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Someone mentioned this podcast of Bob Cooley being available, talking about his book and his long career spent in the darker corners of Chicago politics:
And speaking of dark corners of Chicago scandals, here's another one we just started listening to:
The SOS scandal revisited by the main player. The teaser trailers and the first episode paint a more expansive picture than what the media portrayed. Not that it absolves anyone of anything, nor the damage they did to the Department.
We find ourselves wishing Blago does one of these, naming names, from Shortshanks to Burke to Mell and right on down the line.
Labels: corruption
posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
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Fuck finnegan. Fuck his podcast. He was a cop in title only. What him and his ilk did made the lives/jobs of present and future officers more difficult. You should not have mentioned his podcast.
Listened to episode 1 of Cooley, I'll give it two more.
According to the episode guide the next ones should be better.
Couple of years ago I listened to a podcast which I think was called THE DUMP.
Named names.
Nothing happened.
Chicago.
Mentioning SOS how is it that CS is allowed to walk away clean?
After a decade plus stripped and at callback for his role in SOS he’s quietly been reinstated and given a cozy inside spot with full police powers for the rest of his career.
They can’t let the SOS scandal go yet they let JFs partner walk away without facing consequences from the department.
Court had to drop over 100 of their cases and not even a slap on the wrist.
Surprised no one is asking how CS got through the cracks as embarrassing as it is.
Seems to be he just waited it out and now that no one’s paying attention he quietly gets to slither to safety in the shadows.
Blago , likes living to much to begin naming names.
It’ll be the first time a tear will not be shed hearing Bagpipes play.
He’s a piece of garbage, but Finnegan’s podcast nails it. Those of us who have enough time on to remember the old school ways of doing things have to see on a daily basis that’s it’s all destroyed. All of it. Police in Chicago will never have the same respected authority again.
It’s mentioned that the consent decree and cameras devastated a normal way of living and thriving in this city. The consent decree and body cameras are 100% the reason that animals continue to pillage this city. Also to blame is the worthless and evil states attorney’s office along with a political entity that forced the safety-act into existence.
These podcasts gave me a sense of nostalgia for this city and department I used to love. For the coppers with time on, who grew up in this city, we sadly see everyday the demise of a once very proud police department. Today’s police dept consists of nothing but suburban kids with no real affinity for this city who do a year or two and lateral out. I don’t say I blame them necessarily. Imagine if you can there was a time when you had to make serious phone calls just to get on the job! There was a time when people chose being policeman over being firemen.
Blago doesn't know any names, other than that of his father-in-law, Dick Mell.
That man was & is an idiot, with the attention span of his hairbrush!
Finnegan was and still is a sleazeball.
Finnegan is a piece of crap who made life difficult for every other honest working officer out there, as we were all painted with his brush after his antics. Why you are even discussing him, or giving him any mentions at all is an insult to us all. Remember, this piece of sh*t even tried to contract out hits against his former partners. Too bad he didn't meet his demise while he was incarcerated.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Mentioning SOS how is it that CS is allowed to walk away clean?
After a decade plus stripped and at callback for his role in SOS he’s quietly been reinstated and given a cozy inside spot with full police powers for the rest of his career.
12/20/2023 12:41:00 AM
How did CS get away with it?
Ask the dead guy. CS blamed it all on him shortly after he died in a motorcycle accident.
As far as his inside spot, the Dept is actually doing something right! They’re never going to let that piece of shit work the streets ever again.
7:35am you know firemen are guys even a alderman wouldn’t give a gun too?
I used to LOVE Blago’s 2 hour show on Sundays….he could have really made it big if that pesky conviction didn’t make him leave. I would pay money to hear him talk about bullshit Hellinois politics & all the dirty crap that we ALL know is being done but no one cares. Shitcago & Hellinois relish being the dirtiest & most corrupt city/state in the country!
Not only CS being hiden but Lt JR was promoted twice after selling his soul to the devil.
I read Cooley's book(hard cover)right after it first came out. In fact I went through it a few times. At the end of that book Cooley went into great (emphasis added) details about some caper that both Eddie Burke and his wife were involved in, and he wanted to put the facts/details out there because he wanted him/them to pay for their (jail-able) offenses.
Fast forward 13+ years, while on vacation, I wanted to have some reading material so I decided to revisit that book again. Now on a Kindle version, while initially reading the book it seemed a bit different than the original version especially some of the material that I knew positively that appeared to be re-written. My hunch was confirmed when I got to the end again and the information about the Burke's, while mentioned, did not have all the 'exacting' details and circumstances from the original book. When I finally did some investigation I discovered that it was rewritten or changed the co-authors (?) which explains the lack of details at the end, perhaps for some type of legal issues. Bottom line, try and get the "original" version of the book to read to view the more concise details throughout especially about the Burke's at the end. Just my .02 (Stay safe and healthy my brothers and sisters.) CPD ret.
"Anonymous said...
It’s mentioned that the consent decree and cameras devastated a normal way of living and thriving in this city. The consent decree and body cameras are 100% the reason that animals continue to pillage this city. Also to blame is the worthless and evil states attorney’s office along with a political entity that forced the safety-act into existence.
12/20/2023 07:27:00 AM"
And none of it is accidental. It's all been planned and methodically executed.
Anonymous said...
Mentioning SOS how is it that CS is allowed to walk away clean?
After a decade plus stripped and at callback for his role in SOS he’s quietly been reinstated and given a cozy inside spot with full police powers for the rest of his career.
They can’t let the SOS scandal go yet they let JFs partner walk away without facing consequences from the department.
Court had to drop over 100 of their cases and not even a slap on the wrist.
Surprised no one is asking how CS got through the cracks as embarrassing as it is.
Seems to be he just waited it out and now that no one’s paying attention he quietly gets to slither to safety in the shadows.
12/20/2023 12:41:00 AM
How did he get full police powers and still be relegated to desk duty for the rest of his career? Did the FOP have something to fo with it?
I would like for a former superintendent to tell the real story behind the curtains of the department. No one ever has. Blago could do it, but wont'. Now the client list from the Lolita Express is about to be made public. That should be interesting.
Finnigan should have called his podcast The Paint Job.
Blago's corruption was ignored until he got a little too big for his britches.
Totally agree with first post, fuck JF and his crew. All they ever did was ride on others jobs cause chaos and beefs for we all know what and then ride off with the spoils leaving beat, tact or det division to explain or defend the criminal acts. SOS we all know what it stood for and as the shit hit the fan they turned on each other and as they say first one to crack got the best deal. Sorry JF but you were a part and parcel of the fall of The Real Police….
Even LIL TOMMY BYRNE couldn’t save his step son TIM McDERMOTT from the picture they took with the male/1 wearing deer antlers
We find ourselves wishing Blago does one of these, naming names, from Shortshanks to Burke to Mell and right on down the line.
I’d like to see Elvis name names up the line. I remember there was speculation that BO was involved.
Fuck finnegan. Fuck his podcast. He was a cop in title only. What him and his ilk did made the lives/jobs of present and future officers more difficult. You should not have mentioned his podcast.
12/20/2023 12:18:00 AM
Agreed. Fuck Finnegan
great book:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Corruption_Was_King
Bob Cooley is a piece of shit. Listen to this narcissist and you just have to shake your head. Anybody who is the real police knows what work is involved to be the police. All he does is brag about how great he is yet he sleeps alone in the police car because he running multiple “hustles” and side jobs??? And going to college and law school while being the police? He even says he was policeman of the year? LOL, Okay gramps… fuck this guy he’s like so many policeman I know that never did anything- they talk a great game at the tavern and to their family, but they never did shit on the street.
This goof talks about how legit and honesty is and how he never took a bribe yet we talk about what a fuck up we are growing up and all the mistakes we made yet we always got out of it with either connections or a side hustle. Then he becomes a mob attorney? Lol, yeah, fuck this guy.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Fuck finnegan. Fuck his podcast. He was a cop in title only. What him and his ilk did made the lives/jobs of present and future officers more difficult. You should not have mentioned his podcast.
12/20/2023 12:18:00 AM
It's not his, you twit.
12/20/2023 07:35:00 AM
Your way of policing “back in the day” is why we are in the mess we’re in now with policing, and why no one wants to take this fucking job anymore. Reminisce all you want but it’s come full circle now. Numerous cops doing things like “we used to police” is why this job won’t ever be the same.
No matter what your feelings for Finnigan the podcast is good. He’s not sugar coating anything. Anyone on the job, especially those who worked the south or west sides , in those times will relate to what he is saying. He’s talking about a bygone day of policing. Obviously and unfortunately he fucked up and paid a heavy price. I liked him but didn’t know him real well. He was giving the bosses what they wanted but he doesn’t make any excuses for himself and what he did crossing the line into criminal behavior. At least that’s my take on it.
Jerome Finnigan 175 complaints. Fuck yeah. South side Irish dumpster. “You wish you could be half the cop he was kid” Yeah O.K Talk about a someone who would’ve been a no one if he never had a badge, loser.
Jerry was used by the city and brass like a hooker ok Saturday. He was a great copper . He knows he screwed up. The new woke police would vomit if they had to do one days work like the old days.
Finnigan and his crew are a pile of Moist CATSHIT! Fuck all of them! They shouldn't even say the word "police" those clowns are criminals!!
You are way too obsessed with the job. Take a step back bud. Way more to life. Well I'm done poopin', back to work. Oh, didn't Finnigan try to have another PO killed, on top of robbing, lying, stealing ect... yea old school. What a loser. Fuck him and anyone who listens is a loser as well
I heard little guy KH is making a special guest appearance on JF podcast... He's gonna be eating light bulbs like uncle fester and trying to claim insanity.... IYKYK
Oh, who we kidding, ABC, 20/20, will be on the podcast to film Tatu (KH) scream, "look boss da plane, da plane!!!" Hahaha!!
I can forgive Cooley his sins because he did repent and help take down some really scummy mobsters and politicians. I'm glad he's lived long enough to see Burke in the trickbag.
He does come off as a bit of a BS artist in the podcast though. Then again he's about 80 years old and his memory may not be that great.
Finnigan is a jagoff. He gave the bosses the numbers of guns they wanted.
THat came at a cost to CPD and non corrupt cops.
The episode on his brother Bill's murder in a south side, Bridgeport?, tavern is something. Even tied in tangentially to the "A Murder in Canaryville" homicide.
He even says he was policeman of the year?
That would be impressive if this department was legitimate, but we all know many awards are about who you know. There are plenty of empty holster cops who have rows of ribbons.
for those of you who did not not jerrry, he was a policeman's policeman and I owe him my life. yes he got greedy but he would have died to save your life. Jerry love you brother
"Back in the day"...STFU, you were a fucking loser then, too.
Love the comments, keep them coming. A note about the podcasts, I wanted to start both stories at their youth to get a sense of where they came from, so both are a bit of a slow burn out of the gate. I hope they are insightful and entertaining, my goal is a tv or film for both. Thank you!
Neal E.
Jerome Finnigan 175 complaints. Fuck yeah. South side Irish dumpster.
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He would have made a great "Chicago Politician".
Probably would have done less time in joint.
Even LIL TOMMY BYRNE couldn’t save his step son TIM McDermott from the picture they took with the male/1 wearing deer antlers
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Rahm Emanuel fired Byrne from Director of Park District security after he testified in front of the Police Board on behalf of McDermott (his son-in-law) Byrne then got him a job as a teamster driving a Park District gas truck at $100,000 a year.
Byrne is now dead. Word is he got another good job after he died.
Chicago clout is something else:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2023/4/7/23674538/thomas-g-byrne-chicago-obituary-police-mayor-richard-m-daley
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Even LIL TOMMY BYRNE couldn’t save his step son TIM McDERMOTT from the picture they took with the male/1 wearing deer antlers
12/20/2023 11:31:00 AM
who would help that byrne with a favor after all the people he screwed over??
( Anonymous said...
No matter what your feelings for Finnigan the podcast is good. He’s not sugar coating anything. Anyone on the job, especially those who worked the south or west sides , in those times will relate to what he is saying. He’s talking about a bygone day of policing. Obviously and unfortunately he fucked up and paid a heavy price. I liked him but didn’t know him real well. He was giving the bosses what they wanted but he doesn’t make any excuses for himself and what he did crossing the line into criminal behavior. At least that’s my take on it.
12/20/2023 04:48:00 PM)
Agreed. I knew Jerry. Say what you want, but if you called a 10-1, you'd want Jerry coming. The problem with that SOS shit, especially his team, was the totally lax supervision. But the bosses loved what they did, they came in with the numbers. And as one poster said about 175 CR#'s, that wasn't normal, but not unheard of back them. Knew many guys with over 100 CR's (Most in Gangs, Tac, etc.).
You can trash talk all the shit you want about Jerry and act tough on the blog ~ HE SERVED HIS TIME SO GET OVER IT! None of the other scumbag cops went to prison and some even kept their jobs ~ go tell them to fuck themselves. Jerry wasn't the only officer to give the department a black eye ~ there were plenty of other officers & bosses that did shit in their careers so don't pile up on Jerry and blame him for the department's woes. He moved on with his life ~ you bigmouth assholes should do the same.
Two policeman were never charged or fired. CS and JE both lawyered up and never gave statements. They were never even given administration charges. Several P O were told by Cassidy at SA office “you lie you die “ and gave statements and ended up getting charged and fired anyway. CS and JE waited till smoke cleared and JE retired under investigation he could care less. I didn’t know CS is still working good for him . The other guys thought by blaming everything on Finnegan they would save their jobs but got fired anyway.
Jerry was prosecuted, sentenced, and did his time. You're still angry at him? Go fuck yourself... You sound like a broad crying about the copper you blew in the parking lot of Duggans that didn't call you back for a "date"...
The man did his crime and served his time. I'd take Jerry EVERYTIME over the other fucks on that team... Even CS and TS (immature d-bags), they beat their cases- It's over. I wonder if you crybabies worry about street criminals (killers, armed robbers, etc?) Nope, because the new hair-gel police care more about their jacked up Jeeps, tattoos, and tightly trimmed beards than doing police work.
You wouldn't know the first thing about handling the two-legged dog in the City, So STFU and go back to running errands on the clock for your fat wives.
Finnegan is SCUM however it is the politicans and exempt bosses that ordered this behavior that has NOW ruined the police department.
LIstened to a couple of Jerrys podcasts. The thing about how all the work he did and his bosses getting the benefit of his work and his not getting a meritorious bump to sgt and his admitting that all that work he did was useless except for his bosses. Hard chargers should hear that take on it.
The lesson is the bosses will use you up and throw you under the bus when your shit goes sideways and they knew what you were doing all along but when you get caught they will be like sgt schultz, "I know nothing".
I’m not a cop, but listened to the podcast. As a lifelong citizen of Chicago, I long for the days of JF policing. No I don’t condone the stealing, it was right for him to go to jail. But, Chicago was great when it had real cops doing real police work like JF. Now criminals rule the city and they know it. It almost makes you long for the corrupt politicians to be back as mayor, because now you have know nothings who let the animals run wild and handcuff the police. Chicago will not survive very much longer under this lack of leadership and lack of policing.
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