Well Well Well
This is something:
- Interim Chicago Police Supt. Charlie Beck on Tuesday told officers that he will not make any merit promotions during his time leading the department.
In a Tuesday email to officers, Beck said, “I continue to hear that members have been dissatisfied and discouraged by the merit promotion system.”
Beck added that he will recommend his successor also not use the much-maligned system and will encourage the department to hold promotional exams every two years in the future.
Mr. Beck, we address you directly now. Hopefully someone points you to this posting as a sort of educational missive - perhaps Mayor Lightfoot can read it, too:
- "Merit" was put into place to correct imbalances in certain representations. The fact is, not a single piece of paper, directive or order ever delineated what constituted "merit," so everyone correctly assumed it was political in nature. And then, as it continued, you had "merit" people picking "merit" people, people who were owed favors, until now there isn't even a handful of the brass that ever earned a score high enough to get promoted on their own. We're including the cheaters across the years, especially from HQ. The last "merit" board even disregarded it's own rules and voted on their own "merit" picks.
- As greedy people are wont to do, the 30% for "merit" wasn't nearly enough for the politically connected. Secret study groups were formed where the actual test was taught to certain people, so now, in addition to the 30% "merit," cops had to compete with 20-or-30% more who "made it by score," which was far from the truth. Check out a certain Chief of Patrol - his admin sergeants scored one and two on an exam for lieutenant....and then his next admin sergeant scored number one again. Either he was the best judge of talent in the history of the CPD or the test that he helped write ended up in someone's hands.
- The most recent lieutenant exam was a doozy. Gene Williams led a secret study group that placed six people, all from IAD and all friends of the then First Deputy's wife, in the top ten - a statistical impossibility seeing as not a single one of them had gotten promoted to Sergeant on their own! The First Deputy's wife allegedly had a perfect score - again, an impossibility given her previously un-promotable score. Add to that the four or five husband/wife teams that had near matching scores and ranking, and the strange number of sons and daughters (and spouses of same) of a certain Captain (who just happens to be the cousin of the current First Deputy) scoring miraculously high on tests, and one has to wonder if any of it is legit.
- This means that instead of 70% of the slots being awarded to high scorers and (supposedly) more capable people, we were scrambling for 40% of the slots...40% on a good day. It was probably even less than that.
What did all of this mean? Well, we can say with a high degree of certainty, that upwards of 90% of CPD scandals centered on or were led by a "merit" pick. We hope you don't doubt us. Special Ops, Broken Star, Flagg's crew, pederast "merit" Sgt Elkins, "merit" Sgt Lesner's gun, Johnson's IRS scam, "merit" Sgt Elizondo, the continuing Escamerit follies, Johnson's johnson, the list is near endless and in every case, a "merit" supervisor or someone brought onto a team by a "merit" supervisor, even if the supervisor avoided direct responsibility.
You really want to see what's what? Head over to the Confidential Section of IAD. You're the Superintendent - you own it. Sit down and read those files. Hopefully, you'll be appalled at the "merit" bullshit that gets covered up on a weekly basis. The trouble is we wouldn't know who to tell you to trust to walk you though it all. We used to know a couple dozen cops we'd trust with anything and everything. Sadly, that number has dwindled to about half-a-dozen.
So, does this new policy survive Beck's three months? Or Lightfoot's single term?
You really want to see what's what? Head over to the Confidential Section of IAD. You're the Superintendent - you own it. Sit down and read those files. Hopefully, you'll be appalled at the "merit" bullshit that gets covered up on a weekly basis. The trouble is we wouldn't know who to tell you to trust to walk you though it all. We used to know a couple dozen cops we'd trust with anything and everything. Sadly, that number has dwindled to about half-a-dozen.
So, does this new policy survive Beck's three months? Or Lightfoot's single term?
Labels: department issues, good news
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
435 Comments:
it's a start , let's hope Mayor Lightfoot goes along with this for her time in Office as Mayor
Yeah!
Charlie "QUARTER Horse" Beck
Sign for a year, work 1/4 of that time
Do you think the current merits are embarrassed? Probably not, but they should be. Some are still foolishly walking around as if people think they earned it. Well you just look stupid now because you’re all frauds.
The following people do not deserve another promotion
Davina Ward
Saadia Carter
Patrina Wines
Dasche Blanton
Tiffany Carter
Jim Blauer
Patrick Mckenzie
Myett Hall
Janell Hamilton
Nakia Fenner
I strongly believe this is a step in the right direction. I would further like to see a number before list is throw out. Like 250, 300 or 400! That way there is so Accountability on where they are going. Not they get to you and start over. No merit and what number is list going to before new one goes up.
Thank you Superintendent Beck!
"Chicago Values"
We Are All Replaceable
That’s nice, but I’m not necessarily sure I believe it.
This Supt. Charlie guy sure seemed to enjoy playing the clout game when it came to his daughter back in LA.
Squashing sex beefs involving her, and if course turning a profit on her selling a police horse to the LAPD.
Of course he comes here and wants to do away with croneyism.
I’d suggest he should have kept his own house in order before riding in here on (his daughters) high horse!
Bow-Out Beck
Man, I want to hear that 'Please Release Me, Let Me Go'
conversation between Beck and Groot.
I'm thinking Beck is maintaining he was SCAMMED by
Little Lori Groot and got the early-exit O.K.
Don't lie to an L.A. Police Chief, sad eyed lady of the lowlands.
I'll be believin that when me shtyte turns purple and tastes like rainbow sherbet....
Great news, I’ve been looking forward to babysitting a bunch of 24 year-olds in 003 on midnights.
Wow... Is it to legit to stick?
Wait, so now I have to take part 2?
:))))))))
Beck won't touch the MERIT Shit Show, and rightly so.
Promo code: REEFER
Not to mention, I can just imagine the outcry when the racial statistics are broken down regarding the rank order list.
I can foresee that without a merit bone to chew on, various minority groups who traditionally cluster in lower scores will file lawsuits for “underrepresentation” (because obvious the test is racist, or has implicit bias or whatever the fuck they call it now), and the list will be frozen as it goes through courts.
Thanks a lot Supe, you’re really gonna he’ll us out with this one.
Take down the list
Postpone the sergeants test. They must have the answers or questions again!
SCC, REST.
Rest to fight another day.
Nooooooooo!!! Dear God! You monsters!!! Beck...Lightfoot!!!! What have you done?!?!?!
My first reaction was, “Hell yes! Finally! Way to go Charlie”. While I believe he has the best of intentions and gets credit for having the balls to stop a completely morale destroying practice, reality slapped me in the face. Long before Charlie arrived, it was announced that “oral boards” would be part of the next Sgt test. These “oral boards” were used before “merit” as a cute way of promoting the connected and unqualified.
As soon as the next list leaves out all POC, baby groot will re-name and re-apply the “merit” promotions in full force; and , of course all in the name of equal representation and justice and reform and blah blah blah....fuck off. I’ll believe it when I see it.
The blind can see the corruption. Hell its not even hidden anymore. I give the guy credit. He must be shocked at the way this place has been run by politicians and puppets.
OMG, finally.
I've gotta say I'm impressed he even had the bravery to try this but we'll see how long he can pull it off.
A form of Merit has been in place for at least 70 years, but back then it was called "Clout", and Chicago is where the word was invented. King Dick II, or "Mumbles", tried to cover it up, by calling it "Merit", but as SCC said, there was neither a definition or standard for what it took to receive a Merit Promotion. The most recent pay-out was in 2008, with the last Shakman Decree violation. At that time Chicago paid out Hundreds of Thousands of dollars to cops who had been passed over by less qualified and less educated officers, due to "Merit". My Unit alone, Mass Transit, had officers receiving $75,000! Now multiply that by all of the Units that filed complaints and received settlements. At that time, Merit should have been abolished, but by then, Supt Weiss, tried to clean it up by naming Exempt sponsors, which didn't work, because the Real sponsors, Revrunds and Aldermen were not named. And it all mattered not, because the sponsors are not held accountable. When Merits screw up, their sponsors are no where to be found. Now, not to be misunderstood: No test has ever been invented that can accurately determine integrity, courage and competence. There are really qualified people who do not test well, so there should be an alternative method to promotion beyond written exams. HOWEVER, THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN INSTITUTION THAT COULD BE TRUSTED, AND THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT SUCH AN ENTITY. A few days before Supt. Johnson was found using his steering wheel as a pillow, he proudly proclaimed to a group of Black clergy, that he had promoted more African Americans, than all prior Superintendents combined. So I guess his Merit was based on Race? Unless Beck can figure out how to demote all bosses that are Merit, which is unlikely; the Department will be led by Hacks and Incompetents for the next twenty years. Oh, one more thing, I received $12,500 from that settlement, but it was a bread crumb of what I should have earned in my 32 year career, if I had been fairly promoted. The Anger, Disappointment and sheer Disgust that you experience daily, is impossible for the public to grasp or understand. Stay Strong and Safe. Baby "G"
Look at area north for example. The deputy chief is merit. I believe at least 3 of the commanders are double merit both sgt and Lt. I mean, what the F@ck! It’s gotten so blatant that the merit people don’t even hide the fact that they know they’re getting the next bump. It’s fucking sickening and thank you beck from the bottom of my heart for this. This merit practice has been abused for so long.
I laugh at this attempt at normalcy. Considering the last Sgt’s test took almost two years to process and grade. I can’t believe Charles in charge will even be around by the time part 2 is administered. So as much as i like the attempt to seem legit, I’ve got a better chance of making deputy, or procreating again in a caps office again. As much as I applaud the bearded effort Uncle Charlie, if for some reason any of you believe this then I’ve got a secret baby sitting group I want you to sign up for in elearning.
Toodles,
Two gun Tony
Merit had become so synonymous with clout that it’s actually interchangeable on CPD. I can’t think of a single merit pick anymore that actually deserved it or wasn’t connected somehow.
as if the department was actually going to make Det/Sgt/Lt promotions during Becks short tenure here.
WTF! My Commander told me just today to get my packet together!
Fair it to say?: appx 50% of score promotions were truly earned, the others studied the answers. And appx 50% of merit can be backed by hard work & dedicated histories,others were given to those with connections of family, political, friendships, or sexual favors. Now things will just return to the days of old, the select few study groups and still connected ones will be studying the answers provided by the SMEs & those with privileged access to the test. This has been going on since the beginning, just different groups of people getting away with it.
is there anyone in the command staff that hasn’t had a merit promotion?
Perhaps some road head will make him change his mind.
Lt. Showers that was in a class of 3. When he was in narcotics all he did was sleep. Great choice for Sgt. And Lt. Hopefully things are gonna change.
This job is simply a welfare check. Treat it as such.
Beck won’t be here long enough to do as he says. And as for future superintendents, really? We expect future superintendents to follow his advice!!! The mayor runs the Department. That notice is to placate the troops. Lightfoot can say, do and agree to anything she wants today and tomorrow change her mind. She hates the police and she knows the feeling is mutual by the police due to prior activities against the police. Beck will be gone before two years are up. Anyone remember how long it had takes the City to have a promotional exam graded and posted and then promote? It has never been overnight. And promotions have always been dictated by financial liquidity not by immediate need.
I appreciate Supt's apparent understanding of a drastically flawed system. However, the damage has been done from which it will take generations for the CPD to recover! The dilemma is who does Beck pick concerning the reorganization of the CPD considering virtually all the exempts have been merit at least for one promotion in their careers? While I am sure Beck has the best intentions, the "CPD Titanic" has already sailed.
The term "merit" has been synonymous with "affirmative action" and "clout" for decades. The odds of changing that culture are extremely remote, especially considering the political dynamics. In Chicago traditionally the word "Reform" has meant, "My guy is in, and your guy is out!" I don't see that changing in my lifetime.
Too little, too late. The real police are almost all gone. 30 years of bullshit merit, now they will reap what they sow. With weed being decriminalized, its just a matter of time before the bodies will really hit the floor. In fact, I bet chalkie will outline one thousand bodies in a year. That year will be 2022.
Look like charlie knows the boomers have been hooking each other up for decades, resulting in the joke of the department we have today. He knows the boomers’ time has past and they are doing everything they can to hold on to the greed and power. The thing is, the boomers were never that smart. They just adapted to a corrupt selfish system and bleed the department dry. Much like they are doing to the city, county, state, and country. At least your time is up at CPD, boomers. Time to get off the gravy train and retire. You actually might have to put in an honest days work.
If they would’ve instituted this rule a decade ago our entire command staff would be different and most likely competent. there’s also a bunch of people that would still be patrolmen...Cmdr of 019, 015, 024. Cato. Waller. Jerome. Etc. the list is almost endless.
Great post SCC. But you forgot one huge merit hack on the list. Escameritttttt!! Not once, not twice, but three times if the rumors I heard are true of the former Chief
Never took a promotional exam in my 20+ years on the job because even Ray Charles could see the system is corrupt and rigged. Why waste my time studying when 60-70% of the winners were already chosen?
Google Search tried to sink the blog in 2011 by fucking up
Links. Problem solved, Eddie Johnson gone, MERITS to
follow.
Johnson family requests dumpster fish wrapped in old
newspapers. Deliver: Bridgeport.
Fucking Riverboat Gamlers like Johnson had their throats
cut and promptly dumped in the Mississippi River. Organic
recycling. Alligator food. And the world was a better place.
The merit system has been so abused that one bite wasn’t even enough for these fucks anymore. They needed 2 bites to get them high enough to where they can keep moving up. The double merit fucks are the worst. Just fucking sickening. Totally turned me off to this job.
wow.
just wow.
Hasn't Skahill destroyed every CR file that could hurt Johnson and his crew? Didn't she kill the Gloria Hanna CR? Bangles CR went goodbye so Johnson could promote his girl, right? What did she do with Chris Pettis CRs? How do you get a merit promotion with a giant sex beef and 2 sustained missing gun beefs? Skahill, can you answer?
You failed to mention the tactical team with the son of an attorney General whose whole team and the girlfriend + partner in a different district all made at same time.
Who can forget the former bartender from a/3 gun team who was # 2 on the detective exameand #1 on the Sgt test.?
A statistical impossibility. She's a lieutenant now.
Chicago ain't ready for reform.
Thank you Beck. How can we possibly express how much this single change could help our department. This will be the best thing he or any other superintendent will ever do for this department. End the merit /clout promotions and u finally start to turn things around. Problem is there’s so many merit pukes that already slipped through. Wish he could demote them all.
A interesting fact : A 2016 Sun-Times investigation found that white men received 40 percent of merit promotions, more than any other racial or gender group.
Look at the recent history of 015. Merit pick barb west, merit pick betts, merit pick Cato, double merit pick Talley, When was the last time 015 actually had a commander that could pass a test? Also look how every single one of them just keeps movin on up. It’s repulsive how in your face it’s become.
Anthony Escamerit + Merit Detective + Merit Sergeant + Merit Lieutenant + Captain + Commander = Illegal Day Care Study Experiment
Really? hold promotion test every two years? Not financially possible! The start of more lies. Lol....
“So, does this new policy survive Beck's three months? rOr Lightfoot's single term?”
Nope.
This is all a ruse to placate the easily distracted amongst us while they try to fuck us in contract negotiations.
If this actually comes to fruition, expect the city to attempt to parlay it into something (a protection or benefit) we’d have to forfeit from our CBA.
REMEMBER: the percentage of “merit” promotions (up to 30%) are at the Stupidintendent’s discretion. “Merit” is NOT protected or effected by the contract. Employee Resource E05-05 states:
Merit Selection:
(1) no more than thirty percent of those persons selected for promotion in each promotional round will be selected via merit appointment. Merit promotions will be determined at the discretion of the Superintendent of Police.
Graham Crackers and the rest of the FLOP crew had best watch for the sleight of hand from the city on this one. Beck serves at the pleasure of Mayor Larry and can’t be trusted regardless of how much of a “cops cop” he might portray himself as. Tread lightly on this.
Is there someway we can contact the new supt and thank him? Seriously. If I could send him a heartfelt letter and thank him on behalf of all of us cloutless officers that go out there and bust our hump everyday only to get passed up for a promotion by some commanders secretary that never worked the streets. This change is a huge first step in righting our sinking ship.
So the only people whining, crying, wringing their hands
and shitting themselves over the possibility of a stake
finally being driven through the corrupt, evil and rotten
heart of the clout beast/merit vampire are the rev'runs,
aldergoofs, civilian directors/lick-hitters and the hyper
-violent, death-loving, society-hating gang-banger/urban
narco-terrorists they're paying tribute and protection to...
Right?
"We needs our peoples/folkses to be runnin' thangs at
Cee-Pee-Dee cuz Y/T done got away with shit for years
so it's OUR TURN NOW to be runnin' thangs up in this
heah raggedy muthafuckah!"
So they say.
Audit please...
Name, blame and shame every merit pick, every sponsor
and every rotten ass that nominated them.
...And not just "merit."
These m/fers were S T E A L I N G promotional exams
from Policemen all along.
How else can you explain having your identifiers
on your test packet in PENCIL to facilitate easy
erasure?
How else can they plausibly justify NOT giving you
your GRADED test packet (particularly the 'essay'
portion) returned to you so that you can SEE where
you went wrong, make corrections and have an actual
CHANCE contingent upon your effort, of doing much
better on the next exam?
Undergrad and grad degrees to our credit but we
CANNOT recall EVER not getting a graded test back
to see with our own eyes where we needed to improve.
And yes... We kept a binder for EVERY CLASS complete
with notes, quizzes and tests.
When you're paying for your own education,
such due diligence is required.
Hopefully... All that is corrupt with the CPD
promotional processes is soon going to be revealed.
To say nothing of the powers that be shitting themselves
and pulling down tests because too many unclouted and
unconnected/non-beholden squares, nutrons and nobodies
are going to slip through because somebody at City Hall
or HQ forgot to jigger, juke and queer the results to
insure that enough of the "merit' picks are slid in.
You non-beholden squares, nutrons and nobodies might
ascendto key positions in the Department hierarchy
and fuck aroundand do the right thing when somebody
with clout inelegantly trods some skin off their
pee-pee and needs a little "help" in making "problems"
go away.
CPD Merit = a self-perpetuating self-protective apparatus
slid in place for the clouted/political powers that be.
"Leveling Playing Fields" = Rising to the required level
and not busting everybody down to the false parity of
bullshit "equality."
That's the fertile ground for cynical and hateful
excusists and mind-locked grievance mongers.
Either you have it in you or you don't.
Put your work in...
Grind...
No crying if you fail...
Be willing to face the wall
and self-criticize if/when you fall short.
Be proud of the work you put in,
whether you succeed or not.
Or be a lazy entitlement hump with the usual
ass-pocket full of excuses.
Heh...
Look.
Point & laugh.
Leave.
Police Like a Square.
Police Like You Have No Friends.
Great post, SCC. This is a good start but so much damage is entrenched at CPD it'll take decades to overcome it.
I scored decent on the sgt test and finally made it after watching 30% of commanders secretaries and side pieces getting promoted who all now have more seniority than me and can out bid me for everything. Even tho they never passed the dam test. Wish Beck would’ve come 10 years ago.
the disgust and revulsion I have for these merits is unprintable
This is great! Wow feels strange to write something positive LOL. One hell of a good start for the new boss.
Pawn that 16-slice gold-plated toaster you got from Amazon,
merit fool. You don't live like Martha Stew Slime anymore.
The disaster in the supervisory leadership all the way to the top was allowed to happen through merit. Merit breeds corruption on the CPD. Friends family and lovers doing favors for each other for decades by promoting their special friends.This is not Lightfoot or Becks fault but it’s their chance to end it permanently. Although it’s way too late and the cancer has spread to every inch of the department, I guess it’s a start.
Finally we have a mayor who is wise to the corrupt merit promotion system and is following the connections of who promoted who and why. End merit!
Now you have to get rid of so-called subject matter “experts” who get a copy of the test and pass that information to the chosen few. Figure out a way that none of the exempts can pass the test data on to their sons, daughters, secretaries, etc. that’s just as bad as merit.
Charlie !!! Charlie. !!!!’nn here’s your chance sir convince us that your not a puppet
Like the rest of them show us your balls are in you pants and not I’m the mayors pocket
Hell we may scream for you to stay if you show us something
Just give the new merits a special test; count to 5, turn around and pat yourself on the back, play duck, duck, goose — then take a 30 minute nap...,. And you get promoted. Or just give them the answers to the test. They are going to get promoted.
Although the merit process is very corrupt, Lightfoot needs an outside agency to do a real investigation into the Lts cheating scandal. The IG failed that one but it was under Rahm. This scandal is as obvious as the sunrise and beyond wrong. People need to be held accountable.
TO: CPD Interim Supt. Charlie Beck
Since the rigging of the CPD promotional process as well as assignment to specialized units is so deeply entrenched in the most politically corrupt major city in the nation, I respectfully request that you view the following Internet links for exhaustive factual details relating to your widely circulated written statement of yesterday, December 10, 2019 concerning so-called "merit promotions".
www.johnnorthen.blogspot.com ["Fool me Once, Shame on You. Fool me Twice, Shame on Me."]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dzT1MQhoDc ["ExamScam the Movie" from NBC Channel 5 News]
I have already passed the above information on to the following individuals via eMail:
Hon. Lori Lightfoot, Mayor, City of Chicago
43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith, the chair of the (newly formed) Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight
Inspector General Joseph Ferguson
John Kass, columnist, Chicago Tribune
Kevin Graham. President, Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge 7
Paul Bilotta, President, Chicago Police Sergeants' Association
Better Government Association (BGA)
Thank you, sir.
John Northen (CPD Sgt. Ret.)
Why doesn’t the DOJ investigate this merit promotion nonsense?
So with the promotional testing they can still make who they want made. You never see your written tests again. Did you answer the questions correctly or not? They never release the tests nor the correct answers. Then it takes forever for your grade to come back. Written tests should be graded immediately. Everyone’s score and placement should be posted for all personnel to see. Oral boards by command personnel, forget about it, this is where much of the corruption is done. Even if the oral interviewer doesn't get his guy/gal they are all calling each other dropping names of those who are to be taken care of. If you are going to do oral boards get some far away police agencies who have personnel who were the active and knowledgeable police not just some political appointees in their departments. If the people who run this city and police department ever wonder why the morale is so low here, the number one cause is the promotional system. I have seen people on this job make rank in the military, have undergraduate and graduate degrees who could not pass promotional tests and no they were not from the diploma mills that the city sends their clouted to. When good decent officers get shafted and get promoted over, they then become a liability for the department.
Would someone tell Beck to let Sgt. Prah retire In good standing now that the wheels seem to have come off this enterprise?
That poor guy had the stones to shine a light on the lt. cheating scandal and got steamrolled for his efforts!
I would love to see him stand before The Police Board and City Council and ask that merit picks be eliminated from promotion permanently. Eliminate the merit promotion s.
The worst is how these merit people try to justify their ill gotten promotions. Like they were spectacular officers that the department just couldn’t live without promoting them. When the reality is that most of them didn’t even work the street. Look at most of them. Where they came from and where they go after the promotions. If they’re such good leaders and receive a merit promotion then why are they not in patrol leading? They all find their ways back into some office working Monday - Friday on days doing nothing remotely near what should be expected from a person that gets a merit promotion.
Can Beck put a stop to the current Lt class in there now? They haven’t graduated yet. Who are the merits in there now and what exactly are their qualifications that make them better than the other 1,200 sgts?
I have so much to say about this. So much anger about seeing so many incompetent and undeserving people getting promoted over my tenure on CPD. I’ll just leave it at Thank You. Thank you Charlie Beck for being an outsider and not owing anyone anything and having the balls to stop this merit train wreck that’s become the Chicago police department.
Beck may only be supt for a couple months, but he might go down as the best in cpd history for this move. Bravo!
Now if this new supt can lift residency, even if it’s a step thing where after 10 years on you can move out of Chicago, he will have achieved something no other supt has achieved at least in recent history. That’s respect from the rank and file.
Well said SCC! The Dept is at a record all time low because of Merit destruction for the past 3-4 years. I have studied for the exam for 3 months, but now I don't care. We are all a dead horse, too little too late.
Does this meant tact and units are going to be bid spots? I’d like to see how that works.
The guys been here one week and he’s already been able to identify the root of all evil on this department. These dam merit promotions. Thank you new supt. Now next step is to rid us of compstat and Lemmer. That’s the other thing that is destroying this once proud dept.
Don't forget about 2x merit promotee Sgt. Garza. The goof that made the news for being drunk and trying to take over a shooting homicide while he was off duty.
I'm pretty sure that the Sgt that was stripped for shaking down trannys in 011 was merit. Still no updates on that shitshow
Speaking of IAD, have you seen the transfer orders lately? There’s a mass exodus in IAD. The incompetent Merit picks thought that IAD was a good hideout, until found that they have to actually know the Rules and Regulations, the Bill of rights, the G.O’s/ S.O’s, etc. They found out quickly that they have to learn how to “write good paper”. They found out that their level of report writing is unacceptable for appeal processes, the police review board and civil court, Sergeants and detectives crying everyday about the work load and crying about how unhappy they are. A hand-full ran when they realized how many exempt members are the subject of CR#s. IAD merit losers don’t want to ruin their chances of being meritoriously promoted again. The you Beck for bursting their bubble.
Hey boss, dee plane dee plane, welcome to fantasy island mr. beck. Transparency, integrity, honesty, have heard it all before here. Same speech every time just coming out of a different mouth. Nepotism, cronyism, and parochialism are what runs this town and raw talent means very little.
JD used to be our wc, what a gem this one is. An empty headed, bird brained, inappropriately dressed, senior citizen female that still thought she was a hot number. If she liked you, she would bury anyone she could to save you. A copper discovered department issued property was missing during a watch count and she moved heaven and earth to make sure that he got the blame for losing that department issued gear, not her pet. The only way the stink got resolved was a white shirt that knew what was happening told the investigators that if they didn't go light on the accused officer, he would insist the investigation run it's full course and the written documents that were submitted would be discovered to be incorrect and several people with white shirts would probably get fired because a certain wc ordered the lying documents be submitted. It wasn't fair, but the accused copper got like a day suspension for the whole mess and the responsible copper dodged the bullet. Kind of like, I've got child care issues, I'm a single parent and can't afford a baby sitter for a watch other than days. Officer, this kid of yours is not the police departments responsibility. When you applied for this job, you knew what it entailed but you found JD and she made sure you never worked anything but a 2nd watch inside job and I believe you even got a merit promotion to Sgt.
Oh yes, these merits are the best of the best. I'd have stated JD's name but I notice we don't out people by name very often, so, in holding with past precedent, you'll just have to wonder just who JD is.
You talking about CPD or my gov job the one that had a drinking room? Where an entire family that all scored in the A catagory,even an e-mail (yes stupid enough to put it in writing)to conspire in cheating an person out of a promotion.
Is this all because of Cato’s recent merit pick? The one that went to 011? What were her qualifications for merit again that were better than everyone else?
I made it to supervisory ranks barely. I score decent, but not great, and made it off score. I’ve been a supervisor for years now and am totally turned off by the job. I’ve watched countless caps officers and sgts get merit promoted. Countless admin sgts and cmdr secretaries get merit promoted. Countless relatives and girlfriends get merit promoted. Everyone except the deserving have been getting the merit promotions. Once they get promoted, they send them to the cushiest of district where they spend a short stint and then get ushered back to a unit never to see patrol again. I got so sick of seeing this happen and seeing them come out and try to tell hard working cops and sgts how to police when they don’t deserve the white shirt on their back. So now I give them back what they deserve. Absolute minimal effort. Until this department is on the up and up and good hard working cops that aren’t Wallers Niece or Clines kid have the same opportunities as those people then the department will get a supervisor that treats it back the same way they treat us unconnected folks.
Anyone care to look at the wreck Mr Beck left on the west coast? LA went from 15000 hobos to 35000 hobos under his reign.
In a letter to the 13,400-member department obtained by the Tribune, Beck said he’s heard that many officers have been “dissatisfied and discouraged” by the process.
More like disgusted and sickened by the absolute theft of these merit promo-tees. Fucking sickened by seeing these worthless officers that haven’t done shit get promoted over others that have even been shot in the line of duty. If u don’t know or aren’t related or aren’t sleeping with the right person, u got no fucking shot at a merit promotion.
Certain demographics will be under represented unfortunately when promotions are based on an objectively scored test. Merit was originally created as a sort of affirmative action measure. I am fairly confident that the city will come up with strategy that will benefit said demographics because an objective test based on material released months before the actual exam is “systematically racist”. That being said the elimination of the friends of friends merit system is undoubtedly a step in the right direction.
Define merit. Give officers something to strive for. A reason why someone is merit and others are not. Transparency. Right now the only thing I’ve seen that makes someone merit is that they’ve been someone’s driver, someone’s side piece, someone’s kid/niece/nephew. That’s it. Nobody actually deserving ever gets it. It’s a total joke.
Thank u for bringing up the cheaters too. Had it not been for merit and another 30% cheating I’d have actually made rank years ago. How many good officers have had their promotions flat out stolen from them and given to an undeserving merit pick. Just burns me so bad. Changed everything about how I police and the effort the department gets from me.
Lol. This means exactly squat. I’m not going to promote anyone by merit. That’s only for 3 months and guess what there’s not going to be any classes while he’s interim supernintento. To quote the wolf from Pulp Fiction, “Let’s not start sucking each other’s dicks just yet gentlemen.”
Its going to be entertaining to hear all the race hustlers come out and cry about how unfair this is. Hopefully in the near future they will also make it policy, that if you get demoted, you get demoted to the rank you were prior to any merit promotions. Sure it will make cheating on the tests go through the roof, but all you need to do is get rid of department subject matter experts. And if you do use SME, then make it a rule that they were never merit.
Is it too late? Look at our upper ranks. Our leadership is a joke. Totally filled with merit people that can’t even pass a test and owe their merit promotion to someone so they in turn merit promote the guy they owes person. It’s a never ending train that has gone off the rails. Everyone owes someone something. There’s people that have 3 merit promotions. Three. There’s commanders right now that have double merit. They can’t even pass one single department promotion exam and yet are now commanders. This department has totally gone off the rails.
Great. Now where do I go to get the promotion I was cheated out of?
Hahahahaba, I can just imagine all the side pieces and ass kissers who are crying like little bitches. How about demoting every merit supervisor too. Start in special functions, a certain CO honestly thinks he merited both promotions. Doesn't even realize how much he and #2 suck.
So it has to mean he making detectives maybe even Sgt’s soon??
It’s a great step, but all the pawns are in place anyways. From merit to the bs private study groups.
If you are a betting person the odds are about 99 to one that merit will return
https://www.chicagoclout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/John-Keating-City-of-Chicago.jpg Just would like to know ,How the electrician foreman at City Hall get away with having a loaded hand gun with him in City Hall everyday??
So, does this new policy survive Beck's three months? Or Lightfoot's single term?
Labels: department issues, good news
Merit will remain after Chaz and Clubfoot are gone, to play peeps gotta get paid...
Wow - that is awesome news!
But how are the politicians going to dish our rewards, if not through promotions?
100% CORRECT SCC. I can guarantee I know countless people who "scored" and "legit" scored great to get promoted, without merit, and just because the "scored" well, does NOT mean they did NOT have the answers before the test.
You said this exactly in your post. *** Remember people, just because someone wasn't "officially merit" and claims they "scored well" doesn't mean that didn't cheat their ass off, hence...they did not earn it as much as they pretend they did in the secret study groups, SCC, there are a lot more people than HQ people that were enrolled in this special group. More than you believe, thank you for constantly exposing this BS, which is why most cops didn't even bother to sign up for the Sgt. test.
Wow! Good job Beck and Lightfoot. I’m impressed. Now you have to make sure the answers to the test don’t get out like that always do or it’s all for nothing.
Well my Dick spot just got bumped up from “not likely” to “probable” depending on how long the current list stays up from 2016. Anybody fare to guess how long it will stay up? I’d like to plan my promotional party now, Anybody got a hookup at the Ceres Cafe?
As always, nicely done SCC.
Now if you can just get someone to listen, then act.
What is beyond comprehension is that IG Fergeson could not find any evidence of cheating on the Lt exam. He was ordered to not open up that fiasco by the powers that be. Oh but he spent countless investigative hours on how we allow fellow officers to park for a Cubs or Hawks game on a day off.....WTF.
Excellent intentions. It is a real pipe dream though.
Great move. These are steps in the right direction. This guy may be alright.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
58 with 5 years left and the job has never fucked me. I need to make another half million in salary. You just don’t know how to play the game kid. I need one last new truck and boat for my summer home before I go. I’ll say a prayer for you, you salty YOUNG copper.
And then you have a "grabber" 2 weeks after retirement and your old lady gets everything. Retire now bro....you have time and age.....enjoy life.....this job is not worth it anymore.....
If you were promoted “meritoriously” your rank is fake. End of story. This dept. is full of cake merit hacks. SHAMEFUL. superintendent Beck please right the ship.
Why is it acceptable for bosses to hold study groups and help assist their people to a promotion but when EW does it it’s a crime? For years on end white bosses have promoted who they wanted and used the merit selection for their picks. You guys talk as if it’s only catered for blacks when it’s beneficial to all races. Does the merit process need tweaking? Absolutely! But let’s not ignore the elephant in the room. Cline promoted everyone on his tact team and we ALL know the selected few from his camp had the answers. Stop it. Let’s just work on the process and allow it to help those hard working officers who deserve it. That’s who it’s meant for. Not a fraternity brother or sister, not a community whose entire family happens to be a cop or fireman, and definitely not a politicians friend. The only problem cutting merit will create is more people cheating and ass kissing around Human Resources to get the answers.
I'm happy to say...I might have misjudged good old Charlie.
now if we can all vote Kim Fuxx out of office...that would be a miracle!
Why do you say in one breathe, a certain Chief of Patrol? Why not name who that person is? In another sentence you name Gene Williams. Why not name the people who were merit Lt. 1 and 2?
Think of all the good cops that have come and gone and NEVER got promoted. Cops that did the honest and true things in the eyes of God their whole career. They sat and watched and heard the most unreal of things happening in the department. Some gave up all hope. Some left too early just to get away from the craziness. We knew it was never about the hard work. So we didn't really work as hard as we could. Now let's see how the crooked snakes will circumvent these new attempts to give new life to this dead department.
Will they also phase out merit commercial airline pilots and merit heart transplant surgeons?
I grew up reading Royko. Today, it feels like he’s back.
“It’s too late for me, son.” -Officer Vader.
Soon to retire and worn down by the CPD.
Be careful what you wish for. There won't be anymore lists that make it into the 400's. In fact not even the 300's. The top 150-175 every 2 years. I'm sorry to say but a lot of good working policemen score in the 300-400's.
Imagine how much better a department this would be if J-Fled or McCarthy had the balls to do this.
Hopefully this sticks, I feel bad for bad test takers that work hard but there are more people with clout that were expected to get promoted, so hopefully this stays. I hope they (merits with clout)read the blog also so they can read people laughing in their face.
Well this seems like great news.......
Until you read this memo entirely!
Beck will only be the interim for a few months!
All Beck can do is recommend that the merit process be closed.......
Now the use of force issue has been open up again, will mean who ever is next superintendent
will call shots on any shooting call use of force. And some of those merit picks are going to hold
your career in their hands.
Where it should never have been left to begin with?
I think I like this guy, next revamp the testing process eliminating the possibility of leaking info about it.
Classic Blue. Pantone color of the year, 2020.
Living coral was this year. Designers say they got 'em
both wrong.
The Brown Bomber is conveying he's a work-a-day man,
practical, down to earth, approachable. Sure got the merit
memo. That whole photo is subdued. They just got the shit
whacked out of them in the Media: Daily Mail, Crusader, SCC.
Charlie is living out of two suitcases somewhere and getting
booster tans. Forget weed. Beds were banned, but folks still
getting their fix.
Next Key Story: The Day Charlie Backed Out.
Maybe it was supposed to be like this. But rather, we think the
Money-Behind-Malinoski story blew the keg open.
The new act is in rehearsals and preparing to sweep in.
Plans were changed.
We think the two don't get along. And the money. That was
West Coast money for a normal job. THIS is combat pay. And
the City wasn't willing to cough up and Beck just couldn't see
wasting 9 more months here.
Optical illusion or grand illusion?
You decide.
Wow it only took an outsider a week to realize what’s beee wrong with CPD for past 20 years.
What else will he look at?
Or will he close his eyes like the past superintendents have?
Does Johnson's johnson" refer to the oral exam administered in his car or to waiving requirements to get his son into a police uniform?
A good start, now bring back the civil service rank of Captain, test and all!!!!
A great first move. Now, prosecute the cheaters who passed out the previous tests. That may stop the now ‘recently retired’ from profiting and polluting another class of supervisors. We know they have this test too.
Chocolate Charlie hedging his bets.
He wants to tell us:
1. I received the merit message
2. Something changed along the way. I won't be staying
the full year
3. I time my major announcements about 2 weeks apart
4. Things will be on radio silence until 2020
5. I weild soft power, yet I answer to a higher power
6. No offense, but this just ain't my scene
7. I'm a builder, not a demolition guy
8. Chicago is too damn depressing to waste 12 months here
(We'll stop on the lucky Chinese 8's so as not to block 2020 karma)
This is wonderful news EXCEPT....
Charlie will be gone in a few months so everything he says is Indirect posturing from the mayors office. It’s Lori’s attempt to play nice to get the police to accept less of a contract. This gesture will be “her give” and “our take” in an attempt to push less of a contract on us.
Furthermore, The black caucus will NEVER allow “score only” promotional classes. Seriously, do any of you think an all white promotional class will fly???
I suspect the mayor’s office will “re-brand” merit and change the name and promise everyone “transparency” and in the end- it will be business as usual and back to the basement to blog & bitch.
The only reason they are getting rid of merit on paper is because of Johnson's Johnson or Johnson gate whatever you want to call it. If the city's law department cant confirm what video is on that sim card they cant risk promoting people on merit, if they did and somehow that video was made public any law firm would be salivating at the mouth like Pavlov's dog. They would have a field day stating how the merit system "works" and what the officers have to be subjected to in order to be promoted. The city would be hit with a huge lawsuit they would lose and be forced to pay out, especially if those two clowns put in merit packages. Who would have thought that the one person who was adamant about having body cams was brought down by one. I guess now people that actually will get promoted because they tested well will have to thank body cams, the poor judgement's of three, and a Johnson. For those of you with clout that will no longer be able to get promoted because of your clout you didn't get screwed, you were going to screw people over.
Having a politically run police organization has never worked. If the job assigned to the police is not simply "protect and serve" as in the populace and not the politicians, then you have CPD and all the problems we -- as everyday citizens -- see hear and feel.
I could never do your job guys and gals, but I can see there's a problem. It's not you however, it's the politicians...
Merit will NEVER go away, Maybe put to rest for awhile but not go away.
Here’s CPDs count on 2019 murders:
Central 148
North. 156
South. 167
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471 murders (as of 11Dec 2019)
Note- the UIC murder of the young girl a few weeks ago occurred in 012 but the dept isn’t counting it. Why? How many other murders are being overlooked?
was the autistic kid drive-by Sgt. a merit pick? asking for a friend
Broken Star happened before merit picks, and they were all POs.
This won’t last. Especially when the Mayor sees certain ethnicities not being promoted equally regardless of the reasons.
The 002nd district has asbestos
The superintendent, a while back stated that Mary promotions did a nice job of diversifying the upper ranks of the police department.
Diversifying perhaps, but at the very same time, provided the upper ranks of the police department with layers of incompetence that continue to fail the police department.
We are paying the bill right now for useless promotions of incompetent idiots
Requiem for a Police Chief
Etiquette: Always wear brown
On another note:
(Donna, Donna)
Charms, diamonds, pearls galore
She buys 'em at the five and ten cent store
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The optics of this set are subdued.
Translation: don't expect too much, we're dragging our
feet while paying lip service.
(We freely admit) We took an ass whooping in the media.
Top contender: The Daily Mail
In about three months it will be business as usual. If anyone over there is reading this in HQ, what about the potential issues on next sergeants exam? Part 2, held in March 2020, is an assessment exercise rumored to be audio recorded and split over two weeks where each officer is assigned a separate day to do the test. This is going to be a complete failure and expect grievances. If true, what's going to prevent people from sharing their scenarios, questions & experiences (telling people what to expect on test day) with those who are testing a day or a week after you thus giving them an unfair advantage? Also, if they are going to use the argument that the questions or scenarios are going to be different, what if officer A get an "easier/simple" scenario than Officer B? You should be graded/scored on the same exact material. The only way to do this is to have a written test on the SAME day where material and experiences cannot be shared.
Ask the guys on the street what the REAL issues are , hell I’ll even buy lunch on my own time to have that chat .
This is all a ploy to get people to show up to take the Sgt test. Along with the email stating that you didn’t have to drop a slip if you’re working during test hours.
Ot Greta Thunberg named time person of the year. Its officially over this world is done.
Don't forget that Sgt who shot that unarmed kid with disabilities, why was he not charged????
This was one of the best posts ever to appear on this blog, unfortunately the mass media is unlikely to pick up on it. The reason for that is the central purpose of the local media is always to look for a brighter day here in Chicago where corruption and forms of patronage are eliminated and we march on together to a happy world. Thanks for being truthful.
A good step, but Beck is only here for 3 months. I expect the "merit" system will return in some fashion. a New "legitimate" merit system as they will call it. All these merit hacks can wait three months.
Mr. BECK...The "D" Unit's Supervisory staff is chock full of merit hacks. Almost 100 percent I'd say. Can we also stop the transfer and gathering of ones own people to any particular unit?
I would like to build a unit without these people, and see how the efficiency rate increases exponentially over the years when "Qualified" people are promoted or placed in these positions.
A lot of feathers will be ruffled here, watch your six! Those "Chicago Values" can be a real bitch...
Some version of a merit system will be back. Any diversity program in the employment setting must be narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling government interest. The need for a diverse police department that represents the community will always be viewed as a paramount consideration. For whatever reason, promotional testing does not result in the type of diversity that administrators want to see as an accurate representation of the public. So, what should happen is a study and best practices analysis to recreate a system that is both constitutional and will achieve a holistic approach to the compelling government interest.
Take politics out!
Will merit end permanently or will it continue in some other form ? Only time will tell. But, you will hear the screaming and caterwauling all the way to Los Angeles if the racial purity group do not see enough blacks promoted. Now Beck and the mayor should release to the department and the public the complete Inspector General Lieutenant's promotional cheating investigation.
Too little, too late. The real police are almost all gone. 30 years of bullshit merit, now they will reap what they sow. With weed being decriminalized, its just a matter of time before the bodies will really hit the floor. In fact, I bet chalkie will outline one thousand bodies in a year. That year will be 2022.
12/11/2019 12:59:00 AM
Yep can’t wait for all those decriminalized weed murders. Look at Canada the place is a war zone now with all that legal weed. You are a moron.
Let’s make some detectives now and fill those areas.
We didn't forget you either McCray mrs medical spending your work hrs allowed to study (slurp) instead of work then be healed and reassigned back just as was to be assigned
John Northen (CPD Sgt. Ret.)
12/11/2019 01:43:00 AM
Good Morning John,
I am glad to see that you are still around and concerned. We worked together in Maxwell St. back in the day, I in homicide and you in robbery. You were one hell of a good detective. Off duty, well, lots of fun. I sure hope this is the start of an honest and transparent promotion and assignment system. I remain skeptical as Chicago is corrupt to the bone. Too late for you and me, but a glimmer of hope for those still serving and yet to come on the job. Best Regards to you
Anonymous said...
Really? hold promotion test every two years? Not financially possible! The start of more lies. Lol....
12/11/2019 01:17:00 AM
Los Angeles Police Department does this. Let Chicago follow their model. Of course the black and hispanic alderman will be screaming
Look like charlie knows the boomers have been hooking each other up for decades, resulting in the joke of the department we have today. He knows the boomers’ time has past and they are doing everything they can to hold on to the greed and power. The thing is, the boomers were never that smart. They just adapted to a corrupt selfish system and bleed the department dry. Much like they are doing to the city, county, state, and country. At least your time is up at CPD, boomers. Time to get off the gravy train and retire. You actually might have to put in an honest days work.
12/11/2019 01:00:00 AM
Written like a true hair-gel twit. Posting from mom's basement between sessions on the X-Box and stroking off.
Certain demographics will be under represented unfortunately when promotions are based on an objectively scored test. Merit was originally created as a sort of affirmative action measure. I am fairly confident that the city will come up with strategy that will benefit said demographics because an objective test based on material released months before the actual exam is “systematically racist”. That being said the elimination of the friends of friends merit system is undoubtedly a step in the right direction.
Let's start with the FAILING CPS SCORES (oh wait, they want to stop that)
12/11/2019 04:12:00 AM
This means nothing, since the scores won't even be out by then
Pssh... still not interested in taking the exam. Why would I? So I can go back to the hood on midnights and babysit a bunch of 2-5 year goofs running around getting into nonsense everyday?
Fuck you very much City of Chicago. Thank you for stopping the fucking I had to endure for 33 years 3 years after I retired. Of course its just suspended for the time LA guy is in, which won't be long, and then it will be right back to their shenanigans.
Lori can't forget her base and "her base" dont like studying for tests. Besides they have to take care of all those IAD assholes who have all that dirt on all their people, and he never said anything about handing out answers to the test questions.
Smoke and mirrors people. Smoke and mirrors until this girl gets elected again.
Sounds to good to be true. The CFD has the same problem. 17 members now in the fire academy being promoted to Battalion Chief, and every one of them FAILED the test. All scored under a 70%. We’re putting peoples lives at stake, the citizens and the rank and file members under their command. Sad thing is, most don’t care. That is, until their house is ablaze with loved ones trapped inside, and they’re counting on the incident commander to have the wherewithal to make the best decision to save and protect your loved ones. But oh no, the B team didn’t show up, not even the C or D team, the flunky shows up and is as confused as you.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
A interesting fact : A 2016 Sun-Times investigation found that white men received 40 percent of merit promotions, more than any other racial or gender group.
So? Nobody cares about the race/ gender breakdown. The whole merit process is bullshit regardless of who gets it.
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lets not forget that the fop \hands out merit promotions to their poltically connected buddies too
in my 27 years on this job the one thing i learned was that without clout you are a 9161 forever
Charlie Brown must be talking to that TV again. Go put up your tree with one ball
“Check out a certain Chief of Patrol - his admin sergeants scored one and two on an exam for lieutenant”. Could someone please tell me names of those two sgt’s that made Lt?
The biggest joke was during this past dicks exam the proctor actually says to the thousands of officers taking the test if you already know that you’re going to make merit you don’t have to stay for the second part. People actually got up and walked out while the rest of us finished the 12 hour test. I couldn’t believe the balls both the proctor and those jags who walked out. Three years on at that point and realized what a joke the promotion process was. This is a huge step in the right direction but I’m not gonna hold my breath.
What about all the exempt ranks? Well Charlie called them all in and find out who they have to pay their tax to the political sponsor for getting that job and the yearly contribution they have to make to keep it? The Goldstar club Charlie is a sickening pathetic example of do nothing overpaid political hacks you need to clean house there also immediately! You are on your way with illuminating merit promotions to being the best superintendent we have ever had in many many years thank you sir the lowly hard-working blue shirts appreciate all your help God bless you!
Who cares what he says? He claims that he is not interested in taking the Supe job which means he will be gone in a few months. Saturday is only Part 1 of the test. Part 2 in 3-4 months. Then wait a year or so before they get around to making the first class. I guarantee that after the scores come out they will not get the demographics to please the community and, wait for it, MERIT WILL BE BACK. Bet on it.
I heard in 024 that Riccio's Goddaughter made Sgt. The commander was told that she would be on 3rd watch. The commander related that he only has 4 Sgt.'s on midnights, he was told she is going to 3rd watch no matter what. Charlie you're on the right track, just a few more assholes to get rid of and maybe just maybe we will resemble a police department.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The following people do not deserve another promotion
Davina Ward
Saadia Carter
Patrina Wines
Dasche Blanton
Tiffany Carter
Jim Blauer
Patrick Mckenzie
Myett Hall
Janell Hamilton
Nakia Fenner
12/11/2019 12:11:00 AM
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add L. STARKS(A/S) to that list
You're forgetting the fact that they did not even deserve to be promoted in the first place.
Oh yes, these merits are the best of the best. I'd have stated JD's name but I notice we don't out people by name very often, so, in holding with past precedent, you'll just have to wonder just who JD is.
12/11/2019 03:12:00 AM
Oh Darling, that's almost as good as leaving them as Jan doe ') smooches
I would have been promoted twice but for being bumped by merit. I didn’t bother signing up for this one. Thanks a lot.
Does anyone remember matt cline ,and the great test taking tact teams of the 11th district. Oh yeah, and the cpd baseball team cline played on had great scores as well.
Then merit lieutenant because he did such a stellar job. Nominated by his dads good friend. It's not just noble or lapa.
I know I know, Phil was the best sup....blah blah blah
The rancid crooks who run the democrat party keep control of the CPD through "merit" They will never allow it to go away. Notice no mention of reducing the "merit" political hacks was made, and it won't be. Until that happens, it's all just window dressing bullshit.
Please, please get rid of this dipshit spencer. 011 is already a shithole. This triple merit promotee is making it fucking unbearable
Nice work SCC. You know Beck and Lightfoot are looking at this blog getting feedback from the rank-and-file. Keep up the good work and don’t stop sharing the truth!
Even if the “merit” scam were abolished, it would still take 20 or so years to cleanse the department of the damage it’s done.
I hate the merit system and agree it should be abolished. But isn't the 30 percent merit system a part of the contract? Or am I wrong?
I really don’t think that merit was used for people that don’t test well. If you want a true bias free promotional test that actually tests your knowledge of the job, keep it about the rules, regulations, procedures and laws you work with everyday. I don’t care what color, sex, nationality or whatever you are, if after training, you don’t know anything related to the job, you don’t belong. How did you get hired? If you cannot perform the duties that you were trained to do, you really don’t want to do it. It’s not all that hard if you do the job. It gets screwed up when you put in politics and quotas etc...
A perfect example of the use of merit. I remember back when a near westside district commander, who liked driving through wet cement, used his merit picks to promote all the people that were pilots in his flight club, not in his district. There were good officers in his district that were encouraged to apply for a merit bump but it didn’t matter to him. I just cannot remember his name??? ;)
Even a broken clock is correct twice a day!
Beck has made one decision that plays well to the crowd.
Let see how our brother in blue is treated for his wrestling move before anyone cheers on the new guy!!
If the MERIT process is to continue being utilized - it should be a once and DONE process.
Not one person on this sad dept should be allowed to meritoriously promoted again, and again!!!!
Well said my friend. Thanks for this posting. The truth is out there.
So the hard workers make the “merits” look good. What’s wrong with this picture?
interesting fact : A 2016 Sun-Times investigation found that white men received 40 percent of merit promotions, more than any other racial or gender group.
2016 the time the study was complete. What years didthe study cover. . . dun, dun, dun. A bean counter once told me we can make the numbers say anything you want them to say, so what are you trying to say? Ha! Genius
Too late for me!
I have 26 years on and ready to retire!
I have no time to go back to losing my seniority at this point of my life!
I'm comfortable and at peace and ready to say good-bye to Chicago!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The following people do not deserve another promotion
Davina Ward
Saadia Carter
Patrina Wines
Dasche Blanton
Tiffany Carter
Jim Blauer
Patrick Mckenzie
Myett Hall
Janell Hamilton
Nakia Fenner
12/11/2019 12:11:00 AM
Another promotion?? They didn’t deserve the one they STOLE from others. And you can add Mike Barz to the list. He’s been GIVEN three promotions now to maintain his silence over the Lts cheating scandal.
OT,
Looks like the disgraced former superintendent already found another job! TrueTV will be airing a reality dating show titled The Courtship of Eddie's Johnson.
I agree that with the merits and the cheating, honest officers have a slim chance of being promoted. But the Captain’s promotion is the worst case of out of control corruption. Do completely away with the traditional exam and make it one hundred percent merit. Highly qualified, honorable lieutenants never had and still have no chance. They are quickly eliminated from consideration without any explanation .This is one of the worst disgraces in the history of the CPD.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The following people do not deserve another promotion
Davina Ward
Saadia Carter
Patrina Wines
Dasche Blanton
Tiffany Carter
Jim Blauer
Patrick Mckenzie
Myett Hall
Janell Hamilton
Nakia Fenner
12/11/2019 12:11:00 AM
Not sure what the beef with Carter/Gorman is but I will raise you a Dave Showers... Dear God, do not promote or give that stupid MF'er anything more than what he is, the incompetent over his head Tact LT in 7. He DESERVES nothing more. Absolutely the dumbest "boss" I have ever come across in my 28 years on this job.
That means NO Captains
Don't forget about the Tact Lt in 017...
Do you really think the promotional system will be fair? No way. The bosses will find a new way to take care of their friends. It’s like that in every police department.
Anonymous said...
A interesting fact : A 2016 Sun-Times investigation found that white men received 40 percent of merit promotions, more than any other racial or gender group.
12/11/2019 01:10:00 AM
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Clout knows no racial, gender or racial lines. It makes no difference in their competency either. It's all about what the Mayor wants and his political hacks want. Everybody takes their turn in the "clout barrel". 40% white yesterday, 40% black today or whatever. The merit system gave us the shit that we have today leading and supervising the bankrupt leadership personified the Johnson sex and corruption scandal. Beck's move temporarily slowed down the clout system but not to worry the next jerk off Superintendent will bend to pressure and come up with a "work around" and all will be good again. They can't loose control of the police as it is much to important in controlling the graft and corruption imbedded in the ruling Democratic Socialist Party. It's the Chicago Way.
This is Chicago. This will never stick ever
I promise you the merit system is done...that is...until my kids transfer from LA...
Signed...
--Interim Supt Charlie Beck
who will civilian Robin Robison tell they will not get promoted?
Don't forget, this is the department where you can be dumped for being honest. Tons of patrolmen and have stopped from doing a great job, and many denied promotions too.
Bravo! It won’t last but “Bravo!” for someone officially recognizing it is a problem. I’ve only got two more years to go. I got my promotion by myself and would’ve had it two years earlier if it weren’t for “merit.” I stopped taking promotionals years ago. I regret it somedays, feel a bit stuck, but that’s on me for being discouraged by the system. At least a precedent has been set for the future.
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