Anyone See a Problem?
Tom Dart, the "never was the police" sheriff, has hired a new policy guy:
- Tom Dart hires recent college graduate Patrick Flannery as Chief Policy Officer at the Cook County Sheriff's office. Patrick Flannery is the son of Fox News Political Editor Mike Flannery. Patrick Flannery beat out hundreds of applicants despite ZERO law enforcement experience. Patrick is a self-proclaimed environmental activist who will now be implementing Sheriff policy.
Resume:
Investigating sources of polluted soil in Chicagoland.
- Research revolved around Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods.
- Collaborations were held with community organizations, a professor at Harold Washington University, Chicago's Social Justice High School, and Northwestern University chemistry classes.
- Steps included a research plan, map building, soil gathering, digestion, ICP-AES and ICP-MS analysis, and Arc-GIS 10 analysis.
- Culminated in an Environmental Science Department honored senior thesis.
- Project is ongoing
We aren't against the kid making a living. We've met lots of environmental activists living in the parks, under bridges, haunting the shelters and such. We just don't think he ought to be making a living in law enforcement without....you know...some sort of law enforcement background. But we suppose that would mean Dart and his crazy hair would be out of office, too.
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posted by SCC at 12:11 AM
57 Comments:
But I bet Tom Dart gets a lot of positive press from Fox News - that's all that matters.
So tired hearing about this guy, Dart. Can't you vote him out?
Can't one of you run for Sheriff? (SCC you'd make a good Sheriff, can't the rank-and-file get behind you and push for votes? ALL the cop families, the Sheriff families, plus us.)
That's a LOT of votes. Or are all of you so tied up in this cloutocracy, you can't vote against the Machine?
AND Mike Flannery's son? That beats out seeing Ponce's sons pop up on every TV channel News.
Tell your kids to do well and work hard, but don't bother applying for any good jobs in Chicago. That's reserved for a relative of the clouted.
This city (and county) sucks! I am boycotting spending ANY money in them.
At the federal level, law enforcement experience is not a requirement for law enforcement management type jobs. Look how well the federal agencies with law enforcement powers work out.
Chief Policy Officer? Fresh out of school with little to no experience in this field?
LOL. Dart just lost all kinds of credibility. Overcrowding? Safety? Training? Let me announce my newest policy to address this, developed under the experienced supervision of my Chief Policy Officer.
I have a big story for the media. Lets say the Sheriff with crazy hair had a recently resigned Chief/Staff with the initials BT. Let say BT, was is White Male sexually attacked a very good looking Black Female sheriff employee. To make a better story lets say that the Black female was an EX Chicago Bulls Cheerleader. Now is this story fiction or non-fiction??? What would happen to the crazy hair sheriff if this was true and he covered it up. Could he bride all the media to keep it quiet. More To Come.... DRIP DRIP DRIP DRIP>>>>>
He is now Darts puppet.
SCC you need to run a follow up on this story. On 19 May 15 Mike Flannery ran a fluff piece on Tom Dart. He has contract where he has disclose any conflicts of interest on stories he reports on. Check this piece where Flannery praises Dart for hiring shrink to run jail. Flannery should be fired for not disclosing his son in a Shakman Exempt Political hire before he ran that story. I checked his position Patrick Flannery is listed as a Shakman exempt employee that puts even more of a burden on him to disclose that.
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/29103352/cook-co-sheriff-names-clinical-psychologist-to-run-chicago-jail
Journalism Rules of Conduct
Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. Disclose unavoidable conflicts.
Not only was this perceived, it was a real conflict Mike Flannery, interview you did with Dart on 19-May-15. You need to disclose your son is one of tom Dart's exempt political hires. Fox news viewers should demand this.
More crony hiring. Gee what a surprise. This state and Tom Dart are insanely corrupt.
How else is Dart supposed to remain a media darling without some occasional quid pro quo?
So this is why the news media, particularly FOX news is soft on Dart. They had the Sheriff in their back pocket. Now the will have the Sheriff AND the Chief for Policy in their back pocket. I doubt we will EVER anything negative about Dart on FOX again. Ever.
Dart is from St Barnabas parish as is Flannery. Good old 19th ward clout. Not what you know.....it's who you know...
It's important to have the press in your pocket. Tommy realizes that.
No one ever opposes him in a election. He can do anything he wants!
Most of those who are Cook County sheriffs are just political hacks anyway.
What's the story? What did Fox News have on Dart? This kid has absolutely no qualifications just like dart!
Ah, Longwood Drive born and raised privilege. Keep voting for the same guys, backed by the same guys for fear of a better way. 19th Ward at its best. Fools.
will he carry a gun?
Mike Flannery is a cop hater of the upmost degree, I wonder if that rolled into junior.
Either way, a hearty GFU to Tom Dart for his personal agenda
Remember, Cook County Sheriffs police have more authority than CPD.
If topsoil committed crimes, Flannery would be your guy.
A recent college grad? As Chief Policy Officer? Are you kidding me? He could not give him an entry level job, like all other college grads get?
And Daddy is a journalist? I guess Daddy is thinking, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. This is the kind of nepotism that gets politicians in trouble.
How can anyone now expect Daddy Flannery to be an objective reporter when it comes to reporting on the Sheriff's office? (not that the mainstream media is objective anyways, but they at least strive for the appearance of being objective). Daddy Flannery is just like, gosh, Daddy Berrios.
Where's the stained clown suit.
Flannery and Dart are good buds. I saw them relaxing at a Sox game recently, and was confused at how chummy they were.
Maybe he had a great crease in pants that impressed the powers that be. After all, this country elected a President with just as much executive experience based on his clothing and the way he could read from a teleprompter.
Just when U think Ya seen it all!
Well, that answers the question of "Did the coaches kid get picked for the all star team" when Ya know the coaches kid couldn't hit water if his lame ass fell out of a boat.
That's the text book definition of nepotism. He has a degree. I have a degree. Anyone can get a degree. That's the only item on the resume that he has. It's not even in any type of CJ which aren't tough majors. The CJ major hang by the kegs in college cuz the major allows for A LOT of rec X. I know that from experience. Doesn't mean I'm experienced.
Ah, it's funny that it's that blatant
To 07:04 am - for a CPD member to say that the CC Deputies are political hacks is wrong. Yes there were cronies that got on when former CPD Sheriff O'Grady was in office. Most Deputies & Correctional Officers are like CPD-they took the test & got hired. As far as exempt positions-there's politics galore for BOTH agencies. Having worked at both agencies, the higher the rank, the more politics play a role.
Both Dart & Flannery are Beverly residents. The evil 19th Ward and those evil Irish !!
Mike Flannery? Here's a little history. When the Innocence Project at Northwestern under David Protess was sprinting Anthony Porter from prison and framing Alstory Simon and the detectives in the process, Flannery was a key reporter who broadcast everything, without checking one fact. When the case blew up, he tried to hide the evidence. He's a maggot that should have been fired more than two decades ago.
does every job associated with the sheriff's dept require LE experience?
dart is entitled to hire whomever he wants to be his personal advisers.
This is beyond disgusting. SCC, you are are only hope - I'm sure the media won't go after one of their own.
--No Cop Here
It's two-fold.... Flannery Sr. doesn't give the County bad press, and Flannery Jr. will be checking the soil at the Jail for toxins. Win-win.
Who cares fund the pension that's "job #1" Police pensions matter!"
(OT) And in Boston terrorists were planning to " behead a cop"
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/06/03/boston-terror-suspects-plotted-to-behead-police-officers-source-says/
Be careful no pension no police anarchy make sure you and other coppers go home safe every night! We don't even have union leadership they sell us out money,pensions, everything what a sham!
Maybe he hired him to help grow unwacky hair. His hair looks like a possum in a tsunami.
(OT) For awhile the great president Bush had his face in a circle with the phrase "you miss me yet?" After reading about this terrorist saying they can sneak a nuke missile through Mexico with the open borders this is insane:
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/06/03/dabiq-isis-could-transport-nuke-from-nigeria-into-u-s-through-mexico/
Kind of like with the pension decimated with Mike Shields yes Mike some do miss your courage even though you were obviously "set up" with the letter and the girl you hired lying (who put her up to that,was she paid off?) at least you would never let the pension be diminished like dean is apparently doing!
19 th ward rat the kid couldn't find a job mike told me at the 219 building so he asked Tom and that's it
Have more authority....ok...go f*ck yourself....sheriffs police dont do shit but play in the suburbs....jurisdiction may be bigger...but thats its...Mr. 4.9
Can't one of you run for Sheriff? (SCC you'd make a good Sheriff, can't the rank-and-file get behind you and push for votes? ALL the cop families, the Sheriff families, plus us.)
That's a LOT of votes. Or are all of you so tied up in this cloutocracy, you can't vote against the Machine?
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I like your idea but the answer is no. If we had every city worker and their families vote against Rahm he would be out. So no, people in this city as well as city workers don't know what's good for them. And when you meet someone who voted Rahm and ask why, they just say "he has more experience" (fucking us in the ass) but they leave that part out.
Sooo it is a good idea in theory but scc running is like unmasking batman, unless you can launch a campaign via the internet? Voters are so stupid that they could actually elect a website...
All of the female and non-white applicants with experience in law enforcement who were passed over for this fresh-out-of-college hire need to start filing discrimination suits now.
(OT) scumbag terrorist in Boston wanted to cut off coppers head thank God they knew of his plan and sent him to hell! Nothing out of Obama or his crew denouncing this from Muslim terrorist wonder why!
Be careful look at this knife weapon scary times for us brother and sister in blue!
http://rightwingnews.com/craaaaazy/video-this-knife-is-made-to-explode-anything-it-stabs/
This is Crook county...you don't need no stinking credibility to be an electrd official. Just look at the county board, aldermorons, judges, etc.
You guys are missing the point - Dart needs an environmentalist to ensure that the organic garden growing on the grounds is really and truly organic. Then he can advertise that "Certified Organic Ingredients" bit on the pizza boxes they're going to start selling out of the jail...
It's all part of Dart's plan to turn the jail around... really... LOL
TO: 6/03/2015 08:45:00 AM
FROM: CPD
SUBJECT:Remember, Cook County Sheriffs police have more authority than CPD.
Go fuck yourself, I have dropped my handcuffs in the toilet more than you put on people. Okay Cartman "Respect my Authority"
Nest Dart will hire Dean' kid to be the barn yard boss, new position !! 200 K a year.
Remember, Cook County Sheriffs police have more authority than CPD.
Don't start any BS. Same authority, just a bigger jurisdiction. We are all together.
Everyone relax. We've had some real superstars. How bad can the Flannery kid be?
I hear Mike had a haunted house.
11:18 AM What are you drinking? The Crook County Sheriff's Office is and has always been a haven for political hacks. The office is not a law enforcement agency. it is about jobs and contracts and along with big bribes. Get off the bad kool aid. The Sheriff's Office is an organization of political hacks. Sheahan politicized the Sheriff's Office just like all that came before.
We don't want nobody, nobody sent.
Dat's da' troot.
Tom Dart is smart ass punk! SCC you are right on the money. I also agree with the first statement, yes he would get positive press, but the most important question is he will he get negative press. If you recall, Dart hired a guy from the SunTimes back in 2009, I cant remember his name.
I wonder if this is the same kid who was shooting a bb gun at cars driving down Longwood Drive from his house on the hill about 7-8 years ago. Locked himself in the house when the police showed up and Flannery was pissed that the police were harassing his kid and trespassing on his property.
"We aren't against the kid making a living. We've met lots of environmental activists living in the parks, under bridges, haunting the shelters and such. We just don't think he ought to be making a living in law enforcement without....you know...some sort of law enforcement background."
Then you should fully support the Calumet College Criminal Justice Chair Doctor Dean Angelo FOP 7 President. He has all the necessary credentials.
Kind of like with the pension decimated with Mike Shields yes Mike some do miss your courage even though you were obviously "set up" with the letter and the girl you hired lying (who put her up to that,was she paid off?) at least you would never let the pension be diminished like dean is apparently doing!
6/03/2015 03:25:00 PM"
Signed Mike Shields, get over yourself fuckhead you sucked
"Mike Flannery is a cop hater of the upmost degree, I wonder if that rolled into junior."
Cop Hater? Really he didn't share those views when he was MC @ the Emerald Society P&D 25th Anniversary concert.
TO: 6/03/2015 08:45:00 AM
FROM: CPD
SUBJECT:Remember, Cook County Sheriffs police have more authority than CPD.
Go fuck yourself, I have dropped my handcuffs in the toilet more than you put on people. Okay Cartman "Respect my Authority"
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And this comes from a guy who drops his handcuffs in the toilet...why would someone do that?
Gotta add, there currently is NO Chief of Police in the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department. Tom Dart has kept that position for himself. That's a first for the Sheriff's Police.
One of the latest idiotic things he's done is transfer a courts Deputy Lieutenant (Courts as is Court Bailiff, as in NO Police Academy, as in NO FTO program, as in NOT a State Certified Police Officer) and put her in as Deputy Chief of Police and are you ready for this-in charge of the Patrol section!?!
How this happened is obvious, she's coming from the POTUS neighborhood!
This Sheriff has put the County Police Department right back into the pre-Sheriff Ogilvie days.
Morale is at an all time low.
Dart has dismantled the Canine Unit-except for a bloodhound, put the Bomb Unit Technicians back to uniform patrol, removed the Traffic Unit which had Road Rage cars, stripped the truck/Overweight Unit to bare bones, has Patrol running bare bones with guys on a daily basis running two beats, has Court Deputies (bailiffs) running around in this black SWAT looking suit serving Warrants in the same marked cars as the Police Department, gave the court bailiffs 6-pointed Stars similar but smaller in size than the County Police Stars (if you stop one-a Police Officer has "POLICE OFFICER" on the top band of their Star and Identification Cards stamped County Police Officer on them, and the list goes on.
For some reason the Courts and Corrections have a problem with the Sheriff's Police. They are what they are just as the Police are what they are. if you don't like that job you have, start testing for CPD or any other larger Police Department.
I doubt any CPD wrote any of the above statements about the Sheriff's Police. CPD and CCSPD has always had great working relations together and in Specialized Units.
And I hope that continues.
Darts gotta go though! The mayhem he's produced will take years to rebuild.
The offer to trade Dart for McCarthy is still on the table!
Stay safe my brothers and sisters and God Bless all of you!
Unless you have worked at the Sheriff's Police, keep your comments to yourself. We work just as hard as you do and have to deal with the political hacks, just like you have, we also get all of your lazy hacks when they retire from CPD and come over by us. Then tell us how it is to be the REAL police, when they have done nothing.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I wonder if this is the same kid who was shooting a bb gun at cars driving down Longwood Drive from his house on the hill about 7-8 years ago. Locked himself in the house when the police showed up and Flannery was pissed that the police were harassing his kid and trespassing on his property.
6/04/2015 11:24:00 AM
Seriously? Wonderful.
The kid couldn't find a job after collage !
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