Police Heroes
- Four police officers who helped rescue hostages from a downtown office building and a firefighter who rescued an 8-year-old received the city's highest awards for heroism at a City Hall ceremony today.
- Police officers Richard Nelson and Christopher Tenton and SWAT team officers Felipe Nunez and Charles Rhein were recognized with the Carter Harrison Police Award for their actions in ending a fatal shooting and hostage situation in a downtown office building Dec. 8.
A reminder that even among the scandal, heroes do their job, day in and day out.
Congratulations Officers. (Sun Times coverage also)
Congratulations Officers. (Sun Times coverage also)
Labels: good news
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
97 Comments:
The only thing that looked more foolish than the exempts at the SOS press conference was all of their bullshit awards, Mauer style. What ever happened to the theory of honest awards that you could be proud of??
CAPS Award= you attended at least one CAPS meeting the year CAPS was started, and bitched about getting stuck in a protype CAPS District the entire year.
Democratic Convention Award=you were alive and breathing the 3rd week of Aug 2006, even if you were on furlough and physically in Florida or Mexico, you got the award.
Life Saving Award=you and 20 other PO’s all fought each other to help an 80 year old out of a building when the pot on her stove caught on fire and the entire 20 PO’s were all nominated.
(OEMC calls where there is any chance of receiving a Life Saving Award has been the leading cause of preventable traffic accidents between 2001-2007).
Jewish Convention=assisted with traffic/crowd control or held an exempts clip board during a very minor gathering of Palestinian protestors. The organizers had a lot of clout for this nonsense to get this award approved.
Honorable Mention Award=you arrested 50 Felony Shoplifters in the 001st or 018th Districts.
Unit Meritorious Award=you rode the coat tails of 1 or 2 guys and everyone else in the Unit counted their activity, even the secretaries who answered telephones and drank coffee the entire year, and the entire Unit was nominated for the work of 1 or 2 officers.
Problem Solving Award=you rode around your CAPS coordinator’s residence in the district a few times and scared away the local bangers for a week. After begging the CAPS coordinator to write you a praising letter and after you receive the award, you never go near that block again.
Future Awards being considered by Research and Development:
SOS Award=you were a member of SOS between 1995 to 2007 and were never indicted or asked to testify against any other SOS officer with the promise that you would not be criminally convicted but you could still lose your job for breaking numerous Rules and Regulations. This award will take the shape of Finnegan’s big head.
CLINE Award=any member that kissed his ass, played volleyball with him (a few NAGIS people), cut his grass, had a neighbor who knew him through a third cousin or helped with the police memorial strictly for your own political gain and you were meritoriously promoted AND/OR placed in NAGIS or Gang Intelligence and were given a take home car to use for your personal use 24 hours a day without the department caring because you were always out meeting an informant. The award will have a red background with a McDonald’s yellow “M” in the middle.
Bud Biliken Award=you babysat 100-200 illegitimate children their mothers or grandmothers let run away the entire parade so they could utilize CPD babysitting services. This award will take the shape of a 40 ounce bottle of Steel Reserve beer and be golden in color.
CR AWARD=you received 50 CR numbers within any 5 year period. Any member receiving over 75 CR numbers within a 5 year period will wear this award with a gold leaf.
Chris, I know you will reading this site today. Does this mean you will be telling us how great you are for another year????
Good job guys! We could use some positive press. Even if it's on page 46. You guys reflect the true colors of this department.
Stay safe!
I heard only Phil was getting the award. Something like that is a team effort 100%. Great job. A real team effort!!
The courage these men showed makes me proud.
Congrats Gents. Well done.
Ironic part of it all is that as much as heros these cops are, many who are able to defeat a armed offender or make a great arrest... aren't noticed because they didnt fatally wound an offender. But congrates to all.
I just watch the news conference... for the first time in 10 years, I'm truly ashamed to be associated with this department. Watch the non-verbal communication with Grau in the background. He knows how we all feel. It's like pulling teeth. Are we living in Detroit? We need to pull ourseves together brothers.
Stay safe.
Yeah, funny how the guys in these units keep pileing up awards aint it?
Next I suppose your going to tell us its all on the up and up right?
These awards are so lane. You could win all you want, but screw up, you are gone.
The had to disband the unit after the last three were stripped. These new stripees are flipping on even more things that happened at SOS to save their souls from their bullshit bar arrests.10/09/2007 05:19:00 PM
3 lazy idiots from SOS are now looking at losing their jobs and jail time just because they were too lazy to do a "licensed premise check" at the tavern on 63rd Street.
"Yeah, just say we locked 'em up outside. Those cameras don't work."
Way to go dipshits!!! Are you going to wear your black hooded sweatshirts over your uniforms in court also??
10/09/2007 05:43:00 PM
It's a shame that you two are making a comment about me anonymously(cowards), those who know me and my old partner know that we don't deserve this stuff that is rolling down hill, both of you who made those comments are no different than the idiots on the street or worse the media. Don't be so quick to judge when you don't have the whole story.I should't have to tell you this but don't believe everything you see in the news or read in the paper.There is a reason that there never was a cr # obtained or a law suit filed until now, almost 4 years later, think about it! After this is all said and done you or any other cowards who post about me anonymous will owe me a apology. So if you have a comment keep it to yourself or say it to my face. I wish my fellow brothers, sisters and the media would stop lumping us in with finigan and his crew, we never made a arrest with this man or anyone from his crew, ever! As far as snitching, I have no reason to snitch, there is nothing to snitch about..... Ask someone who knows us and see if they think we deserve this treatment and slander by the department, co workers "I never meet" and the media.
For those who know me it's ok to comment about me with your intials so I know that I have support, I can use all the support I can get in these difficult times. I shouldn't have to come on this site and defend myself, thats what friends are suppose to do!!Thanks signed : G I
Congrats at least some positive press great job!
I wrote in last week and jumped on 433's ass for tagging my car. Sorry for the rant but that ticket was the icing on an already horrendous day for me. I know he was just doing his job and after several MGDs and a couple of deep breaths I'm all better. Please accept my apology.
Fran Spielman did a very nice job of covering the awards for both the CST and Daily Southtown.
Mark Brown's got nothing. So much for the breathy immediacy of last week's column of 'people need to know.'
Media shoots more crap than Skye Masterson.
""Jewish Convention=assisted with traffic/crowd control or held an exempts clip board during a very minor gathering of Palestinian protestors. The organizers had a lot of clout for this nonsense to get this award approved."
DIDNT KNOW THIS AWARD EVEN EXISTED.
DOES THAT MEAN A RAINBOW RIBBON FOR THE GAY PRIDE PARADE IS'NT FAR BEHIND?(No Pun intended)
Hey, I babysat those kids when momma got her mack on. Where can I pick up my Bud Biliken award?
Is it really an award or is it a fictional creation that someone conjured so we could have a party?
I love awards. I have over seven hundred department commendations. They help me get through all the crap I put up with on this job.
Whenever I'm feeling a little blue, I just go down to Kale's and buy another one.
Stay safe.
Way to go CT...
It is Easy Like Sunday Morning....
Way to go Richie!!! I knew when.
How about that off-duty cop in Wisconsin shooting up a house party. Isn't this a reason to have prohibited carry of firearms while drinking?
it is ashame that these officers received carter/harrison award for hiding behind pillars and having a sharpshooter take the goof out. there are plenty of incidents that officers are shot at numerous times or shot. it goes to show it pays to know somebody.
yesterday the carter/harrison award was shamed. it proved that if you cry enough to get something, it will happen if your connected enough. congrats to all the other officers who truly put their lives on the line in shootings, etc throughout the year.
Read the newspaper article. The cops must have hurt themselves pattting themselves on the back. Then read what the firefighter says. Remember when those two awards were given out to only one cop and one fireman? Remember when you just about had to get killed to get one of them? But I also remember when you would see a press conference and the exempts didn't look like some third world country general with all that shit on their chest. Shit sure has changed in 25 years.
did anyone see the coverage of this story on FOXNews? they showed 8 firemen and interviewed them and nothing about the poilce officers.
i am proudest of my honorable mention that i recieved in the academy on recruitment day. i directed traffic into the whitney young parking. it was pretty hairy. a tough day all around. i believe we only got a half-hour lunch.
at least they work for bosses that recognize their hard work. must be nice! working for a boss that pisses on you and refuses to put you and the other go getters in for anything sucks. those were the days working for a boss that appreciates the hard work you do for him.
Good job lads.
SCC, please post this poll! As a officer, what do you hate the most? A)Hair gel B) Black hoodies or C) Blue toofs
I work in 022 & "SUPERCOPS" from other districts and units bitch about the Officers here. Now with the disbanding of SOS, I hope we get some more Officers to show us how to do the job, seeing that everyone else has all the answers. If 022, along with 008, 016, etc, had the appropriate manpower, the job would get done. The hidden units, TRU, etc are a drain on our manpower. I was unaware that TRU had that many Officers (400) & Sgt's. The department makes it sound like we couldn't do without TRU, when in fact, the department was able to get by until a couple years ago without it. Someone posted that disbanding TRU would send ONLY 4 Officers to each of the 75 watches. Ask any watch commander & I guaranteee he/she would be ecstatic to have 4 more bodies!
BE SAFE!!!
Congrats!
Typical of the dirty rat media!
Bury the good cop deeds and highlight the bad cop deeds!
I work in 022 & "SUPERCOPS" from other districts and units bitch about the Officers here. Now with the disbanding of SOS, I hope we get some more Officers to show us how to do the job, seeing that everyone else has all the answers. If 022, along with 008, 016, etc, had the appropriate manpower, the job would get done...
10/10/2007 03:43:00 PM
Speaking of manpower in 022...
TRU would send ONLY 4 Officers to each of the 75 watches. Ask any watch commander & I guaranteee he/she would be ecstatic to have 4 more bodies!
BE SAFE!!!
It's 4 per district not per watch, now what do you think?
WTF? No awards for Hitney, Schmitz, or Seiser?
NO JUSTICE , NO PEACE, STOP DISSIN' DA REAL PO-LEECE!!!!!
its all bullshit...
GI I have known you for about 7 years yes you are a pain in the ass and left of center but we all are. I will talk to you in person. Trust me when I say I know what it is like to have idiots on this job start BS with only 1/10 the facts. Keep your head up.
KM
Sun Times had half page of SOS being disbanded and a small inset picture of awards? Couldn't it have been the other way around?
And did anyone else see Jesse Jackson on Fox this morning talking about there should be fitness centers in the housing projects? He talked himself into a trance. For once even he seemed to realize how ridiculous he sounded ("I don't see any elliptical trainers or treadmills necessary for health and fitness") but that didn't stop him from running his big mouth. First of all, I wonder how long "elliptical trainers" would last when plumbing is pulled right out of the walls. And, two, he's talking to a woman who he helped get an apt in 1973 AND SHE'S STILL THERE! Do me a favor, you want Bally's? Pay for a fucking membership like everybody else does.
The most ridiculous award is that new Powers Leadership Award awarded only to exempts. Just goes to show there are no leaders on this job just supervisors. Anyone with military experience would know what a joke it is to give an award out to a supervisor for demonstarting leadership.
16 SWAT officers dumped from program today. The reason...having a total of 9 or more CR #s in their career. Starks supposedly bringing in 19 of his hand selected crew, for replacements.
How about that off-duty cop in Wisconsin shooting up a house party. Isn't this a reason to have prohibited carry of firearms while drinking?
No. It's a reason to prohibit 20 year olds from coming on the job.
So much for being a hero larry g got dumped from SOS today
"those were the days working for a boss that appreciates the hard work you do for him.
10/10/2007 02:06:00 PM"
COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHEN THOSE WERE? I'M GOING ON 18YEARS& HAVEN'T SEEN THEM YET...
I saw a female commander wearing a bro toof at Saint Judes. Is she that busy? What a f@#$ing disgrace!
Bury the good cop deeds and highlight the bad cop deeds!
=====================================
You go to a restaurant 19 times and get 19 great meals.
You go the 20th time and there's a roach in your food.
Which one do you remember?
Are you going back for meal 21?
YOU NEED T.R.U. ON THAT WALL..YOU DON'T WANT THE TRUTH T. R. U IS THA SHIT
Anonymous said...
I wrote in last week and jumped on 433's ass for tagging my car. Sorry for the rant but that ticket was the icing on an already horrendous day for me. I know he was just doing his job and after several MGDs and a couple of deep breaths I'm all better. Please accept my apology.
10/10/2007 08:31:00 AM
Cool!
We all have those days.
Anonymous said...
it is ashame that these officers received carter/harrison award for hiding behind pillars and having a sharpshooter take the goof out. there are plenty of incidents that officers are shot at numerous times or shot. it goes to show it pays to know somebody.
10/10/2007 12:22:00 PM
Dork!
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
The 008th Dist jams up another cops kid. The other night an off duty 003rd Dist cop gives his 19 year old son his car to run an errand. The officer had forgotten his secondary weapon in the glove compartment. A block away from the officer's home his son is pulled over. The 008th Dist. Officers search the vehicle and discover the weapon, still in its holster fully loaded. A neighbor who knows the 003rd Dist. Officer and his son, calls the 003rd Dist. Officer to inform him of his son being arrested. Upon his arrival on the scene, the 003rd Dist. Officer is informed that his son was in possession of a gun. The officer from 003 informs the 008th Dist Sgt on the scene that the gun was left in the glove compartment accidentally. To bad, so sad for the 003rd Dist. Cop and his son. The son was arrested and charged, a C.R.# was obtained and the 003rd Dist officer's vehicle was impounded. I know what you're thinking, the 003rd dist cop, and/or his son must have been beligerant, loud or out of pocket. According to an 008th Dist officer at the scene, the officer from 003 was quite cordial all things considered. There used to be a time when we looked out for one another on this job. A time when a situation like this could be handled correctly. Intent is still a key element when it comes to charging an individual. The officers on scene, including the green Sgt., ignored the 003rd Dist officer on the scene, and went forward with putting a case on an innocent person. It was rumored that the Sgt. Pushed the arrest of the innocent youth at the request of the on duty W.C. whom acted Earnestly. Thats The 008th Dist for you.
10/08/2007 11:53:00 AM
--------------------------------
nope all wrong shots fired call over there kid was a piece of shit cop was even a bigger piece of shit 003rd dist cop got a cr# on the arresting officers. cop shouldnt have left his pistol accessible to his piece of shit gangbanging kid
-----------------------------------
The above listed response is indicative of 008th Dist Cops. Note to the 008th Dist Aryan Nation. Being young and black with braids doesn't automatically make someone a gang-banging piece of shit. Putting a case on an innocent person does however make you a piece of shit police officer. Just ask the former 008th Dist officers and bosses who got caught up in the S.O.S. debacle. Every dog ass has his day. But back to the facts, yes there was a call of shots fired, however the caller was on scene telling the 008th Dist cops that the car they had pulled over was not the one they were looking for. The Sgt on scene should have gotten a C.R. on the 003rd dist cop. That's the procedure when the police do something wrong like forget your gun in your car, or lie on a case report and put an INNOCENT person in jail. The 008th Dist; New station same fucked up cops.
Hey 11:46pm... very ingenious but I think someone has waaayyy too much time on his hands.
Thanks for the laugh I needed it.
10/10/2007 10:25:00 AM & 10/10/2007 03:11:00 PM
Thanks for the laugh!!!!!! I really needed that today.
^5
Anonymous said...
How about that off-duty cop in Wisconsin shooting up a house party. Isn't this a reason to have prohibited carry of firearms while drinking?
10/10/2007 12:12:00 PM
DUH he was 20 years old. probably would have done this drunk or sober. is it a good idea to carry a gun when you are drinking ? not really. but, the saying, that its better to be judges by 12 than carried by six is why you should carry all the time. that gun is to protect you and yours, nothing else while off duty. call 911, that is your obligation and no more than that ! seems to me this statement came from one of our new college educated supercops.
They should replace S.O.S. with the "Club Gibbons Crew" from 025. Between Danny Young's bagpipes, Seiser's ticketbooks, and Johnny Cakes McNichol's tactical arrest skills, that should be enough to redeem the sagging unit.
CLUB GIBBON'S CREW ASSEMBLE!!!!!
Off topic: tonight's channel 2 news: http://cbs2chicago.com/specialreports/local_story_283220828.html
featured Jim Mullen and his disability situation. I don't think most POs understand what it's like to be on duty disability. All are awarded 75% of their current salary. Some, like Jim, are given permanent disability and will remain at 75% of whatever the current salary is. The others receive no raises until their salary is at 60% of the current salary. They then receive raises to remain at 60%. THIS IS NOT ENOUGH TO LIVE ON. Disabled POs have tried for a long time to have this changed. Of course the mayor has ignored us, the city council has ignored us and, shamefully, the FOP- after many promises- has ignored us. The ideal solution would be to raise Jim to 100% and allow others on duty disability to have their pension locked in at 75%. We're not goldbrickers and we didn't ask to be in this position. We should not have to be put in a position where we have to beg.
Please Richie Please !!!!! Get rid of Starks and pick a Supe.
Anonymous said...
16 SWAT officers dumped from program today. The reason...having a total of 9 or more CR #s in their career. Starks supposedly bringing in 19 of his hand selected crew, for replacements.
10/10/2007 07:52:00 PM
IN ANOTHER STORY YEARS AGO HAROLD WASHINGTON BROUGHT HIS DETAIL IN TO QUALIFY THROUGH THEIR COMMANDER AND GUESS WHAT THEY SHOT THE RANGE UP, MISSED ALMOST EVERY TARGET! GOD HELP US IF STARKS PUTS HIS "CAN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT CREW IN", IF YOU HAVE A HBT INCINDENT AND THESE JAGBALLS SHOW UP "BE AFRAID BE VERY AFRAID"!
The above listed response is indicative of 008th Dist Cops. Note to the 008th Dist Aryan Nation. Being young and black with braids doesn't automatically make someone a gang-banging piece of shit. Putting a case on an innocent person does however make you a piece of shit police officer. Just ask the former 008th Dist officers and bosses who got caught up in the S.O.S. debacle. Every dog ass has his day. But back to the facts, yes there was a call of shots fired, however the caller was on scene telling the 008th Dist cops that the car they had pulled over was not the one they were looking for. The Sgt on scene should have gotten a C.R. on the 003rd dist cop. That's the procedure when the police do something wrong like forget your gun in your car, or lie on a case report and put an INNOCENT person in jail. The 008th Dist; New station same fucked up cops.
10/10/2007 09:18:00 PM
OK REV JACKSON CUT THE BULLSHIT STOP POSTING HERE ASSWIPE!
Anonymous said...
16 SWAT officers dumped from program today. The reason...having a total of 9 or more CR #s in their career. Starks supposedly bringing in 19 of his hand selected crew, for replacements.
10/10/2007 07:52:00 PM
Going to have open city wide try outs,will be interesting.
Anonymous said...
Would anyone we interested with teh decrtification of FOP and let a real union come in TEAMSTERS 714 they just singed state police
10/10/2007 01:09:00 PM
-----------------------------------
Is this true?
If so, how do we, as members, switch from FOP to Teamsters?
Those guys don't put up with shit! I bet we'd get a better contract.
Maybe they'd have the balls to rally PO's to do the one thing that sticks it to the city.
Seeing as we cannot strike, time to hit em in the pocket!!
CPD just announced a "perfect attendence" ribbon.
I am not joking, there is an order on it.
If you were not on the medical for the past three years, and did not serve a suspension during that time, you have a ribbon coming.
What next?
From today's Tribune:
Starks said that part of the reorganization of the special operations unit would include sending most of its officers back to more strictly supervised assignments. It would also add about 80 officers to the Targeted Responsive Unit, a similarly organized unit run out of the department's patrol division.
-----------------------------------
Actually, TRU is under Strategic Deployment, no the Patrol Division.
Like we need 80 more anyhow, put them back in the districts where we run on skeleton crews every day and every night!!
From Daley's budget:
"The owner of a home with a market value of $225,000 would pay about $100 more a year under the property-tax increase, according to city budget officials."
-----------------------------------
Well thank god he can count on continuing to get the inner-city vote as the vast majority of them do not have houses worth that.
And the middle class gets crewed again.
I am applying to suburban PD's, this is the final straw.
Fuck the Fuhrer!!
Re: The coppers kid locked up in 8th for the copper leaving his service weapon in the car.
My wife found a red thong in the glove compartment of my car. A token given to me by a female friend.
Now can she look in the glove compartment or is that an illegal search and seizure?
Because I will sue the Old Lady if I can.
So, just over a week ago, STARKS calls SOS and asks for the racial makeup of the SWAT team. Why Starks, why the race card. SOS gets disbanded yet 6 black Sgt's remain and 30 personnel (all black) remain. At the same time 16 SWAT officers get launched for having 9 CR#'s in a 5 year period. Why the odd # Dana ? Was there somebody with 10 you are trying to protect, or someone with 9 you are trying to bone. And having asked for the racial makeup, how is it that all but one of the SWAT officers that were launched are white. Me thinks you need to change the batteries in your speak and spell and use it to fill out your retirement papers !
Keep the lawsuits coming! Who is behind this one? Shitbird Ekls or Andy Dick? May they both rot.
-----------------------------------
The owner of a Southwest Side bar raided in 2004 by officers of the police Special Operations Section filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing city and police officials of engaging in a "racketeering enterprise" that allowed rogue cops to terrorize and harass people for several years without fear of discipline.
Filed one day after interim police Supt. Dana Starks disbanded the unit, which was mired in a deepening corruption scandal, the owner of Caballo's bar, Barbara Heidegger, filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking more than $5 million in damages for violation of civil rights that allegedly took place during the March 2004 raid.
Video of the raid—led by indicted Officer Jerome Finnigan—appears to have been the last straw in a heap of allegations against the elite unit.
Two men who were arrested in the raid are preparing a separate suit, said Christopher Smith, a lawyer for Heidegger and the two men.
“We have a choice: Do we maintain city services and make investments needed to keep Chicago moving forward. Or do we cut services, make substantial layoffs and risk falling behind?” Daley asked aldermen during a 47-minute budget address to the City Council.
-----------------------------------
You are joking right? Like the answer isn't that obvious you fucking mental midget.
Try cutting thousands of your patronage jobs, we should all be fine!
When will the sheeple who blindly vote democrat wake up?
The above listed response is indicative of 008th Dist Cops. Note to the 008th Dist Aryan Nation. Being young and black with braids doesn't automatically make someone a gang-banging piece of shit. Putting a case on an innocent person does however make you a piece of shit police officer. Just ask the former 008th Dist officers and bosses who got caught up in the S.O.S. debacle. Every dog ass has his day. But back to the facts, yes there was a call of shots fired, however the caller was on scene telling the 008th Dist cops that the car they had pulled over was not the one they were looking for. The Sgt on scene should have gotten a C.R. on the 003rd dist cop. That's the procedure when the police do something wrong like forget your gun in your car, or lie on a case report and put an INNOCENT person in jail. The 008th Dist; New station same fucked up cops.
10/10/2007 09:18:00 PM
How typical of an ignorant, racist prick you are to even suggest that color was a deciding factor. No Aryian nation here my friend, just good cops who hate the criminal..............no matter what color, race or position. How sad, and to think you are a cop too........even more sad. Stay angry my friend and keep blaming everyone else for their misfortunes. Look in the mirror pal because YOU are the one who is a piece of shit copper. Sincerely, an 008th district cop.
Sad situation in 008....arresting a cop's kid who knew nothing about Dad's poor decision to leave his snub & badge in his glove box.
Now a teenager with no criminal history has a record, albeit a misdemeanor one...good thing the ASA didn't like what went down either, declining to approve felony charges.
And what's this crap about Starks "keeping 30 black officers in SWAT" but dumping others? SWAT doesn't even HAVE 30 black officers
between the two teams.
Quit trying to paint Starks into a black/white corner. I wonder if any WHITE boss would want to stand in front of the cameras and face the music for the WHITE SOS guys.
Any wonder why the Mayor didn't want to bring in a new Supt. yet?
Anonymous said...
So, just over a week ago, STARKS calls SOS and asks for the racial makeup of the SWAT team. Why Starks, why the race card. SOS gets disbanded yet 6 black Sgt's remain and 30 personnel (all black) remain. At the same time 16 SWAT officers get launched for having 9 CR#'s in a 5 year period. Why the odd # Dana ? Was there somebody with 10 you are trying to protect, or someone with 9 you are trying to bone. And having asked for the racial makeup, how is it that all but one of the SWAT officers that were launched are white. Me thinks you need to change the batteries in your speak and spell and use it to fill out your retirement papers !
10/10/2007 11:58:00 PM
GET A CLUE STARKS IS NOTHING BUT A RACIST AND HE DOES NOT HIDE HIS EXTREME RACISM! GED=GOOD ENOUGH DIPLOMA! GUESS HE IS SMART RIGHT? CANNOT EVEN GET FBI CLEARANCE GOD HELP US!
"Going to have open city wide try outs,will be interesting.
10/10/2007 11:42:00 PM"
KEEP DREAMING, THERE'S ALOT OF MILITARY TYPES WHO WOULD BE IDEALLY SUITED FOR THAT UNIT, BUT THAT AIN'T GONING TO HAPPEN UNLESS THEY HAVE A PHONE CALL. SAD PART, THE PUBLIC& THE RANK& FILE SUFFER. NOTHING CHANGES...
My wife found a red thong in the glove compartment of my car. A token given to me by a female friend.
Now can she look in the glove compartment or is that an illegal search and seizure?
Because I will sue the Old Lady if I can.
----------------
I was getting changed in the locker room the other day and one of the guys asked me how long I had been wearing women's red thong underwear. I said, "ever since my wife found a pair in my glove compartment."
Does finnegan get to wear his awards on his orange jump suit?
Anonymous said...
The most ridiculous award is that new Powers Leadership Award awarded only to exempts. Just goes to show there are no leaders on this job just supervisors. Anyone with military experience would know what a joke it is to give an award out to a supervisor for demonstarting leadership.
10/10/2007 07:41:00 PM
Unbelievable! Exempte are tretaed like gods and now they receive awards for what? The most phone calls? Most clout? They receive everything for free and numerous perks. Name one exempt that has shown leadership in the last year? What was powers claim to fame? being popular? Another of cline's friends. WTF
Awards are way out of control. Just part of the "me" generation BS. Ask any true old timer about these awards. They'll tell you to a man you wouldn't have gotten more then an Honorable for most of the crap they give commendations for today.
As far as Mauer goes - a number of PO's report ole Jim was a constant customer of numerous Army Surplus stores over the years. Can any one say "ribbons for sale - ribbons for sale."
Lets give credit to the police for what they do. Why always complain?
Don't call them at all! (since you "don't trust them"), fight your own battles and let the rest of the city use their services. Not all of us always have a negative remark to make about the CPD!
And what's this crap about Starks "keeping 30 black officers in SWAT" but dumping others? SWAT doesn't even HAVE 30 black officers
between the two teams.
Quit trying to paint Starks into a black/white corner. I wonder if any WHITE boss would want to stand in front of the cameras and face the music for the WHITE SOS guys.
Any wonder why the Mayor didn't want to bring in a new Supt. yet?
Learn how to read, it said 30 personnel remain, all black, from the entire unit, not just SWAT.. it also said of all those from SWAT that were dunped, all but one were white. Why only 9 crs in 5 years? he's definitely playing games. He will turn SWAT into a joke, along with everything else he touches.
I love awards. I have over seven hundred department commendations. They help me get through all the crap I put up with on this job.
Whenever I'm feeling a little blue, I just go down to Kale's and buy another one.
Stay safe.
***********************************
JC - isn't it time for you to go suck some gold stars balls? Def missed your calling, shoulda been a paratrooper...
"Powers Leadership Award"- you have to be joking.
Many of the exempts are actually cartoon characters. Look at some of them as they put their snoot up their bosses behind.
New teletype today:
Starks is commanding that all white officers resign effective immediately and report to Fenger High School.
Bring your helmet, badge, and gun so they can be distributed to the senior class studying for their GED's.
The first 15 officers to respond will get to stay for an additional two months to teach the new CPD how the computers work.
Stay safe.
to 10:33 pm....too f*cking funny! how can i join club gibbons? i want to learn "tactics" and hear stories about bein da real po-lice!
Great job Chris!
If so, how do we, as members, switch from FOP to Teamsters?
Those guys don't put up with shit! I bet we'd get a better contract.
It isn't the union that makes it good or bad, it is the members. YOU elected the board, do you think you would have a different board with a different union? NO, YOU still will have to elect the board, the board will STILL consist of members of the bargaining unit..
The ideal solution would be to raise Jim to 100% and
1. Why does he deserve 100% over anyone else? Plus, it isn't like he is the only bread winner for his family, his wife works on the department and gets a paycheck of a full time officer... I don't get this?
2. can the pension fund afford it? I would like to actually get a pension that I have paid into for 30 years... I don't begrudge him what he is getting, but I just don't see the logic in this statement AT ALL.
3. Once you fall to 60% of the present salary, do you get raises?
Do you get the COLA once you actually retire after reaching the retirement age? Perhaps some of these cases should be looked at, but I don't see why you can't live on 75% of your salary TAX FREE, they take more than 25% out of our paychecks now... please explain...
The projects have fitness centers. They are called the stairs when the piss-corroded elevators don't work.
Running from the Police is also there for good aerobics.
Anonymous said...
to 10:33 pm....too f*cking funny! how can i join club gibbons? i want to learn "tactics" and hear stories about bein da real po-lice!
It's quite simple my dear boy. Here's a list of some of the qualifications.
1) Must be able to drink Ex-super Cline's weight in alcohol.
2) Must be able to toss Johnnycakes McNichol's at least 10 feet in the air.
3) Must own a mexican wrestler mask
4) Must at least one time, 19p an armed robbery before a Seargent or some other lame-o supervisor comes along and turns it into the Luftanza heist
5) Must be willing to play Dungeons and Dragons with M. Seiser at his crib
6) Must spend the night in Danny Young's basement watching the movie "Caligula" with Clay Walker.
and finally....
7) Must be able to get drunk with K. Gibbons and be able to wrestle him for five minutes in the ball pit at ChuckieCheese without him breaking any of your limbs.
If you are able to accomplish these feats, then you too, can be a member!
CLUB GIBBONS CREW ASSEMBLE!!!!!
10/11
5:28pm
There are 412 on disability. 263 on duty disability,59 on ordinary disability,69 on occupational heart disability and 21 on total permanent disability. Only the total permanent are guaranteed 75%and occupational get 65%.Ordinary get 50% for max of 5 years plus pay their own healthcare. After 5 years they are off disability. The duty disability is by the extent of the disability from 50 to 75%.Duty and occupational go 10 years before they get a raise. It is 50% of the present salary not 60% after 10 years.Now during those 10 years the duty and occupational never get a dime of an increase not even a cost of living raise not to mention the city by contract should pay all persription costs for these officers but never has and never will pay a cent. The problem isn't living on 75 or 65% of your salary THE PROBLEM IS GOING 10 YEARS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF RAISE NOT EVEN COLA. Still sound so good to you? When was the last time you went 10 years without a raise while living in this shithole listening to the County and the Mayor raise some kind of tax every year? Put it this way if you even have 10 years on the job would you like living on what you made 10 years ago? Better yet could you live on what you made then????? On a side note some on total and permanent get treated better than others. Some get exempt rank status then75% of that. Some might have a van owned and maintained by the City of Chicago. Just like all else concerning the job and this City nothing is ever done fair or equal.
"As far as Mauer goes - a number of PO's report ole Jim was a constant customer of numerous Army Surplus stores over the years. Can any one say "ribbons for sale - ribbons for sale."
10/11/2007 09:56:00 AM"
C'MON BRO,DON'T HATE. CAN'T YOU JUST PICTURE YOURSELF CHEST FULL O'FRUIT SALAD, CHOMPING ON A STOGIE, BULLDOG ON A LEASH, WATCHING THE TRU TROOPS GOING THRU THEIR RIOT CONTROL FORMATIONS.
MAN,IF THAT AIN'T LIVING THE EXEMPT LIFE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS...
Where did Bullington go?
The above listed response is indicative of 008th Dist Cops. Note to the 008th Dist Aryan Nation. Being young and black with braids doesn't automatically make someone a gang-banging piece of shit. Putting a case on an innocent person does however make you a piece of shit police officer. Just ask the former 008th Dist officers and bosses who got caught up in the S.O.S. debacle. Every dog ass has his day. But back to the facts, yes there was a call of shots fired, however the caller was on scene telling the 008th Dist cops that the car they had pulled over was not the one they were looking for. The Sgt on scene should have gotten a C.R. on the 003rd dist cop. That's the procedure when the police do something wrong like forget your gun in your car, or lie on a case report and put an INNOCENT person in jail. The 008th Dist; New station same fucked up cops.
10/10/2007 09:18:00 PM
The Sgt from 008 was black enough said.
1. Why does he deserve 100% over anyone else? Plus, it isn't like he is the only bread winner for his family, his wife works on the department and gets a paycheck of a full time officer... I don't get this?
2. can the pension fund afford it? I would like to actually get a pension that I have paid into for 30 years... I don't begrudge him what he is getting, but I just don't see the logic in this statement AT ALL.
3. Once you fall to 60% of the present salary, do you get raises?
Do you get the COLA once you actually retire after reaching the retirement age? Perhaps some of these cases should be looked at, but I don't see why you can't live on 75% of your salary TAX FREE, they take more than 25% out of our paychecks now... please explain...
Good questions. I didn't mean just Jim, but all POs who are totally incapacitated. Believe me even 100% dosen't compensate that guy for what he's been through. His wife had to leave the Department in order to be his full time care giver. All of us paid into the pension fund, including those of us on duty disability. The pension fund receives money from the city to pay for duty disabled officers. Your pension is gauranteed by the Illinois Constitution. It will definately be there when you retire.
Once a duty disable officer's salary declines to 60% it maintains that level. That 25% is taken from your check is not relevent because duty disabled officers are paid 40% less than you. We get no duty availability, no uniform allowance, no overtime, no sell back of days, no holiday pay, no special employment, no side gigs and no promotions. Don't worry, none of us are making more money than you.
It's unfortunate that most POs will not be able to empathize with us unless you become one of us. It's not a good life and I hope that none of you ever end up here. Raises for disabled POs will not come out of your pocket. Stay safe,
10/12
12:30am
Out of respect for Jim and those of us on disability at least know what you are talking about before you come on here. Jim's wife Athena did not leave the job he needs a full time nurse to take care of him. At least read your FOP newsletter you would find Athena as part of the Disability Committee. The rest of your post is not accurate and most of it makes no sense at all. So if you are on disability please be quiet and let someone who knows the facts represent us and if you are not on disability then just be quite about it.
I wonder if any WHITE boss would want to stand in front of the cameras and face the music for the WHITE SOS guys.
Um, that was done already, does 007 tac ring a bell? or how about the guy from area 2 in the el platform at 95th a few years back. Stop throwing race into it already, it's quite old.
Out of respect for Jim and those of us on disability at least know what you are talking about before you come on here. Jim's wife Athena did not leave the job he needs a full time nurse to take care of him. At least read your FOP newsletter you would find Athena as part of the Disability Committee. The rest of your post is not accurate and most of it makes no sense at all. So if you are on disability please be quiet and let someone who knows the facts represent us and if you are not on disability then just be quite about it.
------------------------------
It is totally ignorant comments like this that make POs on disability subserviant to the mayor and the FOP. Lots of critiicisim, nothing of substance. If it's in the FOP newsletter it has to be true right? They would never lie to anyone on disability would they?
Anonymous said...
The most ridiculous award is that new Powers Leadership Award awarded only to exempts. . .
10/10/2007 07:41:00 PM
#################################
And this award is named after whom?
10/12
3:52pm
Hey Jag Off You don't know Jim or his wife so shut your mouth. She is on the Disability Committee is all that was said about the FOP Newsletter. You fucking low life you know nothing about the disabled on this job so shut your mouth asshole. No disabled police officer is subserviant to anybody and the fact is that we the disabled don't get shit from the FOP the Mayor the politicians or anybody else. We don't get lied to asshole we just don't get any consideration from anybody about our financial situation including the Senate and House in Springfield never voting us a raise. How about if you aren't disabled then you shut up and while you are at it explain your paranoia concerning the FOP lying about who is on the Disability Committee. Fucking jagoff there is your substance you know nothing asshole!
Hey Jag Off You don't know Jim or his wife so shut your mouth. She is on the Disability Committee is all that was said about the FOP Newsletter. You fucking low life you know nothing about the disabled on this job so shut your mouth asshole. No disabled police officer is subserviant to anybody and the fact is that we the disabled don't get shit from the FOP the Mayor the politicians or anybody else. We don't get lied to asshole we just don't get any consideration from anybody about our financial situation including the Senate and House in Springfield never voting us a raise. How about if you aren't disabled then you shut up and while you are at it explain your paranoia concerning the FOP lying about who is on the Disability Committee. Fucking jagoff there is your substance you know nothing asshole!
_____________________________
What well thought out comments. It is up to the FOP to lobby the House and Senate. I find persons, such as yourself, who shill for the FOP to be weak, disgraceful sellouts.
10/13
10:41am
Yep that's me a disabled cop shilling for the FOP. You are just another know nothing big mouth who knows nothing about the disabled on this job and because for all we know you might not even be on the job you are no longer worth answering. But if you choose to answer me and if you really have any balls why not name a time and place (like you would show up) and we can talk about disdabled P.O.'s being Shills for the FOP.
That was done already, does 007 tac ring a bell? or how about the guy from area 2 in the el platform at 95th a few years back. Stop throwing race into it already, it's quite old.
10/12/2007 01:19:00 PM
That's the problem with this job...RACE.
Most occupations (except government jobs)...race doesn't matter. You have to be good at your job or you're gone. On the CPD...
<< Home