Big Brother for Cabs
The city tracks police, fire apparatus, garbage trucks, snow plows. Now cabs?
Cabdrivers, beware. City Hall may someday be watching your every on-duty move while driving the streets of Chicago.
Inspector General Joe Ferguson recommended Thursday that Chicago mandate an “integrated’’ GPS system that tracks the movement of its 6,726 licensed taxicabs to safeguard cabdrivers and passengers, locate lost property and identify cabs involved in hit-and-run accidents.
Nearly five months after a hit-and-run accident involving a cab killed a 32-year-old Bucktown grad student, Ferguson argued that the benefits of installing an integrated GPS system would far outweigh the cost.
Benefits how? We sense another connected contract in the offing. We also think some firm of bottom-feeding lawyers will use GPS to generate a bunch of BS lawsuits regarding drivers refusing to pick up fares in "dangerous" areas and profiling potential passengers. We;d even bet money on it.
Labels: dumb ideas
posted by SCC at 12:09 AM
39 Comments:
Why not? I'm all for it, but for the obvious reasons I will not say here. Think about it, If our city has no problem keeping track of every one of their Police and City vehicles, why not a city licensed cab? This is a great idea! Remember IGO works closely with the FBI. So, why not. It will be better for us (Law Enforcement) in the long run.
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SCC, don't you ever get sick and tired of hearing cops cry about the job another cop has? Really, I just browsed the post about the marine unit and some of the comments about the marine unit officers from what I assume are other PO's is really sad. For one I AM NOT IN THE MARINE UNIT. Why do guys hate to see others on this job make more money? The more units in this city that get paid a higher rate of pay the better.
i will say that if a marine unit officer bitches about working a beat car then he/she deserves a smack. YOU ARE BEING PAID MORE TO DO THE SAME JOB AS EVERY OTHER BEAT OFFICER. So to both sides that complain....FU. If you're upset that someone makes more shame on you. And if you are making more and cry about having to do beat officer work then shame on you too.
Oh, and to the person that posted this........
If they get away with this who is next ? Geee let's borrow some ET's seeing that crime is down , or the SWAT TEAM , or CANINE , or the BOMB TECH'S . Once these moron's set a precedence they will keep doing whatever they want to do. Why even have specialized units with trained professionals ? Thanks FOP.
Know what all those units have in common? All get paid more except one of them and they are used for bullshit details constantly.
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To the Evanston copper who did not write me a ticket for the expired meter 08 Oct at 3:30pm...thank you sir for taking care of another brother in blue. Had you still have written me I woulda forgave you.
The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that the democrats want to control all aspects of our lives. This guy is the inspector general for the city, go investigate the millions of dollars stolen by shortshanks!
Who gets to pay for this? The taxpayers?
O.T.
Why is Bob Roman bad mouthing Aunt Bea?
She has been lying low lately. Is she in hot water with the Weis people? Something must be going on because Roman doesn't open his mouth unless it's to benefit him.
By the way where has little Mikey Masters been? Looking for a new job?
By the way where has little Mikey Masters been? Looking for a new job?
10/08/2010 07:16:00 AM
Masters, Masters, Masters has been busy starring in the new "Hawaii Five-0". Now he can play "Police" in Hawaii too.
By the way. He is ruining that show too.
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Link to a story about a retired CPD Captain who went on to become Chief of Police in Elmhurst and is celebrating his 100th birthday tomorrow, Oct 9.
Happy Birthday Captain!
Keep getting those pension checks.
"Former Elmhurst police chief celebrates 100 years"
http://triblocal.com/elmhurst/2010/10/08/former-elmhurst-police-chief-celebrates-100-years/
O.T.
Why is Bob Roman bad mouthing Aunt Bea?
She has been lying low lately. Is she in hot water with the Weis people? Something must be going on because Roman doesn't open his mouth unless it's to benefit him.
By the way where has little Mikey Masters been? Looking for a new job?
Bea is about done...she was and still is very tight w/Dugan...word is she was devastated when they fucked him like they did...she is just riding out her time...she wont be around much longer...everyone from the old guard knows that their time has come...anyway...they are looking at EVERY UNIT that is "not necessary....TRUST ME...AT THIS POINT...NO ONE IS SAFE...lots of ideas being floated...did you think they would fuck with bomb/arson...NO UNIT IS SAFE AT THIS POINT....things are changing very quickly...hold on...things are going to move very fast.
gps? get them all those airfreshers instead.
Geez, I wonder what this is going to cost. Did anyone look at that?
Oh, and to the person that posted this........
If they get away with this who is next ? Geee let's borrow some ET's seeing that crime is down , or the SWAT TEAM , or CANINE , or the BOMB TECH'S . Once these moron's set a precedence they will keep doing whatever they want to do. Why even have specialized units with trained professionals ? Thanks FOP.
If I may Reply.....
When I made ET we were assigned to the Districts, not the Area. So guess what? You went out as 531/509, even 571/509..."Bring your camera and powder with ya'".
That's when we had plenty of Coppers, but if someone's someone wanted the night off, guess who got stuck....The ET's..
Precedence has been set a long time ago lad.
O.T. I have a question SCC, if Rahm Emmanuel votes as an absentee voter doesn't that mean he still resides in Chicago? I'm pretty sure he's an "absentee voter" so he may have his bases covered, ahhhh Chicago politics at it's finest!!
O/T. I just wanted to take a minute and comment on the unprofessionalism I witnessed by an 11th Dist Tact Sgt. At 26th and Cal. While I was signing out. I overheard this tact sgt. from 011 begin yelling at the court officer (acting Sgt.) and demanding from her answers as to why she had written up one of “his guys” last week for wearing less then business attire to court. When she tried to explain that she was instructed to by her bosses he replied to her “you are not a sgt. you are a p.o. you have no business writing up my guys. We work in 011. Then when she tried to calmly resolve the escalation of his tone and call for her supervisor, he began to demand answers from her by stating to her “ I am giving you a direct order!” Then when she tried to explain to her that “his” was wearing blue jeans when he was written up, the sgt. Replied “no he was not he was wearing blue slacks”, and when she replied he was wearing clothing like her was wearing now. The sgt. again replied “no he was not.”
Now with a background laid to my comments. I have a few things to say. You Sarge should be ashamed; you had no business talking to that veteran p.o. like she was some thug on the street. Do you think you were intimidating her? Not really she retires in 41 days there in nothing you could have done to her. (KMA). As for the court officer J.R. you did a nice job handling this “so called sgt.” You were calm and professional. Sarge you need to learn some basic people skills let alone some management skills, you tried to demean her in front of all those other officer, not cool. Oh by the way you “tact guy” looked like a slob and had no business even appearing in court today the way you was dressed. Maybe you should have taken the write up like a man and stop running to your sgt. YOU WERE WRONG FOR YOUR ATTIRE. And as for your statement of “we work in 011” Good for you, that just tells me that you’re stupid and so is your tact guy. Nobody is impressed. By your actions today sarge I could tell, you have no time as a sergeant and no time as a p.o. for that matter. I have never in my 15 years on this job witnessed what I witnessed today by your actions. I hope you both read this, and maybe one day you two 11th dist rangers will one day learn how to be the POLICE. Sarge “with more power comes more responsibility” Google the statement sometime. She deserves an apology.
The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that the democrats
I agree Social Security is a scam along with medicare, I can manage my own health care and my own retirement. If I want a park or a zoo or lake front beaches, street, alleys, garbage pickup fire protection, police, water, sewer and on and on . We need private companies to contract for these services.
Heard talk of a dick's class in December.
Supposed to be 50 on the 1st.
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Each district will have 1 Sgt and 2 POs in their CAPS office. Sgts were called down to 35th & Mich yesterday, as were DAC Chairs. Downtown Ernie Brown stated there will be no more graduations fdorm academy after 2 current classes through 2012.
O.T. (sorry)
I'm (still) out of town but am interested in the turn out on behalf of our deceased brother Terry Loftus at the parole hearing of cop-killer Ronnie (Mad Dog) Carrisquillo.(sp?)
Any one in attendance care to (seriously)elaborate?
Did that FALN bomber-pimp Luis Guiterrez show up in his behalf.
Thanks in advance to all that showed up.
Sorry I could not make it to show my support as well.
Who gives a shit about about B Roman. Last I looked he was still ensconced firmly behind the desk where Townsend had placed him 25yrs ago. I'm retired now. Has something changed? Jaysus Christ! Don't tell me they're letting him play police at this stage of the game.
***OFF TOPIC***
It seems the A/5 afternoon Sat team is about to be disbanded. Since no unit in A/5 can work 99 on the midnights, they're going back from whence they came (and have the appropriate seniority for).
Get ready to start making nice with the old timers, boys!
Anonymous said...
O.T. I have a question SCC, if Rahm Emmanuel votes as an absentee voter doesn't that mean he still resides in Chicago? I'm pretty sure he's an "absentee voter" so he may have his bases covered, ahhhh Chicago politics at it's finest!!
His permanent residence is in DC. He no longer resides in his home in Chicago. He was not suppose to vote absentee. I wonder if he changed his car registration and dl since he resides in DC? The only time those factors are not important is when someone is un the military.
O.T. HR is looking for a new director of training. Tracy Ladner is conducting a nation wide search for the new director. Is Lodding in trouble? He has been very tense and prone to emotional outbursts daily. He is wound so tight the pressure is building for Howie.
http://policefourm.org/jobs.asp?MENU=2703.
fuck em if they gps us, then they should all be gps
On PERF website:
Director- Police Education and Training, Chicago, IL
Duties: The Director of Police Education and Training will report to the Assistant Deputy Superintendent of the Education and Training Division. The Director is responsible for formulating policies and strategies to ensure that recruit training programs, as well as in-service training programs, are run efficiently and effectively. The Director will be responsible for implementing new initiatives and measuring the success of all existing and new training programs.
Minimum Qualifications: A Master’s Degree in Education, Organizational Development or a related field from an accredited college or university. Extensive experience in training members of the law enforcement community is preferred.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term disability, deferred compensation program, pension plan and much more. Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Residency Requirement: Must be an actual resident of the City of Chicago at the time of hire. Proof of residency will be required at the time of hire.
To apply: submit a cover letter, résumé, transcripts, and list of three references to: TrainingDirector@chicagopolice.org.
Application Deadline: 8 November 2010
Bea is about done...she was and still is very tight w/Dugan...word is she was devastated when they fucked him like they did...she is just riding out her time...she wont be around much longer...everyone from the old guard knows that their time has come...anyway...they are looking at EVERY UNIT that is "not necessary....TRUST ME...AT THIS POINT...NO ONE IS SAFE...lots of ideas being floated...did you think they would fuck with bomb/arson...NO UNIT IS SAFE AT THIS POINT....things are changing very quickly...hold on...things are going to move very fast.
10/08/2010 08:51:00 AM
What do you mean "dugan was f-cked?" He's still a Dep Supt. Check the data wharehouse. More smoke and mirrors from the big house!
Off topic but has anyone heard that the Sup has 30 plus terminmation cases on his desk for signature?????
Off topic but has anyone heard that the Sup has 30 plus terminmation cases on his desk for signature?????
10/08/2010 11:35:00 PM
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Is that going to be his 'lovely parting gift' just before he leaves? So he can prove what a reformer he was?
Bea is about done...she was and still is very tight w/Dugan...word is she was devastated when they fucked him like they did...she is just riding out her time...she wont be around much longer...everyone from the old guard knows that their time has come...anyway...they are looking at EVERY UNIT that is "not necessary....TRUST ME...AT THIS POINT...NO ONE IS SAFE...lots of ideas being floated...did you think they would fuck with bomb/arson...NO UNIT IS SAFE AT THIS POINT....things are changing very quickly...hold on...things are going to move very fast.
waaah waah waah poor danny boy, the pipes were calling for him
so what if things are changing,when the new admin gets in here in six months things are gonna change even more.
Heard it from one of the guys at fop earlier this week. Guess he is going to fuck a lot of coppers b4 he exits!
Off topic but has anyone heard that the Sup has 30 plus terminmation cases on his desk for signature?????
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that's not a lot, it sucks if its you, but these can be from years and years ago, from 10 years to the present for hearings from many things IE PPO's failing to qualify, to pissing hot, to medical abuse, and the old rule 14. And if it is not in the news, these officers can maybe sue to get there job back with the police board. With a force of officers give or take on the number of the 20,000 officers employed during the past decade, 30 are on a desk.
The government should not be tracking private citizens without atleast reasonable suspicion. Next they will tell you driving is a privilege and you have to install a gps in your car because you might speed. So if you don't install a gps you don't have the privilege to drive. CPD puts can put gps on squads because it owns those cars. The city doesn't own cabs and should not be able to force private companies to equip their cars in that manner. This is just a knee jerk reaction to a terrible event. I think alot of cabbies shouldnt be driving but this is still the USA not The USSR.
O/T. I just wanted to take a minute and comment on the unprofessionalism I witnessed by an 11th Dist Tact Sgt. At 26th and Cal. While I was signing out. I overheard this tact sgt. from 011 begin yelling at the court officer (acting Sgt.) and demanding from her answers as to why she had written up one of “his guys” last week for wearing less then business attire to court. When she tried to explain that she was instructed to by her bosses he replied to her “you are not a sgt. you are a p.o. you have no business writing up my guys. We work in 011. ......
If she is retiring in 41 days, why the fuck is she writing up anyone? I'm with the Sgt for sticking up for his men. Although that working in 11 comment was a bit lame.
Anonymous said...
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Each district will have 1 Sgt and 2 POs in their CAPS office. Sgts were called down to 35th & Mich yesterday, as were DAC Chairs. Downtown Ernie Brown stated there will be no more graduations fdorm academy after 2 current classes through 2012.
10/08/2010 07:10:00 PM
If there are no recruit classes, what will happen with the academy staff and their fearless leader Howie? Why is HR dong a nationwide search for a new civilian director? Does Brown really know what the future?
Was Dugan really demoted??? I don't think so. He may be wearing Lieutenant bars but he's still a
Deputy Superintendent.
Don't believe me.....check out the A & A's for the airport. Dugan has a title code of 9782 which is for Deputy Superintendent. If he was a Lieutenant, he would be 9173.
Data warehouse also has him listed as 9782.
And they though that we'd never notice.............
I want cameras watching the politicians...
What do you mean "dugan was f-cked?" He's still a Dep Supt. Check the data wharehouse. More smoke and mirrors from the big house!
Really! the only ones getting fucked are those who don't wear a white shirt and have no juice.
10/08/2010 10:42:00
Was one of them wearing a 011 district ranger hat/hoody? And when I say 011 district ranger hat/hoody I mean it. They actually have hats and hoodies that say "011 Ranger." Pretty cool.
O/T. I just wanted to take a minute and comment on the unprofessionalism
I don't work in the courts yet I was standing near and heard him. Your right this Bully showed his ass big time. Learn to be the real police. officer Nickle bag the poor whining bitch.
To the Tact Sgt from 011:
Whats the matter? You dont need to follow the rules the way the rest of us do? Because your a big bad tact man that wastes a lot of time and energy (and not to fight crime but to drive around and look cool in front of other tact people)you feel your guys dont have to appear professional in front of a jury? Then when the judge and jury wont find you credible, you cry like a tact bitch that has to work a FULL SIX HOURS.
Hey sarge, I respect the rank but she should have gotten a CR on your tough guy ass. I bet you would have run like a bitch then.
You ever talk to me that way, youre no longer acting as a sergeant or a memebr of the dept. Your acting as a big mouth bitch who would get slapped down real quick.
Hope to see you soon in line to sign out, sarge (cut me in line and i'll kick you in the ass).
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