See: 9/11 Revisited
"Anger over paid 9/11 holiday; Peabody City Council OK's day off for police to the dismay of some residents" by Michael Levenson, Globe Staff | January 24, 2009
PEABODY - It was more than seven years ago in New York City. But the city of Peabody says the Sept. 11 attacks are reason enough to give their police officers a paid holiday.
The 9/11 holiday, which received City Council approval this week, is believed to be the only one of its kind for police officers anywhere in the United States. Even those in New York do not receive such a benefit.
They all should get it.
And now, as this quiet city of 51,000 grapples with deep budget cuts, including an $875,000 reduction in local aid announced yesterday, the holiday is sparking anger and debate about the meaning of Sept. 11 and the wisdom of commemorating it with a day off or a bump in pay. Many residents are accusing the police of exploiting a national tragedy for financial gain....
That's the OUTRAGE and DEBATE? Johnny Flatfoot getting a paid day off?
Not the OUTRAGEOUS INCONSISTENCIES and PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES of that INSIDE JOB LIE?
According to city officials, Peabody police officers were not among those who went to New York to work in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. But late last year, the city police union proposed the Sept. 11 holiday. The police contract was being renegotiated and the city wanted officers to pay more for health insurance. Officers said the holiday would be "an honor for them to recognize 9/11," said City Councilor James K. Liacos.
Immediately, city and union officials were besieged with criticism....
Well then, PAY for their HEALTH INSURANCE!!! I'll bet THAT costs more than a day off! Or maybe you don't want police at all, Peabody!?
Peabody's firefighters do not receive the benefit. Russell Lewis, president of the city firefighters union, said a Sept. 11 holiday "wasn't one of our priorities" when the firefighters union negotiated their contract with the city late last year.
Backers of the holiday were reluctant to talk about it yesterday. Manny Costa, the president of the police union, did not return calls, writing in an e-mail to the Globe that "I believe that it has been discussed at great length to this point."
But the Globe wants to keep on talking 'bout it!
Mayor Michael J. Bonfanti, who supported the holiday, reacted angrily when asked about it yesterday. "Time to get on a . . . real story," he told a reporter at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, where Governor Deval Patrick announced local aid cuts to local officials. "A decision was made. We're moving forward. It's time to focus on the problems that we have with the economy."
Oh, I AGREE!! 9/11 TRUTH is a GOOD START!!!!
Stephanie Zaiser, spokeswoman for the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, said she did not know of any departments in the country that provide a Sept. 11 holiday. But she applauded the idea. "It recognizes the fact that this is probably the greatest loss of public safety members in history and it recognizes sort of how deeply that cut into law enforcement members and first responders, and it's a way of trying to reflect on and respect the lives lost and forever damaged," she said.
Again, the 9/11 HEROES that CAN'T BREATH ANYMORE because the government said the air was safe (but they wouldn't carry out a false-flag on you and kill you, 'murkns) should be honored with a day!
Duarte Bettencourt, a 49-year-old laid-off computer programmer from Peabody, agreed. "A lot of people don't give too much credit to the police," he said. "But the police risk their lives for us. It is, in other words, saying thank you for protecting us."
As long as they ain't beating us, yeah!!!
