St Jude's Turnout
Definitely one of the nicer marching days we can remember. And one of the better attended ones, too:
- A couple thousand police officers and their families turned out at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park – just east of Soldier Field – in the annual St. Jude march.
Leading the St Jude march: Chicago’s Interim Police Superintendent Terry Hillard: A former superintendent of police who is a veteran of these marches, these days of remembrance.
Of course, there's always one media outlet that tries to downplay the march. This year, the dishonor falls on the BreakingNews.com site:
- Hundreds of police officers and supporters gathered near Soldier Field to take part in the annual St. Jude Memorial March to remember officers who have been killed in the line of duty.
Hundreds? Seriously, were these people even there? Or are they dialing it in from out of town again?
Nice to see a bunch of the old friends again though. Good to see you all and be safe, now and always.
Nice to see a bunch of the old friends again though. Good to see you all and be safe, now and always.
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
54 Comments:
What, no Rahm?
THIS JUST IN!!! Scum Times's Frannie reports that Rhahmfather picked Garry McCarthy from Newark
Da Mayo what a disgrace. He deserves a big FU next year from all attendees. Maybe the march should end at the south parking lot of Soldier field and have all 7,000 of us give him a BIG FU on the count of 3. Hell he is less than 2 blocks from the south lot. And Rahmer a no show does not start out on the right foot since he attended several police services while running for Mayor giving the impression he was sincere. We the police know what this day means with or without the support of our politicians. God Bless to those who made the sacrifice.
Emanuel to name Newark chief Garry McCarthy as Chicago’s top cop
http://www.suntimes.com/news/5133019-418/emanuel-picks-newark-chief.html
so it's McCarthy. I can't believe our organization is that fucked up that not one single exempt, or white shirt is capable in the eyes of rahm or daley to lead us. Sad. But kind of true. I really don't respect any of them. They are all just yes men and none are leaders. None of them stuck up for the guys in blue when jody was destroying us. None of them went to the media to support us. They are just all too afraid to "lose their spot." That thinking makes for terrible leaders.
I'm going to give McCarthy a chance.
Due to the announcement of the killing of OSB:
I pray and hope that next's week Police Memorial Week in Washington DC goes well and that this memorial get together is not targeted by any terrorist organizations. Let us all pray for this police memorial week to be safe for all our police officers and their families attending this event.
Why the hell not move the parade back to State St. where it originated?
We should all wear our dress uniforms to Saint Jude's. If you that deep undercover then you should not even be at the parade or around police officers anyway.
It was one of the hugest crowds I've seen in years. About 3 yrs to be exact. Love my Brothers in Blue.
OT Six SGT's detailed to districts from MSF. 75 PO's to follow next period...You heard it first here!!!!!!!!!!!!
A beautiful day and an excellent turn out and I know I'm in the minority but I LOVE having the march on the lakefront!
Gerry McCarthy new chief.
20 + years and no Daley paying his respects to the men and women that gave their lives for the people of Chicago. Stay classy you fat bastard.
We all hope justice catches up with you and your family too.
so it's McCarthy. I can't believe our organization is that fucked up that not one single exempt, or white shirt is capable in the eyes of rahm or daley to lead us. Sad. But kind of true. I really don't respect any of them. They are all just yes men and none are leaders. None of them stuck up for the guys in blue when jody was destroying us. None of them went to the media to support us. They are just all too afraid to "lose their spot." That thinking makes for terrible leaders.
I'm going to give McCarthy a chance.
Its sad statement of fact isn't it. The ones that put in, we don't necessarily want at the top, and the ones that should have put in for the top spot didn't want it. Don't blame them either. Lets see how this shakes out, might not be a bad thing
The guy treats people like shit, including on duty officers, he has a lot to prove to me.
OT Six SGT's detailed to districts from MSF. 75 PO's to follow next period...You heard it first here!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow thanks for the news flash, the sgts were detailed on change day..
FOP Memorial is tomorrow (May 3) at noon
Just a quick thanks to all the Family members, friends, and supporters who also made the trek down to the lakefront to show support. It was one of the nicer mornings in recent memory.
That being said and this being a blog to post comments and grievances (sorry I misplaced the festivus pole), just a couple of thoughts:
Although the location keeps us off the beaten path, it is still a picturesque setting and culminates by Our Memorial. Preferred Michigan Ave. though, more of a traditional parade feel, greater chance of building spontaneous passerby viewers. Out-of-Towners often were impressed at what they saw.
Mayor-elect better not forget to clear his calendar next year and be there.
Nice to see some of the people in BIS wearing the uniform as all who are marching should. There were the occasional Detectives that bucked the trend and remembered they were Police Officers and the entire Gang Unit was in Uniform. There is absolutely NO reason why every PO there should not be in uniform. Detectives, you are Patrolmen. Narcotics and the rest of Homan Square, you will look as equally stupid with dread-locks and a foo-man-choo beard in uniform as you do in a suit, but you’re still the Police and that is why you are there.
Having stayed until the very end, I was not surprised to still have to wait to get out of the lot. Parking might have been a bitch to find when it was in 018, but dispersal was sure easier and quicker…plus no TSAs screwing things up.
And lastly, the timing this year presented a logistic problem that hopefully won’t happen again for awhile. But St. Jude’s is our day. The city gives the permits to parade and have celebrations that suck up manpower, it is unfortunate when we have to compete with a Cinco de Mayo celebration but more so an organized labor march commemorating the Haymarket Square Riots. The irony of the latter being that we honor those line-of-duty deaths including the Eight Policemen who were killed that day.
Stay safe people.
Anonymous said...
OT Six SGT's detailed to districts from MSF. 75 PO's to follow next period...You heard it first here!!!!!!!!!!!!
5/02/2011 03:16:00 AM
Good, thank you. They should not have been there anyway. How can units be fully manned and the Districts work with skeleton crews. I hope the new Supt. addresses that. How have MSF and TRU do the exact same things, be fulling manned, full of resources and not be resposbible to the Deputy Chief or Commanders they are supposed to be assisting! GEU and Gang Intelligence. What is the difference and why is Commander Mealer in charge of either one Gang Intelligence? He has never been a street officer and would not know a gang member if he hit him! This is truly a waste of manpower right there!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Why the hell not move the parade back to State St. where it originated?
5/02/2011 01:40:00 AM
Michigan Ave was better!
Carlos Sadovi said:
"hundreds of hundreds of police officers"----that's what I meant to type---yeahhh, that's the ticket
Anonymous said...
A beautiful day and an excellent turn out and I know I'm in the minority but I LOVE having the march on the lakefront!
5/02/2011 05:42:00 AM
Yes you are in the minority. Michigan was the tradition for many years. Now we hide the officers behind the stadium.
Wow! That's a slap in the face since the new mayor couldn't take the time to participate in the St Jude march....makes him look bad IMO.
Anyway, it was a very nice day and an awesome turnout! Saw lots of friends that I haven't seen in a while.
breakingnews.com is the trib, call them out too.
This was hardly covered at all by the media. They are short on budgets and personnel also.
CPD News Affairs, Graphis Arts, FOP and PB&PA next time should all arrange to give them scads of photos and videos of these events. Their union work rules don't mean anything anymore. We need to get our own message out with pictures.
OK We all saw Donahue hiding in the back at St.Jude's, its kind of hard to miss him. Now its time to come clean Mikey. How much did his retirement party cost the membership?
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $20,000
D. $30,000
E. Mikey will not tell the members when asked at the union meeting.
Here's a video we made of the event. Yes, there were way more than "hundreds" of police present:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0ELfZA5lAo
One amazing thing is when on I-55 merging onto lake shore drive a unmarked Tahoe had its emergency lights on and cut in front of everyone that was in the traffic backup. Did they not know that everyone in traffic was the police and going to the same place they were. What a JAG those guys were.
Thank you Mr President.
I just dont understand how hard it is for Officers to wear the dress uniform. I saw more gym shoes, cargo pants, and boots than ever before. How fuc***g lazy can you be? We all get a uniform allowance. What a disgrace.
Excellent turn out!
At least this time shortshanks didn't have his Park District minions spread an extra heaping portion of fresh manure in and around the route of the march...
A hateful, petty and vindictive little manling.
9.5 already tipped his hand showing what he's about. He had the nerve to be pissed after not getting our endorsement... HELLO! You threaten to take money out of people's pockets and therefore food out of their children's mouths but you expect bygones to be bygones but only on your terms?
That's the reasoning of a heathen and the public cheers this nonsense as "getting tough on those out of control cops."
Perhaps after the Great Chicago Fire of Summer 2011 this season of hatred toward CPD for the sake of distraction and naked politics will come to an end.
The St. Jude parade is and I hope always will be a great tradition....but what happened to going to the parade to honor our fallen brothers and sisters and to keep alive the memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice...What pisses me off is that half the tact teams wouldn't go to the parade if they weren't on days...and the front office people...In 019 those off on saturday and Sunday....came to the parade for what 3 hours and were carried working their RDO and are being given another day off during the week, now thats Bullshit......hey I gave up my day off and went to the parade because I wanted too...and no I was never offered another day off during the coming week...and no offense I do a hell of alot more work than the DC's house mice....I hope someone looks into this bullshit...
Great turn out, for a good cause. Hate to complain about anything regarding this event, but why was it so difficult this year lining up all the districts in their respective order, 1-25. I am sure my family wasn't the only ones who noticed that a lot of the districts were marching out of order.
One amazing thing is when on I-55 merging onto lake shore drive a unmarked Tahoe had its emergency lights on and cut in front of everyone that was in the traffic backup. Did they not know that everyone in traffic was the police and going to the same place they were. What a JAG those guys were.
Agree, I saw the same jag. He must have been the "real" police.
In my opinion the parade is much nicer on the lakefront. Parking is easier , for us and our families. I think marching by the memorial is fitting and there appears to be more spectators. When we marched downtown, parking was a hassle and at that time of the morning on a Sunday it felt like walking through a ghost town.
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Anonymous said...
We should all wear our dress uniforms to Saint Jude's. If you that deep undercover then you should not even be at the parade or around police officers anyway.
Someone always has to bitch about something! Hey asshat! Ill wear my uniform and march with all the other guys in my unit who wear suits!
Why the hell not move the parade back to State St. where it originated?
5/02/2011 01:40:00 AM
PLEASE!!!!! What is it going to take to make that happen? A petition from the citizens? Let me know, I'll gladly knock on doors.
Neither Mayor showed up. Fuck em both!
How is it that we were at the exact same address on Michigan ave. for over 17 years, but only after 4 or so on the lakefront we were moved down solidarity drive about a block and no one knew?? Apparently Tobias asked our commander where 013 & 014 were, because they didn't march in the right order. My guess is they missed the 8 1/2x11 hand printed (by some 2nd grader) sign on a light post somewhere, like we almost missed ours. What would be wrong with painting unit #s on the pavement? Yes, there are a lot of people, but this stuff really isn't that hard.
Wow! That's a slap in the face since the new mayor couldn't take the time to participate in the St Jude march....makes him look bad IMO.
Anyway, it was a very nice day and an awesome turnout! Saw lots of friends that I haven't seen in a while.
5/02/2011 11:28:00 AM
Dude. It's kind of hard to attend St. Jude if you're not anywhere near Chicago.
"WASHINGTON--Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel flew here on Saturday; he will attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this evening, as is his wife, Amy Rule."
Some people treat this is a party. Its sickening. Bringing dogs and letting them run all over and shit. Have some decorum and class. This isn't about you. Its about the fallen and their families. Show up, look and act professional and pay your respects.
How the hell do you show up for St. Judes without a tie? No Crown cap? Cargo pants? And why the hell did the district and unit exempts allow these poorly dressed bums to march?
They should move it back to Michigan Ave.
I was very unhappy with the planing of this event. Most exits to parking were blocked. This was after waiting in lines at least 2 blocks on the exits both North and South Lakeshore Drive. The start time was changed on Friday from 8:30 AM to 8:00 AM. This was really a stupid chang in such short notice. When we were leaving there, after being unable to march, there were still Officers trying to park their cars. Half way through the March there were only about ten people on the reviewing stand. About half way through there were about thirty persons on the reviewing stand. Who ever pland this should never be in charge again. I am a retired disapointed officer
One amazing thing is when on I-55 merging onto lake shore drive a unmarked Tahoe had its emergency lights on and cut in front of everyone that was in the traffic backup. Did they not know that everyone in traffic was the police and going to the same place they were. What a JAG those guys were.
Those officers showed some real class.....
Bringing dogs and letting them run all over and shit. Have some decorum and class. This isn't about you. Its about the fallen and their families. Show up, look and act professional and pay your respects.
5/02/2011 11:31:00 PM
What are you a Muslim or something? Dogs are family members too. Some of them are even our police partners and lay down their lives to protect us. If you don't like it then GTFO of the march yourself, nimrod
I agree to a point with the comment about decorum during the march. I don't have a problem with the pets as long as they are well trained but all the hemming and hawing while marching is totally disrespectful. Let's not forget why were there. Once the marching starts the bullshit should stop. March quietly , solemnly and as professionally as you can.
Great turn out, for a good cause. Hate to complain about anything regarding this event, but why was it so difficult this year lining up all the districts in their respective order, 1-25. I am sure my family wasn't the only ones who noticed that a lot of the districts were marching out of order.
Did you see which Lt. was in charge of putting evryone in line where the even and odd districts were supoosed to take turns marching? AS from 024. That's why.
I totally agree that everyone should wear the Dress uniform for the St. Jude March.....Why isn't there any exempt with the balls to order everyone to show up in dress uniform.....And let me ask why did I see so many officers wearing their bluetooth gadgets on their ears...must have see 100 of them....are these officers that important...so many many things that lacked the respect that should be given to our fallen officers and their families...Only hope it gets better....
I was disgusted on how my some of my fellow officers dressed and the crazy hair styles and facial hair. No one took it serious marching and formation was pathetic. Furthermore bring your family to watch not to participate in the formation don't need to be tripping over your child. Lets be professional and look sharp for the sake of our fallen brother and sisters.
"Furthermore bring your family to watch not to participate in the formation don't need to be tripping over your child."
Police Officers Children have accompanied their Parents in the March long before you came on the Job. LightnUp& Pull the stick out of your ass, HJ
To the baby pacifier ribbon awardees, thank you every year for your St. Jude comments and opinions….. “marching with boots, dirty uniform” how about maybe, that officer work nights, just finished fighting with a shit head and finished processing , still made it in time to show up…thank you officer for your support. ”BIS , Narcotics, cant F#$@ wear a uniform” how about maybe, there is an agreement with certain media outlets not publish photos of certain officers that wear suits,..thank you officer for your support. How about maybe, we are all there to pay respect to our fallen brothers and their families. OK, let’s talk about appearances, how about you appear on a job just to show numbers….how about judging a society that would rather appear in greater support for a sports event ….how about just maybe you’re a freaking stroke
How can anyone say that the person incharge of this St. Jude march should ever have any thing to do with any event has to have his head examined. How can anyone change the starting time of a parade two days before the starting time? Don't you think he was one of the idiots that closed the enterences to the parking ares and created the mess for this event. Officers and gold star familys were not able to attend before the march started.
who made this stupid early start decision?
How can anyone say that the person incharge of this St. Jude march should ever have any thing to do with any event has to have his head examined. How can anyone change the starting time of a parade two days before the starting time? Don't you think he was one of the idiots that closed the enterences to the parking ares and created the mess for this event. Officers and gold star familys were not able to attend before the march started.
who made this stupid early start decision?
5/05/2011 01:30:00 AM
Please proofread your posts. This is embarrassing.
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