Saturday, September 12, 2009

All Safe - No Worries

  • Chicago is as prepared for a terrorist attack as any big city can possibly be, Mayor Daley maintained today. Then he showcased the technology to prove it on the eighth anniversary of 9/11.
We are remembering the Mobile Communications Van that Shortshanks rolled out to great fanfare a few years back. It was pretty much an empty shell that parked behind OEMC and was unlicensed to operate any of the millions of dollars of equipment supposedly installed. We don't even think it was hardened against EMP while it was parked behind on of the largest targets in Chicago. They had to spend hundreds of thousands to ship it back to Virginia or somewhere for modifications. Does anyone know if it ever came back?
  • At O’Hare Airport, the city is testing a high-resolution camera capable of detecting debris on the airfield that may be invisible to the naked eye.

    “This is able to pick up screws, metal objects, other objects that may cause or could impact damage in aircraft. It allows for a cleaner airfield using technology on top of human inspection,” said Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino.

You know, we are forcibly reminded of a story we read regarding the Space Race of the 1960's. When NASA found out pens wouldn't work reliably in outer space, they spent a few million dollars inventing a "space pen" that used pressurized gases to ensure a steady flow of ink in zero gravity. The pen was rolled out to enormous fanfare. It could write in outer space, under water, upside-down. It was truly a marvel of engineering and American know how.

The USSR sent their cosmonauts into orbit with pencils.

So "silent" Vic's partner is spending millions on a camera system to detect debris on runways? Debris that will still have to be picked up by human hands? How about we just attach a few magnets to the street sweepers already clearing the runways daily? Or improve the brushes to clean a bit more efficiently? Too easy?
  • And thanks to an “exciting partnership” with Columbia College, the city is developing “virtual reality software that simulates a high-rise fire.”

    “It’s an interactive learning tool that…will train you and educate you as far as what needs to be done if there’s an evacuation of your building,” said Ray Orozco, executive director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

We used to have something like this back in grade school...it was called a "fire drill," and the Fire Department would come by, sound the buzzers and the nuns would line everyone up and evacuate the building. God help you if you talked in line, too. What is an "exciting partnership" with a "virtual reality" simulation going to teach us that Sister Mary Margaret didn't?
  • Find the exits, find the stairwells, find an alternate or two and get the hell out if the shit hits the fan.
The last time the City held a "drill," it was on a Friday afternoon, maybe 10 or 20 buildings participated, the employees all got to go home early and the building engineers were propping doors open and handing out bottled water to "evacuees." When it happens for real, it's going to be mass chaos. And unfortunately, quite a few shortcomings are going to be exposed in the worst way and at the worst time possible.

UPDATE: Yes, we know, urban legend. But the point of the story remains the same. Shortshanks and his crew are spending millions of dollars trying to invent a space pen when a simple solution exists.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah, the cameras will keep us safe. They will prevent attacks. Or maybe just record them as they happen.

Those cameras are so good that when 006th District cars were vandalized, they looked to the cameras and...that's right. They didn't work.

Don't worry, Chicago. Da Mayor has you covered.

9/12/2009 12:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes I will be a first responder. With my radio that doesnt last the whole tour. My vehicle that has no brakes and sometimes doesnt start. And my inferior gas mask. Not!

9/12/2009 12:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Of course the Soviets used pencils, it's simplicity. Americans always try to over-invent things. Oh, how did their new space diaper test go?

9/12/2009 12:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The NASA pen vs. the Russian pencil is a bit of an urban legend.

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

9/12/2009 12:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Watering a dead tree.

9/12/2009 12:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We're safer now that flower boxes are in the middle of the streets where emergency vehicles would be driving in an emergency like 9-11.

Thanks for those Maggie boxes Shortshanks. I'm sure it'll really help in a disaster.

You useless piece of fucking shit.

9/12/2009 12:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Smoke and mirrors... nothing more than smoke and mirrors...

Put up another pod camera, get another event number, thats what will solve the problem.

Ooohhh shit... put up another Red Light camera, they generate revenue, that will fix the problem.

Have an academy class of 5 (Yep; 1-2-3-4-5) recruits, thats going to take care of the manpower shortage, but wait, 2 got washed out already, so that leaves us with THREE recruits.

Smoke and fucking mirrors, people, thats it.

9/12/2009 12:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

As I watched the telecasts of 9/11 on this anniversary I noticed one thing that kept occurring to me as I flipped the channels, viewing different aspects of the attacks that day. It struck me that after 8 years with the creation of Homeland Security, TSA, and all of the terrorism training and seminars, it will come down to this. Policemen, Firemen, Paramedics, Doctors and Nurses, and all of the Trades people.

Just as in 2001 nothing will stop an attack or mitigate the damage. No machine, camera, or vehicle is going to somehow soften the blow. The best we will be able to do for our city and the civilians we serve is to have First Responders fully staffed, equipped, and trained. I can only respond to what I have seen on the CPD and we are severely lacking in the most vital areas of security.

Our Mass Transit Unit has been depleted so drastically that on some midnights there might be three officers working the entire city. All three watches should be staffed along with Tactical Teams. Security costs money. I would pass on a BEAN or flower pot to know the MTU was all over the system.

Security at the airports has become show and tell. Anyone who has worked special knows that security is not taken seriously by the people with the cash. They have cannibalized the unit so much that they began running special to fill ranks. Now they have cut special so that no police officers are down by the luggage. Here's a clue. Staff the airports fully again along with tact teams. Keep special employment and get them mobile...like...around the entrance to the airport, the parking garage, the tunnels, the tarmac.

Try holding more canine handler test more often instead of the test corresponding with the seven year locus. The dogs should be all over the airports and Mass Transit constantly.

Equip and staff more personnel for the Marine Unit or develop a special employment for the unit. Lots and lots of great police officers carrying a dive card that might take an in-service training day on the boats in case backup personnel were needed.

I know I know, it's a pipe dream, it should be like that but it isn't. But a world class city should be like that. And if this pinhead gets his wish and the Olympics becomes a reality, First Responders should be his priority to a safe and secure city.

9/12/2009 01:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"•Chicago is as prepared for a terrorist attack as any big city can possibly be, Mayor Daley maintained today. Then he showcased the technology to prove it on the eighth anniversary of 9/11."

With what??Do you know what is in the trunk of a CPD vehicle??NOTHING!!

9/12/2009 01:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

...And there is NO money for our raise ... Or pensions.

9/12/2009 01:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The UCV is still around. They store it off site and take it out for a wash once in a while. They use when they are giving tours of the OEMC. It has little functionality. They used to use it to dispatch from the Taste of Chicago. But not this year. It never worked up to it's design. They still pay contractors to take care of it though. So the kickbacks keep kicking in. Huge waste of time and resources over the years. Thanks to JA.

9/12/2009 01:34:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great pen. False story.
http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

9/12/2009 01:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Chicago Citizens Please Wake Up!!!

Your Mayor is lying to you. We are far from ready, from your patrol officers to your SWAT team. We are not ready!!! I will not give specifics to the enemy but I will tell you that your First Responders are way behind in numbers, training, and equipment. We will be attacked one day and its not going to be some gangbanger with a pistol and then you will see how this Mayor and former Supts did nothing to prepare this city after 9-1-1. I feel so sorry for you citizens of Chicago. My family is safe and they have an evac plan out of this city. We live no where near downtown and our kids are home schooled by their grandmother a retired teacher. Your patrolman lack proper training in weapons and proper first responder tactics and have zero medical capabilities for themselves let alone for you. Yes we are good in the ghetto and getting gangs, guns and dope but dealing with armed extremists. ZERO. Forget it. Zero training for terrorist attacks, and the SWAT team is in such sad shape from years of neglect. At least half of them are, with a Commander that is more worried about getting promoted then getting proper equipment for the team. Congrats CPD you have a bunch spineless, indecisive idiots leading the troops with fancy degrees in everything but being cops. The blue shirts are led by managers that should be working for the corporate offices at SEARS. Let me take that back. Not SEARS (out of their league)but some dollar store. Scared to make a decision without checking some rule book or general order. yeah we have lawyers and some have fancy Master Degrees but couldn't double tap a target three feet away from them. Some don't even carry their guns, they are so cool with their ankle holsters. The SWAT team zero equipment. The brass on this dept are exactly that, "Brass". Better to call the firemen at least they have more training. In the end the men and women in Blue will make the ultimate sacrifice for you!!!

9/12/2009 02:11:00 AM  
Anonymous RepublicanCowboy said...

We, as much as I hate to admit it, aren't ready for shit!! We are short handed and under trained all the way around. I do understand the economy is not so great right now, but here in lies part of the problem. The one thing we do have in ample supply in this city, is bottom feeding do nothings that want everything handed to them. Well all that money we dumb into "aid" ie. lifetime free lunch, could be going to hundreds of better uses. It is a sad state of affairs. This country used to have the mentality of "hit me in the face, I will beat you over the head!" Now it is turn the other cheek and ask for another.....

9/12/2009 02:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well that's good that Ohare is getting that camera i was worried about the band of terrorists whos evil plan to shut down the world is to sneak onto the airfields and clutter the runway with screws!

9/12/2009 03:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WOW! Where is the mayor getting all this money from ????

9/12/2009 03:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wasn't tis super duper communication center re-possesseed by the builder for non payment by the city.

9/12/2009 06:05:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

By far, the most important aspect to deal with a chaotic situation is communication. We still don't have the capability to communicate with other agencies, departments or ISP.

This is absolutely unacceptable. WHEN the shit hits the fan, we're gonna splatter all over the place!

9/12/2009 06:12:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gents, all you have to do is watch what happens at any Chicago Public High School at dismissal time to see how understaffed and under prepared we are.

9/12/2009 07:05:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oak Park is more prepared for another attack than Chicago is. In case of attack, Daley will likely be escorted to someplace safe by his huge bodyguard detail and stand in front of a camera and blubber and cry and babble about the Olympics. Then he will blame it all on some low level no clout employee and fire that person and their supervisor.

And we will wonder where our Rudy Guiliani is in our time of need.

And we will no doubt still be without a contract.

9/12/2009 07:17:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We have had 8 years since the 9/11 attacks to prepare and provide training to our police and fire personnel. 8 years and billions of Federal dollars have been spent here in Chicago.

Are we better prepared than on Sept 10, 2001? Ask any policeman. No way. billions down the tubes and we still have the same incompetent corrupt leader.

Be prepared to be on your own in case of a serious shit-storm.

9/12/2009 07:21:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Given there is an attack.

Which one of the merit exempts will lead?

9/12/2009 07:45:00 AM  
Anonymous HATER said...

i have an idea!

go by home depot W/ THE BATTLE VAN AND PICK UP SUM OF THOSE GREAT WORKERS THAT HANG OUT IN THE PARKING LOT.
GIVE THEM BROOM AND SEND THEM ONTO THE AIRFIELD TO GET THOSE PESKY NUT AND SCREWS.

BEA CUELLO CAN SERVE DRINKS AND MASTERS CAN POINT AT THE SKY AND SAY BOSS THE PLANE THE PLANE!

9/12/2009 07:46:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

we have alot of ''pressurized gas ''coming from city hall. the chaos that will happen here during an attack will be biblical. you will have a multitude of frenzied citizens fleeing an area and police and fire stuck in gridlock trying to rush in and save people. just remember the old movie godzilla with people running thru the streets screaming their heads off. also.. do you think shortshanks first priority is public safety? if you answered yes then please remove your head from your own arse.

9/12/2009 08:03:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

O/T - Say goodbye to your take home cars Boys and Girls! That is of course you don't mind sharing the lease with the city!

9/12/2009 08:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yeah right, we are ready---they can't even send help to an officers 10-1 call...god help us !!

9/12/2009 08:22:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm impressed! First responders, prevention and detection, all set for an emergency, wow! Let's go back to 9/11, anyone know what Shortshanks was doing in his office? There was a witness or two-and they know what da mayor's response was=crying and cowering in his office. It's time for this first responder story to come out.

9/12/2009 08:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't worry. The Strike Force will be there with TRU as a backup.

Now go back to work soze yuze kin pay yer taxes. We gotta Lympics tuh think about.

9/12/2009 08:47:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Still don't have my gas mask or paper suit haz mat suit. I know I am not the only one as many many others I talk to, at least in district law haven't either. We have had no joint operations training with fire, at least not at district the law . Don't know what TRU ans MSF, etc. have done. No live play scenario training. At NIMS and TARA training they say we will be attacked. Hopefully an attack happens in the afternoon when they're working so they can save the day. At NIMS and TARA they say we will be attacked. The fact is if something bad happens, and God willing it never does, the Beat guys will be the first ones there and WILL respond by trying to save lives, and will be BLUE CANARIES as the CFD calls us. Our terrorist expert Superintendent doesn't have a clue as our stations aren't even secure because we have to have officers sitting at the doors ans desk crews are exposed.

Of course terrorism expert J-Fed will say everything is fine and the media will just go along. And the Unions aren't much better. Getting us proper Haz Mat gear should have been a demand in the contracts.

The're all more worried about making Oprah happy and pretending everything id ok. Can't do anything to upset the machine. Nothing to see here, nove along.

9/12/2009 08:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yea but a simple solution ain't gonna make no connected croonie rich!!!! The Chicago/shortshanks way!!!!

9/12/2009 09:21:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

In my district they prepared and equipped us for swine flu, CBRN and dust from disasters. They took a plastic property bag, put in 2 surgical masks, 2 pair rubber gloves and 4 antiseptic wipes; wrote the beat number on the sealed palstic bag and put one in each car trunk. That's our prep for a 9-11 type disaster. I have a better one. Bend over, place your head between your legs and KISS YOUR ASS GOODBYE !!!!

9/12/2009 09:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am prepared for the attack. I have my van full of gas back home and I will speed there lights and siren dump the squad there and head South with my family. God help the rest of you.

9/12/2009 09:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I saw a report on NYPD'S Anti Terrorism unit. Very impressive, they have more Arabic speakers than the CIA or the FBI. the unit is made up of highly trained professionals many of which are former military. Our unit, a bunch of bosses kids that would not know a terrorist if they got kicked in the ass by one. God Help us...

9/12/2009 09:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah, the cameras will keep us safe. They will prevent attacks. Or maybe just record them as they happen.

Those cameras are so good that when 006th District cars were vandalized, they looked to the cameras and...that's right. They didn't work.

9/12/2009 12:08:00 AM

Same thing in 007. Cars vandalized more than once and the cameras can't see shit.(Great technology numb nuts mayor) Now we have a car down on parking lot security

9/12/2009 10:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i thought this city was broke....no money for coppers.

9/12/2009 10:59:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a joke.

Our squad cars are as nasty as one found in a junk yard.

Our online arrest/inventory reporting is a joke. Its faster to do it by pen and paper.

Our squad car computers are good for one thing. NOTHING. They are as slow as hell and usually dont work at all.

If anything happends here....just go home to your family and make sure they are safe!!

9/12/2009 11:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mayor Daley says we're ready so it must be so. I mean he's never lied to us before, why would he start now?

9/12/2009 11:20:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

never forget the victims of 911

never forget the democrats that want to prosecute cia and military for questioning terrorists to keep our country safe

tell everyone to vote out the democratic machine they never back us (CPD) either

back each other up and be carefull

9/12/2009 11:45:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Mayor should be OK up in Michigan

9/12/2009 11:54:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I like how Mayor Daley states that the Police haven't had to take any furlo days unpaid. Maybe that's because he is saving millions and millions of dollars from the over 3000 Police Officers we are short!

Not to mention all the interest he is making by NOT giving the Police a raise. 2 years without a contract. He has been sitting on that money all this time.

Where is all the talk about that?

Mayor Daley, You truley are the scum of the earth!

9/12/2009 12:02:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The reason for using a pressurized pen in space, instead of a pencil, is because a pencil releases little bits of graphite when you write with it. It's normally no big deal, but in a zero-gravity enviroment full of electronics (that people's lives are depending on), free-floating bits of carbon are a short-circuit disaster waiting to happen.

9/12/2009 12:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

'Zero training for terrorist attacks, and the SWAT team is in such sad shape from years of neglect. At least half of them are, with a Commander that is more worried about getting promoted then getting proper equipment for the team.'

Truer words were never spoken about our "old man" Cmdr of 153.
Not much of policeman throughout his career, and (we found out) nothing more than an intel officer in the armed forces who never left the green zone. But hey, he's Maters's guy, so he must be a perfect fit for the job. Maybe they'll move him over the Academy as the next ADS and move Lodding out. He and Cmdr. Tarmac should do a real bang up job there together.

9/12/2009 01:00:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"We're safer now that flower boxes are in the middle of the streets where emergency vehicles would be driving in an emergency like 9-11.

9/12/2009 12:24:00 AM"



Yeah, but at least they'll make some decent cover, when the shit hits the fan.

9/12/2009 02:37:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Chicago ain't ready for dick. When the shit hits the fan the city response will look like the Three Stooges going after a discarded cigar.

9/12/2009 02:57:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

2016=radical muslims hit us again,just saying.

9/12/2009 03:17:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"•Chicago is as prepared for a terrorist attack as any big city can possibly be, Mayor Daley maintained today. Then he showcased the technology to prove it on the eighth anniversary of 9/11."

With what??Do you know what is in the trunk of a CPD vehicle??NOTHING!!

9/12/2009 01:30:00 AM

I beg to differ.....baseball bats, crow bars, golf clubs, flat spare tire, rusty scissor jack, tire iron that doesn't fit the lug nuts, couple lug nut covers, smashed faded cpd baseball hat, used crime scene tape from a shooting, bunch of crumpled and unusable reports. Oh, and garbage, lots of garbage from other coppers.

9/12/2009 03:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

With what??Do you know what is in the trunk of a CPD vehicle??NOTHING!!

9/12/2009 01:30:00 AM

maybe a baseball bat, a few old dirty case reports, and a few empty rolls of crime scene tape

9/12/2009 03:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The old "screws on the runway trick"......... bastards!

9/12/2009 06:09:00 PM  
Anonymous dm60462 said...

Daley camera test run:
Up Here, Silly

9/12/2009 06:14:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

As D.S. Charlie Williams said, "It is not practical to train individual officers to resond to a terrorist attack.

That thought probably stuck with Shortshanks.

9/12/2009 07:05:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

..."With what??Do you know what is in the trunk of a CPD vehicle??NOTHING!!

9/12/2009 01:30:00 AM...

Oh, a spare tire, no air in it cause the guy who changed it did not go to the Area to replace it, a rusty jack and a lot of yellow tape.

But, what do YOU put into your car when you hit the street. What is in your Black Bag, Street Kit, War Bag or Bag-of Tricks?

That might be an interesting thread on it's own. What do you carry on the street and why.

9/12/2009 07:09:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC said..."•At O’Hare Airport, the city is testing a high-resolution camera capable of detecting debris on the airfield that may be invisible to the naked eye.

“This is able to pick up screws, metal objects, other objects that may cause or could impact damage in aircraft. It allows for a cleaner airfield using technology on top of human inspection,” said Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino."

I am no expert, but it is to prevent something called F.O.D. foreign object damage. Any object, like a screw from a baggage card, or pen dropped by a person can be sucked into a jet engine. Do you want to find it and pick it up now or find out about it when your ass is at 35,000 feet.

This might be a good thing, even if it is a work in progress.

Now if they would just let me stalk those pesky geese in my camo gear with a silenced Colt Woodsman and night scope.

9/12/2009 07:30:00 PM  
Blogger SCC said...

Geez, we had to take out a few naughty comments...we never said "Don't clean the runways." We said "Don't waste money on high tech solutions when a low tech one would suffice." We never once wished for an engine failure at 35,000 feet. Geez, stop being thick.

9/12/2009 08:07:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do we have a Counter Terrorism Section anymore? Do they counter any terror. I remember a few years back, lots of interviews, but no one with any Counter Terrorism experience was brought in. Way to go you greek clouted fuck caluris, the bodies will be on you and Daley!

9/12/2009 08:07:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mayor Daley is indeed prepared for an attack on Chicago. He will simply go to his Chicago Police patrolLed and protected home in Indiana. From there he and his 35 guards, Chicago policemen, can watch the glow in the sky over the lake, in perfect safty.

9/12/2009 09:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you President Bush. Your government keep the country safe for the 9 years since the attack. That's all over now. Now the democRAT government is actually going to prosecute those who kept us safe. Heil Obama!

9/12/2009 09:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

THEY NEED TO INVENT SOMETHING TO SHRINK J-FARTS FOREHEAD.

9/12/2009 09:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

'Zero training for terrorist attacks, and the SWAT team is in such sad shape from years of neglect. At least half of them are, with a Commander that is more worried about getting promoted then getting proper equipment for the team.'

Truer words were never spoken about our "old man" Cmdr of 153.
Not much of policeman throughout his career, and (we found out) nothing more than an intel officer in the armed forces who never left the green zone. But hey, he's Maters's guy, so he must be a perfect fit for the job. Maybe they'll move him over the Academy as the next ADS and move Lodding out. He and Cmdr. Tarmac should do a real bang up job there together.

9/12/2009 01:00:00 PM

If you never left the GREEN ZONE, he should never open his mouth... EVER. The green zone was hit with indirect fire now and then but if you stay in the walls SHUT THE FUCK UP....

9/12/2009 09:52:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

whats in my "duty bag"?..........Hmmmm, a lot less than when they let us REALLY be the Police.....but still enough to raise some eyebrows of the FNGs!!But a couple bottles of H2O, and some sealed snacks , can get you through an "extended tour"!......I'm just sayin........

9/12/2009 10:02:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Flower Pots on LaSalle and Other Major Streets, will Prevent First Response Vehicles to get to the site.
Instead of driving right down the middle of the street, they will be blocked by the narrow streets.
Get rid of those flower pots now.
Open up the streets again.
Save money, and make transportation safer.

9/12/2009 10:25:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Sovits used pencils.....what a fucking no brainer that was. Look at the AK-47....simple in design, function and reliability yet it was able to compete with the m-16 at a fraction of the cost. The Russians were masters at using the KISS principle.

9/12/2009 11:03:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, you people have to quit bitchin about training.My watch secretary showed me on the computer all the training I have received.If you can find out how to look it up do it.You,Sir, are a PHD.Every streaming video ever played in your district is considered "in service training".No one watches this bullshit, but you ARE trained.P.S., yes, I know there are NO watch secretaries!

9/12/2009 11:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

[...]Our squad car computers are good for one thing. NOTHING. They are as slow as hell and usually dont work at all.[…]



I beg to differ, my PDT is great for placing my large coffee and bagle on while I read the paper.

9/12/2009 11:28:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"And we will wonder where our Rudy Guiliani is in our time of need."

FDNY MEMBERS& FAMILY MEMBERS OF SLAIN 9/11 FFS WOULD DIFFER IN YOUR WARM FUZZY OPINION OF THE ITALIAN CROSSDRESSER.

9/13/2009 12:00:00 AM  
Blogger Rich Rostrom said...

The "space pen" was a product of the Fisher Pen Company, not a NASA development.

Just A Civilian (who attended the memorial for Robert Fisher of that family two weeks ago)

9/13/2009 12:34:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
I am prepared for the attack. I have my van full of gas back home and I will speed there lights and siren dump the squad there and head South with my family. God help the rest of you.

9/12/2009 09:40:00 AM

Fucking COWARD! This is what the rest of us Police have as our back-up and support. You need to turn in your star and get a different profession...... LOSER!

9/13/2009 02:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
'Zero training for terrorist attacks, and the SWAT team is in such sad shape from years of neglect. At least half of them are, with a Commander that is more worried about getting promoted then getting proper equipment for the team.'

Truer words were never spoken about our "old man" Cmdr of 153.

???? Anyone hear about the "Awards" our CPD SWAT team won due to their winning big at competions? STFU u whinner. These guys have got their shit together. You dont need all the new "toys" to do everything. Sometimes a computer game isnt real life. Brains, your weapons and being in shape will help kep you ready/prepared. The Commander isnt responsible for all the Department cut backs. He fights for resources everyday. Da mayor has to provide funds......

9/13/2009 02:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dont get me started on whos over at the anti terrorism task force. Merit sgt murphy. Phil put him there after he spent 4 years socializing with the memorial fund. Murphy is a useless moron. Hope you feel safe now.

9/13/2009 03:16:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Attention all thieves working O'Hare Airport: Daley pulled all special employment police security from the lower level baggage area. No one will be patrolling there from Sept 1 on. Have at it boys. There is no one to stop you.

9/13/2009 07:22:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i have an idea!

go by home depot W/ THE BATTLE VAN AND PICK UP SUM OF THOSE GREAT WORKERS THAT HANG OUT IN THE PARKING LOT.
GIVE THEM BROOM AND SEND THEM ONTO THE AIRFIELD TO GET THOSE PESKY NUT AND SCREWS.

BEA CUELLO CAN SERVE DRINKS AND MASTERS CAN POINT AT THE SKY AND SAY BOSS THE PLANE THE PLANE!

I loved this post! Spit out my corn flakes while reading it...hilarious!!

9/13/2009 08:00:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
I am prepared for the attack. I have my van full of gas back home and I will speed there lights and siren dump the squad there and head South with my family. God help the rest of you.

9/12/2009 09:40:00 AM

Fucking COWARD! This is what the rest of us Police have as our back-up and support. You need to turn in your star and get a different profession...... LOSER!

9/13/2009 02:04:00 AM

Yea, you can stay and fight the fallout from the dirty bomb. Or try and kill the suicide bomber. You must be a rookie. Stay and protect all the future basketball stars.

9/13/2009 09:00:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Attention all thieves working O'Hare Airport: Daley pulled all special employment police security from the lower level baggage area. No one will be patrolling there from Sept 1 on. Have at it boys. There is no one to stop you.

9/13/2009 07:22:00 AM

You tell em detective you only make 80 hours O.T. and want more! Open it back up but only to 9161 spread the wealth! Pigs get fat hogs go to slaughter!

9/13/2009 11:15:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

???? Anyone hear about the "Awards" our CPD SWAT team won due to their winning big at competions? STFU u whinner. These guys have got their shit together.

IS THAT SO? Why did one of your together Sgts. have to get moved off of SWAT recently? He thought he was too good to train with his team! Glad to hear about the competition wins, though...A lot of the people there are squared away, but there's a lot of room for improvement.

9/13/2009 01:34:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have a space pen.

9/13/2009 03:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I have a space pen.

9/13/2009 03:41:00 PM"


(Cue Keesing Bandit)?

9/14/2009 03:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey I think Burn's daughter is on the anti terrorism task force. Her Dad is one of the biggest double dippers and got his little girl a great spot. What a wonderful life for the clouted.

9/14/2009 09:20:00 AM  

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