WHY WAHLBERG LEFT BLACK COP OUT OF "PATRIOTS DAY" MOVIE
If the headline grabbed your attention, that's about all you will get as far as a definitive REASON for Mark Wahlberg's deliberate omission of Boston Police officer Dennis O. Simmonds from the Patriots Day movie. There IS no reason. And all of Mark's cohorts who make up his so-called production team claiming "we couldn't squeeze every person in only 2 hours" sounds like idiots. How many MORE Black police officers were hit by make-shift bombs that day? It is actually an important part of the story. Not only did an officer get hit in the head with a bomb, but his emotional and mental suffering continued for nearly a year until he finally died from his injuries.
With all the hype about wanting Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to pardon sentencing for past crimes during his youth, Mark should have been very diligent and vigil about this grave oversight and how this "mistake" appears to the general public. Let's not even toss the race card in the mix. Let's look at the fact that the movie was based on two lousy individuals and their attempt to bring the pain to the Boston Marathon; and how Mark POSSIBLY wanted to save the memory of the individuals effected, while preserving the integrity and historical value of our fine police officers. Well, Officer Simmonds MUST be counted in that context alone. The mere possibility that Officer Simmonds could have been omitted from the movie cbased on race is just about the most damaging thing to Mr. Wahlberg's own integrity AND history. And if Simmonds was omitted BECAUSE of race, then he will not be counted in the coming decades and centuries when this story is remembered. Unfortunately, Mr. Simmonds will be reduced to the Black History Month version of the story; something you have to dig deep to find. And without textbooks being printed, who knows where the life and legacy of Simmonds would end up?
Thank God for Officer Simmonds alma mater Lasell College for their preservation of the memory and history of this fine gentlemen with their The Dennis "DJ" Simmonds '08 Memorial Scholarship Fund. Mark has a few flunkies from Boston that roll with him, take photos everywhere he goes, and probably tie his shoelaces and shine his shoes - hell, I don't know. And a few of them are Black. They can always play Mark's ear-to-the-street to keep him grounded on what is really going on and what matters. It's interesting to me that Mark would know to come to the so-called 'hood to do that Ted 2 movie, but can't remember a Black man who put his life on the line for ALL citizens every day, and made the ultimate sacrifice.
In closing, WHY did Mark Wahlberg and Hollywood leave Officer Dennis "DJ" Simmonds out of their movie about the Marathon Bombers? Because Mark Wahlberg is from a privileged class, now. And most importantly - because Mark Wahlberg doesn't care. If YOU care, donate to the Dennis "DJ" Simmonds '08 Memorial Scholarship Fund at Lasell College. Let's help leave his legacy alive and remain Boston Strong. The link to the scholarship fund on the college's website is here:
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