Massport runs a couple parks in East Boston, which has a large population of immigrants from the sorts of places the current administration doesn't want to let into the country because Reasons. So you'd think Massport might have thought twice about sending out one of its new cruisers, which hadn't yet had its complete paint scheme applied, to the Bremen Street park and then parking it next to the splash pad. As JK discovered this evening, though, you'd think wrong.
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Who does Massport protect?
By Will LaTulippe
Fri, 06/22/2018 - 10:59pm
And who/what are those people and entities protected from?
Massport police protect the
By East Boston resident
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 12:40am
Massport police protect the Bremen Street Park from Porter Street Bridge to day sq the entire length of that portion of the Greenway. From the porter street bridge all the way to Marginal street portion of the park it’s Boston police jurisdiction. As for ice written on side of police cruiser seems to me it was purposely placed there, bias against Hispanic immigrants, I wouldn’t doubt if people will start to protest against this matter in the up coming days and would want the head of massport to step down.
Why would they use taxpayers'
By anon
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 1:00pm
Why would they use taxpayers' money to "deliberately" but "ICE" on the side of the vehicles?
It seems to you?!
By Subway Rob
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 1:45pm
What constitutes your assumption to have any validity? Because "it seems..."? I mean, it seems to me you're quite the s**t-stirring conspiracy theorist, but that doesn't mean I'm right.
The simple answer is
By Waquiot
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 8:57am
That they protect Massport properties.
The more complex part is that at least the airport is protected by the State Police, and the State Police is very jealous about patrolling Massport territory in the South Boston waterfront. This leads to the question of why doesn't the State Police patrol everything rather than having duplication of effort.
Another case of Police Envy
By rb
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 10:13am
Policing in Massachusetts is very, very different than that in the rest of the USA.
Its not a wacky as when I
By anon_wd
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 11:36am
Its not a wacky as when I first moved here about 30 years ago- recall there were also the Metro cops for the parks, Boston school & BHA police among others- plus the various school cops- felt like there were general about 8-10 different iterations of squad cars in a given area back then
Don't forget Registry Police
By Slippery Pete
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 2:04pm
Don't forget Registry Police
And housing police
By blues_lead
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 6:14pm
And housing police
The MDC/Metro Police have
By anon
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 6:00pm
The MDC/Metro Police have been rebranded as part of the State Police, but it's still a separate operation. For example, the people based at the Brighton barracks don't patrol 93 or the Pike.
Do the school and BHA police not exist any more? The Municipal Police still protect buildings like City Hall.
Ice Ice Baby
By anon
Fri, 06/22/2018 - 11:19pm
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE
Looks intentional.
By b from Ros
Fri, 06/22/2018 - 11:24pm
It just doesn't feel like stupid quite covers it.
Nope
By dmcboston
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 1:33pm
Definitely an accident and definitely done on purpose. It ain't paint. It's a graphic, applied like a decal. They come in kits, specifically for the vehicle.
My guess is that the door suffered some type of damage and had to be replaced or repainted and they don't have that door graphic, or the company that did the job had to order it.
You put the vehicle in service and wait for the part.
Or just blame Trump.
The one correct answer in a
By anon
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 6:56pm
The one correct answer in a world of panic, blame, and accusations. Just the result of body damage.
The EB Facebook group
By Brian Riccio
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 1:01am
has been warning of ICE activity on Eagle Hill and at the Airport T. The white posters say they're looking for MS-13 and the Latino posters just want everyone to watch out and speak up when they're around.
Airport T Station?
By anon
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 8:52am
ICE agents are working at Airport station? Are they stopping fare jumpers and checking for immigration status and running warrant checks on poor people who can't afford to pay the fare?
ICE
By perruptor
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 12:54pm
ICE has extraordinary powers within 200 miles of a national border. These are powers you wouldn't like if you are a fan of your constitutional rights. The coasts are national borders.
It gets even better/worse
By Waquiot
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 3:51pm
I've been on the Lake Shore Limited when ICE has run check around Buffalo. And I will note that technically one is not in Buffalo while on the train, but in a southern suburb of the city, or away from the border if you will.
It's 100 miles. But that's
By anon
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 6:02pm
It's 100 miles. But that's still plenty of land, which allows them to harass people driving home from the White Mountains, or people taking the bus from NYC to Rochester.
Sessions' National Police Force
By Elmer
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 3:38am
First they came for this group, but I wasn't one of them...
... then they came for that group, but I wasn't one of those people either.
Oh well, they'll never come for me, so I really don't care. Do you?
That would be great
By anon
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 12:56pm
As Adam has said during this faux immigration outrage. We’re a nation of laws. Let’s start enforcing them.
So show me the law...
By lbb
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 8:06am
...that says asylum seekers are to be arrested, separated from their children, and deported without an immigration hearing. I'll wait.
welp
By cybah
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 2:36pm
Atleast it did chop off the L... I mean Massport LICE doesn't sound too good.
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