marjorie Taylor Green and some of these 110 00:06:56.399 --> 00:07:00.079 people have say some outrageous things. So it's not just 111 00:07:00.600 --> 00:07:02.759 the wack of doodles on the far left on the 112 00:07:02.800 --> 00:07:06.480 progressive Democrats. I just think that there are people who 113 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:08.800 play to their base, and they're happy with their base 114 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:12.519 and realize that. And maybe it's because the base of 115 00:07:12.560 --> 00:07:15.759 these two parties vote that that the Democratic base gets 116 00:07:15.759 --> 00:07:17.839 out the Republican base and a lot of people in 117 00:07:17.879 --> 00:07:20.800 the middle choose not to vote. I don't know. 118 00:07:20.959 --> 00:07:23.439 Maybe that's what they gotta do it, but I'll tell you, 119 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:27.759 I hope she smattens up a little bit. She's really pathetic. 120 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:30.879 We would hope banks do. I appreciate it, all right, soon, 121 00:07:31.519 --> 00:07:34.240 good one, good night. Going to keep rolling here, Going 122 00:07:34.279 --> 00:07:38.720 to go to Pete in South Carolina. Hey, Pete, welcome back. 123 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:42.079 How are you, Hey, Dan? I'm fine. How are you? 124 00:07:42.920 --> 00:07:45.600 This story made, by the way, I hope you're not 125 00:07:45.720 --> 00:07:48.279 in the in the fire areas? 126 00:07:49.439 --> 00:07:51.720 No, no, no no, they are four hours north of me, 127 00:07:51.800 --> 00:07:55.079 up by Myrtle Beach. I'm fine, but thank you for asking. 128 00:07:55.399 --> 00:07:59.319 Yeah, has this story about the shooting here? Made it? 129 00:07:59.439 --> 00:08:00.720 Made it into the news? 130 00:08:01.199 --> 00:08:05.360 Made I made it in And this is what I'm 131 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:07.800 going to throw something back at you that you always 132 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:14.839 say elections have consequences, and this is a consequence that 133 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:19.839 should come up when she's up for reelection. She's I've 134 00:08:19.879 --> 00:08:24.240 listened to your cuts and I saw some of her 135 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:28.079 video on one of the TV stations I watched down here, 136 00:08:28.720 --> 00:08:35.559 and I'm sorry she's she came in from left field. Yeah, 137 00:08:35.559 --> 00:08:37.279 and I feel bad for the people. 138 00:08:37.200 --> 00:08:39.799 Way out, way out over by the foul line in 139 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:41.759 left field, I think is where she plays. 140 00:08:42.200 --> 00:08:45.840 Well, that's about it, but I feel sorry for the 141 00:08:45.879 --> 00:08:49.720 police department because they took second fiddle to some guy 142 00:08:49.720 --> 00:08:51.000 who was trying to hurt people. 143 00:08:51.720 --> 00:08:57.559 Well, the police commissioner, the police commissioner who the mayor appointed, 144 00:08:58.039 --> 00:09:01.919 according to press reports that have read, basically said kind 145 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:02.759 of the same thing. 146 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:06.919 I'll see that I didn't hear. Obviously, I don't get 147 00:09:06.919 --> 00:09:12.120 that kind of stuff down here. But I just feel 148 00:09:12.159 --> 00:09:18.159 sorry for the police officer. Uh took some of my thunder, 149 00:09:18.559 --> 00:09:21.240 But that police offer has to live with that for 150 00:09:21.279 --> 00:09:25.799 the rest of his life. And it's tragic, it really 151 00:09:25.879 --> 00:09:32.039 is for him and his family because it, like you said, 152 00:09:32.480 --> 00:09:36.559 the police officer identified himself, dropped a knife, didn't drop 153 00:09:36.600 --> 00:09:41.799 the knife. Boom. Unfortunate things happened. But your mayor is 154 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:45.919 just terrible. I can't believe you would do that. 155 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:49.759 Well, there's a whole bunch of those mayors around the country. 156 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:54.559 Oh, I know that who seemed to. 157 00:09:54.679 --> 00:09:58.240 Have that same attitude. You know, it's like, right, they 158 00:09:58.360 --> 00:10:02.039 make the assumption they were work from the assumption that 159 00:10:02.080 --> 00:10:08.279 the police has to be a stereotype of Derek Chauvin, 160 00:10:08.360 --> 00:10:11.960 that they're all the same. You know, it's like, I 161 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:14.519 don't get I don't understand. And again, as I said 162 00:10:14.519 --> 00:10:19.120 to Don, men and women, the bus police department guard rightfully. 163 00:10:19.120 --> 00:10:20.600 So Mayor wound her family. 164 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:26.559 That's right. And look at the the the what you 165 00:10:26.639 --> 00:10:30.279 will call it for protection that Pelosi gets out in 166 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:33.399 San Francisco and she's there, she's got her own little compound. 167 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:36.919 But anyway, I don't want to take up a lot 168 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:38.960 of your time because I'm an out of state caller, 169 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:41.879 but I just I can hear it in your voice. 170 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:45.519 You're really upset. And I don't know when she's up 171 00:10:45.519 --> 00:10:48.440 for your elections. But they do have concerts this year, 172 00:10:49.039 --> 00:10:52.159 this year, this year. I'll have to keep listening. 173 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:55.519 I would hope, I would hope. As a matter of fact, 174 00:10:56.320 --> 00:10:59.679 the only candidate that I'm aware of that's a serious 175 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:04.639 childallenger to her right now is Josh Kraft, who's the 176 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:06.480 son of Patriots owner robber Craft. 177 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:12.600 Oh okay, okay, uh. Like I said, now that I 178 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:14.799 know what's going on, I'll pay a little bit more 179 00:11:14.799 --> 00:11:18.080 attention and read the Globe when I can pull it 180 00:11:18.159 --> 00:11:23.039 up online, and obviously listen to the night Side. 181 00:11:23.279 --> 00:11:25.879 I got you. You got you covered there, that's for sure. 182 00:11:27.559 --> 00:11:29.679 Thanks, thanks, appreciate it, Thank you. 183 00:11:29.639 --> 00:11:32.279 I have a great night. Get by all right, Pete 184 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:34.960 in South Carolina. We'll take a very quick break here. 185 00:11:35.480 --> 00:11:37.480 I'll be back with more phone calls. I got one 186 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:39.879 line at six one, seven, two four, ten thirty one 187 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:43.320 at six one, seven, nine, three thirty your reaction to 188 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:46.279 the shooting at a Chick fil A and Copley Square, 189 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:48.960 those of you who are listening out of town. Copley 190 00:11:48.960 --> 00:11:52.240 Square is sort of the equivalent of Times Are Times Square. 191 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:55.480 It's not quite as glamorous, but it's really this the 192 00:11:55.519 --> 00:12:01.639 core center of the commercial district here in Boston, and 193 00:12:01.679 --> 00:12:05.559 it's it's in the shadow of Trinity Church. It's across 194 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:09.720 from the Boston Public Library, across from the Copley Plaza hotel. 195 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:13.399 It looks out on Copley Plaza. It's a it's a 196 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:15.879 it's a great part of the city. It's it's the 197 00:12:15.879 --> 00:12:18.600 heart of the Back Bay, which is really also the 198 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:22.759 heart of Boston, and the mayor's response to this to 199 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:28.519 me is unfathomable. Unfathomable. We'll be back on Nightside after this. 200 00:12:29.519 --> 00:12:32.679 Now, back to Dan Ray live from the Window World 201 00:12:32.799 --> 00:12:35.960 Nightside Studios on WBZ News Radio. 202 00:12:37.320 --> 00:12:38.759 All right, let's get back to the call. It's going 203 00:12:38.799 --> 00:12:41.519 to go to Joe In. Joe you are next time Nightside. 204 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:42.039 Appreciate you. 205 00:12:42.159 --> 00:12:44.720 Hey, Dan, thank you for taking my call. Okay, I 206 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:47.879 respectfully disagree with you on this, but we have our 207 00:12:47.919 --> 00:12:50.720 opinions and that's why you let us call. Sure. My 208 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:53.200 friend and I from Brighton, we're talking about have you 209 00:12:53.240 --> 00:12:56.000 heard of the burnet SD. It's a new product for 210 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:58.879 people that can if they're in a situation, they can 211 00:12:58.960 --> 00:13:01.200 stop a person but not hurt him. I don't like 212 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:05.159 to see anybody get killed. This guy may have had 213 00:13:05.240 --> 00:13:08.080 mental illness. I wish the police officer it uses high 214 00:13:08.120 --> 00:13:11.759 projectiles or tear gas, anything you want. I think you 215 00:13:12.240 --> 00:13:15.879 might be interested in that you can protect yourself. I 216 00:13:15.919 --> 00:13:18.279 think if he had used that or a taser, that 217 00:13:18.440 --> 00:13:22.279 may have stopped him. Because years ago in Waltham. 218 00:13:23.200 --> 00:13:25.480 Here's the hold on Joe for a second. Okay, so 219 00:13:25.639 --> 00:13:27.919 I don't know what was the first item that you 220 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:31.080 mentioned that went by me too quickly. 221 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:34.039 Some sort of on all the news stations, the burner 222 00:13:34.399 --> 00:13:38.399 SD launcher. Look it up. I think you'll find it. 223 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:42.120 It's fast to me. What is a burner SD launcher? 224 00:13:42.159 --> 00:13:43.360 Why don't you explain that to me? 225 00:13:43.960 --> 00:13:47.600 Okay, It's a device. If people are attacked, they can shoot. 226 00:13:47.639 --> 00:13:49.840 It's not a weapon. It's considered not a weapon by 227 00:13:49.919 --> 00:13:53.559 law enforcement. It's a pistol shape, but it uses projectiles 228 00:13:53.679 --> 00:13:56.720 or tear gas and it works within fifty to sixty feet. 229 00:13:57.200 --> 00:14:00.799 It can hurt you and put you down, but it won't. 230 00:14:01.639 --> 00:14:04.759 So why don't we just disarm the police officers? This 231 00:14:04.840 --> 00:14:06.960 guy's an off duty police officer. 232 00:14:07.159 --> 00:14:09.440 Okay, Yes, And. 233 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:14.159 If we're if we're very concerned about what has happened here, 234 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:19.240 why don't we disarm all the police officers and give 235 00:14:19.279 --> 00:14:21.960 them whatever this is SD? You said, what was it 236 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:22.559 called SD? 237 00:14:22.679 --> 00:14:26.039 What berner b y r NA SD. 238 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:26.600 No. 239 00:14:26.679 --> 00:14:28.480 I don't say we should disarm them, but. 240 00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:31.879 Why I mean, if this guy hit the disarm, he's 241 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:35.360 carrying his service revolver as he has a right to 242 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:39.320 do off duty and if he didn't have the service revolver, 243 00:14:40.000 --> 00:14:43.960 the guy they shot would never have been been killed. Right? 244 00:14:44.519 --> 00:14:46.440 What about if he used a taser? Could he have 245 00:14:46.480 --> 00:14:48.559 taken him down that way? I don't like me. I'm 246 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:49.120 just bringing them. 247 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:52.399 So if you want the off duty police officers not 248 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:55.440 to carry weapons or not to have weapons, but to 249 00:14:55.480 --> 00:14:57.000 carry tasers. 250 00:14:57.320 --> 00:15:00.679 No, they can carry weapons only if they need resort, 251 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:02.279 not use the first resort. 252 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:05.240 Have you ever been in a situation where you were 253 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:07.840 confronted with someone with a knife. 254 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:09.919 No, I haven't. 255 00:15:09.960 --> 00:15:13.240 I'm very lucky. They're very lucky, and I hope you 256 00:15:13.360 --> 00:15:17.720 never are. This guy's a trained police officer. Okay, he's 257 00:15:17.759 --> 00:15:22.360 in a Chick fil A, off duty, off duty, and 258 00:15:22.440 --> 00:15:26.919 this guy comes in wielding a knife, apparently pursuing a 259 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:29.720 couple of people that he chased into the into the 260 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:33.039 set of circumstances into into the Chick fil A. So 261 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:36.480 if the police officer had the presence of mind to 262 00:15:36.559 --> 00:15:41.720 have said, gentlemen, gentlemen, please please, we are in a 263 00:15:41.919 --> 00:15:46.600 Chick fil A which has the best chicken sandwiches anyone 264 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:50.799 could buy. Let me offer. No. What I'm saying is 265 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:53.840 you're talking, You're talking fantasy and this guy comes in 266 00:15:53.879 --> 00:15:56.679 with a knife. The cops says, I'm a police officer, 267 00:15:56.799 --> 00:16:00.679 drop the knife. The guy doesn't. An isis act that 268 00:16:00.720 --> 00:16:02.799 the guy probably came at the cop with the knife. 269 00:16:02.840 --> 00:16:05.600 Lit see with the investigation report shows. 270 00:16:05.279 --> 00:16:06.000 Oh sure yea. 271 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:12.159 The assumption by these political progressives is that every cop 272 00:16:12.240 --> 00:16:16.759 is named Derek Chauvin, every cop spent nine minutes on 273 00:16:16.840 --> 00:16:20.879 the knee of a guy named George Floyd. They see 274 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:25.600 just as as people who are racist, and see all 275 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:29.559 Asian people are all white people, are all black people 276 00:16:29.840 --> 00:16:34.519 as the same. They look at police officers irrespective of 277 00:16:34.600 --> 00:16:37.679 what their color is or what their their their you know, 278 00:16:37.879 --> 00:16:43.000 their ethnic background is. If they're wearing blue and there's 279 00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:47.759 there's a shooting, our condolences are going out to the heart, 280 00:16:48.039 --> 00:16:50.200 from our heart to going out to the family of 281 00:16:50.240 --> 00:16:54.360 the victim. Isn't that a statement that that appalls you. 282 00:16:56.559 --> 00:16:59.799 She should have apologized to the police, said the police 283 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:03.559 office officer. And she she should have said, my condolences 284 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:06.000 are going out to everybody involved. I think that would 285 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:06.839 have been a little better. 286 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:10.920 Why condolences The only person who's dead is the guy 287 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:12.319 that pulled the knife on people. 288 00:17:13.480 --> 00:17:15.359 Well, the police officer has to live with that for 289 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:16.240 the rest of his life. 290 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:20.079 Right, you don't need he doesn't need condolences. Uh, he 291 00:17:20.160 --> 00:17:24.519 needs to be to deal with you know, PTSD post 292 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:30.359 traumatic Yes that Yeah, so he doesn't need condolences. The 293 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:34.119 word is the condolences. Condolences? Who's when I hear Joe 294 00:17:34.279 --> 00:17:38.440 that that you know your cousin died in an automobile accident. Joe, 295 00:17:38.720 --> 00:17:41.759 my condolences to you for the death of your cousin. 296 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:45.519 You know that's Joe. I will we'll just agree to 297 00:17:45.559 --> 00:17:46.480 disagree in this one. 298 00:17:46.720 --> 00:17:49.480 Okay, I ask one more question? Can I ask one 299 00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:52.440 more quick questions? Years ago, I was living in an 300 00:17:52.920 --> 00:17:56.640 other city, there was a knife fight in Waltham. Now 301 00:17:56.640 --> 00:17:58.440 I'm not saying it's right. It was in a bar. 302 00:17:58.559 --> 00:18:01.799 I don't know there's any difference these, but a bunch 303 00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:04.079 of police went in and stopped it and separated and 304 00:18:04.160 --> 00:18:07.279 got them out. Is there a difference between that and 305 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:09.559 what this guy was doing? Now this is only one man. 306 00:18:09.640 --> 00:18:11.880 Of course, there are other police officers that could back 307 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:12.559 each other up. 308 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:14.880 Yeah, that's that. 309 00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:19.319 You just you explained the differences. This is a set 310 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:23.000 of circumstances in which the police officer has to make 311 00:18:23.039 --> 00:18:26.680 a split second decision. Not only is he concerned for 312 00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:29.839 his own physical safety, but he's concerned for the safety 313 00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:31.440 of it looked as if did you see the Well 314 00:18:31.480 --> 00:18:33.680 you didn't see because you're blind, but there were pictures 315 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:36.440 of people running out of the Chick fil. 316 00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:41.920 A, Okay, because I didn't see it. No, I just 317 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:44.680 heard on the notes. All right, Dan, I appreciate you're 318 00:18:44.720 --> 00:18:45.359 taking my call. 319 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:48.400 Difference soon, good night. Let me keep rolling here, going 320 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:51.960 to go to Christine and Denham. Christine, how are you tonight? Welcome? 321 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:52.960 Hello? 322 00:18:53.000 --> 00:18:53.559 Are you Dan? 323 00:18:55.680 --> 00:18:58.400 Little frustrated, but I'm glad you called. 324 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:02.599 I just try to say, my hat goes out to 325 00:19:02.640 --> 00:19:07.079 that crop and I the workers and the customers who 326 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:10.720 all saw that. Back the blue, please, everybody needs to 327 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:11.480 back the blue. 328 00:19:12.799 --> 00:19:15.240 Well, you know we we have on this country. We 329 00:19:15.319 --> 00:19:24.240 have for years celebrated disrespect to the blue. And there 330 00:19:24.319 --> 00:19:26.359 have been a lot of police officers who have lost 331 00:19:26.440 --> 00:19:30.440 their lives, and a lot of police officers who are 332 00:19:30.440 --> 00:19:33.839 of all backgrounds, you know, white police officers, black police officers, 333 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:36.319 Hispanic police officers. As a matter of fact, I think 334 00:19:36.359 --> 00:19:39.359 if you actually do a deep dive, you realize that 335 00:19:39.480 --> 00:19:46.279 because newer police officers tend to be minority categories classifications. 336 00:19:46.799 --> 00:19:50.279 They are often dealing with the most dangerous jobs, working 337 00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:54.720 overnights and all of that. And you know we've highlighted, 338 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:58.240 you know, some of the police officers who have lost 339 00:19:58.279 --> 00:20:00.799 their lives. I did a commentary it has to be 340 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:04.160 I don't know ten years ago or when when Black 341 00:20:04.200 --> 00:20:08.559 Lives Matter was was really rolling, and there were three 342 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:12.480 young African Americans who was shot during a period of 343 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:15.720 about four or five days. One was from Philadelphia, one 344 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:18.440 was from Atlanta, and the third was from a city 345 00:20:18.480 --> 00:20:22.039 in Louisiana that I I can't remember. They were all 346 00:20:22.039 --> 00:20:25.000 black guys, you know, in their in their mid thirties. 347 00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:28.240 They're all police officers. I didn't see any sort of 348 00:20:28.279 --> 00:20:31.279 a press release that their their lives mattered from Black 349 00:20:31.319 --> 00:20:35.599 Lives Matter, you know, it became political and I don't know, 350 00:20:35.640 --> 00:20:36.039 it's just. 351 00:20:37.559 --> 00:20:42.640 And why can't we open remember how we had all 352 00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:46.480 the mental state mental hospitals that we all we always 353 00:20:46.559 --> 00:20:48.920 used to have. Why can't they open them and help 354 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:52.759 them out, like get these people help, like reopen all 355 00:20:52.799 --> 00:20:53.799 these hospitals. 356 00:20:54.119 --> 00:20:56.200 No, there was a there was a political move in 357 00:20:56.240 --> 00:21:00.200 Massachusetts which essentially said that it was that they they 358 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:06.359 basically deinstitutionalized people, and they deinstitutionalize people to the streets 359 00:21:06.400 --> 00:21:10.279 of Massachusetts. And we now see that maybe that great 360 00:21:10.319 --> 00:21:15.640 social experiment hasn't worked. And and then you know, you 361 00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:18.480 know this guy, if you watch the two local TV 362 00:21:18.599 --> 00:21:21.920 stations tonight four or five, you probably saw that there 363 00:21:22.000 --> 00:21:25.559 were this guy had plenty of uh interactions with the 364 00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:30.440 with law enforcement and with the courts. UH. And you know, 365 00:21:30.880 --> 00:21:33.480 I mean, if I don't know about you, I think 366 00:21:33.519 --> 00:21:35.359 I know you well enough to know that if I 367 00:21:35.400 --> 00:21:38.559 get a parking ticket, I'm terrified that it's going to 368 00:21:38.599 --> 00:21:41.440 be uh that I'm going to somehow lose it, or 369 00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:42.960 I'm going to send the check and it's not going 370 00:21:43.039 --> 00:21:44.839 to get to the right place, and then I'm going 371 00:21:44.920 --> 00:21:46.880 to have to, you know, have my register. You know, 372 00:21:46.960 --> 00:21:51.200 I'm a law follower. Okay. I don't want police officers 373 00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:54.920 to bully anybody, but I want police officers to do 374 00:21:55.000 --> 00:21:57.119 their job. And this guy did his job. 375 00:21:59.200 --> 00:22:00.599 Exactly, all right. 376 00:22:02.000 --> 00:22:04.440 I hope I'm helping well. 377 00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:07.759 I hopefully he doesn't need help. Hopefully he can understand it, 378 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:10.759 maybe by listening to a program. Later, this realized that 379 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:15.200 the vast majority of people support police. Uh, we don't 380 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:19.599 support police if they go rogue, as Derek Chauvin did. 381 00:22:20.000 --> 00:22:23.039 But Derek Chauvin doesn't represent the vast majority of police 382 00:22:23.079 --> 00:22:26.559 officers in this country, although many wanted to depict him 383 00:22:26.559 --> 00:22:26.960 as such. 384 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:32.400 Right, story, Yeah, I have okay story if I can 385 00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:35.079 tell you One time I was young, I was in 386 00:22:35.200 --> 00:22:38.519 talent my sister and her now her my brother in law, 387 00:22:38.880 --> 00:22:41.720 and we were shocking, al humeless. Lady thought we stole 388 00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:45.759 a bag from her and she's chased us with an umbrella. 389 00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:48.160 She was trying to hit my sister over the head. 390 00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:50.079 My brother in law came out of the store and 391 00:22:50.319 --> 00:22:52.359 was like, what the heck is going on? So they 392 00:22:52.359 --> 00:22:55.119 grabbed the crops of the crop and they knew who 393 00:22:55.160 --> 00:22:58.880 she was and the rested her right away. He was 394 00:22:58.920 --> 00:22:59.920 screaming and yelling. 395 00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:02.279 Oh it was so cierri. That was. 396 00:23:04.640 --> 00:23:10.240 Welcome to the big city. Thanks Christine, gotta run, Thank 397 00:23:10.279 --> 00:23:13.440 you much. Talk to you soon. There comes the news 398 00:23:13.480 --> 00:23:15.839 just a couple of minutes later. Always good to talk 399 00:23:15.880 --> 00:23:17.559 with Christine. Coming back on Nightside. 400 00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:25.359 It's Night Side, Boston's news radio. 401 00:23:26.519 --> 00:23:31.680