Big Job, Tiny Man
Once again, the wrong people at the top prove the job is too big for someone who didn't even want it:
- Police Supt. Eddie Johnson renewed his call for state lawmakers to help curb gun violence in Chicago, on the heels of another bloody weekend, which included the murder of a police officer’s son.
“Any leader of the city of Chicago that thinks what we’re seeing out on the streets is okay shouldn’t be a leader,” Johnson said.
What about a "leader" who can't do anything about it? Who lashes out at those he's supposed to be leading? Who kowtows to the political element in a misguided effort to save an entire cadre of cheaters?
- Visibly frustrated, the superintendent addressed reporters at Police Headquarters on Monday, after at least 52 people were shot across the city over the weekend, including nine homicides.
Johnson said those numbers have become all too familiar. For 13 consecutive weekends this year, at least 39 people have been shot in Chicago.
The superintendent said 77 percent of the victims from this weekend’s shootings already were known to police, and between them have been arrested a combined 672 times.
Visibly frustrated because even the blind can see where this is leading - him on the chopping block at some point taking the blame for a "community" that can't control itself or its children. That would be putting the blame where part of it belongs.
- “At the end of every weekend, I review the details of the violence that occurs in some of our communities, and quite frankly, I’m just sick of it. There’s no other way to describe it. I’m just sick of it,” he said.
Not sick enough to actually call for hiring the 2,000 officers we're short. Not sick enough to figure out why every single district on the north side is down 3 to 8 cars per night, leading to increased violence and property crime. That would be putting the other part of the blame where it belongs - on politicians.
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posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
72 Comments:
True SCC, but you know as well as I do that we can hire as many cops as we want but at this point, where we're at, it won't make a damn bit of difference since we can't do anything without being the bad guy. Those with time on realize this and aren't doing a damn thing to get jammed. However, talk to the new guys. They tell you, "yeah, but you guys did it a different way. All I know is this way of policing." This is the false belief that they are acting in the confines of the law and we weren't. What they can't see is that we did good and honest work and the lawsuits take time to catch up to them. Their way is not the right way. They are still cops and they will be tarred and feather if they continue to put themselves out there. Hiring 2,000 more coppers will just mean a higher ratio of that flawed and misguided mentality.
They have NO idea on how to stop the violence. It has just been getting worse. Wait for the mass exit out of the City. All here better try to get residency lifted before housing isn't worth a dime here.
In the bad areas it's the crime, in the good areas it's the taxes and in the commercial district it's the over regulations.
They have been stealing cars in Sauganash....Can 017 please step up midnight patrol....or assign any mission teams they have....my parents support the police and would be grateful.
Thank you for eliminating 77 subjects who obviously preyed on the community. 627 arrests is what they were arrested for not including the 1000's they got away with. At this rate they are reducing the crime rate on their own. Keep up the good work.
Chicago is a stagnant cesspool of clout and cronyism and no one dynamic would EVER make it to position of Superintendent because you don't put in a leader when there is no other leaders around.
First-rate executives hire first-rate subordinates.
Second-rate executives hire fourth-rate subordinates because they are insecure and do not want any competition vying to take their place.
Chicago is a prime example of that. Yes-men are put in charge of departments and they put Yes-men in charge beneath them.
"... Visibly frustrated because even the blind can see where this is leading - him on the chopping block... "
Is Granny quietly waiting in the wings? Just a theory. No actual proof. She's white though, so maybe not.
Hey Jackass! found a few more that croaked this weekend.
11 dead and 44 wounded.
It has been a bloody year.
How are lawmakers supposed to help? It's already illegal to murder people. I'd wager that the people running around shooting each other are breaking more than a few laws that are already on the books. No need for more gun laws or stricter gun laws or weapon bans. A hint for the morons who blame lax gun laws whenever gun violence occurs: THIS SHIT IS ALREADY ILLEGAL! We need the punishments to start fitting the crime. If someone is the type who goes around shooting and killing people, maybe they should be locked away in prison for a very long time or executed. Giving them short sentences and letting them out early doesn't help. Probation doesn't help. Finding them not guilty for political reasons doesn't help. It's really pretty simple.
Do not expect Johnson to be on any chopping block any time soon. He is black, is the mayor's pick over the police board and its national search and is backed by black and Hispanic alderman. And, the worst part, he will do the blood letting in the ranks as is demanded by the liberal media and agitators and a mayor who wants either to keep his job or exist with a good reputation. It does not matter if the level of violent crime hits historic highs.
Even if judges were keeping the mutts in jail big ed... we're still a bunch of white racist if we stop the ones on the outside... duh
It is true that curbing gun violence in Chicago is far beyond anything Slick Eddie can do or control. In a microcosm it is what is wrong with the nation, and it is caused by modern liberalism a/k/a the democrat party. Keep voting for democrats.
Johnson you are a fuckin coward. A politician A joke. Start calling for more police to be hired You have zero credibility with the rank and file. How do you look yourself in the mirror you filthy whore
Well said SCC.
Yes and please show us something that looks like something for real'
esad
The superintendent said 77 percent of the victims from this weekend’s shootings already were known to police, and between them have been arrested a combined 672 times.
"you idiots we are gonna be stuck with Preckwinkle. Id take Rahm any day over her"
8/15/2016 12:20:00 PM
Mayor prickwinkle is his/hers if he/she wants it... that's a guarantee. Because of it's hatred of white people, you can count on prickwinkle lifting residency in a heartbeat.
Worked in 006 under you. Get your balls back and speak up against rahm, pfleger, ja'mal, lamon. You used to be a man. Now I laugh at you when you attend roll call in 006.
“At the end of every weekend, I review the details of the violence that occurs in some of our communities, and quite frankly, I’m just sick of it. There’s no other way to describe it. I’m just sick of it,” he said.
Unacceptable happened when?
FUCK YOU.
First, Slow down apologizing Eddie, you and none of the other asshats are leaders, you are barely supervisors and second of course most were known to police since 1 in 3 black men go to prison and 80% of the so called victims of gunshots in Chicago are................black men!
Or how about merging districts and making beats so big that the time you see a beat car is after the crime is already committed. Not to mention officers who still can't stand the other.
He won't say a damm thing about our lack of manpower. He also has not dumped one boss. Business as usual with the brass slapping each other's backs.
Do us a favor resign o fearless leader.
I thought EJ was promoted, to "help" the minority community. Chicago's problems, are due to the neighborhood jagoffs, that get killed daily. The guy actually working, collecting scrap, with a bad plate, only gives so much intel. Arrest him, because it's easy. He will offer no fight. But it generates arrests. Numbers!!!
And no chance of "issues" for 9 1/2. He sleeps well.
I'm sick of you personally meeting and giving your phone # with people that hate the police
I'm sick of seeing nothing done about the obvious cheating on the LT's test.
I'm sick of you stripping officers to satisfy the mob's thirst for street justice.
I'm sick of no one talking about the failings of the black community and the stastistic showing over 70% of black children are not being raised by two parents.
I'm sick of you blaming guns, rather than blaming the lack of self control to resolve problems.
I'm sick of no police service in areas that support the freeloaders.
Was Special Ed sick of the violence before he became Superintendo, or did this just start after his promotion?
And if he was sick before, what did he do about it?
And then you have the activists (I use the word loosely because they don't actually promote any real solutions), you have those activists speaking about the Dennis murder and how crime is on the rise in the Ashburn area and how there is only one beat car for that entire neighborhood. I almost spit out my dinner when I heard that.
Hey assh@le, many areas of the city only have one beat car for an entire neighborhood, sometimes two neighborhoods share a beat car. Something that they are not used to seeing because in the ghetto there are 20 cars running in one neighborhood.
How many lts cheated????
I'll say this again because it bears repeating. I would love to see 2,00, hell why not 20,000 officers hired tomorrow. For the only reason of pumping some much needed funding into our pension. But if you think that this is going to solve the problem of a certain segment of the black community shooting up it's own over the most ridiculous nonsense, then you are delusional. Put 2 officers on every ghetto street corner and all you'll get is shooting relocated and the rest of the "community" bitching about a police "occupation". This is a problem generations in the making, and it will take a lot more than a few police hires to solve. Hey, "community leaders and "organizers", how about stepping up, looking into the mirror, telling the truth, and coming up with some solutions other than throwing more good money after bad. Or do you even really give a shit? We're sick of this, too.
“At the end of every weekend, I review the details of the violence that occurs in some of our communities, and quite frankly, I’m just sick of it. There’s no other way to describe it. I’m just sick of it,” he said.
HE is sick of it.
Chicagoans are sick of him and his ilk pandering to criminals and the so-called "community activists" that he caters to.
HE is actively contributing to the destruction of Chicago. Along with the Mayor and his 50 lap dogs.
There is no way this superintendent is going anywhere because of the color of his skin,if McCarthy was still in charge either the "black or hispanic caucus would be calling for his head,Hell these numbers under this superintendent are no where near McCarthy
Well said SCC
pull all officers out of 11,15, and 7. move them to 16 and 19 and let special Ed the stripper and Jaymal and Lamon patrol 11,15, and 7. The super trio can save those communities.
Resign Eddie, nothing you can do, but collect that big paycheck.
Go ahead and be sick Eddie. You deserve it.
Joseph Stalin said "when all else fails, resort to harsh repression" One expects the local commies to take the advise of one of their hero's.
True SCC, but you know as well as I do that we can hire as many cops as we want but at this point, where we're at, it won't make a damn bit of difference since we can't do anything without being the bad guy. Those with time on realize this and aren't doing a damn thing to get jammed. However, talk to the new guys. They tell you, "yeah, but you guys did it a different way. All I know is this way of policing." This is the false belief that they are acting in the confines of the law and we weren't. What they can't see is that we did good and honest work and the lawsuits take time to catch up to them. Their way is not the right way. They are still cops and they will be tarred and feather if they continue to put themselves out there. Hiring 2,000 more coppers will just mean a higher ratio of that flawed and misguided mentality.
No. Higher 2000 will mean more paying into pension. Will mean guys and girls aren't all doing stupid missions. Means people won't be running from job to job as much. It means more police are on the streets to have our and OUR communities back. That's what hiring 2000 more does
"[Johnson] on the chopping block, at some point taking the blame for a "community" that can't control itself or its children..." -- SCC
...a "community" that has gone collectively insane.
It's mass paranoid schizophrenia, complete with florid hallucinations -- a mere glance is now "microaggression." A 150-year-old statue or painting or a name carved on a historic building is a threat. A symbol from the Revolutionary War worn on a hat is "racist harassment." An accidental loop in a Venetian blind cord is a "lynching noose." A braid, a bead in someone else's hair is "cultural appropriation."
Every word, every deed proves a "genocidal conspiracy" against them -- as they ignore the biggest threat of all, which is themselves, literally providing loaded guns to teenage girls to settle spats conducted on F__ebook. After the killing they facilitate comes the wailing and flopping around and candles and teddy bears. Or maybe a chance to loot 30 pharmacies and burn down a brand-new senior citizens' building. (Baltimore) Or to chase after a car involved in a traffic accident and shoot it full of holes without anyone doing a thing about it.(Ferguson, "second anniversary"). Or to trip off the ShotSpotters in Milwaukee 30 times, banging away at the firemen and hitting some poor dumb kid in the neck who had to be rescued by an armored vehicle -- and the only arrests were for disorderly.
Not only does the "community" refuse to control itself and its children, they demand that no one else do it either. De-fund the police, remove them from our neighborhoods, eliminate the "punishment and incarceration paradigm" so that we can do whatever we want with no consequences whatsoever.
...and when the police don't snap to it, it's more crying. "They don't give a f__k about us."
"They left him laying there for hours!"
or
"Move that body there right now so the chilun don't see it!"
or
"We demand an investigation!"
or
"We don't need you up in here telling us how to do!"
Do/don't/do/don't/do/don't.
The only consistent things are A. the violence and B. the state of denial about it.
Reality check -- you are not the center of the universe. You certainly do make it a miserable place, though -- for yourselves, and for everybody else.
Let's edit that "protest sign" a little. How about "I SHOOT ALL OVER THE PLACE -- I NEVER GREW UP."
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"The superintendent said 77 percent of the victims from this weekend’s shootings already were known to police, and between them have been arrested a combined 672 times."
8/16/2016 01:57:00 AM
Well, that's a big f__ing help.
* A significant proportion of our population is absolutely bats__t crazy to get out there and kill.
* We don't have enough police manpower.
* Even 10,000 more officers would not help because they are not even allowed to keep someone out of their face anymore.
* BLM/DOJ/IPRA/ACLU run this city now. With bullhorns.
...but we do have all these numbers.
"And then you have the activists (I use the word loosely because they don't actually promote any real solutions)"
8/16/2016 05:13:00 AM
A "community activist" is anyone on the corner who talks at a reporter. The media are the ones who really assign that title.
The smarter ones hook up with a rev who knows the ropes and will show them how to get government grants. This is how the Blackstone Rangers (Jeff Fort) got the seed money for their dope biz back in the '60s. Today, "violence interrupter" Ameena Matthews, Fort's daughter, and the Cease Fire bunch make a nice living off the chaos that this kicked off, with still more grant money coming in. Go figure.
I'm sure he's praying for a blizzard in August right about now.
Shooting Victim Medical costs - Just who pays for the medical emergency treatment of the
Gang bangers? Shouldn't they all have Obama care and shouldn't their policy cover it?
"It is true that curbing gun violence in Chicago is far beyond anything Slick Eddie can do or control. In a microcosm it is what is wrong with the nation, and it is caused by modern liberalism a/k/a the democrat party. Keep voting for democrats."
What are you attempting to say here? It is non-sensical in it's current format.
Yes, Special Ed, we are 'sick' of you and your kissing Rahm's ass daily in order to hold on to your job as a puppet for Rahm and the go-to guy on speed dial for Chicago thugs and gang leaders.
Would someone please send Special Ed a set of dehydrated balls? Just add water (or blood) and maybe they'll grow into something he can use.
I'm sick of the so called leaders on our department allowing the domestic terrorists to get in the faces of police officers and spit at them, push them, blow whistles in their ears, put their cell phones in their faces, blow bull horns in their ears and taunt them. That's what I'm sick of. If this same behavior was allowed to happened to politicians, judges or exempts, they would be called blue shirts to lock them up. Fuck all of you. Clean up the mess you created on your own, you fucking cowards.
Thank God there are only 15 weekends in Summer,
only 2 more to be frustrated about...
Young MC Special Ed would rather be scratching records in a dj booth with two turntables and a microphone than front and center with the media. Homma-da, homma-da is way over his competence and comfort level.
He can't walk out when the heat is on, not like script masters Rahm & Hillary, who avoid media like the plague.
Rahm knows this and will probably replace Ol Special Ed with Miss Gulch soon.
Rahm wants a tender eloquence at the podium, not a sick and tarred jughead.
You know what I'm sick of? Phony slugs like EJ, Rahm, Dart, Madigan, Cullerton, O'Connor, Burke, Durbin, Schakowsky, Kirk and Perrywinkle. ♠️
Officially done mr six another 6 figure job 150,000 CPD pension and this:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-john-escalante-northeastern-police-chief-20160816-story.html
Come on Lappe and Hauser fire stopped gold braid dip and you Ken promised the same fire set precedent your still sitting at the table setting us your next meal. What about that pesky 60 million given to dv urban realty daleys family and lost have you called for criminal investigation yet?
Never let it be said Lewis University cant produce greatness.
I'm no statistician, but if the assh@ls who are "known to police" keep finding ways to get killed in the community, won't the crime numbers eventually come down on their own from a sheer lack of said assh@les?
100 shot in 7 days. Lol!! Sorry never working ever again. Let the bodies hit the floor.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2016/08/15/arizona-traffic-tickets-drop-35-percent/88583762/
AZ tickets at 20 year low, wait till they see 2016 low numbers, its happening everywhere, stop policing for your own good!
Anonymous said...
Was Special Ed sick of the violence before he became Superintendo, or did this just start after his promotion?
And if he was sick before, what did he do about it?
8/16/2016 04:40:00 AM
He sold his soul for a piece of KittyKat
How about a Sgt' running a watch from the desk and sending his reports out to another district for approval by a Lt'
Eddie's in way over his skis.
His main concern is keeping his squeeze out of the grease and making her exempt someday soon.
So now what are the taxpayers in the nicer areas going to do in this city come elections? Keep voting the status quo & keep getting the same results ? Or are they going to wake up & see the democrats are the problem in this state
Ej is totally into Rahm. Rahm knows it. The police have given up rightfully so. I do not blame them. Rahm wants their votes and the way to do it is to let them do whatever and suck up to garbage like Jamal, Lamon, and the rest of the ghetto rat welfare babies. Rahm will give anyone and anything to the criminals so they get out to vote for him and his aldermen who are all on the take and are racist for the most part. And the progressives are laughable. I thought Sposato was ok but he donated to preckwinkle's girl Sophia king in the 4th Ward. She was handpicked by Rahm. We need a revolution.
The biggest problem is in the black community itself. How many unwed mothers/ 70to 75% of all children born in our black community are out of wedlock. Start there. When 'Our city leaders address that problem" then we will see action. until the black community admits to this problem we will see no progress. Plain and simple. but here lies the issue, the black community will not address this issue. If they did, they will have to admit they are practically to blame. that does not fit their agenda, they can not blame government, the system or the white man.
Suppose Eddie left and with that dreams are fulfilled...
But who is genuinely qualified for the Supe's spot??
You have the answer 1:11am...you have it pretty darn well figured out. And Rahm will keep EJ to do his bidding.
Anonymous said...
And then you have the activists (I use the word loosely because they don't actually promote any real solutions), you have those activists speaking about the Dennis murder and how crime is on the rise in the Ashburn area and how there is only one beat car for that entire neighborhood. I almost spit out my dinner when I heard that.
Hey assh@le, many areas of the city only have one beat car for an entire neighborhood, sometimes two neighborhoods share a beat car. Something that they are not used to seeing because in the ghetto there are 20 cars running in one neighborhood.
LOL ...Beat 834 is the largest beat in the largest district .. 834 goes when directed as far East as near Sox Park sometimes to sit on crime scene ....leaving area to other cars some aways as Garcia Ridge...
It has just been getting worse. Wait for the mass exit out of the City. All here better try to get residency lifted before housing isn't worth a dime here.
Rent.
Move the family to the burbs and claim a "separation, but we are working on it." You have a dump in someone's basement.
I know families where someone worked in another state for years. They made it work, even when it was one weekend each month and three weeks in the Summer.
Better yet, find a new job, one where police are still respected.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Suppose Eddie left and with that dreams are fulfilled...
But who is genuinely qualified for the Supe's spot??
8/16/2016 03:25:00 PM
At this point, I'd take that Finance Guy on a Bike.
Another big job the airport commander tommy retired 15Aug16 who gets that easy plum position will it be nakia or another brilliant lieutenant test taker?
You know what I'm sick of? Phony slugs like EJ, Rahm, Dart, Madigan, Cullerton, O'Connor, Burke, Durbin, Schakowsky, Kirk and Perrywinkle
Uh, what about Hillary?
Ye gods, that voice....!
'Not sick enough to actually call for hiring the 2,000 officers we're short. Not sick enough to figure out why every single district on the north side is down 3 to 8 cars per night, leading to increased violence and property crime.'
Bravo
Another big job the airport commander tommy retired 15Aug16 who gets that easy plum position will it be nakia or another brilliant lieutenant test taker?
8/16/2016 11:16:00 PM
Captain Tom O'Brien was named acting commander of O'Hare a few days ago.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
'Not sick enough to actually call for hiring the 2,000 officers we're short. Not sick enough to figure out why every single district on the north side is down 3 to 8 cars per night, leading to increased violence and property crime.'
Bravo
8/17/2016 02:14:00 AM
agreed at least 2,000 short or more the blood flows, Trump is correct last night he said "the democrats have abandoned the black community" the blood flows and rahm is covered in it!
Was Special Ed sick of the violence before he became Superintendo, or did this just start after his promotion?
And if he was sick before, what did he do about it?
8/16/2016 04:40:00 AM
He sold his soul for a piece of KittyKat
8/16/2016 01:52:00 PM
It's obvious we both worked the ghetto, but you should probably translate for our North Shore readers. They'll think he sold out for a candy bar.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I'm no statistician, but if the assh@ls who are "known to police" keep finding ways to get killed in the community, won't the crime numbers eventually come down on their own from a sheer lack of said assh@les?
8/16/2016 12:22:00 PM
No, because they procreate like bunnies.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Another big job the airport commander tommy retired 15Aug16 who gets that easy plum position will it be nakia or another brilliant lieutenant test taker?
8/16/2016 11:16:00 PM
Hopefully someone with experience in disaster planning and homeland security
Hopefully someone with experience in disaster planning and homeland security
8/17/2016 02:23:00 PM
Is there anyone in the department who has this experience? If not, then the usual pattern will follow. Someone who had enough clout to get promoted with get promoted again and get the job. Then that person will need to be trained so the city will send them to expensive and hard to get training and make that merit promotee an expert. Then this expert will retire in a few years and with that experience and training end up in another job for even more money. That is how it works in the land of the connected political class.
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