Another Ribbon
Word leaking out from various e-mailers that another "Crime Reduction" ribbon is in the works.
It is being developed under two separate names:
It is being developed under two separate names:
- The J-Fed Junior G-Man Achievement Medallion with Oak Leaf Cluster and Shiny Silver Ribbon Things Around It;
- or more simply, "The Masters Medal"
All kidding aside, it really is in development. We certainly hope everyone can find room on their dress blues for it.
Labels: dumb ideas, rumors
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
65 Comments:
Got a slew of these things in a drawer. Never wore 'em, never will. Just like the way they've watered down the honorables; they're worthless.
KMA and counting...
Why would anyone want to wear any crap presented to them by our worthless Supt., or his pal Chachi?
Nothing those two could put together would ever grace my uniform!
Isn't that green and white one that all the desk crews wear the crime reduction ribbon?
Cline had that made up in 2003 so all the inside folks can feel important.
The irony of it is that the Crime reduction ribbon was awarded to those who took no part in reducing crime.
Is that guy Masters really carrying a gun?
It used to be the awards meant something. When I dressed up for the St. Jude parade I wore my award medals proudly. Each medal has a history behind it. Those years of running in the streets, answering calls, locking really bad people up, meeting good citizens, meeting informants, solving neighborhood block problems and so on have earned me many medals. But last year while at the St.Jude parade walking back to my car to go to breakfast with the guys I overheard officers ridiculing one young man for the medals he was wearing. They said why you wearing the medals that make you like a general in the army. The young man said because I am proud of em, I earned them, so what of it. A bunch of laughter was heard and then one of the guys said they don't mean nothing man, You are just trying to impress the babes. More laughter. I really wanted to slap the sh*t of those guys that were poking fun of the guy with the medals but kept my cool. You see, I retired this summer and everytime I look back on those medals in my time it meant the world to have pride. Obviously the ridiculed young man had pride. Something those other guys didn't. I wish I had said something then. Maybe that's why I am saying something now. God Bless the officers that were placed in that stupid Behavior Program. Back in my day we would have confronted those bosses that initiated that program behind a closed door and show them who was boss.
Stick your FUCKING BULLSHIT RIBBONS up your ASS!
They mean nothing to us, nothing!
Where is our contract?
Where is JUSTICE for the railroaded police?
Why is Bill Cozzi rotting?
Where is the definition of merit?
Where are the missing 2,000+ coppers at?
FUCK YOU J-FED and your bullshit ribbons!
Sadly there are those among us that really consider these
non-sense ribbons validation for all the work they do.
Tragic indeed.
That'll be one ribbon for J-Fed and Masters.
Still waiting for my DC from 2004. Fuck it. Well JFed you earned your little ribbon wear it with pride. You too Masters. When you lads play dress up you can pin it on each other's asses.
Ribbons are worthless on this department. Back in 1995, they gave a "hot" female police officer a department commendation for giving out a flash on a police impersonator. Not arresting the guy, but giving out the flash! All the sergeants were trying to get into her pants; by putting her in for the commendation, they thought they'd get somewhere with her. She got the last laugh; none of those horny sergeants got anything!
Giving a flash message is a standard part of your job. It isn't department commendation material.
MASTERS
MASTERS
MASTERS
It better be big enough to do some good when I wipe my ass with it.
I'm still waiting for my "Phat Phil Lifetime Achievement Award". WTF, going on 3 years now.
Why is it the exempt still seem to think that awards motivate officers to do more work? Especially nowadays being supervised by the worst police department exempt in US history. Awards only pit officers against each other. Nobody gets an award when they deserve it.
Knock it the FK off already J-FK.
Take a look on the cpd intranet and see how many people are in the awards unit. Everyone is waiting for awards that were submitted 4 years ago. What the hell do those officers and sgts do down there?
Here's a fact. Jfed wants to cheapen awards again by giving out good conduct medals if you don't have a sustained beef. Bet the inside pencil pushers will be getting these in droves. What a joke our award system has become.
disgusting....fucking disgusting.
stupid Behavior Program. Back in my day we would have confronted those bosses that initiated that program behind a closed door and show them who was boss.
Stop romanticizing, back in the day you would have been transferred out. Because back in the day we had no representation, meaning contract.
This is the problem, you talk like you and everyone else were real men, no nonsense take no shit coppers.
This gives the new officers a chip on their shoulder, something to prove that they are just as tough. A perfect way to lose ones job in this day and age.
Back in the day the bosses took no shit from patrolmen, patrolmen griped to each other and let their feelings known through activity.
Back in the day life was a little different, police work was in no way as complex. The bar has never been so high. So why dont you take that into account when you ridicule a system, because all you do is add more stress do a already stressful life.
Back in the day many a copper was let go for doing something stupid, it just wasnt as public.
Im sorry, it is just like a father who no matter how hard his son tries can never live up the unattainable manhood of all those romantic bigger than life stories.
Every officer is a warrior, how the job was done in the past created the system these officers are forced to live in, give it a break.
Whatever became of the "Perfect Attendance" award? Did it go awop? Just asking mr. masters.
Why not instaed of worthless medals maybe a day off with pay,great arrest a week off paid now that would be "Change we could believe in"!
The Crime Reduction Ribbon is given to the commanders who KILL the most crimes in their districts. When a Ruse Entry Burglary is committed ( Water dept Worker or Gas Man, Etc.) is let into a senior's home to check on a "certain problem" this is a burglary. The Commander says this is a Deceptive Practice, Con Game. The Sgts. will not approve a report unless is is so titled. This is a Burglary. They are KILLING CRIME, hello Pam Zekman!!The district eats 1 less Part One Crime & the citizens get fucked again. This is the reason why crime is on the down slope. They always said ion the academy "The pen is mightier than the sword."
The irony of it is that the Crime reduction ribbon was awarded to those who took no part in reducing crime.
TRUE TRUE - I always thought a precursor to receiving that award should have been that you actually ARRESTED someone.
Of course, no worse than the two old timer house cats that were working CTA the other day and were unable to complete a warrant arrest. Nice that they get the days, when others can't.
You know it's true, when the CTA sgts talked about it at rollcall, telling us all not to give any arrests away. How fucking sad they even have to admonish POs of this.
Sign of the times I guess. And not a good one.
they give people honorable mentions for weed pinches on the DOC area. i used to piss myself. i used to bring in good shit in the 90s...the bosses would say '' you re just doing your job kid'' and give me nothing. my awards are in a drawer where they belong. bullshit awards to boost your ego.no thanks...just give me a raise and retro check.
Didn't we get one of these under Cline? Do we get a star or is the city wasting money on a whole new ribbon.
a little man hiding under a desk at 35th st has informed me that this ribbon is going to be for the effort of the boys and girls working the night enough Americans were hypnotized into electing a dictator into office.... Ladies and Gentlemen: The Barack Obama Award... The award will smell like B.O. and will mimic the president's traits...it will do nothing and solve absolutely nothing and will be transparent because most of us will be able to see right through it
To 1/31/10 1:40am - Are you sure you're nickname wasn't Dirty Harry? All kidding aside there are a few of us out here that feel the same way and we're still on the job. We have heard stories of SWAT arriving on scene in one our districts ( this comes straight from a uniformed officers' mouth after assisting the team that used SWAT to do a forced entry ) and instead of hitting the door right away on a search warrant, they dicked around for not minutes, but hours, before hitting the door. Bottom line, when SWAT is afraid to hit a door on this department, then it is time to leave for another job. Remember the line of all officers now having pink fuzzy cuffs issued by the department in their handcuff cases? Wake up.
I will NEVER wear a ribbon on my uniform. I could get 15 of them and no one will ever see them. I know what I did to deserve them and I know the ones that I never earned(but maybe my team or partner has a hook up) Its the dept way. Its a clout thing for the most part. Sure, guys in shootings, etc, deserved theirs and generally get them. But in my experience, many guys get them through their connections. The guys walking around like mexican generals should be fucking embarrassed, especially the white shirts who havent been on the street in 20 yrs. im sure you earned all of those in the VERY LITTLE time you worked the street. PLEASE KEEP THE RIBBONS! I Really DO NOT want them
" Back in my day we would have confronted those bosses that initiated that program behind a closed door and show them who was boss.
1/31/2010 01:40:00 AM"
THAT'S PURE BULLSHIT More tuff guy ramblings from some mistyeyed retiree. New Day Dinosaur put your money where you mouth is a send Bill Cozzi something nice
This is just to get Jfed and his buddies an award. Don't put on our fucking uniform. How about that!!!
Ribbons and bars don't mean shit. Worked narcotics for awhile with some very fucking worthless guys. A set of hard working po's gets everyone fucking awards. Fucking hard reality check when you experience that.
Another one?! Man, I'm gonna look so fucking cool when I wear them to 26th & Cal!
I can't believe people get so worked up over this. RELAX tough guys!
All this over a ribbon. I bet none of you ever threw away any of your honorable mentions, they're probably put away in some folder in a drawer. you count them every now and then to see if your count is accurate. Ribbons on this dept mean something. They mean something to the person wearing them as well as the other officers that wonders what that officer did to deserve them . There are stories behind each ribbons/awards.Some funny and some down right scary.They take pride in the job they do,they do it without asking questions or crying about "how come i gotta do it" unlike you sorry assholes that think you're the police, but never did anything to deserve such an honor.
Can't wait to get it
Sergeant at work noticed that with the new car rotation the ISPERN equipped squads were no longer being assigned to beats bordering the suburbs. I said doesn't make much sense for a car at Division and Pulaski to receive a flash over ISPERN from Elmwood Park so why would the departemnt do it? He said probably becaused there is no one down at Patrol Division Headquarters who knows what ISPERN is.
How about a Second City Cop ribbon/award?
I'm still waiting for my election ribbon. LMAO!
hey you old timers have your deomocratic convention ribbon u all wear!u also have your crime reduction ribbon!now i got mine and i am gonna wear it with pride!!im also gonna wear my fitness!
The only true medals are in the US Military So if u dont have the CAR or CIB rock on with your BS from the CPD. 40 yrs ago there were no awards boys and girls U just did ur job. Wannabes go to OIF or OEF- A Combat Marine Semper Fi
$ = a award for a job well done
I'm still waiting for the department commendation I got screwed out of from 1990.
A north side seniors officer got a department commendation for arranging buses to take the seniors out to the casinos. True story.
Another one got dumped, but not fired, for blowing off a call from a bank that a young person was with a senior trying to withdraw a large amount of USC from the senior's bank account. The cash disappeared, the PO got transferred. Quietly.
A PO got many department awards because his mom was the district secretary and pushed them through so junior could make meritorious sgt. easier. He is a sgt. now.
True tales from the CPD.
All these posts about how "ribbons don't mean shit" yet all you mutts keep crying about "wheres my award from 2004? wheres my attendance award?" Wah Wah Wah...get a life. Be satisfied on the 1st and 16th and call it a day.
What's bullshit about this job is when you actually deserve a D.C. and your supervisors do absolutely nothing for you. It is not that you need them, but it is nice to get recognized when you actually do something. I've been told by supervisors that I'm getting a D.C., and then it never comes. Next time why don't you just shut the fuck up and don't lie to us!
I put it right next to my perfect attendance ribbon, you know the one I bring to the roll call 'show and tell" session.
the day j-fed leaves or gets run out of town will become the 14th paid holiday--- the j-fed be gone day followed by the we got rid of him ribbon......
HOW ABOUT A "PABST BLUE RIBBON"
I wear my four most cherished ribbons: pride, self-satisfaction, work ethic, and recognition of my peers. it has made this job fun for 24 years.
Thats great to hear. I can sell it to Toupe Ray in 017. He buys his own to wear, it takes the attention off his bad toupe.
Aunt Bea just wants another ribbon. The old "Reduction" ribbon was getting lonely all by it self.
Anonymous said...
It used to be the awards meant something. When I dressed up for the St. Jude parade I wore my award medals proudly. Each medal has a history behind it. Those years of running in the streets, answering calls, locking really bad people up, meeting good citizens, meeting informants, solving neighborhood block problems and so on have earned me many medals. But last year while at the St.Jude parade walking back to my car to go to breakfast with the guys I overheard officers ridiculing one young man for the medals he was wearing. They said why you wearing the medals that make you like a general in the army. The young man said because I am proud of em, I earned them, so what of it. A bunch of laughter was heard and then one of the guys said they don't mean nothing man, You are just trying to impress the babes. More laughter. I really wanted to slap the sh*t of those guys that were poking fun of the guy with the medals but kept my cool. You see, I retired this summer and everytime I look back on those medals in my time it meant the world to have pride. Obviously the ridiculed young man had pride. Something those other guys didn't. I wish I had said something then. Maybe that's why I am saying something now. God Bless the officers that were placed in that stupid Behavior Program. Back in my day we would have confronted those bosses that initiated that program behind a closed door and show them who was boss.
1/31/2010 01:40:00 AM
Unfortunately, nowadays, they give medals out to any clown with a phone call. Your medals might be legit, but a lot of the ones worn by today's hair gel police are not. Those cops might have been ridiculing that young man for good reason.
Enjoy your retirement sir. I wouldn't dwell too much on the incident.
That's nothing. A memo came out recently for an ISPERN radio test and nobody in 014 knew they didn't have one.
Do we get one for the 3 years under this Federal Consent Decree we're currently experiencing?
Do we get one for not having any CR's?
Do we get one for being under 5 years on the job and trash-talking the old timers?
Do we get one for showing up to roll call on time?
Do we get one for...Ah, I give up.
When will we get a MASTERS Ribbon?
Individual pride is the only thing left to work for here. The recognition of others is meaningless. Why would any man or woman of integrity value recognition from the likes of weis, cuello, wedster and the rest?
For the veterans who value their department awards: keep them and treasure the memories, it just isn't that way any more and it will take much more than a blog post to restore honor and dignity to this police department.
As for me, I have a collection of ribbons in a drawer, some might be missing, I really don't care, I will never wear them. As for honorable mention, I lost count and do not care.
What matters are the letters from citizens who took the time to express some gratitude for the help or protection afforded to one of their family members.
The rest of the garbage the department can shove very far up the collective exempt ass.
The best is the merit badge ( or whatever) that Rottner has. Do you know what he got it for?
In the 1980s for a puppet show -- I kid you not. Ask around, someone will remember that.
A friggin Puppet Show
I think when I get my ribbon I will wear it on its' side [] < like this as sos symbol of the distrest of the police dept. Really I think I will.
The only true medals are in the US Military So if u dont have the CAR or CIB rock on with your BS from the CPD. 40 yrs ago there were no awards boys and girls U just did ur job. Wannabes go to OIF or OEF- A Combat Marine Semper Fi
... get over yourself, stop looking in the miror
The only true medals are in the US Military So if u dont have the CAR or CIB rock on with your BS from the CPD. 40 yrs ago there were no awards boys and girls U just did ur job. Wannabes go to OIF or OEF- A Combat Marine Semper Fi
Not necessarily true. There are folks that have been graduating from recruit training for the last several years with the Nation Defense Service Ribbon. Just for being alive and breathing - like those worthless ribbons the CPD is authorizing to give away like they were candy. The leadership around here is attempting to con us into believing they care. Maybe this is their way of trying to raise our morale. News Flash: It ain't working!
Cry cry and cry! if u hate it so much then get out and do whatever it is the hell you are looking for cause if you can take pride on being a chicago police officer, then FU. And i have more than 20 years on the job working the streets not behind a desk! I wear my awards proudly and so should you
yes it is workin sir!i locked up 5 people this week ,recovered 3 cars,wrote 6 movers and a book of parkers!give me my ribbon awards!!!im rockin this town!!
"That's nothing. A memo came out recently for an ISPERN radio test and nobody in 014 knew they didn't have one.
2/01/2010 12:17:00 AM"
The captain knew. That's why he didn't say or do anything about it. The dist mgr and front office were in a panic trying to find the ispern car. Geez. Maybe they should stick to ordering file folders.
Can I get it even if I'm retired? Pretty please?
As a supervisor, I put my guys in for awards all the time. The ones that say, "I don't care if I get an award or not" are the very ones who will come to me asking to be put in for an award. I do agree that there is no reason why it should take so long to get an Honorable Mention/Department Commendation. I usually submit my awards in a day or two and so I can not understand why you do not get your award right away. The only other problem I have with this whole award system is that when you do get a DC/LS award, they send it through the department mail to you. The whole idea of getting an award is so that you can receive it in front of the whole family, take pictures with all the bosses you like and go out to dinner and celebrate. I feel that if you get an award the ceremony should take place the following month. If the awards committee is this far behind, why don't they just get a location that can seat over 1000 and have everyone come down at once, receive their award and get the proper recognition they deserve. Food for thought. An understanding Supervisor on the Westside.
I put my ribbons on my fishing hat. I drink to their honor while out on the water. Guys still crack up when they see them.
You are retired and still talking shit! Again never happy. This person is retired and instead of spending time with their family or living life to the fullest i mean since coming of this crappy job (so it seems), they decide to come on the blog site and bitch!!! Some people will never change
BOSS ON THE WEST SIDE..I WANNA COME WORK FOR YOU!ITS GREAT YOU TRY TO GET RECOGNITION FOR YOUR TROOPS GOOD WORK!ALOT OF BOSSES DONT DO IT!
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