You Ignorant Assholes
This one goes in the "un-fucking-fucking-believable" category. Chief Tina Skahill of the Office of Compliance came out with a report on 12 July. The report is titled "Officer Activity - Central Control Group." In it, the report identifies officer activity in relation to the nature of their assignment. The report directs District Commanders to take an officer's work history into consideration when completing Officer evaluations. Here's the report (click for full size):
Leaving aside that this is proof positive that the rating system is nothing more than a numbers counting game which will eventually lead to "quota based" policing, we're royally pissed off at the content of the report. Get a load of this:
Check out that name right at the top of the report. The "Beat Relief Officer."
- Michael Bailey, Star 13970
Do any of you fucking morons at headquarters have any fucking clue as to why Officer Michael Bailey, Star 13970 might not be generating any fucking activity for your oh-so-fucking-precious ratings system?
- HE WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, YOU FUCKING ASSHATS!
We are speechless with rage just about now.
For starters, there ought to be an apology issued by Tina Skahill if there hasn't been one already to Officer Michael Bailey's family. Then there ought to be an apology made by each exempt signing off on this piece of crap report who didn't bother to read it and sent it through without catching Officer Michael Bailey's name - Juan Rivera, Beatrice Cuello and of course...:
And after apologizing to the family, each and every officer ought to get an apology that so many out-of-touch, meri-clout-orious, useless bosses would defile the name of an officer Killed in the Line of Duty by including it on an activity report a year after he died.
And then start demoting a few of these assholes.
"Bureau of Professional Standards" our asses.
For starters, there ought to be an apology issued by Tina Skahill if there hasn't been one already to Officer Michael Bailey's family. Then there ought to be an apology made by each exempt signing off on this piece of crap report who didn't bother to read it and sent it through without catching Officer Michael Bailey's name - Juan Rivera, Beatrice Cuello and of course...:
And after apologizing to the family, each and every officer ought to get an apology that so many out-of-touch, meri-clout-orious, useless bosses would defile the name of an officer Killed in the Line of Duty by including it on an activity report a year after he died.
And then start demoting a few of these assholes.
"Bureau of Professional Standards" our asses.
Labels: un-fucking-fucking-believable
posted by SCC at 12:09 AM
266 Comments:
This department is something else. WTF does anyone give a fuck? how do you let that happen.
MORONS! ABSOLUTE MORONS!
Meritorious pieces of shit. That about sums up the exempts in this department: MPOS!
How fucking ignorant can you bosses be? What's your fucking excuse? The scrambled eggs on you hat scramble your fucking brain.
Do the police officers on this job a favor: QUIT, MPOS!
BTW - Push me to make quotas and you will get big fat zeros and a lawsuit.
Just shows you that no one reads these To-From's. Ernie Brown was too busy hooking up with his lady in 007 and didn't have time to investigate this.
And a wagon guy that has more activity than a tac guy? What next?
Good thing Area 2 has the comp stat meeting this week.
The careless manner in which this report was published would seem to put in question its entire validity.
Or as the computer nerds would say "garbage-in garbage-out" or GIGO (pronounced Guy-go) reporting.
If you can't even maintain the list of active duty personnel in your report how can there be ANY confidence in the numbers.
And a desk guy has more traffic tickets written than the traffic car?
Crazy.
When exempts knew the job on the street and backed officers up.
Better put together a training class at the Academy for exempts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwi0pPr9hq8&feature=related
Badge for a Coward (wow - what a title. Check out Lee Marvin blowing away the Press - priceless)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGCh1XGTQTA&feature=related
Broderick Crawford and Lee Marvin would have mopped the floor with McPuppet and J-Fled.
OMG!!!!!
Explains how the CPD can continually claim and point to downward crime numbers.
They can not count -- do not care. There are no audits and there's no accountability. The numbers could be whatever you want to make them.
WTF??? It just shows how out of touch our bosses are with real world police work. BACK TO REALITY YOU IDIOTS!
Skahill is POS,She has the personality of a Dead Fish.
FUCKING MORON'S !!!!!
Another idiot merit exempt promoted wayyyy beyond their level of ability to cope. Notice I didn't name WHICH exempt...
not a cop , but this type of ignorance, negligence, moronic bullshit we here in chicago are used to, and know so well... I AM APPAULLED BY THIS BUT NOT SURPRISED !!!
OFFICER BAILEY REST IN PEACE SIR...WE CITIZENS HAVE YOUR BACK & SO DO YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS...
TO YOU FUCKIN OFFICE TERDS & CONNECTED SHIT HEADS, WHY IN THE FUCK CANT YOU OPERATE IN THE RIGHT WAY? WHY MUST YOU ALWAYS BE FUCK UPS? CANT YOU GIVE A BLOODY DAMN ABOUT ANYONE BUT YOURSELVES AND WHOSE PALM YOU HAVE TO GREASE?
DISGUSTED YESTERDAY !!!
Got to get the fuck out of here.
Is anything sacred anymore? These pogues just make me sick.
Fudge-ing wastes of skin. Many times when I'm around an asshat Iike them I'll hold my breath, don't want to catch any of their diseases.
Can't we all just get along.
That just shows that some supervisors are not leaders. That's why they are inside. If they really wanted to be the police, they would be out on the street. Instead, they hide behind desks collecting a paycheck. Just because somebody promoted you, doesn't mean you can actually handle it.
If nothing else, it's extremely embarassing.
I hope the media doesn't get a hold of this!
It's just another example of our top-flight brass-the people who are now running/ruining this department! Weis (As Daley's hatchet man) ran out the few who would've made good superintendents and this is what we're left with.
No wonder they've had to go outside the department to find someone smart enough to be superintendent (and willing to be an ass-kisser/scapegoat) the last two times.
It's also sad, what this department has become.
This is Unforgivable and is a Prime Example of how retarded and pathetic our Command System is.
These type's of BullSh-t reports pass daily through the hands of Exempt Gold Star Dummies and you know they never actually READ the content, they just sign off and blow it up the chain.
This is Exactly why we need a complete re-do of the entire Exempt Staff. Most of them have NEVER EVER been the real police and don't have a clue what a police officer or detective actually does.
And we definately don't need 100 plus Gold Stars to run this B.S. Department, and 25 may be too many?
The Newspapers and TV need to examine this and Hold the new Mayor Accountable.
Rahm, you promised to revamp the city, let's see some Action NOW!
Old Timer.
These cocksuckers are merit all the way, and they want activity from the lowly POs? Cozzi gave a tremendous amount of activity. That is why people tried to save him and a deal was done. But you useless merit hacks let a good officer go to federal prison in Louissiana because of one seemingly wrong move. Fuck you and your activity. Rant over.
There is no-one proof reading this stuff, everyone is out on the street. But there is a apology in order on this one. This officer was killed in the line of duty, and he was guarding Mayor Daley's house the night he was murdered. Mike made it home and was killed out in front of his own house while cleaning his car. No area in the city is safe.
It is disgraceful to have a officer killed in the line of duty and on a list with officers failing to do any activity.
However I did see the department acknowledged these officers crime reduction ribbons.
001 District cream of the crop.
This is why Im frantic to get back to full duty statis after a near fatal illness
What a disgrace and shame!!
I bet only Us the working police feel the embarrassment, disbelief and yes an outrage.This is who we are to our fearless leaders .....how about Big Zero Activity on the days/nights when the district is in a backlog every working minute.No 15 min break and no lunch either.Lucky to stop to pee and still answering radio...yes squad,we will take it.The buereaucrats at HQ are useless, clueless plain stupid.
BLIND LEADING THE BLIND!!!
I am sorry Officer Bailey, especially that we have not so far avenged Your Murder!!
REST IN PEACE SIR..........If you can
18 July 2011
Chicago Tribune Article
"Our duty in the way we can serve Michael's memory is to never forget," added Central District Cmdr. Chris Kennedy. "I know it is true that a day hasn't passed in the last year when Michael hasn't been thought of by those who stand here, as well as so many who couldn't attend."
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF ELECTRIC SLIDE BROWN WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT OFFICER BAILEY'S ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY HELD ON 18 JULY 2011?
They have desk officers with more activity than beat officers? Do the desk crews do the activity sheets?
Three arrests in a six month period! I can get those results in one or two days working in Central Business District.
Might need to re-check that list to see if anyone else is also deceased, or perhaps left (retired, etc).
Officer MICHAEL BAILEY, Star 13970
EOW: 18 July 2010
Rest In Peace, Our Brother.
I can't believe his name wasn't removed fron the system, or that no one noticed when it popped up.
They're too busy talking about vests that they don't wear to notice little things like that.
Useless. Absolutely fucking useless.
They will be leading you during NATO and G8 summit coming in May. How's that make you feel?
wow, the pride, honor, integrity, and professionalism is out the window i guess.
This is another way that they can bolster their claim of 13000 Police Officers....
bailey and all the rest of the souls of dead police officers are probably sitting around a table in heaven havin a beer sayin " can you believe those assholes".
Tina Skahill voted for Obama. 'Nuff said!!
Not only is the content wrong, the report is not properly prepared and is formed improperly.
I know its been said already on this post, but it needs to be said again and again.
The exempt staff as a whole is inept. This group of officers (exempt) were magically pushed (meritorously promoted) up 2,3, or 4 levels of rank in 1,2, or 3 years of time.
This exempt staff does not know what a D1 or D2 or D2a policeman does for a living. And more importantly - nor do they care.
The reason being is they did not have to crawl before they walked.
They (brown, cuello, peterson, skahill, caluris, andrews, georges, green, kennedy, rodriguez, carothers, carter, trahanas, tobias, etc) were given the magic carpet ride by Cline and Hillard. This is the ignorant shit that those 2 selfish mother fkrs waved in.
Yeah, so thank cline and hillard again.
There is something called "personal knowledge." A policeman's death should be etched into the heart of every employee of the CPD, especially brass.
More proof that they're running a corporation instead of a department.
---not a cop
This department is full of idiots and I used to like to come to work back then but all I hear from some of the used to be hard chargers in the districts now is "are you fucking kidding?" DE-POLICING must continue and will continue especially because of bullshit memos like this that totally confirm in no uncertain terms that our "leaders" are blithering idiots. Frank Main is a turd by the way.
Why the fuck is ernie brown still a boss? the lying pos and now this? Change ok Gnoclue boss your weak now take your ball and go home!
Ri-DAMN-diculous!!!!!
I'm sorry, PO Bailey family.
I'm embarrassed and ashamed of what this department just did. My God.
Our leaders are pathetic.
18 July 2011
Chicago Tribune Article
"Our duty in the way we can serve Michael's memory is to never forget," added Central District Cmdr. Chris Kennedy. "I know it is true that a day hasn't passed in the last year when Michael hasn't been thought of by those who stand here, as well as so many who couldn't attend."
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF ELECTRIC SLIDE BROWN WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT OFFICER BAILEY'S ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY HELD ON 18 JULY 2011?
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No, he was a No-Show..
The blame falls squarely on Rahm and McCarthy for not having any balls to fire most of the command staff in this department.
Tina Skahill should be dumped immediately. She has finally stepped into a pile of shit that she cannot shake off. Releasing that report shows none of those jagoffs reads anything. They want officers to work and pay attention to details to complete their assignments,but they cannot even proofread a report that was meant to humiliate officers. You jagoffs have humiliated yourselves. If any officer locks up anyone from this point forward for bullshit: DOPW,pissing etc... you should be ashamed of yourself. Screw those cocksuckers. They don't give two-shits about anyone but themselves. Don't do shit unless you absolutely have to.
Just look at the names on this report - I knew all of them when I was still on the job. They couldn't find cheese in Wisconsin.
ALL DEMOCRATS ARE COMMUNISTS SAYS:
The Hierarchic Supervisors of the Chicago Police Department remind me of a bunch of Children playing "I'm the Boss". It is so glaringly obvious that few if any, have ANY Leadership skills. This is just one of many, many examples of why the Chicago Police Department has become a political 3 ring Circus. All I ever heard for the last several decades is, Who's getting this spot, who's getting that, all because of their Political connections, NEVER because they were an outstanding officer, who just did their job in an exemplary fashion, without political connections. . Many fine, exemplary officers have left CPD in total disgust during the past 2 Supt's. Administration. Now the CPD truly has the department Daley wanted, just a regime to reward political chronyism, and favoritism, and leave the truely talanted without almighty "Clout", on the ground floor, as always . Even more amazing is how many of these "Annointed Ones" step on it so frequently, and nothing ever really happens to them, like demotions for their unprofessional conduct on and off duty, leading the informed observer to believe that they are paying via kickbacks to politicians, to keep their Supervisory spots.. The CPD will never be the Top Notch Law Enforcement Agency it is capable of being, as the City Political Regime is too busy using it as a reward system for political favoritism, nepotism, etc. Political Correctness, Affirmative Action, and Nepotism have truly turned a once fine but always politically-queered Crime-fighting Agency into a political Whorehouse of Pay-to-Play absurdity. Leadership in CPD is truly and sadly lacking in ALL aspects. A glaringly obvious, "Do as I say, not as I do" Administration, just like the Political Party that runs the City. The old-timers have gotten used to it, and eventually the newbees [10 yrs. and under] will too, as things will probably not change, and probably will get even worse, in regard to this issue. Like the 3rd Reich, Complete and utter allegiance and CONTROL, is what they are all about, despite what their Tools in City Hall and the socialist Chicago Media attempts to obfuscate.
VERY DISGRACEFUL!!!!
But apparently Officer Bailey and probably other officers who are deseased and retired are still being counted as department manpower! Unfucking believable! Rahman empty shufflings!
I'm a South suburban cop who reads your blog for fun. I know CPD is a huge organization and you can't possibly know everyone on the department, but WTF? Embarrassing beyond belief. I don't know how your bosses can justify this one.
Clueless Clouted Idiots that run this Department. Either they just don't give a f#ck of they're truly idiots.
Each and every one of these "YES!"men are posturing once again stepping over anyone they can, to kiss the ring of gMac.
It's an order like this that will be a detriment to Our moral and activity. They worry about 'activity' when for their whole career, these birdbrains were pushing pencils and counting beans behind a desk somewhere. The rest of us were running from job to job, crisscrossing the district handling bs assignments because HQ was overstaffed by 10-1 ratio and districts were short.
Friday is coming....and what new ideas are being throw around for the upcoming G8/NATO riots? Worried about activity- this is Our Leadership. And which current command staff have the fears of being first on the chopping block. Where's their personal 'activity' stats? Or their doctored resumes? How about releasing the Moral Study and Manpower shortages citywide.
THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN OF ACTIVITY CITYWIDE UNTIL AN RETRACTION AND APOLOGY TO THE BAILEY FAMILY IS TENDERED.
Scarier is who's in line for the replacement of these twits.
The Daley Legacy is not dead yet.
CPD Einstein's Strike Again !
Just goes to show you no one actually reads these reports that were put together by underlings.
Skahill is not only an attorney, but a merit lieutenant. Now, are they saying that someone who has a law degree just did not have time to study for a promotional exam or is just too much of a police officer but can' put it on paper or just way too dumb? Not sure of the correct answer!!
Quotas were killed by the Federal law suit several years ago in a lawsuit brought on by the good citizens of Illinois and the peoples law office claiming citizens were being unjustly targeted by the Police to garner favor and ratings by their superiors. That is why they the powers that be dropped the entire Officer's rating system about seven years ago and these same merit-glorious seeking exempts know this. All I can say is I sat a roll calls and listened to bosses yell and scream about activity and how all employee contractual rights should not count and the Department dose NOT have to abide by the FOP contract! If you as a Police Officer cherish your home and family be carefull because those same exempts will throw you under the bus when the lawsuit is filed and that's NO BULL! All these same bosses were meritious and have extreme baggae from sexual harrasement suits to coveting drug dealers and threatening Officers to save their kids, And yet not ONE has been fired! be careful and keep your head down Officer these animals don't care about you!
Are they bringing back the humper, which in 025 is known as the "Clancey sheet"?
How did the desk officer get 14 CTA checks?
The district commander of 025 is all about activity. If you want anything from him, then he will first pull up your activity. If your activity isn't good enough, then you don't get shit.
I am a young officer and I am constantly being howled at by my Sgt. about my activity. What the fuck should I do? I will only make an arrest if it's based on a signed complaint. I am not going to be stupid and be proactive. I am just going to patrol the streets, back up my fellow officers and answer my radio assignments. Isn't that enough? Sorry, I don't feel like doing shit when I am stuck on 1st watch while those with even less time than me are on 2nd and 3rd watches.
The buck stops where mcnuty
I remember years ago when the front office would 'steal' your activity and post it to another officer's stats. During review when the districts would hold a round table discussion, officer's would be rated.
My Sergeant approached me and asked me to sign my activity card, which I had noticed lowered my rating by two points. When I asked why I was rated lower my Sergeant told me that I had little activity in parking tickets.
Well I save all of my parking ticket books and brought them to the Sergeants attention. At this point my Sergeant told me that it didn't matter and it was already done. I went to the watch commander and explained my situation. He immediately raised my rating three points.
Now tell me that this nonsense is still not happening?
CPD.welcome to the Suburbs!!!
Anonymous said...
This department is something else. WTF does anyone give a fuck? how do you let that happen.
7/26/2011 12:36:00 AM
Watch, they will SPAR some PO who works in their office, perhaps that PO has already been dumped back to the street. Shows how little they need a good administrative staff.
At any rate, it is good to see these idiots being made to look like the fools they are.
What now McCarthy?
WE REMEMBER said...
Officer MICHAEL BAILEY, Star 13970
EOW: 18 July 2010
Rest In Peace, Our Brother.
7/26/2011 05:33:00 AM
Agreed! Rest in God's Peace Officer Bailey!
Proof positive that those who CANT manager those who CAN ....
Dumb fux!!
This has to be one of the most embarrassing moments I've seen in 25 yrs.
This department has turned into a complete joke with absolutely NO leadership!
R.I.P. Officer Bailey
No accountability whatsoever for higher-ups! NOTHING will come of this, just like NOTHING will E V E R come of any higher-up ever stepping on their dick.
No one reads these things... That would involve THEM doing work!
I've been retired from CPD for two years, and the first thing I noticed on the report was Bailey's name. They did not notice it because all of their mourning is bullshit; they only care about themselves and their careers. And anyone who puts their life and their family's future in the service of these bastards is a fool.
Well, what had happened was, Tina was about to edit that report, but her long fingernails did not allow her to work the computer keyboard.
Even Commandant Lassard managed to
get away from the Police Academy
every now and then to ride around
and check on his recruits after they had finished training to see
how they were operating and Chief
Hurst had his regular officers to
back-up the recruits if they got
themselves into a bind. True, it was only a movie but it illustrated
how those in command supported their officers patrolling the streets.
They probably thought that dead men don't sue.....Idiots. I hope the family goes at every one of you with all they can!
What about Chief RIVERA he signed off on it to. Another WIES guy !! Another guy promoted way beyond way beyond
So how many 9171 (E3), 9173(E4) and 9175's (E5) are there compared to the total # of 9161's?
Im sure, like at my Agency, you could get rid of 25% of each of those 3 E-series paygrades and perform at a better level. you could probably get rid of 9102..does the Caps Dir do anything useful? Not trying to be a dick, just looking at potential waste.
-A different kind of Civil Servant
In 2001 when I was a Sgt. in the Mass Transit VSEP, we had Eric Lee assigned to work. This was after he had been killed in the line of duty. So for three weeks when I would get the A & A sheets to read at Roll Call, Officer Lee's name was there. I called downtown and asked them to remove his name; it was uncomfortable and disrespectful to keep seeing his name knowing what had happened and having to mark him as absent. There was no space to mark killed in the line of duty. They ignored my requests, they don't care, it seems that you are just numbers and names to those who hide at headquarters, drawing paychecks as if they were police officers.Retired Sgt. Rick Aztlan
Also a point to consider. If this is any example of how often our computer systems are updated, and they use this system for tallying manpower, how many officers are we REALLY short?
Line of duty deaths?
Retirements?
Transfers to other depts?
What do you expect from an affirmative-action buffoon who is completely estranged from reality?
We are doomed.
Embarrassing
That is great that you uncovered that SCC but did you forward that info to all the news media, the mayor, the Supt.? Just asking as this is something that needs to be made known not only to the people who read your blog. Be safe
I am embarassed to be a Chicago Police Officer when I see shit like this. Every last one of those merit hack exempts should be ashamed of themselves.
Truly disgusted
So all of our activiy is screwed up? Incompetent assholes running a top heavy dept.
only meets the Professional Stnadard of Cpd Headqurters..
brown and Cuello s/b launched- encouraged to retire
rivera/skahill s/b demoted- in a very public fashion
whoever wrote report for skahill s/b launched
whoever was responsible for updating computer application
s/b disciplined and their supervisors too
would be interetested in knowing if DC CCG Office or 001 Cdr office "caught this" and what action they took
Fucking Pitiful!
Watch these fools turn themselves inside out and break a hip trying to run away from being the parents of this ugly fucking baby!
Just as certain mints are "curiously strong" the exempt echelon of CPD is curiously fucked-up.
What a collection of sad, sore and sorry muthafuckahs...
We have more respect for an old Fifth & Kilpatrick whore washing her panties in a puddle than this coven of ass-clowns...
Miserable, mentally malnourished, looking through a key-hole with both eyes at the same time mooks... Retire already!
None of you are good for shit except being laughed at by the troops while you fools compete with each other to see who can fill the C/O book with the most idiotic, dangerous, illegal and counter-productive pronouncements in the least amount of time while hoping that when G-mac stops the music; your funky asses will be able to still find a chair.
Just some straight up dishonorable muthafuckahs who refuse to acknowledge they're way past their "sell by" date and yet they want to stay on display in spite of having turned funny colors, gotten mushy and started stinking.
How does the joke go?
They're "the boss" at work but just "the asshole" at home?
Dear Scc:
I am sitting in a restaurant right now and tears are flowing from my face. The people sitting at the table next to me got up and came over to see if I was ok. I told them yes, that I just read something that made me very sad and angry. They told me they were sorry and asked if there was anything they could do. I didn't mean to cry in public but before I was done reading the post the tears came. I thanked them but assured them I would be ok and they watched my things while I went into the bathroom to splash cold water on my face and continue on. I received more respect from 2 people I never met in my life than Officer Bailey did from any supervisor that read the information in that to/from and did nothing about it. I am disgusted with my department.
I have been on now for over 20 years. I used to try and keep a positive attitude about citizens. When they would really show their colors, I would get pisseed, then later try to remember that it's not everyone that are shits, just the shits. I really tried to do that and for the most part, I did pretty good. I kept things under control and did my best to give police service, even to the ones that I didn't believe deserved it-maybe those ones got a little less, maybe I didn't let their problems bother me, just did the report for them. The good guys got good service and maybe their little tragedies received more attention and their big tragedies, well maybe I took them home with me for awhile, maybe too long, but that was okay at that time. But when Officer Cole was treated the way he was by the citizens with savagery akin to animals on the hunt, I decided thatIi too would not ever take this job home with me ever again and the bad guys would never ever receive anything from me again, never. If that meant a cr then so be it, I can always use a few days off.
And I dealt with supervisors the same way, they are not all bad: there are good ones and the bad ones, well we have to respect those ones too. I don't have a crystal ball and don't know what is going on in others' lives, so if a boss is an idiot, well, then he's an idiot, whatever. I tried to keep everything in perspective. Not anymore. I don't know which bosses read that report, but I am going to assume that they all did, because an apology was not given already. No boss will ever get the above and beyond from me because this incident sealed that deal. Just like the savages sealed the deal for the citizens of this great city. I will probably be ashamed of myself later for feeling this way, and maybe later I will change my mind, but I doubt it.
Thank you scc for informing us of this great injustice and just poor, poor judgment on the part of everyone involved. The Bailey family and friends know how much we care and that will never change.
Now maybe the powers that be can remove the name of Officer Ricky Schott from the evaluation roster of the 009th District, because it was there the last time I looked. And for those of you that don't know, Officer Schott died in the line of duty approximtely 13 years ago in the 009th District lockup while fighting with a prisoner. If it has been removed already, which I doubt, then I apologize for this part of my post. It should have never been there in the first place. The evaluation system was out in place maybe 3 years ago-not 13.
I hate my department for making me feel this way. Over the last 8 years, they have taken every shred of respect I had for this department. I don't believe anything can be done to regain that respect that I had. That was one thing that I really admired about myself, being a Chicago Police Officer.
This is absolutely disgusting. To understand why the Chicago department is looked at with ridicule and scorn, you only have to look at the top. They do not have enough competence to run a corner lemonade stand. Good luck Chicago.
This is an accuate example of what's running the CPD in 2011. Brainless, ignorant self-important aholes.
If you work inside, do the job you get HIGHLY paid for, boss... Read your mail and correspondence. READ what you're signing. DO YOUR JOB.
I remember when a court sgt. was calling out Ceriale's name in dope court for like 30 seconds before I yelled out he was killed. Or when that illiterate ass Dino Verre could not pronounce his name in the CO book after it was on the news for days. I never wonder why we have a shit contract, this department is like a school of piranhas feasting on itself
What an absolute disgrace. I hope this gets put in every newspaper and is broadcasted on every news channel. All you mayor Daley suck asses have got to go. I don't even tell anybody I work for this department anymore. All of this exempts should be shown the door. God bless the Bailey family!
Chicago media will pick up on this and show the city what we have running this department.
no question that the CPD has the absolute best and brightest exempts....T.S., Downtown, D.K., A.C., E.W. III, and on....no one else on the job can even compare...
Whats going on with department it used to fun now its just 1st and the 16th for me
Obviously, a clerical (computer) error that went unnoticed by our esteemed merit-clout-torious
executive chain of command! Thank God I'm gone!
ANOTHER old retired guy
Obituary :
Chicago Police Department, after battling a long lingering disease of nepotism, complicated by cronyism, incompetentism and merittitus.
Survived by a few good men and women.
Services private; donations in lieu of flowers accepted by City Hall.
Not making an excuse for the tact officer on the list, but is it possible that person is the tact secretary? It could possibly explain why they have no activity. I'm also not willing to overlook the fact that they may be a tactical officer and that they are just a dog-ass.
I went to CPD Headquarters last month to see the Honored Star Case in the lobby. I noticed several stars were not in chronological order which left me wondering how could CPD brass be so uncaring, sloppy, and nonchalant with the caretaking of a Case the rank and file consider to be sacred? So now, after having read this BS, I'm not surprised. It's consistent with what I observed in that Star Case...sloppyness, lazyness and a who gives a shit attitude. Why isn't Tracey Ladner held accountable for the good order of the Star Case? Isn't she the Director of Human Resources? Pretty insulting to those who gave all.
You now have the department you wanted so fuck you. Nothing says we have to do anything other than answer our calls. Come on media..blow this story wide open.
Not to mention that P.O. Bailey was assigned to the mayors house for several years. Hard to make arrests when you aren't allowed to leave your post.
Listen up people, you've got front row seats to the titanic, aka The CPD, its best days are long behind it, just watch it sink, stay out of the way, it's all over............oh, and stay safe...
The portent of quotas is disturbing.
But the stupendous ignorance displayed by the inclusion of Michael Bailey in the report is disgusting and beyond outrageous. I remember his name well, and I'm not even a cop. I am however a regular and long-time reader of SCC.
I'd really like to see someone in the media (paging Mr. Kass) pick this one up, and put these ignoramuses through a bit of public humiliation for implying that a deceased officer wasn't pulling his weight. Sheesh.
"These type's of BullSh-t reports pass daily through the hands of Exempt Gold Star Dummies and you know they never actually READ the content, they just sign off and blow it up the chain."
Paperwork production = existence justification.
They produce mounds and mounds of meaningless paper.
rb
If crime is down, numbers shold be down, too.
Less crime = fewer criminals.
...unless they're lying about crime being down.
This was Skahills last attempt at saving her ass. In the words of maxwell smart, ” missed it by that much.”
This Departement is pathetic
Ironic that every boss on there has had at least one merit promotion. Some have had multiple ones.
All of these reports/to-froms are rubber stamped signatures by P.O.'s! Fucking house-mouses have no clue. I guess 35th/Michigan must not have Michael Baileys poster hanging up offering up the reward money. A constant reminder we all see in the districts.
The evaluation system is a joke and very subjective. Still people are given the best rating if they are friends with the supervisors. One goof in our district tells us that "the supervisors aren't allowed to give coppers the highest rating no matter what." What a dumb system. How about we evalueate the supervisors.
There is not a lot that leaves me speechless, but this...its pathetic & disgusting. That officer gave his life for this shit city & this is the respect he is given.
Ridiculous.
Skahill....need you say anymore!!!
Hold on...
He's been dead for a year now, and they have him on the sheets. Somewhere, "they" have been counting him as one of the 13,500 personel that we are supposed to have.
more smoke and mirrors, I guess.
The superintendent said before getting hired that he would make DCs responsible for officer activity is their own districts and here it is. But this was completely idiotic to have this report go through how many hands and eyes with no one catching Officer Bailey's name on the list...that was really stupid.
Also, you can't force officers to police just to get numbers it doesn't make any sense. Yeah they can at least turn in a mover or a parker or two but to force us to do this job just to build numbers is ridiculous and it will move us toward even more scrutiny and lawsuits.
Whoever said that they hope this doesn't make it to the news...I hope it does! Maybe the public needs to be made aware of the absolute stupidity that we work under. As dangerous as it is on the streets for us, its just as unsafe with these incompetent bosses that are supposed to have our backs.
It makes you wonder about some of the people running this department....
To 2:31 A.M.....I hope the media doesn't get a hold of this. This should be sent to the every media outlet in this shitty. Let the taxpayers know what the police officers have known for years. Stupid and non-qualified people have been promoted for years. Not because of their skill and ability but because of their connections. It should never happen on the CPD or the CFD.
I am totally speechless...THIS IS A DISGRACE!!!!!! WTF
They have desk officers with more activity than beat officers? Do the desk crews do the activity sheets?
7/26/2011 05:13:00 AM
I hope you're kidding. If not, that's a dumbass question. They wouldn't have access to do their own activity reports. You have tons of people that come into the stations for reports or those that were involved in auto accidents and many of them won't have insurance or a valid DL. Guess what..here's your citations sir/ma'am!
CPD stats; in the tradition of Chicago voting rolls !
Reminds me of the time when PPO Dolfyn was killed 015. District commanders right hand man Kenny Williams comes into the office and asks the tact Sgt Fred Oslieber in front of the 61 n 69 team hey this kid Dolfyn missed court how much time do you give these guys when they miss court this is his second time. The whole tact office goes silent and Sgt Oslieber responds how about the rest of his life you fuck-in moron he was killed in the line of duty across the street from the station now get the fuck out of my office.
So dont be surprised this happens all the time.
we had a lt. rate officers by their activity a few years ago. the guy that was rated last was shot in the arm and was off a long time. guess he wasnt productive enough
The three people that signed off on that T0/From should just resign their exempt positions, if not just resign from the CPD. If they don't, that Supt McCarthy should reduce them to their career service rank and put them on midnights in some shitty ghetto district.
There is no-one proof reading this stuff, everyone is out on the street.
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Don't give me this "out on the street" bullshit. IF YOU SIGN IT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO READ IT. The signatures on this document are from people who are at the highest levels in this Department. What an embarrassment. And Kirby is going to run those summit plans? The city is fucked. Skahill couldn't control a CAPS meeting, Cuello has dope being sold or stashed by her kid, and DTEB? I don't have time for that list. Jesus, I am really glad that I am retired.
To the Bailey family: please do not judge us all on their stupidity, heartlessness and insensitivity. From one retired Sgt, I am so sorry.
This is another example of overpaid government workers that without their clout wouldn't qualify for running the fryers at McDonalds.
lambs leading lions....
The lame kiss ass news media should pick up on this. Especially the quota that they are asking about. But they're like puppets, only talking about what the Department wants them to report.
More interesting to me is why is an officer who was killed july 2010.....still showing up on the roster as a working police officer. How many retired guys, deceased members etc are still being counted towards our numbers
God bless Michael Bailey
CPD has gone to the Dogs, just like the rest of America.
They have desk officers with more activity than beat officers? Do the desk crews do the activity sheets?
7/26/2011 05:13:00 AM
Seriously? You are SERIOUSLY commenting on a comparison of activity when they are showing a KIA officer on that list?
Has it occurred to you that, if the list itself is inaccurate, maybe the trumped-up NUMBERS are, too? Duh.
How can you not notice the name especially when it's AT THE TOP OF THE LIST?!
Are they that out of touch that they don't even know who their employees are?
It's pretty obvious that the leaders are just cranking out paper to satisfy some quota system of their own.
Just do the report.
Don't have to read it -- doesn't have to be accurate -- just put some numbers on paper so it looks like you're doing something and managing something/someone.
No wonder violent crime can be recorded as going down so many consecutive months in a row with this kind of careless and negligent reporting going on.
More importantly maybe Bailey is still on the payroll too! I wonder who's collecting his check?
What other reports and how many other deceased officers names are on them in order to obfuscate the departments statistics and metrics?
So disrespectful!
Often times we get all these speeches on how "we will never forget you..." and then you see things like this that make a mockery of it all and the words meaningless.
Can't remember the last time I truly had any real respect or admiration for a boss.
Haaaaaaa. What do you think of your suckhole staff now mista superintendent?
I wonder if his name is going to show up on the list of people abusing the medical next....
I'm retired. I went through that BS performance evaluation class for supervisors back when it was first rolled out. What do they show on the overhead screen but a list of PO's from 001 as an example. My cousin(RIP)was up on that screen with the same 0's.
0's that run that academy, 0's that are bosses.Not to mention that the whole operating system/program for that application is FUBAR.
Did I mention that I'm RETIRED? And they wonder why.
TBJG
Wow someone's job should be taken away after this. Seriously a monkey would be able to do better than this. This is totally dishonorable and disrespectful.
Gmac is a real leader. He won't let this go.
Hear this was on 780 AM
I write more traffic tickets working the desk with walk in accidents than the traffic car.
get ready let the quotas begin. if you write or arrest only people of color get ready for major lawsuits in a few years. the fop better bring this quota system to the media. ask the cops from quota cities, who now face federal lawsuits, about quotas and evaluations.
My question is since when is 0 (zero) not a number.
"Here's my numbers boss, 0,0,0,0....".
My brain hurts!! What planet is this Merit-Bitch on? is there Oxygen there?
This is what is so FUCKING SAD about our police department! We have fools in command positions that should have never been the police to begin with! These dopes just like to write stupid memos and hear themselves talk just to possibley get noticed by their higher ups. How in the world could even a dumb person send out such a memo with a deceased officer's name on it? Do these fools even read the stuff they send out?
This is an absolute SHAME!!! What a sick and sad embarrassment these clowns in leadership postions are. Once again they target the lowley patrolem and act as if we are their whipping post. Next time actually read what you fools send out!
This shit is effed up!
The computer application used to create this spreadsheet or the members signing off on the report should have caught the error. I applaud the SCC for redacting the officers' identifiers. However, if the slumtimes or fibune used a deceased member's name to illustrate a point we would and should be outraged. Officer Bailey RIP.
U DONT SEE
MAYORS DETAIL ACTIVITY?
CAPS OFFICERS
THE ACADEMY
YET THEY STILL RECEIVE THE SAME SALARIES.
AND DO U THINK THESE EXEMPTS READ!
THEY HAVE DESK FLUNKIES THAT DO THAT.
WOW
"Professionalism".
Yeah right.
How much you want to bet not a thing will happen to any of them?
They're probably laughing about it behind closed doors.
Yeah, they really give a shit.
There's never any fallout when they fuck up, is there?
Does anyone know if there is any truth to "vest inspections" at qualifications this year?
Micro-management, failing to lead and motivate your own people and um, apparently NOT knowing your people by listing a fallen officer = major failure.
But then nothing surprises me in this city when people are promoted and/or placed in key positions based on clout, minority, etc. and not experience, leadership, etc
Fuckin idiots!
Officer Bailey died in the most honored traditions of the Chicago Police Dept. A police hero.
The signed approval of this document by Skahill, Kirby and Cuello is unforgivable.
After a written apology, do the right thing and surrender your gold stars for insensitivity and gross incompetence.
wbbm780.com posted the story and cited this blog....here it is.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/07/26/slain-officer-gets-poor-performance-marks-after-he-died/
CBS Chicago is reporting on this saying they found it on this blog site
What they hell rank is Skahill anyway?? And how did that happen?
Memo is brought up at the end of the conference. Supt. denies knowledge of the instance and apologizes for Bailey being on the list.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/videobeta/?watchLive=wgntv-tivid-livestream-96
SCC:
You are soooo insignificant, you were all over radio 780 this afternoon!
Was just on news radio 780!
Simply amazing...
Everytime a new boss blows into town, these exempt from common sense/courtesy/decency clout-clowns fall all over themselves trying to look good and curry favor by demonstrating how willing they are to eight-ball a blue shirt...
Recall the increased suspension time and "zero tolerance for minor infractions" the world's tiniest hater, ol' Cholly Williams was spewing when it started looking like he was going to be left without a chair when j-fled stopped the music.
Hell... That's just one fucking golden example out of many!
"Look at me boss! See how I make these blueshirts jump and run!"
We have no idea why the supposed "best and smartest" exempts that clout can buy, keep coming back to drink at the poisoned water hole of quota based Policing in spite of the numerous skeletons they see bleaching in the sun...
They apparently can't read read the sign that says "Drink At Your Own Peril."
And when some copper is forced to take a bare-assed slide down the splintery, 1000 foot bannister of civil litigation, these knee-walking idiots will run and hide.
Bet you a Fatman on Friday the SPAR form for Officer Bailey was already ginned up and waiting for him to come back from his "mystery days off."
These people firmly believe in the swatting a gnat with a shotgun approach.
The idiots are the bosses... The ones actually smart enough said, "fuck no! I don't want my name associated with being in charge of this shit!"
God bless 'em for having a conscience and wanting to keep their souls intact...
This is a nasty joke, by the same general sort of people who thought that it would be funny to make tens of millions of Americans pronounce "Fifth Third Bank."
THANK YOU FOR THE MOST APPROPRIATE TITLE TO THIS POST.
WBBM Am radio did a story talking about the outrage amongst rank and file officers over this, directly quoting SCC.
Good job SCC.
Like most bureaucracies, the CPD's left hand probably hasn't seen its right hand since the 40s.
Makes you wonder what else they're signing off on without even giving it a second glance.
i know where rahm call get some more officers for his master plan of putting 1000 po's back to the beat,how about all of the useless and guttless gold stars so they can be refreshed.
lets see skahill activity..baby keep on collecting a check.
hmm wonder why liberal chicago is falling apart..because communism doesnt work or highering people by the color of their skin..
how many gold stars doesnt it take to screw in a light bulb. all of them with mcpuppet directing them.
had to submit my activity in 017 from 01jan 2010 thru 30 jun 10 . And 01 jan 2011 thru 30 jun 2011.
i think gold stars should push a beat car in a busy district every year for a period so they can keep in touch with the po and citizens..
mccarthy needs to step up and hold her accountable for be ignorant..beside what else has she screwed up? most of these bosses have no clue about be the police,they are political hacks and reverends lackys.
Demote all parties to signed this report.
Wow - I am blown away by this.
This particular thread just made WGN news at 5.
I am sure these bosses making these "New Guidelines" were the best of the best and the hardest workers while they were Officer's, I am just sure of it. That's the Chicago way, reward hard work and dedication, none of this who knows who, it's all legit dummies!!!!!!! Squad, can I have an event number for a bus check, lol now that's police work!
Is there any way to find out who is responsible for the merit promotion of these idiots? And just what made them worthy of a merit promotion?
Come on George, look into this merit crap and make it right
MPOS
That's perfect!
WTF is wrong with these people. This just tells you that the exempts HAVE NO CLUE. The name of an officer who was killed in the line of duty should be etched into your heart and head. Note- P.O. Bailey was followed to his residence by the pieces of shit and killed because he was a police officer, that is why they called it a "line of duty death".
Anonymous said...
The superintendent said before getting hired that he would make DCs responsible for officer activity is their own districts and here it is. But this was completely idiotic to have this report go through how many hands and eyes with no one catching Officer Bailey's name on the list...that was really stupid.
7/26/2011 12:00:00 PM
Either they did not notice it or they do not care. Do you really believe that Skahill, Kirby and Brown and Williams actually read the reports? I am surprised that Tobias did not catch it but his secretary is an idiot. A full duty idiot. As McCarthy strips the indies officers, the more pressure is put on the remaining white shirts and the incompetence will show. The patrol division administration is a circus.
When are they going to make changes? EB should be the first to go. He believes that officers are expendable property unless he wants to get in your pants. Make the changes so the exempt can unpucker their sphincters, set our new game plan and let's get back to doing police work!
That is great that you uncovered that SCC but did you forward that info to all the news media, the mayor, the Supt.? Just asking as this is something that needs to be made known not only to the people who read your blog. Be safe
7/26/2011 09:26:00 AM
SCC doesn't have to contact the media. They troll here daily after midnight, I'm sure. And that is borne out today by WBBM having on its afternoon news information on this exact blog post.
Your fearless leader was just on TV saying it shouldn't have happened but that it was "just a mistake" - some mistake. CYA Jag-off.
Memo is brought up at the end of the conference. Supt. denies knowledge of the instance and apologizes for Bailey being on the list\ JERSEY IS OUT OF TOUCH!!
Hey Mr. Mayor!!
You're looking for ways to cut the city budget? Demote everyone who signed this memo & also everyone whose desk it crossed! Put those ASSHOLES back on the street so they can get graded. This department is getting pathetic.
An old retired guy
Why are the COMMANDERS Secretaries STEALING TIME AND OR MONEY NOW that the assistants are gone? WOW JUST FUCKING WOW!!!!!!
why does cpd have tactical lieutenants and tactical secretaries , mccarthy can ya answer that one .
Anonymous Anonymous said...
More interesting to me is why is an officer who was killed july 2010.....still showing up on the roster as a working police officer. How many retired guys, deceased members etc are still being counted towards our numbers
God bless Michael Bailey
7/26/2011 01:13:00 PM
Excellent question.
Here is a link to a 2009 Chicago Defender article describing Skahill's meteoric rise within CPD
www.chicagodefender.com/article-4294-chief-tina-skahill-ascending-the-ranks-of-cpd.html
OT, Just in the news..."CHICAGO POLICE MIGHT BE GETTING WAY TOO TRIGGER HAPPY"
IF IT MEANS YOU GO HOME ALIVE, SHOOT TO KILL!
7/26/2011 09:49:00 AM
"That was one thing that I really admired about myself, being a Chicago Police Officer."
Sir, don't let a mismanaged department cause you to respect or admire yourself less. We respect, love and need every officer in this city and feel for officers like you given how poorly you're managed. God bless you.
I can just picture Skankhill in her office, no clue as to what an ass she really is. It's people like her that don't care, and will never admit to being wrong. It's cold hearted. In my soon to be 20 years on this job, I've never met her or almost any other exempts. I'm sure most never arrested that many people in their career. I've heard a few names, but I just can't see why any of them are needed. Nobody really cares about them. Who are they anyway and what have they done to dramatically improve our department? My supervisors know if I need to do more work. Why does this department need an Exempt, to tell a District Commander, to tell a Watch Commander, to tell a Lieutenant, to tell a Sergeant, to tell a PO, that they need to work harder, when the sergeant is on the front lines working with us most of the time anyway?
well if no one else has, I am printing out copies of the report, and sending them to the media. I hope the rest of you do the same. Let them know what the hell is going on in this Dept. with the higher ups.
"We have no quota system.." Gmac. Then why the list?
Just In!
PIECE OF SHIT CHARGED IN OFFICER BAILEY'S MURDER!
So sorry the Bailey and CPD families had to wait so long but this is just the first step.
Now... Let's see if the unsolved murders of our other brothers can be solved.
The cynic in us believes they powers that be became refreshed and highly motivated to play this news forward to blunt the gathering fall out from Officer Bailey's name appearing on a CPD punishment list...
Too late... Thundering exempt incompetence should be punished as hard and disproportionately as an unclouted P.O. getting ruthlessly whacked for a minor "oops, my bad."
To 7/26/2011 09:49:00 AM,
You and I probably laughed with Ricky over beers. I still remember the call I received about him since I was RDO. I worked many nights with him inside and on the street.
Today I have truly come to the realization this department will never be the proud strong department it was. The camaraderie, the bosses and co-workers who cared about each other. The adrenaline rush and laughs afterwards. Every watch in every district worked as one, including the sergeants to the commander. We were the police and feared. You attacked one of us, God forbid the asshole didn't go to the ER. The bosses would have been screaming.
Today I have to thank our Superintendent for the Fuck You look I got. No clue why? Was just doing my job. But yet he goes and preaches to Phlegers flock. Yet he listens to the people that surround him. They are either clueless and the few who are not are ballesss.
Today is the day I have promised myself, unless another copper needs back-up or is going to an in-progress call, the blinders are on. Fuck the savages, they can kill themselves for all I care. Unless it is a decent person and not a scumbag in trouble, I'm driving by. Fuck activity, fuck the command staff, fuck the supeintendent and the mayor. These fucking high ranking hotshots can go do the fucking job. Let these clueless pricks go out and take the lumps. Unless it's another copper, they can fuck themselves. Politics and stupidity have torn down this city and this department. Weis and Daley started the demolition with Rahm and McCarthy knocking down what is left.
If McCarthy doesn't cut the heads off these idiots, then I know he is a balless puppet who gives a fuck less about us. Garry the ball is in your court. Let's see what you are really made of.
POS was charged for the murder of Officer Bailey today.
Rest In Peace Officer.
Radio 780 covered the story and attributed it to you SCC!!!
Good job!
If it weren't for you we'd have no voice at all--not a chirp from the FOP on this? There should be outrage.
The next time you complain that the Department should name a Department member as Superintendent, Stop and Think for a moment ! All the merit/clout babies that are in charge need a map to find their asses. Our current command staff is loaded with people that have no abilities as police officers much less as Leaders.
Exempt staff meetings should be called "assembly of assholes ".
end of rant.
This is embarrassing and the Bailey family should receive an apology from the Superintendent and all the signatories on that document. My mom used to say everything happens for a reason and there is no wrong that for some greater good does not occur. As bad as this error was, it has served to put P.O. Michael Bailey's memory in the forefront. Never forget Michael Bailey his contribution to CPD and the City of Chicago. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Stay safe brothers and sister.
Oh shit!
Now this is going to fuck-up the report that has the number of officers that we have on the streets now isn't it?
You need to "sweat the small stuff" it's been said recently. Does that not apply to the reports assembled and reviewed by the brass?
CPD Cost saving tip number one-hundred and twenty-two.
Do not waste paper...ink...computer time entering, tabulating, classifying, and manpower producing reports that no-one is reading just because it's an old tribal custom and we've always done it period.
Carry on!
They just charged the shitbird that murdered Bailey today.
I can't believe McStupe just called it a 'mistake'. Asshat!
From the Chicago Tribune: Offender charged in Officer Bailey's murder.
Scumbag on parole, of course, for agg batt of another PO. since hen in jail on parole violations, unrelated carjacking and weapons charges.
OK, let's start the parade of character witnesses who can tell us what a good boy the offender is.
Rest in Peace Ofc. Bailey. Damn shame you had to lose your life at the hands of such a worthless humanoid.
I finally got it!
The Department still thinks we have 13,500 officers for the last several years.
Then have been counting the dead and all the retired!!!!!
It's the Chicago Voting Way!!!!!
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