Success
For four days, and nearly around the clock, Chicago police guided, cajoled and blockaded roaming groups of NATO protesters, following a set of strategic goals that laid the foundation for everything they did.
Keep protesters from damaging property or hurting anyone; keep any trouble south of the city's famous Michigan Avenue retail district, where many international dignitaries were staying; and do it all with a "soft look" that belied the overwhelming police presence and kept violent confrontation to a minimum.
By all appearances, it worked.
That's a testament to the resiliency and dedication of the street officers for sure. That doesn't come from some outsider attempting to re-invent policing in Chicago, though we fully expect him to be taking all the glory.
We certainly expect the FOP to have an entire scrapbook of videos and articles, especially the ones quoting McCarthy and Rahm about police professionalism, ready to go at the end of June.
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posted by SCC at 4:01 AM
119 Comments:
Superintendent, you have a Department that is finally proud of itself again. You looked like Ditka pacing the sidelines the other night. Days of citizens patting us on the back and thanking us has revived a spirit we thought we'd lost.
Please don't squander this chance and go back to the soul crushing ways of Compstat. You have the men and women of the Department on your side. It's been a while since we've WANTED to work for a Superintendent. Lead them, don't crush that spirit again, Coach.
Well said SCC. Now pay me
Lets us not forget the man that brought you this expensive and inconvenient mess: Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
This will cost the City hundreds of millions of dollars. This cost small and large business owners in the millions also. Thank you Mr. Mayor.
Heard the Rahmster on WBBM this am talking about the fine job he did of shaking the hands of 500 police officers to thank them for keeping up his appearances. What a piece of shit! It's all about him and his socialist cronies. BTW.....heard Bill Ayers was seen on Sunday walking on Wabash headed toward Cermak. Frontliners: your patience and restraint were superhuman!!
McSupe needs a take a real vacation after this...and then Rahm needs to offer that man A RAISE. If the
last administration can pay that idiot Weis $310g
per year, McCarthy deserves AT LEAST AS MUCH,
if not MORE. At least McCarthy was/is a COP,
and it's apparent from how he handled himself
and his troops over the weekend that he appears
to know HOW TO LEAD.
Message to Weis: PLEASE stay off of our local news.
Everyone knows you're as phony as a $3 bill. You've
only proven to be an expert at conning the various
news media outlets into giving you far more than
your 15 minutes. Enough already.
This weekend the members of the Chicago Police Department showed great courage and restraint during significant adversity. In addition, Superintendent Garry McCarthy has evolved from merely a Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, to a Leader of the Chicago Police Department. A Leader that CPD Officers respect and will follow into danger. An individual who will lead by example, not empty rhetoric. Meanwhile, on the other side of the fence (literally and figuratively), we have "leaders" who only "lead" by political ambition and self gain. CPD is still extremely short of personnel and yet these "leaders" hide behind these few brave men and women who place themselves in harms way to protect life and liberty, all the while these "leaders" espousing the need for more cuts. "Leaders" who continue to place the blame for their pension obligations on these same individuals putting their life on the line during these trials and tribulations. I would like to thank Superintendent Garry McCarthy for being a true leader. I would also like to remind the other "leaders" that they are simply politicians.
Yes, all officers that were either downtown or in the districts did a great job. Only worry now the city will say we have more then enough police - we don't need to hire anymore
You guys are doing a great job. From a LEO from another city.
Pay the police!!!
We have to hand it to our mayor. Many thought he was crazy taking the NATO Conference, but he showed them. Too bad we didn't get G8 also our tuff mayor could have handled it no problem.
Our mayor looks like a super star who knows whats best for Chicago. This will hurt police at contact time. Police will look greedy the mayor will look like a leader.
I'm so fucking proud of all of you guys and gays who did their job down there. I couldn't sleep when i got home on Sunday night wishing i was with you all. God bless you and your families.
Some demonstrators wait for buses home, evaluate protests 8:48 p.m.
At the Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ, a convergence center for protesters from around the country, the end of NATO meant the need to organize bus rides home for demonstrators.
On Monday evening, protest organizers called out waiting lists for buses to go to Portland, Ore. and Los Angeles, with some scheduled to leave with protesters this evening. A few dozen protesters gathered at the site, some eating volunteer-provided meals.
Laura Copeland, 26, a native Chicagoan who spent the last 12 years as an activist on the west coast, waited for a bus to Los Angeles with a contingent from Occupy Los Angeles.
Copeland said she witnessed first-hand the "Moving Day" clash between protesters and police in Oakland in January. She said the police reaction to protesters in Chicago was worse because she believed it to be disproportionate to the protesters' actions.
"The so-called 'black bloc' here were children in pajamas" compared to violent protesters Copeland had seen at rallies in other cities, she said. "There were no people with bombs. There was no violence... and the violence and oppression by Chicago police was the worst I've ever seen."
She said Chicago police tactics, from the use of massive numbers of riot officers to corral demonstrators as they tried to march through the city, to using undercover officers to infiltrate protest groups, were particularly effective.
"Chicago police were on the (expletive) ball," she said. "They were the best chess players I've ever seen... I feel bad for the people here who are politically active."
From chicago tribune blog...
Does Kirby get any credit?
Amazing job by everyone. The strength and discipline showed by all the officers is a testament to how great the Chicago Police Dept is and can be. It just shows no one can defeat us if we work together and back each other up. I've never been more proud to wear my star. We showed the world what the real police looks like.
The patrol officers did this City good. It was each and every officer down there, and not to forget the ones left guarding the neighborhoods, showing constraint and patience against a rag tag motley goon squad that came from elsewhere to cause damage and injury to our city and citizens. We won.
Fortunately most of the trouble makers couldn't panhandle enough spare change at the bus depots across the country to make it to Chicago. Won't be much of a payday for the lawyers and occupy groups either.
It's the Patrolman, not the Exempts that deserve the respect and congratulation.
We live in St Louis but were up there for family reasons and I made it a point to say 'Thanks' and 'Good Job' to some of the coppers working the corners downtown. We left Sunday morning before anything really stupid happened, but that was probably the most safe we felt being downtown ever.
Great job CPD. You are all to be commended for the professionalism and restraint that you showed the world. What a fine Police Force.
SCC: Why did you find it necessary to take this shot: "That doesn't come from some outsider attempting to re-invent policing in Chicago, though we fully expect him to be taking all the glory." Kind of a cheap shot in view of his recent performance, don't ya think?
Occupiers boarded busses to the east coast last night. Man, that's gotta be some god awful smell inside. Eeek!
What does "whose teeth, our teeths" mean? Never did quite understand.
On The Bill O'Reilly show tonight, he is doing a special on who funds the protesters..Should be informative!
Painfully obvious what this four day NATO event was all about. The Evil Racoon. At his press conference after the summit all the Evil One talked about was....Himself and schoomzing with world leaders. The Evil One misses Washington DC and mingling with all the big shots. Chicago is just a stepping stone to bigger things for the Racoon. Surprised he even mention the CPD and all the other city workers who had to battle with the demented mutants he invited to town. All of the officers did a great job and it is apparent by all of the nice comments from regular citizens who DO APPRECIATE all you did. Thank you all!!!
I watched the 5 oclock push on Sunday NO Way could I have done what you guys did. I would have been beating the hell out of those assholes. Channel 2 live report did OK job on it. From watching the news, the news crews are mostly stupid and have NO business in the crowds. Saw a few people on the news with fake blood and one guy said Police pushed him down reporter asked others around him they said no Police touched him. It was hard for some of the news reporters to say the Police did a good job. From someone from the outside that has read this Blog for a lomg time (before J-Fled) I think your Supt. did what he had to do to try and get more respect from the guys on the street. The Supt. has done more to harm you guys than help you. Time will tell I guess.
POLICE WIN
protesters lost
Chicago PD deserves a raise,better equpiment and to have your pensions not touched. You guys paid the City did not!!!
GOOD JOB CHICAGO PD
From a Old Biker
You get respect when you give respect
I hope they will remember this when they start talking abut pension reform again.
Nicely done.
--Law Abiding Citizen
video tape is your best friend. it shows true professionalism. can't see why you guys don't want as much as possible taped. let the world see with their own eyes the job you do. anybody i know who watched commented on what a great job was done by cpd. congratulations.
let the real fight now begin, it shouldn't be too long until the real fighters of the revolution attack the chicago police, and those soliders of the revolution aren't the "black bloc" that half the officers on the force were having nightmares about for weeks prior to this
they are the hackers, and manipulators of the internet, propaganda spreaders.....the ones breaking down all the video and studying the photos from this weekend and finding your names, address, childrens information, credit card numbers, license plate numbers and etc, information that is free for the taking. They are younger, smarter, and more motivated than any of you and a global force united that cant be shot, tazed, gassed or sprayed. now chicago's police will pay with their personel information being leaked to the internet, i hope it was worth taking one in the ass again from the city guys.....
once that info is out, its out there for good....best of luck to everyone and their future identity protection!
=- so close your eyes, clench your butts and whisper to yourself...."its just the internet; its not real life".........or is it? -=
I expected us to put on a display for the world of how a world class police department operates, and I wasn't disappointed. I salute the hard work and professionalism of all my coworkers. I'm so proud of each and every one of you.
I want to say as a Chicago Police Officer i was very proud of the guys and gals on the front lines. When my family and i watched the coverage we were in awe of the way it was handled. I really felt for you guys out there and was praying i would be called out to help you all when i reported to work. I was not sent to the front lines but to other venues for security. It was a rough weekend with the shift changes but all and all not to bad. I was proud to do my share, and the ones who came up with excuses and bullshit ailments not to sent out there on a detail should be ashamed of themselfs ( you know who you are).
Again, excellent job by most, especially the front line officers. This weekend reminded me of why i became a Chicago Police Officer.
Congratulations to all the fine officer's of the Chicago Police Department. Individually and as a department you showed the world what professional policing looks like. You made all of us in the profession proud. Great job.
Please remind the officers who were injured to make out an IOD report. Its not too late and its important to document these things, NO MATTER HOW MINOR for the future.
I think the FOP should ask McHe'sAGoodGuyNow, if we deserve a raise now. Put him on the spot and call his bluff. Let see if those tears were real. Nothing like striking when the iron is hot.
Can someone please explain this to me. How can a kid be involved in a shooting and be allowed to go home? I know several people arrested and processed for having a weed stick on them. WTF man.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-teen-charged-with-shooting-girl-in-front-of-cop-20120522,0,2633041.story
from the cops on the front lines to the cops in the ghetto districts workin 12.5 hour shifts in 90 degree weather over the weekend!WE MAINTANED ORDER AND KEPT VIOLENCE DOWN!ENGLEWOOD WAS ON LOCKDOWN !!
I hate to say it, but you must give credit where credit is due. The planning worked. Not to belittle our brave officers, especially the bike platoon rangers.
Through your efforts, you have made Chicago the "working model" for securing a large city for international events. With patience & great restraint you showed to the world that yes CPD can handle it!!! And yes, the Whole World was watching...
I'm a member of an outside team brought in to help CPD for this event. My team spent days on a bus waiting to get in the mix and help out, listening to the radio and hearing the fight, never once being allowed south of our post. As much as we wanted in, it became overwhelmingly obvious, you didn't need a damn thing from us. Well done CPD...you guys deserve every piece of praise you get, and I hope you get everything you need at contract time and the powers the be don't forget that you didn't let Rome fall.
Truly outstanding job by the troops.
No one can tell me you guys didn't earn your pay this weekend.
Your patience, professionalism, skill and dedication really came through.
You've done Chicgo proud.
I wish a speedy recovery to all of the injured coppers.
And let's not forget the cops from other jurisdictions who came to Chicago to help out. Beyond ISP, I don't know what department sent people, but thanks for coming and supporting the CPD.
I was down there. Worked some crazy hours. My schedule so screwed up, I can't sleep. But I tell you what, it was ALL worth it. To see our Department SHINE first hand was amazing. The teamwork, brotherhood and professionalism was imposible to ignore.
I'm GLAD I went down there. It's given me positive shot in the arm that is very much welcomed. I know there are VERY important issues to be addressed in the upcoming weeks,Pension, Contract etc..
Lets enjoy this for a moment then get on to tackling these important issues with the same teamwork , brotherhood and professionalism we displayed this weekend.
Proud to be CPD
Here's a link to a great set of pictures and a video showing a copper coming to the aid of a Lt. and extracting some well deserved street on the anarcist just after the Lt. was hit over the head with a stick at 24th and Michigan.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/videogallery/70064061/Community/Anatomy-of-an-iconic-photograph
He jumped into the middle of the shit with no gear and a crown hat. I hope the bosses put this guy in for a commendation after seeing this.
If I knew his name and unit I'd be the first to buy him several rounds of beers.
Success will be when the FOP negotiates a great contract for the police after NATO. The police showed professionalism, now its time for the City to show their thanks and give us a decent contract without a lot of cuts and b.s. propaganda.
Yeah yeah...
The people of Chicago have proven themselves to have very short memories...
Well... Except for certain things pertaining to CPD.
Irony?
The constant resurrecting of the Grant Park Beat-Down in 1968 while conveniently ignoring the events leading up to and precipitating it.
The mulish refusal to acknowledge the inconvenient fact that Patrolmen were, are and for the foreseeable future WILL BE human beings...
There were, are and for the foreseable future, WILL BE inevitable human failings as well as deeds done that elevate The Patrolman head and shoulders above all others in spite of the eye-rolling hatreds and jealousies of a few who have forum to spew biased bile about how dare The Patrolman speak out and reject de facto indentured servitude and second class citizenship conferred upon them by virtue of swearing an oath and wearing a blue suit of clothes... Why that would be like the rabble, slaves and knaves forgetting their rightful places and rising up in rebellion!
*Where are The Police? What are they planning on doing?*
Fear of The Patrolman having any standing in the eyes of the people drives so much of the political & media agenda in Chicago.
(That extends to Fire Fighters as well... Note that Sposato was recently drawn out of his own ward by the cowardly dog-asses in the city council.)
"Never spit in a man's face unless his mustache is on fire."
It seems 'tis the season of The Patrolman having to endure outrage after insult.
Perhaps people are starting to realize that openly warring against the interests of those who wear The Sillitoe Tartan is a war against the interests of all?
Nah... Chicagoans have short memories in regard to genuine mutual/reciprocal interests. This was instilled by the criminal-political class & the media for their own interests.
We've learned to expect nothing good, decent or fair on this job other than doing it, keeping our comrades safe and putting a grievous hurt on those who try to injure us or our comrades.
Heh...
The citizenry is full of "thank you for keeping the city safe."
We'll quietly say "you're welcome" and move on...
The mayor says good job.
The superintendent says the same.
Even the president sends kudos.
Anybody remember when Rahm was attributed with saying he was going to "stick it in the Cops ear" and walk The Patrolman back to the 19th Century regarding standard of living?
Only Patrolmen will remember.
Of course you're cordially invited to prove us wrong for the first time in the history of this city.
Meanwhile... OUTSTANDING JOB & WELL DONE!
4000 Patrolmen short in an intentionally starved Police Department is a testament not to the mayor, the superintendent, the exempts, the politicians, the big money contributing/phony charity front-money launderers of the gold coast & north shore, the rev'runs and community activists or the news media.
It IS A TESTAMENT TO THE MEN & WOMEN WHO MAKE THIS DAMNED THING GO!
The rest of you should be on your bald & naked knees in gratitude and prayer to whatever diety you worship that such men and women exist.
But you'll forget...
We've NEVER been proven wrong in THAT regard.
Heh... PO-LEECE! Keep on doing that Police-y thing y'all do!
It's an errand of the damned in this city so keep doing it damned good like only you can!
We're still the enemy and the cause of ills (beyond our power to create or cure) in the eyes of many... We can see clearly and with a Patrolman's hard-eyed discerment in that regard.
The over 50 body is sore and tired and the mind is still spinning like the windows on a slot machine... Still processing everything.
As a non CPD. I just wanted to say on how well the department handled themselves. The boys and girls in blue should be commended for their professionalism!
Fyi..if noone saw this Dane Planko of fox news chicago was showing pictures to the protesters,on tv, of a possible uc that was used in the arrest of the bridgeport goofs and others....they even showed him being arrested on may day.....wtf is with these asshole news people. Is it really worth the story to jeopardize an officers life, safety, and family for a story......to say nothing about the other in possible in depth investigations are now compromised because of this act.........BOYCOTT FOX NEWS CHICAGO......other hateful comments ill keep to myself..
it is 1120 am and i am listening to 720am wgn and they are reporting that occupychicago is posting pictures of alleged undercover officers involved in arrest of the 5 shitbirds.they are saying what a bad idea this is and questioning the legality.BAD FUCKIN IDEA you fuckin losers.CPD has treated u fuckin losers with nothing but kids gloves and respect.YOU JUST PICKED A FIGHT YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY HANDLE.
On one of the videos, you see a black Lt on the frontline, in the teeth of the melee. Going at it with the asswipe protesters. The Lt has no riot gear or even a helmet. But there he is, dead center, in the heart of it. I had the pleasure of working with this man when he was a PO. He was a kick ass PO. Worked in Housing South, 002, 003, 005, and I think 006. Glad to see that those Lt bars didn't change G.E. one dam bit. We could use a few more white shirts of his ilk.
Thank you FOP for the sandwiches they were a great help being delivered to the front lines where we could not get to a place to eat.
McCarthy had a great plan and it worked. I think all the bosses learned something from him. I hate to think what it would have been like without him. Its about time we had a leader and not a boss.
Success, maybe. I think it was rather a narrowly diverted disaster. They took a risk with our very lives by sending us out there in "Soft Look" in contrary to our training as we were so often reminded on the radio. Our training directed us to wear our helmets at all times to protect our heads but we were ordered not to wear out protective gear because it looks too militaristic or because they thought it might provoke the Black Bloc thereby placing us at the mercy of the anarchists. The only thing that saved us from disaster in my opinion is that they, the anarchists, did not have the numbers they wanted to confront us with. It is more luck than any planning by the department that no one got their heads bashed in because of this decision. That is the truth.
I am so proud of our Chicago policemen and policewomen. What a wonderful job they did this past weekend. Professionalism through and through. Watching on Sunday I was brought to tears thinking of the danger these fine people put themselves through...not just during the Nato conference, but every day. God bless all of them always!
Triumph of The Hair Gels!!!
OT:
Uh-oh, mid 90's coming this weekend with heat indices in the 100s. Are the helmets still available?
For the first time in a looong time, I'm proud to be a chicago police officer!
Anonymous said...
URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL OUTSIDE AGENCIES FROM THE SHERIFF'S POLICE:
We are sorry that we were not allowed to join you guys downtown.
We have an absolute pussy for a Sheriff that couldn't make a decision, a correct decision if his life depended on it. However, I am told he was on 60 minutes talking about how he saved some dead people.
The rank and file patrolman in our department just can not stand this guy. We, along with our Sgts, Lts and exempts at Maywood are all in agreement on this. CPD morale on their worst day could not equal the morale at our HQ tonight. The fact that Milwaukee PD, ILEAS, the State Police and even the Secret Service all put in work while we were held hostage in Maywood is appalling at every level.
I pray to god that each and every law enforcement officer that is eligible to vote for our next sheriff remembers this day and when it is time to elect another sheriff that they vote Tom Dart out of office. I remember when Cathy Touhy was injured and CPD gave that POS judge who let the offender walk a shellac job at the polls. We need to do this again, except to Dart.
I am aware that you feel that all professional courtesy should be revoked for Cook County. I do not blame you. However, if you will look at the bigger picture and the painfully evident lack of LEADERSHIP being forced upon us, perhaps you will reconsider.
Kudo's to the guys & gals in blue. And to the Seatle PD, I appoligize for our mayor's stupid, stupid comparrison. Those of us who work the streets know full well that the numbers of "protesters" you delt with was much larger than what we faced. Had Chicago had the numbers you delt with we would have had our asses handed to us.
Too tired to think or write much right now - but an immediate
THANK YOU, CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS AND ALL OTHER RESPONDERS WHO GOT US THROUGH NATO IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING.
Emanuel looked really alone in that train station this morning -- he had to run after people to get them to shake hands.
Good riddance to the miserable, disruptive 1%, the out-of-town shitheads with $20 pocket cams and bottles of fake theater blood, the shrill Communist lawyers and pathetic morons wearing rubber boots upside-down on their heads, and all the rest of the human refuse that went to make up LoonFest--Chicago 2012.
Good riddance to almost all of them, anyway.
I hope the Molotov crew -- the ones who asked "ever seen a cop on fire?" -- is enjoying their stay in Cook County Jail.
God bless all here. Best wishes and a speedy recovery to those who were injured; everyone get a cold one and lay back and rest with family as best you can.
Everyone did one hell of a job.
Thank God it is over......Those protestors are full of $%^&.
I almost fell out of my chair when Jesse himself on the WGN morning news said he had to cemmend the officers for their fine work.
If u ask me this NATO weekend was a total failure. All this did was make the CPD look soft as puppy shit. The media showed big bad riot gear officers with do-nuts hanging in front of there faces from fishing poles by protesters. One over weight officer in riot gear having heat stroke. (if u can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen) hippies taunting officers with no reciprocation. An officer getting stabbed and no offender shot or killed??? Any officer alive during the 68 riots would surely shake their head in disgust. But that's the Department this is now- soft as puppy shit. As always, stay safe, and get to the range!
(Not a cop here)
Any plan is only as good as it's implementation and in this case it was the cops on the line who did the grunt work, kept their cool, made a show of force when necessary without unduly appearing threatening or abusive - all in all it was a phenomenal display of police professionalism at the very highest level. I congratulate each CPD street cop and offer sincere thanks for proving once again, that CPD is the best - they do not get any better.
Thank you each and all.
Bike patrol were the MVP's of this weekend and were run into the ground. I tried to thank everyone I saw and give them any spare water or food we had.
Some others worth mentioning:
The U.C.'s. They marched every step with these people until the last one was done in the late hours. They gave very important information and helped disarm several of the more violent ones. Reports of pipe bombs being confiscated didn't get much media attention.
Bomb Teams. Enough said. Thank you.
The officers that held the line on Michigan and Cermak.
Some ripped him, some praised him. But whoever was at Homan Command. He worked all day and all night it seemed. He kept people informed and calm. People mad fun of him but it helped hearing on the line that we were on live TV. Who was that guy??
Let's not forget what started this weekend and probably saved many officers lives. The U.C.'s from Intel that basically befriended and lived with the terrorists for months. Those officers deserve every medal we have. They should be the meaning of merit promotion.
For months people have been saying "the intel unit doesn't do shit" and they should be disbanded. Bite your tongue, they quite possibly saved your life.
Everyone else, Thank you.
18 hr days and I wish I could have stayed more and helped more. Incredible sense of pride today.
I will be the first to say that we Chicago Police do get the job done, I have alwyas been pro police and have been at the Bulls Riots, TABD in 2002, Humboldt park riots, 1996 Democratic Convention always with units that had the front line. But I will say that it was real real risky to have the troops out there without helmuts, this had potential for problems, this time it paid off in our favour, butnext time we may pay the price, Great job Supt. McCarthy, D/C Georgas, Commander Kennedy, Anagrone and D/C Gulliford Hard work does pay off
McCarthy looks like the best Sup we have had in years. Thank You.
Lets see what Mccarthy does after this before we annoint him for sainthood. Ill give him his props for this weekend. But what he does from here on out will be the real test.
Anonymous said...
We have to hand it to our mayor. Many thought he was crazy taking the NATO Conference, but he showed them. Too bad we didn't get G8 also our tuff mayor could have handled it no problem.
5/22/2012 07:03:00 AM
Anonymous said...
Our mayor looks like a super star who knows whats best for Chicago. This will hurt police at contact time. Police will look greedy the mayor will look like a leader.
5/22/2012 07:18:00 AM
Is that you Rahm???????
I agree all the blue shirts did a good job, but if you think for one second what are superintendent did was not choreographed you guys are idiots . I laugh when you guys compare different superintendents. When are you gonna realize no matter what dept. cpd, cfd, cps, etc. the head guy is a puppet does his time takes the heat for the problems during his time and leaves with a nice pension. They have no power and by some chance they have some balls like the cfd boss you are replaced. Did you not see Carothers every morning at Malcolm x just one example Mcarthy or any boss can't do shit, but change our cars or our uniforms. Wake up I've said it before pension and healthcare all that matter, so when your sitting at home feeling so proud think about how you gonna get screwed in June sorry but it is reality 19 yrs c.p.d.
Thanks to everyone who helped out a shout out to coppers who came from:
Charlotte Mecklenburg , Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Southern Ileas, anyone else I may have left out and of course our brothers in State Police who can always be counted on.
Thanks for nothing to western suburban Ileas who sat out over funding yet are federally funded and County who always seem sit the big ones yet are always insisting they are the the police.
OUTOFTOWN WHITEBOY MOLOTOV CREW "SUFFERING SENSORY DEPRIVATION," ACCORDING TO OCCUPY LAWYERS
Idiot Michael Deutsch, one of the Com-bloc "National Lawyer's Guild" providing representation to the three bomb-makers arrested here, is crying that the offenders "are being kept in a hostile white cell."
No Iphones or Ipads or anything for a whole few days now.
The scummers have got the best luxury spot in the whole jail -- they are in the Cermak Hospital division, "undergoing observation."
Later today, they are going to wish that this character had kept his big mouth shut; they are going to be put in general population -- next hearing June 12.
Ha. Aaahahahahaha.
Have fun, guys. We won't spoil it for you by saying any more -- except for a hearty "Welcome To Hell."
(Memo to CCDOC -- these are the ones who wanted to know "if you'd ever seen a cop burn.")
First of all, let me commend the front-line people AND the Cops on Bikes. Fine people - ALL OF YOU.
Someone suggested renaming the superintendent, McPatton.
Well listen you little piss ant, this man was with you AND I give him credit for that - BUT HE IS NO PATTON. I would have called an all-out charge at 4:20 and not stood around when those idiots wouldn't move.
At 4:15PM when the permit expired, I would have given the order to the demonstrators to disperse.
I would give them 5 minutes. That is a lot of time. In my day, I would have started firing artillery into them at 4:16 but I have learned over the years to be a little more patient with Commie civilians, even those who wear clown uniforms.
At 4:20PM, I would have started the frontline jamming the protestors with batons. They would move or suffer some really good blows.
By the way, I saw one police officer hit the man's camera with the first baton hit and the second hit him in the solar plexus.
NOW that's playing it the right way. Destroy the camera and then you can destroy the individual.
(I am sure he did not learn that in that pussy training some of you had - that was real guts)
I do not think McCarthy has "leader" status yet. He has to make deep amends for kissing the ass of that Father Phleger Commie, like I had to make amends for slapping that soldier.
I WILL give him credit for standing by you but I give him an F for not taking control at 4:20PM and showing the world, CPD has world-class cops that can handle some raggety little bastards who needed a royal ass-kicking that they should have gotten from Mommy and Daddy.
Also, those State Police guys looked really big in back of CPD. What did they do, recruit all of them off the farms downstate? They looked pretty menacing and I would have liked to see them kick some Commie ass as well.
MY summary of the battle? Not even action to merit any medals but I do want to see some real payback for the officer stabbed in the leg - that is attempted murder and let the Commie bastard stay in jail with no bond.
Get some downstate hangin' judge (not anyone from Cook County) to give him a real sentence.
McCarthy is definitely better (at least in this instance) than that J-Fled fellow ever was - but that doesn't make McCarthy a McPatton.
He should have opened up on the protestors, kicked all their asses (he had the superior force - PLUS those big State Troopers) and then have told that Rahm guy he had no choice but to disperse the crowd.
I would have told Rahm off because I WOULD have told the troops to clear the streets at 4:20 and by 4:30 they would be stacking up those Commies like firewood.
Not enough blood and guts for me, but the CPD at least held the line.
Range Instructer said...
If u ask me this NATO weekend was a total failure. All this did was make the CPD look soft as puppy shit. The media showed big bad riot gear officers with do-nuts hanging in front of there faces from fishing poles by protesters. One over weight officer in riot gear having heat stroke. (if u can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen) hippies taunting officers with no reciprocation. An officer getting stabbed and no offender shot or killed??? Any officer alive during the 68 riots would surely shake their head in disgust. But that's the Department this is now- soft as puppy shit. As always, stay safe, and get to the range!
5/22/2012 03:20:00 PM
First off if you were a range INSTRUCTOR, you would know how to spell the word. Second, anybody in that full turtle gear and helmet was probably on the verge of falling out, but they kept going. Last but not least, any asshat would know if there were other cops and citizens in the immediate area, how in the hell are you going to draw your weapon and fire. I would imagine the asshole who stabbed the copper was immediately handled in a very proper way. If you are on the department then don't ever ask for an assist or backup again from all the failures. As for my own personal opinion, the Police Officers who were downtown the entire time are what makes this department the finest department in the country. A brother and sisterhood like no other. We take care of our own and any other police agency that may need help. A big salute to ISP and all the outside agencies who stood with us. You are awesome.
Thank you FOP for the sandwiches they were a great help being delivered to the front lines where we could not get to a place to eat.
Yes the FOP helped us out a lot by getting the troops food They served 8000 sandwiches over 4 days no one went hungry Thank You FOP
Anonymous said...
Does Kirby get any credit?
5/22/2012 08:24:00 AM
You know what? Not FUCKING SOUL other than the men & women that were actually WORKING the front lines deserve any fucking credit.
Ignorant bitches who don't do shit but offer up BS ideas that get ignored didn't do a fucking thing to keep control out there.
Man, you sycophants that just GOTTA lick your bosses asshole in public need to wake the fuck up and realize who it was who actually did the fucking work out there.
All the dipshits downtown did was tell us where we had to wear and that they were gonna cut loose from us if the fucked up the protestors. THAT'S FUCKING IT.
It was up to the men and women of the CPD as to whether or not they were going to abide or not.
THAT'S who deserves credit, not any fucking bosshole looking to get another fucking 30K a year promotion.
And the whining and misguided criticism continues some of you still cant get it through your little pin heads that CPD now has a superintendent. High fives to the troops on the ground and G MAC who was there with them.
I pray to god that each and every law enforcement officer that is eligible to vote for our next sheriff remembers this day and when it is time to elect another sheriff that they vote Tom Dart out of office. I remember when Cathy Touhy was injured and CPD gave that POS judge who let the offender walk a shellac job at the polls. We need to do this again, except to Dart.
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Won't vote for Dart again after reading what his people say about him. I do recall helping to vote out Judge Passarella........my sister was a cop too. It was awesome to dispatch that asshole.
And the dumb fucking mayor goes out and shakes the hands of citizens 'for their inconvenience.'
I'll bet that fucker doesn't go to one district to say thank you.
Thank you to all the outside units and the rest of my brothers/sisters in blue.
Hopefully this brought us closer together--we will need to stick together over all the contract issues that are coming.
Anonymous said...
We have to hand it to our mayor. Many thought he was crazy taking the NATO Conference, but he showed them. Too bad we didn't get G8 also our tuff mayor could have handled it no problem.
5/22/2012 07:03:00 AM
Nice of you to visit the blog Rahmbolina.
Anonymous said...
Does Kirby get any credit?
5/22/2012 08:24:00 AM
Yes, Deb, you get some credit too.
Anonymous said...
SCC: Why did you find it necessary to take this shot: "That doesn't come from some outsider attempting to re-invent policing in Chicago, though we fully expect him to be taking all the glory." Kind of a cheap shot in view of his recent performance, don't ya think?
5/22/2012 08:39:00 AM
This was one incident. His track record full of ridiculous lies and his arrogance and bullying tactics aren't erased because he was out there.
Yes, he does deserve credit. But you can't reverse history--his excuse for closing the beaches, his St. Sabina performance (and BTW, the words in his speech were stolen from an author he heard speak in NY) and him throwing a copper under the bus after a shooting while opening his big yap.
Yes. It was a good decision for him to be out there, but we don't know his underlying motivation for doing so--to save his job? To try to restore his reputation? To get more face-time on TV?
His emotion seemed genuine, so I will give him some credit and a little more respect than I gave him before NATO.
Don't go crazy with the praise for him--he's still a flim-flam man like 9.5.
Success, maybe. I think it was rather a narrowly diverted disaster. They took a risk with our very lives by sending us out there in "Soft Look" in contrary to our training as we were so often reminded on the radio. Our training directed us to wear our helmets at all times to protect our heads but we were ordered not to wear out protective gear because it looks too militaristic or because they thought it might provoke the Black Bloc thereby placing us at the mercy of the anarchists. The only thing that saved us from disaster in my opinion is that they, the anarchists, did not have the numbers they wanted to confront us with. It is more luck than any planning by the department that no one got their heads bashed in because of this decision. That is the truth.
5/22/2012 12:57:00 PM
You write the truth. After all the grinning, high-fiving, back-slapping and congratulating are over, the fact remains, it was a narrowly avoided disaster. That is the truth. Our men and women acted professionally and did us all proud, but luck was with us, plain and simple.
Does Kirby get any credit?
5/22/2012 08:24:00 AM
None that is deserved.
From a cop who walked with the stinky crybaby protesters, we saw all of the outside cops on standby and knew you had our backs if anything happened, we totally appreciate you being there with us, and if you didn't get in the mix, don't even sweat it, your presence gave us the lift we needed to deal with anything. All in all, they had nothing, just a lot of talk, a lot of ignorant pointless yelling and a lot of people who needed a bath, a life, and a good ass whipping there parents never gave them. Blac bloc was the ultimate fail group, totally loud mouths, brain washed hippie losers. I thought the old democratic convention in Chicago was forgotten, but yes, in Chicago, if you want to come here and fuck around with us, DO EXPECT TO GET YOUR ASS HANDED TO YOU, PERIOD. Only this time, we will do it legally! To the old timers from the convention, you put us on the map, showed how it was done and frankly, think you were the best ever!! We will always have have the utmost respect for you guys. Oh, and RAHM, please have a little more care about the officers on the front line, the salvation army lunches of turkey bologna, or peanut butter and jelly were a real slap in the face, our lockups have better meals than what you gave us to eat. It's that attention to detail that really stinks. The water was expired from 2009!! Thanks RAHM!!!! Considering how much the FEDS gave us, we should have eaten like royalty, but we ate like bums, but yet again we did our jobs, and handled it.
Anonymous said...
let the real fight now begin, it shouldn't be too long until the real fighters of the revolution attack the chicago police, and those soliders of the revolution aren't the "black bloc" that half the officers on the force were having nightmares about for weeks prior to this
they are the hackers, and manipulators of the internet, propaganda spreaders.....the ones breaking down all the video and studying the photos from this weekend and finding your names, address, childrens information, credit card numbers, license plate numbers and etc, information that is free for the taking. They are younger, smarter, and more motivated than any of you and a global force united that cant be shot, tazed, gassed or sprayed. now chicago's police will pay with their personel information being leaked to the internet, i hope it was worth taking one in the ass again from the city guys.....
once that info is out, its out there for good....best of luck to everyone and their future identity protection!
=- so close your eyes, clench your butts and whisper to yourself...."its just the internet; its not real life".........or is it? -=
5/22/2012 09:39:00 AM
Obviously an occupier--go take a bath, then go fill out some job applications.
To 5:13....ILEAS Region 3 was present and accounted for. They are the western suburbs of Kane, Kendall, McHenry, Dekalb, Lasalle, Grundy, Will and Kankakee Counties. I'll admit we didn't do much, but that was based on CPD Command Staff, not for lack of wanting. We were constantly told we weren't going anywhere near the fight per our imbedded CPD Liaison.
Hey Range Instructer, times have changed. Go fuck yourself. I have no idea what you were seeing. Stay safe and go stick your head IN A range!!
Lets enjoy this for a moment then get on to tackling these important issues with the same teamwork , brotherhood and professionalism we displayed this weekend.
Proud to be CPD
5/22/2012 10:53:00 AM
Excellent idea. Hope we appreciate each other a little more, and can stick together like we did during NATO.
If Chris Kennedy was in Englewood P/Os would be fighting to get there and work for him.
What a great leader
Does Kirby get any credit?
Yes, and so does Georgas!
Anybody remember when Rahm was attributed with saying he was going to "stick it in the Cops ear" and walk The Patrolman back to the 19th Century regarding standard of living?
Only Patrolmen will remember.
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Did 9.5 really say that? Or are you making that up BCP?
Anonymous said...
For the first time in a looong time, I'm proud to be a chicago police officer!
5/22/2012 01:56:00 PM
Kinda like Michelle Obama and the 'never been proud of America'?
Idiot. What were you, ashamed? If so, why?
I am aware that you feel that all professional courtesy should be revoked for Cook County. I do not blame you. However, if you will look at the bigger picture and the painfully evident lack of LEADERSHIP being forced upon us, perhaps you will reconsider.
5/22/2012 02:00:00 PM
We will. Thanks for the background. Keep us posted. Why are you guys so disgusted with him?
Range Instructer said...
If u ask me this NATO weekend was a total failure. All this did was make the CPD look soft as puppy shit. The media showed big bad riot gear officers with do-nuts hanging in front of there faces from fishing poles by protesters. One over weight officer in riot gear having heat stroke. (if u can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen) hippies taunting officers with no reciprocation. An officer getting stabbed and no offender shot or killed??? Any officer alive during the 68 riots would surely shake their head in disgust. But that's the Department this is now- soft as puppy shit. As always, stay safe, and get to the range!
5/22/2012 03:20:00 PM
Did you know that the donut with a hole in it was a symbol for people left out of Medicare a few years back? My 85 year-old father told me that.
You're an idiot. There were more cameras than people there. Use force for no reason other than to show how bad you are will land you in jail.
What were we supposed to do, punch people who were calling us names like 8 year-olds on the playground? These people were idiots--the officers out there picked up on that right away. We laughed at them, and when we did, they sheepishly walked on with their tails between their legs.
Too bad you didn't sign your name to your 2 cents, because your ass should be yanked off the range.
A very big thank you to all of you! The front line folks, the bike unit, the UC's, The Lt. getting hit, the Fist (I know who you are!) those in reserve, those on the corners, those in the districts, the dispatchers, CFD, McNuggets and the Bosses, and the plethora of outside units who were there. I know I'm not the only one who watched and wanted to be there on the front with you even though we already worked that day. All of you made me one hell of a proud CPD copper! Get some rest, crack a few cold ones and wind down. We owned these bitches citywide!
Wake up I've said it before pension and healthcare all that matter, so when your sitting at home feeling so proud think about how you gonna get screwed in June sorry but it is reality 19 yrs c.p.d.
5/22/2012 04:44:00 PM
So true--but to young guys, they don't get it--they don't think that far ahead, and don't care about the retirees. They have to start grasping the concept that they too, will be retired one day. We don't just have 'working condition' issues, we have issues for what happens to us after retirement.
I am aware that you feel that all professional courtesy should be revoked for Cook County. I do not blame you. However, if you will look at the bigger picture and the painfully evident lack of LEADERSHIP being forced upon us, perhaps you will reconsider.
5/22/2012 02:00:00 PM
Relax County guy. That was one idiot, and I am guessing that he doesn't have any friends.
Sup McCarty did an outstanding job....you were there with us!!! PLEASE stay with us..don't let the Mayor, Aldermen, Reporters or punk ass thugs shit on us anymore! You saw us first hand...give us our raises that we deserve & the respect that we should get!!! You are now all we have...PLEASE STAND UP FOR US ALWAYS!!!! Thank You Sir.
Thank You Rahm....It backfired on you! You know see how the Good, Law-abiding, tax paying citizens feel about us!!! God Bless our CPD....GREAT JOB!!!!
Thanks for Chicago that was clean, protected and safe during Nato.
Gee...I wonder how many $millions the city raked in for this four day event. What a crock of shit that was. For four days the loop was a ghost town because of all the bad hype about crazed mutant Anarchist burning and pillaging
the downtown area. Businesses and restaurants were crying for a lack of customers for the entire time this circus was in town. But it won't be the fault of the Evil Racoon. He was too busy having a good time with the Prez and world leaders. Why should he care...it wasn't his money.
Give Supt. McCarthy his due. He has to take orders just like all of us. I didn't like some of the things he said and did when he first came to town BUT He was on the front lines with his troops and in the same danger as everyone. I appreciate him being with us when the going got tough. Thank you Sir!
From an old 68 vet. Great Job I was with all of you in spirit. God bless all of you.
I will be leaving soon with over twenty five on the job. I have a son-in-law on the job that was there
at 22 & Cermack. I can leave with my head held high. He is starting his career with his chest out. Don't let this opportunity pass Mr. Mayor and Supt McCarthy to keep the moral high. PLEASE!
Take care of the troops, and the troops will take care of you....
07:56 am poster
Now we all know that you probably just got off from a rough 1st watch beat car someplace.
But 1 letter in 1 word did make me LMAO!
Just a little info for CPD officers… Apparently a bartender at the Westend bar in the west loop on Madison is one of those Occupy Chicago people. Fine who cares - until he started posted negative shit about the police on a female friend’s Facebook (Calling us “pigs” and posting pics of cops from other protests being attacked). Beware out there for haters like this: MICKY ROCHE
I am finally proud to be a Chicago Police Officer. It only took 10 years.
Anybody remember when Rahm was attributed with saying he was going to "stick it in the Cops ear" and walk The Patrolman back to the 19th Century regarding standard of living?
Only Patrolmen will remember.
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Did 9.5 really say that? Or are you making that up BCP?
5/22/2012 06:59:00 PM
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Not the original poster here, but, he definitely said the 'stick it in their ear' line.
I don't doubt he said the other one, too. Do a web search - I'm too exhausted to hunt it down to
Anonymous said...
let the real fight now begin, it shouldn't be too long until the real fighters of the revolution attack the chicago police, and those soliders of the revolution aren't the "black bloc" that half the officers on the force were having nightmares about for weeks prior to this
they are the hackers, and manipulators of the internet, propaganda spreaders.....the ones breaking down all the video and studying the photos from this weekend and finding your names, address, childrens information, credit card numbers, license plate numbers and etc, information that is free for the taking. They are younger, smarter, and more motivated than any of you and a global force united that cant be shot, tazed, gassed or sprayed. now chicago's police will pay with their personel information being leaked to the internet, i hope it was worth taking one in the ass again from the city guys.....
once that info is out, its out there for good....best of luck to everyone and their future identity protection!
=- so close your eyes, clench your butts and whisper to yourself...."its just the internet; its not real life".........or is it? -=
5/22/2012 09:39:00 AM
Obviously an occupier--go take a bath, then go fill out some job applications....
union guy here, happily employed, bathed and making twice what you do......unlike yall I'm not brain washed and know what's actually happening on the streets/Internet .....just givin ya guys a warning
Too bad you didn't sign your name to your 2 cents, because your ass should be yanked off the range.
5/22/2012 07:14:00 PM
Isn't that a favorite thing to say by JA in Area 2 range ??? Just asking ???
Anonymous said...
McSupe needs a take a real vacation after this...and then Rahm needs to offer that man A RAISE. If the
last administration can pay that idiot Weis $310g
per year, McCarthy deserves AT LEAST AS MUCH,
if not MORE. At least McCarthy was/is a COP,
and it's apparent from how he handled himself
and his troops over the weekend that he appears
to know HOW TO LEAD.
5/22/2012 05:54:00 AM
Wow, are you serious? The Superintendent did a good job and is already well compensated. What about the troops who received a 1% raise in our last year of our contract and who are facing elimination of of baby furlo and personal days, reductions in our holidays, reduced pensions, increased contributions and increased age of retirement? You are obviously not a cop in Chicago.
Range Instructer said...
If u ask me this NATO weekend was a total failure. All this did was make the CPD look soft as puppy shit...
Just fuckin great! An inside guy, passing judgement on those who were
actually out & in the shit. You're
a fuckin embarrassment. That is, if you are, or ever were the police. Either way. just Shut The Fuck UP!
@ 5/22/2012 06:59:00 PM...
9.5 most definitely said that.
See Walter Jacobson's Perspective... (29 Mar 12)
Mentioned in the Scum-Times around that time but they seem to have "conveniently" scrubbed it from their archives.
O_o?
Fuckery in furtherance?
The Scum-Times appear to have purchased The Reader.
This is the long time coming "Shut The Fuck Up" being put in place for Joravsky & Friends digging up and exposing the political fuckery of Daley Inc. and Rahm & Co.
If Mr. Joravsky were smart, he'd have several pre-addressed duplicate envelopes labeled "Please Mail In The Event of My Mysterious/Unexplained Disappearance/Demise" secreted and known only to trusted confidants.
The criminal-political class of Chicago is governed by no known rule of law or civility.
High powered fuckery observed going the other way at very high speed?
Pat Fitz is "stepping down."
*Crickets... Empty Flamin' Hots bag blowing in the wind... A rat scampers... A dog sniffs in curiousity, squats and takes a shit... Drunken laughter, a breaking bottle then drunken crying...*
Hmmm... Flaming Tutu is making some moves?
They hate The Patrolman... The word stands for something they can't buy, barter or trade for...
Heh... Just a big, dumb, brutal, uncouth and under-educated blue suit making some observations.
The bloated 300+ pound, corrupted Chicago body politic is decayed and melted into the shag carpet.
Stinks to the heavens but the powers that be laugh because they know it can't be moved without it bursting open and spilling putrifaction everywhere...
"Anybody got a sharp knife?"
"Man! What the fuck are you about to do?"
I'm sure Rahm will show his appreciation come contract time..... sarcasm off.
You know it pained him to publicly praise us but he felt it was the right thing to do politically. He couldn't care less about us he's out for himself and his fucked up agendas.
Soon he'll be publicly bashing us as no good greedy bastards that don't want to "share the sacrifice". Has he or his staff or any of his connected friends "shared the sacrifice" so far? Hell no, in fact he's given his staff healthy raises.
Anonymous said...
OUTOFTOWN WHITEBOY MOLOTOV CREW "SUFFERING SENSORY DEPRIVATION," ACCORDING TO OCCUPY LAWYERS
Idiot Michael Deutsch, one of the Com-bloc "National Lawyer's Guild" providing representation to the three bomb-makers arrested here, is crying that the offenders "are being kept in a hostile white cell."
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Give them what they want. Put them in with the general population. Then they won't be in a hostile "white cell" anymore.
In reading some of the negative comments posted here I see that most of those posters don't know what they are talking about. You talk about 1968 and how CPD kicked ass and took names. It was a different time then involving the arrogance of the mayor( Richard the 1ST) poor planning and communication and officers on the line without proper equipment,training,relief and except for a few bosses poor or no leadership that lead to a break down in discipline resulting in a bad rap for CPD and CHICAGO. What I witnessed this weekend made me and I'm sure others who served under superintendents who's leadership skills were suspect proud. It was inspiring to see the top guy get out there with his people doing the same things they were asked to do under the same adverse conditions and on the World stage hats off to CPD from the beat guys and gals the planners, intelligence, support units, and the outside agencies . So to all you naysayers and whiners "put up or shut up" or better yet just quit and take your pieces of paper that claim you possess some superior intellect and go bother someone else who may want to put up with your BS leave this profession to the dedicated men and women who are the real "POLICE". Again great job guys gals and G-MAC.
Anonymous said...
McSupe needs a take a real vacation after this...and then Rahm needs to offer that man A RAISE. If the
last administration can pay that idiot Weis $310g
per year, McCarthy deserves AT LEAST AS MUCH,
if not MORE. At least McCarthy was/is a COP,
and it's apparent from how he handled himself
and his troops over the weekend that he appears
to know HOW TO LEAD.
5/22/2012 05:54:00 AM
Wow, are you serious? The Superintendent did a good job and is already well compensated. What about the troops who received a 1% raise in our last year of our contract and who are facing elimination of of baby furlo and personal days, reductions in our holidays, reduced pensions, increased contributions and increased age of retirement? You are obviously not a cop in Chicago.
5/23/2012 08:27:00 AM
Garry, Garry, Garry - you're already well-paid. Stay off the blog.
Anybody remember when Rahm was attributed with saying he was going to "stick it in the Cops ear" and walk The Patrolman back to the 19th Century regarding standard of living?
Only Patrolmen will remember.
--------
Did 9.5 really say that? Or are you making that up BCP?
5/22/2012 06:59:00 PM
==
Not the original poster here, but, he definitely said the 'stick it in their ear' line.
I don't doubt he said the other one, too. Do a web search - I'm too exhausted to hunt it down to
5/23/2012 12:47:00 AM
Damn, I was tired. Meant to finish that line with 'tonight'.
Success will be when the FOP negotiates a great contract for the police after NATO. The police showed professionalism, now its time for the City to show their thanks and give us a decent contract without a lot of cuts and b.s. propaganda.
5/22/2012 11:19:00 AM
It would have been a small bargaining tool if our contract would be negotiated by this June. Since we missed the deadline to file, we will have to wait a year. By that time everyone will have forgotten.
The FOP contends that they are still negotiating our contract for this year but that is apparently an untruth. It is a few days before June and the rank and file have no concrete list of what we are asking for and what the city is asking for. We should have known by now....
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
let the real fight now begin, it shouldn't be too long until the real fighters of the revolution attack the chicago police, and those soliders of the revolution aren't the "black bloc" that half the officers on the force were having nightmares about for weeks prior to this
they are the hackers, and manipulators of the internet, propaganda spreaders.....the ones breaking down all the video and studying the photos from this weekend and finding your names, address, childrens information, credit card numbers, license plate numbers and etc, information that is free for the taking. They are younger, smarter, and more motivated than any of you and a global force united that cant be shot, tazed, gassed or sprayed. now chicago's police will pay with their personel information being leaked to the internet, i hope it was worth taking one in the ass again from the city guys.....
once that info is out, its out there for good....best of luck to everyone and their future identity protection!
=- so close your eyes, clench your butts and whisper to yourself...."its just the internet; its not real life".........or is it? -=
5/22/2012 09:39:00 AM
It sounds like you are one of the protestors who also has a gripe with the police. I would ask that your people restrain yourselves from illegal activity to innocent people because that does not help your cause. All police are not your enemy just as all occupy folks are not enemies of the police. We may share some views on the state of things in this country. Remember that and try to work with the police rather than antagonize them. Your cause has no defined leader or message -at this point- to make enemies of law enforcement as you attempted to do in Chicago and a host of other places is only going to hurt your cause and turn off the politicians and public you seek to send a message to.
The occupy movement CAN be a social effort for good, provided you all get organized, register voters, run for office, stay out of illegal activities, ban the violent people who give your movement a bad name, get a defined message and strategically work towards your goals. As a young person you might think that being violent or just hanging out at protests will do the trick however in this country, which is older and more fixed in its ideals than you, only organization and persistence will serve you. Be smart to be effective. Seek to reach out to others who have similar beliefs, don't seek to repel. This is not the 60s despite your desire for it to be. Good luck and stay safe.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
If Chris Kennedy was in Englewood P/Os would be fighting to get there and work for him.
What a great leader
5/22/2012 06:42:00 PM
Retired 2 years from 001 and I'd follow him to Englewood!
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