Saturday, May 19, 2012

Protest Continue to Fizzle

Crowds smaller than expected.

Cops continue to maintain professionalism.

Bosses licking their chops in anticipation of taking all the credit:
  • For a moment, it looked as if everyone’s NATO nightmare was about to come true.

    Chicago cops raced their bikes between cars on Michigan Avenue. They sped toward a swelling crowd of angry and rowdy protesters at Wacker Drive. Some in that group had begged — literally begged — cops to throw a punch, shoot a gun, anything to set off the crowd.

    The masses looked potentially violent.

    The cops appeared ready to meet force with force.

    In the heart of Chicago’s business district, the scene was primed to explode.

    But it never happened.
That's Pulitzer Prize writing right there folks.

Today is the big day though. Hot, humid, crowded. We get past Saturday and things might lighten up a bit.

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126 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

It was a non-event today. Very small crowd. The large majority of Americans don't agree with these goofs and it's starting to show. They have so many causes that no one knows what they are really protesting and why. 99% of the protesters all look like LSD pot smoking scum that probably had a poor up bringing and never worked or wanted to work a day in their lives. Very few take showers and have any sort of smarts. Most protest just to be part of some type of disorder. Low lifes.

5/19/2012 12:16:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

was down there all day today, not bad at all. In fact, it was 10 times easier than a day in the district would have been.

Yes, the water and gatorade and gronola bars were a little expired, but WTF, you're getting them for free! It's fucking water!! Come on already, quit being such bitches. There was plenty of down time to stop in a store and grab "non-expired" water for those that just can't drink anything but Fiji water.

All in all, not bad at all from where i was. Just hoping the next two go as smooth

5/19/2012 12:20:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

PO'S TREATED LIKE SHIT TODAY AT NATO... not from the protestors but from the bossess.... no lunch relief, no food, expired drinks and snacks, people left on corners with buses, but NO cta drivers.... then want to short change you on overtime---were taking slips when released and putting that as your end time,,,STILL HAD TO DRIVE CITY VEHICLES BACK TO THE STATION

5/19/2012 12:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Seen multiple postings on anarchist websites that MONDAY will be the day everything goes down. They are waiting for businesses to return to normal and let their guard down. Also bigger disruptions with the return of the work week. Be prepared.

5/19/2012 12:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

this was a slow day and total cluster fuck... no lunch, no food, expired in 2009 water, expired in 2010 granola bars, expired in 2011 gatoraid, radios fucked up, no arrest kits passed out, ran out of radio batteries, then expect you to take vehicles/equipmet back to district for free

5/19/2012 12:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

HOW THE FUCK DO THEY GIVE US WATER THAT IS EXPIRED BY OVER 3 YEAR, GRANOLA BARS EXPIRED 2 YEARS, AND GATORAID EXPIRED BY A YEAR????????????????????? then run out of food, for those who got lunches, which appearently was half ass sandwiches that did not look as good as the ones in lock-up

5/19/2012 12:36:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Large group of anarchists to arrive late sunday in preparation for havoc all day monday. Be careful and be aware.

5/19/2012 12:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Scc, check this out! Little "occupy" assholes at work!

http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=10557&sitesection=null&VID=23624497

5/19/2012 12:58:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The loser dirty occupy group walked past and they smell worse than shit.

5/19/2012 01:02:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank God for the low hippie turnout because these bosses are going to get coppers hurt by trying to be the warm and fuzzy police. Why bother bringing a helmet, gas mask and turttle gear if it's just going to sit in the van?

5/19/2012 01:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank God for the low hippie turnout because these bosses are going to get coppers hurt by trying to be the warm and fuzzy police. Why bother bringing a helmet, gas mask and turttle gear if it's just going to sit in the van?

5/19/2012 01:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Let McPlanner take ALL OF THE CREDIT if this goes well. It will be his ticket to ruin bigger and better stuff elsewhere as the offers roll in. Let this be a grand success and let this guy get swept outa town on a golden chariot!

5/19/2012 01:12:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A hearty fuck you to Lt Lipmann at the academy. After all the officers reported there for G8, all the parking was gone. Jackson was also made a no parking zone so officers had to start parking up on the grass. He came in and told officers to start moving their cars. When asked where they should park, he responded by saying he had more important things to worry about.

More important then where the front line officers would store their gear as they reported to deploy? And isn't this something he should have planned for in the days leading up to G8. If he doesn't care about the welfare of the troops being sent up to the front lines, what are his priorities and should he even be around recruits to pass on his mush style of management?

5/19/2012 01:34:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What happened to that officer that was knocked to the ground and looked like he hit his head on the bridge railing. News showed it at 9 o'clock in the preview, didn't show it again and then interviewed protestors who said how bad the police were. These media scum can go to hell. There day will come. Really hope he is OK. They said agg. batt. charges were approved. Many very dangerous spots in 001 and 018. Be very aware of your surroundings when these animals try to corner you. I pray St. Michael will protect the protectors. God Bless all of you.
Retired 001 2010

5/19/2012 01:37:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congrats to our Supt, Deputy Georgas and Kirby. You made our police dept look professional and I am so proud to be part of history. We did it guys!!!! One more day to go. Hang in there. Let's show the world that our city is so safe and we are all professional police officers.

5/19/2012 01:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Without the g8 there is not much to protest. Really, aside from the local Russian community who might have an axe to grind, who gives a rats ass about NATO anyway. Is there still a Warsaw pact, or is that gone the way of the dinasaurs?

5/19/2012 02:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well SCC I hope your right since the DC in 014 comes to Roll Call and tell the troops they cannot put their helmets on w/o her direct order, under no circumstances. If this is violated we had better be able to justify putting on the helmets ie. Exigent circumstances. So would a rock to the face causing serious damage be justification for putting on our helmets? Oh wait it will just cost you an eye, some teeth, a broken jaw, serious scarring, but then if you put your helmet you will thus have your justification for doing so.....we are so fucked with pathetic so called leadership as this........

5/19/2012 02:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wouldn't get too comfortable. These assholes can turn nasty in seconds. Hopefully it won't be too bad.

5/19/2012 04:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Retired FOP Rep said...

SSC NEW TOPIC ! ! !

" . . . then want to short change you on overtime---were taking slips when released and putting that as your end time,,,STILL HAD TO DRIVE CITY VEHICLES BACK TO THE STATION"


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MAKE SURE you all file grivances on this by close of business with FOP ! ! !

5/19/2012 05:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bring your own lunch people. Was downtown today and they fed us salvation army bologne. Thsts right fucking bologne. Thats hoe much the dept cares about you they feed you fucking prisoner food. Unbelievable, u think they could have spent thay FED money on some decent.food. Fuck mcarthy

5/19/2012 05:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thats what the city thinks about us...

5/19/2012 06:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just want to know how many "idiot merit exempts" is going to take credit for public apathy?

No one cares about this stupid NATO crap except the Chicago Democrats trying to get re-elected!

5/19/2012 06:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The News Media is actually trying to stir up shit because there is really no story with this! Pictures of Officers standing around Sox park waiting to be deployed! Really?!

Downtown Chicago ought to be a ghost town this weekend!

Anyone with half a brain won't go downtown until after Tuesday!

5/19/2012 06:35:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

GREAT FAKE BEER RAID A NATIONAL DISGRACE

5/19/2012 06:49:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lt lipman. What a clown. Loves being an inside boss where its nice and safe and cozy. Nobody takes this goof seriously. No one respects him. Just ask the PO's that work at the United Center. When he speaks nobody listens. It's really funny how he's treated over there. HAH !

5/19/2012 06:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

PO'S TREATED LIKE SHIT TODAY AT NATO... not from the protestors but from the bossess.... no lunch relief, no food, expired drinks and snacks, people left on corners with buses, but NO cta drivers.... then want to short change you on overtime---were taking slips when released and putting that as your end time,,,STILL HAD TO DRIVE CITY VEHICLES BACK TO THE STATION
^^HA BUT INTEL CLOUTED IS MAKING ALL OT

5/19/2012 06:51:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This ain't your daddys protest.

5/19/2012 06:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

this was a slow day and total cluster fuck... no lunch, no food, expired in 2009 water, expired in 2010 granola bars, expired in 2011 gatoraid, radios fucked up, no arrest kits passed out, ran out of radio batteries, then expect you to take vehicles/equipmet back to district for free

5/19/2012 12:33:00 AM

Dhould have left it where it was parked and took CTA.

5/19/2012 06:57:00 AM  
Anonymous ***BREAKING NEWS*** said...

Three out-of-state men arrested in a Bridgeport apartment raid days before the NATO summit were charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism, providing material support for terrorism and possession of an explosive or incendiary device, their attorney and police said early Saturday.

The arrests were the result of a month-long investigation into a group suspected of making Molotov cocktails — crude bombs usually created by filling glass bottles with gasoline, according to law enforcement sources and police records obtained by the Tribune.

5/19/2012 06:58:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

PO'S TREATED LIKE SHIT TODAY AT NATO
Shut up sister You'll get your chessy ribbon soon Just be glad you have a job!

5/19/2012 07:03:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Boring... Perhaps the media can do more to get a riot started.

5/19/2012 07:07:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why are Bosses mugging for the cameras by making the arrests???
Bad leadership in action

5/19/2012 07:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

TO WHAT EVER BOSS, OR DIPSHIT DRINKING RAUHMS EXPIRED COOLAID THAT WROTE THIS
Yes, the water and gatorade and gronola bars were a little expired, but WTF, you're getting them for free! It's fucking water!! Come on already, quit being such bitches. There was plenty of down time to stop in a store and grab "non-expired" water for those that just can't drink anything but Fiji water.

FUCK YOU... i would rather have nothing, then shit that is EXPIRED BY YEARS, it is a slap in the face. and there are experation dates on shit for a reason bitch.

5/19/2012 07:32:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Put in a regular slip for driving. city cars back to units.
let them deny then file grievance.
Get event number for driving vehicles back.

5/19/2012 07:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sheriff Dart strikes again. The few officers he assigned to secure the Daley center for NATO were ordered not to be in the public view and not allowed outside the building. He then orders State police out of the Daley Center lobby who were trying to cool off. He told his Chief the riot gear was intimidating the public and protestors.

5/19/2012 07:36:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

HOW THE FUCK DO THEY GIVE US WATER THAT IS EXPIRED BY OVER 3 YEAR, GRANOLA BARS EXPIRED 2 YEARS, AND GATORAID EXPIRED BY A YEAR????????????????????? then run out of food, for those who got lunches, which appearently was half ass sandwiches that did not look as good as the ones in lock-up

5/19/2012 12:36:00 AM

The good stuff with new expiration dates all went to Somalia and Pakistan last week. Just be happy with what you got you 3rd class citizen.

5/19/2012 07:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said... Congrats to our Supt, Deputy Georgas and Kirby. You made our police dept look professional and I am so proud to be part of history. We did it guys!!!! One more day to go. Hang in there. Let's show the world that our city is so safe and we are all professional police officers.

5/19/2012 01:39:00 AM

NYPD here. Glad to see the Kool Aide wasn't expired.

5/19/2012 07:49:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SSC NEW TOPIC ! ! !

" . . . then want to short change you on overtime---were taking slips when released and putting that as your end time,,,STILL HAD TO DRIVE CITY VEHICLES BACK TO THE STATION"


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MAKE SURE you all file grivances on this by close of business with FOP ! ! !

5/19/2012 05:11:00 AM

Yes, make sure you file a grievance ASAP. Do not let these loser bosses short change you for time worked. Your tour isn't done until that squad car is parked in the station and your equipment is turned in. Unless you are driving away from your deployed location in your own personal vehicle and heading home, you are still on the clock. DO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THAT SHIT.

5/19/2012 07:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just a quick note from a CFDer to say how much I respect and admire my CPD Brothers and Sisters. "Professional" doesn't begin to describe your performance the past few days. Regardless of what the scum politicians and media say, you are showing why you are the finest Police Force in the world. Continue to stay safe. 99% of Chicagoans are with you. The other 1% can go screw.

5/19/2012 07:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Most anarchist sites I've seen (black bloc type shit) say 5/20 is the day.

5/19/2012 07:58:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am shocked, but no surprised about the treatment of the officers by the command staff ( if these stories are universal). The officers on front line duty for hours should have been provided with refreshments. The city has the money. It would have been good for morale and showed that the command staff was looking out for the people. They should answer for this. The FOP should get answers.

5/19/2012 08:00:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

From probably the only pro-police conservative that lives in streeterville and works in the loop, you guys looked great today. I imagine that Friday's show of manpower downtown is what you guys would look like as a fully staffed 12,000 strong force.

As for monday, tons of businesses are telling people to work remotely. Whether its from your home or hotel if you made a 3 day trip to somewhere for the weekend.

5/19/2012 08:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
A hearty fuck you to Lt Lipmann at the academy. After all the officers reported there for G8, all the parking was gone. Jackson was also made a no parking zone so officers had to start parking up on the grass. He came in and told officers to start moving their cars. When asked where they should park, he responded by saying he had more important things to worry about.

More important then where the front line officers would store their gear as they reported to deploy? And isn't this something he should have planned for in the days leading up to G8. If he doesn't care about the welfare of the troops being sent up to the front lines, what are his priorities and should he even be around recruits to pass on his mush style of management?

5/19/2012 01:34:00 AM

Lt Lippman claimed that city hall called about the illegal parking. After all of the officers left to their assignments, he makes the announcements. There is illegal parking every day. Why does he enforce the rules during nato?

5/19/2012 08:10:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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MAKE SURE you all file grivances on this by close of business with FOP ! ! !

5/19/2012 05:11:00 AM



Step One: Initiating a Grievance. The grievant will first submit his or her grievance in writing to his or her immediate supervisor in his or her unit of assignment within seven (7) of the officer’s working days following the events or circumstances giving rise to the grievance or where first known by the grievant, or thirty-five (35) days, whichever period is shorter.

(35 days if on furlough, won't apply here most likely)

5/19/2012 08:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't know what the problem is.
Yesterday I watched the Crosstown Classic in my backyard, driking a DAB, with a glass of Jack on the side, and an occasional cigar. Yep this NATO Summit is all aces in my book. Plus I'm retired.

5/19/2012 08:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Occasionally you will have a decent sergeant trying to do their best by the PO's. But few of our Lt's are there so the suckhole good for shit exempts are throwing ridiculous orders around.

I hope our corps of exempt commanders get something good and hard up their ass for selling us out.

I am damn glad they got the uniform and duty availability taken away without any warning. Serves them right. They suck all that dick for nothing. They are there just to get that golden pension, that is it. Good for shit asshples. I step in dog shit that is more decent and honorable than the exempts.

5/19/2012 08:20:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do not let your guard down. Yesterday wasn't too bad but let me tell you, many of these people have a strong hatred for the police. They are trying to provoke every cop out there. More on their way and anarchists still making their plan to attack. Keep your eyes and ears open! Be safe- always!

5/19/2012 08:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hard to believe Jakes wants more police and appears to be on our side for the moment.
For immediate Release "THE OTHER NATO" For Immediate Release May 18, 2012

Neglected Abused Totally Overlooked



Reverend Paul Jakes calls for meeting with Mayor Emanuel



Chicago – Reverend Paul Jakes and members of “The Other NATO” organization are expressing concern about the safety and protection of citizens in Chicago’s Black, Hispanic and poor communities during the NATO summit. Reverend Jakes says his concern comes in the wake of confusion created by the apparent disagreement between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the head of the Fraternal Order of Police, Michael Shields over whether there will be sufficient numbers of trained police officers to cover the entire city during the summit.

According to Reverend Jakes, “This is no time to raise that kind of uncertainty.” On Wednesday, the mayor claimed that he was confident that there are enough officers to cover the entire city. However, FOP president Shields, countered that he seriously doubted the mayor’s claim of adequate police coverage.

Reverend Jakes says the conflict between Emanuel and Shields is raising serious concerns about whether there will be enough trained police officers to protect residents of some of Chicago’s more vulnerable neighborhoods during the NATO summit.

Reverend Jakes points out, “We are headed into a warm weekend, which often leads to increased violence. My concern is that with most of the trained, veteran officers assigned downtown; who is being assigned to our neighborhoods?” He adds, “Will our neighborhoods get police cadets who have little or no experience in dealing with the kind of violence that we are face, especially when the weather gets warm?”

Reverend Jakes says he is requesting a meeting with Mayor Emanuel on Friday, either before or after he participates in the National Nurses United Rally at Daley Plaza at 11:00 a.m.

5/19/2012 08:42:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Now you're bitching about EXPIRED WATER and CANDY BARS. Seriously? Unfucking believable.

5/19/2012 08:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The block bloc-heads will be out Sunday.

Stay safe boys & girls!!

5/19/2012 08:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congrats to our Supt, Deputy Georgas and Kirby. You made our police dept look professional and I am so proud to be part of history. We did it guys!!!! One more day to go. Hang in there. Let's show the world that our city is so safe and we are all professional police officers.

5/19/2012 01:39:00 AM

If CPD projects as 'professional', it's despite Kirby and Georgas, not because of them.

5/19/2012 09:03:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't pat yourself on the back yet...

5/19/2012 09:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it true one freak tried to disarm an officer?

5/19/2012 09:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yesterday was too easy, get ready for the change up

5/19/2012 09:17:00 AM  
Anonymous SurvivalAndProsperity.com said...

Glad that law and order are being maintained, but seeing that the two-day summit doesn't officially begin until Sunday, I hesitate calling the outcome of this game while it's still in the early innings. I'll leave that to those watching the Crosstown Classic...

5/19/2012 09:22:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is not over yet the protesters stuck around for a month in New York and some of the other states. Yes it was easy yesterday but the protesters are going to do something,they didn't come here for nothing so be aware watch out for people in back of you.

5/19/2012 09:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anarchists are doing their thing Monday. Waiting for everyones guard to be down. They also know CPd is allowing days off that day and teams will only be working 8 hours... I didn't see that info released on the news so how do the anarchists know about it??? I read that Monday is the day on several anarchist websites and on a few NATO and g8 Facebook and twitter pages.. Could be interesting Monday.. Especially when coppers will be the most tired and irratible and ready for this crap to end.. I hope the brain trusts at 35th are aware of this and are adjusting plans.. If not I hate to be the guy that says... I told ya so!

5/19/2012 09:35:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cant believe we're patting ourselves on the back already......Monday the shit goes diem

5/19/2012 09:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good job everyone...go home now

5/19/2012 09:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Saw the comments about getting shortchanged on ot- I've got a feeling there will be many grievances filed regarding this detail. Handing out expired food to the officers stuck at this detail when they have no other option is negligent and pathetic on the city's part. I know mcdumbass and rahm are not drinking expired water; and to that clown who said stop whining, it's free- you're a fool. There's a reason why food, and yes water, has an expiration date- it is no good! If you went to the store and saw that on the shelf you would be ripping the grocer manager a new one, and they would remove the expired items immediately. The management on this dept is deplorable and will only get worse; TL former capt of 023 used quotas and ran useless missions to skew stats on his watch, meritorious sgt burger king of former 023 did contract work on his house while he was a po on city time and now runs the clock timer on every job the pos get, cmdr in 020 violates the union contract and sends out officers with the most seniority to details in 003 while the those with the least amount of time sit comfortably on their assigned beat cars or worse, hiding behind the station desk. Instead of firing supervisors that lack real skill or experience, and cause more problems than they solve, they continue to promote or hide them. I think officers have really become fed up with this and until things change it will get worse. Patrol is the backbone of this organization and the management better wake up and realize that fact. Those handful of "special people" who have the luxury of assigned cars and partners will not carry the whole district, FYI . Those who bounce bring in more activity than the chosen.

5/19/2012 09:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was CFD Captain Altman that knocked the copper down on the bridge, he figured if he got away with it once , why not do it again! I hope that officer is alright.

5/19/2012 09:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

CPD bosses incompetence on display 24/7 everyday. How do you get expired Gatorade and granola bars? I wonder who's brother got that contract. Where did the money go? I wonder will McJERSEY shore put whoever was responsible up front at compstat and ask the questions or did he line his pockets too at the expense of the PO' s on the street. obviously the city's money was taken and spent on something besides what it was supposed to be.

5/19/2012 09:56:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The reason water has an exp date is the plastic its bottled in can make it toxic after a few years. Might wanna be careful drinkn that

5/19/2012 09:58:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anyone notice In the Michigan ave bridge video tall thin PO had his baton disarmed from his belt. Watch carefully as guy in hoodie and anonymous mask skillfully pulls his baton out of the ring while PO is struggling with other offender, it then flies into the air and lands on the bridge where the animals pounce on it like a trophy. Be careful, this looks like a very calculated move, first time I saw it I thought he was going for his pistol. Mother f.....ers

5/19/2012 10:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a useless city, all bottle water (skids full) is expired from 2009 & tastes like rotting plastic, poweraids exp 2011... ran out of "boxed" lunches yesterday.... The city that cares about you!

5/19/2012 10:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Monday & Tues will be the day the city shows how "prepared they are". If driving a city vehicle back to district, once there fill out, submit & copy another OT slip.
Dear GOD, let all the working city people be safe, and please let the city burn while we watch in our uniform of the day. Amen.

5/19/2012 10:25:00 AM  
Anonymous SCC Fan said...

Great job by the bike coppers so far! Very impressive, very professional. Those bikes can become a liability quickly if the rider isn't constantly aware of their surroundings.

Keep up the great work, everyone! It would be so great to send these losers packing with minimal arrests/violence. They'd be beside themselves that they couldn't entice you into a fight and become martyrs.

5/19/2012 10:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Are you guys kidding me?!? They gave you's expire water, snacks, etc...
So that's where my tax dollar$ are going? Keep up the great job guys & girls, I can only imagine.

--Tax paying citizen

5/19/2012 10:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

At least we know that the city still sees the department of aviation police as a joke. Where's your guns and vests? Ha! Hire a private company to do the work of the empty holsters. No need for them. Wonder how much the city would save without them.

5/19/2012 10:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Congrats to our Supt, Deputy Georgas and Kirby. You made our police dept look professional and I am so proud to be part of history. We did it guys!!!! One more day to go. Hang in there. Let's show the world that our city is so safe and we are all professional police officers.

5/19/2012 01:39:00 AM
Ok, Gary, Steve and Debbie, you can go back to your corners now...

5/19/2012 11:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

copied from a photog friend FB status: Protesters All In Black On 63rd. At Maryland Heading To L Platform (black pants shirts hats masks)

TO MY CPD/CFD FAMILY & FRIENDS BE SAFE OUT THERE!!

5/19/2012 11:17:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Open keys are going to get someone killed.... Who are these fools with open keys for 5 minutes straight.... wtf!!!!

5/19/2012 11:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Gary I bet your mom is loving it that you're out of her basement for a few days. At 43 you don't even have $2 for the bus. The fact that you're not even embarrassed to admit it speaks volumes. Can you even spell NATO? What a bunch of loosers.

"Many of the protesters who gathered at the church said they walked there from Grant Park because they didn't have money for bus fare.

"Not only do we not know the city, we can't pay for a bus ride," said Gary Harris, 43, who took a bus from Portland, Ore., to Chicago with about 40 other members of the Occupy movement."

5/19/2012 11:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

More important then where the front line officers would store their gear as they reported to deploy? And isn't this something he should have planned for in the days leading up to G8. If he doesn't care about the welfare of the troops being sent up to the front lines, what are his priorities and should he even be around recruits to pass on his mush style of management..

Lt. Lipman is a class A example of everything that is wrong with Chief loddings administration. He has absolutely no people skills whatsoever and the recruits as well as other officers have stated that time and time again, yet Lodding ; dispite knowing this, doesnt have the courage or balls to deal with him. Lipman is a prime example of why meritorious positions need to exist. He can score well on test but has absolutely Zero management ability

5/19/2012 11:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The water came from RJV provisioning, and was sold as an exclusively aged and stored scientifically formulated hydration replenishment, and then charged the city five bucks a bottle.

5/19/2012 12:07:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

MUST SEE!

"Clownbloc" terrorizing civilians in Toronto. They are comming to Chicago. Be carefull out there.

http://youtu.be/sY3IxnfrEnw

Clown army tactics:
http://youtu.be/tsuWdN51WUc

The scariest thing Iv'e ever seen!!

5/19/2012 12:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Black Bloc/Nato/Occupy Protestors,

Watch the video on 5/19/2012 12:58:00 AM's thread. This clearly demonstrates that a) you are not peaceful but incendiary and b) the community does not support you nor wants you here.

After that, get the movie "The Wanderers". MOST of you have never seen this since it's before your time. Watch the big fight at the end of the movie. THIS is what will happen to YOU if you come into our neighborhoods and start acting up again. EVERYONE (Blacks, whites, latins, asians, gangbangers and "civilians") will unite against your misguided cause regardless of race, ethnicity, economics, etc. and fight to get rid of their common enemy (YOU). Just as the rival gangs and neighborhoods did in The Wanderers. WE DO NOT want you here in our city and certainly in our neighborhoods. YOU are all VERY lucky that a) the police you were protesting were protecting YOU from US and b) you didn't march down any side streets. IF you tried the latter, the outcome would have not have been favorable towards you. See the biker vs neighborhood fight in "The Bronx Tale" for a point of reference. "now yous cant leave".....

BE WARNED - this is NOT Seattle, Toronto, Milan or London. We are not a liberal city. NOR are we unarmed. We are the type (most of us) who will help out someone in need in a second. HOWEVER, if crossed, we'll kick your ass in a second. Try and take over our city, you will get a WAR! And the police will not stop us.

Do yourselves a favor. GO HOME. GET a JOB (or at least try to) and wake up. And think of someone else besides yourself. Maybe do things for others (kind things) and their good. A novel concept nowadays.....

The majority of Americans (even those out of work or down and out) DO NOT support your cause or your ways. We all see thru your lies - you are NOT for the common good. Only to cause trouble and to try and act like your hippie grandparents did in the 60's.

BE FOREWARNED TROUBLEMAKERS!!

NOT a police officer but a concerned regular American citizen and life-time Chicago (southside) resident.

God bless you CPD and stay safe.

5/19/2012 12:12:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To the guy bitching about parking for g8, Uh....it isn't here. NATO is here. You're like the protesters who don't even know why they are protesting.

5/19/2012 12:19:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't get too comfortable, remember, it ain't over till the fat hippie bathes.

5/19/2012 12:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT - More shared sacrifice

150 million tax dollars sought to help private wealthy business at Wrigley Field owned by multi-millionaire

Middle class Police, teachers and firefighters no cost of living increases for a lifetime of service and sacrifice

5/19/2012 12:38:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im glad everyone was safe and that the biggest complaint was the FREE water and granola bars....the city did not have to provide any of that.....go around the corner to the store and buy something else cheap ass! The bosses I saw were very concerned about and engaged with the officers. The bosses who werent, have never cared about the police in the first place....focus on the positive and stop complaining so much-your life will become a whole lot happier!

5/19/2012 12:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Merit bosses have a meeting today:

"Merit bosses will be having a training today which will meet at the convergence space (615 W. Wellington) at 2:45pm with basic clown training, affinity group training and Direct Action techniques.

Merit bosses will be giving last minute action training and putting on our clown-gear. We will then march to the CanG8 march spot at Petrillo Band Shell to join the larger march. Please bring any spare clown parts and acrylic paint."

OK not really, but...

5/19/2012 01:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Too bad all the Citizens of the City, the Mt. Greenwood Hillbillys and such, can't keep their dogs from barking, and keep from making all sorts of noise, hammering, sawing, yelling, car horn blowing, etc. so some Coppers and Firemen can get some rest after working all day and night, The CPD won't even respond properly when a member calls and complains about non-stop noise. We've reached a point where we don't even help out our fellow officers. It's too much work to dispatch a car and handle a routine complaint properly anymore. Work all night 12 hr. shifts and have to listen to racket all day and half the night... Thanks City of Chicago for not even helping out your own officers. Scramble like Bunnies to help out the Ghetto Low-Lifes though. This is what happens when you work for a Department run by a bunch of City of Politicians, instead of Real Police Officers.

5/19/2012 01:10:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you aren't getting paid to drive the squads back to the station, leave the squad where it's at.

5/19/2012 01:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i brought all my expired items over to 59th & morgan and Hakeem paid cash for them and tossed them onto his store shelf. old wagon guy

5/19/2012 01:28:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BILLY GOATS AT NAVY PIER FOR TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF ALL THE OFFICERS. THANK YOU

5/19/2012 01:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If as Rahm said this NATO Summit is just going to be a "minor inconvenience", why is there a super-secret command post located outside of the city, at an undisclosed location?

5/19/2012 01:44:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Monday is supposed to be D-Day for the Black Bloc... All are just waiting to make their move when the work week starts back up.

5/19/2012 02:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Frank Main, u ignorant ,lazy , poor excuse for a reporter.Nice pic of a building on the front page , which just happens to NOT be the building where the fuckheads were arrested legally and with probable cause and red handed making fucking homemade torch bombs to hurl at Policemen.keep posting interviews with all these losers and making you and your paper look even worse.And the tribune rag reporting and interviewing is even worse .irresponsible reporting at its finestYou suck!

5/19/2012 02:20:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Heard some bike guys got a bow and a bunch of arrows off an anarchist yesterday headed to Daley Plaza. Carbon fiber arrows with aluminum tips. Be careful.

5/19/2012 02:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

These a-holes are talking about coming down in full force Monday. Watch yourselves.

5/19/2012 03:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

next time refuse and take the bus
cry baby hair gel

5/19/2012 03:59:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just saw JFled on TV, he is now the ABC Security Specialist.


FBI CPD CCC now ABC, just trying to turn his life around......

5/19/2012 04:01:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anyone know what the big bright, intense light shining from somewhere hight downtown yesterday was?

5/19/2012 04:15:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am surprised Fr. Pfleger isn't putting these loe-lifes up at St. Sabina.

5/19/2012 04:16:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT- Looks like chaos in the burbs....


Black-Hooded Group with Bats Attacks Patrons at Tinley Park Restaurant

Witnesses say up to 20 people dressed in black and wearing black hoods walked into Ashford House around 12 noon and began attacking patrons with bats and hammers.

Up to 20 people clad in black clothing and wearing black hoods walked into the Ashford House Restaurant in Tinley Park and began attacking patrons inside the restaurant with hammers and clubs, witnesses said.

The attack took place around noon Saturday. Ambulances were called to the scene for “multiple battery victims.” Tinley Park police were still on the scene as of 2:50 p.m.

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Lauryn Drozd, 22, was attending a wedding shower at Ashford House located at 7959 W. 159th St. when the incident occurred.

“They started hitting people with bats and hammers,” Drozd said. “They had hoods up.”

She added that it appeared the black-hooded group was targeting a specific person but she was not sure if it was their intent.

It was not known Saturday at 2:30 p.m. if the attack was related to the NATO summit taking place in Chicago this weekend or if could gang related.

5/19/2012 04:16:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wish these shit head protesters came down my block tossing shit around and disrespecting the Police in front of me like that video showed. I would be cracking some skulls for you guys. They are only acting so tough calling you guys out because they know all the cameras are present. These fools are BITCHES. They pick their battles wisely because I am waiting out front of my house with a Louisville slugger right now! Good Luck, stay safe and THANK YOU! Pilsen

5/19/2012 04:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey rookies, you bring your own drinks and food in a cooler to an event like this. Shut the fuck up bitches.

5/19/2012 04:26:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im your boss and I know what Im doing because I said so. Follow me so I can take all the credit. I need to cut our costs so give me your OT slips and take my unit back. I need to kiss McNuttys ASS now and be a great leader.

5/19/2012 04:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why would they be cutting corners on overtime? Rahm got 50 mil from the federal government. Shorting people on slips, no food or drink, no new riot gear or helmets...sounds like Rahm is keeping the cash for his own personal piggybank!

5/19/2012 04:45:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tinley Park is the same town where four years ago five women were murdered by a mass murderer which the Tinley Park Police have still not solved the crime .

Local
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/05/19/suspects-with-bats-attact-wedding-party-at-tinley-park-restaurant/

Suspects With Bats Attack Wedding Party At Tinley Park Restaurant
May 19, 2012 4:11 PM

TINLEY PARK (CBS) — Several people were injured Saturday when people wielding bats entered a restaurant and began attacking patrons gathered for a wedding in southwest suburban Tinley Park.

5/19/2012 04:57:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What the hell is "DHS Police" ??

5/19/2012 05:05:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

very OT here but , does anyone know anything about what went down in Tinley Park around noon Saturday ? large group of hooded people dressed all in black attack a wedding party with hammers and bats at Ashford House restaurant.

5/19/2012 05:26:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congrats to our Supt, Deputy Georgas and Kirby. You made our police dept look professional and I am so proud to be part of history. We did it guys!!!! One more day to go. Hang in there. Let's show the world that our city is so safe and we are all professional police officers.

5/19/2012 01:39:00 AM

Oops! Forgot.

Love you all,

G-MACK, Curby and Stevie Gee.

5/19/2012 05:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Welcome to Cook County Jail, anarchists! You'll meet a lot of nice people there. Give it 10 minutes before those smirks come off your faces and you find out what it's really like to be in a lawless hellhole.
And have a nice night.

5/19/2012 05:57:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ABC Security export Jodi Weiss?????
LMFAO

5/19/2012 06:00:00 PM  
Anonymous Gaius Suetonius Paulinus said...

This speech made by Paulinus seems applicable now as it was back then when 10,000 romans faced up to 100,000 Iceni Celts:
"Ignore the racket made by these savages. There are more women than men in their ranks. They are not soldiers - they're not even properly equipped. We've beaten them before and when they see our weapons and feel our spirit, they'll crack. Stick together. Throw the javelins, then push forward: knock them down with your shields and finish them off with your swords. Forget about plunder. Just win and you'll have everything."[

5/19/2012 06:00:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Leave 'em alone. Isn't it bad enough they're uninvited, unpopular, last-to-get-picked, bad dressing, usually bad complected, rank, boring, homeless, carless, egomaniacs with megaphones and busfare? Let them enjoy their week. They've looked forward to this for years.

5/19/2012 06:02:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey SCC, I know this is a little outside Chicago but any word from your suburban brethren about that "Flash Mob" style attack over in Tinley Park? I guess 10-15 people wearing "Masks and Black Hooded Jackets" stormed a restaurant and proceeded to destroy everything and everyone inside with bats and hammers.

5/19/2012 06:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

When you are facing the crowd, point at one of them, mumble something to your partner and both of you start laughing.It drives them crazy.

5/19/2012 06:56:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Now you're bitching about EXPIRED WATER and CANDY BARS. Seriously? Unfucking believable.

5/19/2012 08:50:00 AM

Since it's the sustenance the CITY is providing to its first responders, hell yeah.

I'm pretty sure YOU wouldn't tolerate that from your local supermarket, so why should they be allowed to feed it to US?

Suggest somebody take that stuff in and have it tested (you can video your receipt of it, marking the package/bottle, then get it to some food testing lab). Plastic can poison bottled water once it starts to deteriorate.

5/19/2012 08:25:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

GREAT FAKE BEER RAID A NATIONAL DISGRACE

5/19/2012 06:49:00 AM

Go away, Occupy.
There's proof they conspired to firebomb police stations.

But I guess that's okay with you.

5/19/2012 08:32:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said... Congrats to our Supt, Deputy Georgas and Kirby. You made our police dept look professional and I am so proud to be part of history. We did it guys!!!! One more day to go. Hang in there. Let's show the world that our city is so safe and we are all professional police officers.

5/19/2012 01:39:00 AM

Are you an asshat or just trying to make merit Sergeant. FUCKING SUCKASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW moron shit is starting to go up for grabs. Tomorrow Kirby and Georgas will look like the fucking clueless empty holsters they really are.

5/19/2012 09:27:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I didn't eat the fucking sandwich with the ass end of the bread. Salvation Army came around and asked for uneaten food so it could be given to some other poor copper

5/19/2012 09:43:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"On Saturday, May 19th a group of 30 anti-fascists descended upon Ashford House restaurant in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park where the 5th annual White Nationalist Economic Summit and Illinois White Nationalist Meet-and-Greet was taking place. The White Nationalists were targeted inside the restaurant and physically attacked, causing several injuries and completely shutting down their meeting. The anti-fascist group was privy to anonymous inside information. This fascist event had been in secret planning for six months. The attendees have attempted to cover up the true intent of the event with mainstream media reports initially reporting the white nationalist conference as a wedding party and then as an Irish heritage meeting. The event was advertised on www.stormfront.org, an established white nationalist fascist internet forum."

http://antiracistaction.org/?q=node/157

5/19/2012 09:47:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Still waiting on the new face shield.

Bueller...Bueller...anyone...

5/19/2012 10:26:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just watched a Ch 7 interview live at 2220, where first a female reporter claimed she saw what happened when a CPD squad speed into a crowd striking the POS and a few seconds later asked your Supt what happened, he called her on it saying"I thought you said you were a witness not another word from her.

Then a male reporter asked about the fully equiped a few blocks away as he put it within striking distance, Your Supt responded by saying" I like your choice of words" I think he put these assholes reporters in their place trying you make something out of nothing. CPD be safe, and that Cook Co Court Commander at Daley Center, you know what you can do, up yours.

Retired ISP

5/19/2012 10:30:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

Sheriff Dart strikes again. The few officers he assigned to secure the Daley center for NATO were ordered not to be in the public view and not allowed outside the building. He then orders State police out of the Daley Center lobby who were trying to cool off. He told his Chief the riot gear was intimidating the public and protestors.

5/19/2012 07:36:00 AM

Dart is having the Sheriff's police sitting in Maywood. These guys want to help, Dart will not let them.

5/19/2012 10:55:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

First off. Dart is a Hump.

B. Regarding the water, food, etc. supplied by the city.
Damn straight the guys have a right to bitch.
The city should have waiters serving these officers food from Gibsons. Do you think the CP is drinking and eating expired food.

3. This won't be popular but GMac is doing a good job with the media. He also is out there with the troops.
In my 26 years OTJ I have never seen or heard of the Supe. being physically present at the point of contact
at any of these large scale protests.

In the past the Supe would have his nose up the mayors ass, buried in the bunker at OEMC.

J. Great job by the troops on the line, and everywhere else for that matter.

5/20/2012 07:23:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What the hell is "DHS Police" ??

5/19/2012 05:05:00 PM

Department of Homeland Security.

They have a large uniformed presence in other cities. Haven't seen too many around here.

5/20/2012 07:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

.....yet Lodding ; dispite knowing this, doesnt have the courage or balls to deal with him.

5/19/2012 11:52:00 AM

Lodding has been accused of many things over the last 20 years, but courage and/or balls have never been part of the accusations.

5/20/2012 09:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

CPD Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Agent Provocateurs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYDL8P_UIsE&feature=plcp

5/20/2012 12:10:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Admittedly it was stupid for the city to provide water and other stuff that is out dated, but please understand that a manufacturers put expiration dates on things, particularly foodstuffs, primarily to avoid long term liability. In general the dates they use are so well ahead of when the stuff would really become inedible.

Don't try to make an honest mistake into something it is not.

5/20/2012 12:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lodding has been accused of many things over the last 20 years, but courage and/or balls have never been part of the accusations.

Okay, fair enough... what would you call it.

5/20/2012 10:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"What the hell is 'DHS Police'??"

I think they're aka Federal Protective Service, formerly GSA Police.

5/21/2012 01:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Okay, fair enough... what would you call it.

5/20/2012 10:39:00 PM

Howard's spineless condition is not a recent phenomenon. He has been known as Coward Lodding for a long time.

5/21/2012 09:51:00 AM  

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