Pax Centurion
The Boston Police Patrolmens Association Newsletter called Pax Centurion has a history of abusive, racist, sexist language. Activists, for decades, have complained about the practice of allowing public officials to publish this type of language. Recently Occupy Boston activists started writing letters pressuring officials to put a stop to it. The effort has included successfully pressuring sponsors to drop their advertising in the newsletter.
Pax Centurion Newsletters
[Pax Centurion Newsletters Pheonix Archive] See for yourself the actual newsletters
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See Choice Picks of Pax Centurion Verbal Abuses
[Pheonix Picks the Worst of Pax Centurion]
[Clean Up BPPA Picks the Worst of Pax Centurion]
From JanFeb 2012 Issue:
"I saw a fat woman wearing a fur coat, and one of those stupid animal hats. I thought she was a bear and shot her."
"I would wager that your average Boston police officer has more brains than, say, your average journalist or cartoonist."
Pax Centurion Resources
[List of Sponsors and Contact Info] so you can write to sponsors that you do business with in the hopes of cleaning up the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association
[Sample Letters to write to sponsors and your legislators]
Boston Police Department Integrity Policy
Clean Up BPPA Tracking Site with list of sponsors and status of their newsletter sponsorship, financial disclosures for BPPA and other resources
Bil Lewis Letter and Pax Centurion Editor Response
Bil Lewis Letter to Newspapers
Pax Centurion Press
Boston Globe Article July 6 2012 Union Reps asking Pax Centurion editor to resign
Boston Herald Pax Centurion Article June 28 2012
Pax Centurion Pheonix Coverage July 9
[Pax Centurion WBUR Interview]
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