Cozzi Release Date
posted by SCC at 12:06 AM
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Newer Posts.......................... ..........................Older PostsContributors
Previous Posts
- Hey Look - A Good Decision
- Protests Coming to Chicago - Duh
- Brutal Winter Ahead
- "Mole" Surfaces
- Deer Crossing
- Heroes Honored
- Crooked Contributions
- Cops Save Jumper
- Extreme Mentoring
- The Most Dangerous Cities
91 Comments:
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
Thank God.
Finally!!!
Hooray !
We should have a great big Thanksgiving feast to mark the event – a little early but if there was ever a thing all of will be thankful for is Bill Cozzi being able to sit at a table with us as a free man !
I heard that Fr Nagel was taking donations for Bill. Does anyone know for sure if this is true? If so where can contributions be made? Remember that this guy lost everything! City pension, military pension. All cuz that slimy weezly cock sucker Weiss had to make a point.
Great news.
I hope so!
Is anybody planning anything? I would sure like to help is so.
Dio lo benedica.
---not a cop
We are planning a fund raiser event of some type and a welcome home type party. Will post more info as it is made.
Also for info a facebook page has been created so please visit that at "welcome home Bill Cozzi"
Thanks for everyones support
188 pages
the whole story on Glenn Lewellen
http://www.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/STM/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=HVldSg9I97x3XO6cu7tFipXlwG17lGf63Zd7$H0Hjq9QDjOLRU$7r_N3E2B0tO4o4Aw$6wU9GSUcqtd9hs3TFeZCn0vq69IZViKeqDZhqNLziaXiKG0K_ms4C2keQo54&CONTENTTYPE=application/pdf&CONTENTDISPOSITION=scuttlepdf.pdf
Weiss is such a hypocritical bastard. He gets Officer Cozzi sent to jail and he rips the city of for thousands. This asshole will certainly rott in Hell for ruining this mans life.
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
10/06/2011 12:12:00 AM
The governor of a state cannot pardon a federal crime. How can you work in law enforcement and not know that?
Hopefully he has been planning a Count of Monte Cristo type revenge. I would have been.
Scc. This would be a great time to try and put something together. Lets welcome home our brother.
Donations??? Last time we threw a fundraiser for the guy we put together a real nice benefit, worked our asses off and made him over 30 grand and the guy turns around and donates it! Said he didnt deserve it! So save ur $$$ and lets just greet him as a gentleman upon his release
"Remember that this guy lost everything! City pension, military pension. All cuz that slimy weezly cock sucker Weiss had to make a point."
Over a slap.
While the unproductive leeches, illegals, and assorted other dregs of society continue to thrive.
OT How r the crime fighters in 020 dealing with the wicked witch of CPD "Bad Penny/Henny Penny Trahanas"?Come on 020 Share with the SCC Bloggers!!
The immediate need for financial assistance is too obvious to question, FOP needs to use the funding raising hall and assist in organizing a full scale benefit instead of one of those "Hail Mary" pass the hat style collections. That may help until he can get the pardon from whoever is the governor at the time petition filed and processed. Of course he needs the pardon just like the political hack Rosty got which is the only way he gets his pensionable/veteran benefits. One would think our many police lawyers/Cpd sworn members could help him get that ball rolling,....seen alot of blogs supporting this man, now its time to do what you can here in Chicago. Old retired Sgt
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
--------------------------
Quinn cannot pardon him for a federal offense.
I suggest considering whether it is worth your job to associate with a convicted felon. Not saying you should not do it, but go into the situation understanding that it could mean strong disciplinary action could legitimately be taken against you.
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
10/06/2011 12:12:00 AM
Federal "crime", so has to be pardoned by the President. I'm sure Bill Daley is all over that.
Bill is scheduled for release from the federal prison at Oakdale, Louisiana on Tuesday, November 1st. Upon his direct return to Chicago, he must report to a "residential reentry center" (RRC aka "halfway house") on the Near West Side.
Most if not all residents must reside there for six (6) months. There is a four level "privilege" system in place. Unless and until SCC blog receives notice to the contrary, Bill may only leave the RRC for work and religious services. Residents are strictly monitored with unannounced visits by federal officials when they are away from the RRC. Also, Bill's friends can't just stop by the RRC to visit. I unsuccessfully tried to visit a current resident this morning. Like BOP eMail and prison visits, there's lots of "red tape" involved.
Bill does not drink alcoholic beverages or use tobacco. All residents are monitored for alcohol (and illicit drug) use.
I had intended to take Bill to dinner at a Near North steakhouse on his return. This will not happen in the immediate future.
Only the POTUS can grant a pardon for a federal felony conviction. There is nothing that Bill would like more than to return to his duties as a member of the CPD.
At this time, we will be seeking potential employment for Bill upon his return. Please forward details of any job leads to me at cpdfop7@yahoo.com
Some of Bill's supporters have been contacting me with questions which I cannot answer. I will keep SCC updated as this transition shakes out.
Bill will be phoning me soon. He asks that I pass on his love and gratitude for helping him endure this ordeal.
If you are in contact with Bill via mail, please do not get into donations and "welcome home" parties. Bill is a proud but understandably and albeit a somewhat broken man. He will predictably insist that any donations go to the families of our slain police officers. In time, I believe he will accept our contributions before we ram the cash down his humble throat.
For other details, check the U.S. Bureau of Prisons Web site [www.BOP.gov]. RRC or "halfway houses" are covered under "Community Corrections".
the Cozzi case/conviction was probably the most singularly unjust event in modern CPD history, a historical and disgraceful reminder of JFed.....
Can I come to the party?
GOTTA RUN!
Can't come soon enough....There ought to be and should be a huge fundraiser. Let's get CPD back together and on the same page again. This could be a morale booster, and a show of unity on our part. Lets rent out a huge venue like Aaragon ballroom, or something just as big. Bill needs to be welcomed home in a big way! Furthermore he needs to see our latlely non existant solidarity. The mayor needs to see our single voice as we head into new contract talks.
FREE Cozzi!!!!!! Now!
Point made Weiss, you are a complete jagoff, sissy and you will never be a real man!
Welcome home Bill, see you soon brother
I just received an eMail reply from Bill. Even he does not know the answers to many of our questions. As SCC advised, let's "play it by ear".
Aside from Bill getting a good job, there is no hurry. Other than the one mistake for which he paid dearly even before J-Fled the coward came on the scene, all know that Bill is a very diligent employee; a hard worker who produces results. Any potential employer would be blessed to have him on the payroll.
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
10/06/2011 12:12:00 AM
quinn ain't got the authority.
OT lock up keepers back in a beat car by Jan. 2012 .
Now let's get rid of the District Commansders hidden housecats .
They fooled Weiss , can the fool McCarthy ?
Look at the AA sheets , if on days and not in a beat car , desk or lock up , they are commanders pets.
Anonymous said...
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
10/06/2011 12:12:00 AM
Federal charges... Nothing to do with Quinn.
That pardon would have to come from Obama himself, and I don't think you'll see a pardon for the incident he was jailed for.
Just sayin.
Penny rocks! We love her in 020!
020 1st watch
Best move ever Gary
I suggest considering whether it is worth your job to associate with a convicted felon. Not saying you should not do it, but go into the situation understanding that it could mean strong disciplinary action could legitimately be taken against you.
Yeah, it is worth my job. Right is Right. Let them go after 2000 cops for associating with a wrongly convicted fellow officer.
"Debbie Downer" at 9:54 AM: Silence please.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Mind you, I am NOT speaking for Bill Cozzi in the following post.
When posters are referring to that filthy rat cocksucker, please do not refer to him as "J-Fed". The vicious coward has truly earned the nickname J-FLED. Take it to the grave, you despicable muthafucka.
To any active or retired federal agents out in cyberspace: This piece of shit has done your dedicated and honorable service irreparable damage. Being the treacherous political "empty suit" that he is, he just had to pick a scapegoat--a hard-working street cop that always had our backs in harm's way: Bill Cozzi.
Robin ventura????? Hahahahahaha!!!! His only coaching experience is hitting coach for his kids high school team!!! Losers!!!!!
Anonymous said...
I heard that Fr Nagel was taking donations for Bill. Does anyone know for sure if this is true? If so where can contributions be made? Remember that this guy lost everything! City pension, military pension. All cuz that slimy weezly cock sucker Weiss had to make a point.
10/06/2011 02:52:00 AM
Do Not Forget the fact that Fitzgerald could have told Weiss that he wasn't going to take the case, but he did and this makes Fitzgerald worse than the mellonhead.
Stop the lie.....Penny Henny has not changed... now let hear the real story 020 district....
Hopefully he has been planning a Count of Monte Cristo type revenge. I would have been.
10/06/2011 09:39:00 AM
Just to show what a class act Bill is, he has never referred to that useless piece of shit by any derogatory names. He still says this is the greatest police department in the world, and Chicago is the greatest place in the world. If McStupe were able to rehire him, I' write 100 parkers and 10 movers a day for the rest of my career. And I'd give hime my cats.
The Commanders will contine to put the officers on the A & A sheets...on made up cars...
Quinn cannot pardon him for a federal offense.
I suggest considering whether it is worth your job to associate with a convicted felon. Not saying you should not do it, but go into the situation understanding that it could mean strong disciplinary action could legitimately be taken against you.
10/06/2011 11:04:00 AM
Shut the fuck up you gutless prick. Courage. Look it up.
Anonymous said...
The immediate need for financial assistance is too obvious to question, FOP needs to use the funding raising hall and assist in organizing a full scale benefit instead of one of those "Hail Mary" pass the hat style collections. That may help until he can get the pardon from whoever is the governor at the time petition filed and processed. Of course he needs the pardon just like the political hack Rosty got which is the only way he gets his pensionable/veteran benefits. One would think our many police lawyers/Cpd sworn members could help him get that ball rolling,....seen alot of blogs supporting this man, now its time to do what you can here in Chicago. Old retired Sgt
10/06/2011 10:41:00 AM
One more time
FEDERAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fr Nangle Or maybe now Fr Brandt IS taking donations
Im guessing to call the police Chaplains Ministry
Hopefully he has been planning a Count of Monte Cristo type revenge. I would have been.
10/06/2011 09:39:00 AM I'm thinking more like Cape Fear.
I would doubt if Bill would accept any money. He always donates it to the Gold Star Families. That guy is just unbelievable.
Can I suggest stop slinging the mud and name calling until Cozzi is out and literally a free man? All this bashing and beating a dead horse will hurt him in the long run.
I suggest considering whether it is worth your job to associate with a convicted felon. Not saying you should not do it, but go into the situation understanding that it could mean strong disciplinary action could legitimately be taken against you.
You make me sick you jagoff! I wish nothing but bad fucking karma for you and yours. I actually hate your guts and I don't even know who you are.
Anonymous said...
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
10/06/2011 12:12:00 AM
He can only be pardoned by the President of the 'ol U S of A. If only we had a Chicago connection to the President.
Hmmm lets see, is there a boss on CPD that could take advantage of the situation to boost morale and even if for the sole purpose of looking like a hero, maybe someone within the President's family circle, like a cousin to his wife or something who could make that request over a beverage hmmmmm dunno.
Or how about if we only had a mayor who used to be the Presidents right hand man who for sure would have the Presidents cell phone on speed dial who could make the request over a beverage hmmmmm dunno.
If only we had these connections. They could selfishly do it for the sole purpose of looking good in front of the troops for all I car, as long as the pardon would be granted. Oh well since we don't have any of those connections, oh wait!
does any one out there know who will give Bill a job ?
I am sure after being through Hell he is broke.
WTF? The city wants all officers who work the lockup to be outside. What the fuck are they thinking? I like working inside. Now after 7 years of working inside I will have to work the streets. Total fucking bullshit.
Just read how lockup guys are going to go on a beat. Um........ Did the city add more beats??? Isn't every beat car already assigned with officers??? Rahm does not know what he is talking about with his more officers to the beat. I mean let him continue, he looks like an ass. He looks like he is a tough guy but I'd like to see him wet his pants working and dealing with a few of our lovely west siders or south siders. Even my non police neighbors know it's just more police on the street since there are no new beats anywhere in this city. Why does the press let this bs continue? Are they getting a kick back somehow for not reporting reality?
Obama doesn't have the balls to Pardon Cozzi.....
how about a post on the pbpa sgt' union endorsing mike lazarro for pension board trustee. lazarro voted for minority set asides for securities traders. that is right. he voted to pay more for trades with our money. what a fucking joke the sergeant's union is. disgrazia!
OT: Lock up closures are official
God Bless Bill.
I suggest considering whether it is worth your job to associate with a convicted felon. Not saying you should not do it, but go into the situation understanding that it could mean strong disciplinary action could legitimately be taken against you
====================
No copper that really supports Bill would even consider the risk. Jeez, don't we put our lives on the line every day? Woe be to any exempt or supervisor who tries to discipline a PO for associating with Bill. There would be hell to pay . . .
Look at the AA sheets , if on days and not in a beat car , desk or lock up , they are commanders pets.
What about foot posts? Apparently one North Side district has quite a number of "foot posts" (at least on the A&A's).
Oh fuck... Felonies mean you're permanently disarmed.
Well legally anyways.., but still, if he defends himself back to jail.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Just read how lockup guys are going to go on a beat. Um........ Did the city add more beats??? Isn't every beat car already assigned with officers??? Rahm does not know what he is talking about with his more officers to the beat. I mean let him continue, he looks like an ass. He looks like he is a tough guy but I'd like to see him wet his pants working and dealing with a few of our lovely west siders or south siders. Even my non police neighbors know it's just more police on the street since there are no new beats anywhere in this city. Why does the press let this bs continue? Are they getting a kick back somehow for not reporting reality?
10/06/2011 09:01:00 PM
The funny thing is that some of those who were "put back on the street" are now back in their units. They stripped some spots down to nothing and when the work piled up they had no choice but to return those Officers to their spot. This is the Dirty Secret. Raccoon eyes can claim a thousand back on the street/beat but no one talks about those who went back to their spots after a couple of months.
I have written to Bill Cozzi many times since his incarceration. In every letter he wrote back, he always said that Chicago is the greatest city on earth, and that CPD is the greatest police department in the world. I told him that I agree with the latter, but not the former. He also tells of how cruel the prison personnel are, especially to Catholic cops from the North. He said that Muslim prisoners there in Louisiana are treated better than Catholics!
We all know that Bill did not deserve that federal indictment, conviction, and horrible prison term, so far away from family and friends. J-Fled the evil weasel single-handedly made sure that Bill went to prison for something he didn't deserve, so that J-Fled could "make a statement" upon his arrival as superintendent. He made a statement, alright! That J-Fled has no conscience, and virtually no good in him whatsoever. Rich Daley chose J-Fled over everyone recommended by the Police Board, to run our Department for 3 years. Thus, Daley is also complicit and partially responsible for everything that J-Fled did while he was here. Bill suffering in prison speaks volumes about what a despicable sub-human creature J-Fled is...the karma he is going to pay is very large, indeed! If I ever get the chance to say it to J-Fled's face, I will!
Stop the lie.....Penny Henny has not changed... now let hear the real story 020 district....
----------------------------------
Ok Ok can we please leave this lady alone. Ok she did some really dumb things. Like no one else on this job has done that. Leave her alone, she has paid enough. Let her be, unless she starts up again.
I dont think he wants a benefit or any money from anyone... who cares, make him take it.
>>>Anonymous said...
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
10/06/2011 12:12:00 AM<<<
It was a Federal beef, so it needs to be a Presidential Pardon.
McCarthy was asked at Father Nangle's Retirement Party to go to Rahm for just that and you can see the results.
A quiet reuniting with his family is probably what he needs now especially with Thanksgiving. A Big Welcome Home Party may be good for us but would it be good for Bill?
Let Bill decide on that and when it is time for that party I will gladly buy the first ticket and sell more. Maybe I will provide party games like "Pin the Tail on the Donkey." The tail-pins would be photos of J-Fled and the Donkey having the head of Richie Daley.
Stay Safe, maybe it’s the whiskey but I just can’t get that image of that game out of my mind.
How about some gift cards for Bill, maybe a dependable car with insurance coverage paid, a nice place waiting for him when the halfway house is history? Many things we can do for him.
Anonymous said...
I heard that Fr Nagel was taking donations for Bill. Does anyone know for sure if this is true? If so where can contributions be made? Remember that this guy lost everything! City pension, military pension. All cuz that slimy weezly cock sucker Weiss had to make a point.
10/06/2011 02:52:00 AM
There should be more of those Father Nangle Challenge Coins later this month. Donations will go to Bill's Family.
Also: It would be great if something like the FOP of the CPFCU were to hire Bill. Then let anyone say anything about associating with police officers and come down on them like a ton of bricks. Sue their asses for violations of freedom of association and freedom of assembly and freedom of speech.
Reply to Northside: "To any active or retired federal agents out in cyberspace: This piece of shit has done your dedicated and honorable service irreparable damage. Being the treacherous political "empty suit" that he is, he just had to pick a scapegoat--a hard-working street cop that always had our backs in harm's way: Bill Cozzi."
There are many good Federal LEOs out there and I know a few of them. They referred to their former colleague as "Cro-Magnon Man." There is even a professional association that includes Federal, State and Local LEOs, plus attorneys, and private security people. There is enough people with first-hand knowledge of J-Fed there that he could never join that club.
Final Question: Did Jody's photo ever get posted in the lobby of HQ? Not in uniform I pray.
Just to show what a class act Bill is, he has never referred to that useless piece of shit by any derogatory names. He still says this is the greatest police department in the world, and Chicago is the greatest place in the world. If McStupe were able to rehire him, I' write 100 parkers and 10 movers a day for the rest of my career. And I'd give hime my cats.
10/06/2011 05:16:00 PM
___________________________________
he could still get a city job... heck i know of a certain engineer who works out of the 14th dist who has a record, convicted even and still , this person works for the city, and has access to police facilities..... so Bill who I know is a lot better person than that building engineer should look to get on with the city in one of the dept's - Street, Water, some dept. besides alot of city aldercreatures have backgrounds, or is rahm cleaning that up also?
An Old Sergeant said...
I suggest considering whether it is worth your job to associate with a convicted felon. Not saying you should not do it, but go into the situation understanding that it could mean strong disciplinary action could legitimately be taken against you
====================
No copper that really supports Bill would even consider the risk. Jeez, don't we put our lives on the line every day? Woe be to any exempt or supervisor who tries to discipline a PO for associating with Bill. There would be hell to pay . . .
10/06/2011 09:43:00 PM
How about the Caruthers family? District Commander, convicted felon father and convicted felon brother. Fuck the felon rule. My son's godfather who is also my best friend happened to catch a conviction in the 70's. Think that means my house is not open to my friend? No way. It is, however, closed to maggot politicians and CPD bosses.
Anonymous said....
"OT lock up keepers back in a beat car by Jan. 2012 .
Now let's get rid of the District Commansders hidden housecats .
They fooled Weiss , can the fool McCarthy ?
Look at the AA sheets , if on days and not in a beat car , desk or lock up , they are commanders pets."
03:14:00
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This guy is like a pimple on your ass that just won't go away unless you POP it's head!
His rumor about the Detectives proved to be all BS, so now he has to start with this crap again!!!
This thread is about Bill Cozzi you fool!
Don't bet on Quinn lifting a finger to help Cozzi. Daley didn't do anything. He let Weiss destroy this man when he was already punished for the incident. Politicians will only try to help their own fellow ilk.
Stay Safe, maybe it’s the whiskey but I just can’t get that image of that game out of my mind.
10/06/2011 10:35:00 PM
okay, now picture this: use the real bodies, still breathing, and mopheads on hat pins for the tails.
Wasn't Mayor Harold Washington a convicted, Federal Felon?
Pretty sure he was...IRS problems? I dare the whores in IAD to fuck with me for welcoming home THE HONORABLE WILLIAM COZZI!
>>>Anonymous said...
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
10/06/2011 12:12:00 AM<<<
It was a Federal beef, so it needs to be a Presidential Pardon.
__________________________________
Quinn and all the retarded politicians could do something good in their life and hire Cozzi into some state/county job.
Look at all the deadwood that is on the payroll now. How did they get there? (In ALL the different agencies.)
Cozzi would at least work for his pay.
Quinn can defy federal law on illegals arrested for crime, he could do something positive for Cozzi.
I am sure he has never heard of the Cozzi case - but he probably has clear knowledge of all the inequities foisted on the illegals and is working hard to remedy them.
Next case.
think of what they did to off cozzi, when the g8 summit comes to town. dont let them bait you to do what should be done. if things get out of control, so be it. let nine & a half, talk to them. or maybe sen durbin, hes got many friends with radical crowd.
Not sure what good it will do but would the members of the CPD be willing to write unsolicited
letters of recommendation on behalf of Bill to prospective employers?
We could send them to the family and explain for the hiring
folks in the private sector about
the dirty rotten bastard that did this for his own gain, in a professional manner of course.
I work in the private sector and although we hear about the underhanded dealings in Chicago most of us really dont have the full picture.
Not a cop so I don’t know if the department would come down on you for this.
I do know there is strenght in numbers. You have the numbers, they dont.
PARDON BILL COZZI!
The WEISel gives weasels a bad rap.
Get me out of here!
I heard from a reliable source that FOP hired convicted felons to soliciate donations! Where is IAD?
No copper that really supports Bill would even consider the risk. Jeez, don't we put our lives on the line every day? Woe be to any exempt or supervisor who tries to discipline a PO for associating with Bill. There would be hell to pay
-----------------------
Would anyone have thought Cozzi was going away?
Times have changed.
No one said don't do it, but do understand there is a non-zero risk associated with doing so.
It might be worth it to you to think you are thumbing your nose at someone that you think needs it, but that won't keep you from having to explain to your wife just why you got a week off without pay. Or explaining to your kids why you are now a greeter at WalMart instead of a cop. It seems unlikely anyone would lose a job over such a thing, but you just never know where someone as evil as Rahm might head to get what he wants.
You really want to give Rahm and his cohorts such an easy way to put the screws to you?
And forget the pardon idea. Public pressure for a pardon in this kind of case is counterproductive and makes it less likely he would ever get one. Give it 5 or 10 years and maybe he can go through the normal channels and get one.
Obama just is not going to do it, short of some kind of miracle, or a back room deal. What would Rahm want in exchange for getting Cozzi a pardon that would convince him to spend his limited political capital? How much of a pay cut are Cozzi's former co-workers willing to take for a pardon? That is probably the kind of thing that would have to happen to make it worthwhile to Rahm.
Don't bet on Quinn lifting a finger to help Cozzi. Daley didn't do anything. He let Weiss destroy this man when he was already punished for the incident
-------------
How is that different than anyone else that got charged under both state and federal laws for the same acts? It is arguably unfair, but it happens now and then.
Just what was Daley going to do in any case? Daley had nothing to do with it. You think Fitzgerald would have listened to what Daley wanted anyway? Daley was damn lucky he didn't get indicted by Fitzgerald with Blago.
As Northside and Bob said, we will be having a benefit for Bill and it will be done with Bill's family members. Be patient, give it some time. It won't be for a while but believe us, we are on top of it. Bill will not be officially free until April. Let's get him through that and let's give him and his family time to adjust and some space and privacy.
"...the karma he is going to pay is very large, indeed! If I ever get the chance to say it to J-Fled's face, I will!
10/06/2011 10:15:00 PM"
The Chicago Crime Commision is having a Dinner/Awards ceremony at the Palmer House Hilton on Wed. November 2. Deputy Director Jody P. Weis will be there on the dais. For $125.00 (LEO reduced price) you can get a nice dinner and mingle with J-Fled, Pat Fitzgerald and the rest. (312) 372 0101 Ext.5www.chicagocrimecommission.org
11:02 AM
Your doctor called. Increase both your douches and enemas to thrice daily. In both cases, also add a cup (8 oz.) of hydrochloric acid to each gallon of water heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Continue until Halloween and your prognosis will be excellent.
If the chlamydia returns, drink plenty of matzo ball soup. Listerine will resolve your problems with cumbreath.
It might be worth it to you to think you are thumbing your nose at someone that you think needs it, but that won't keep you from having to explain to your wife just why you got a week off without pay. Or explaining to your kids why you are now a greeter at WalMart instead of a cop. It seems unlikely anyone would lose a job over such a thing, but you just never know where someone as evil as Rahm might head to get what he wants.
-----------
You are such a fucking moron. Seriously. Go slap yourself. Then go back to the cartoons in your mama's basement.
We need to pressure Quinn to pardon Bill and we should also throw Bill a big "welcome home" party.
Unfortunatly it's federal OBama must do it.......right
Unfortunately it's federal OBama must do it.......right
---
Correct.
Just to clarify, so everyone understands...
The bare-ass minimum amount of time you must wait before you can even apply for a presidential pardon is 5 years from the completion of your sentence (all prison, all halfway time and all probation), but the 'recommended' time is 7 years.
Even at 7 years, it's pretty much never happens. You can go on the Pardon Attorney's website and read the stats for yourself. Most pardons are very token in nature- usually for low level offenses- and almost always after considerable period of time has elapsed (figure 15 years or more).
The current status- of all federal offenses requiring a full presidential pardon for relief- is a grave travesty of justice. The ideology behind the Presidential Pardon authority is tied to the original intent of Federal scope, which at the time the Presidential Pardon authority was ratified, amounted to piracy and high treason and not much more. These days, we have feds prosecuting people for dogfighting, pot, selling flowers, catching fish, municipal authorities, etc... is it really reasonable to demand a sitting president address this trivial stuff? Of course it isn't. Bill Cozzi could've been convicted of serious, premeditated felonies at the state level and have all manner of post-conviction relief available to him, but since this triggered federal jurisdiction, he's liable to the whim of sitting presidents?
To put it another way- sell 10 pounds of pot and get busted by the state guys, you stand a considerably better chance of a state pardon than if you send one marijuana cigarette through the US Mail and trigger federal jurisdiction.
Everyone here needs to let all this sink in deep and don't always be such assholes to people who've made mistakes in the past but are trying to turn their lives around. Here, we see one of our having to endure the same bullshit. If we're to say it's unfair to him, it's unfair to everyone else, too.
Can antibiotics cure staph infections? I no longer shake people's hands. I use a quick fist bump instead.
"The current status- of all federal offenses requiring a full presidential pardon for relief- is a grave travesty of justice. ...
... is it really reasonable to demand a sitting president address this trivial stuff? Of course it isn't."
A pardon in this case would be a relief of a great travesty of justice...
It would be a great relief for the morale of the Chicago Police Department...
It would have only been a few minutes for McCarthy and a phone call for Rahm...
The sitting president does many trivial things; flies on Air Force One from Washington to Chicago and back in one day just for an appearance on Oprah or goes out to the Rose Garden to meet with the '85 Chicago Bears...
The sitting president would have to do little more than tell an aide to have this done and sign and the order.
So don't say this shouldn't or couldn't be done...
Only 87 posts on this??How many work for CPD,oh the brotherhood.
So don't say this shouldn't or couldn't be done...
----
The point I was trying to make is that the scope of federal authority has increased immeasurably over the years, while the post conviction relief mechanism for federal offenses remains the same as when federal authority amounted to high treason, piracy and a few other weird offenses. Back then, it made sense that relief should come from a sitting president, since the 'offenses' were so grave, but does it make sense that someone needs to seek out a full presidential pardon for lying on a mortgage application?
It's ridiculous that someone who's convicted of some trivial crime- a cop who loses his cool and slaps a guy, some guy who sends a joint through the mail, all manner of regulatory entrapment cases prosecuted by the BATFE against otherwise law abiding gun owners- require seeking an audience with a sitting president for post conviction relief.
In short, Federal authority has evolved, but the relief mechanism is still stuck in the 18th century.
Congressman Rangel has a bill pending that would allow people to expunge one-time federal felonies and move on with their lives after completing a year of community service, no other offenses, etc. That really needs to make it into law. Making all offenses life offenses is just plain bullshit, or, for those who support that sort of thing, at least be intellectually consistent about it and say it applies to Cozzi too.
Bill plead guilty to the counts against him reserving the right to appeal. Have the appeals been exhausted?
9:52 PM
Yes. Certiorari denied.
"...In short, Federal authority has evolved, but the relief mechanism is still stuck in the 18th century.
..at least be intellectually consistent about it and say it applies to Cozzi too.
10/09/2011 10:53:00 PM"
Exactly, McCarthy heard what Father Nangle said, McCarthy was asked to his face to ask Rahm to ask Obama for the pardon. The only difference is now Rahm would hit Speed-dial #3 on his cell phone to do it rather than summon a dispatch rider.
McCarthy knows that this would be a great boone to the desperately low Department morale as well as correcting a great injustice. Did he ask Rahm? If he asked Rahm, what was his response?
I would assume that if Rahm asked Obama he would get it and Bill would be home now as a free man.
So did McCarthy ask?
>>>Anonymous said...
I heard from a reliable source that FOP hired convicted felons to soliciate donations! Where is IAD?
10/07/2011 10:34:00 AM<<<
That was a hokey lodge of maybe 20 or so Probation Agents that ran a bucket shop operation around Irving Park Road and Cicero with a huge F.O.P. logo on their storefront. Later they had a look-alike logo.
They would make calls and say that they were F.O.P. and represented peace officers in the Chicago area. They were very rude and if they got anyone to agree to make a donation there was someone at their door within twenty minutes. They were a pain in the ass and I think they are gone. I worked in 17 and more than once we arrested some of their "telemarketers."
Post a Comment
<< Home