"Consent" Decree News
CPD might have almost hit rock bottom:
After seven years of effort, the Chicago Police Department has made progress on nearly every requirement of a federal consent decree, reaching at least preliminary compliance with 99% of its original requirements, independent monitors said Tuesday. But with Superintendent Larry Snelling recently retired and staffing shortages still a concern, the department faces a test of whether those reforms will stick.
The consent decree, which is overseen by a federal judge and monitored independently, requires Chicago to make sweeping changes to police policies, training, supervision and accountability. Reaching preliminary compliance means the city has begun meeting a requirement, but it does not mean the requirement has been fully satisfied.
Seven years and uncounted tens of millions of Chicago tax dollars, paid to connected lawyers (who kick back to political campaigns,) "overseen" by a former federal judge who answers to no one....this is undoubtedly one of the largest un-audited money shifts in Chicago history.
We figure there are around thirteen years to go before anyone sees "significant" documented accomplishments.
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posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
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I judged a wet t shirt contest once, can I oversee this when his lordship retires. I mean,I'm a former judge too. Right ? I promise I'll do the " right " thing wink wink đ
yup! big bull sh#t money grab . no accountability. one day they will say people should have gone to prison over this extortion .
The money must be running out!
Can anyone think of another reason?
Tangible, they are testing for promotions every 3 years now. The decree should have eliminated merit but at least it eliminated 10 year droughts between tests, so far that is. I think the sergeant test prior to the 2021 test got into the 800s or something crazy. Should be top 200 and rinse and repeat. Top 200 is fair, give merit their 30% so 260 total and new test.
More scams on the taxpayer. Sick of all the nonsense foisted upon our brave.
CALEA IS A FUCKING JOKE, MOST SMALLER DEPARTMENTS FIGURED IT OUT AND QUIT IT! SCAM
This department is in survival mode and has been for years. CPD is a toxic and hostile work environment. You have officers with less than 10 years or officers with 10 years on that are talking about leaving for other departments. Majority of officers do the bare minimum and I donât blame them one bit. Thereâs too much liability working the streets nowadays.
It's NOT a "Federal" decree
Just garbage! It sounds like the city wants the money to stop going to friends and families of other regimes in the Democratic organization.
Independent investigative reporter and YouTuber, Nick Shirley, who exposed the fraud and missing funds from the Somalis in Minneapolis and the Medicare scams in Los Angeles would have a field day with the Chicago scams.
You canât hit their numbers because itâs impossible. . Their requirements and implementations are so unrealistic and idiotic. Serve no single purpose except to end proactive policing.
Why doesnât Trump admin make these consent decrees go away?
No federal consent decree. Itâs a fake consent decree rolled out by Lisa âOlive Oilâ Madigan.
President Trump should end it like in other cities.
This is NOT a federal consent decree. It was a self imposed consent decree because we thought we needed one. Guess what? We didnât! Does anyone really believe the city is safer today than we were prior to 2016 or so? Crime is in every neighborhood now.
The job was so good at one point that my FTO once told me âkid, you love this so much you would even do it for freeâ. The man was absolutely right. Thatâs how great policing for CPD felt at one point. Couldnât believe I was being paid to show up to have fun at work and be around my friends for 8 hours. We did not look forward to RDO, believe it or not. Life was great. My biggest mistake was enjoying this job so much I made it my identity⌠until the script flipped and all of the sudden the job became borderline unbearable. Post consent decree the job just pays bills. Officers have no pride anymore and I cannot blame them for losing hope. The few coppers who still attempt to remove violent offenders from society are vilified. Only reason left to stay is to make this job work for you.
Just because they call it Consent Decree, doesn't make it consensual. Like Consent rape. It's still rape.
The monitors could not describe what an ideal "reformed" officer would be like. Their is no measurable way to determine how much "trust" has been built with the community. Only police are reformed. Not the other side of the equation (the community). 1,000% money grab. Invisible and fake metrics that could never be accomplished.
This is all just a "Money Grab"!! Thanks you stench Lisa Madigan
And what cost? No mention of $$$$?
I mean you have civilians at HQ and the academy making exempt pay to DO NOTHING but make sh*t up, make programs up, make the rest of our lives miserable. And they think they are making some kind of change GTFO!!! Literal scam this is
it's not "federal"
he can't
it's not federal - state run. the judge is a retired fed, so they call it "federal oversight" but they're lying
You're don't sound like the sharpest tool. The frequency of testing every 3 years is worse for the average no clout, non DEI regular officer. Not only are more girlfriends, friends, dollies, suck-asses of bosses being promoted by merit. But also cheaters always take the top 50-100 spots. So it'll always be the cheaters and merits who make it.
It's as legitimate as the police memorial foundation. Just follow the money to the top.
Top 10% of test takers is more realistic and fair.
Self-perpetuating money grabs by Dems. They NEVER end. Whereâs the cost breakdown? Where is the money guy for the State telling us where this money comes from? Itâs a state-sanctioned scam- follow the Benjaminâs.
Consent decree people should ask why the Supervisors have to wait 4 1/2 years to get there contract settled only for it to expire in June of 2027 again?
Iâll be curious how the âspan of controlâ aka squad policing is going to turn out. Itâs part of the consent decree and they put out an e-learning for it about a week ago. The word is that theyâre going to roll it out in some districts next year.
Theyâve talked about doing this and dabbled a few times in the past. The conclusion is always the same: we do not have enough officers/supervisors for it to work. There would be 1 sergeant for every 10 POs with only 3 day off groups. There will also be a group of âfill-insâ for supervisors and officers that take time, hit the medical, on furlough, etc. Not to mention âCompany Jâ for the inside people.
I doubt these consent people look at the sheets. Many districts are bare-bones as it is. Good luck scraping up enough POâs to consistently cover a squad every day and enough sergeants when one ends up covering multiple sectors on most days.
The amount of money that is spent on these sham consent decree by the city is sickening. Itâs no more than a money grab by these lawyers. Eliminate the consent decree, COPA, police board, police council, the violence interrupters and civilian exempt department members. And, invest that money from the eliminations into hiring more officers and staying up to date on technology and equipment. And of course our pension. To eliminate those layers of oversight I would agree to take random polygraph tests in regards to the complaint or cr number. We are all ready wearing body cameras so what are we worried about
Where will all those bodies go hide out at now
Very true...although it seems like he has been awful quiet lately..someone making threats possibly???? Hmmmmmm
What???? DemoRats NEVER lie....
How do you build trust in a community that feels laws and rules dont apply to them and are more corrupt then anyone...
The Department is lost buying into left-wing, radical ideology that has no business shaping law enforcement policies. I have had meetings with these so-called "Consent Decree Monitors". They really have no idea about policing, let alone the politics of a dysfunctional, inefficient and morally corrupt city. They are idealists working for a corrupt entity that is possibly pulling off one of the bigger scams in the city.
I will get much disagreement, but I believe there should be an increase in the number of years worked in order to qualify for certain positions. FTO's just off PPO status, Detectives with four years on, Sergeants with barely six years on and now Lieutenants with eleven years on. There has not been enough experience in a specific grade that would prepare someone for the next step up. This is the real reason that the Department is in the shape it is currently in. I will admit that there are a few individuals with little time on the job that are succeeding in their higher roles, but these people are anomolies.
Dic list got up to around 1,200 a few years back
When is enough enough?
The damage has been done. This department has been neutered successfully. I dont see real police work being done anytime soon. We have been effectively defunded, downsized, and no one in their right mind wants to come on the job as new hires. The hiring standards are so low now that only flawed charachters think they can be the police, and want to try. Just 20 years ago, these people wouldnt have made it through any preliminary background check. The prmotion process is a running joke on this blog. Morale has never been lower. Historically, people have wanted to work, get acknowledged for that work, and perhaps seek a promotion. Look up the definition of "ship of fools". Sadly, that is what we have become.
Whereâs the transparency?
Itâs a democratic cash cow until then. Just a way to funnel money
How about former Superintendent David Brown. His friends ran that LEO training company. They had so much business in Chicago that they were renting apartments in the South Loop. They made up courses to teach. CPD and the city handed over millions to them. When Brown left, they left. I wonder how much Brown got for that.
DOJ under Trump said that it was NOT a Federal Consent Decree, this has been a communist police haters wet dream, force this fake consent decree onto the Chicago Police Department in order to prevent them from doing proactive police work. that was actually driving crime down. Quick question; what race is 13% of the population, but commit 90% of the crime? exactly so the NOBLE politicians see this as racist and wanted the police to stop immediately, you can't legally tell the police not to do their jobs, and walla!
Nick Shirley could spend the rest of eternity in Chicago. Cannabis shops, video poker machines, LINK cards, CTU, Mayoral closet of gifts, Mayors wife and her 80k office, CPD study groups, Lil Dirk campaign contrabutions, illegal immigrants enjoying out tax money (ubers, gift cards, free phones, free housing) Its endless.
Zero merits.
I disagree, the consent decree actions generate paperwork, and a paper trial, it's the decades long "violence prevention" scam that have eaten up tens of millions of untraceable taxpayer dollars that will go down in history as Chicago's largest financial scandal.
Every city with a consent decree has dangerously high crime, due to the Police being neutered.
The last Lt test went into almost 400 off the list. Basically if u took the test you made it. Not necessarily the cream of the crop there.
Anyone with more than 10 years on is also talking about retiring. Trying to find exit strategies or anything they can do to get off this job. Most, like myself, are stuck here until at least 50. Just totally and completely stuck due to family situations. Nothing we can do but bare down and take the licks until we get there. This job is horrible now. Nothing like it was when I came on. I canât wait to be done.
Dam, you absolutely hit the nail on the head with this. It used to be a blast. So much fun at work and after work. I loved going to work. Now, It is so hard to get up everyday and put this uniform on. I donât dislike this job, I despise it. I hate it. I hate everything itâs become. All the good work we do to lockup these criminals all for nothing when the judge lets them out the next day. The respect from the citizens is gone. The liability of just going to a job or riding on someoneâs job is so immense now that most donât even want to do that anymore. We used to ride on all the jobs together. Canât imagine why anyone would take this job anymore.
I donât know if these newer people could even imagine what work used to be like on cpd. Before cameras and tasers and phones and gps and everything else. They literally would hand u keys and a radio and that was it. Youâd go out there and go to jobs with coworkers that were friends and handle them however you deemed fit without 10 different entities second guessing you and analyzing your body cam. I wish everyone could experience that for just one day. You wouldnât believe how great it was. 25 years later and canât believe how itâs gotten to this point.
That was me, Iâd have done this job for free back when I came on it was that much fun. And, you actually felt like u made a difference. You could kick trouble makers off a corner, throw them out of McDonaldâs if theyâre causing disturbances, and put a good lickin into someone that deserved it. It was amazing and Iâm glad I had at least a little taste of the good ol days.
They only enforce parts of the consent decree that they want. They will shove a new E Learning down your throat every other tour of duty, but minimum staffing and supervision is overlooked every day. You literally have to be out of your mind. Itâs a proactively police these days.
I did not consent to this decree. The job (as it currently is) totally blows. I sadly do as little as possible. Canât believe how much itâs changed in 20+ years.
Exactly how has the consent decree scam addressed actual crime and protected Chicago's dwindling law abiding communities? One has to think the money would better be spent putting a coalition of blue boots on the ground positively impacting public safety concerns. Instead six figure profiteering loyal one party loyal lawyers re-invent the obvious and tweak existing policies whistling dixie all the way to the bank on payday.
It is about government jobs, jobs, and more jobs for your friends.
U stopped at Lt. From Lt to commander is where the most egregious promotions are being made. Lts with only a couple months as Lts are promoted to commanders. And, those couple months are usually spent hidden in some unit, or maybe as a tact Lt. Now, these people are commanders without ever really knowing the Lt job or how to effectively run a watch. This shit is ruining our department.
Absolutely true! I knew a couple of guys who made it to 40 years ( with cadet time). They said they would do another 40, or do it all over again.
I knew the job was done when they drafted the "no pursuit" policy. After that, everything went to shit! They claimed it would reduce exposure to large civil judgements against the city. Bullshit! The slip and fall lawyers just devised other ways to fleece the citizens. Now crime has never been more out of control and reams of paperwork are required just for a foot chase nowadays! I can't criticize these young officers for being in self-preservation mode! I'm happy to be retired. Policing was fun until about Obama's reign!
OMG, why do you people keep saying this? It is in Federal court = federal consent decree. It just isn't with DOJ (which would have wrapped it up several years ago)
Why are they even mentioning snelling? He set everything backwards by several years. TG he gone
Want to know why itâs toxic? when thereâs bullshit harassment or violations if we dont report it within the same shift, then we can be in trouble for that. That must change, a victim should not ever be revictimized- just a trashy policy that makes it harder for people to be held accountable. You must think of the victim and time it takes to come up and tell someone, maybe their Sgt left early and they canât tell anyone until the next shift or after furlo! Idiots lots of miserable pos being bad examples to other newer officers too, go get help or on the medical you miserable POS- also group chats need to be stricter thatâs where more violations occur as well- weâre supposed to be professionals not MORONS feel sorry for whoever brings bs my way âŚ
Or letâs say youâre a worker getting great arrests narcotics and guns lately and go to your fat DSS that worked the SDSC room for years inside prior to the street and he berates you in front of other officers for a minor inventory mistake, clowns itâs always the fat FUCKS get healthier and be professional especially in the north side districts coward bitches that leave early all of the time and complain if they even get a call from their POs shame on you get your professional shit together itâs 2026
Letâs look at what civilians are making and then Iâll leave it to you to look up how many years theyâve been here and what the f*ck do they actually do
Michael Milstein? Deputy Director 172k
Casey McKenzie? Managing Deputy Director 184k
Glen Brooks? Director 173k
Dr Rob Sobo? Director 170k
Noe Flores? Assistant Director 152k
Susana Salgado? Assistant Director 152k
Chelsea Diaz? Deputy Director 172k
It goes on and on⌠look them all up.
These idiots have 2-4 years on, where did we go wrong? Itâs one thing to hire back retirees? But what makes these people up to run CPD and make major decisions for the rest? Days off, working from home, for what? Never had a hard day in their lives. Meanwhile Iâm working special every chance I can to send my kid to high school.
E-learning has destroyed this department.
Brown-stain was one of the biggest DEI hire at the time, after Lootfoot.
Numerous detectives were
That's what happens when you test every 3 years. Bundle that with DEI hiring / promotions.
If you are short, not white, and smile a lot you will be promoted.
Its not a federal consent decree. The Feds wanted nothing to do with it. The State of Il stepped in and asked for it so Lisa Madigan could try and take the heat off her father. Its assigned to a fed judge to oversee because Il judges are corrupt (See Gov Pigster buying off Il Supreme court judges). Lots of taxpayers money wasted, lots of connected Dems making lots and lots of cash blaming the police for issues the Dems caused.
If it's in Federal Court, it has a Federal Court number. What's the case number? Oh, it doesn't exist? It's not Federal
Lt test to 400? Not. The covid test went up to 225-230. Last
Class the new commander of 010 was in and he ranked 225 because he couldn't get test answers from baby cline so he had to wait his turn unlike the Sgt test year back where baby cline shared the test questions with his team and friends. Most those goofs should be pushing a beat car but now we have super ego maniac Stantos ruining 010. Get out while you can. 010 is the new 002.......another district ruined by clown commander.
No merit promotion for those scoring under 70%. One Sgt list did reach to 900 in rank order, but at least they scored above 70%. Captain rank should be by test scores.
Every watch needs a Captain to run it, a field lieutenant on patrol and minimum of three street sergeants. Every district needs 6 beat cars per sector, a wagon in every sector and a tactical team on every watch .
Bring back SOS and triple manpower in Public Transportation and Gangs/Narcotics
Agreed. Shitcago needs someone to shake down the corruption off the money tree. Heard Nick Shirley is considering an inside job away from investigations due to many many threats. Sad.
Total disaster
Works great for supervisors. Only 1 of 5 left at checkoff. He has no clue who you are. Some "team" policing
Maggie Hickey and her people sip martinis đ¸ at the Ritz Carleton and laugh at us. We are the serfs and they are the lords. Donât spend it all on one place Mags.
While we all know that the Consent Decree is a State of Illinois decree, the question is why is a U.S. District Judge overseeing this? Can't the Justice Dept or Trump pull that and any other Federal Judge from overseeing a State Consent Decree?
Your Honor !!
100 % TRUE MS is the smartest guy in the room always. Just ask him.
Your statement âlook them all upâ is touching. Change one of the oâs to c and then you have change.
I don't think this was a Federal consent decree imposed on the CPD I believe it was a Self (City of Chicago) imposed decree. you know to make money for cronies
How about all the time away from doing police work to do all this training? What a waste of time and money.
Democrats stealing tax payer dollars!!
Squandered all of the 1505 money. Those Texas boys had a bigger racket than the PPP loans. Iâm sure the kickbacks to the right people were the only reason it flew for so long.
They make a lot more than that now!
The community does not trust themselves. They murder, maim, rape and commit crimes against one another. No one trust the city administration, politicians, the media and the Democrat Party. The only trust is in yourself, partner, family, friends and your God. The city owes you a paycheck for basic services. Give them what they want. They voted for this mess, over and over again. The voting public deserves the political results of their votes.
Case No. 17-cv-6260
Classic MIKE SANTOS story from many years ago in 189. Told the group of officers when he was a Sgt there that he'd have the perfect team if he could clone himself 10x.........lmfao. See that goof hasn't changed. Clearly he still doesn't get it but who thinks he will. This job IS his life. No kids, no family and no wife. Guys a strange dude so be aware of that when and if anyone gets assigned or detailed to 010. Guy will ruin that place in no time. Good luck.
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