Fuck You Lightfoot (UPDATED for Morons)

Well that escalated quickly:

• In her remarks, Lightfoot sought to draw a connection between the weekend carnage and difficulties she is expected to encounter negotiating a new police contract with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, which represents thousands of rank-and-file officers.
  
  “You know, there were rumors floating around about — and I didn’t verify this — but rumors floating around that they were telling their officers, ‘Don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede,’” Lightfoot said on CAN-TV’s “Chicago Newsroom” program. “‘If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’ I hope to God that wasn’t true because, man oh man, if that happened there’s going to be a reckoning.”
  
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  “Leading into Labor Day in 2016 when we had this catastrophic level of violence, the then-(union) administration — which, there are some carryovers from that — put out a memo telling officers that they should not show up for work, that they shouldn’t do their job, that they shouldn’t be the police,” she said.

If you didn't verify it, why did you say it? If it's a "rumor" as you state, why do you throw it out there? There was exactly zero purpose to this except to inflame the public...or a portion of the public...into believing someone somewhere is actually talking about this. It certainly seems slanderous - and actionable.

Even the Slum Times is flabbergasted:

• That exaggerates the record. According to an August 2016 Chicago Tribune story, the union called for officers not to accept overtime requests during Labor Day weekend — but it said nothing about the officers’ regularly assigned work, as Lightfoot suggested.
  
  What’s more, that example does not back up the claim Lightfoot made about Memorial Day weekend, which she acknowledged was unverified but chose to publicly repeat nonetheless.

Not accepting overtime offers isn't a job action. It's a Right not to work extra if you don't want the extra money.

Hey FOP, you saw this, correct? You know what this is? It's "negotiating in the media," something you and your predecessors have always insisted was off-limits due to "gentlemen's agreement" with the City. Guess what? No "gentlemen" here - never were.

Undermining the entire union by claiming the FOP violated Contract Section 5.1 is a Declaration of War. Such a position advocated by the FOP could result in the dissolution of the bargaining unit itself.

It's also a sign that Lightfoot is not serious about negotiating in good faith. Arbitration Immediately. This statement is Exhibit #1. Get it done.

UPDATE: Listen closely unpublished Tiny Brains - what we post here IS NOT the FOP position. It's coppers venting steam and taking City/Department directives to their ILLOGICAL extremes. 

• Rahm says we all went "fetal"?
• Officers being stripped for defending their partner being choked out?
• Damages being assessed against officers for being on scene?
• Supervisors being stripped for approving reports?

Self preservation and gallows humor is not policy. They told us the new rules via their actions. We aren't stupid, but obviously you are.