On Friday, September 16, 2011, I was going thru my normal rounds at
Dunkin Donuts to see who on the police force showed up, and I find
Framingham PD cruiser 944 waiting to intercept me on the gas
station side of Dunkin Donuts at 692 Cochituate Road near the back.
For some reason I knew this was Peter Galvani because he likes
that particular cruiser. He must have dibs on it.
I tried to get past him but he moved to block me, then backed up
a bit to let me by. Before proceeding, I took a photo of him from
behind and as I drove past the cruiser, I saw him using his
cellphone to take a picture of me. If he succeeded, I suspect he
took a bad picture and may have to try again in the future.
I can't believe that the man is really that stupid to have done
that. I guess I was mistaken about him after all.
He is perfectly entitled to do this as a private citizen on his
own time, but doing this while on duty and using a public vehicle,
constitutes harassment of a citizen.
I have a constitutional right to monitor the police while they are
on duty. Indeed, as a citizen and political activist, I have a
civic duty and obligation to monitor my government in whatever
activities it engages in, especially waste and fraud.
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