So let’s get this straight: Boston Mayor Menino and the Boston Police Department (BPD) spokesperson are shocked – shocked – that our TV ads featuring retired police officers include 20-year-old pictures of them in uniform. The Herald approvingly reports on their outrage:

"Boston cops and Mayor Thomas M. Menino are up in arms that pictures of two uniformed officers and a marked cruiser appear in new political ads supporting a controversial proposal to decriminalize marijuana."

Uniformed officers campaigning! How outrageous! Surely this isn’t something their side would ever engage in ...