Another Brilliant Idea
- The burly officer watching over the bike racks at a Boston-area transportation hub is a real stiff.
As part of an effort to cut crime at the Alewife MBTA subway and bus station in Cambridge, transit police placed a cardboard cutout of a police officer in the bicycle cage. Hundreds of people use the racks daily.
Deputy Chief Robert Lenehan says the fake cop, along with video cameras and a new lock, has cut bike thefts by 67 percent.
Wow.
Maybe 50 of so cardboard cutouts of officers could be posted up and down Michigan Avenue to deter wilding?
Maybe another 100 could be posted in violence zones across the city to reduce spending on VRI?
Or even better, maybe someone could develop an inflatable Officer for that "3D look" to be deployed everywhere and ride shotgun with 10-99 units to alleviate manpower shortages and provide even more illusions of safety.
Keep them away from the red light and speed cameras though - Rahm wants every nickel he can squeeze out of those things.
Maybe 50 of so cardboard cutouts of officers could be posted up and down Michigan Avenue to deter wilding?
Maybe another 100 could be posted in violence zones across the city to reduce spending on VRI?
Or even better, maybe someone could develop an inflatable Officer for that "3D look" to be deployed everywhere and ride shotgun with 10-99 units to alleviate manpower shortages and provide even more illusions of safety.
Keep them away from the red light and speed cameras though - Rahm wants every nickel he can squeeze out of those things.
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
67 Comments:
Maybe 50 of so cardboard cutouts of officers could be posted up and down Michigan Avenue to deter wilding
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Better yet, how about aldercreatures, after all they rubber stamp everything anyway. Look at the money that could be saved.
Maybe he will put cutouts of children by the red light cameras. No one said the "children present" rule had to consist of breathing children.
If they placed 50 dummies in the City Council Chambers the mayor could still get his rubber stamp from them. The only cost would be the original purchase of the blow up dummies. Look at all the salaries that could be cut from the budget !
Think they should put cut outs of the ALPHA GIRLS...at every L-stop on the westside...maybe it will reduce crime...come on this department is such a joke ,it can't hurt...just sayin
Officer Flat Stanley, reporting for duty.
Don't give him any ideas...he'll replace us with these.
Reminds me of the inflatable autopilot in Airplane.
Just keep in mind that there is a manual inflation valve just below the officers' beltline.
Psssh like this city would dish out money for cardboard lol! We could however use a cardboard cut out as the superintendent. Morale would most certainly increase.
Great idea!! replace the useless clouted fatassed do-nothings citywide. just the savings from their deleted careers could finance hiring more real police, say 10,000 for a start!!!!!
We have had cardboard cut-outs in the City Council for years, nothing new.
Better yet, how about 50 cardboard cut-outs in the likeness of the worthless city council members.
OT: Looks like last week's anonymous posting on SCC about the charges being dismissed against the four wilding suspects is heating up the SA office.
http://www.suntimes.com/21770721-761/prosecutor-says-she-quit-after-demotion-for-dropping-charges-in-wilding-case.html
Recall about 15 years ago or so, the ISP parked empty patrol cars with mannequins at the wheel at various spots on 90, 55, 290, etc... It worked for about the first week at best and then once people realized they weren't real they were ignored. At one point, the car parked by the oasis on 90 had a Dunkin Donuts box left on top of it.
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Great idea. Chicago's Cardboard Cop should be of McNoCrime.
Life size, all spiffed out in his Monday Morning TV Comedy Routine Uniform. Wearing his hat, one hand pointing his trusty Streetlight Gun, Biff, the other hand hanging at his side holding an open bottle of Gordon's Gin.
But Tiny Dancer better place a double order as most will wind up in Da Hood being used for target practice. (though that'd be sorta good, they fricken need it)
Anonymous said...
If they placed 50 dummies in the City Council Chambers the mayor could still get his rubber stamp from them. The only cost would be the original purchase of the blow up dummies. Look at all the salaries that could be cut from the budget !
8/07/2013 12:50:00 AM
There are already 51 dummies in there now!
OT
I know about 10 more officers will post this but here it goes anyway.
In regards to the little apple pickers wilding out and having the charges dropped. This explains what happened. A blog is also mentioned fyi.
http://www.suntimes.com/21770721-761/ex-prosecutor-i-was-demoted-for-dropping-charges-in-wilding.html
Maybe we can fire the streetlight assassin and just use a cardboard cutout of him. We would get the same results.
ISP years back used to park an old squad on the westbound shoulder of the northwest tollway near the O'hare tollbooth. One day somebody left a box of doughnuts on the hood.
They would soon look like signs on country roads.....bullet ridden.
Reminds me of the ISP Tollway idea a few years back where they parked a squad on the shoulder with a uniformed mannequin in an effort to slow traffic down. It worked for like a week until word got out then people kept piling Dunkin DOnuts boxes on the squad.........
stop arresting that kid that keeps impersonating the police and have him stand around the bike racks
It remind me when the Illinois State Trooper place mark car on the Interstate to slow down drivers. didn"'t work for long
Years ago the Indiana State police put plywood cut outs of squads next to the interstate to get folks to slow down. Of course being Indiana... well... someone began shooting at them. No big deal until the idiot fired at a real squad sitting on the side of the road... idea was quashed the next day.
That would be one sure fire way to punish the Rhamthief, have a squad car sit a few feet away from the all the speed cameras. Once these theft devices start popping up we should make an effort to sit on them as much as possible and dip their effectiveness. WE could still write the speeders whenever APPROPRIATE, but his venture to soak the taxpayers for $$ will be thwarted. Just need to find the location where they are hidden and make the effort. We have the obligation to protect the citizens of this city from thugs, killers and thieves, and that includes government officials. Sometimes though, you can't take the crook into custody and get him or her charged, so this is a very plausible alternative.
Anonymous said...
Psssh like this city would dish out money for cardboard lol! We could however use a cardboard cut out as the superintendent. Morale would most certainly increase.
8/07/2013 02:15:00 AM
Emanuel would seek donations from the business community to help pay for the cost of the cardboard and printing. By time he was done the cardboard cops would cost more than real police, the City would steal five times the stated cost and the business community would take a twenty million dollar write off on their taxes.
The City would sucker Ricketts into buying advertising on each one. The Daley and George law firm in concert with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. would negotiate a lease deal and the whole program would be leased to the United Arab Emirates for 150 years.
Andy Shaw would be seen scratching his head and Ben Joravsky will write countless articles on how much TIF money was lost on the deal.
maybe they can get cut outs of k. bartuch n the rest of the misfits from weis policy group that will reduce crime who needs old fashion police work anyway.
This is not a new idea for Chicago. Ever take a close look at the City Council?
Or the Exempt members of the Police and Fire Depts.The only difference is the cardboard figures are clearly more intelligent than the real thing. And certainly have more integrity.
Ask Rahm if he would like cardboard cut outs of police officers guarding his family and house.... doubt he would go for that idea. It's a great idea until it affects someone important like him. That kind of ridiculous policy is only good enough for the taxpaying commoner. I'd like to see cardboard aldermen running the city council- think of all the money we'd save! No six figure salaries, no 75K slush fund per alder thief, no officers detailed to protect them- the city would run pretty smoothly without the real ones around anyway.
Don't laugh. If it's up to Rahmmie & McSnootful you're looking at your new partner. I've had a couple partners that I thought were cardboard and now they're command staff.
Anonymous said...
Just keep in mind that there is a manual inflation valve just below the officers' beltline.
8/07/2013 01:47:00 AM
That's just for supervisors
Maybe the could use the cutouts to replace unit 704 the dept would save a lot of money and the results would be the same
Sgt P. Lt C public transportation section its 07 Aug 2013 do you know where your units vehicles are and what they are being used for.
Psssh like this city would dish out money for cardboard lol!
It would if Rahm was buddies with a cardboard vendor. There's TIF money for that, right?
Check out today's Sun Times story about the ASA that "resigned" over the wilding case where the charges were dropped. Of course you'll love the part where she blames CPD for leaving out pertinent facts.
Good idea.
How about 25 cardboard aldermen?
Chicago would save REAL money going down to 25 live aldermen.
Wednesday, 07 Aug 13 - 1234 hours - Admin Mgr. A. C-H left the Acadmey in her personal vehicle.
Is she going home already?
Rahm or McCarthy were told by there wives that "flattery never hurts" and they took it the wrong way.
Holograms work!
I'd say we get 25 cut outs of Alderthieves and place them around City Hall and in Council hearings. Instant savings of millions!
If they cut my pension I will be just as good as a cardboard cut out but he may do more work than me.
And everyone laughed at my idea a while back putting mannequins in every beat car to make it look like a two man unit. Of course in most cases you will probably get more work out of the mannequin than the human cop. And of course great for the city. No pay, no benefits, and no back talk.
Great idea, first Rham's cousin will open up a cardboard cutout business and then will magically get the city contract and then charge the taxpayers $2500.00 a piece.
I just heard Vanecko & Company has opened a printing business in response to the inquiry about cardboard cutouts of police officers in Chicago...
That cardboard cut out would do more work than me! I would be able to park in the box than go workout for a few hours while my stand-in covers for me. Win Win!
Posted a couple years ago: why don't we put uniform shirts on the homeless?
The states attorney who resigned over the wilding case was one of the better asa's at juvenile court. There has to be more to it then what's being written.Cases are dropped all the time without asa's being punished like that.
Silly people is right. Heaven help you guys..............
The violence plagued areas are a reflection of its leadership. Vote Danny Davis, Michael Chandler, Bobby Rush, and half of the Alderman, out. Why is Davis in office when he had to call a summit to find ways to stop the violence? That is ridiculous, he is obvious too stupid to run anything but his big mouth. OK to carry and some feet in behinds will stop crime.
Watch everybody as thefts go up now that people know that the cop there is fake.
My old partner back in the day in Humboldt Park, he used to ride around with a cardboard cut out of "Poncho Villa" in the passenger seat!
He even passed up those dumb old Inspectors and nothing was ever said to him about it! Funny as shit!
Da Pelon
Anonymous said...
Check out today's Sun Times story about the ASA that "resigned" over the wilding case where the charges were dropped. Of course you'll love the part where she blames CPD for leaving out pertinent facts.
8/07/2013 11:42:00 AM
Of course you left out the fact she doesn't care what you think. She is protecting her law license. The next time you go to court make up stuff as you testify under oath. When your testimony is impeached and a CR# is obtained against you and; have a Rule 14 violation against you then you can offer your opinion.
Sort of like when scarecrows scare away blackbirds.
FYI A company allegedly out of New Yawk, and run by Rahm's family member, took control of the HAV (handicap accessible vehicle) Program from Flash Taxi starting on August 1st. On July 30, its system crashed and the company, Open Doors, has been trying to get the taxidrivers to turn over their personal cell phones to the company, for the good of the program. You pay ths bill, you answer the cell phone while driving, you take the ticket. These young know-it--alls tried to run a company dispatching calls with NO dispatch system nor FCC license nor any experience! Needless to say wheelchair riders are left stranded! Rahm created a phony crisis, lack of options for wheelchair riders, he expands the problem, and he will come up with a draconian solution. KIND OF LIKE YOUR PENSION FUNDING!!! Be careful at contract time.
---Mike the city worker
onymous said...
The violence plagued areas are a reflection of its leadership. Vote Danny Davis, Michael Chandler, Bobby Rush, and half of the Alderman, out. Why is Davis in office when he had to call a summit to find ways to stop the violence? That is ridiculous, he is obvious too stupid to run anything but his big mouth. OK to carry and some feet in behinds will stop crime.
8/07/2013 07:15:00 PM
The black community gets enthralled with "Dynamic" speakers. Danny Davis, JJ Sr and Jr and all the Revs speak like Harvard grads but are empty of real solutions. They profit handsomely while the poor and uneducated masses eat up the shit that's put out.
Then again the Daleys, Madigans and the rest of the Democratic Irish clique keep getting elected by the "Educated" so what do I know.
Reminds me of the inflatable autopilot in Airplane.
8/07/2013 01:35:00 AM
His name was Otto!
If Rahm wanted to put an end to the violence he could. If Rahm wanted to get rid of more cops he would but going after city worker pensions is easier and more satisfying for him and the business community.
Well in the 60's I had to work with a guy who used a Big Ben alarm clock set to 4:00 as a radar gun. Worked for him, he had recently been dumped from the "white hat" division
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Check out today's Sun Times story about the ASA that "resigned" over the wilding case where the charges were dropped. Of course you'll love the part where she blames CPD for leaving out pertinent facts.
8/07/2013 11:42:00 AM
Of course you left out the fact she doesn't care what you think. She is protecting her law license. The next time you go to court make up stuff as you testify under oath. When your testimony is impeached and a CR# is obtained against you and; have a Rule 14 violation against you then you can offer your opinion.
She doesn't have to lie about anything. Prep the case with everyone involved, review all of the available evidence and decide what is best to do with the case amongst her supervisors (sounds like that is what she was supposed to do) and the victims (the arrests and charges were based on the victim's information). This sounds like she took everything into her own hands and did what she wanted, that would be like an officer letting an offender go RWOC without consulting with a Sgt, Lt or Capt. That would put an officer on the hot seat to be fired also. If the investigation was flawed, it falls on the investigators (involved officers and detectives).
I would make a great cardboard cut out.
In 019 they are putting a cut out of the XO next to the time due slips
Anonymous said...
Check out today's Sun Times story about the ASA that "resigned" over the wilding case where the charges were dropped. Of course you'll love the part where she blames CPD for leaving out pertinent facts.
8/07/2013 11:42:00 AM
They DID leave out pertinent facts.
Anonymous said...
onymous said...
The violence plagued areas are a reflection of its leadership. Vote Danny Davis, Michael Chandler, Bobby Rush, and half of the Alderman, out. Why is Davis in office when he had to call a summit to find ways to stop the violence? That is ridiculous, he is obvious too stupid to run anything but his big mouth. OK to carry and some feet in behinds will stop crime.
8/07/2013 07:15:00 PM
The black community gets enthralled with "Dynamic" speakers. Danny Davis, JJ Sr and Jr and all the Revs speak like Harvard grads but are empty of real solutions. They profit handsomely while the poor and uneducated masses eat up the shit that's put out.
Then again the Daleys, Madigans and the rest of the Democratic Irish clique keep getting elected by the "Educated" so what do I know.
8/07/2013 09:20:00 PM
If they railed against Daley,Burke,and Madigan the way they rail against Davis,Rush,and JJjr. maybe some things would change.
Thank you so much for your sense of humor and the way you write. I laughed so hard I almost had to call 911 for help!
Good attempt. Won't work. Just like the brass writing officers up in regards to traffic court. Won't work. Coppers will stop writing tickets. Judges don't find them guilty anyway. They rarely pay the fees.
Anonymous said...
In 019 they are putting a cut out of the XO next to the time due slips
8/08/2013 04:45:00 AM
just what we need, that ugly prick scowling in more than one place at a time!
Just call him Otto.
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