Selective Outrage
The Slum Times jumps into it with both feet, bemoaning the fact that Chicago Police Officers have actual Rights granted to them under the Constitution:
- Only in Chicago.
On Tuesday, a Chicago Police officer and a retired Chicago police officer both took the Fifth Amendment — declining to testify so as not to incriminate themselves — in two separate courtrooms in two separate cases.
What a sad commentary on the Chicago Police Department. What a sad reminder that reform of the police department must continue full bore, with federal judicial oversight.
Extremely ironic, given that the "federal judicial oversight" (A) isn't endorsed by the current federal administration and (B) is in place because CPD supposedly violated all sorts of Civil Rights, yet the Slum Times is championing CPD not being allowed to exercise their Fifth Amendment Rights. You are considered LESS than a citizen by the Slum Times.
Particularly galling to the screeds at the Slum Times?
Particularly galling to the screeds at the Slum Times?
- [the officers] ...declined to testify or repeatedly said, "I don’t recall."
Amazing.
Now let's enter the "Way-Back machine" and time travel back to October of 2013. Richard "Shortshanks" Daley is being deposed for only the fourth or fifth time in his illustrious law career regarding a Millennium Park restaurant contract, one in a series of crooked contracts that seemed as common as west side gunshot victims:
Now let's enter the "Way-Back machine" and time travel back to October of 2013. Richard "Shortshanks" Daley is being deposed for only the fourth or fifth time in his illustrious law career regarding a Millennium Park restaurant contract, one in a series of crooked contracts that seemed as common as west side gunshot victims:
- During depositions for the case, Daley answered "I don't recall" 139 times.
We don't recall Sneed ever removing her lips from Daley's ass long enough to mention that. Assorted other Slum Times reporters always managed to snag underlings, but never questioned Shortshanks. Not if they expected to keep their reporting beats, maintain "access" and be spared the wrath of Daley. And that was involving tens of million of dollars - hundred of millions over Shank's political tenure.
So much for unbiased reporting. The media in Chicago is bought and paid for, publishing what they are told to publish, hiding what they are told to hide, and ignoring facts detrimental to the Machine.
A favorite pundit of ours said it best:
So much for unbiased reporting. The media in Chicago is bought and paid for, publishing what they are told to publish, hiding what they are told to hide, and ignoring facts detrimental to the Machine.
A favorite pundit of ours said it best:
- Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.
He said that about the national media coverage of Hillary Clinton. Amusingly, he lived in Chicago, so we don't doubt local politics may have colored his take on things.
Labels: media
posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
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I can't wait to retire; if they call me for court, I will exercise all my rights. Yes!
Careful SCC!
You calling the Slum-Times out on
their hypocrisy is going to cause
them to be "Vexed."
Very nice counter-punch right through
their hateful, lying, mendacious teeth
about Crime King Shortshanks "exercising"
his "rights" by pleading the 5th Amendment
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE TIMES during
one session on the witness stand.
"Cops having rights" is the problem
in Chicago...
Untold multiple BILLIONS of taxpayer
treasure stolen by Daley Inc. while
the Scum-Times editorial board snored,
farted and pissed in each other's pants
pockets(for 22 muthafuckin' years mind you)
like a cabal of stinking Memphis-Town
shit-bums in the A/4 lock-up waiting
for the early morning Blue Bird to haul
their funky asses off to bond court.
"Selective Outrage" is an understatement...
"If you Cops weren't so... Well...
Just... SO! We wouldn't be calling
for your destruction, errr...
Reform!"
Fuck these fools.
Protect yourselves from THEM.
Always.
Police Like You Have No Friends.
Yep, nice reporting there Scum times... how's about you guys report about about a the pedofile who is currently working in the Rham administration--- but than again you guys don't look into democratic politicians.
Remember thats how they got Burge during civil testimony. If you are ever sued in court and the original incident passed muster with IPRA or IAD, your subsequent testimony in a civil trial opens you up for at the very least receiving charges in front of the police board.
OT Check this out on youtube 4:18 min. "Durbin calls out AG Sessions for threatening to cut off federal funds" At the house oversight committee meeting on Wed. Dick, the Dick, Durbin tries to embarrass Sessions by saying withholding the Byrne Grant funds will hurt Chicago because it is a sanctuary city. Durbin cited the Superintendant who says he wants the police to to focus on "community policing" and not play immigration police. Durbin said they need the money for the shot spotters. Sessions was great he did not let Durbin rattle him. Sessions said all they want is a call when an illegal is in Chicago lockup. Sessions told Durbin, how are you making Chicago safer by releasing these illegals to commit more crimes? Sessions also said he is concerned about the health and morale of the Chicago Police!
Everything in motion is to fu-- us! Why in the hell do bosses not have to wear cameras when they are threatening us in roll call! Isnt there a federal law against quotas????? Hmmmmmm? Good ole boy "we are documenting all!!" 😘
Why hasn't Sneed ever herd of all these people in the entertainment industry who have been raping women for decades. Isn't that part of her "beat". Part of the culture of silence, huh?
I thought the 5th was reserved for mafia dons and politicians ? Who'd of thunk the police had the same right to the law!
I recall a Sgt. Phil Cline pleading the 5th back in the 90's. That just ruined his career.
Assorted other Slum Times reporters always managed to snag underlings, but never questioned Shortshanks. Not if they expected to keep their reporting beats, maintain "access" and be spared the wrath of Daley. And that was involving tens of million of dollars - hundred of millions over Shank's political tenure.
Nobody goes against the daley crime family unless they want to end up as trunk music...
The media is like this all over the country. Check out NBC's actions not publishing the Harvey Weinstein story. At least in that instance there was another media outlet to go to. Here in Crook County - all the media are just mouth pieces for the politicians.
025 3rd Watch
The district commander has issued an order. To obtain Friday, Saturday or Sunday off. Instead of 10 percent it now has to be 15 percent of the watch. Trying to get fri, sat or sun off is next to impossible. You need both time on the job and burn a personal day on dome weekends.
What is interesting is that the park car gets an exemption. They can change their rdo's every week. That must be nice. Also, if you are the commanders girlfriend then you get lots of overtime and you choose your own hours. Also sgt. E.R. and his crew have it made. In at 1730 and out by 2100 to 2230.
Must be nice! Life is a beach (for some).
Another perfect example why the media has lost credibility. But they arrogantly keep doing the same thing- they ignore the real corruption and go after the small corruption. The media goes out of their way to hide the big corruption or even lie about it.
Wow, glad I covered constitutional rights during my chalk talk with the recruits 2 nights ago!
We are going to have to have a review using this article. Thanks for the tip SCC.
Anyways, last night we discussed the importance of participating in Deffered Comp to THE MAX when you're young.
That segwayed into a chat about getting as much education on their dime as possible.
As always, the concepts of risk management and asset protection are woven into each and every lecture.
Class of '86
While waiting in a barber shop I looked at a SunTimes and was amazed at how much it had shrunk, both in actual size and in content. Most of the articles were hit pieces on Trump, no mention of Harvey Weinstein, and the whole tabloid was a blend of moral filth and hypocrisy. I have not seen this rag in many years and cancelled my subscription to the Trib when they endorsed Obama's re-election. Print news in this town is dead for me, just like the NFL and democrat politics.
media does a very good job at stirring up public outrage.
next tine media lies cause civil unrest. the DOJ needs to
present a bill to the media for damage done by the
perpetually aggrieved community.
freedom of the press is preserved.
Tribune and Times both mouthpieces for the Democratic Party. Not a qualified journalist in the bunch all hacks. Although my bird prefers to go poo poo on the Trib. ♠️
Sadly, the Great Iowahawk got smart and moved to Texas.
I wish I could join him.
"I don't remember what I forgot" Mayor Daley
Lars Pisen
The liberal clueless and the lying media, vs the conservative silent majority. Is it any wonder why Trump won, and will win again.
OT: if, while investigating a police involved shooting, COPA discovers physical evidence that shows the shooting was bad COPA is obviously going to bring that evidence forward. However, if physical evidence is missed by CPD and found by COPA that shows a questionable police involved shooting was actually good, will COPA bring that evidence to the attention of CPD, or will they turn a blind eye to it?
The city is in a death spiral under Daly and Emanuel and the act like it's ok! I know people who moved away and I will be moving away in 7 more years. I can't wait and it can't come soon enough! How is all this going to work out for the people left behind.
The media is all about printing sensational stories, but stories that fit their liberal narrative. They sure gave Obama a pass on just about everything when he was running for President. I recall back in the day when the department had a rule about taking the 5th. Officers did so and the department suspended them and tried to fire them. It took a federal judge to stop that nonsense. A lieutenant that I worked for was called before a grand jury about corruption in the 015th District. He testified that he could not recall. He was indicted for perjury and spent a few years in prison.
Anonymous said...
Yep, nice reporting there Scum times... how's about you guys report about about a the pedofile who is currently working in the Rham administration--- but than again you guys don't look into democratic politicians.
10/19/2017 01:13:00 AM
Yes, being a democratic slime ball is usually given a pass by the democratic prosecutors in this county and this state. I am glad that Lisa Madigan is not running again.
I no longer care whether boo-boo was the driver or passenger when he bailed out. I no longer care from what hand he discarded the suspect narcotics or pistol. Read my report. If it's not in the report then I'm sorry I don't know.
Maybe what is going on is that newspapers have to appeal to fringe groups to maintain circulation numbers.
Do you know why these people hate the police?🤔we know all the dirt on society. We know all about the criminal immoral behavior.the drugs, drinking, the cheating and wife beaters. The gangbangers and thieves. We see it all. Maybe they feel that diminishing us makes them equal or better?
Second class citizens again.
Selective outrage, or manufactured outrage, is the domain of the MSM. Probably didn't bother any MSM when Obama head of the IRS invoked the 5th FORTY-ONE times when questioned about her job.
Where's all the MSM coverage, and outrage at Obama and Hillary's deal with Russia giving them control of a chunk of U.S. mined uranium? Expect to see a doubling down on the Trump/Russia collusion fairy tale.
Being two-faced seems to be a requirement to be a democrat!
J.J.
The Scum-Times will put a very fine spin on it...
"Mayor Daley saying 'I don't recall' 139 times
doesn't infer he had something to hide or if he
was trying to obfuscate or be deceitful like
those Cops invoking the 5th. Those Cops swore
an oath and we demand they be held to a higher
standard..."
I see SCC is fan of IOWAHAWK........well played people
Why isnt there a headline "Claypool the Trump of Chicago".
Retired with a bunch of court cases pending and just stopped attending court. I first got a call from ASA and given a new court date. On the date to attend court I called and said I was out of town. That same day I changed my phone number. The same ASA mailed me a summons with a new date. I again did not attend. Register mail was refused and not signed. About a month later the State Attorney's Office sent the Sheriff to serve the subpoena. He and others attempted to serve me, but were unable to do so. My old partner who is also an Attorney said, if they can't demonstrate in a court of law that you were contacted, then nothing happens. In the last six months on this fuck-up job and dealing with the States Attorney's Officer, I just about had it with the hole system. Call me a traitor to law enforcement or whatever you wish; they (the system) can kiss my ass. Anyway, Kimmy would probably let them all go.........
Anything over 1yr I'm pleading the 5th too, enough. I don't recall, I don't recall etc. Stay Fetal and I plead the 5th.
Did the Sun Times make any negative statements about the heads of Fusion GPS taking the fifth amendment when being questioned by Congress regarding the Trump "dossier ?
My guess would be no.
The 5th Amendment gets a bad rap. It shouldn’t
The thing about Sessions is, he knows he cannot cut federal funding here over Chicago's lack of cooperation with ICE, and he and Trump both know it. The DOJ just lost their lawsuit over this that was filed by Rahm a few months back, so in reality, Sessions needs to STFU and move on to accomplish something before Trump shows his ass the door.
OT:
Is FOP lobbying to get us the ability to lateral out of Chicago to other departments in Illinois?
Worked in Area Five when Guevara was there him and his partner were arrogant condescending pricks. The Cook County States attorneys that came out to review their cases would allow Guevara to translate the offenders statements from Spanish to English nothing wrong with that right.
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Sun Times is not a newspaper, it's an opinion paper. No actually news stories until the USA Today portion. It's Trump sucks, CPD is evil, guns are bad. Same opinion pieces everyday. If you bought a sun times today, then not another till January, it would be the same exact paper, just different sports stories. Writers are one trick ponies: Mitchell: race/racist cpd; Steinberg: Trump sucks; Brown: white privilege; Editorial: Trump sucks, CPD is racist, Chicago the envy of the world. Same day after day.
They’re simply showing their true, anti police, colors.
They truly are a lapdog media tool for Rahm.
Rahm is friends with the Scum Times owners.
Did you really expect anything different. A lot of negative coverage until the contract gets done. Dont be the guinea pig. Stay out of sight out of the media.
O.T
As if there was doubt
From Crains:
So far, there’s no sign that Emanuel will face a major opponent despite some very rough patches after the shooting of Laquan McDonald. Insiders say that his popularity numbers, which had dipped very low, are back about 50 percent in the latest polling.
Show up in court upon summons and exercise your Rights...what's the problem?
Rahm Emanuel ignored how many Court orders so far?
How many of the obama cabinet and Clinton staffers, sidekicks, contractors used the Fifth?
How many times did the FBI question the Clinton Inc ensemble WITHOUT notes or Oathes?
So when does the persecution to end and how many ASA's, panels, Sts Attys and judges is it going to take to convict someone after 10-20 years?
What is the appointed judge looking for?
What was he told to do by Cheef Evans on behalf of KimJongFxxx ?
More democrat witchhunt.
Stay fetal, 10 years from now you'll be glad you did.
OT:
Is FOP lobbying to get us the ability to lateral out of Chicago to other departments in Illinois?
I highly doubt it. You should be lobbying yourself and applying to all departments not Chicago or Cook related.
Anyone know if the 2018 Chicago Budget includes bringing back captains to the watch?
They would need at least 66 captains.
As always. Anything to put in the Suntimes to sell a worthless paper
Odd, i recall the criminal bitch that led the taxpayer funded IRS take the fifth when they were fucking conservatives only
No outrage on that case because the victim wasnt a god damn liberal leech.
Oh, and fuck you rahm.
The newspapers always send lawyers to criminal court on heater cases insisting the public has a right to know. In cases involving police officers the press has insisted that any CR numbers and reports be produced. But, they are not so enthusiastic about the first amendment and the public’s right to know when it comes to them. Several years ago, Rose Laws, the Gold Coast Madam was pinched for running her call girl service out of some high end buildings in the Gold Coast. The Feds also indicted her for income tax evasion but the raid done by CPD netted Rose’s so called Black Book with names, phone numbers, dates, times and the kinks of all the clients. Now, you would think that the press would be clamoring for the names of the Johns to be revealed. You would be wrong, however, because the word got out that the Black Book was chock full of the names of newspaper and TV news people as well as lawyers, businessmen and judges. I remember being in court when the case was up for arraignment. Not a reporter or newspaper lawyer in sight. In that case apparently the public’s right to know was not that important. Ms. Laws quietly plead out in both cases, received a reasonably soft sentence and the Black Book never saw the light of day.
"I don't recall" was the mantra of Hillary "It's my turn because I'm a woman" Clinton.
More bullshit from the left
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/if-youre-a-black-man-expect-police-brutality-under-us-law-and-policy/2017/10/19/26663518-b28a-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.f9aaef92fdd3
I don't recall yesterday and neither should you. It's cleaner that way.
While the chief law enforcement officer of the U.S., Attorney General Loretta Lynch didn't actually seek Fifth Amendment protection, even Snopes (No, I'm not a fan) labels the claim that she did as "mostly false", simply because it wasn't a criminal trial per se.
https://www.snopes.com/loretta-lynch-pleads-fifth-over-iran-payment/
rb
The newspaper era ended when they stated endorsing politicians. It was apparent they were in bed with crooks and thieves, Most people pay little attention to them which is why I recommend SCC start ignoring them. They are about as useful as screen doors on submarines or dueling with an unarmed man. What is the point?
The thing about Sessions is, he knows he cannot cut federal funding here over Chicago's lack of cooperation with ICE, and he and Trump both know it. The DOJ just lost their lawsuit over this that was filed by Rahm a few months back, so in reality, Sessions needs to STFU and move on to accomplish something before Trump shows his ass the door.
10/19/2017 12:34:00 PM
Maybe not, but they can delay payments, lose paperwork, send grant requests back for corrections, & then send the corrections back for clarifications... Ve half vays...
OT:
Is FOP lobbying to get us the ability to lateral out of Chicago to other departments in Illinois?
10/19/2017 12:38:00 PM
Call the FOP instead of asking about it here. We already have that. It's up to the agency that hires you.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Retired with a bunch of court cases pending and just stopped attending court. I first got a call from ASA and given a new court date. On the date to attend court I called and said I was out of town. That same day I changed my phone number. The same ASA mailed me a summons with a new date. I again did not attend. Register mail was refused and not signed. About a month later the State Attorney's Office sent the Sheriff to serve the subpoena. He and others attempted to serve me, but were unable to do so. My old partner who is also an Attorney said, if they can't demonstrate in a court of law that you were contacted, then nothing happens. In the last six months on this fuck-up job and dealing with the States Attorney's Officer, I just about had it with the hole system. Call me a traitor to law enforcement or whatever you wish; they (the system) can kiss my ass. Anyway, Kimmy would probably let them all go.........
10/19/2017 09:58:00 AM
That's what I'm going to do, Oh, I almost forgot, fuck-you Kimmy.
Re: shrinking Sun-Times
Background: The Sun-Times always had an image
of being the paper of the working class, the blue collar
worker. Chicago is one of the last two-newspaper cities
in the country, and the place that gave America Studs
Terkel and Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle."
Edwin Eisendrath, a former school teacher and Chicago
Alderman, is now (part) of an owner group of The Sun-
Times. A Chicago native, Mr. Eisendrath grew up on
Chicago's wealth North Side and graduated from Harvard.
Sadly, this is NOT the Sun-Times that featured Mike Royko.
Mr. Eisendrath is distantly related to the Sulzberger family
which publishes The New York Times.
Most papers (due to Internet competition for news) are a
shadow of what they were in the 1970s, The Wall Street
Journal included. Advertising is the name of the game today.
Newspaper men refer to the number of columns and pages
as "real estate." Content real estate has been shrinking while
advertising real estate has grown.
CUBS LOSE!!!! Cubs fans are going to blame Bartman
Is FOP lobbying to get us the ability to lateral out of Chicago to other departments in Illinois?
10/19/2017 12:38:00 PM
I can do that on my own....why would someone need FOP to do that?
More outrageous behavior honors for a criminal:
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicagoans-remember-laquan-mcdonald-3-years-after-his-death
Wait until the trial and JVD walks!
If i shot my friend in a drunken rwge, Id plead the 5th too
"Sheriff to serve the subpoena. He and others attempted to serve me, but were unable to do so. My old partner who is also an Attorney said, if they can't demonstrate in a court of law that you were contacted, then nothing happens. In the last six months on this fuck-up job and dealing with the States Attorney's Officer, I just about had it with the hole system. Call me a traitor to law enforcement or whatever you wish; they (the system) can kiss my ass. Anyway, Kimmy would probably let them all go......."
It's a damm shame it's come to this
If anyone actually believes there is ANY unbiased reporting in the Chicago media,(or CNN,MSNBC,et al),they are morons.
It's contract time,the time to make the CPD look as bad and evil as possible.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
CUBS LOSE!!!! Cubs fans are going to blame Bartman
10/19/2017 10:21:00 PM
Ugh...I don't even give a fuck about sports, but, dude, get a fucking life.
You should not be so reliant on the success or failures of others (especially with regards to sports) to bring you happiness or disappointment.
Read a book, write a book, or travel
This kind of reminds me of when the DA in Baltimore suggested that the officers in the Freddie Gray case should not have the right to choose a Bench trial instead of a Jury trial. 2 sets of rules, 1 for regular citizens and 1 for us!
Gee. Did they deplore the fed employees taking the 5th in congressional hearings on Benghazi, the IRS, and now in the probe into Russian bribing of the Clinton's?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
More outrageous behavior honors for a criminal:
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicagoans-remember-laquan-mcdonald-3-years-after-his-death
Wait until the trial and JVD walks!
10/19/2017 10:31:00 PM
He better ask for a bench trial and hope he gets a fair and knowledgeable judge
nonymous said...
Is FOP lobbying to get us the ability to lateral out of Chicago to other departments in Illinois?
10/19/2017 12:38:00 PM
I can do that on my own....why would someone need FOP to do that?
10/19/2017 10:26:00 PM
Why? Because some guys on the job want someone to do things for them, that they should do
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anyone know if the 2018 Chicago Budget includes bringing back captains to the watch?
They would need at least 66 captains.
How would we know? If you want to find out Google Chicago 2018 budget and look it up
Chicago media, bought and paid for pimps and hoes...
Anonymous said...
This kind of reminds me of when the DA in Baltimore suggested that the officers in the Freddie Gray case should not have the right to choose a Bench trial instead of a Jury trial. 2 sets of rules, 1 for regular citizens and 1 for us!
10/20/2017 09:23:00 AM
"Y'all just tryin' to escape the peoples an' folkses justice!"
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/21/police-body-cameras-money-for-nothing.html
10/19@12:38pm - The IL Municipal League is lobbying the legislature to greatly restrict pension portability between Downstate and Chicago area pension funds. They successfully passed a law which will prohibit a LEO who vested in a pension fund from starting a second pension if he/she is hired by another agency. And our beloved FOP has done nothing except scheme to launch retirees from Lodge 7 if they do not pay retiree dues by the end of October. Graham is Rahm's new lap dog. Being assigned to Rahm's house detail while running for office effectively neutered him.
Retired .38 spl +P
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/21/las-vegas-police-officer-killed-in-massacre-left-funeral-notes-remember-me-for-who-was.html
I recall a Sgt. Phil Cline pleading the 5th back in the 90's. That just ruined his career.
10/19/2017 06:03:00 AM
It was the early 1980's.
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