Friday, August 02, 2019

Orchestrated Contempt

  • While it is tempting to define the mayor’s “hot mic” moment as the sort of minor gaffe or verbal stumble which occasionally plagues elected officials, Lightfoot’s remark was by no means a manic or confused moment, but rather an arrogant slight explicitly premeditated, carefully orchestrated, and intended to provoke an incident. A ploy executed with precision, there is a mass of evidence to demonstrate Lightfoot’s shameful comment was intentional.

    A woman who knows where, when, and how to pick her targets, Lightfoot has invested considerable time and vigor throwing hooks and jabs at police since taking office. Upon inauguration, Lightfoot broke tradition and revealed the hire of a former U.S. marshal to lead her security detail, and days later appeared on Chicago Newsroom to revive the utterly groundless but oft-repeated fiction the FOP instructed members to flout their sworn duty on Memorial Day weekend. Less than one week later, Lightfoot rolled out “Accountability Monday,” meetings to consult with top police officials. An artless maneuver to shift blame for the savagery consuming the city away from her office, Lightfoot’s unique purpose is to create a weekly vehicle to routinely frame the police department as the fall guy for the utterly chaotic conditions on Chicago’s streets. Shortly after, in another cynical stunt, Lightfoot publicly flogged detectives for allegedly failing to engage in proactive policing, and followed this ruse with a harsh denunciation of police for “losing the streets” after another grisly July weekend death toll.

    A remarkably consistent woman, the linear tale of ritual condemnation of police since becoming mayor illustrates how Lightfoot saw the floor of the City Council on July 24 the perfect backdrop to level further abuse at police by jeering Mr. Murray.
The entire article is a quick read, just under five minutes. Check it out. It makes a pretty good case that Groot's casual denigration of the Department is part of a longer range plan.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, yes and if you don't agree with Groot, then you must be..... 'racist'

8/02/2019 12:10:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Arbitration now.

8/02/2019 12:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This woman is almost as stupid as Crimesha so I highly doubt she has any long range plans. She is in way over head. She has demonstrated this by her lack of a plan or answers to reporters questions concerning the financial state of the city.

8/02/2019 12:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wow, what a great article.

8/02/2019 12:20:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Long Range Plan?

What is her plan? Destroying Chicago? Driving out the remaining Chicago Taxpayers? Bankrupting Chicago and the State of Illinois?

They destroyed Detroit in the 1970's. It still has not recovered. Block after block bereft of homes, businesses and industry. Detroit is a shithole for over fifty years. Baltimore is well on its way. Chicago is following closely.

8/02/2019 12:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Mayor is the head of every agency which is part of the city of Chicago. As such, she is the head of the police department.She appoints an individual to run it on her behalf. The responsibility for anything related to the police department falls on her. If the police are not doing their job according to her policies, it is her fault and only hers.
The police department belongs to her. She has to decide what to do with it. if the individual officers are not following her edicts is because her edicts are not enforceable or the officers do not feels that it is in their best interest to follow her.

8/02/2019 12:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You should checkout In re Lori Lightfoot a published decision by the 7th circuit.

8/02/2019 12:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She is trying to be teflon as if she has no responsibility for the policies and command of the police. Sorry Kermit. Its your baby. And it is your responsibility to stop your community from killing each other. Good luck. Get back to us when you have a clue.

8/02/2019 12:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well put. She really does hate the police. I can’t believe she’d be so stupid to pick a fight we us. But I have to assume she has some master plan like Emperor Palpadine in Star Wars.

This no different that what was learned at the Holocaust museum: take over the media, schools and police.

Groot = nazi

8/02/2019 12:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Left ruins, corrupts and destroys everything they touch.

8/02/2019 12:45:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If we don't turn our backs on her in a very public moment to show that we have no regard for her either. Fight fire with fire. She has the upper hand, but there are ways to get this bug eyed groot to humble herself.

8/02/2019 12:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sounds like a good reason to stop doing proa work.... bbn oh wait that happened years ago...

8/02/2019 12:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And yet, still, there are many who rehash this past mayoral election as they always have, by thinking stupidly.

Aka traditional crook county democrat politics.

Refresh your memories, (no, not your mammeries!!!), and recall the many candidates on the ballot in that first round.

As I truly do not give enough of a fuck, someone else can post the list, with the totals for each, and the percentage of on the books registered voters who actually voted.

Yeah.

Math.

Even in crook county, math matters.

IF someone does this, (and it ain't gonna be me, I despise the lazy brained,xso, no mooching info from me), it will be easy to identify:

1. The Shills.

2. The traditinal clout claiming grafters.

3. The scum democrat commie fucks.


If you haven't figured it out, our two runoff choices came from category #3.

And we let it happen.

By thinking stupid.

By pouting about which candidate was least unworthy.

By falling for the shills.

By voting for our own, individual, least unworthy clout putz.

By actually being stupid enough to think about exactly what each candidate might be expected to do.

As if this crooked county is part of America.

As if this thug city and graft county, let alone this state of thieves can be a place to fucking play political stupid games whenever the opportunity of an actual election is staring us all right in our eyes.

This last one we all cut wet farts and then now cry about having to wash our shorts, because, gosh darnnit, that damn water bill just doubled, again!!!

Stupid gets what stupid does not stop being stupid and fucking pick ONE candidate, ignore all others, and at least get that ONE candidate to a one on one runoff with whatever shitstain the scum party makes sure survives the first clown show round.

Sure.

That ONE will have to survive getting onto and staying on the ballot.

We had a ONE that managed to do that.

Which one?

Well, we shall never know, now, shall we?

Since we all played ourselves into thinking the standard stupid the category #3 cunts relied upon us to do.

All we got this past election was precisely the worst of the worst, and that ain't neccessarily a single quantity hereabouts.

There will be no saviour forthcoming, no MAGA quality of purity of purpose, no brilliant and honorable person of any color, gender, personality, ethnicity, etc.

Only the least unworthy have a chance hereabouts.

The worthy have determined, with over half a century of historical proof, that we here are just too fucking stupid to salvage.

Before we are beaten into saying fuck it, we gotta see that:

#1 candidates must be ignored.

#3 candidates must not make it to second round runoff.

#2 candidates are all we will have here, until such time as a MAGA individual sees that we here are determined to be not stupid.

We proved that we are well accustomed to being stupid.

So, why the fuck should any MAGA candidate bother with us?

8/02/2019 12:56:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Speaking of "Denigration"...

8/02/2019 01:01:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Contempt is a two way street.

8/02/2019 01:05:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Remarkable article written by Florian Sohnke who appears to be an investigative reporter. He makes keen observations that the local news media misses. Excellent vocabulary. I found that there is a youtube video of him being interviewed by someone at Paddy O’Fagans Pub which is: Pubcasts live E03: Investigative reporter Florian Sohnke. I saw the first 15 minutes where he explains who he is, then they started talking about the Trump rally in Chicago which ended in chaos. Looks like the interview is about two hours long, will have to get back to it when I have the time. Maybe the FOP should hire him as their media person as they are failing to get any kind of message out.

8/02/2019 01:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can you say, "Undue Command Influence?"

I bet the courts can say it.

8/02/2019 01:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I see this weak, deviant, disrespectful & arrogant mayor-ass in a different light. She thinks she is the queen, forgive my unintentional written pun, but everyone but her is the problem! The only thing she has successfully accomplished is throwing the city into deeper turmoil financially, organizationally, lawlessly, & politically. The real headline is the city is facing a HUGE BUDGET CRISIS & this mayor-ass is flying around the country spending money the city does not have accomplishing NOTHING that will ease or solve the BUDGET CRISIS! Beyond that is the fact that the COMMUNITY continues to kill like it is their job & the mayor-ass has done nothing to address it. The issue of who's to blame for the rise in murder & mayhem, which has been blamed on POLICE...only one flaw with that thinking...if the police arrest a million people and the states asstorney drops, fails to charge or does nothing & add in the courts who throw cases out or bonds out the most violent offenders or the sheriff does. Then this QUEEN MAYOR-ASS points the finger at the police...YOU ARE LESS THAN USELESS & HAVE NO PLAN WHATSOEVER to help the city on any level...WHERE IS THE MSM ON THIS THE CANDY ASSES THAT THEY ARE!!!

8/02/2019 01:18:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mayor Littleshit is a SJW and her plan is to extract social justice from the City and Police for her community, for people of color. Kim Foxx is also a SJW and doing the same. Littleshit will denigrate the officers in private meetings and public making them the scapegoat for all the ills that befall the community of color. Littleshit and Foxx will never lay blame at the feet of the people of color who are responsible for the heinous acts in the City. What’s there not to know about their game plan? They will leave the City and County worse off than they found it. In their twisted minds they will view their tenure as an achievement. As a result Chicago is on its way to becoming another Detroit, another Baltimore. The

8/02/2019 01:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

theres gonna be a reckoning i reckon !

8/02/2019 01:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Decline to attend any awards ceremonies where she will be in attendance. And ostracize her just like the NYPD has done to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

8/02/2019 01:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Milwaukee Police Shooting of armed DV suspect.

https://breaking911.com/new-milwaukee-cops-release-video-of-officer-involved-shooting/

Felon on parole. Now charged with attempted murder of an officer.

8/02/2019 04:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Baltimore Ranked ‘Most Dangerous Big City’ by USA Today in 2018
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2019/08/01/baltimore-ranked-most-dangerous-big-city-usa-today-2018/

Competition brings out the best?

Lori Lightfoot in 2019 speaking from Chicago, where she is Mayor: "Hold my beer..."

THE RACE IS ON!

8/02/2019 04:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Of course it’s planned.

8/02/2019 04:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You don't want to mess with Lightfoot! Who'd call her out on all her stellar accomplishments?! It is madness to contend with her excellence!


Trump Rips Corrupt Democrat-Run Cities: Baltimore, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/01/trump-rips-corrupt-democrat-run-cities-baltimore-san-francisco-los-angeles-chicago/

Careful now Mr President! It is unwise to try and go head to head with a list or your accomplishments while in office vs that list of the great and wise Lori Lightfoot and all she has done and will do still!


8/02/2019 04:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A remarkably consistent woman, the linear tale of ritual condemnation of police since becoming mayor illustrates how Lightfoot saw the floor of the City Council on July 24 the perfect backdrop to level further abuse at police by jeering Mr. Murray.

The rumor of the day is all short angry black lesbian public officials rule in this manner...

8/02/2019 05:17:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

No experience running any major city or smaller city at that, No experience in handling a huge budget/expenses, No experience in Politics, Obviously she wasn't/isn't that great of a lawyer to get out of that business and having an attitude of dont tell me what to do = DISASTER! Fuck you Mayor!

8/02/2019 05:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She is part of the Obama legacy.

8/02/2019 05:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

EVERYTHING that Lightfoot and Pritzker do is SCRIPTED. They are not smart enough to operate without a plan. Just like the famous TelePrompTer. They are both insane and hate YOU.

8/02/2019 06:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The eagle still shits twice a month and the check hasn't bounced yet. I will continue to maintain a fixed position of observance to prevent crime until it's time to turn in that last par form. I'm still the bad ass with the gun and the badge. Paddlefoot can talk all the shit she wants about the poleeece, I'll still sleep like a baby every night.

8/02/2019 06:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Arbitration now!

8/02/2019 06:31:00 AM  
Blogger Exsemexleo said...

Fyi, Elijah Cummings (D- Baltimore)
was burglarized last night.
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8/02/2019 06:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

As a SJW she knows what's right, her ideals, thoughts and solution are the answer.. if things don't work out it must be the fault of others..if the police work in hostile environment(at best) or situation approaching a war zone it is their own fault. The situation gets worse and worse as the political center of gravity gives the SJW more and more power and influence. The financial situation of the city and state demonstrate the failure of the media to inform in fact much "news" is just propaganda, it's no coincidence that states where SJW have made little progress are the states with the healthiest economies,, but of course this just demonstrates the need for "economic social justice"

8/02/2019 06:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lightfoot broke tradition and revealed the hire of a former U.S. marshal to lead her security detail




Was somebody recently granted the rank of Commander?


8/02/2019 07:09:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wonder if this has something to do with her dislike for the police?


Wiki:

While Lightfoot was an undergraduate, her older brother was arrested in connection with a bank robbery.[10]


But for Lori Lightfoot, the crusade is personal.

Her older brother — the one she was closest to and idolized most — spent much of his adult life in prison after robbing a bank in Nebraska and shooting a security guard.

“The last stint was 17 years in federal prison. He’s now a man in his early 60’s with a high school degree. Very little in the way of legitimate job skills. And he struggles every single day,” Lightfoot said.


https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/3/27/18418179/lightfoot-unveils-plan-to-help-ex-offenders-for-her-it-s-a-personal-crusade





8/02/2019 07:18:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

this article gives groot too much credit. I highly doubt her or anyone of her handlers are smart enough to do anything on purpose.

8/02/2019 07:23:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You reap what you sow.

8/02/2019 07:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She is full of pride and arrogance. Not good qualities for a city’s leader.

8/02/2019 07:28:00 AM  
Anonymous CppThis said...

Quite likely. But since her contempt is open rather than hidden like the last few mayors, it will not be as easy for her to sweep it under the rug when Chiraq's problems boil over. Just need some capable, testicular-fortified leadership on the police side to push back and demand that she clarifies exactly what policies and procedures need to be followed, then hold her feet to the fire. If she wants no proactive policing, she doesn't get to bitch about the lack thereof. If she wants X number of stops per day, she can explain to federal auditors why quotas are great when she's the one doing it. If she wants a different level of police presence based on racial demographics, put that shit in writing so alt media everywhere can finally understand Chicago Values.

Or, if she doesn't want to do anything like that, call her out as just another worthless city slicker who wants to piss and moan about everything but not actually solve any problems.

8/02/2019 07:37:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She is full of pride and arrogance. Not good qualities for a city’s leader.

8/02/2019 07:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

First of all, thanks for your unbiased blog which I read every morning with my coffee. Retired CFD from "the englewood". Raised in St.Sabina........moved when the violence became too much. Went 1 mile west, Little Flower.........moved Yep,........when the violence became too much. Oh yea, both parents.......legal immigrants. Never had a pot to piss in, but never had any shootins when we growed up. .............Still trying to figure out what changed...................................Maybe a more educated person will tell me. Have a great day, and remember retirement is fricking awesome! Stay safe and thanks for what you do.

8/02/2019 07:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it true the head of her detail has been sworn in as a Chicago Police Officer?

8/02/2019 07:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And. What is Graham doing about this. Well hes meeting on the soth side
with Willie Wilson. Taking and singing about reparations!!! Hanging w the
Revrunds!!!! He is pissssssssssed at Murray and sez “I will fix this”.
Start calling Union. Demand to speak w Graham. Get him out. He is hurting
the rank and file everyday!!!! Announce who is running already and lets
get to it!!!! Oh and all talk Marty.......bark. No bite. Ever.

8/02/2019 08:03:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

L.L.L., LTORC
Linear Tale Of Ritual Condemnation

8/02/2019 08:16:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lori must be pressured into resigning. She unfortunately controls the media thank to Rahm’s help. And as much as I’m laughed at her, she has phony RINO us attorney John Lausch on her side as well. She has allowed key Rahm people to stay so it's the same old joke. She is not a reformer and is more interested in protecting illegal criminals, denigrating the police, and bashing trump to get her community of the permanent victim class more freebies. It’s really sad she has destroyed Chicago. And we have all let her.

8/02/2019 08:20:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hear all of the complaining but absolutely no plan to better the situation. Groot is here for the next 4 years no matter what anyone says. Groot is out to totally destroy CPD and any non-socialist unions. Groot will keep throwing money at CTU because they endorse socialism. So what can be done?

The FLOP needs to get off their backsides and fight back in courts. Use arbitration for a new contract or keep running without a contract because we won't be getting a better one with her in office. Use the media they way she does, turn your backs to her EVERY time she is near you and especially when the media is around. SCC is doing great getting the real info out there but use those letters to the editor, use Twitter, use Facebook under an assumed name (stop identifying your unit/district in posts). But get the real story of her hate out there. Use national media to get the word out because the local media is bought and paid for. Quit playing by their rules and do what is best for you.

Pay attention to what is happening to Baltimore in the media and all it took was one tweet from Trump to get it started and now the media is actually showing how bad that shithole is and everyone can see that it is the fault of decades of corrupt politicians who do nothing but line their own pockets. Send information to national and state wide Republican and Independent candidates informing them of how bad it really is and how your voices are suppressed. It only takes one controversial tweet to start the ball rolling.

The "community" and its leaders (including Groot) focus all of their hate on police and anyone who is not in lockstep with socialism and if Chicago falls (like Detroit) then kiss any pension goodbye. Pennies on the dollar! If we don't start really fighting back then the war is lost. Stop the whining and start the fight.

8/02/2019 08:21:00 AM  
Blogger The Keesing Bandit said...

Interesting take on her insane behavior.

8/02/2019 08:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Allow communities to hire their own security/police

8/02/2019 08:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ralph Poppa Thorson Says:

CPD, Stick together, Refuse to be bullied. Call for backup on every call, wait down the street until it arrives. Write paper. Arrest only on Signed Complaints, and after Complaint signed, call for Supervisor and backup before taking any further action. Do not let a Sawed off Communist Lunatic Mayor intimidate you. Arrest anyone on the spot who attempts to impede any lawful police action you attempt, including politicians and PD Supervisors if in violation of State Obstruction Laws.

8/02/2019 08:37:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

People are trying to make it out as something it is not. She is just too stupid and in over her head.

8/02/2019 08:47:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

There is going to come a day when all your model citizens on the west side, call for the Poleece help and no one will show up. You and your liberal friends keep bashing the Poleece and your asking for trouble, and by the way I am not a cop!

8/02/2019 09:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...


Anonymous said...
Long Range Plan?

What is her plan? Destroying Chicago? Driving out the remaining Chicago Taxpayers? Bankrupting Chicago and the State of Illinois?

They destroyed Detroit in the 1970's. It still has not recovered. Block after block bereft of homes, businesses and industry. Detroit is a shithole for over fifty years. Baltimore is well on its way. Chicago is following closely.


8/02/2019 12:26:00 AM


In answer to your questions, yes, yes, and yes.

That is the left’s plan.
Destroy the underpinnings of society such as the family, which they have disintegrated with L.B.J.’s Great Society program, breaking up black families and making many more poor, and dependent on the government.

Eliminate the rule of law, and denigrate law enforcers to ensure chaos in the streets.

Tax until they bleed. Bankrupt the system by overloading it with illegals and useless eaters that need the government to survive. Provide free healthcare, food, money, to these same people, only trouble is, nothing is free, and the government doesn’t produce any of this, so it taxes us hard working citizens to death to pay for it all. And when we don’t have the ability to pay anymore, and are taxed out of our homes, we become dependent ourselves on the government to provide these things for us. At this point the leftists have come closer to their goal communist rule in this country.

8/02/2019 09:05:00 AM  
Anonymous I miss Rahm said...

This woman is so detestable.
If Obama and Hillary had a little Groot...

8/02/2019 09:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Another reason our FOP is a disgrace. Blatant open hostility and lies by Lightfoot and they remain silent. They continue to get played and let the members get strung along for over two years and counting. This happens every single time the contract expires. Our own FOP acts like this is the norm and gives the members the “oh well” With this attitude we could go possibly 4 years without a contract. How’s that for a big “fuck you?” Then compare FOP to New York’s. That’s a real police union. Maybe it’s time to vote in all new faces. The old guys don’t do shit.

8/02/2019 09:15:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Decline to attend any awards ceremonies where she will be in attendance. And ostracize her just like the NYPD has done to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

8/02/2019 01:41:00 AM

EXACTLY! Do not go. Also you have a superintendent knowing how Lightfoot feels, continues to work for her. Any real long time cop would have retired rather than carry her water.

8/02/2019 09:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mayor will be In Area 3 today.

8/02/2019 09:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Police are society s scapegoats. Liberals hate the police. The police have a certain type of control of public safety. Maybe libs hate the idea that someone protects them? They need the police ? It’s all about power and control. Can’t control the streets? Let’s put more blame and controls on the police. How’s that working?

8/02/2019 09:38:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

take to "force" out of the police force, then castigate them for not thwarting crime. Police need the support of the good people, the elected officials. The judicial, and the corrections system. I think we still do have the support of the good people, though they do not have time to come out and publicly support us, they are working, raising their families, and paying their taxes. Add to the mix those North Shore know-it-alls like Harvey Grossman, who felt we were disproportionately stopping minorities, and almost single-handedly effected the greatest morale buster ever to the Chicago Police Department, with the cooperation of former mayor Rahm Emmanuel. Now put a camera on every cop, and a camera required for most all felony interrogations. You think good police work will not be hampered by a bodycam, where any thought-crime, must less a misspoken word by a police officer won't be dragged through the media relentlessly by some liberal snowflake, thus ruining not only the career of a cop, but the other aspects of their lives? You think cops want to rush into encounters now? Think again. It's not too hard. Look at the reduction in ISR's by Chicago cops, as have been previously publicized. Cops are acting in self-defense, as any rational populace would. You have told us time and time again you do not want people in prison, though you want crime thwarted. That’s not how it works. This is not difficult to understand, Lori. And if you think detectives can magically solve cases, without the help of patrol, then you are sadly mistaken. The Illinois Crime Lab, and the Chicago Crime Lab, routinely take well over a year, to come back to us with evidence in these cases. How long does it take to input a print into AFIS? Half hour?

Juveniles have been ruling the roost in Chicago crime, at least in waves, for years now. These same juveniles, whether there’s no room for them, or no political will to house them, know they will be out of custody before our tour of duty ends. I have had dead-to-rights armed carjackings where the little CPS honor student is given probation within a month, and never housed. That's a pretty serious crime, no, let's say that per the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, it is THEE third most serious crime you can commit in this nation. Only two are more serious. Maybe you can figure out what those are on your own.

8/02/2019 09:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Complex systems shift abruptly, and that's what happened here. Too much change, based on the false notion that police are racist and corrupt, has occurred too quickly. What do you get? Ticket writers. The premise has been wrong from the get go, and nothing following a false premise is ever going to be right. So when you see these crimes stats persist you think of all the roadblocks you, and your immediate predecessor put on your police department. Your predecessor even managed to fuck up the Magnificent mile. That used to be sacrilege in Chicago. You see, Lori, these feral youth are not afraid of anything: teachers, parents, police, courts, etc., and certainly not the modern millenial citizen of Chicago. They act with impunity, and you walking around the city trying to calm the waters is beyond laughable, but nice try. I can't figure out if you have a Napoleanic, or a Messianic complex. Either way, you are a completely misguided utopianistic liberal. Human nature is human nature. Good luck trying to will it away. I will be retiring soon. I have seen thousands of instances of great police work by proud cops who's entire existence revolve around then "being the police." Not so much any more. You, and your predecessor, have nearly managed to imbibe in us the morale of a postal worker. That didn’t take long now did it? And that, to a great extent, is YOUR fault, and the fault of your predecessors, based on that previously mentioned false premise. The American police officer is far and above the best on the planet. You've just failed to recognize this.

Let us do our job, recognize this is a dirty job, support us fairly, assign blame to the correct parties, and we will take care of the crime issue. NYC went form 2k to 200 homicides per year. When CPD was fighting for a contract some 10 years or so ago, Bloomberg straight up offered his cops somewhere around 3.5% per year. No bullshit, no arbitration, nothing. With you and Pritzker in office Chicago is becoming an expensive place to live. He recognized the need to support the police. You don’t.

8/02/2019 09:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To FOP....I don’t think you guys are aware how pissed off the members are at how you’re handling our contract. You’re attitude and silence is going to get you all voted out. I’ve never seen this level of anger toward you guys. To let this drag on under this mayor is ridiculous. Everyone knows the outcome. Also, you remaining silent on the pension is mind blowing. Something better change or your out!

8/02/2019 09:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lori does not seem that smart. How did she get into University of Chicago law school? I can't imagine her LSAT was that high.

8/02/2019 09:58:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mass layoffs coming and privatization of city services to escape the pension debt.

8/02/2019 10:34:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wonder if the over "fifty percent" of eligible Chicago Voters, who did not vote in the last mayoral election are paying attention ?
More important: I wonder if they even care, or understand ?
I would like to think that if you own a piece of property, or have a job in Chicago, you would be interested in how it is being managed.
Maybe Not.
PS: Have A Nice Day !

8/02/2019 10:42:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She hates the police and that makes her very dangerous. This summer is going to be an epic shit show.

8/02/2019 10:51:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cullerton indicted on 39 counts.........

8/02/2019 11:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Excellent article....

8/02/2019 11:18:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am beginning to really hate her.

8/02/2019 11:43:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is this the worst possible time right now to be a Chicago Police Officer or what? It seems like every possible segment of doing this job is at it’s worst. From a hostile hating city hall to the courts. From the pension crisis to leadership that we can’t trust. From an unjust war on police perpetuated by a lying media continuing a false narrative. Then an FOP that says nothing and fights like a toothless lion. Could it get any worse?

8/02/2019 12:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...


Anonymous Anonymous said...
Well put. She really does hate the police. I can’t believe she’d be so stupid to pick a fight we us. But I have to assume she has some master plan like Emperor Palpadine in Star Wars.

This no different that what was learned at the Holocaust museum: take over the media, schools and police.

Groot = nazi

8/02/2019 12:41:00 AM
————————————————-
In one post, you have managed to reference Star Wars while simultaneously saying Lightfoot is “stupid to pick a fight we us” and claiming “this no different”.

Re-read your passage, and tell us again how you can’t believe how stupid SHE is. God forbid she reads entries like yours which would embolden anyone to believe they could win a mental war with you in their sleep.

8/02/2019 01:02:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
This woman is almost as stupid as Crimesha so I highly doubt she has any long range plans. She is in way over head. She has demonstrated this by her lack of a plan or answers to reporters questions concerning the financial state of the city.

8/02/2019 12:13:00 AM

Groot isn't worth the wood she's made of.....a branch at least tries to sprout some leaves....

8/02/2019 01:06:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Maybe she's looking to disband the current police force and create a new "representative" one.

8/02/2019 01:12:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Still better than Preckwinkle.

8/02/2019 01:13:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

When will voters understand that social justice warriors are not economists or financial types. Social science does not provide any tools for fixing city budgets. I am not mocking Democrats in this particular post. The point here is that philanthropy with tax payers money (let'call it the "Robinhood Plan") is negative on the budget. Now let's continue with the real bad decisions. These decisions only impact the pockets of the corrupt. For example infrastructure that does not create profit. Lastly, poor management and lack of decision making. When your skills are primarily focused on using resources with negative results for citizens, those people will leave the county. These are the same people that pay taxes, are productive, and do not partake in criminality. At the end, the city becomes less inhabitable. Most people still prefer family values and a good quality of life. Some people will never understand their lack of civility and common sense.

8/02/2019 01:24:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bugeye can kiss my ass, let her get out in the community and fix the problem. Everybody knows what the problem is but everybody is afraid to say it. So when you get out there in the community bugeye report back to us and let us know your version of the problem, you midget clown

8/02/2019 02:01:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FOP, sounds like an order of protection might be in order with this level of hostility....

8/02/2019 02:45:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Meanwhile, back in NYC, some judge decided that the officer who used a TAKE DOWN TECHNIQUE on the extremely large overweight combative Eric Garner (same said officers who were INSTRUCTED to remove the hangers-on from store fronts for selling loosies)
must be fired......FIVE YEARS have past.....but NOW cuz Warren Wilhelm is running for Prez and needs the black vote, the "fix" is in...
All these SJW DemoRats like our LL must be brain dead.....absolutely disgusting......do they think we really don't know who is committing the crimes where???

8/02/2019 02:53:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fuk u liberal Lori.

8/02/2019 02:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Its NOT Lightfoots fault nor Rham!
It is US that destroyed Chicago when we elected Daley for 20 years as Mayor and said nothing!
He robbed & raped this city for 20 years and we all let him stumble away laughing.

Now we wanna get tuff with Lori, sorry to little to late fools!!

8/02/2019 03:21:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Shes in way over her head but not smart enough to realize it!

8/02/2019 03:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Perfectly written article, painfully true.

8/02/2019 04:03:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hope all the young chargers out there are paying attention to what is going on in New York with Officer Pantaleo.

https://nypost.com/2019/08/02/daniel-pantaleo-disappointed-in-judges-decision-vows-to-fight-it-with-pba-help/

8/02/2019 04:26:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree that was no accident she ment to say what she said and she is proud of herself. If anyone plans a clown march on city hall I am in.

8/02/2019 04:58:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
First of all, thanks for your unbiased blog which I read every morning with my coffee. Retired CFD from "the englewood". Raised in St.Sabina........moved when the violence became too much. Went 1 mile west, Little Flower.........moved Yep,........when the violence became too much. Oh yea, both parents.......legal immigrants. Never had a pot to piss in, but never had any shootins when we growed up. .............Still trying to figure out what changed...................................Maybe a more educated person will tell me. Have a great day, and remember retirement is fricking awesome! Stay safe and thanks for what you do.

8/02/2019 07:44:00 AM

LOL what changed??? them Lori's people on poverty moved into the hood..Had 2 family members graduate out of Little Flower..Responsible neighbors didn't bother students..No wonder suburban schools refuse to come into the city to play sports at ghetto hood schoools

8/02/2019 04:59:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Slightly O/T but relevant:

We saw this during our latest humble stumble
throught the world wide web.

THIS... Caught our jaundiced and discerning eye:

"RACIST is a Rather Annoying Communist Inspired Silencing Tactic..."

We likey!

How about y'all?

Police Like You Have No Friends.

Look.
Point & Laugh.
Leave.





8/02/2019 05:09:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just saw on ABC 7 news the Shannon Rovers in full uniform played Happy Birthday to LL and proudly had the photo taken with her. Nice♠️

8/02/2019 05:30:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can’t see the Clowns™️ having any confidence and trust in this latest failure of a mayor.
Saying it out loud just proved her long time, deep contempt.
There’s no telling what she says behind closed doors.
Perhaps it’s only a matter of time before a mole will expose her mania.
People like the angry LightLoafer have no friends.
I think this will be a long 3-1/2 years.
Can’t trust a phony and do-overs or trying to play nice with a Democrat should not be an option.

Boot the Groot - Stay Fetal.

8/02/2019 05:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Finally someone gets it with it is us post. He says 20 years of Daley but in reality it is 80+ years of Democratic rule. You all kept pulling the ax lever and wondered how things got this way. Thanks to YOU and your Democratic support your getting the screwing your deserve. Enjoy the crime, enjoy the crooked politicians, enjoy the section 8 next door, really enjoy all those new taxes are get ready to bend over because the Democrats in charge of State and city have a big surprise for you. So to all who slowed this to happen by your votes sit back and enjoy the Hell you have created. To those that pulled the R lever I feel your pain. But if your not getting out then that’s on you to, you do have a choice. A specialvFU to all those that didn’t vote, your the worst of all how e it gets especially painful for you.

8/02/2019 05:47:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Trib. 3/14/17
Academy recruits rarely flunk out, raising
questions about training

8/02/2019 06:29:00 PM  
Blogger 30 pending and what said...

Look at the video on the Southside beauty salon scuffle and tell me if the protesters are not racists. Ain't no trying to cover the racist theme up. "Take yo shop where you came from". That's Lori golitefoots people or folks.

8/02/2019 06:37:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Stupid Lori is talking big about adding more Chicago acts to Lollapalooza. That is code for more no talent dope smoking would be gun toting woman beating rappers from the community. The acts at lollapooloza are already b list garbage from Rahm’s ahole brothers company. And c3 a rahm donor has been ripping off Chicago taxpayers with an unbeatable deal at grant park. This was all engineered by Bob Oneill who has been found to have had serious tax and violations of park district rules by the rahm appointed clown show phony inspector general . Oneill committed serious violations but Kelly, another rahm guy refuses to pursue this with the fbi or irs criminal investigation as he was supposed to , instead choosing to protect Oneill. As long as Lori Rahm and John RINO Lausch are in power Rahm’s buddies at c3 the Lolla promoters and ari Emanuel will continue to rape the taxpayers. Stop Lollapalooza now.

8/02/2019 06:45:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

7:24AM Reap/Sow
qi-gong master:
"You tell one lie you must tell three more lies"

8/02/2019 07:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Groots in leisure suits can be treacherous. Seriously FOP File for arbitration

8/02/2019 08:01:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Chicago is full of rats...they are all at city hall !!!!!!!

8/02/2019 08:34:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey lousy Lori, tell your community assholes to stop calling the police, handle your own shit, we’re sick and tired of the community anyway

8/02/2019 08:52:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She is going to merge the CPD and the CFD and crest a Department of Public Safety. Both will be gutted with pensions and benefits slashed and run by SJW types. The CPD will be put in the cities rear view mirror.

8/02/2019 08:55:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

When will voters understand that social justice warriors are not economists or financial types. Social science does not provide any tools for fixing city budgets. I am not mocking Democrats in this particular post. The point here is that philanthropy with tax payers money (let'call it the "Robinhood Plan") is negative on the budget. Now let's continue with the real bad decisions. These decisions only impact the pockets of the corrupt. For example infrastructure that does not create profit. Lastly, poor management and lack of decision making. When your skills are primarily focused on using resources with negative results for citizens, those people will leave the county. These are the same people that pay taxes, are productive, and do not partake in criminality. At the end, the city becomes less inhabitable. Most people still prefer family values and a good quality of life. Some people will never understand their lack of civility and common sense.


**** What I would like to know is WHEN are voters actually going to go out and cast a "VOTE" that counts and matters instead of fucking bitching about shit? VOTING is a way OUR voices are heard.

8/02/2019 09:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT: shittcago and scooter accident made Donut’s pod cast, amongst other wild stories. Laugh because most don’t realize the craziness CPD handles every day.

https://youtu.be/1s8IRMRwoUc

God bless our amazing blue!!

8/02/2019 09:09:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I hope all the young chargers out there are paying attention to what is going on in New York with Officer Pantaleo.

https://nypost.com/2019/08/02/daniel-pantaleo-disappointed-in-judges-decision-vows-to-fight-it-with-pba-help/

8/02/2019 04:26:00 PM"

Just saw the New York union rep video on Laura Ingraham. He was right on point. The city doesn't care about you....

8/02/2019 09:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
I wonder if the over "fifty percent" of eligible Chicago Voters, who did not vote in the last mayoral election are paying attention ?
More important: I wonder if they even care, or understand ?
I would like to think that if you own a piece of property, or have a job in Chicago, you would be interested in how it is being managed.
Maybe Not.
PS: Have A Nice Day !

8/02/2019 10:42:00 AM

They're fleeing the state.

Hope you also have anice day.

8/02/2019 09:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Mass layoffs coming and privatization of city services to escape the pension debt.

8/02/2019 10:34:00 AM

If there are layoffs, that means no money goes into the fund, thus making the fund shorter.
The pension debt will still be there.

8/02/2019 09:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She is going to merge the CPD and the CFD and crest a Department of Public Safety. Both will be gutted with pensions and benefits slashed and run by SJW types. The CPD will be put in the cities rear view mirror.

8/02/2019 08:55:00 PM

It will all become Chicago Public Safety (CPS) and, as long as there is already a CPS (Chicago Public Schools) the teachers will become part of the merger. The low people on the totem pole will be teaching a class of our students during one tour of duty, pulling hose the next tour of duty and making arrests on the following tour of duty. Seeing the SJW teachers pulling hose will be a hoot!

8/02/2019 11:00:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just saw on ABC 7 news the Shannon Rovers in full uniform played Happy Birthday to LL and proudly had the photo taken with her. Nice♠️

8/02/2019 05:30:00 PM

I saw it, too. I did not know the Groot was Irish?

8/02/2019 11:05:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Shes in way over her head but not smart enough to realize it!

8/02/2019 03:48:00 PM

Oh, she realizes it, but she thinks the "clowns" will never be smart enough to see it. She thinks she has us believing she's always the smartest person in the room.

8/02/2019 11:09:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What is starting a war with the mayor while in the middle of contract arbitration going to accomplish? The city doesnt like the police as it is and dont forget that the alderman have to approve the contract after arbitration. Better to act professional and use the mayors hostility against him at the arbitration.

8/02/2019 11:12:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lori does not seem that smart. How did she get into University of Chicago law school? I can't imagine her LSAT was that high.

8/02/2019 09:58:00 AM

And how did she pay for it? It had to be quite expensive. She did not come from a family with money.

8/02/2019 11:17:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it true the head of her detail has been sworn in as a Chicago Police Officer?

8/02/2019 07:48:00 AM

Yes. In 1999.

8/02/2019 11:35:00 PM  
Blogger Bromley Simon said...

"Remarkable article written by Florian Sohnke who appears to be an investigative reporter. He makes keen observations that the local news media misses. Excellent vocabulary. I found that there is a youtube video of him being interviewed by someone at Paddy O’Fagans Pub which is: Pubcasts live E03: Investigative reporter Florian Sohnke. I saw the first 15 minutes where he explains who he is, then they started talking about the Trump rally in Chicago which ended in chaos. Looks like the interview is about two hours long, will have to get back to it when I have the time. Maybe the FOP should hire him as their media person as they are failing to get any kind of message out."

Couldn't agree more that this Florian Sohnke fellow could be a great public face of the FOP. Young, clean cut, articulate, knows cops personally, sympathetic to their plight,
passionate in their defense and for their interests. The YouTube podcast he appeared on as a guest is nothing short of awesome. Well worth the time to watch it all.

8/03/2019 02:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She is going to merge the CPD and the CFD and crest a Department of Public Safety. Both will be gutted with pensions and benefits slashed and run by SJW types. The CPD will be put in the cities rear view mirror.

The Rosemont Solution



Why you think CFD is at 35Th



And a Combined New Academy


Can Cut Cops by HALF

8/03/2019 03:17:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Hey lousy Lori, tell your community assholes to stop calling the police, handle your own shit, we’re sick and tired of the community anyway
8/02/2019 08:52:00 PM

***AMEN!!! Well Said!! They Bitch about us and claim we dont do enough for the "COMMUNITY" but yet they dont want us there...so again, dont call us for your "poverty crimes", handle it yourself. 19p.

8/03/2019 05:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you have any idea how pathetic the FOP 7 looks outside of Chicago? Believe it or not people around the country love CPD. They just can’t understand how nobody fights for our guys.

8/03/2019 06:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Quit talking bad about the asshole, she’s going to hold a grudge

8/03/2019 07:02:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

As BO would say , citizens of Chicago were hoodwinked ,bamboozled by not so bight Lori Lightfoot.

8/03/2019 12:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why don't we have a Moronic Friday meeting instead of Accountability Monday meeting. On Moronic Friday, when can hear what all the merit bosses have to say about how they will combat the weekend onslaughts. Why does groot (small g for small groot) think it's best to meet on a Monday AFTER the flood gates were open for three days?

Oh, wait a minute, it's groot, she believes she knows everything. Never mind . . .

8/03/2019 02:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

She is going to merge the CPD and the CFD and crest a Department of Public Safety. Both will be gutted with pensions and benefits slashed and run by SJW types. The CPD will be put in the cities rear view mirror.

The Rosemont Solution

Why you think CFD is at 35Th


And a Combined New Academy

Can Cut Cops by HALF

8/03/2019 03:17:00 AM


Hey... It's bad form to mentally
masturbate like this on an open forum...

Jeez... Do you even bother to move the dishes
out of the way before you take a piss?




8/03/2019 04:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

Lori does not seem that smart. How did she get into University of Chicago law school? I can't imagine her LSAT was that high.

8/02/2019 09:58:00 AM

And how did she pay for it? It had to be quite expensive. She did not come from a family with money.

8/02/2019 11:17:00 PM


Ahhhh...

And somewhere in there lies the secret to her
animus, hatred and resentment.

Which she wears like her ill-fitting boy-cut suits
she finds at Goodwill and Amvets...

She must have bad feet because she does seem
to drop coin on nice shoes.

Red Wing?

Wolverine?

8/03/2019 10:19:00 PM  

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