Letter: Brother Defends Ex-Officer Who Lost Pension Due to Shooting Incident
Paul Durkin served honorably in the US Army after graduating from Catholic Memorial, and then onto the Boston Police Department.
To the Editor: I am writing in response to [West Roxbury Patch's] article of January 22 in regards to the actions of Paul Durkin and his pension. After reading your article I am sure that I would be correct to assume that anyone reading this article would feel no sympathy in his loss of pension. The picture that you paint of a drunken off duty Boston Police officer abusing his power and the negligent use of his service weapon would surely sour anyone’s opinion. Let me tell you a little about this man before judgment is passed. Paul is a son, brother, father and grandfather. Born and brought up in the Hyde Park section of Boston, Paul chose to begin his life calling of helping others by enlisting in the US Army upon his graduation from…
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Thomas Joseph Garneau
6:14 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Great op/ed peice Kevin and no truer words could have been spoken about my good friend and your brother Paul.............It's sickening the way they treated him throughout the entire process and those who know Paul know what a tradgedy this was too for Paul and his family. I, along with a numerous amounts of friends, feel blessed to have worked, attended functions with, grieved with and simply to… more ›