New Officers
Just so you know, 47 recruits graduated the Academy Wednesday 
. The first class in how many months? Or is it years now? Rahm welcomed them all aboard:
. The first class in how many months? Or is it years now? Rahm welcomed them all aboard:- The mayor welcomed a new class of Chicago police graduates Wednesday morning, the first in nearly a year.
The last time there was a class graduating from Chicago's police academy was May of last year, and it comes as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the police department tries to deal with gang violence throughout the city.
But there's a downside:
- But, as 50 officers are added to the force, the Fraternal Order of Police reminds the public that about 600 officers leave every year to retirement and resignation.
But we know something the FOP doesn't know, and we're going to share it with our readers, exclusively!
- Each of the 47 graduating recruits, every single one of them, has....
wait for it....
SUPER POWERS!
That's right! Some can punch through brick walls. Others can outrun Wile E. Coyote. We have it on the highest authority that at least a dozen of them can fly! And if the rumors are to be believed, at least two can turn themselves invisible.
Shhhh. Don't tell anyone, but with recruits like these working "in the box," we fully expect crime to drop even more in the coming months. They will be the pride and joy of McNewStrategy, fully versed in Comp-Speak and impervious to sarcasm in any form.
Good Luck kids.
Good Luck kids.
Labels: department issues
posted by SCC (retired) at 12:09 AM
166 Comments:
hello, i'm one of the new guys... how many event numbers do i need to generate each day for a chance to make the tact team?
hahahahahahah!
welcome to 25 years of bullshit
OT: What is going on with the new XO in mass transit? Hearing a lot of bad stuff. Who is he/she and how bad could he/she really be?
Kind of on topic... Homicides up 60% in the first quarter of the year. That's right, 60 %!!!
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-homicides-soar-20120412,0,1713215.story
Guys, I'm one of those who lost their appeal from 06. I wish you all nothing but the best of luck. I truly wish that I was right there next to you in blue. Good Luck, Stay safe, and God bless.
How about scum times article by frank main about new methods and strategies of Mcflurry:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/11826772-418/chicago-police-add-new-efforts-to-fight-gang-violence.html
This shit aint new!
That's 47 folks who would've been better off directing people to the plumbing section at Home Depot when asked "Where can I find a roll of Teflon tape?" or loading and unloading 40 foot dropframes at UPS.
I wouldn't recommend this 'career' to my worst enemy, but I guess the pay ain't bad once you make it off probation. Too bad the negatives greatly outweigh the positives in this farce of a circus.
Good luck, folks. You're gonna need it..
Semi decent hosing of Mcfluff and his trategies relating to homicides in the city:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-homicides-soar-20120412,0,1713215.story
Go chalkie !!!!!
Cue the superhero theme music...... Da da da da duh, da da duh, duh duh dad duh!!!!!!
One of them can predict the future and was immediately sent to the crystal ball unit. The only problem is that he can only see 5 minutes into the future, but that's better than what we've got now.
I hope they like to ski because they will be getting a 1a,1b,2a,or 2b furlo for at least the next ten years--- some of these kids might not even see a 13a or 13b until they have 50 years on the job....
This class of officers were hired with federal transportation funds. The plan was to put the new officers on the street and take 47 veteran oficers and assign them to mass transit unit. Some one has to acount for the federal grant used to hire this class of officers.
Ok, 47 more Officers, divided by 6 DOG's, that's about 7.8 new event #'s a day. Cool !
When Rahm was running for mayor he said I'm going to hire 1,000 more police officers". It looks like he really meant 1,000 less offices. Our budget strength is now 12,200. That's 1,300 less. But who's counting, or who's keeping track, and who cares.
Holy Crap... Look out crime.
Oh to be a young and naive recruit. Soon your eyes will be opened to the pile of shit you just jumped into. You should have stayed in school.
To the new recruits welcome to our family. You have joined a very noble profession and I congratulate you for the commitment you have made to join this profession.
We had over 100 Officers retire in 2012 as it is!
This is like putting a band aid on a gunshot wound!
Good Luck Rookies! Ya gonna need it with this administration that basically does NOT back up its Police Officers when da shit hits da fan!
Da Pelon
Good Luck to the new Officers. Stay aware and stay safe.
Why the smartass negative comments toward these new coppers? Personally, I welcome them with open arms and,yes I wish there was a thousand more but there's not, so deal with it. Nothing like alienating the first help we've gotten for quite a while.
Congrats to these new lads....
Just think, in a few years we might have a futrue Hammer or a Viper in this lot.
Heavy praise for the rookies for sure!
They are gonna need all the luck they can get! Good luck rookies. Stay safe!
How can the Racoon face these new graduates with a straight face...wait a minute..this little jagoff never smiles unless he is sticking the big one in your you know what...and tell them that they will make a difference in the carnage taking place on our streets. It is all part of the Big Lie. The only people who are safe out here are the protected politicians and folks with money. The rest of us are on our own.
from drudge:
DEATH CITY: Homicides in Chicago soar; 120 dead in 2012, 500 wounded...
Mcdrunk loves the one kid who can piss cold bear into a red solo cup, all of the time any time he wants! Now that is a super power.
Well, the FTOs are going to be busy. To the FTOs who really want to teach, I have admiration and respect for you trainers. The FTO title does not pay enough.
The new XO in Transit looks like the kid from the Gentle Ben TV series all grown up. Pretty sure it is the same guy.
run new guys....run. dont take this job. Its gonna seem like the greatest job in the world for the first three or four years then it happens. the beefs, lawsuits suspension days etc start rolling in. You ask your sgt what you should do... youve got to answer to all of these. He tells you, just answer the questions.. Your on your own kid... So, all the hard charging, m'fing everyone and runnin and gunnin now got you in trouble... sure, your good by this time at arresting guys and finding a bad guy but now you dont know how to get yourself out of trouble. You start to go to ipra, iad and depositions for lawsuits. yep, its all starting to get a little nerve racking now. By five years your lawsuits that are two years old are still going and they just keep on coming for no reason. Your still getting hammered by civil lawyers and you still riding a beat car.. or, maybe your on a tac team now. So, you kind of want to slow down a little bit but you cant. Dont forget, numbers numbers numbers.. stay in that box. you got a head outside the box???? nope, go back out and get a head in the box. so you go out and you start sandbagging people...everyday. You dont care, you just want to get your head and hide because this job is nonsense. you hit 6 or seven years on. You might be going to trial now on a few of your lawsuits... Sitting in a federal court room is not fun. You will be stressed out for a week and not be able to sleep. maybe you win the case maybe you loose the case..either way you vow to yourself not to do that stupid sh*t anymore. you want to slow down but hey, go get those heads... if not you dont get anymore plays on the tac team.. you wont keep your spot.. now go out and sandbag someone so you can keep that spot. pretty soon you could care less.. A bag of weed, a hype with a pipe, a pisser it doesnt matter. Its all a head to you. Its not real crime or real criminals and you could care less. You want your head for the day and thats it. Youve now become a CB number generator and thats it. You are now part of the smoke and mirrors. You are embarassed when you come in the lock up infront of other coppers because you brought in two 60 year old hype drinkers and pissers... oh well, now 9 years comes around and you are salty, bitter, have been used and abused, sued, suspended and have a terrible attitude. You finally say f it. Im going back to the watch. You go the watch and dont do a damn thing. You know you should, you kind of want to but you dont. You have now become a dog. Your own worst enemy. You use to be a hard charging running and gunning stud. but, the numbers, bosses and politics has finally got a hold of you. Your a broken man who hates everyone and everything.... and you have only 20 years left... welcome to the new cpd kids. Oh and by the way, we will have to start swiping in next month...
008 will be getting smaller since rahm, madigan and lipinski will expand midway so frontier can run non-stop from MDW to Cancun. Enjoy your tans, assholes
Did the city issue them capes or did they have to buy their own?
Bwahahahaha
Just kidding...welcome aboard. Face it SCC we need everybody we can get.
OT: What is going on with the new XO in mass transit? Hearing a lot of bad stuff. Who is he/she and how bad could he/she really be?....lemer...he was sent there to make life miserable...he is doing a good job so far
hello, i'm one of the new guys... how many event numbers do i need to generate each day for a chance to make the tact team?.....you will fit right in in 001...oh wait...they dont even do those either.
"This class of officers were hired with federal transportation funds. The plan was to put the new officers on the street and take 47 veteran oficers and assign them to mass transit unit. Some one has to acount for the federal grant used to hire this class of officers."
--4/12/2012 05:22:00 AM
Typical Rahmination.
One-shot federal grant used to create himself a photo-op, quiet the TV audience down for a day or two.
Who pays for these troops next year?
You get one guess.
The same people who paid this year -- the taxpayers.
Remember -- THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "FEDERAL MONEY."
"Or "state, county, or city money."
None of these entities produces anything.
Every penny they give out was once someone else's dollar -- they absorb the other 99 cents in "administrative costs," &c.
OT, if you get a chance take a look at the Drudge report at one of it's headlines reads as follows:
DEATH CITY: Homicides in Chicago soar; 120 dead in 2012, 500 wounded...
When will the world wake up and realize that Chicago is a warzone and good citizens are being victimized every second by savages whos only purpose is to scheme and plot their next victim. CPD, you guys do a great job and I wish the national media would recoginize that. You guys bust your asses with little to no resources. Unlike NYPD, who, it seems, gets every toy possible handed to them under the cloak of "terrorism" to fight crime,you guys fight the true terrorists....GANGS!From what I've heard you guys have little to no equipment, resources and manpower. Why won't the media pickup on this and ask "where's the money". Not to pick on any department but it's pretty evident NYPD, LAPD, Dade County, Miami, etc., always seem to have the tools to fight crime while you guys get the shaft. I wish you guys well and thank you for your service.
"Kind of on topic... Homicides up 60% in the first quarter of the year. That's right, 60 %!!!"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-homicides-soar-20120412,0,1713215.story
--4/12/2012 12:38:00 AM
If you check back, the article will undoubtedly say "While overall, crime is trending downwards, killings are up 60%."
Everything is supposedly "trending" the other way from what you see on the street every day with your own two eyes, so it's OK.
This is the New Chicago Style of writing, and it's caught on nationwide.
SSDD.
How many will be assigned to the Entertainment Detail? 46?
God I feel sorry for these new guys, do they really know what they signed up for? My biggest disappointment was not that the citizens treat us like crap and hate us, I expected that. But realizing that the dept treats us like sh!t and hates us was the most disappointing!
Chicago Breaking News..... Chicago homicides are up 60%
Its as if 47 more men would have made a difference at the Alamo.
Good luck lad's, your gonna need it, lots of it!
Quick send them to the zone !!
Rahm NEVER said he was going to hire more officers. He played on words and said that he was going to "put" 1000 officers on the street. He never said where they were going to come from. The fact is that nearly 700 were already on the street in MSF, TRU and such. He just put them in districts and made it look like new officers.
Anonymous said...
OT: What is going on with the new XO in mass transit? Hearing a lot of bad stuff. Who is he/she and how bad could he/she really be?
4/12/2012 12:35:00 AM
well let's just say... tue, wed & thurs are the only three days of the week when the new XO & new LT are working together. all three days the new LT has a Sgt drive him around the city to avoid the office. i have never seen anything like it before.
Is this class "the new cpd" recruits Tracy Ladner was talking about? The multi-racial, religiously diverse, bi-lingual, with all sexual orientations? Remember when she said the new recruiting would do away with the CPD stereotype of the "poorly educated, rough and tumble, white male." I think this is the first class since she said that.
to our new 47 brothers and sisters in blue, welcome to the new cpd, i wish you luck and hope you have a long and safe career. take care of yourelf and your partner and go home to your family every day. as for me i've had enough i'm leaveing soon, i plan to leave and go as far away that i can and not look back. take care and god bless.
McCarty doesn't run it... You know who does? Hint: He now works in the Near North district and once gave a woman an orgasm by just looking at her.
Anonymous said...
Guys, I'm one of those who lost their appeal from 06. I wish you all nothing but the best of luck. I truly wish that I was right there next to you in blue. Good Luck, Stay safe, and God bless.
4/12/2012 12:46:00 AM
What happened in '06? And believe me, u might be bummed out now but in 5-10 years u will be so much happier wherever else u are in life. This job traps u in the city and just keeps going down hill. Wish I could rewind the clock ten years. First thing I'd do is get the fuck out of Illinois.
Hell yes I'm Superman!
And I've got the rust in my underwear to prove it.
Welcome brothers and sisters. Its a shame you join us now instead of when we were allowed to enforce the law and the law of the street...
Hey Rahm and Garry,
Cut the Bull Sh--.
We need help out here.
Knock off the media circus when it comes to manpower.
We've had our differences but I thought some of y'all would appreciate this:
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyChicago/posts/366036250106538
Will they all be sent to 007 and 011 or are they going to a slow district to get trained behind the desk.
To our new brothers and sisters in blue, welcome.
If you have clout, stop reading this, it doesn't pertain to you.
To the rest of you who will not be thrown any bones over the course of your careers, know this,
Your chance of getting divorced is higher then the norm,
Your life expectancy is less then the average,
You WILL get physically hurt, it's just a matter of when, how bad, and how often,
You will accumulate CR number's regardless of how well you do your job,
You will probably get sued, more then likely, multiple times,
For years, your furlough will be in Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct,and Nov,
On Christmas, you work, on Thanksgiving, you work, on Easter, you work, News Years eve, you work,
for many birthday parties, you work, many other family functions, you work,
You will see incompetent P.O.'s get promoted up the ladder, when these officers cannot pass a test on their own, they will be promoted by "merit". On the C.P.D. "merit" and clout mean the same thing.
If you have qualified for minimum social security benefits by working full time for ten years or more, know this, one of the pleasures of getting a gov pension is that your soc sec benefits are cut on average by 60 percent. Yes, you heard correct, 60 percent. Thank that stamp stealing ex-inmate Dan "rot in hell you thief" Rostenkowski.
You do not control the investments of the pension contribution that comes out of every pay check. This money might be given to the Mayor's nephew to invest.
The number of police officers are way down, so you have less back up regardless of your assignment. You will know that we are very understaffed, but you will hear the Mayor and Superintendent tell the press things that are nonsense, but never get called on it.
Last but not least, "they" will try to pay you less pension benefits, and make you work longer to qualify for one.
If none of this bothers you, then welcome to the C.P.D. we are glad to have you. If any of this bothers you, quit now and go have a normal life.
Woo Hooo!!!! I moved up 47 spots!
Woo Hooo!! 47 more bodies that will make absoluetly ZERO difference in the manpower stats.
Woo Hoo!! 47 bodies that will turn into 470 before ya know it, and Rahms ability to use that stats for re-election
Chicago citizens wake up you will never see a difference. Arm yourselves, When you need the Police NOW they are only 10 mins away.
The sole Class of 2012.
Was there an A & B Group?
Where did Class Commander land ?
Did Rahm or GMac promise you loads of opportunity and good fortune?
Start planning that reunion party...table for 8 please.
" Anonymous said...
OT: What is going on with the new XO in mass transit? Hearing a lot of bad stuff. Who is he/she and how bad could he/she really be?
4/12/2012 12:35:00 AM"
Not exactly sure but what the jungle drums say it seems that Captain Hootan Bahamajama (whatever) left Mass Transit and is back at his old spot at the Medical Section. His job would be to root out all medical abusers.
That would leave the bi-polar Lieutenant D.S. in charge of the Mass Transit Unit. His job would be to drop morale and chase all working cops into districts like 004, 007 and 011 leaving only the true masochists and the few KMA Club members. Bad? Ask 013.
To all you new officers welcome to the greatest show on earth... I ask of you only one thing - totally forget what you have learned in the academy, you ask why well very simple, there is some people in there that have not seen the street in quite some time and others who where or are dogs and are there because of clout. Only a handful are qualified to teach in the academy. So just remember one thing and the most important thing is to make it home every single night that you are out.
These new super powers can be learned. I know several veteran officers who have perfected the art of remaining invisible.
I heard around 100 retiring tomorrow. Anybody have the number? Don't know why the # is so large for tomorrow.
Best of luck to the new recruits- not sure it was them trying out heavy duty gear at the Academy a week or so ago, but whoever you are, BE SAFE first and foremost!
~from CPD Family
The real question is, can any of them see through the Flaming Tutu?
Given the changes to their pensions and the prospect of more to come, I would recommend they look to move to another Department as soon as they can.
Go to another state and get a better pension. Look at any other California Department. They can earn a 90 percent pension. Here you will get 75 percent. CPD wont get the same cost of living increases. They will have to work until they are 55. Elsewhere they can retire earlier. Look at NYPD, retire after 20 years.
They can earn better health care benefits. They can also live outside their Department's jurisdiction and have access to better schools and a lower cost of living.
You can start here, but in the long run they can and will do better financialy for themselves and their family moving elsewhere.
So I was at 26 and cal today. When I went to sign out, I handed my slip to the guy in the sign in room. He then studied my slip and proceeded to mark a tally on a sheet of paper. One tally was for cases that got continued and the other was for officers that did not testify. I asked him what was up with the tallies and he replied exactly like this "the superintendent is trying to figure out what exactly happens in this building. Just another way for him to cut overtime. I don't know how he's gonna do it, but he's trying to figure it out."
Hey superintendent, what goes on in that building is called court. This is part of the American justice system that involves criminal cases going to trial to determine whether or not someone will be convicted of a crime.
The idea factory running this department has no idea why officers who have good activity are still working. The only reason is overtime/court. There are no other incentives on this job anymore. A guy who works his but off makes the same per hour as a guy who does nothing. The only incentive to work, especially for older coppers is overtime. Without overtime I will never make another proactive arrest. When I was new on the job, I hustled cause I had something to prove. Now I do it for the extra cash. May as well just go work days and spend more time with the family.
Sorry, for the long post, needed to vent. Rant over.
...at least two can turn themselves invisible
Big Whopping Deal!!! I've been doing that for at least 10 years! I found I had this ability right after I finished my year in the "chamber of change" (Behavioral Concerns). Right after that I was able to invisibilize myself at will. Invisibilize happened just prior to roll call and DeInvisibilize right after check off. Works like a charm.
To all the assholes who have nothing but negative shit to say, grow the fuck up.. Go back to hole if your 1st watch, go back to reading your newspaper if your on 2nd, or stay down on your barking dog call for an hour and a half on 3rd. You make us look like dogs with your actions and even worse make us sound like idiots with your words. If you have no more respect left for the job at least have some for yourself. Cowboy the fuck up.
These won't help the field at all! These were the positions paid for by the CTA, in order to get rid of special employment. In fact, expect bids to open up for 47 positions at Mass Transit right after NATO. And btw, that is less officers on the transit system every night than we got through special employment. So with the 47, we get less protection on the CTA, and no new help in the field. They deserve absolutely no credit for this dumb decision.
These recruits are CTA hires and 47 spots will open up at Public Trans after NATO. We are not getting any new help in the field.
OT --
First Obama, now this --
Mike Tyson speaks out on George Zimmerman -- "It's a disgrace he hasn't been shot yet"
Disgrace?
Wow.
That's really something, coming as it does from a violent, brain-damaged wild animal who served three years in prison for the 1991 rape of a "Miss Black America" beauty pageant contestant.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/mike-tyson-trayvon-martin-case-disgrace-george-zimmerman-221115400.html
OT:
Did ya all hear?
Revenue Building on Ashland/Diversey caught on Fire Last night.
"DEATH CITY: Homicides in Chicago soar; 120 dead in 2012, 500 wounded..."
--4/12/2012 07:43:00 AM
..."while crime trends downward," of course.
*
"008 will be getting smaller since rahm, madigan and lipinski will expand midway so frontier can run non-stop from MDW to Cancun."
--4/12/2012 08:57:00 AM
They destroyed Bensenville -- why not the southwest side?
Look out, retirees in neat little bungalows...
These people will do absolutely anything. Destroy State Line and Fisk and Crawford power plants so we'll be ready when our aging nuclear reactors have to be shut down.
We'l have Commonwealth Vanecko by then.
Hey newbies, welcome to police humor.
Welcome to the Department.
We are glad you're here.
You need to grow eyes in the back of your head real fast; it is especially dangerous out there today. Be extra careful. Old Revolver Police too.
God bless all and stay safe.
hello, i'm one of the new guys... how many event numbers do i need to generate each day for a chance to make the tact team?
Why don't you get to know the job first because it's not what you think it is.
Also it's based on your arrest not event numbers and who you know.
Good luck
Kid
"We've had our differences but I thought some of y'all would appreciate this:"
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyChicago/posts/366036250106538
--4/12/2012 12:26:00 PM
"Y'all." The professional Communist agitators are being folksy to get up alongside the "masses," as they call everyone else.
F__k F__book and f__k you.
un new guys....run. dont take this job. Its gonna seem like the greatest job in the world for the first three or four years then it happens. the beefs, lawsuits suspension days etc start rolling in. You ask your sgt what you should do... youve got to answer to all of these. He tells you, just answer the questions.. Your on your own kid... So, all the hard charging, m'fing everyone and runnin and gunnin now got you in trouble... sure, your good by this time at arresting guys and finding a bad guy but now you dont know how to get yourself out of trouble. You start to go to ipra, iad and depositions for lawsuits. yep, its all starting to get a little nerve racking now. By five years your lawsuits that are two years old are still going and they just keep on coming for no reason. Your still getting hammered by civil lawyers and you still riding a beat car.. or, maybe your on a tac team now. So, you kind of want to slow down a little bit but you cant. Dont forget, numbers numbers numbers.. stay in that box. you got a head outside the box???? nope, go back out and get a head in the box. so you go out and you start sandbagging people...everyday. You dont care, you just want to get your head and hide because this job is nonsense. you hit 6 or seven years on. You might be going to trial now on a few of your lawsuits... Sitting in a federal court room is not fun. You will be stressed out for a week and not be able to sleep. maybe you win the case maybe you loose the case..either way you vow to yourself not to do that stupid sh*t anymore. you want to slow down but hey, go get those heads... if not you dont get anymore plays on the tac team.. you wont keep your spot.. now go out and sandbag someone so you can keep that spot. pretty soon you could care less.. A bag of weed, a hype with a pipe, a pisser it doesnt matter. Its all a head to you. Its not real crime or real criminals and you could care less. You want your head for the day and thats it. Youve now become a CB number generator and thats it. You are now part of the smoke and mirrors. You are embarassed when you come in the lock up infront of other coppers because you brought in two 60 year old hype drinkers and pissers... oh well, now 9 years comes around and you are salty, bitter, have been used and abused, sued, suspended and have a terrible attitude. You finally say f it. Im going back to the watch. You go the watch and dont do a damn thing. You know you should, you kind of want to but you dont. You have now become a dog. Your own worst enemy. You use to be a hard charging running and gunning stud. but, the numbers, bosses and politics has finally got a hold of you. Your a broken man who hates everyone and everything.... and you have only 20 years left... welcome to the new cpd kids. Oh and by the way, we will have to start swiping in next month...
4/12/2012 08:57:00 AM
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That was a pretty accurate rant. Its depressing how true it is. But hey, what else are you going to do? Work at the post office? At the VERY least, you have a paycheck and your kid can be proud of dad...which is a wealth compared the countless shitheads we encounter everyday...
"Chicago Breaking News..... Chicago homicides are up 60%"
--4/12/2012 10:39:00 AM
It's OK, though, because "crime is trending downwards."
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Quinn again released 52 people from custody last week. Can anyone get info on these scum and their crimes. Why can't we get this published. More jail muscles for our new officers to deal with. Be careful out there. It's uglier than you think!
"I heard around 100 retiring tomorrow. Anybody have the number? Don't know why the # is so large for tomorrow."
4/12/2012 02:30:00 PM
someone else said the number is over 200....
OT --
ZIMMERMAN STRIKES AGAIN!
Mom, 1-year-old daughter shot while sleeping: 'A terrible thing'
By Rosemary R. Sobol Tribune reporter
11:59 a.m. CDT, April 12, 2012
"Tonisha Allen and her 1-year-old daughter Jaliyah were asleep when someone fired shots at the small house in the West Pullman neighborhood early this morning, striking the child in the head and Allen in the leg, according to police and relatives.
“The bullets came through the house -- they came through the wall,’’ said Allen's mother, Tina Cornell. “I jumped out of bed and ran in there and checked the baby and she’d been hit in the head.’’
"Jaliyah was rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where she was stablized and undergoing surgery. She was listed in serious condition.
“We are hoping for the best but, as far as we know, there’s damage to her brain,’’ Cornell said."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-two-shot-in-west-pullman-20120411,0,5958042.story
Uh --
Obama?
Department Of Justice?
Jackson?
Sharpton?
Pfleger?
special prosecutors?
Anyone?
>sound of crickets<
"Revenue Building on Ashland/Diversey caught on Fire Last night."
--4/12/2012 03:49:00 PM
I assume it's still going?
Don't rip on the new guys because we will need all the help we can get, plus that put you ahead on senority!
I was at the recruit graduation yesterday and wondered why Father Faker was there. I'm retired and out of the loop. Didn't ask anyone. I figured the recruits wouldn't know and I don't like talking to exempt handjobs.
O.K. help is on the way!!!!
47 divided by 23 districts = 2 new guys per district. Now divide that by 3 watches = 3/4 of a man on each watch. now factor in the day of groups. vacation and medical and you get a grand total of 1/10 of a new guy in each district per day.
Say good by to all those back logs!!!
April being one of the biggest retirement months after November, there will probably be 40 to 50 people retireing just by the end of this week thru. Monday, alone,(By 15Apr),!!! What is the net gain???
More than 47 have retired this year anyway. A recruit isn't much good until at least two years.
hey kid u dont need event numbers u just need a boss with juice no such thing as taking the working police to units its all who u know!
killings up 60 percent! wow... i can't wait until we showcase our city.
4/12/2012 08:57:00 AM
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That was a pretty accurate rant. Its depressing how true it is. But hey, what else are you going to do? Work at the post office? At the VERY least, you have a paycheck and your kid can be proud of dad...which is a wealth compared the countless shitheads we encounter everyday...
4/12/2012 04:21:00 PM
Wow. It's like I wrote that rant! And about 100 other coppers I know!
good luck ppo said...
hello, i'm one of the new guys... how many event numbers do i need to generate each day for a chance to make the tact team?
Why don't you get to know the job first because it's not what you think it is.
Also it's based on your arrest not event numbers and who you know.
Good luck
Kid
4/12/2012 04:09:00 PM
This job is full of dunces who cannot recognize humor. Good grief.
I just saw the picture of Rambo in breaking news. I think he looks like the Anti-Christ with those evil eyes of his. And he will be in charge of the city they day the Mayan Calendar ends.
McCarty doesn't run it... You know who does? Hint: He now works in the Near North district and once gave a woman an orgasm by just looking at her.
4/12/2012 11:32:00 AM
The most interesting man in the world ?
Congrats to the 47. After phone calls, revrends, ministers, chinamen and clout, that leavs us......none?
"hello, i'm one of the new guys... how many event numbers do i need to generate each day for a chance to make the tact team?"
-4/12/2012 12:16:00 AM
"Why don't you get to know the job first because it's not what you think it is."
--4/12/2012 04:09:00 PM
Yeah, does FOP still recommend five years' uniformed street experience before picking up the more dangerous plainclothes gigs?
It was never a matter of trying to hold back a promising officer -- just trying to keep them alive long enough to get there.
Slowly, slowly catchee monkey...
un new guys....run. dont take this job. Its gonna seem like the greatest job in the world for the first three or four years then it happens. the beefs, lawsuits suspension days etc start rolling in. You ask your sgt what you should do... youve got to answer to all of these. He tells you, just answer the questions.. Your on your own kid... So, all the hard charging, m'fing everyone and runnin and gunnin now got you in trouble... sure, your good by this time at arresting guys and finding a bad guy but now you dont know how to get yourself out of trouble. You start to go to ipra, iad and depositions for lawsuits. yep, its all starting to get a little nerve racking now. By five years your lawsuits that are two years old are still going and they just keep on coming for no reason. Your still getting hammered by civil lawyers and you still riding a beat car.. or, maybe your on a tac team now. So, you kind of want to slow down a little bit but you cant. Dont forget, numbers numbers numbers.. stay in that box. you got a head outside the box???? nope, go back out and get a head in the box. so you go out and you start sandbagging people...everyday. You dont care, you just want to get your head and hide because this job is nonsense. you hit 6 or seven years on. You might be going to trial now on a few of your lawsuits... Sitting in a federal court room is not fun. You will be stressed out for a week and not be able to sleep. maybe you win the case maybe you loose the case..either way you vow to yourself not to do that stupid sh*t anymore. you want to slow down but hey, go get those heads... if not you dont get anymore plays on the tac team.. you wont keep your spot.. now go out and sandbag someone so you can keep that spot. pretty soon you could care less.. A bag of weed, a hype with a pipe, a pisser it doesnt matter. Its all a head to you. Its not real crime or real criminals and you could care less. You want your head for the day and thats it. Youve now become a CB number generator and thats it. You are now part of the smoke and mirrors. You are embarassed when you come in the lock up infront of other coppers because you brought in two 60 year old hype drinkers and pissers... oh well, now 9 years comes around and you are salty, bitter, have been used and abused, sued, suspended and have a terrible attitude. You finally say f it. Im going back to the watch. You go the watch and dont do a damn thing. You know you should, you kind of want to but you dont. You have now become a dog. Your own worst enemy. You use to be a hard charging running and gunning stud. but, the numbers, bosses and politics has finally got a hold of you. Your a broken man who hates everyone and everything.... and you have only 20 years left... welcome to the new cpd kids. Oh and by the way, we will have to start swiping in next month...
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The problem...you wanted something. You worked because you wanted a reward. When the reward never came, you stopped working.
And so began your sorry path.
Police work is ugly, not glory. The people you meet, even those you help, are mostly assholes. No one appreciates you, especially when you do good work.
The best advice you'll ever....when you decide you want this job and before you take it, never again watch a TV police show or see a movie about police. They're all bullshit and only warp your expectations.
The only reward you will ever get is that you will know you did a good job. No one else will ever know. If that's not good enough, don't take the job.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
hello, i'm one of the new guys... how many event numbers do i need to generate each day for a chance to make the tact team?
4/12/2012 12:16:00 AM
Nice try Gary!
Welcome aboard, now get your life jacket, a bucket and start buketing water out. While we start building life boats.
Anonymous said...
When Rahm was running for mayor he said I'm going to hire 1,000 more police officers". It looks like he really meant 1,000 less offices. Our budget strength is now 12,200. That's 1,300 less. But who's counting, or who's keeping track, and who cares.
4/12/2012 05:55:00 AM
You are right on buddy. Some districts now look like a war zone that is occupied by cameras with blue lights. Thats the 1,000 officers he hired.......
Where are the voters, were is the news???
Looks like chalkie playing hardball this afternoon, I see red tape on chicago breaking news at 61 maplewood!
Here is what the 47 officers are in store for;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6EGrKOBh9M&feature=related
and I'm sure this doesn't look like a academy senario. This is how the shit really BE....
Best Luck to all of you....hope this job turns around for all of you!!! Just don't ever get yourself in the trick bag & always ASSUME you are being recorded & on camera!!!! Thank You for doing something alot would never do....I'm soon retired, Please stay safe & go home to your families!!!
When the amount of violent Off's released by our Stooge Gov in a month is greater than our new hires for a year,we have a serious problem.
i just saw a 20 year old police officer 99 in florida arguing with some of the newly anointed cant do no wrong class of people in this nation. obbuma shot himself in the foot with the Zimmerman arrest. Lots of people disgusted now so stand by for a big race war when obummout gets thrown out. so happy retired and gone.i should have left with 2 years on as soon as I was victimized by my first merit slug.
Find a partner with the same work ethic and have fun. "If they can't take a joke, f*ck it." (You will figure out who 'they' are). Do what you think is right while tempering it with your professionalism. If a boss orders u to do something, ask "is that order." Have your own back because very few others will. Be smart and always look around.
OT
They called down 2 officers from days and 2 from tact from all districts to learn how to install the new shields on the helmets. The trainer at the academy couldn't get his on and kept saying "this is how it's suppose to work". He never got his correctly installed but told all the "trainers" go back to the district and "try your best". He told them that they need to use "gorrilla glue" to get them to stick and "hopefully that will work". WTF!!!!
Anonymous said...
OT, if you get a chance take a look at the Drudge report at one of it's headlines reads as follows:
DEATH CITY: Homicides in Chicago soar; 120 dead in 2012, 500 wounded...
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No, no-no stop looking over there and look over here at the overall crime rate being down 10%.
I'm not sure what falls under the definition of 'overall crime' or what time frames the crime numbers are being compared against to come up with a 10% decline. I imagine the statistical game is similar to the last attempt to compare 911 response times to those that were recording during a record blizzard.
Nevertheless the mayor says look "I've been mayor for 10 months and overall crime is down 10%" and that's all you need to know I guess.
Well mayor you've also been mayor for just 10 months and homicides are up 60% so let's give the credit where the credit is due.
Yeah, we know..
don't look over there, look over here hahaha.
Oh and when the questions get tough and you don't like them. Go to your own list of scripted Q and A to get your political positive spin out.
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....Asked whether he can reassure Chicagoans that his policies work despite the surge in violence in the first months of 2012, Emanuel wondered why some of the initiatives he and Police Supt. Garry McCarthy have undertaken were not done earlier.
"The question is -- you can say 'Are you doing it right?' -- the question is, why were those policies not done before? Why was it the police department was not organized to have a gang audit to do pro-active efforts to intervene on reprisal shootings that are driving the numbers? We're doing that," Emanuel said.
The mayor pointed to an earlier curfew he pushed for young children, his effort to reassign police officers from desk jobs to patrol and other changes he has backed in an effort to lower crime.
He also said he didn't want to dwell on the statistics, then pointed out overall crime is down and he has been mayor less than a year.
"I don't want to get into statistics, because these are human stories. As I just told you, we have -- overall crime is down 10 percent," Emanuel said. "I've been in office 10 months."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-mayor-emanuel-on-crime-stats-20120412,0,3452682.story
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No mayor. "The question is -- you should ask", is what we're doing working? When it comes to homicides so far the answer is a big fat NO and the statistics that you don't want to get into speaks volumes.
Welcome, good luck and don't volunteer for shit!
SCC, you're slipping!
Where is the post for the Hawks Stanley cup run?
OT:
Woodlawn Mental Health Center Closing.
How is this going to make the community safer. CPD safer?
The mayor just got done touting his success as mayor with his pro-active policing of crime.
How is closing these mental health centers pro-active?
You know damn well when some of these people get cut off their meds CPD is going to have to deal with it resulting in increased prison cost and maybe some E-R room visits.
The city has millions of dollars to build a north side park with jogging paths and bird baths while inflating some politicians ego but there's no money to keep a mental health clinic open that makes the community safer.
We have to wonder what officers and how many of them will end up becoming the martyrs, the statistics of this decision as they soon face some of these people gone off their meds.
Sending CPD to enforce the clinic shut down...not much different then Bin Laden sending his own troops on a suicide mission isn't it?
Just following orders. Orders that increase CPDs own job risk.
Isn't there enough risk already?
We hope we're wrong but the stats say otherwise.
Oh and by the way, we will have to start swiping in next month...
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Yea, I guess it's too much to ask for you to arrive for and leave work on time.
Sorry to make you act like a grownup.
No, no-no look over here at the 47 new coppers coming in. Don't look over there at the 470 coppers that are leaving.
Look at the new jobs we're creating.
This has to make yet another consecutive month of the "much needed" job creation. Don't you know?
Don't look over there at the percent of utilization of the Illinois workforce that shows just to get back to the employment level that we had in Nov 2000 we need another 500,000 or so more jobs.
Don't look over there at the number of jobs created over the last year and do the math which shows that at the rate of this current marvelous job growth created by the mayor and the governor we are looking at 10~15 years if we are lucky before we are back to having a job market like we had in Nov. 2000.
Dancing the Fandango.
To the new PPO's, Welcome. Being a patrolman in this city is one of the most challenging jobs there is. You will experience and see things the average person never will. There will be moments when you will laugh, and a few that make you cry. Life as you knew it no longer exists. You will miss spending a multitude of holidays and events with your family,freinds and loved ones. it will take a toll on your personal relationships and your life as a whole. Try to find a balance between your work and personal life. Spend as much time with your family as possible. Especially your children. They grow up fast. Develop a life and interests OUTSIDE of this job. It will help to keep you sane as your career progresses. Take EVERY promotional exam offered. Clout and merit mean a lot on this job, but I know a few coppers who got lucky and beat the odds. "You gotta be in it, to win it." If possible, take advantage of tuition reembursement. In this era of expensive student loans, it's a pretty good deal. If you already have a Bachelors, get a Masters. it could help you if you decide to make a career change. But most importantly, LEARN this job. When i came on almost twenty years ago, my FTO told me "To be a competant patrolman, it takes at least five years." Be a sponge. Ask questions. Get comfortable handling homocide, traffic crash investigations and DUI's. Learn to write good paper. You will live or die by what you put in a report. But first and foremost, BE SAFE. Make sure you and your partner go home the same way you came to work. NOTHING else is more important. Good luck and may you have a safe and productice career.
4/12/2012 08:57:00 AM
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The above was probably THE most accurate depiction of the life of a Chicago police officer. I'm at the 7 year mark and I'm right about where he predicted for that time frame. Run and gun and have fun and then get burned by doing your job and get the CR's and bull shit law suits, etc. Stuck living here in the city, and then people bitch at you saying to quit if you don't like the job. The job is a lot different now than even 7 years ago when I came on. 7 years is a tear drop in the ocean as far as time is concerned, but if I do 20 years, I'm almost half my career and things are rapidly changing on this job. It's depressing that you can't get positions based on time and merit and it's all about what color you are, who you know, and how much ass you can kiss. I still like the guys I work with and I like some of the bosses, but it's a different ball game, the general public can't stand the police, the media can't stand the police, and it ends up where a good cop gets salty and bitter from being screwed over so much. Losing out on the pension and seeing other departments pass us up in resources and incentives doesn't give me the warm fuzzy to go out and try to save the world. I put in an honest days work, but even then you get questioned. It's thankless also. Pet officers have sergeants put in for honorable mentions and dc's for just about anything, but because a humble cop doesn't go brag about what they do in a day and make a deal about it to get the honorable, they don't get squat. I had ONE sergeant, a tact sgt, who would faithfully put in paper for you to get an award for all good pinches, and you wouldn't have to go seek him out to do it, he would just do it because he appreciated good work when it was in order. The wife always asks if I'd go to another department, but why would I want to do that after paying 7 years into a pension here? I didn't come on the job young, so it's not like I'm going to start all over somewhere else. Just have to stay here and suck it up and make the best of it and hope things change for the better. But that above post really hit home and sits true to most of the people I know who have any real time on the job.
Anonymous said...
Why the smartass negative comments toward these new coppers? Personally, I welcome them with open arms and,yes I wish there was a thousand more but there's not, so deal with it. Nothing like alienating the first help we've gotten for quite a while.
" fuck you Garry "
To all the assholes who have nothing but negative shit to say, grow the fuck up.. Go back to hole if your 1st watch, go back to reading your newspaper if your on 2nd, or stay down on your barking dog call for an hour and a half on 3rd. You make us look like dogs with your actions and even worse make us sound like idiots with your words. If you have no more respect left for the job at least have some for yourself. Cowboy the fuck up.
4/12/2012 03:41:00 PM
Still haven't hit your 3rd year on the job yet I see. Now put on your jeans, jersey, and backwards baseball cap and go get a head in the box. Oh and make sure your sleeves are rolled up so everyone can see the CPD tattoos on your arms.
Holy Shit Batman....KAPOW
Classic Funny "welcome to 25 years of bullshit" but very true.........
GOOD LUCK!! new recruits. Listen to your FTO's. You will soon be tested, this is for real now. Be safe.
Anonymous said...
When Rahm was running for mayor he said I'm going to hire 1,000 more police officers". It looks like he really meant 1,000 less offices. Our budget strength is now 12,200. That's 1,300 less. But who's counting, or who's keeping track, and who cares.
4/12/2012 05:55:00 AM
You are right on buddy. Some districts now look like a war zone that is occupied by cameras with blue lights. Thats the 1,000 officers he hired.......
Where are the voters, were is the news???
4/12/2012 07:11:00 PM
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No, he did not. He said he was going to put a thousand officers on the streets. People interpreted that EXACTLY the way he intended they would; they assumed he meant he would hire a thousand. He never said that.
You have to start paying attention to the specific words he uses. He's very, very shrewd and deliberate in his choice of words.
Anonymous said...
I was at the recruit graduation yesterday and wondered why Father Faker was there. I'm retired and out of the loop. Didn't ask anyone. I figured the recruits wouldn't know and I don't like talking to exempt handjobs.
4/12/2012 04:46:00 PM
Not sure but I'm guessing it's because officer Bailey's ( who was killed off duty in 006, by some piece of sh*t who wanted his car) daughter is graduating from the academy, and Father Faker became close/ or was close to the family.
The new recruits are already political and reverun pawns. Their tour of duty on Friday is attending
Dr. Byron T. Braziers prayer service. Only in FuC%^ing Chicago. What happened to the separation of church and state? What a joke.
So I guess when I go to my catholic mass Sunday I can call that a tour?
OT: 005 is imploding, 4 shooting incidents with 6 victims including one murder and one 7 year old. All within about 3 hours.
McCarty doesn't run it... You know who does? Hint: He now works in the Near North district and once gave a woman an orgasm by just looking at her.
4/12/2012 11:32:00 AM
The most interesting man in the world ?
4/12/2012 06:16:00 PM
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And he drinks Dos Equis
Anonymous said...
I was at the recruit graduation yesterday and wondered why Father Faker was there. I'm retired and out of the loop. Didn't ask anyone. I figured the recruits wouldn't know and I don't like talking to exempt handjobs.
4/12/2012 04:46:00 PM
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Because, as usual, he's desperate for attention.
OT heard a rumor that DIF numbers were high on 2010 lost time audit. Increase was questioned and response was department is getting older and more parents/grand parents are passing away. This was logical but a sample was asked to be taken and one case came up with same grandmother dying twice in 2010, further investigation revealed that same grandma died in 2009 as well. I guess she won't be dying this May during NATO.
Oh and by the way, we will have to start swiping in next month...
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Except Jennifer.
On the new mention of several shot and the excuse is that the community has to call and make the police aware of who's carry guns!And we can say parents need to know what their children are doing ,not the one getting shot but the one doing the shooting,basically all poor excuses, the fact is parents raise their kid poorly and the community turns their heads and are afraid to come forward and that's what the police are for,to seek out criminals and arrest them,our communities and the safety of our communities are at risk and we blame parents and not the Mayor for not hiring more and more police until the numbers are strong and the job gets done! Wake up public, money and budget cuts and, all about the dollars spent is a big trick,cause if your safety is important and it is then money doesnt matter,it's priority,this city and it's safety should be vitally important to you and the mayor!
the first three years i loved this job. the 4th and 5th i liked the job. now i am slowly starting to hate this job.
24 years till retirement and a normal life.
fuck police work
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
When Rahm was running for mayor he said I'm going to hire 1,000 more police officers". It looks like he really meant 1,000 less offices. Our budget strength is now 12,200. That's 1,300 less. But who's counting, or who's keeping track, and who cares.
4/12/2012 05:55:00 AM
You are right on buddy. Some districts now look like a war zone that is occupied by cameras with blue lights. Thats the 1,000 officers he hired.......
Where are the voters, were is the news???
4/12/2012 07:11:00 PM
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No, he did not. He said he was going to put a thousand officers on the streets. People interpreted that EXACTLY the way he intended they would; they assumed he meant he would hire a thousand. He never said that.
You have to start paying attention to the specific words he uses. He's very, very shrewd and deliberate in his choice of words.
4/12/2012 11:08:00 PM
They are slick, like a snake oil sales men. I an't buying what they are selling. They are ramming it up our behinds, like it or not.
To 3:41 Post,
Cowboy the f**k up??? Let me guess, this was posted by a creepy sgt. who is good friends with a valet. Why don't you and your valet buddy "cowboy up" Brokeback Mountain style, you jagoff!
This is for all of the detractors here, those who call this the worst job and a farce and a circus. I suggest you do your fellow officers a big favor and YOU go get a job at Home Depot. I retired after 35 years on and I can only tell you it is one of the BEST jobs, despite the clout hacks and the phony reverends and the political bs and the admninistrative bs. Believe me, it is no different in the private sector when it comes to those things. When you retire you will look back on fond memories of being in one of the greatest clubs in this country.
I wouldn't recommend this 'career' to my worst enemy, but I guess the pay ain't bad once you make it off probation. Too bad the negatives greatly outweigh the positives in this farce of a circus.
Good luck, folks. You're gonna need it..
4/12/2012 12:50:00 AM
Congrats officer! You are on the bottom of the barrel of your chosen profession.
Anonymous said...
OT: What is going on with the new XO in mass transit? Hearing a lot of bad stuff. Who is he/she and how bad could he/she really be?....lemer...he was sent there to make life miserable...he is doing a good job so far
4/12/2012 09:43:00
They should've TRANSFERRED Lt D.S. from 013 to the tubes. he put in a PAR form to go to 015 but the tubes would be a better fix for him. and if you think this new LT. was sent there to make life miserable, you obviously have not had to deal with THE 3RD WATCH Lt IN 013. Then again ,these Lt's must all be related - Lt. D.D, D.S and now lemer !!!
Still haven't hit your 3rd year on the job yet I see. Now put on your jeans, jersey, and backwards baseball cap and go get a head in the box. Oh and make sure your sleeves are rolled up so everyone can see the CPD tattoos on your arms.
4/12/2012 10:32:00 PM
Uhhh you got it all wrong sporto. I wear 5.11 knockoffs from China I got on Ebay. No hats either, that's 45 minutes worth of hairstyling down the drain. My guy in 009 got me a case of this great gel from Italy.
" Anonymous said...
OT: What is going on with the new XO in mass transit? Hearing a lot of bad stuff. Who is he/she and how bad could he/she really be?
4/12/2012 12:35:00 AM"
Not exactly sure but what the jungle drums say it seems that Captain Hootan Bahamajama (whatever) left Mass Transit and is back at his old spot at the Medical Section. His job would be to root out all medical abusers.
That would leave the bi-polar Lieutenant D.S. in charge of the Mass Transit Unit. His job would be to drop morale and chase all working cops into districts like 004, 007 and 011 leaving only the true masochists and the few KMA Club members. Bad? Ask 013.
4/12/2012 02:17:00 PM
SORRY !! D.S. is still in 013. although it's been told to everyone that he put in a par form to go tro 015. although now to think about it, mass trransit would be a good move.. Sorry to you all in mass tansit, we dont wish bad on you but EVERYONE in 013 would just like to see the good LT go somewhere where he would fit in...... based on his Bi Polarness antics... somewhere dark and gloomy ( picture them old movies of mad scientists( except D.S. is more like a nut case ) where them people in those movies with the white jackets were in dark lab's with boilingwater and ** you get the picture ) WE JUST WANT HIM TO GO AWAY !!!
To Bitch, Moan and Whine:
That isn't us bitching. We're poking good natured fun at the kids and busting the politicians balls at the same time. Sorry you can't tell the difference between the main page posts and what goes on in the comment sections.
Here's a clue though - what we post is usually on the blue page.
Nobody knows you, you have become disgruntled, you got played... Damn! Did you get passed over, did you get divorced, do we threaten you? You chose this! Dou you regret it?
New guy
Welcome to the dysfunctional family. Stay safe.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
I was at the recruit graduation yesterday and wondered why Father Faker was there. I'm retired and out of the loop. Didn't ask anyone. I figured the recruits wouldn't know and I don't like talking to exempt handjobs.
4/12/2012 04:46:00 PM
Not sure but I'm guessing it's because officer Bailey's ( who was killed off duty in 006, by some piece of sh*t who wanted his car) daughter is graduating from the academy, and Father Faker became close/ or was close to the family.
4/12/2012 11:12:00 PM
Thanks, Michael Bailey's funeral was at St. Sabina's. I was in the church basement where the service was being shown on closed circuit TV. Faker is so damned Fake. Good luck to the new PO Bailey.
There were only 46 recruits... but who's counting... Unless they counted me twice. I'm just that good. I can also shoot lasers out of my eyes. You forgot that one.
I think your back tracking SCC. No matter how many were to be hired you would bitch and moan.
Work alone, wear a mask, don't talk.
You will do fine. If you shoot someone, make sure they are dead.
THEN call it in.
I put my hair gel in
I take my hair gel out
I put my hair gel in
and rub it all about
I do the hokey pokey
with an event number
that's what it's all about
Take my wife, PLEASE.
New guys: Never forget why you joined. Never think, "I can get away with it" Find a partner and make fun of EVERYTHING. And last, remember that everything is perspective. If you think something is a big deal it is. If you think something is small and will pass, it will. Good Luck.
fuck police work
4/13/2012 12:16:00 AM
Then resign and do your fellow officers and the public a favor. I hope the new supt and mayor put in place a system to get people like you off of the job.
Nice comment about the same grandmother dying twice to get the time off. But, you gotta knnow if you are caught your job is gone? No one has ever asked for verification about a death in family leave, that I know of. But, they can start anytime.
I remember a quote from a military sergeant years ago. "If your guys are always complaining, you know they are doing fine. Its when they stop, something is wrong"
Hey congrats on getting through that long process, and the academy.... Don't listen to some of these bitter people, this job isn't that bad, yes there is some bad things about the job but that's going to be at any job. What job will pay this good, and you are pretty much your own boss for 90% of your tour of duty. You can have so much fun, or you could let a few things bother you and have a long miserable career. If anything some of these bitter cops should be saying thank you, you are not only adding to the much needed help, you are also making our seniority go up. So THANK YOU for that, I hope you enjoy your career, and try not to let bitter cops bring you down.
retired guy said...
This is for all of the detractors here, those who call this the worst job and a farce and a circus. I suggest you do your fellow officers a big favor and YOU go get a job at Home Depot. I retired after 35 years on and I can only tell you it is one of the BEST jobs, despite the clout hacks and the phony reverends and the political bs and the admninistrative bs. Believe me, it is no different in the private sector when it comes to those things. When you retire you will look back on fond memories of being in one of the greatest clubs in this country.
4/13/2012 06:44:00 AM
...with "all due respect 'Retired Guy'" - this is EXACTLY the point - you are F-ING completely CLUELESS as to this Depts. woes now! We looked up to you then and heeded your advice...we also hoped that at some point we will be able to do as you SHOULD HAVE...retired and MOVED ON! Get a life, move on! There is (or should be) more than the 'GOOD OLE C.P.D.' in any of our lives - especially one who retires with 35 years?...C'Mon man, go fishing...or start using your left hand or something...retired guys bitching about shit they CURRENTLY know NOTHING about (except from some blog) is getting real old.
Everything is supposedly "trending" the other way from what you see on the street every day with your own two eyes, so it's OK.
Yeah, supposedly. Tell that to all the folks living in "quiet" areas of 022 whose homes or garages have been burglarized in recent months. Armed robberies are up, too. Oh yeah, and crime is down. Right.
Welcome to the police department, new guys!!
This job is what you make of it. It can be the worst 29 years of your life, the best, or a stepping stone to something different. Those malcontents are the ppl you want to stay away from at all costs. Form your own opinion. Get a good partner. At least you have a job and for the most part, none of this bureaucratic nonsense affects you so just keep your head down, realize its all nonsense, and enjoy your life outside work.
retired guy said...
This is for all of the detractors here, those who call this the worst job and a farce and a circus. I suggest you do your fellow officers a big favor and YOU go get a job at Home Depot. I retired after 35 years on and I can only tell you it is one of the BEST jobs, despite the clout hacks and the phony reverends and the political bs and the admninistrative bs. Believe me, it is no different in the private sector when it comes to those things. When you retire you will look back on fond memories of being in one of the greatest clubs in this country.
No, Pops. You're WRONG. Things were MUCH different during the 35 years you put on the job. You didn't say when you retired, but I'd wager you caught a good number of years you thought you'd never see this job turn into. I've been on over 20 and I concur with the poster that says Home Depot would be a better choice of career.
This job was wounded about 10 or so years ago and has been bleeding out ever since. FACT.
Enjoy your retirement and enjoy reliving the past and memories of better times on the CPD. Because they are long gone my friend. I, too wouldnt wish this job on my worst enemy.
i applied in 2006. still waiting ... i got friends in other cities all over the place and they get hired withing about 6 months of dropping an application. what a joke.
WHAT NO X RAY VISION? Or we lose him to cutbacks?
Murder Capital of the USA 20012 Coffee Mugs going on sale soon.
Wow 47 recruits. Where are we going to put them all. It's like throwing a deck chair off the Titanic. How come the media doesn't tell the real truth we are down 3,000 officers and going fast.
Unbelievabe and by the way the Nato
training average age 45.
You are entitled to you own truth, but not your own facts.
retired guys bitching about shit they CURRENTLY know NOTHING about (except from some blog) is getting real old.
4/13/2012 08:53:00 PM
I think that you are a real malcontent and it would not matter what era you worked in, you would still be a malcontent.
These new officers were only out in the street one day before being told they all had to go to some Rev's church for a faith meeting. That's dumb.
Whoa slow down New Guys,event numbers,tact teams, learn some history,then some street knowledge,and benefits to being on this job,tact team ect,realize how easy it is to get sued and fired,if your lucky suspended,weigh all of this.....and then just swip in and out and go home,the most important thing will no doubt be your family,paycheck,pension,time off,and a good partner!Everything else is jacked up!!
Nice comment about the same grandmother dying twice to get the time off. But, you gotta knnow if you are caught your job is gone? No one has ever asked for verification about a death in family leave, that I know of. But, they can start anytime.
4/13/2012 03:30:00 PM
This is commonly known as " pulling an Epstein." Reference "Welcome back Kotter" in which Juan Epsteins grandmother would die at least 6 times a year as Juan would bring in bullshit excuse notes from his mother to excuse him from class. Classic shit!!!!
OMG this is so funny my eyes are in tears....I wish I had a comedy show I would hire all of you,your writing skills plus comedic points cause me after 26 yrs of service to get a belly ache from laughing so hard....and that's the key to success on this job, keep laughing all the way to payday and your pension!
Under the comment poorly educated were the old hires stereo type,directly underneath is another comment that says protect your elf and your partner,I'm just saying!LoL!!!
McCarty doesn't run it... You know who does? Hint: He now works in the Near North district and once gave a woman an orgasm by just looking at her.
4/12/2012 11:32:00 AM
What a liar... "once"? How about usually.
Anonymous said...
OMG this is so funny my eyes are in tears....I wish I had a comedy show I would hire all of you,your writing skills plus comedic points cause me after 26 yrs of service to get a belly ache from laughing so hard....and that's the key to success on this job, keep laughing all the way to payday and your pension!
4/14/2012 07:23:00 PM
Glad you like our perspective on shit, but hey we're just bein' ourselves and call it the way we see it. KEEP LAUGHIN"!!!!
"Still haven't hit your 3rd year on the job yet I see. Now put on your jeans, jersey, and backwards baseball cap and go get a head in the box. Oh and make sure your sleeves are rolled up so everyone can see the CPD tattoos on your arms.
4/12/2012 10:32:00 PM"
Oh Man that's a good one.Sadly go in any tact office throughout the city you see that lame look in action.
Too many poseurs, not enough Policemen nowadays...
Wow 47 new recruits. Where are we going to put them all. It's like throwing a deck chair off the Titantic.
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