Mix and Match Numbers
The mayor plays with the stats again, and the Sun Times gobbles up Rahm's shit like it's expensive caviar:
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday credited the potent but costly mix of police overtime, summer jobs and a preemptive gang takedown for Chicago’s least deadly July Fourth weekend in eight years.
It’s a function of how violent Chicago has become that a three-day holiday weekend with four homicides and 50 shooting victims is considered progress. But it’s the reality in a city that has seen a 49 percent increase in both shootings and homicides during the first six months of this year while police activity has plummeted.
Amusingly, the Sun Times used the SCC definition of "weekend" that we created to set the over/under (1700 Friday until 2359 Monday.) They also must have used the only reliable counting website out there, HeyJackass.com, because their numbers track ours exactly. They also conveniently ignore the HeyJackass.com "overtime" mayhem counter, which counted an extra 24 shootings (17 after the 2359 cutoff) after Eddie tempted the Fates, making the "unofficial" count far closer to years past:
- 2013: 15 dead 63 wounded (78)
- 2014: 16 dead 66 wounded (82)
- 2015: 11 dead 55 wounded (66)
- 2016: 6 dead 62 wounded (68)
Here's the truly amusing portion of the article:
- This year’s July Fourth weekend reversed the trend, albeit briefly, with murders falling to nearly half the two-day 2015 weekend, when there were seven killings. That’s why Emanuel was patting the extraordinary number of moonlighting police officers on the back Tuesday instead of bemoaning the bloodshed on Chicago streets.
“I want to compliment every person on the police department who worked this weekend. Who did overtime or basic tour. Who signed up for extra hours [for] having a quieter weekend,” the mayor said.
“I don’t want to misstate. There was still gun violence,” he said. “But we had fewer homicides than, I think, the last eight years.”
Well, if you took the entire weekend, sunrise-to-sunrise, we actually had more shootings than last year. So shouldn't Rahm be patting the backs of the doctors, nurses and paramedics who saved far more people than the Eddie and John Show, who spent a boatload of money, resulting in two additional people being shot? That won't help Rahm shed the title of "Murder Mayor," but the Sun Times is doing its best to help.
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
28 Comments:
Overtime is cheaper than thousands of permanent officers. At least the city pays time and a half. In the military they will work you 12/7 and you don't get a penny extra.
So the 9 digit midget just admitted that more cops equals less crime? Who would of thought that was ever possible.
Well last night in 010 made up for the decrease over the July 4th weekend.
Hell, I was predicting 20+ dead. This weekend was positively pastoral compared to what I thought would happen.
Congratulations to the police for keeping a lid on it until the late hours of July 4.
Sit Sun Times, SIT! Good dog.
Figures lie, and liars figure. Lies, damm lies, and statistics.
Literally Billions of dollars have been wasted on the "Kansas City Theory", the foundation of Community Policing, and the Enlightened Hacks who have Led police service since the 1970's. "Increased Police Presence Does Not Necessarily Reduce Crime." This was the mantra since beginning with a Supt. who couldn't stay sober, right up to today. Community Policing was supposed to be the partnership that eliminated the need for massive numbers of police in a tactic of saturation. Well, IT DIDN'T WORK, AND LAST WEEKEND PROVED IT! The Increased Police Presence cost millions of dollars and it did little to reduce the numbers, because more people were shot. Those lives were saved by the CFD paramedics and ER doctors and nurses. THE UGLY TRUTH IS THAT THERE IS A CULTURE OF ENTITLEMENT AND VIOLENCE. THIS CULTURE IS SUPPORTED AND GLORIFIED BY THE MEDIA AND COWARDLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL IT SPREADS TO THEIR SUBURBS OR PERSONAL LIVES. MEANWHILE, STAY FETAL, STAY FETAL, COVER YOUR ASSES FIRST. BABY"G"
Taking credit for that small sliver of good news is pretty pathetic. On the flip side Eddie is starting to hit his stride now and I expect to see some amazing results in the near future.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Overtime is cheaper than thousands of permanent officers. At least the city pays time and a half. In the military they will work you 12/7 and you don't get a penny extra.
This isn't the military. You fucking goof
Summer jobs did the trick? Those teens with summer jobs weren't the shooters, but would've been the shootee had they been on the streets.
I'm sure that Taste of Chicago will be another big-time flop, yet the Emanuel spin machine and print-what-the-Mayor tells us media will proclaim at as 'the biggest numbers of visitors in years!!!!'
Keep the line moving.
It is clear that RAHM is running the department and is paying Eddie just for window dressing. He should be ashamed of himself but I guess it will give him a good gold braid pension when Rahm fires him.John Escalante is a nice guy too but this job needs to teach our exempts how to perform in front of the cameras. Dude out in the streets,speak better then our brass.
69 shot over the 04th the gangs got to get better so we can hit 700 for the year
RAHM: Media, when I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.
Only real reason why there wasn't more homicides is because the gang banger/shit heads are terrible shots. But mostly importantly the medical staff at the hospitals and paramedics are better equipped to handle gun shot wounds.
Is there a study or some number crunching that overtime is cheaper than more police? I have a hard time believing that assertion, so I'm thinking someone a lot smarter than I actually did some modeling that can show it.
Using my powers of deductive reasoning and brilliant mind I have finally come op with a way to tell if the mayor is telling a lie, or any other progressive politician for that matter. If their lips are moving, they are lying.
Sherlock Homey
An interesting article, it reads like an SCC executive summary of crime in Chicago.
http://www.city-journal.org/html/chicago-brink-14605.html
Hey! All you fearless seekers of the truth and stalwart bastions of journalistic integrity! (No, not you, Geraldo) Here's a friendly bit of advice: Just because those rabbit turds were dipped in chocolate, they didn't turn into Raisenettes, capisch?
Websters dictionary: volunteer, ie: to have your day off cancelled , denied time off etc
Wow! Look over here felony crime rising in Baltimore as they bastardize police, charge police officers for doing their jobs and shazam police in Baltimore are dwindling:
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/baltimore-saw-steep-fall-police-numbers-murder-rate-050511229.html
Personally I know if 2 college grads who wanted to be CPD, went completely through processing were accepted and turned it down after all the media and black lies matter police bashing! It is nationwide but it sure seems in chiraq it is worse, every way everyday! Now our media is as usual going out of state to broadcast constantly anything police do that as usual they "Monday morning quarterback," the coppers everywhere! The media and the elected have never been in a struggle life or death situation, mostly have never fought with an armed offender period!
Hello - I don't live in the city but have lived in the area (west suburbs) for 55 years. I am appalled by the way the Mayor has twisted the stats & patted himself on the back. I really have no idea how you guys (and ladies) can even get out of bed each day to face the violence on the city's streets LET ALONE the way you are portrayed by the media. God bless you all and stay safe.
Thanks from a suburban dweller,
Rich
Never a mention of all the EMS, doctors or nurses who patch these people up. Battle field maedical care at its finest. As for all the OT, well with spending out of control in the budgets, your going to need that extra cash. Maybe the wife should be working too! Kids dont need parents, go earn that dollar.
Yo just a thought their Mr Prez " jump to conclusions without all the facts" did it ever occur to all the " social justice warriors" I f Ya'all just followed the lawful instructions of the sworn peace Officer NONE of this would happen ?
They have the right and the law to do so , instead of being an ACLU Junior Lawyer just do what they ask and no one gets shot.................Wow how fucking remedial and simple is that Yo
Personally I know if 2 college grads who wanted to be CPD, went completely through processing were accepted and turned it down after all the media and black lies matter police bashing! It is nationwide but it sure seems in chiraq it is worse, every way everyday! Now our media is as usual going out of state to broadcast constantly anything police do that as usual they "Monday morning quarterback," the coppers everywhere! The media and the elected have never been in a struggle life or death situation, mostly have never fought with an armed offender period!
Then those college grads never wanted the job and we are better off without them
When I came on everyone was saying how bad the job was and you won't make 5 years. They will have individual radios, you will be fired for anything, etc and guess what. I stayed on over 30 years and enjoyed the job. You learn to change with times
Anonymous said...
Overtime is cheaper than thousands of permanent officers. At least the city pays time and a half. In the military they will work you 12/7 and you don't get a penny extra.
7/07/2016 12:39:00 AM
Okay, the military doesn't pay jack shit. But any pay earned in a combat zone or in direct support of combat ops is EXEMPT from federal income taxes, and is exempt from quite a few state income taxes.
The military also provides training, transportation, weapons, ammo, uniforms, housing, medical, vision and dental. There is the perk of free or VERY steeply reduced air fares, not to mention the GI Bill for continuing college, USAA insurance and financial planning. Crunch some numbers . . . I bet OT or DT doesn't even come close.
SCC. OT. Dallas Tex. Snipers firing on police officers. At least 3 officers shot. Please keep us updated as you know where to get current and unbiased info. Thank you from a large LEO family
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