The Wrong Boycott
Some readers are advocating a boycott of the St. Jude's Memorial March. This is silly. We haven't missed a St. Jude march in our entire careers and don't plan on doing so in the future either. We don't march for the bosses. We certainly don't march for the mayor (who hasn't been seen at a St. Jude parade in years) or aldercreatures (we couldn't identify them if they did show up).
Simply put, we march for the dead. Because someone has to. Because someone should. Because some of us feel it is our duty to remember, because too many people don't. Fortunately, most of the people who don't remember are not police officers. The Chicago Police Department is blessed with a very long collective memory. And we are a part of that memory, having been on the scene of and acquainted with more than one line of duty death.
Boycotts only work in cases where economic pressure can be brought to bear. All other movements benefit from a large physical presence. If we want to make an impact, then we have to stick together, show up as a whole, and present a united front to our opponents. Retreating from the field does nothing but dishonor the dead.
Simply put, we march for the dead. Because someone has to. Because someone should. Because some of us feel it is our duty to remember, because too many people don't. Fortunately, most of the people who don't remember are not police officers. The Chicago Police Department is blessed with a very long collective memory. And we are a part of that memory, having been on the scene of and acquainted with more than one line of duty death.
Boycotts only work in cases where economic pressure can be brought to bear. All other movements benefit from a large physical presence. If we want to make an impact, then we have to stick together, show up as a whole, and present a united front to our opponents. Retreating from the field does nothing but dishonor the dead.
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
79 Comments:
NEVER BOYCOTT ST.JUDE.
amen. Ill be there
Boycotting St. Jude would be like turning down sex with your wife...you might make your point that night, but you'll live to regret it from there on!!!
St.Jude's Memorial March is for the fallen officers. My God its also for the families of those fallen officers. In this day and age of "fast" food, high-tech technology, sometimes a misguided sense of "values" occur...a sense of laziness developes. Sure...it could be a "pain in the ass" to get up in the morning, "go down there"..but its a small sacrifice to make for "bodies of our own" that can't do what the living can.
Northside
I know my thought may not count a NO SHOW at ST JUDE is really a moot point. We would be no better then the Brass. Are you there for yourself, the brass, or the no uniform inspection. No, you are there for one reason and one reason alone. Your the representation of their silent voice an honor to their sacrifice.
Not to be there is silence of the sacrifice! Is this not what we are accusing the Brass of silence?
THE VERY THOUGHT OF A BOYCOTT MAKES ME SICK. IT IS ALSO A DISTURBING THOUGHT OF WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY ABOUT VALUES AND LIFE. DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THIS TOPIC TOO MUCH. I JUST CAN'T FATHOM THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF EVEN SUGGESTING A "BOYCOTT". LETS DROP THAT "IDEA" OF A BOYCOTT RIGHT NOW...FOREVER.
St. Judes March = We Remember.
To all the fallen, Rest in Peace.
For those of who choose to trash the memories of our fallen you need to be ignored, no response.
We are carrying our fallen, you see they are not here to walk the march themselves. This is not a parade. It is a death march with honor, it is every officers opportunity to help us lift them up high, not to drag them.
They are marching with us end of story!
I Look forword to the march every year. And as I walk past the booth full of assholes. I smile and push my sunglasses up with my middle finger while looking at them all.
God bless our fallen brothers and sisters
On Commands Fears:
We need a different direction then to boycott ST JUDE. Action after the Grand Stand should be considered as the focus. Do not allow the selected crowd controler's to run you off.
The essence of St Jude is for us as police officers to pay honor to our fallen.
What we are actually doing, is carrying them physically within and through our hearts, and on through the Blue Wave.
Why, because they are not able to march on their own.
In essence during the march we hold each and everyone of them within ourselves at that momemt. Honoring their ultimate sacrifice the life they gave for each and everyone of us.
AMEN.
wrong... st. judes is for the fallen. you or i can only hope that our loved ones are not at the march because their loved ones didn't make it until march. shame on you for the nonsense. if i ever die before i retire, i hope my family gets the benefit they deserve because i served this shithole city and lost my life doing it. you youngins need to see what real life is... be safe!!!
AMEN, life can be changed in an instant... not saying don't chase a guy with a gun, just remember, those that did and didn't make it to st. judes never thought it would ever happen to them !
St. Judes is a beutiful day!
I'll be there.
I once got laid by a female officer at the St. Jude parade. Boop her right in her personal car after the parade.
She was fun!
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Yes, St Jude is for the fallin, and we hold them within us when we march. Otherwise it would be meaningless. If you come on this job to be a police officer, your aware. If not your gambling with your life. Stay safe
There are better than vested officers on this board, and they are adults to boot. I bet the younger officers often consider themselves adults as well.
March St Jude.
SHOW UP AT ST. JUDE’S!
Why did Daley kiss the great collective ass of all those illegal immigrants earlier this month. Because they were powerful enough to raise that kind of crowd.
He FEARS that kind of power.
Make him FEAR US.
WE should not only march ourselves and our fallen brethren, but also get our comrades from other departments to march in solidarity with us. We should bring our families to the march get them in front of the TV cameras. Bring scout troops, anybody you can to create as big a crowd as we can. I want to see a lot of coppers from the C.C.S.P., I.S.P., N.Y.P.D., L.A.P.D. , the R.C.M.P. and anyone from anywhere who wears a uniform and are honored to call themselves the police to march with us.
I belong to a couple of organizations with suburban and county, state and federal law enforcement officers as members. I will ask the membership to get their departments to march. Maybe Crimefile can put in his blog that we want cops from everywhere here to march. If you have a foreign consulate on your beat, ask that their uniformed security force march with us and their families. (Some of them have really cool uniforms.)
The local news organizations should get their first team reporters on the parade. They should have a helicopter aloft to show how big a crowd we can raise. When in front of the cameras, tell them how we feel, think of good sound bites.
Remember, Ritchie will not be at the St. Jude Parade. Frankly, I don’t want him there, but I do want to make him FEAR US.
amen to 1:52, if you are old enough to carry a gun..., you are old enough to understand... you can die on this job being a working copper or a dog in the wrong place at the wrong time. love you're spouse and kids because they could be widows at any time. think i'm kidding ? i've got friends in 012, 023, 025 that i've gone to benefits for that thought they were gonna get a pension just like us ! this is for real kids. if you don't think so... go to the gas co. or to com. ed...
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Now that's a plan, I for one give two shits for the Grandstand around the corner. Exempts in my opinion and who ever they happen to have with them while puffing up their chests in the glory box are invisible. To ignore any fallen officer should be unacceptable.
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You are so right, no matter where you are shit can hit the fan.
oops..your i'd hate to think i was grouped in with the illiterate working police of the c.p.d. lol just kidding, if you carry a gun for the city, you are the police, bad shit is everywhere, whether asked for or accidentally fallen upon... cpd is the shit whether you young guns see it or not.
It was always interesting and gratifying to see foreign departments at St. Jude’s. I remember seeing over the years, Irish Garda, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, West German Polizi and Soviet Union Militia.
If they can make the parade so can you.
sorry: 2:25am oops, sorry,... this is for real, kids.... you can get popped without even knowing where its coming from. kids being you 22-30ish newbies... be safe
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As the spoken word, CPD is shit March St Jude!
With that said I bid you a good night. Please stay safe.
P.S. Break dancing come on now!
Way to go moron...... messing up a good thread with your Seiser stupidity. Grow up already will ya....it's old and waaaay to played out. God bless Cpd and all who wear the badge. Always march on St. Jude out of respect for the job, the people who have passed on and your fellow officers.
from a goodhardworkingpoliceofficerjust likeyou
Watch where you eat!!
Sarpy County Sheriff's Deputies Poisoned
Two Sarpy County Sheriff's Deputies were apparently intentionally poisoned with methamphetamine in their food. Sarpy County Sheriff Jeff Davis tells KPTM that the deputies became sick after eating food at an area restaurant last week. He also says that one tested positive for methamphetamine today. Three deputies were eating at that restaurant, two of the deputies were in uniform at the time.
The deputies have recovered, and weren't seriously hurt. An investigative team made up of other agencies outside Sarpy County is tracking leads in the case. Sheriff Davis did tell KPTM that appears the poisoning was intentional.
I fail to see the logic in a St. Jude Boycott.
1) we are pissed at the brass for not condemming the hampton street sign, thereby dishonoring our fallen brothers.
So we...
2) Seek to boycott the St.Jude march to "make a statement", however at the same time we will be dishonoring our fallen brothers.
Am I missing something?
Does the above sound as stupid to you as it does to me?
We should be demonstrating how important our fallen officers are to us......to repeat: important to us, maybe not to the brass, but important to us!
All of us should be at St. Jude, as all of us should care about honoring the memories and sacrifice these officers made.
I propose a different approach.
Let the brass see us. overwhelm the reviewing stand. creat a presence that the brass, and media, can't ignore...
I propose that, once we pass the reviewing stand, DON'T LEAVE!!!!
Instead of running for your cars, looking for friends/family, getting in that smoke you've been waiting 15 minutes for, STAY RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STAND!
10,000 police officers staring the brass straight in the eyes would send a strong message, and honor our fallen brothers (and their families) at the same time.
Who the hell would ever say boycoott st. jude? It is never about the bosses, it is about our fallen brothers and sisters. if you boycott st. jude, give up your badge and gun now.
IF U WANT TO SEND A MESESAGE THEN ALL P.O.'S IN DISTRICTS WHERE THE ALDERMAN OF WARDS THAT ARE INCOMPASSED IN THOSE DISTRICTS WHO SUPPORT THE PRO-COP KILLER FRED HAMPTON SHOULD ALL BID OUT. SECONDLY THERE SHOULD BE NO WORK OTHER THAN HANDLING ASSIGNED JOBS. THAS IT. OH YEA, AND IF 8-15 P.O.'S HIT THE MEDICAL FOR A DAY AND THEN ANOTHER 8-15 HIT IT THE NEXT DAY THE GOLD STAR CLOWNS WILL TAKE NOTE. BASICALL IF YOU WORK IN A DISTRICT WHERE THE ALDERMAN SUPPORT FRED HAMPTON DO THE MINIMUM WHICH IS HANDLING RADIO ASSIGNMENTS. ZERO PARKERS. ZERO MOVERS, ZERO CONTACT CARDS, ZERO EVERYTHING. REMEMBER WE ARE ALL EXPENDABLE TO THE WHORE POLITICIANS. DALEY AND EVERY ALDERCREATURE WOULD PIMP OUT THERE OWN MOTHER FOR RE-ELECTION. SO STAY SAFE AND TAKE ACTION!!!
OH YEA, START WRITING CTA DRIVERS. THE ALL HATE US TOO.
Boycotting St Judes would be just what the hampton lovers and politicians would want to see,
Its disgusting to think that folks on the previous blog EMPOWERED hampton to the extent of not honoring our fallen heros, and respecting thier families and the price they paid. If anything there should be TWICE THE AMOUNT OF OFFICERS, family and friends, to show the aldercreatures, the gangbangers, and any other bastard that wants to put you down the strength and power of the blue wave marching down the street. Your job is more than a paycheck, it's a calling. There is nothing more powerful than a calling in life. Let the politicians tremble in thier boots. Peace and love to you all.
Steps of thunder
Cadence we hear
We march in May
Eyes with tears
We honor our fallen
Love in our hearts
Memories forever
Families take heart
Whether Troopers or Sheriffs
Together we’re strong
To fight all that’s evil
And right all the wrongs
They all fought the battle
Bravely and true
Courage under fire
Angels in blue
So join us this morning
Marching in peace
Brothers and sisters
We’re Chicago Police
How about participating in the march and when approaching the viewing stand and the exempts standing in line...put your eyes straight ahead....don't look at them....don't acknowledge them, don't salute. Continue on as if they don't exist. A command "Eyes front" would not only be heard...but all moving their heads in unison would show our lack of respect for the command staff....each unit from patrol to detectives.
NOT BOYCOTT, DIFFERENT VENUE !!
invite the familes of our fallen. I cant inagine they wouldnt support our efforts not to honor cop killers.
ST. JUDE RALLY !!! let the gold stars stand in that review post looking at each other.
FOP PAID FOR AND ORGANIZED
I like that point, we all wear our blues. have a professionally organized event. It's still St. Jude.
I'd like to hear how this doesnt honor our fallen and make a strong message to EVERYONE that this will not be tolerated.
Listen, we need to keep the sign issue seperate.
I emailed Chris Cosgriff at the Officer Down Memorial about him hosting a petition up on his site. In addition, we shoudl have a seperate rally aside from the St. Jude March.
The St. Jude annual Memorial March is to honor all of our fallen officers, their family, friends, and comrades.
Let's keep that sacred, please. Thank you.
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
"...I don't want to cause dissension among our police officers. If that's going to cause dissension...then I won't put up the sign." - Ald. Madeline Haithcock
DUH!!!
You've got to wonder if this is all a ruse to gain VOTES
Everyone march..when you get to the exempts, remove your hats and bow you heads....to honor our fallen..and to mourn the brain-dead "leaders" of this department.
They already had their furnerals, so why march? How many of you visit your dead family members buried in the ground??
9:39:36 AM
Shut the fuck up, you tom bitch! You do as I tell you. All Power to the People!
OFF THE PIGS!
Brother Jake stood toe-to-toe with Daley's honky muthafuckin' pigs and defined black political power at the barrel of a shotgun!
We named our storefront clinics after our martyr, Brother Jake. Now we're gonna name a street after Chairman Fred!
Right on!
There are two grandstands when you turn the corner. One is for the brass and the little guy if he feels like making it. The other holds the Gold Star Families. That is who I march for. It is always fun and games going down Michigan Ave but as soon as we turn onto Chicago I see everyone get in step, stand tall, and shut up.
These families need to know that we have not forgotten and we need to know that our families will not be forgotten should anything happen to us. I will always march. Proudly.
To 1001 am your an IGNORANT ASSHOLE AND YOUR NOT THE POLICE!!! Our fallen need us, I will definitly be there!!!
If the March does step off, perhaps all of us can "adjust the bridge of our sunglasses" on cue, using our right middle fingers as we pass our shameless "LEADERSHIP".
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SLAM STAND:
Alice, I also mentioned last night the SLAM STAND AKA GRAND STAND issue, you are so right! Breakfast or whatever can wait. We can make arrangments like we do every year to meet for worship, breakfast whatever. Only this time in greater numbers if we choose.
We know we get compressed at the grandstand, and I have seen boss's out there yelling KEEP MOVING, KEEP MOVING. We would all need to figure out how not to interfere with the ranks behind us, so the BLUE WAVE flows first class. We always say we are on our own, making we need to make sure the media is fully aware this is not a POLs, Empty Headed Brass organized honorable march. The march belongs to the Fallen.
We need a staging area immediately after the race in big numbers. Our large possible silent presence, humble to our fallen could be considered our voice an added tribute. The only voice you will hear is among us our fallen and our keeper.
Just throwing out a few more, ideas. Eyes forward from another post good, hands over heart instead of salute another post good, eyes to the families good, salute families good. We should pay the SLAM STAND NO MIND AT ALL. Above and beyound all SLAM STAND IS NOT VISIABLE!
Make it clear we are unified and there for all of our Fallen period.
Miss Richie wont be there because his wife let him, he dont work on week ends.
They better reinforce the reviewing stand Fat Phil coming.
10:36 AM
Take your racist diatribe elsewhere, you trolling piece of shit.
We are BLUE!
BLUE comes in both genders and all colors, shapes and sizes.
ATTN: SCC: Please delete 10:36 ASAP.
This sign thing is a political thing. It's designed to out a hot topic in the news, to make it a race card thing, so that RUSH can come out and put his two cents in.
That way he can garner more votes.
Perhaps that's why Daley and City Hall are not doing anything about this.
Why doesn't the media call out Haithcock on her quote? (See 9:39 am above)
Ask Fran Spielman of the Sun-times. Haithcock's quote appeared in her article.
I am not a policeman. I reside and vote in the 1st Congressional District. What leaves me flabbergasted is how all the decent, law-abiding voters in Rush's district continue to re-elect this evil race-baiting gangster in landslides.
Our once great nation is going to Hell in a handbasket because people of good faith, both black and white, refuse to stand up to this demagogue. The African-Americans fear being branded as "traitors" and the whites fear being branded as "racists".
Unless the electorate and our institutions stand up to such divisive scoundrels, our country is doomed.
God bless the Chicago police force.
Here's the answer:
ZERO Parkers
ZERO Movers
ZERO Impounds
ZERO Tows
ZERO Contact Cards
ZERO Curfews
ZERO Everything
It will never happen though, ie TRU, TACT, special units --"I can't do that, I'll get dumped. I need my spot."
St. Jude has always been the bosses' parade. Separate the intent to honor the fallen from the bosses.
Boycott St. Judes? Whaddya effin' goofy?!
"...I don't want to cause dissension among our police officers. If that's going to cause dissension...then I won't put up the sign." - Ald. Madeline Haithcock
I'll retire later this year. During my entire career, I never recall a bigger bunch of jagoff bosses. Not even close. Compared to the current crop of assholes, Curtain was a stand-up guy.
Counting the days...
SCC I hope you delete 10:36:36
I just can't understand why is it that there are some people who I really pray aren't Police Officers
Pssssst! Alderwoman Hate-Cop.
You might be causing dissension.
Just a thought.
Is there any truth that our beloved John Farrell has a vomiting problem of late?
Northside rocks!
Hey 12:10 counting the days…—Amen brother, I feel your pain too.
Police shooting in 005 last night on 1st watch. Off-duty copper got robbed. Shots rang out. Thank God the Officer was not injured.
005th District Officers did an excellent job of tracking down the offender by following his footprints for over 3 blocks in the snow. Weapon & proceeds recovered in his possesion.
So, naturally none of these Officers had a personal break, let alone a lunch break.
Yet, when Captain White came on duty, she came up to the Area. Instead of congratulating her fellow 005th District Officers on a job well done, she was bitching about them being on overtime.
Gee, it really makes you wanna work there.
I feel that the FOP should demand HAZARD pay from the City for any Officer having to work in the 005th District.
Or here's an idea Phil, give C.W. the command spot at the southwest closet of the northeasternmost building at O'Hare.
At a time like this we need to band together! We need a HUGE turnout for St. Jude's. F%&* all this boycott nonsense-there's strength in numbers. The citizens and these jackass politicians need to see that we CAN stand together when push comes to shove! We MUST stand together for those who gave their lives for all of us. Back each other up and BE SAFE!
R.I.P. John Knight
End of Tour: 09 Jan 99
How about a boycott of the after St Jude breakfast and we all show up on that street they want to honnor that asshole and have another march for are fallen brothers in blue
I cant make up my mind when Fat Phils on the reviewing stand at the St Jude March, he looks a white Idi amin of Uncle Ned from BOZO'S CIRCUS, help me out.
CPD'SBrass are Daleys Dim Wits and Half Wits.
Supt. Cline,
Please put that filthy bitch Cynthia White in a newly-created 005 sub-station at Meeks' church. No subordinates officers. Give her deputy's pay for all we care. We won't "rat" her out for being the worthless drain on the city treasury that she is.
Just get her out of 005. Please.
2:17
Leroy Martin already got the nickname of Idi Amin
I'd pay to see that corrupt sadist beheaded for crimes against humanity.
If Rush and those for the Hampton street sign haven't blinked by now, they are even dumber than I thought.
hey; i have heard alot of ways to protest this st jude..please lets not..since are union dues are paying for the permit and march,how about just when we are ready to step off our union bosses take the gold star family member to the east of michigan ave and we the police make a right turn onto chicago ave, we leave the brass standing by them self..its our dues money and its our way to honor the fallen not the brass..come on FOP step up let hear something from you...
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That was classic!
I agree, agree, SLAM STAND PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE grand stand.
OK, OK....Reading the above entries to this blog, we all had an opportunity to vent [That's the nature of this site] Now on a serious note....Not only do we need to participate in the St. Jude March on Sunday [FOR THE REAL REASON] but we should also attend, en masse, the following Monday just East of Soldier Field when we dedicate OUR own Police Memorial and Candle Light Vigil. Let's get serious for a minute. We need to show our dedication and respect to EVERY Law Enforcement Officer that paid that ultimate price. This is when the 'tough get going'....This is no different than a 10-1. We ALL show up. That's what we do. That's what seperates US from all others. THAT THIN BLUE LINE! I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir here. We'll have a great turn-out..we always do and for the RIGHT reason too! Thank You my brothers and sisters in blue. YOU make me proud to be part of what we do. Now that I'm through.....let the ball busting continue!
The guy proposing the work stopage in the ghetto (4:42) is the first to make sense here. You do NOTHING to honor the memory of the fallen by sheepishly crying about the disgrace that is the Fred Hampton controversy and then marching at 8:00 A.M on a Sunday morning when 90% of the fucking city is still asleep. If the work stoppage in the ghetto doesn't work then there should a work stoppage city wide. THIS WILL GET THE SHITHEADS (EXEMPTS) ATTENTION!
Inability to strike turns to MUTINY. Where's the poet?
the only thing this fucked up dept. understands is numbers or lack thereof. let the doc run stats on nothing but ZEROS.... in the ditricts where aldercreatures support the pro cop killer hampton.
i can't believe not one fucking elected whore has stood up and said "hell no to any monument or street or credit to fred hampton."
if we let this pass w/o doing anything or taking any kind of action then we are worse than them, and the we cannot beef about anything anymore.
But those DOC cars already do nothing. So the no numbers in the DOC are already there. ALL DOC CARS ARE DOGS! ESPECIALLY THE 025 DOC CARS.
that was the best seiser vision yet.....
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