Are You Fucking Serious?

The Slum Times has hit a new low. They published an Op-Ed Thursday, and the letter deals with the unfortunate murder of a school teacher. The letter was written by a parent whose children were taught by the deceased. The parent blames guns, gang culture, polticians and the Police Department:

• To the police superintendent: Step up. There is much leadership within, but not enough, from CPD. You can fix that. Start by telling City Hall what you think CPD needs to be doing, and demand from City Hall what you need to do it. Take a lesson from your patrol days. Patrol officers exercise enormous judgment in the field, but do so within the parameters of extensive training and guidance from the department to execute strategies developed by experts. In other words, patrol officers are brave, dedicated soldiers who follow orders and direction from leadership. Your role in this scenario: lead.
  
  And let’s admit what we all know: Our city does not have a comprehensive crime strategy. We desperately need one — and a leader to make it a reality. What we don’t need? Spinning an innovative technology-enhanced tactical pilot project as a crime strategy, which it is not.
  
  If you are missing the needed expertise internally, then get help from the outside. People chosen by you, not City Hall. People with experience and demonstrated successes in developing and implementing crime strategies in large municipalities.

The letter writer?

• Inspector General Joe Ferguson

The same fucking Ferguson who couldn't locate any hint of cheating on the Lieutenants Exam, despite first person eyewitness testimony, department e-mails discussing meeting times and locations and monetary compensation to certain NOBLE members. Test-takers who had to be "gifted" a "merit" promotion to even be eligible to take the exam who suddenly scored first, second, third and a few more Top Ten scores, all connected to IAD or Mrs. Wysinger.

You remember the Lieutenant rank? It's where pretty much 100% of the command staff comes from in one fashion or another. The same command staff that Ferguson is insisting come up with strategies. Who Ferguson somehow believes are able to lead and inspire the troops, despite the fact that the troops all know that they're political hacks, liars and cheaters who couldn't lead anyone to save their own skin.

And Ferguson thinks that Special Ed, Wheezie, Hall, Ward, other cheaters and every single exempt are in a position to "tell[...] City Hall what you think CPD needs to be doing"?

1. What are you smoking?
2. When were you last drug tested?
3. You do realize that the Department does what Rahm says and not the other way around?

How many exempts haven't accepted a single "merit" promotion on their way up the ladder? Less than one? The absolute gall of this motherfucker is a sight to behold when he (and his sawed-off midget boss) have done more to destroy morale, desire and the drive to do pro-active police work in this backassward city than even the ACLU managed to do (the ACLU wasn't a surprise).

Kass was right to blame the political class for this murder - and that includes Joe Fucking Ferguson. He had a chance to bring meaningful reform to the CPD by exposing and ending years of cheating, connected promotions, the "who-you-know, who-you-blow, who-you-marry" culture. Hope that increased budget and new four-year term was worth it Joe.