Retired Middleton police chief makes a stir as a cooking coach
By Linda Greenstein Globe Correspondent,Updated April 23, 2021, 5:59 p.m.
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James DiGianvittorioâs transformation from police chief to popular online chef surprised even him.
On March 1, the Middleton police chief ended his 38-year career with no specific plans for the future. The one thing he knew for sure was that his passion for cooking would play a part in the next chapter of his life.
âHonestly, I woke up the first Monday feeling lost,â said DiGianvittorio, 59, affectionately known as âChief DiGiâ during his 14 years as Middleton chief. âI knew nothing but being a police officer and cooking, and I was used to long days and being busy.â
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Israel has not influenced U.S. law enforcement by training it to be more violent, but rather has served as a model in creating the American Security State.
A lot of attention has been directed recently at the “training” American police receive from Israel. It’s extensive and pervasive. The point, however, is not that Israel has made US police more violent. They were violent and repressive a century or more before Israel was even established. It isn’t even that Israel has helped militarize the US police. It has, of course, but in response to fundamental shifts in the American political and economic scene.