Well, Well....Look Who Caught Up
He finally discovered reality:
He expected to find a “dirty police department.” Instead, he discovered a “dirty city.”
Anthony Driver Jr., president of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, came to that jarring conclusion while conducting a fact-finding mission into Andrea Kersten, chief administrator of the Civilian Office for Police Accountability.
That preliminary inquiry — launched in response to an “avalanche” of complaints by COPA employees — could have triggered a no-confidence vote that set the stage for the City Council to fire Kersten. Instead, Kersten jumped to avoid being pushed.
What surprised and angered Driver, he said, were roadblocks put up by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Law Department. City attorneys literally spent “three or four months defending Andrea Kersten,” who faces lawsuits from two former COPA employees and the police union.
We were saying exactly this years ago. Decades even.
We even pointed out Kersten's habit of writing letters to Larritorious about investigations, then tipping off the media to file FOIA requests with actual keywords in the title and body of the email to narrow down search parameters. She learned that from the Sparklefart people who were using it back during that Reign of Error.
Now let's see if Driver "discovers" that COPA investigators were ORDERED to sustain upwards a majority of "investigations" in order to drive up the Sustained Allegations totals to meet the national average of 15% against Police.
You see, after years of Sustaining maybe 3-to-5% of CR/CL and SPAR investigations, they needed to massively over-correct the numbers to drag the totals up to where they match the national average. That's why everything that went downtown got Sustained. Every tiny violation was cited. An entire Unit was created to go over body camera footage and write up people for everything from uniform violations to naughty language to "failure to report" charges against other Officers.
It was designed to demoralize and designed so the Department self-defunded via resignations and early retirements. And it worked.
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
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The Department is floating switching the entire department to 12 hour days by first period 2026 due to the outlook of decreased manpower in the future and the bad shape of current district manpower. MLAS has a draft which is going to be presented to the FOP. The 12hr schedule they are proposing is brutal. 3 weeks back to back it’s 4 12s in a row.. then the next three weeks it’s 3 12s in a row. Start times are 5a-5p and 6a-6p with the other watch being “5p-5a and 6a-6p”. Imagine getting 5p-5a??!?? You go to work about 430.. work all night. Get home about 530a.. fall asleep by 630a. Maybe wake up at 1 or 2 just to go back to work 3 hours later 4 days in a row just to be a zombie for your days off. This is not a good idea at all…
OT Regarding the Blogger "upgrade". If you click on the link at the bottom of the post that states the number of comments, then click on the title of the post in blue lettering, then click on the redirect link, you will see the comments in a smaller font. This is on an Android phone, YMMV.
Yawn,
WHO CARES? I will still be doing NOTHING.
That's what the communists want.
I Hope they carry "Quikclot medical kits" on them when they get shot in a robbery on the Northside.
Next they will discover how dirty Bureau of internal affairs is. They will all lose their homes if they were sued for incompetent investigation. The whole thing is a house of cards waiting to fall in. I’m surprised with the discovery of COPA that they haven’t discovered the other hand, BIA. Corruption!
The "sustained" complaints hovered around 3 percent due to the higher-than-national-average number of complaints filed by Chiraqi gang members and criminals. It was said that many criminals had predecessor OPS on speed dial to file complaints against officers back in the day. They did this to establish some doubt in their criminal cases for trial, they did it to say certain officers harassed them for their future lawsuits; they did it because they could.
OT: Some moron with an AK47 decided to shoot some other moron outside Terminal 2A over at O'Hare...
Thanks DEMOCRATS! This is what zero consequences gets ya...
Nice International Airport you’ve got there Brandon! Investing in people is really starting to pay off
The Lord knows Chicago police are doing his work. All of those involved in this disaster to undermine the righteous fist of the Chicago Patrolman will be turned into pillars of salt.
Lie to survive is a Democrats oath of office.
All these tactics served the purpose that the politicians set out to do and that was defund the police and put unqualified personnel in the ranks of the police department. These DEI hires and promotions have destroyed this job and have accelerated the death spiral of Chicago. If you don’t believe me go to the downtown and Streeterville areas of the city and ask the residents up there how safe they feel. All of this misery pushed by the Democrats.
Investigative news reporters??? Hello?? crickets.
I received a sustained car two years post retirement. It was written up that I had resigned as a result of the investigation. I had retired manditorily for age.
It ain't the cops, it the self serving lawyers, bureaucrats and politicians who sellout the city to put themselves first. Democrats ruining society!
Damn right it worked. Fuck Chicago. Raise their taxes and keep paying my pension. You know what, fuck them again. Raise my COLA.
What a bunch of maroons.
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The ultimate betrayal to the hard working members of the CPD. Heroes and sheroes everyday often unheralded by the corrupt MSM. Coppers being attacked by a corrupt biased unprofessional oversight group. COPA may ultimately cease to exist but it will quickly be replaced by another acronym. The CPD will live on forever. Always Chicago's Finest.
You got your own group of people tipping off the media about emails and other b.s. and you know who it is too. Name them.
This is why any Chicago police shooting should be investigated by a State of Illinois Police integrity unit? And when any misconduct investigation is alleged to be comprised by the investigative unit like COPA or IAD. Or the Officer being investigated. The investigation should be moved out of the City’s control into independent investigation by State of Illinois?
I have been investigated by COPA then IAD. Both came back Sustained. Until the police board looked at evidence and stated both investigations were lacking evidence of misconduct? And case was found not guilty of any misconduct? Piss poor investigative units? Exculpatory evidence is never reported on until they are caught not providing it?
This is coming from the guy wearing a T shirt to a public meeting and wearing a suit coat that is two sizes too small for him. And his greasy hair and smell? Just get into an elevator with him? But this is who Johnson hires as an oversight leader? Now he finds out he was only hired to help cover up the bad city, not just the police department?
Sounds like a great idea, sign me up…I’m serious, no sarcasm
How about days off? How many RDOs after the 4/12s? How many RDOs after the 3/12s?
and a Big FUCK YOU to that fat slob Eve Gushes Mcguire for starting the rat (FRU)unit. another childless cat lady housemouse making rank off backs of working coppers.
...and that piece of shit Kersten is now crying that she's the victim of a "witch hunt".
I really hopes something comes of this, but I’m as skeptical as my Brothren here, which experience will do to you. I can’t believe that the number was ever as low as 5%, seemed more like 95% these past 5 years, especially when they would double-down and re-open cases on people already in call back.
I love the political assholes who exclaim, "Chicago is a world class city!"
My spouse just returned from Singapore, she said it was one of the cleanest, most polite countries/cities she's ever been to. The airport was like a park, with trees and waterfalls, etc. The bathrooms were spotless, even the public restrooms at the train stations were immaculately clean. No homelessness or garbage seen anywhere!
O'hare by contrast is an embarrassment. It is filthy and stinks like vomit and piss! Even the international terminal is a joke! World Class my ass!
Liked it better when it was IAD and you could buy your way out of anything.
Can this be confirmed?
Driver is not interested in whether or not there was a bias against the police, his letter doesn't mention it, maybe he is the preliminary phase of waking up
Tally kisses up to Snelling all day every day. Mayors office too. Triple merit, useless AND dirty.
Reading his bio, at CCPSA, he's more likely in ka-hoots than not. CYA
About 20 years ago, I had a sustained investigation done by an IAD sergeant. My commander wrote a nonconcurrence report listing about a dozen serious problems with the investigation. I heard the "investigator" cried when she read it.
Fuck them! They either continue to vote the same and expect a different result! Or they don’t vote at all, either way they are responsible for the people who get elected….
Lindsey Andrade at marine unit? Was on medical for a year! Chief JPH does it again. Wonder why all the friends Hein put at O’Hare let a shooting happen. All legit!
AK47 at O’Hare? Weird
If FOP is smart they will launch a massive lawsuit against her and the city. But it is Cat in charge, so probably not.
those don't exist anymore
3 on 3 off would be the only decent 12 hr schedule for us or make like a lot of suburbs, they have every other weeeknd (3 days off). Yes it would suck, but better than 4 days in a row of 12s. Also then we need double time for firt rdo cancelled and triple for second rdo cancelled.
Oh man! You took your democrat ideals with you when you retired.
Gimme, gimme, gimme! Spend, spend, spend!
Sounds great more time off great news just do it!
"It was designed to demoralize and designed so the Department self-defunded via resignations and early retirements. And it worked." It worked for me. I'm out at the tender age of 56 in June and maxed out. Could of done way more but why risk it in this climate. CPD needs retention bonuses like the military, not $ for violence interrupters.
Would you feel at ease if it was at 79& Halsted? Just asking for a friend
OK Bugs
Breaking. COPA's failed administrator Andrea " the Karen" Kersten has just announced honorary Secret Service Agent13 year old Agent DJ Daniels has been stripped for fraternizing and associating with identified conservative extremists and "domestic terrorists" from the elected Republican Party as identified by aldermanic operatives. In addition, DJ Daniel has been accused of accepting gifts in violation of the Ethics ordinance unlike the exonerated Chicago mayor with his "goodies" closet.
This marxist witch Kersten is protecting the anonymity of a prominent democrat who made this complaint which does not require a signed affidavit. Kersten related her agency has standing and jurisdiction even in the halls of Congress if just one democrat affiliated elected official is in attendance given the democrat party has given this rogue organization legitimacy and absolute authority.
Better get ready to change the contract which means the FOP would have the city by the nuts for more money to make this happen.
Exactly. 100% correct.
Haha, enjoy it suckers! I'm out soon. Fuuuuuuuuuuck this schedule!
As someone who has worked 12 hour pitman schedule in the burbs (2 on 2 off)(3 on/off every other weekend). I can assure you, you will be a zombie at the end of your second 12 hour day. The 3 day working weekend seems like an eternity. I cannot imagine working FOUR 12 hours days on regular basis for an extended period of time. First few months of CPD 4-2 seemed like vacation. CR's and medical use will go through the roof, guarantee.
What does this have to do with our pension?
What Kersten really said was that she was a witch on the hunt
O’Hare Airport has turned into a Greyhound Station.
There's not enough cars and radios for 12 hour shifts
Driver can’t possibly have such hard feelings about COPA, but have no feelings about the BIA and its Chief that vehicle was used by 6x convicted felon to transport heroin on the westside of Chicago. Useless of course, Driver is being fed information from the 5th floor and he’s choosing to be selected because of his Englewood ties with the Supt. Either way, the shit needs to be addressed.
There isn’t a day that goes by that someone doesn’t remind us of the lack of confidence that the members have in the Talley. If the department does a no confidence vote, I’m certain the vote would be unanimous. How would you vote?
Your first mistake was waiting to be forced out.
It was one of his neighbors 😂
What the fuck is a "sheroe" does it have a mangina ?
How did she get the details of her misconduct allegations removed from https://m.cpdp.co/
Driver doesn’t give a hoot about the police. He’s just trying to keep a job and stay out of the employment line. He’s a kid. He also faced backlash for talking trash about the police.
Force her out.
That's because communists have no qualms about lying. About anything. About everything. Even if they're caught. It's part of their religion.
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