National Spotlight on J-Fed
When the Mayor of Chicago asked how he could possibly justify giving his new police chief an annual salary of $300,000, the mayor said you have to spend big if you want the best. A year later, lots of folks are asking some tough questions about whether or not the “best” choice is providing value for dollars spent. Chicago homicides, shootings, and other violent crime are all up. Arrests, gun recoveries, and other hard indicators of police activity are all down.
When Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis took the job and promised results, this isn't exactly what city officials, community leaders, and the city’s cops had in mind. “He’s made mistakes. This is the residual effect of that. He’s got good intentions. But it’s hard to see anything positive about his reign,” Police Committee Chairman Isaac Carothers told the Chicago Sun Times in a recent interview.
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posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
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"The only positive that might come out of this entire event is that other city governments that are thinking about hiring Feebs to run local law enforcement are going to think twice."
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There must be a lot of upset FBI supervisors who thought they'd have an easy shot getting a municipal chief of police job to supplement their retirement; agencies will have second thoughts after witnessing our J-Fed disaster.
J-Fed should write a book on how not to run a police department.
There's another article in that publication that's of great interest to us, too. With an underfunded pension, we have a lot in common with these folks:
http://apbweb.com/featured-articles/723-court-sides-with-cops-on-pensions.html
The could've got me for 1/2 that price .... I'll straighten it all out I'll tell ya ....
They need 2 spotlights for his enormous opossum head
"...you have to spend big if you want the best..."
more like, you have to spend that much when you owe someone one hell of a big favor.
Maybe Obama ....being the Christ ....should use his vast God-powers to fix Chicago's big blue ANOV writing machine
When he's done destroying private industry that is
The big media is apparently done destroying the coastal cities .... Chicago, here we come!
The newish Chief of Milwaukee needs to be "poached" and brought south to Chicago.
Imagine hiring an urban law enforcement professional with a history of getting results. As opposed to an unfrozen caveman Fed whose prior main claim to fame is trying to destroy the life and career of an FBI Agent who blew the whistle on FBI screwups prior to 9/11. Thankfully Weis didn't succeed. Of course not succeeding is his modus operandi apparently.
Jody,
I salute you. It's a single finger salute. In my twenty plus years with the Chicago Police Department you are the worst Superintendent we have had. That is quite the accomplishment in itself. There's only been one Superintendent who deserved the job and his initials were TH.
This City needs an enema and you're the second one I want to see flushed after "Hizzoner".
ShortShanks does not make mistakes.
Mere Mortals Make Mistakes.
ShortShanks was divinely chosen.
Any Police Chief worth his salt would not put up with being shortshanks "puppet/fallguy".
$300,000.00 Salary ?
That it not glazed donut frosting on J-Feds chin.
OT: In reference to the blogger inquiring about the drunken moron clout asshat who accosted a cabbie ...
"detective" JK is a drunken slob that has gotten everything handed to him on this job simply because he is a kid of a retired boss, a very heavy retired boss, and has earned NOTHING on this job! No one respects this fucking douche bag... He is the epitome of what is wrong with this department! He gets drunk on a nightly basis, lips off, and hides behind his threats of making a phone call... Ask AZ (1120 formerly 1106) what happens when you cross the clout bitch! I hope they throw the book at JK this time! This man is a fools fool and makes us all look bad on a nightly basis! The sad thing is when (and it WILL happen) he is involved in some tragic off duty incident, there will be those who cry out in his defense, say we should have known about his problem and we should have done something to prevent it... WELL HERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY!!! Dump this fucking clown before he does any more damage!!! JK is a poison pill and needs a life adjustment!!!
DENIAL is not just a river in Egypt, WEISel boy.
Is cuello still a gold star?
If aggravated douchebaggery was a Class X felony, the Weisel could only come out of the joint in a coffin.
Well the only positive thing about this scenario is other cities have not made such a stupid mistake as shortshanks has in choosing j-pud but the side benefit is that it also puts da-mayor under more scrutiny in terms of exposing his corrupt nature. Other municipalities at one point or another have to pick up on the way this slime ball mayor and the county are operating. Hopefully it will just be a matter of time till this prick gets indicted.
Just a rumor so please take it with a grain of salt:
I heard Charles "Freckles" Ramsey would be leaving soon. Someone mentioned back to DC. Maybe it'll be back to Chicago.
Honestly, I don't care where he goes, just as long as he goes.
Well, for the sake of all you hard working P/O's in Chitown, I'd hate to have him as your boss. But anyone's got to be better than J-Fed.
God help you all!
Please be safe out there!
J-fed is a schmuck! So is all his cronies at 35th. The things the troops on the street are having to do and the decisions that are being made these days are as is a kindergardner is making the decisions.
Daley screwed up big time by hiring this goof..J-Fed is more concerned in keeping the Clouted Ones happy and fucking over the Coppers.All in all,J-Fed does what Daley and Mike Masters tell him to do...J-Fed is a $310,000 a year puppet...
And the funny thing about it? Its really not even his fault.
All this has been brewing for years with Daley. I dont think anyone openly dislikes Weiss as the Dept. has been a politically driven clout outfit since its beginnings.
Takes years to get you a comendation after the incident right? It takes hours to get you the beef after the allegation correct?
There it is, in a nutshell. They put us all, the unwashed hordes in patrol, on these goofy schedules without any input from us. Meanwhile the clout crowd is making it to their weekend summer homes every week.
They gobble our times due slips like candy. Meanwhile the clout crowd steals time with both hands.
I could go on for hours. Eventually a copper will say to himself, "why work"? I get paid the same, and get less aggravation/OPS trouble by being a dog who just goes to his calls and doing the minumum.
I'll tell you this Jody. With my total lack of clout I could make a thousand top felony pinches in a row and the city would fuck me on a beef in a heart beat. They not only wouldnt believe what I had to say they wouldnt give a shit and even listen to it.
I been there. This Dept. is a champ at fucking its no-clout members but a failure at any kind of leadership.
Hiring Weis was one of Shortshanks biggest blunders, which has resulted in an almost total destruction of what was once a great PD.
"Weis says a turnaround is just around the corner. He says he believes he has a dedicated, hardworking force and that he has seen a shift recently. If you look at the numbers from December of 2008 and the middle of January 2009, there is cause for cautious optimism."
REALLY ?
I realize he can't really say anything else, lest he look stupid, but has this guy lost all grip on reality?
I believe Lincoln said it best: "You never get a second chance to make a good first impression."
Jody's first impression to the CPD ended with the f*cking of Bill Cozzi... an actual example of how he does not have our backs.
He has been scrambling ever since to make us believe that Cozzi never happened, and that he has our backs. LIAR !
"Homicides are down 31 percent since Dec. 15 and shootings dropped slightly. Gun recoveries also increased slightly. It’s far from a trend, but Weis said it could be a sign that the massive command changes he made last year put the right people in the right places."
RIGHT!
Or it could be a sign that the sprinkling of fairy dust by Tinkerbell is beginning to have an effect on evil doers in society !
I believe Eliot Ness set the tone on G-Men going local...perhaps J-Fed would like to write a book about his Chicago experience and call it "WHAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING!"
Signed,
Just Trying to Help.
"STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES"
Califate Barack Obama Bin-Laden says...
"...Maybe Obama...being the Christ..."
Again, you infidels sicken me. Do not use that Christian term to describe me. I am the Al-Majid. My purpose in life is to bring Islam to the heretic world.
As you can see, my plan is working. It is the will of Allah.
SCC--
When you mentioned 'National' my heart fluttered...but really, who reads "American Police Beat" except coppers?
Now if the nat'l media picked it up like they did our 14 year-old, that would be PHENOMENAL...Weis will end up cleaning the johns at McDonald's--or maybe White Castle--oh wait, he's got an 'in' with BURGER KING!!!!!!
poor morale, empty promises, the cozzi debacle, the two faced " we all make mistakes" video, and much more to come-- OVERALL GRADE F-, only the fools work for this clown. j-fed will be gone by oct 09.. now who do you put in there after you ran about 90 percent of the qualified candidates off the job.
WELL HERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY!!! Dump this fucking clown before he does any more damage!!! JK is a poison pill and needs a life adjustment!!!
5/02/2009 12:44:00 AM
If you think there is a problem here, man up and do something about it. Some of your co-workers have HELPED fellow members into the EAP.
Quit pimping on a public blog and take a look in that mirror I told you about. Nobody likes you and you still have no friends.
So I guess the 14 y.o. Police impersonator won't be at St. Judes then?
Anonymous said...
"Homicides are down 31 percent since Dec. 15 and shootings dropped slightly. Gun recoveries also increased slightly. It’s far from a trend, but Weis said it could be a sign that the massive command changes he made last year put the right people in the right places."
RIGHT!
Or it could be a sign that the sprinkling of fairy dust by Tinkerbell is beginning to have an effect on evil doers in society !
5/02/2009 04:32:00 AM
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The reclassification of crime.
That's what the news should look into.
Instead of murders = agg. batts.
Instead of agg. batts = assaults
Instead of assaults = miss. x.
J-Fraud can state that crime is down and if you look at HIS numbers it is.
But that is because of the reclassification of crimes.
If J-Fed is smart, he's been documenting every memo and every conversation and will write a tell-all book about how his hands were tied by the corrupt Chicago political machine from the very start.
That would be his only salvation. Maybe he's a mole who is collecting evidence that will finally put Shortypants away for good.............
Does anyone know if Pumpkinhead was popular w/his Feeb peers?
Jody,
I salute you. It's a single finger salute. In my twenty plus years with the Chicago Police Department you are the worst Superintendent we have had. That is quite the accomplishment in itself. There's only been one Superintendent who deserved the job and his initials were TH.
This City needs an enema and you're the second one I want to see flushed after "Hizzoner".
5/02/2009 12:38:00 AM
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You've got to be kidding, TH?
He was the beginning of the the WORST superintendents we have ever had, and no I'm not a two year wonder, 30+ years, so I've seen a few superintendents come and go.
Best in my opinion, Fred Rice.
OT - coming soon from a civilian exempt near you - the elimination of limited duty. The order is complete for the elimination of all limited duty not deemed IOD. All of you dogs with bad backs will have six months to return full duty or apply for disability. In addition, any future convelescant candidates will also have only six months before they are forced to apply for disability. The only exception is injuries from IOD which is protected by contract. More erosion of our medical rights brought to you by our favorite incompetent civilian running the personnel division.
And the hits keep coming.
Will field marshall jody be at St. Jude?
Careful what you wish for. You mind end up trading Weis for the USDOJ. Its an almost certainty that Weis was brought in as some kind of under the table deal so the USDOJ did not take over and eviscerate the CPD.
Certain elements of the USDOJ are just chomping at the bit to take over a major urban police department.
the mayor said you have to spend big if you want the best
If this really is a quote from the mayor, I hope the FOP references it during contract negotiations
SCC
this is Off-topic but might be thread-worthy:
A Chicago Police Officer who was attacked while trying to break up a fight outside of Wrigley Field last year filed a lawsuit against his attacker Friday, claiming the man started biting and chewing on the officer's thigh while he attempted to stop the fight
Anonymous said...
I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it myself (well, maybe I would).... Weis, while swearing in the new Lts, administered the oath of office - for police officer! Twenty Lts looked dumbfounded as they recited, " I, (state your name), having been appointed police officer, City of Chicago...." Afterwards, they were all re-sworn in a private room. Unbelievable. He DID apologize though - said that if the President could make the same mistake, he could too.
5/01/2009 06:12:00 PM
He compares himself to the president? JFED you silly man. You cannot read a simple piece of paper and cannot lead this department. Gosh, must have been real embarassing to apologize to those new lts.
Hey J-Pud,
Don't take it personally, it wasn't your fault that you had no clue what it’s like to work the street as a cop. Hell you probably just went through a career working your tale off to wipe those smudges off your shoes, can't blame you for taking a great paying job, even if you are clueless about working the streets, but here is one thing...
If you stand up and say that if you ever thought that you were the reason for the low morale in this department you wouldn't have to be told to leave... now what do you do?
Anonymous said...
...I could go on for hours. Eventually a copper will say to himself, "why work"? I get paid the same, and get less aggravation/OPS trouble by being a dog who just goes to his calls and doing the minumum....
5/02/2009 04:08:00 AM
What do you mean "Eventually a copper will say to himself, "why work"? "
Old timers were saying that when I came on 25 years ago. My "eventually" came a few years ago. The last three beefs on good arrests did it.
I do a real good job of getting event numbers, like my field Lt. and the others. I have made two arrests this year. I am real good at sensing where a trouble arrest might be and making that quick left or right turn to get the fuck out of the area.
Eventually? No, right fucking now it is "why fucking work?" My check is the same only no headaches, no beefs, no dirty looks from dog ass inside fucks.
I manage to get in a nice nap and a cigar on most days. And no stress, no beefs, no headaches. All smiles. Let the young'uns go get 'em.
those posts during the 4 am hours really hit it on the head...
"Shortshanks" didn't have a say in the matter. Either hire him or go into a Consent Decree. That would then end Olympic Dreams.
The problem is much bigger than J-Fed. J-Fed certainly didn't help things, but I am certain nothing will get any better with any other superintendent.
The problem is the city's overall view of crime and police. The citizens, media, and politicians all view criminals as poor victims of a cruel society, who are being mistreated by these arrogant, racist police officers.
All crime reported in this city is misrepresented and the citizens believe every word of it. Victims are described solely from a family member's account not a police rap sheet. Police are forever marked with "evidence" from 1982 that somehow "establishes" that police abuse black men.
The very fact that a citizen, any citizen, could sit on a jury and give thousands of their tax dollars to a career criminal because a police officer hit him, or shot him, or arrested him, shows how lost this city is.
Why would any police officer ever feel the need to make a case stick? Why be pro-active? The bottom line is that if you go out and aggressively push to lock up criminals, you are an idiot.
Nothing is going to change on this job in the next few years, and if it does, it will only get worse.
In all honesty, I wouldn't say he is the worst Superintendent we ever had. That title IMHO belongs to Leroy Martin. J-Fed comes in a close second. And while I'm no fan of J-Fed, the demise of this once great department didn't start with him. He is just another name on a long list of incompetents who preceded him.
WHO CARES!
Jody is one of us. You guys need to stop bashing him and support him. He really has our back, but the mayor won't let him. Support jody. He's earned our respect.
cooter would have done it for $100.00 and would been better.
Anonymous said...
The newish Chief of Milwaukee needs to be "poached" and brought south to Chicago.
Imagine hiring an urban law enforcement professional with a history of getting results.
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The damage is done and we are past the point of no return It does not matter who is riding shotgun next to Daley. HE still has the wheel!
The bell tolls for thee you fed creep
There's another article in that publication that's of great interest to us, too. With an underfunded pension, we have a lot in common with these folks:
http://apbweb.com/featured-articles/723-court-sides-with-cops-on-pensions.html
5/02/2009 12:18:00 AM
Uh, hello FOP?!?!?!? Why are we not appearing in a court room over this? 42% funded I believe
This has nothing to do with J-Fed.
I started a website this week compiling all the stupid questions that police, nurses, teachers, and lawyers get on a daily basis.
Please submit your best ones!
http://stupidfnquestions.blogspot.com/
I don't have much content yet, so I need your help!
Thanks!
HAVE YOU SEEN MY BASEBALL? Signed: J-Fed
That Juve Police Impersonator was arrested for CTTV, and was Chased by DS DUGAN, who injured his ankle this happened in 005
And once again our SUPER DUPER I-Clear, Aira, Chris, better than anything in the solar system CPD computer systems were down for a while last night. A busy semi-warm Friday night and P.O.'s were sitting around waiting for the system to come back up, and P.O's were passing up arrests on the street to avoid possibly waiting around till noon today to process an arrest......Un-Fu%^&*g-believable!!!
In the spirt of Ronald Regan
If anyone could reduce the mis-management of the last 50 years in just a few short years they sould go back into show business as a magician
OT: In reference to the blogger inquiring about the drunken moron clout asshat who accosted a cabbie ...
was this in the media or did it get swept away because he is clout?
The Superintendent was an FBI agent, the Chief of Staff has NEVER been the police nor lived in the inner city, the 2nd in Command was the police but could not handle 1 District as Commander, the 3rd in Command was a Commander a little more than a year ago, has about 10 months of total street experience in all ranks, has never ranked under 500 on ANY PROMOTIONAL test and the 4th in Command was a Detective Commander. Really, the 5th is Ted O'Keefe who is an ex Priest and a total ass hole. He is the Mayor's guy and also has never been the police, but all of these idiots are making decisions everyday for our department. With the exception of JJ, we have none of the above with any legitimate police time! Did you take that into consideration Mayor?
What does the Superintendent do anyway besides go to press conferences, show up to shit, shake hands and move on. This one did not even attend the last City Council hearing, so he told all you Aldermen go FUCK yourselves. He also totally disregarding protocol. Tell me ONE GOOD IDEA HE came up with! I want a refund. Hell, he fucked us up so bad, he should be paying the city millions because after he is gone the city will have lost the Olympics, crime will have run throughout all neighborhoods and life in Chicago will be shit. The economy here will be totally shit and we will be able to thank him for taking our over 1 million dollars, living downtown in your safe condominium with a door man, and thank you for using our city car with a driver and body guard while we watch you move on to Nevada where you can afford to pay for a 10 bedroom mansion and have only worked 3 years to get it. Wow, can I have your job next. Paid not to do shit! How great!
Here's the thing, Daley brought in J-Fed to "clean up a department out of control." J-Fed's own words. He admits this in many interviews. In a recent PAX 501 he states that he was mistaken and that the "majority of the department are hardworking police officers." Once he came to this realization he was out of his element. He planned on having to hammer people, take down whole units or districts, and fire or arrest a bunch of dirty cops. Now his master plan has run askew. He does not understand day to day policing and the strategies that are involved. He is a fed and not the police. He is a very capable speaker and probably could be successful if not for the fact that the braindrain at 35th street doesn't want him to succeed. If you think for a minute that J-Fed reads every order and every ops plan that comes across his desk you are insane. He has surrounded himself with self-absorbed house mice that could care less about you, me or the citizens, all they are looking for is a promotion. J-Fed is not the problem, nor was he the solution, he is just a dupe that Shortshanks brought in as a scapegoat. He is the fall guy. He takes heat from us, from the alderconvicts, from the media and I am sure that King Richie berates him on a daily basis, just like he does to the rest of his staff. This could have been a good thing for this department, had the right pieces been put in place. Unfortunately, agenda's and personal gain have gotten in the way. Bottom line is that, no matter how much we bitch and moan, we are all in this boat together. Not just for two more years, but until someone with nads and enough juice comes along and ousts Shortshanks off his throne. Even if he got rid of J-Fed, who then? Your guess is as good as mine.
There must be a lot of upset FBI supervisors who thought they'd have an easy shot getting a municipal chief of police job to supplement their retirement; agencies will have second thoughts after witnessing our J-Fed disaster.
J-Fed should write a book on how not to run a police department.
5/02/2009 12:12:00 AM
Lest you think this is all poor tragic J-Fed's doing, please consider the fact that Debbie Kirby is really the one running this Department staright into the ground. If J-Fraud had any balls at all, he would launch that disaster.
Opossum head. That's awesome. To go along with his rhesus monkey eyes.
Weiss is getting 300k to be the public face of the sinking ship that is the chicago police department. Mike Masters runs this titantic and gets all his orders from mayor mumbles on the 5th fl. Any moron (even Jfraud) can see we are dangerously short of manpower. There arent enough sgts for any onethat is working to get a day off many districts have only 2 working each watch, Dicks are so short that the case loads are causing most cases to get no investigation at all. Or in area 2 the CMO kills everything that they possible could. the beat coppers are always in a backlog. Jfraud doesnt dare touch the clout hacks that are commanders (he made a few moves but mostly they were lateral so as not to upset anyone)moral is the worst I have seen it in 18 years. Please guys back eachother up and help out each other on jobs let the backlogs build take care of eachother. PS give people reports for everything that the only way mayor mumbles will notice is if the crime stats go up
Anonymous said...
"Homicides are down 31 percent since Dec. 15 and shootings dropped slightly. Gun recoveries also increased slightly. It’s far from a trend, but Weis said it could be a sign that the massive command changes he made last year put the right people in the right places
Actually shooting are up year to date in the city. The ER doctors are all that is keeping the murders down.
And Jfraud is a moron for saying the weather has nothing to do with the slight drop in crime. well se what his excuse is soon for the increases.
I salute you. It's a single finger salute. In my twenty plus years with the Chicago Police Department you are the worst Superintendent we have had. That is quite the accomplishment in itself. There's only been one Superintendent who deserved the job and his initials were TH.
This City needs an enema and you're the second one I want to see flushed after "Hizzoner".
5/02/2009 12:38:00 AM
Please don't say hilliard. No one deserves that job they should earn it and terry sure did not earn it. other than get the black alderman bitch and moan wanting a black superintendant. sorrry my caps do not work
Someone shuld ask J-Puppet Weis HOW he got the job!
Maybe j-fed could fire the ignorant, condescending prick who wrote the "explananation" about the dividers in the Tahoes. Sounds like O'Keefe trying to cover his screw-up.
But it’s hard to see anything positive about his reign,” Police Committee Chairman Isaac Carothers told the Chicago Sun Times in a recent interview.
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I'm not sticking up for Jfed, but has this fat ass Carothers looked in a mirror lately. I bet he gets more money every year then Jfed and he hasn't done shit to make his ward a better place to live.
OT:
Looking to pick up a decent part time 1 day a week. Anyone know of anything going on?
Dumping Jfed and bringing in Ramsey. He is only 59 yrs old so he could do 3 yrs at the top. Plus it would look for Daley to say that in his 6 yrs in DC that the crime rate dropped 40%. But the problem is that it would make it look like Daley messed up 11 yrs ago when he picked Hillard instead of Ramsey. And we all know that Daley doesn't like to admit that he made a mistake at ANYTHING.
Did you see where Blago wants to use the 2.3 million in campaign funds? He sys he is broke.Poor baby.Let him sell his house for the money. Cash in his pension. Kinda of like what we have to do to defend ourselves.The nerve of this prick. The nerve of all these Pols.
In "big" cities, every District/Precinct, etc, is a different community & has different needs, while still aspiring to the needs of the Department.
This is a concept that the Feds have no understanding of. " Notice to other Departments thinking of hiring a retired Fed, Don't do it. they'll Fuck things up worse than before you hired them" They just don't get it! !!!!!!!!! What works in one District/Precinct will fail in another.
Chicago needs a Superintendent that worked in Chicago, and worked his /her way thru the ranks, not via merit promotions. So many of the current Brass are really lacking in" Police Smarts". This is only acquired by serving time in the trenches, in the the ascending ranks.
It's a shame that Daley fucked things up and his CPD Command Staff is clueless, WAY TOO MANY MERIT APPOINTEES !!!!!!!
The Mayor is obviously a hypocrite. Either that or you only pay ex-FBI and politically connected. Paying for the best obviously does not apply to the rest of us.
Mayor Daley, if you want the best, pay for the best. If you want the best police, pay us. The FOP should bring this up in negotiations. The Mayor said it. He paid J-Fed and a bunch of others a lot of money. It is Daley's policy.
Facts about Weis:
Negatives:
1. Disconnected and aloof from the rank and file street officer.
2. Proven to be dishonest in implementing all policies he promised in the town hall meetings held across the city with us.
3. Chose to push to a higher authority a matter already adjudicated at the state and local levels (Cozzi).
4. Failed to adjust manpower to address the lack of manpower at the district level in lieu of "pet projects, MSF".
5. HAS established a level of distrust with the exempts by installing federal agents who have zero street credibility or experience.
6. Continues to perpetuate a level of accountability that no officer acting in a split second decision making senario can use discretion that may be second guessed later.
7. #6 results in less proactive policing as indicated in activity NOT in a reduction of actual crime. Crime is calculated on a large scale by the proactive work of officers who often prevent crime by making arrests not crimes that occur and are later solved (see Det. div. clearance rate).
8. This Dept. to move forward has actually become stagnant under this administration and the psuedo federal oversight currently in place.
9. Total destruction of
MORALE-The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks.
Positives:
1. Exempts are more aware of the untenability of thier positions and the need for police to work effectively.
2. Naming the MERIT selections, who can no longer hide as political hacks, unless shot or save a life on the job or prevent loss of a life.
3. The promise to resign if he felt he was not effective!
SIR you have helped us avoid federal oversight officially, you have imposed an unofficial oversight that has crippled the effectiveness of this Department and caused the city to become less safe. Please do the honorable act and resign.
If this is wrong then I am totally out of touch.
OT..People are claiming that Mike Shields will bring huge changes to CPS..well don't hold your breath. Hallelujah..hibbity jibbity..same as it ever was..just because he is black it don't mean things are going to be peachy. More kids will be killed off of school grounds, and the media will look to CPS to see what they are doing
SOLUTION: Bring back MANDATORY SENTENCES for possessing a gun illegally, and not some bullshit probation because the jail if full..so what..get tough..send a message to others..Oh I forgot we live in Chicago, and these LIBERAL FUCKS cannot do that to a kid who needs a kick in the ass. Here is a clue..SOME KIDS NEED TO BE LEFT BEHIND IN ORDER FOR THE OTHERS TO SURVIVE!!
Give the guy credit where it's due: Barnes, Powers & Planey got their stars back and are retreading. He could've let them sit in call back another five years saying that the standard for administrative discipline is 'perponderance of evidence' instead of 'proff beyond a reasonable doubt.' I didn't figure those guys would ever see their stars again.
Stick a fork in him. He's done.
Mike Sternoff said...
This has nothing to do with J-Fed.
I started a website this week compiling all the stupid questions that police, nurses, teachers, and lawyers get on a daily basis.
Please submit your best ones!
http://stupidfnquestions.blogspot.com/
I don't have much content yet, so I need your help!
Thanks!
5/02/2009 11:25:00 AM
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This guy is a 'photojournalist'. Don't give him SQUAT! Remember the blue line---we don't need wannabees writing books or articles about the CPD.
OT: In reference to the blogger inquiring about the drunken moron clout asshat who accosted a cabbie ...
was this in the media or did it get swept away because he is clout?
5/02/2009 12:39:00 PM
Was on the internet somewhere (through the newspaper link)
Maybe Obama ....being the Christ ....should use his vast God-powers to fix Chicago's big blue ANOV writing machine
When he's done destroying private industry that is
5/02/2009 12:25:00 AM
The same private industry that got themselves in this mess? Stop them from themselves. Maybe you need too see what the Market Guru Buffet said.
WOW Chalkie had a bar-b-q at 54th pl and Sacremento today
Chief Ernest Brown.
Enough said.
Will field marshall jody be at St. Jude?
5/02/2009 08:28:00 AM
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He'll be there, but he'll be calling lieutenants 'officer', officers 'deputy' and evidence techs 'detective'. My sympathy to those new lieutenants he swore in as 'police officers'. Damn.
Does anyone know if Pumpkinhead was popular w/his Feeb peers?
5/02/2009 08:22:00 AM
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Not by the way the fed guys at Joe Airhart's funeral talked. They weren't exactly complimentary.
Give the guy credit where it's due: Barnes, Powers & Planey got their stars back and are retreading. He could've let them sit in call back another five years saying that the standard for administrative discipline is 'perponderance of evidence' instead of 'proff beyond a reasonable doubt.' I didn't figure those guys would ever see their stars again.
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He does deserve points for this.
Does anyone know if Pumpkinhead was popular w/his Feeb peers?
NO... absolutely NO, they did not like him as well.
A little secret.. he was run out of the LA FBI office to Philly because of EEOC beefs coming down on him. Think he was moved before the beefs happened. Ill ask my guy again.
There was almost an office mutiny in LA due to him.
OT: In reference to the blogger inquiring about the drunken moron clout asshat who accosted a cabbie ...
was this in the media or did it get swept away because he is clout?
5/02/2009 12:39:00 PM
Christ man! Why didn't you just sign it "Lazy reporter fron Channel 2"?
There's only been one Superintendent who deserved the job and his initials were TH.
This City needs an enema and you're the second one I want to see flushed after "Hizzoner".
5/02/2009 12:38:00 AM
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You've got to be kidding, TH?
He was the beginning of the the WORST superintendents we have ever had, and no I'm not a two year wonder, 30+ years, so I've seen a few superintendents come and go.
Best in my opinion, Fred Rice.
5/02/2009 08:22:00 AM
Fried Rice was the best in my time. If a CPD member got a speeding ticket in Kentucky on his way to the Derby, Hillard would be on TV ripping the officer before the trooper was done writing the ticket. The motherfucker used to knock people down on his way to the microphones. No one has disowned policemen faster in my time.
Weis is not idiot, he just doesn't know anything about municipal policing. Daley figured Weis could ride us and the bosses could handle policing. No one thought we'd all stop working. There's a lot of shit came together to cause this problem. The media, aldershits, revrunds, etc. all did their bit. There was always clout on this job, but Cline turned it into a fucking club. If you weren't one of his guys you didn't get shit unless it came from Daley. Things will continue downhill until the day Daley leaves, then it'll be up to the next mayor to fix this department. But we all know the next mayor will probably be real police hater.
Shortshanks hates the CPD and will never admit he had made a mistake in appointing our dimwit supt. So we're stuck with this fool
I have no problem with hiring a retired "Fed" to run a police department. It might not be my first choice, but I believe in giving everyone a chance to prove themselves. There are decent Feds out there and bad Feds.....same with cops or anyone else.
Jody Weis lost me the moment he forced out or moved virtually every exempt soon after taking the job. A true "leader" would have sat back for 6 months or so and tried to figure out what was going on and who was doing a good job.
As I stated in an earlier post it was the bitch move of all bitch moves. It showed how little confidence he had in his own abilities or experience. It was a "I'm going to show these guys who's the new Sheriff in town".....woof woof. I'm a bad dog."
Christ man! Why didn't you just sign it "Lazy reporter fron Channel 2"?
5/02/2009 09:19:00 PM
because Im a PO SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF CLOUT ASSHOLES GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER!!! FUCK THIS TURD! Nevermind... Im emailing frank, fran and pam just for shits and giggles!
Christ man! Why didn't you just sign it "Lazy reporter fron Channel 2"?
5/02/2009 09:19:00 PM
Jack??? Is that you???
Just heard that J-Fed re-instated the officers from Jefferson Tap.
Good, that was all bullshit against those officers. Now why doesn't J-Fed take this a step in furtherance and unfound the CR# gotten against the supervisor and officers from 012 who Planey "waved off."
Is it fair that they should take a suspension for something that Planey was found not guilty of????
Do the right thing J-Fed, drop the CR# against the cops from 012.
You know the # was only gotten and pushed through because of the newspaper headlines and the pressure from City Hall.
They did nothing wrong and if any of them take even a day, it would undo any of the good you are trying to do with this move to restore some type of moral.
Stay on top of the SCC, word is that the CR# is sitting on Weis' desk and all sergeant and all the officers who responded are taking some type of time.
Especially the Sgt. and the first two cars to respond are taking big time. That's 5 officers all together.
Weiss never had a chance.
Decisions made by city hall
Barely any hiring
Barely any promotions
They fuck you if you work
They take care of you when you dont
No contract
He might have done good if he was allowed to hire 3000 police and then supply us with much needed equipment and 21st century technology.
Who uses carbon paper forms anymore?
Heavy weapons? hahahaha
I think he started with good intentions, he just got fucked as much as us but he is getting paid better!
Perhaps he'll make Pete Brust the next supe. He's dynamic, elastic & estatic to be wearing CPD Blue. Just ask him.
"Especially the Sgt. and the first two cars to respond are taking big time. That's 5 officers all together.
5/02/2009 11:10:00 PM"
Ironically the 3 aquitted officers never lost a days pay, having spent their time in callback. Ahhh, Clout aint it Grand?
"My sympathy to those new lieutenants he swore in as 'police officers'. Damn.
5/02/2009 07:47:00 PM"
Anyone below Exempt that is sworn is an Officer. It's an generic term like Soldier, Sailor,Marine, Airman.Nimrod.
2. Naming the MERIT selections, who can no longer hide as political hacks, unless shot or save a life on the job or prevent loss of a life.
OOOHHHHH, He separated a few names on a list. WWWOOOOOOOOWWWWWW. Like we can’t figure it out before the first week of Det/Sgt/Lt Training. A simple fucking phone call will take care of that shit. You want something SPECIAL? How about putting the “sponsors” name next to the Merit pick! A certain “sponsor” keeps putting in fuck-ups, guess what Mr/Mrs Sponsor: NO MORE PICKS! Now THAT would impress me!
because Im a PO SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF CLOUT ASSHOLES GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER!!! FUCK THIS TURD! Nevermind... Im emailing frank, fran and pam just for shits and giggles!
5/02/2009 11:07:00 PM
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Thanks, you stupid mush. We really need to be the headlines week after week after week. Give it a rest and give somebody else a crack at the front page for a change.
Don't you have a clue? Daley WANTS us crucified in the media while the contract is in limbo. Feed him the ammo. Goof.
Anonymous One who's been there said...
Give the guy credit where it's due: Barnes, Powers & Planey got their stars back and are retreading. He could've let them sit in call back another five years saying that the standard for administrative discipline is 'perponderance of evidence' instead of 'proff beyond a reasonable doubt.' I didn't figure those guys would ever see their stars again.
5/02/2009 05:35:00 PM
I do give credit where credit is due and I commend J-Fed for doing this. I think he is sincerely trying to do the right thing and he has helped alot of coppers out.
Lets hope that things keep progressing in a positive manner and that the CPD can become,what it was.
Anonymous One who's been there said...
Give the guy credit where it's due: Barnes, Powers & Planey got their stars back and are retreading. He could've let them sit in call back another five years saying that the standard for administrative discipline is 'perponderance of evidence' instead of 'proff beyond a reasonable doubt.' I didn't figure those guys would ever see their stars again.
5/02/2009 05:35:00 PM
I do give credit where credit is due and I commend J-Fed for doing this. I think he is sincerely trying to do the right thing and he has helped alot of coppers out.
Lets hope that things keep progressing in a positive manner and that the CPD can become,what it was.
5/03/2009 01:37:00 AM
Glad to see J-Fed is learning from his mistakes. Too bad his first mistake (Cozzi) will be sitting in a prison cell while J-Fed is getting on the job training.
Maybe Obama ....being the Christ ....should use his vast God-powers to fix Chicago's big blue ANOV writing machine
When he's done destroying private industry that is
5/02/2009 12:25:00 AM
The same private industry that got themselves in this mess? Stop them from themselves. Maybe you need too see what the Market Guru Buffet said.
5/02/2009 06:58:00 PM
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Buffet is just an investor. He's good at it sure, but he's no entrepeneur. THere's a HUGE difference. And even so - the PRESIDENT is the guy to meddle and fix things? I don't think so. That is SOCIALISM, I know you don't want to admit that, but it is. Fuck Warren Buffet.
Anonymous said...
Give the guy credit where it's due: Barnes, Powers & Planey got their stars back and are retreading. He could've let them sit in call back another five years saying that the standard for administrative discipline is 'perponderance of evidence' instead of 'proff beyond a reasonable doubt.' I didn't figure those guys would ever see their stars again.
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He does deserve points for this.
5/02/2009 08:27:00 PM
They survived because of Power's clout, nothing more. They were not suspended and every break possible. Without clout, they would have suffered like many other officers accused of crimes.
I do give credit where credit is due and I commend J-Fed for doing this. I think he is sincerely trying to do the right thing and he has helped alot of coppers out.
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Um, there is NOTHING sincere about J-Fed. And exactly WHAT coppers has he helped out? Please share, as I am unaware of any.
The putz is laying back simply because he knows if he does anything to these officers he might also further alienate whatever 'worker bees' he has left. He's trying to keep his head above water--that's all--no moral compass involved.
Anonymous said...
Jody,
I salute you. It's a single finger salute. In my twenty plus years with the Chicago Police Department you are the worst Superintendent we have had. That is quite the accomplishment in itself. There's only been one Superintendent who deserved the job and his initials were TH.
This City needs an enema and you're the second one I want to see flushed after "Hizzoner".
5/02/2009 12:38:00 AM
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You've got to be kidding, TH?
He was the beginning of the the WORST superintendents we have ever had, and no I'm not a two year wonder, 30+ years, so I've seen a few superintendents come and go.
Best in my opinion, Fred Rice.
5/02/2009 08:22:00 AM
Fred Rice? Right. Fred dumped anyone with white skin from his office and staff and legal affairs and many positions at the old 1121 S State building. then the City spent a ton of dough defending all the lawsuits and paying all the settlements.
Fred Rice presided over the likes of Leroy Martin, friend and payroller of Sanford Neal and Nedrick Miller. Fred Rice was good for shit.
I never knew Terry H. personnaly but I was friends with one of his ADS's and that man had nothing but good to say about him.
There is only so much and superintendent here can do with a mayor who has his thumb on everything. As Jody is finding out the hard way.
Jody is on a much shorter leash than any past superintendent.
Don't you have a clue? Daley WANTS us crucified in the media while the contract is in limbo. Feed him the ammo. Goof.
5/03/2009 01:02:00 AM
yeah..IM the stupid mush... HOW ABOUT WE CRACK DOWN ON OUR OWN STUPID FUCKING CLOUT BITCHES AND WE WOULDNT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FRONT PAGE MEDIA!!! FUCK YOU JACK!!!
Shortshanks has a novel way to get new city workers. Instead of waiting until some workers get pinched and go to prison for whatever scams shortshanks thinks up, he now just goes to the joint and recruits.
Beautiful!
Daley offers helping hand to ex-con high school grads
Comments
May 3, 2009
BY FRANK MAIN Crime Reporter fmain@suntimes.com
Mayor Daley handed high school diplomas to nearly 30 ex-convicts Saturday, then vowed to put more former inmates in city jobs as the economy improves.
The Judge comes from a politically clouted family.This was nothing but clout taking care of members of the same tribe.J-Fed didnt do anything special or extraordinary.
OT - coming soon from a civilian exempt near you - the elimination of limited duty. The order is complete for the elimination of all limited duty not deemed IOD. All of you dogs with bad backs will have six months to return full duty or apply for disability. In addition, any future convelescant candidates will also have only six months before they are forced to apply for disability. The only exception is injuries from IOD which is protected by contract. More erosion of our medical rights brought to you by our favorite incompetent civilian running the personnel division.
And the hits keep coming.
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I'm no fan of Tracy Ladner, but this idea has been in the mix since Phil Cone's reign. But I'm surprised you find it so offensive; just how long would you give someone to recover from an injury or illness? Six months of limited duty after your total allotted medical roll time isn't enough? Wouldn't getting these guys off limited duty - either thru forcing them onto diability or doing what medically needs to be done - wind up increasing staffing on the street?
good for barnes, powers and planey to get taken off separation status and get their buttons back... what about all the other guys at call back who have beaten criminal complaints and are still sitting there ??????? why haven't they gotten taken off separation status ????? will it ever be possible to get a straight answer from someone in management on this job ????? does anyone in management have a f-ing clue what they are doing ????
"Give the guy credit where it's due: Barnes, Powers & Planey got their stars back and are retreading. He could've let them sit in call back another five years saying that the standard for administrative discipline is 'perponderance of evidence' instead of 'proff beyond a reasonable doubt.' I didn't figure those guys would ever see their stars again."
This was absolutely not j-fed's idea. This came directly from Juan Rivera and his discussions with Deb Kirby and Rosenzweig at IPRA. IPRA is not making this a separation case so they got the OK from the Hall to give them back their stars. Credit where it's due? Try Rivera, still a cops cop.
I do give credit where credit is due and I commend J-Fed for doing this. I think he is sincerely trying to do the right thing and he has helped alot of coppers out.
Lets hope that things keep progressing in a positive manner and that the CPD can become,what it was.
5/03/2009 01:37:00 AM
Yeah right idiot. All I can say is Cozzi! Then let me remind you that he has had more old CR#'s opened since he took office than we have had in 4 years combined. I have been in IAD for a quite a few years, so I have first hand knowledge. He knew that this would be one more thing the unions and the police could use against him. He did what he did to save his own ass, not for us. Mike Masters and Hamilton, get off of our fucking blog. Please don't belittle us with useless bullshit.
This is the same guy that said Cuello was innocent, allowed Mike Masters to break rules and the law and tell us from day one he was going to lock us up! Their has NEVER BEEN AN INCIDENT on duty that had anything to do with alcohal, but now this asswipe is negotiating us being tested randomly while on duty? They should have tested you last August 2008 when I got on the elavator with you at 0730 ish and you smelled like you were in Buorbon Street all night! Fuck you very much!
The IPRA finding on the on-duty personnel is posted on their website under the monthly reports for Dec 2008.
OT - coming soon from a civilian exempt near you - the elimination of limited duty. The order is complete for the elimination of all limited duty not deemed IOD. All of you dogs with bad backs will have six months to return full duty or apply for disability. In addition, any future convelescant candidates will also have only six months before they are forced to apply for disability.
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On the face it, this sounds like an unusually good idea. So what is wrong with it?
If cops are physically unable to perform their duties as cops, why should they not be put on disability? That would seem to what disability is for. How is this any different than if an electrician can no longer physically perform his tasks?
With my total lack of clout I could make a thousand top felony pinches in a row and the city would fuck me on a beef
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Why should how many arrests a cop has made have any bearing whatsoever on a disciplinary matter? The two are not related.
Its like saying why shouldn't a driver get to drive drunk just once when he drove perfectly sober 1000 times previously.
"yeah..IM the stupid mush...
5/03/2009 09:25:00 AM"
Yes, yes you are.
I understand JODY got a package when he came to Chicago which included relocation expense and some form of retirement all that and 2 salaries for one job, not so bad.
Why should how many arrests a cop has made have any bearing whatsoever on a disciplinary matter? The two are not related.
Its like saying why shouldn't a driver get to drive drunk just once when he drove perfectly sober 1000 times previously.
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You're an idiot, civilian. Stay off the blog.
The newish Chief of Milwaukee needs to be "poached" and brought south to Chicago.
Imagine hiring an urban law enforcement professional with a history of getting results.
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This is the same guy who recently, and very foolishly, announced he was going to order his officers to arrest people they know are committing no crime.
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