Happy Fourth of July
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posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
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59 Comments:
Its a strange way to celebrate a holiday. Launch explosives in the air? Allow small children to play with 1400 temp. sparkling rods? Maybe driving around honking your car horn is not that bad after all.
I like the cops who say that Canty school should hire off-duty cops for security on the 4th. If the on-duty cops in the area did their jobs these side job guards would not be needed. I've seen how most off-duty cops work on side jobs. (read papers, sleep in cars, etc.) Hell, I could probably pay some MLDs protection and get better service.
7/04/2007 07:02:00 AM
FREEDOM MUST ALSO BE A STRANGE CONCEPT TO YOU TOO...
HAPPY FURTH OF JULY!!!!
I met Matt Tobias for the first time last night. Seems like a good guy. Why all the bad mouthing and negativity about him here?
GOTTA LOVE THE CTA, BROWN,PINK,ORANGE LINES ALL OUT OF SERVICE LAST NIGHT ON THE BUSIEST DAY OF THE YEAR FOR MASS TRANSIT.
Are you a communist?
I agree, it is a strange way to celebrate the birth of this nation.
Why not just fly our flag and eat all day.
Happy 4th of July to everyone, and thank you to our military for all that we have…
Open Post:
My friends were visiting from out of town. On their last day, we went downtown to the Taste & Fireworks. My friend’s husband is a (recently) retired FL cop. First of all, there was a complete lack of police presence and crowd control. My girlfriend almost got hurt, because we were all pressed together and could barely move ANYWHERE. At that point, I had to go into full city mode and protect myself, elbows up and trying to move to locate a place to get out of this mix.
It was the equivalent of being in an expanded housing project, people drinking/drunk just standing in one place blocking the foot traffic, hearing the word nigger repeated over and over, and very LITTLE police w/no control. It was the same thing repeated all over again as day turned night, and we headed to the lakefront to see the fireworks.
Why were private boats allowed to come near the crowd was beyond us. There could have easily been some whacked person or terrorists with a bomb or something on a boat. There were some lifeguards close to the Yacht Club, but none as we headed toward Soldier Field. There were some people talking about jumping in for a swim.
We left early only to go to the Roosevelt CTA station to board the Orange Line. This was around 10:15 pm or so. There was a huge crowd that wrapped down the street and then some, and a crowd way too large trying to squeeze into (3) doorways. People were getting hurt trying to get into the station. We finally made it to the platform which was dangerously over capacity. It was a surprise that nobody fell on the tracks.
It’s no wonder our city has the problems that we do. The police have absolutely NO powers where as the public has more power then they do. This was so apparent to myself and friends. We also need more police officers on the streets.
There is no way in hell Chicago will be able to handle an Olympic venue let alone any type of terrorist attack.
QUICK QUESTION...
when the hell are they going to make a sgt's class?? Anyone know?
To 7/04/2007 07:02:00A.M.
I agree with you
Cubbies on a roll!! Sox still can't figure it out!!!!!!!!!
I will be hiding under a viaduct.
I see Mike McCotter and Risley made the news with a UUW pinch at the taste. Nice job! Now let's make McCotter supe and get it over with. One of only a few qulaified in my opinion.
How about that cluster fuck last night after the fireworks downtown. Everything under control untill fathead Phil and Dumb fuck Charlie show up!!!!!!!!!
When you mix fireworks especially the big bombs and drunks you have problems!
I am in Arizona right now, 116 degrees, dry heat my ass this is HOT!!!
Gas is $2.73 a gallon here, no state or local sales taxes on that. Who would have thought that that would be a bargain.
Stay safe
You people have something wrong with your brains, I mean all of you who like to legislate prohibitive laws about freedom. There is nothing wrong with fireworks in general.Firecrackers,bottle rockets,lanterns,roman candles,etc. are completely safe. Yes you shouldn't let small children play with fireworks,but thats called being a good parent,why do you need a law to bann all fireworks? Example;"Allow small children to play with 1400 temp. sparkling rods?"Hey genious,good parents would't allow that and should come to that conclusion on their own. Sure m-80's and aerial bombs are dangerous and should be handled by pro's but regular firecrackers? Why is everything fun illegal in Illinois? Well I'll tell you why, you people are all socialists,cradle to grave,let the govornment take care of me,I can't handle anything myself,socialists.Govornment can't take care of you, that's something you should have been taught long ago. You should be able to decide for yourself what's good for you and what's not.This fireworks example is just a small peice of the problem.People here in Illinois and I'll be more specific,chicago,are mindwashed into beleiving that they can't make a simple decision on their own about anything. You disgust me,all of you who think like that,or rather,who can't think or refuse to think for themselves. You don't deserve to celebrate the 4th of July because the 4th of July is about FREEDOM and you don't beleive in that here.Not everything is meant for "The Children", but I find there are very few "Adults" here in the city.Why don't you just bann the entire Bill of Rights, it's for "The Children".
We worked the firework show downtown and what a joke! Looking at these idiots trying to cram on public transportation. Is that what you call fun? Why would anyone want to be exposed to that or even have their children in that environment?
pussy asses complaining about fireworks! god damn grumpy old men. ruining my fun since I was a fucking kid.
How satisfying was it to see Huberman at the helm of the CTA on the busiest day of the year and watch the system fail miserably.
Just a little sidenote Huberman was riding the CTA last week and observed a PO working special close his eyes for a minute. Huberman went out of his way to jam this guy up.....took it all the way to the SUPER. He said the CTA is paying way too much to have a PO sleeping on duty (which he wasnt)......WELL RONNIE WE ARE PAYING TOO MUCH TAXES TO HAVE THE CTA FAIL ON THE BUSIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR and run like a third world system.......KARMA IS SO PLEASING ISNT IT? RONNIE IF YOU WANNA BE THE MAN U FIRST MUST BE THE MAN AND YOU NEVER WERE...WE DONT RESPECT YOU....THAT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN NEVER OVERCOME.
A shot out to my boy the shizzle dizzle wizzle bam rizzle!!
Nice UUW pinch boss!
Is it true that you now lead TRU in UUW arrests after last night?
No shizzle!
I watched the fireworks on channel 50 last night, being as I am sane enough to not go down there on my night off. Every time they panned the crowd, there were numerous young black males throwing up gang signs. Says a lot about Chicago right there. Maybe Mary Mitchell will write a column about it. Probably not. In any case, the video should be sent to the Olympic committee.
As for the person above complaining about not enough police presence: if every sworn officer in the City was down there, we'd still be outnumbered something like a thousand to one. There but for the Grace of God that nothing serious happened.
Cubbies on a roll!! Sox still can't figure it out!!!!!!!!!
7/04/2007 11:10:00 AM
You should have waited to post that-- Cubs got diced in DC!
I met Matt Tobias for the first time last night. Seems like a good guy. Why all the bad mouthing and negativity about him here?
7/04/2007 08:07:00 AM
Because! he is a company man. sure nice guy today yet tomorrow he'll fuck over you in a minute. Daley tells him to throw you under the bus(you gone).
Happy Independence Day!!!
God Bless America and Her Guardians!!!
May She Always triumph!!!
OFF TOPIC; but happy 4th to u'all!
I see that offender is in custody, the one that shot the other kid in Evanstoned(Cusackland)last week. I also see that the shooter had a Skokie address. Im glad to see Skokie is practicing "diversity" and hope they are embracing it the way we were forced to do so in the shity!
2100 hrs roll call in middle of Hiawathia park 1 marked, 1 unmarked , and 2 papv's, drove around the the entire park with mars lights on, scared everyone away. What a waste of man power!!!
To Leo Memorial: Is your TV set broke? Being the steet saavy person you are, why the hell would anyone want to down there with a crowd of 1 million people. You're asking for trouble. And the Taste..... you're outta your mind!
Happy Birthday America!!!
Off Topic:
Does anyone knows what happened to the other guns that is suposed to be approved by this time. I've seen the draft of the G.O and the rumor is that it's supposed to be pass by the end of June.
Here is a thought that a wise friend mentioned to me; since fireworks are outlawed and everyone has them maybe we should outlaw ALL guns so everyone can have a gun! Support the NRA and the Second Amendment because the next gun they take might be YOURS!
P.S. Thanks to all the vets and their families for their sacrifices. Lord knows without them the dummycrats and liberals wouldn’t be able to spout all their B.S..
I stay far away from downtown and Grant Park on 3July, and advise friends and family to do the same. It is a disaster waiting to happen.
I was never so ashamed. Plain clothes 016 but kissers driving around telling everyone the Commander is coming to lock you up.
Makes me sick how americans are balless and fucking clueless.
This how the fourth has been celebrated for as long as I can remember.
Happy fourth to all who arent afraid to be Americans.
Why dont they clean up the bud billiken nonsense. You butt kissers would crap your panties if you had to deal with them.
Boo Yah!
Happy 4th of July to everyone, and thank you to our military for all that we have…
Open Post:
My friends were visiting from out of town. On their last day, we went downtown to the Taste & Fireworks. My friend’s husband is a (recently) retired FL cop. First of all, there was a complete lack of police presence and crowd control. My girlfriend almost got hurt, because we were all pressed together and could barely move ANYWHERE. At that point, I had to go into full city mode and protect myself, elbows up and trying to move to locate a place to get out of this mix.
It was the equivalent of being in an expanded housing project, people drinking/drunk just standing in one place blocking the foot traffic, hearing the word nigger repeated over and over, and very LITTLE police w/no control. It was the same thing repeated all over again as day turned night, and we headed to the lakefront to see the fireworks.
Why were private boats allowed to come near the crowd was beyond us. There could have easily been some whacked person or terrorists with a bomb or something on a boat. There were some lifeguards close to the Yacht Club, but none as we headed toward Soldier Field. There were some people talking about jumping in for a swim.
We left early only to go to the Roosevelt CTA station to board the Orange Line. This was around 10:15 pm or so. There was a huge crowd that wrapped down the street and then some, and a crowd way too large trying to squeeze into (3) doorways. People were getting hurt trying to get into the station. We finally made it to the platform which was dangerously over capacity. It was a surprise that nobody fell on the tracks.
It’s no wonder our city has the problems that we do. The police have absolutely NO powers where as the public has more power then they do. This was so apparent to myself and friends. We also need more police officers on the streets.
There is no way in hell Chicago will be able to handle an Olympic venue let alone any type of terrorist attack.
Their were a million people down there, just like every year, you would need 10,000 officers down there to properly handle it, factoring in that almost all are law-abiding. What did you expect? most street-saavy Chicagoans know better than to go down there at all, let alone on the 3rd.......
To LEM,
1 million people +, when the final count is done it will be more like 1.3 million.
Did you enjoy the food and festivities? Did you enjoy the music? Did you enjoy the fireworks?
Did you get robbed, beaten or raped? were you injured in any way? Did you arrive home safe?
Sounds like a fairly decent evening to me in a crowd or more than a million people.
What did you expect it to be, a walk in the park?
Walking around with your elbows up in the air to push through the crowds? Sounds like you were part of the problem!
And then you have the nerve to bash the POLICE because you were uncomfortable in a crowd that size.
NEXT TIME STAY HOME!
"Its a strange way to celebrate a holiday. Launch explosives in the air? Allow small children to play with 1400 temp. sparkling rods? Maybe driving around honking your car horn is not that bad after all.
7/04/2007 07:02:00 AM"
Perhaps parental supervision would prevent these sort of accidents. Too bad parental supervison wasn't involved when you were being conceived? Then we could be saved from ludicrious comments such as yours. Please tell us you are sterile so the assinine dummy gene does not pass to another generation YOU GODDAMN GOOF!!
One must attend the ceremony at the National Mall on the Fourth of July to truly appreciate America.
It was the equivalent of being in an expanded housing project, people drinking/drunk just standing in one place blocking the foot traffic, hearing the word nigger repeated over and over, and very LITTLE police w/no control. It was the same thing repeated all over again as day turned night, and we headed to the lakefront to see the fireworks.
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Libs run the town. Police touch someone and get fired, or say stop it and then get a CR. It will get worse and worse until the cities is worse then Detriot.
"2100 hrs roll call in middle of Hiawathia park 1 marked, 1 unmarked , and 2 papv's, drove around the the entire park with mars lights on, scared everyone away. What a waste of man power!!! "
Meanwhile Portage Park is up for grabs with The Kings calling the shots& the Polock Mafia Mf's sulking around looking for a reason to cap someone. Why is 016 turning into a shithole?, one has to look no further than Price with his dopey grin and hellbent attitude to screw POs.
That's his priority,Sick.
ANY ONE NOTICE M80 S DONT SOUND LIKE THEY USED TOO.
DIDNT SEE A 12 DIST CAR ALL NIGHT SMART MOVE.
KITS SEEM TO BE MORE POPULAR NOW 2.
to 7/04/2007 11:11:00 PM,
Was there years ago on the 4th. Sat on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial and watched the celebration. You are very correct. It was absolutely beautiful. The experience has been unmatched.
I LOVE THE SMELL OF GUN POWDER IN THE MORNING! IN 007 TONIGHT AT OGDEN PARK 799 MADE ALL THE POLICE LEAVE AS HE SAID ON THE RADIO IT WIL CAUSE A RIOT TO REMOVE THE PEOPLE FROM THAT SPOT! GREAT JOB 799 WE WILL FIX EVERYTHING THURSDAY THEN YOU WONDER WHY THIS CITY IS SO FUCKED UP? FUCK THE ANIMALS THERE ORDER THEM TO LEAVE IF THEY REFUSE WATER CANNONS OR CALL OUR "BLUE THUNDER" ATTACK HELICOPTER IN TO DO THE JOB! ENOUGH OF THIS BULLSHIT!
"Cubbies on a roll!! Sox still can't figure it out!!!!!!!!!"
Sox went to the big dance and won it all!
Cubbies choked with only 5 outs to go!
Hey Cub fans... Got Bartman?
To Leomemorial:
Why on Earth would you bring anyone you CARED about down to the Taste on its busiest night? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
Didn't like being squeezed in with the million plus others? I don't either. THAT'S WHY I WON'T GO.
And shocked at the "ghettofabulous" language going on around the taste? IT'S A FREE EVENT. YOU GO TO THOSE KINDS OF EVENTS, YOU GET A LITTLE "FLAVA"
FROM EVERY CORNER IN THE CITY.
You've been in this City long enough to know where NOT to go on certain days, at certain events.
If you don't go there yourself, or with your family, why would you bring your friends? Also, if every PO in the City was downtown, it wouldn't have been enough for the 3rd of July at the Taste. BE GRATEFUL that at least up to now, no one has been shot, murdered or sexually assaulted at the Taste this year. Be especially grateful that no major catastrophies occurred with the "brownout" of the CTA EL system. I can't even imagine being trapped on a train with no open windows for a half hr. or longer. Thanks, Huberman!!
I'm no fan of Huberman, but no copper has any business being in uniform and having his eyes closed "even for a minute" while riding a CTA train. If you're tired, stay home. But if you sign up to work these special employment ventures, by all means, show up alert & sober. We've had enough embarrassment to the profession for this year.
7/04/2007 10:43:00 PM
Seeing that it is now the 5th, I would say it isn't approved and won't be until we get a new sup.
Morale will never improve under Superintendnet Phil Cline.
"Hell, I could probably pay some MLDs protection and get better service."
Yah why don't you go ahead and do that Moron................
Hey 0500 you must be the one shacking up with huberman you fucking tool you sound like some back stabbing fucking boss
Anonymous said...
pussy asses complaining about fireworks! god damn grumpy old men. ruining my fun since I was a fucking kid.
7/04/2007 04:58:00 PM
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RALPH PRICE WINS!!!! HURRAY!!!
Chicago is not the only place where things can get out of control on the 4th. Several years ago I was in Boston on the 4th. Went to the Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade. Boston PD was practically non-existent. There was NO crowd control. People kept packing into the lawn area near the bandshell. There were no police in the area to keep open aisles so folks could move.
Later, when there was no room to move and some people needed to get out to get food or drinks or use the bathroom, others in their path were getting stepped on or fallen on. Drunken idiots got into fights with others in their path.
A very petite woman with two little kids was nearly trampled near where I was sitting. A bunch of us linked arms, elbows out, and formed a circle around the mom and kids and made a path for all of us to get out safely. Some of us went to an area behind the bandshell where you couldn't see the orchestra on stage but could hear fine from the speakers and had a great view of the fireworks. BPD continued to be an utter failure on the scene when the crowd was leaving after the concert.
One thing that was done right that I'd like to see here was that the MBTA (local transit) police were counting heads of people going into the train stations and were letting in less than one trainful of people at a time. Everyone else had to wait on the street until a train had moved through the station. That kept the stations and trains a lot safer.
leomemorial said...
Happy 4th of July to everyone, and thank you to our military for all that we have…
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Well what type of police presence would you like there?
Every tac team & inside unit was pulled out and that wouldn't even put a dent in controlling the 1 million+ people they had there.
As I said in a previous post; if shit would have hit the fan, we would have lost. We were WAAAAYYYY out numbered. To listen to the white shirts say they had enough police coverage just made me laugh. You're right if we get the Olympics or any other big event(which I'm praying we don't), we're f*ed.
7/05/2007 05:19:00 PM
Seriously, we need more cops on the streets. Period. Taste or no Taste.
Since my friends were visiting out of town, they were really more interested in the Macy's Fireworks display. It was so bad that we couldn't even grab a dinner and had to wait until we got back to my neighborhood.
But back to the Taste of Ghettocago. Can't thsi city help you out? Doesn't the CPD have some type of cadet program? I saw some @ the Patriot Parade. They should also be charging soem type of fee, and then the city should use the money from the fees to hire American Heritage or some other kick ass security company to help our PD out.
P.s. Great coverage in the Clearing area last night by the skeleton crew out here... thanx
Cubbies on a roll!! Sox still can't figure it out!!!!!!!!!"
Sox went to the big dance and won it all!
Cubbies choked with only 5 outs to go!
Hey Cub fans... Got Bartman?
7/05/2007 02:41:00 AM
Ummm-- sox fan? Stop living in the past and move out of your mom's basement. NOW
How about Aldercreature Mike Z (23)and Leo the Ball less wonder detailing two cars to Wentworth Park to stop the fireworks. Went to the park with my family and learned that these officers were assigned to keep the park firework free while more serious crime runs ramped throughout the area. Confirmed today that the order came direct from ZEE because some old B*tch kept complaining. ZEE's office people could not believe the Boss of the 8th District would listen to him and actually put cars in the park all night. Now I know who to call when I need police assistance, not 911 or the 8th District, I will call ZEE, he obviously has control of the police assignments in the 8th district.
Ummm-- sox fan? Stop living in the past and move out of your mom's basement. NOW
7/05/2007 10:06:00 PM
Yeah but the Cubs still suck, and badly at that. Oh geez, get excited because they're two f'in games over .500. How pathetic.
Fireworks? Toys of the white trash. Whats wrong with just a family cookout? Do like I do, pick the stuff that lands in your yard and dump it in thats cops yard.
How about Aldercreature Mike Z (23)and Leo the Ball less wonder detailing two cars to Wentworth Park to stop the fireworks. Went to the park with my family and learned that these officers were assigned to keep the park firework free while more serious crime runs ramped throughout the area. Confirmed today that the order came direct from ZEE because some old B*tch kept complaining. ZEE's office people could not believe the Boss of the 8th District would listen to him and actually put cars in the park all night. Now I know who to call when I need police assistance, not 911 or the 8th District, I will call ZEE, he obviously has control of the police assignments in the 8th district.
7/05/2007 10:08:00 PM
yep. didn't they have two homicides in 008 that day too?
Keep up the good work you worthless aldermorons.
I LOVE THE SMELL OF GUN POWDER IN THE MORNING! IN 007 TONIGHT AT OGDEN PARK 799 MADE ALL THE POLICE LEAVE AS HE SAID ON THE RADIO IT WIL CAUSE A RIOT TO REMOVE THE PEOPLE FROM THAT SPOT! GREAT JOB 799 WE WILL FIX EVERYTHING THURSDAY THEN YOU WONDER WHY THIS CITY IS SO FUCKED UP? FUCK THE ANIMALS THERE ORDER THEM TO LEAVE IF THEY REFUSE WATER CANNONS OR CALL OUR "BLUE THUNDER" ATTACK HELICOPTER IN TO DO THE JOB! ENOUGH OF THIS BULLSHIT!
7/05/2007 12:56:00 AM
Are you willing to get hurt or possibly killed over it? Willing for your fellow PO's to get hurt or killed? Do you think maybe that was on the Boss's mind? No, couldn't be, everyone knows every white shirt is a pussy...
Why anyone would be willing to put themselves at risk for a park in Englewood is completely beyond me. Sorry toughguy, the boss made the right call. You'll have to wait another day to bleed for a bunch of people that hate you.
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