July 24, 2020

Deciding to do a patrol, I went for the trip the same as I did on Independence Day, only I have a car to use.  Things were starting well.  As I passed by a restaurant near Ashmont Station, I was going to try to help one of the servers with closing up, but he was okay.  So0on, a couple of women sitting at a table say me and they were impressed.  I explained who I was.  They at first said, "Save the city," but quickly changed to "Save our country."  I replied to them not to worry, I don't work for tyrants.  I can tell you, they were overjoyed.  First thing I saw, was a bunch of people hanging around an area near a closed Dunkin' Donuts.  I went to investigate.  All they were just some people partying, nothing to worry about.  As I kept walking, starting to converse with people, I started to finally feel a grove back.  Soon, I saw a domestic squabble.  Unliker the last time, the lady wasn't too happy I was there and the boyfriend kept on saying, "Stay away from MY girl!"  REALLY?!?  It's 2020, boy.  People aren't possessions, neither gender.  As I walked things were doing well.  I managed to go to the same point as I did for Dudley Square.  However, I failed to remember properly how to get there.  It didn't matter, as the residents felt better a superhero was watching their block.  As I finally made it back to square one, I was smart enough to use Google Maps.  It led rtf the destination, perfectly.  I walked down.  I even conversed with the residents, which felt more comfortable with as I explained a lot and they felt safe with me.  Things were going real well.  However at the corner of Dorchester and Columbia, there was an argument at a Speedway.  II had to cross over to the other side.  It felt like the game Frogger, but I made it.  How I made it, yet stink at the game I* will never know.  Knowing that tensions were getting worse, I tried to stop it before the top popped off.  One person said mind your own business, while the other thanked me for being there.  I soon looked on to see just in case anything went wrong.  The only thing was that the car sped off with the door open, leaving one behind.  I soon asked what was going on.  As the cashier closed on me since I wasn't an officer, the phone witness told me it was just a family having the usual argument.  Funny, I didn't know Punch & Judy had kids?  But as I head back, I saw someone, possibly Black Lives Matter, stop me and ask some questions.  They address me as a superhero and asked how I feel about their cause.  BI told them that I understand both side, being of public service of protecting others and myself with a disability like autism, but I also said about the oath I am strict to, Dignity, Honor, Respect.  I also told him how citizen's arrests work, and how I'm just as strict to those who do the same service.  He fist pumped me, give a nod of approval.  A huge honor for me.  A great patrol.

July 4, 2020

I was on a case. Some one asked me to find atheir phone which their app was hacked.  Looking up the IP address, and noting longitude and latitude as well as location, I narrowed it down to some place in Dorchester or Roxbury.  I had to get to work.  However with the car in the shop, I had to take the bus.  I had to go down to basics not to arrouse suspicion.  I got off at Ashmont.  Even thou I thought to take the train to get the quicker, I'm in uniform, which means I'm on duty, and even on a case, everyone matters.  As I walked up, I went up, nothing much happened until I went to Dudley Street.  I saw some "young" adults (with the words adults being said loosely) throwing firecrackers on a busy street.  There were cars driving thru in fear of getting wrecked or people getting hurt.  I went and told them to stop.  They refused and knew who I was.  They point directions to South End and South Boston, say that "those were the places (I) should be in."  Roxbury was their territory.  Even at bare minimum I would've stayed and fight, but I couldn't.  The reasons are that I was on a case already, and even thou fireworks is a misdemeanor I didn't know how to honestly look at the situation as to if it was a felony.  Frustrated, I had to leave.  I did see someone sitting sitting on the steps a few blocks down.  We had a great conversation, and he was a great man.  He felt there were boo role models left.  All the more reason to keep fighting the good fight.  As I went, I saw a possible street back being a housing area.  Knowing that the street I was going might be that, as well as what happened to fellow real life superhero, Bee Sting, I had to cut off the mission, more on that later.  On my way back, I did see a domestic dispute.  I won't get into details because I don't know if it's an ongoing case.  But the lady was happy, the guy thought I was nothing but someone a "Batman T-shirt."  But an officer arrived and peace was restored.  The innocent and good were appreciative.  As I went to the station about the phone, there was good news and bad news.  Bad news, there was nothing they can do about it.  I don't blame them, after my fight with the Roaming Eye of Doom, I know dealing with computer communications isn't as easy as it looks.  Good news, another officer recognized me and gave me a ton of respect for what I do.  He also said that they were appreciative of the work I do.  That was a happy ending for a patrol day.

June 17, 2020

My next patrol in Roxbury around Blue Hill Avenue.  Finding a parking spot was very difficult, but I have been getting better at parallel parking.  I managed to find a space.  I looked at an area to make sure I remembered where I parked.  I walked down so far things were going well.  I managed to passed a man who was sitting on the porch.  I explained who I was.  He responded that I was a king.  I replied, "No, I consider myself a servant."  He replied that what I did was a great thing in helping people.  He also said, "If you want to be a servant, think like a servant.  If want to be a king, think like a king."  It was good advice that I will seriously consider.  I heard some fireworks.  I saw an ambulance nearby.  I asked the EMTs was going on.  They told me there was a fireworks event going on.  People were very appreciative of myself being there.  Getting the respect from police really meant a lot.  There was an occasion where I saw something suspicious, but the guys kicked me out.  I have to work on having a better authority to show authority and demand respect.  Other than that, a good patrol.