Ald. Balcer Says We're Fine
- A proposal to add police positions through the 2014 budget process got a tepid response from the head of the City Council's Committee on Public Safety Wednesday.
"We're hiring more police all the time," said Ald. James Balcer (11th), chairman of the Public Safety Committee. "I just had a graduation the other day."
Ald. James Cappleman said he an email to his ward over the weekend that he and a number of aldermen "are insisting on a commitment of more police officers on the street before we vote on the 2014 City Budget," which is expected to be submitted to the City Council in October.
Of course, cops are still retiring and even McMoron has admitted we're just keeping up with attrition. But of course, all this guy knows is CPD is hiring, so everything must be okay - after all, aldercreatures have jobs for life and probably even a vote after their dead...why not cops?
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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Jimmy jimmy jimmy, again and again you prove your total ignorance, are you still collecting the garbage from your friends who own the restaurant on 35th street by the ballpark? You know jimmy the Irish fast food place that over charges for mediocre food? Jimmy you say you were a Marine, ahh yes truly a merchant Marine, or were you an officer in the army the Salvation Army?
Balcer had a graduation the other day? Pompous ass.
Before everybody on this blog starts bad-mouthing Balcer, people who dont know this guy need to look at his background and history with the police. Balcer has consistently been pro-police and a friend to our department. He's a bonified war hero (Vietnam) who always backed our actions and pushed for pay raises and better equipment. He is one probably the only alderman that doesnt cater to "Storefront Reverends" and race-baiting "Community Activists". So please don't attack this guy on the blog because one statement that got twisted by a piece of crap columnist. Balcer, in my opinion, is the only alderman in this city that deserves to be where he is at.
In the old days this kind of flim-flam would of been pulled off via the bought and paid for main stream media propaganda machine.
However social media is hip to this bullshit.
The CAPS meeting in 019 the actors came shooting blanks.
They refused to answer simple questions about manpower choosing word games and misdirection instead.
This will no longer stand.
Giving handouts with bullshit like here's you robbery totals for the period and they get called out because the robbery totals they gave don't include armed robbery. They go on to blame the computer system. We just asked it for the top ten and this is what we got --
Oh and the blaming of the victims. WTF. People where told that if they are in front of their own house and see someone walking towards them that they need to run inside their house. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PAYING TAXES FOR? THIS?
A new day is dawning. Good cop / bad cop between the aldermen and the brass is tired. Oh we asked for more cops on the beat buy ultimately it's up to the commander. The commander then explains about this detail and that detail and can not or will not answer if there are more cops on the street in the district or not since combining them.
Social media is buzzing. They don't hear it because they are still focused on their old propaganda machines that worked so well for so many years. Election time can't come soon enough.
Cappleman and Tunney (who is a complete tool) are getting hammered by their constituents about the crime in their wards. A few of the sheeple are starting to realize what's going on in their neighborhoods and are making a bit of noise about it. Check out Crime in Boystown and Wrigleyville blogspot.
The City seems ready to cut the number of Aldermen. I am sure they are more than willing to add policemen to keep this blog from pushing that cut to the tipping point. The smart ones will see that.
Anonymous said...
Before everybody on this blog starts bad-mouthing Balcer, people who dont know this guy need to look at his background and history with the police. Balcer has consistently been pro-police and a friend to our department. He's a bonified war hero (Vietnam) who always backed our actions and pushed for pay raises and better equipment. He is one probably the only alderman that doesnt cater to "Storefront Reverends" and race-baiting "Community Activists". So please don't attack this guy on the blog because one statement that got twisted by a piece of crap columnist. Balcer, in my opinion, is the only alderman in this city that deserves to be where he is at.
9/06/2013 01:09:00 AM
His Vietnam credentials say nothing about his voting record at city hall.
for one, he continues to be anti-second ammendment.
i know because i personnaly asked him if his voting record reflected his true stance and opinion.
he is, or has become, an indoctrinated, blind disciple of the daley-brand democratic party.
Anonymous said...
Cappleman and Tunney (who is a complete tool) are getting hammered by their constituents about the crime in their wards. A few of the sheeple are starting to realize what's going on in their neighborhoods and are making a bit of noise about it. Check out Crime in Boystown and Wrigleyville blogspot.
well, these yuppie morons should get with the program and sign up for an Illinois carry permit when they become available in January.
I live in the 44th ward, and 90+-percent of these people are STILL, after decades of escallating bullshit, expecting their ward office, and their government to solve all their problems and wipe their heinies.
and then every two years, they vote for more lib-dems and expect things to change.
they can sleep in the shit sack they make every morning, I'll continue to defend my home, my business, my family and take care of my own problems....
Balcer is an idiot.
he only knows about veteran affairs and things like that. its a very honorable, but he is clueless when it comes to what any city department needs to do its job.
How many officers do we need to work compstat in 012. Apparently THREE!
Tunney is the only alderman who has publicly questioned McCarthy on the # of police. In 2011 he asked how many uniform checks were cut trying to get at an answer. Read this:
http://www.centersquarejournal.com/news/ig-report-reveals-ald-tunneys-barrage-of-questions-for-police
"Questions came from 18 different Alderman, but Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) asked the most, with 17 questions to Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. [A copy of the IG's report can be found at the bottom of this article.] Among the responses to Tunney and other aldermen:
The merged 23rd and 19th district will have 476 officers.
The average response time in 2010 for a domestic disturbance or burglary in progress was 6.2 minutes.
In 2010 had 12,365 sworn officers received their annual uniform allowance check but only 7,047 officers were actually assigned to work a beat.
Last year at the City Council pension hearings he again tried to get an answer by asking how many officers pay into the pension plan. He also asked how many are eligible to retire. I think the goofs on the pension board said about 11,000 paying in and 3500 could retire with full benefits.
I agree about Balcer. I don't agree with the statement and I actually sent the link to SCC (I'm sure others did too). However, the post questioning his service is off base. It is documented that this guy is a hero and actually spent hours going down a ravine under fire recovering dead and wounded marines. Look up the After Action Reports. He is also a big supporter of the police. I know because I have worked with him. A machine guy...yes, police hater...absolutely not. He may be wrong in this story (or misquoted), but overall, I'd take him over most of the other Aldercreatures.
Anonymous said...
Before everybody on this blog starts bad-mouthing Balcer, people who dont know this guy need to look at his background and history with the police. Balcer has consistently been pro-police and a friend to our department. He's a bonified war hero (Vietnam) who always backed our actions and pushed for pay raises and better equipment. He is one probably the only alderman that doesnt cater to "Storefront Reverends" and race-baiting "Community Activists". So please don't attack this guy on the blog because one statement that got twisted by a piece of crap columnist. Balcer, in my opinion, is the only alderman in this city that deserves to be where he is at.
Ahh. Spoken like a true Bridgeport Democrat. Its youse guys that have this city the way it is.
WTF is this guy smoking .....medical hooch? what an incompetent ass.
ssc you hear this one first 12 hrs shifts are coming everyother weelend off will reduce over time n court cost this was started by reitired police of naperville dave im the greatest dial n we are next
He also was the only Alderman who voted against the silly City Council resolution in 2003 opposing US intervention of any kind in Iraq. Who has time to worry about pensions, shortages of police officers, teachers and paramedics, school closings and streets collapsing when they need to spend their time debating US foreign policy and other matters that aldernman have no say whatsoever in. They need to stick to what they do best: shaking down businesses trying to open up in Chicago like Chic Fil-a. BTW: When is the City Council going to come out and oppose US intervention in Syria? I wouldn't be holding my breath waiting for councils in Chicago, SF, Seattle or those other hotbed of civil liberties to oppose "any type of pre-emptive strike" on Syria like they did beofre Iraq. If they did, they woudn't be the hypocrites that we know them to be.
leave balcer alone... he is a friend to the police.
Come on jimmy are you blind also? Stop getting paid off to talk like a goof how many are we short jimmy come on marines don't lie! Or do they sell their soul and have their spine removed when they become alderscum?
His Vietnam credentials say nothing about his voting record at city hall.
for one, he continues to be anti-second ammendment.
i know because i personnaly asked him if his voting record reflected his true stance and opinion.
he is, or has become, an indoctrinated, blind disciple of the daley-brand democratic party.
9/06/2013 08:00:00 AM
god, as a police officer myself i cant stand all the coppers who all of a sudden are patriots of this country. what is it about coppers that all of a sudden when they become the police they all of a sudden have to get tattoos, listen to country music, get big outragous pick up trucks and will all of a sudden live or die for the right to carry a gun. I know alot of guys who could have cared less before they got on this job then all of a sudden they think that they are good ole southern country boys. give me a break. Do you really care that much about the right to carry a gun concealed or not or are you just bitter at the democratic system and want to have concealed carry to spite them. I am not a republican or democrat... but I do consider myself an indepandant that leans towards republican views. Most morons on this job who say they are hardcore republicans have no clue what they want. They bitch and whine that they want the UNION to fight for them but republicans and tea partiers want to disband and break unions. Republicans are also for GETTING RID of our pensions and reforming it.
others claim that they are democrats yet they complain about the ghetto rats getting too much public aid etc but are "chicago democrats". well those dems are the ones spending all of our money, they are the ones handing it all away to the ghetto rats. how about you stop with the extreme right wing or extreme left wing stuff and be your own person. cops are some of the worst people to deal with. We all think we are the best, brightest, smartest know it alls out there who are never wrong. I cant wait to retire and get away from the strokes on this job. loudmouths and know it alls because they get a badge. And another thing, who is the dildo in 002 tac who wears 50 pounds of gear on his vest legs arms etc with the mohawk and army cargo pants and earpiece to work... are you serious??? do you expect dude to take you serious? What a bunch of tools on this job.
Speaking if idiots the 45th ward looks like a bomb hit. Trees down everywhere. The city can't clean up a mess for a week, it like we are Haiti. Arena doesn't have any answers.
Jimmy jimmy jimmy, again and again you prove your total ignorance, are you still collecting the garbage from your friends who own the restaurant on 35th street by the ballpark? You know jimmy the Irish fast food place that over charges for mediocre food? Jimmy you say you were a Marine, ahh yes truly a merchant Marine, or were you an officer in the army the Salvation Army?
9/06/2013 12:10:00 AM
O'Malley's? That jerk is suppose to be ex-CPD, regardless, he and his old lady are both pompous, ignorant assholes. They are so rude, I will not even enter the place.
And, while I applaud Balcer for his military service, it is obvious that as an alderman he was nothing but a water boy for shanks and now he is TD 9.5's water boy. Fuck him.
Please don't bad mouth Tommy. I love his sweet rolls.
Now, Kees me you fool!!!!
I thank Balcer for his service, but that only goes so far, and does not mean that he is a good representative of his constituents. All of the city council needs to wake up and see what is really happening in this city, but except for one or two, they won't, because they are either scared or in Rahm's back pocket.
Before everybody on this blog starts bad-mouthing Balcer, people who dont know this guy need to look at his background and history with the police. Balcer has consistently been pro-police and a friend to our department. He's a bonified war hero (Vietnam) who always backed our actions and pushed for pay raises and better equipment. He is one probably the only alderman that doesnt cater to "Storefront Reverends" and race-baiting "Community Activists". So please don't attack this guy on the blog because one statement that got twisted by a piece of crap columnist. Balcer, in my opinion, is the only alderman in this city that deserves to be where he is at.
9/06/2013 01:09:00 AM
AND he is Gene Roys clout. Thanks for playing
Wow, Tracey Ladner sends a message out to the entire department that they want your friends and family to apply for the police job, BUT when they do she makes sure they fail the Pschy test !!!. Go figure, but wait, The lawsuit that was filed comes up in federal court next week, I hope my son gets the last laugh from this JAGOFF of a Person !!!!
This is a little off topic, but in 018 a do nothing tac sgt, who's team couldn't stand him, gets dumped to the 3rd watch. He gets his panties in a bunch and runs crying to anyone who will listen about the injustice done to him. He goes on furlo and low and behold he's on the next transfer order going to vice. Little Stevie really put out for this guy. You're going to find he's not worth it. Howvdoes absgt leave patrol for a unit. Isnt therebsome kind of moratorium about sgt's leaving patrol, the backbone of the department? The real kicker, is 018 is really short sgt's and didn't get anyone in return.
I just read all the postings and some people are clueless. I live in Bridgeport and kept up with his voting. I don't care about his past or any of that. All I care about is how he is representing me and the ward.
He voted to sell the skyway, voted to sell the parking meters, voted to sell the cities parking garage, voted on the assault weapon ban that states retired police must turn in their patrol rifle within 30 days(read the recently passed ordinance), always at the anti gun news conferences and was in the paper for strong arming the builder in Bridgeport village to sell under price to his friend and him or no building permit.
To whom ever likes him, I only hope you stay in the neighborhood that is turning into shit when everyone like me who is tired of this shit leaves!
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Alderman J.B. Is not the friend of the Police. Look up his voting record. He has also voted for the cities budget that reduced the size of our Department.
He looks like Waldo standing behind Mc C.
For anyone backing him you have to be political hacks. He has been talking about in the next redistricting taking some of China Town. He wants out of Mckinney Park. This guy is just another professional elected official. Boy does he have some of you fooled. He is out for number one. Google his voting record and take off the blinders.
Balcer is drinking the kool aid by the gallon.
do you expect dude to take you serious? What a bunch of tools on this job.
9/06/2013 03:25:00 PM
I can tell from your post you are a people person. Your retirement party will be held after you leave the job and you won't be aware of it.
To the would be politician that keep knocking the Alderman up in 45. If you are going to run for Alderman, run, but please don't run on this blog. It's a police blog, not your personal political forum.
He is Richie's machine guy. Daley appointed him Alderman. He votes with and the way Daley and Rahm wants.
If Balcer is so pro-police why don't I hear him on the TV saying Rahm should allow the officers to get back pay. Why don't I hear him saying how we deserve our pensions and it is not our fault the City did not meet its pension obligations. If you're for us you have to be for us all the time, not at election time. That is part of the problem, around election time these alderman talk about what great friends they are of the police, then nothing for ten years. If Balcer is such a good friend of the police, why isn"t he calling for McCrthy's removal.
Crime is down here too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRTSrun6htA
And just like Chicago, so are the number of cops on the street.
It's kind a funny how all across the nation the # of cops to criminals is rapidly decreasing, while the violence is rapidly escalating.
Sure makes the nation rife for some of the "conspiracies" people like to pretend don't exist. Stop and think about it for a moment. Doesn't this deliberate lack of "man-power" set the stage for what Kissinger said the American people would someday be clamoring for.
“Today, America would be outraged if UN troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told that there was an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all people of the world will plead to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by the World Government.” (Henry Kissinger, at the 1991 Bilderberger Conference held in Evians, France. 1991.)
Anonymous said...
Tunney is the only alderman who has publicly questioned McCarthy on the # of police. In 2011 he asked how many uniform checks were cut trying to get at an answer. Read this:
http://www.centersquarejournal.com/news/ig-report-reveals-ald-tunneys-barrage-of-questions-for-police
"Questions came from 18 different Alderman, but Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) asked the most, with 17 questions to Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. [A copy of the IG's report can be found at the bottom of this article.] Among the responses to Tunney and other aldermen:
The merged 23rd and 19th district will have 476 officers.
The average response time in 2010 for a domestic disturbance or burglary in progress was 6.2 minutes.
In 2010 had 12,365 sworn officers received their annual uniform allowance check but only 7,047 officers were actually assigned to work a beat.
Last year at the City Council pension hearings he again tried to get an answer by asking how many officers pay into the pension plan. He also asked how many are eligible to retire. I think the goofs on the pension board said about 11,000 paying in and 3500 could retire with full benefits.
What has he done about the lies? Nothing. He has passed the lies on to his constituents. He does nothing about it. He is a 100% rubber stamp of rahmbo in the council. That just came out in a uic report.
He voted to cut the cpd budget.
He finds it in his heart to break down in tears, IN TEARS, over the size of the proposed Wrigley jumbotron but he doesnt say a peep publicly about the very serious troubles that affect human beings on teh street.
We dont need more questions that we already know the answers to.
And another thing, who is the dildo in 002 tac who wears 50 pounds of gear on his vest legs arms etc with the mohawk and army cargo pants and earpiece to work... are you serious??? do you expect dude to take you serious? What a bunch of tools on this job.
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Ive seen him several times and try not to laugh at him. He must like the attention because everyone stares at him and his "stylish look". I don't get it. Im finding it hard to hold back. I may take a picture of him and forward it SCC to post so we all can have some laughs...... "Punk Rockin' Cop" lmao
Anonymous said...
Tunney is the only alderman who has publicly questioned McCarthy on the # of police. In 2011 he asked how many uniform checks were cut trying to get at an answer. Read this:
http://www.centersquarejournal.com/news/ig-report-reveals-ald-tunneys-barrage-of-questions-for-police
"Questions came from 18 different Alderman, but Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) asked the most, with 17 questions to Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. [A copy of the IG's report can be found at the bottom of this article.] Among the responses to Tunney and other aldermen:
The merged 23rd and 19th district will have 476 officers.
The average response time in 2010 for a domestic disturbance or burglary in progress was 6.2 minutes.
In 2010 had 12,365 sworn officers received their annual uniform allowance check but only 7,047 officers were actually assigned to work a beat.
Last year at the City Council pension hearings he again tried to get an answer by asking how many officers pay into the pension plan. He also asked how many are eligible to retire. I think the goofs on the pension board said about 11,000 paying in and 3500 could retire with full benefits.
What has he done about the lies? Nothing. He has passed the lies on to his constituents. He does nothing about it. He is a 100% rubber stamp of rahmbo in the council. That just came out in a uic report.
He voted to cut the cpd budget.
He finds it in his heart to break down in tears, IN TEARS, over the size of the proposed Wrigley jumbotron but he doesnt say a peep publicly about the very serious troubles that affect human beings on teh street.
We dont need more questions that we already know the answers to.
9/07/2013 01:40:00 PM.
Don't people realize the aldermen, white alderman to be more specific, have no say over how many cops are in their ward unless they have something to hang over Rahm's head? In Tunney's case he's leveraging Wrigley Field reno plans to get more cops assigned to the area and have the cost partially covered by the Cubs. The days of an alderman telling a commdr what to do are long gone. And the commanders have no way to get the manpower they need unless tiny dancer says ok. Wish people would get that and blame the right person: RAHM!,
It will take years to catch up with attrition.
"are you serious??? do you expect dude to take you serious? What a bunch of tools on this job.
9/06/2013 03:25:00 PM"
Serious? about the second ammendment, yes.
But, you made the assumption I'm a copper. I am a business owner in Balcers Ward. I come to this blog because I dig the CPD and like to keep tabs on what's going on.
Balcer has never given a shit about my business or the jobs I've created in his Ward...He doesn't have to worry about getting my vote, Tunney does. The second ammendment comment is directed at ANY city lawmaker who is standing in my way of protecting my Home, Business, Family and all the assets I've worked my balls off getting. Tunney and Balcer, since they're mentioned in the OP, are two such obstacles.
god, as a police officer myself i cant stand all the coppers who all of a sudden are patriots of this country. what is it about coppers that all of a sudden when they become the police they all of a sudden have to get tattoos, listen to country music, get big outragous pick up trucks and will all of a sudden live or die for the right to carry a gun. I know alot of guys who could have cared less before they got on this job then all of a sudden they think that they are good ole southern country boys. give me a break. Do you really care that much about the right to carry a gun concealed or not or are you just bitter at the democratic system and want to have concealed carry to spite them. I am not a republican or democrat... but I do consider myself an indepandant that leans towards republican views. Most morons on this job who say they are hardcore republicans have no clue what they want. They bitch and whine that they want the UNION to fight for them but republicans and tea partiers want to disband and break unions. Republicans are also for GETTING RID of our pensions and reforming it.
others claim that they are democrats yet they complain about the ghetto rats getting too much public aid etc but are "chicago democrats". well those dems are the ones spending all of our money, they are the ones handing it all away to the ghetto rats. how about you stop with the extreme right wing or extreme left wing stuff and be your own person. cops are some of the worst people to deal with. We all think we are the best, brightest, smartest know it alls out there who are never wrong. I cant wait to retire and get away from the strokes on this job. loudmouths and know it alls because they get a badge. And another thing, who is the dildo in 002 tac who wears 50 pounds of gear on his vest legs arms etc with the mohawk and army cargo pants and earpiece to work... are you serious??? do you expect dude to take you serious? What a bunch of tools on this job.
9/06/2013 03:25:00 PM
So true. Well said.
I love Bridgeport!
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