http://bostonist.com/2007/11/06/its_all_in_the.php All comments for It's All in the Police Details--Or Is It? en-us 2009 rickbang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rick@bostonist.com rick@bostonist.com 60 http://bostonist.com/2007/11/06/its_all_in_the.php#comment-1230965 http://bostonist.com/2007/11/06/its_all_in_the.php#comment-1230965 Comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:30:27 -0500 <p>It's unfortunate that the police unions allow their members to be trivialized by this system. Either 49 states are right or MA is. Pay these professionals a salary that reflects the stresses and the dangers, without making them the equivalent of security guards at triple pay. No one should need to work more than 60-70 hours per week to get their job done. (Ask any lawyer about feeding the "billable hours beast"). If they have a legitimate master's degree,(Quinn Bill makes that dubious), make their pay comparable to other similarly-degreed public servants. At some point, public employment should not be something you do for the money. Teachers don't seem to have a problem realizing their time limitations for outside work (and they don't carry guns).</p>