tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133504562024-03-19T08:04:12.830-05:00Second City CopSarcasm and Silliness from a Windy City CopSCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.comBlogger23214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-92179401391368702642024-03-19T07:31:00.005-05:002024-03-19T07:42:02.158-05:0050 Sergeants, but....<p style="text-align: justify;">.... only 20% "merit"? The list dropped yesterday, late. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">On a Monday, so kind of unusual. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And it was fifty names, not unusual.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But forty by rank score and ten by "merit"? Very unusual.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyone know why? And anyone who has the list, send it. Otherwise we'll have to wait until we get to work later.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-74081651073041644512024-03-19T00:07:00.000-05:002024-03-19T00:07:00.127-05:00Beware of Males!<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><a href="https://abc7chicago.com/armed-robberies-chicago-avondale-austin/14537122/">Fantastic reporting from the thieves over at Channel 7:</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>Chicago police have issued a warning about 14 armed robberies on Chicago's West and Northwest sides.</i><p><i>Thirteen of those robberies happened over several hours on Saturday in Avondale, Austin, Logan Square and Portage Park.</i></p><p><i>Another armed robbery happened Thursday.</i></p><p><i>Police said in each instance, <b><u>the group of four to five men</u></b> jump out of cars, pointing guns at victims and demanding their wallets and purses.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">That's the extent of the descriptions given by ABC - "four to five men."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To add insult to injury....:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>Police said the robbers were armed with <b><u>black handguns</u></b>, rifles and knives.</i></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">They do a better job describing the handguns than they do the offenders! But aren't they supposed to capitalize the adjective? We thought that was a Law or something.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After that, they list all fourteen addresses, but that's just reporting and does nothing to insult their viewers.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-28174162399702487462024-03-19T00:05:00.000-05:002024-03-19T00:05:00.133-05:00Voting Today<p style="text-align: justify;">IMPORTANT: Remember to vote NO on the "Bring Chicago Home" binding
referendum. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">These jags constantly fight against non-binding referendums even appearing on the ballot to reduce the size of government, term limits and all sorts of stuff
that would actually change government, but then put forward a tax hike
and lie about what and where the money is going. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">If the CTU is backing this, you know they're going to steal every dime.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-32180237500273006982024-03-19T00:03:00.000-05:002024-03-19T00:03:00.139-05:00Standards Falling Nationally<p><b><u><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-police-dept-changes-standards-to-increase-number-of-female-officers">Thinking of moving to Tennessee?:</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>Nashville’s police department changed its standards to increase the number of female officers that make up its workforce. As part of an initiative to make the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s 30% female, the MNPD dropped an ability test for police recruits and replaced it with an easier agility test, WSMV <a href="https://www.wsmv.com/2024/03/14/metro-police-working-increase-female-recruits/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reported</a>. The change resulted in more recruits passing, particularly women.</i></p><p><i>The original test, known as the Cooper Standards Test, “measured pushups, sit ups, a 300-meter sprint and a 1.5-mile run,” <a href="https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/Civil-Service-Test-Comparison-Public-Report.pdf?ct=1667220679" rel="noopener" target="_blank">a report</a> from the MNPD said. During an 18-month period between 2019 and 2021, a total of 1138 recruits attempted to join the MNPD. Of those, 72 (6%) failed the Cooper Standards Test.</i></p><p><i>In 2021, Police Chief John Drake signed the 30×30 initiative to make women 30 percent of the MNPD by 2030. Part of this drive involved dropping the Cooper Standards Test in favor of the Physical Agility Test which “consists of a 99-yard agility run, a rescue simulation (dummy drag), chain link fence climb, solid wall climb and a 500 yard run,” according to the MNPD.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">If you really want to be amazed, check out this video report that has actual footage of the "agility run."</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dWkilB1ej8">No, we aren't joking - this is actual footage</a></u></b></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">This isn't just reducing the standards (which all police departments did for age and gender anyway). This is obliterating any effort at having an actual ability to do what is required of police officers in dire life-threatening emergencies.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you're retiring and moving to Tennessee, be aware.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-7424619198096381872024-03-19T00:01:00.016-05:002024-03-19T00:01:00.151-05:00Trial Date Approaches<p style="text-align: justify;">The trial is beginning soon for the drug-addled, carjacking, attempted-cop-murdering, newly-hired-85K-accounting spot person on 01 April.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our reader / cop victim has been doing a lot of research on his assailant:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Can anyone name any employee in recent memory who was hired for a
85000 a year job with the city while awaiting trial for several violent
felonies ?</li><li>Which high powered politician pushed through the
application to the hiring stage with all these red flags</li><li>Is the city
going to pay her the days she’s in court for trial for attempted murder
, vehicular hijacking, and other felonies? </li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">This is going to be a bench trial at 26th Street, so some friendly faces in the courtroom would be appreciated. We'll post a room number when we have it. </p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-37626167189742099142024-03-18T00:04:00.006-05:002024-03-18T07:41:33.517-05:00Wait...What? The Name?<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-traffic-stops-lead-to-gun-charges-for-thousands/febc8d42-0a50-4364-b817-135a808f99a1">We think the entire intent of this article is to change the name of a law?</a></u></b> While claiming police are bad of course<br /></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>In the midst of a partly cloudy October afternoon in 2022, Jesse Green dashed out the door of his home. Dragging luggage in one hand and clutching onto a sandwich, jacket and firearm in the other, Green hurriedly made his way to the back of his parked vehicle.</i></p> <p><i><u><b>As executive director of the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council,</b></u> Green was running late for his trip to the Illinois Main Street Conference in downstate Bloomington — looking forward to furthering his knowledge in community and economic development.</i></p> <p><i>He loaded his luggage into the trunk, where he usually stores his firearm whenever he travels. But in his rush, he forgot to place his gun in its case. Instead, after closing the trunk, he quickly got into the driver’s seat and dropped some of the items in his hands, including his jacket and his firearm, into the passenger seat.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Notice who the offender is about to be. We underlined it so you don't miss it. Note, by his own admission, <b><u>he is currently in violation of the law</u></b>. Period. Full stop.<br /></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>Before he had made it out of the North Lawndale community, Green found himself stuck in traffic. He turned down a one-way street — in the wrong direction — to avoid the congestion and passed by a Chicago Police car, which made a quick U-turn, flashing its red and blue lights, and pulled him over.</i></p> <p><i>During the traffic stop, while reaching for his license and proof of insurance, Green noticed the butt of his gun underneath his jacket in the passenger seat and informed the officer. “Hey, I have my weapon, and it’s in the seat,” he told the officer, who then instructed Green to step out of the vehicle.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Leaving aside the fact that CPD squads don't have red lights, while in violation of Weapons statute, he commits a traffic violation in full view of the police. Then he admits to the cops (who haven't even requested a search at this point), that his gun is on the seat, immediately accessible, loaded and uncased. The article says so, but twists it into a critique of....cops doing their job AND the name of the law:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>Since his gun was not stored properly and Green did not have a concealed carry license, he was arrested for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a felony charge that could lead to one to three years in prison.</i></p> <p><i>Green is among a growing number of people in Cook County who have been arrested for unlawful use of a weapon resulting from a traffic stop. <u>The increase has emboldened civil rights advocates who have long criticized how Chicago Police use traffic stops and has renewed efforts to rename unlawful use of a weapon charges.</u></i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Um....how did cops "use [a] traffic stop"? He drove the wrong way down the street in front of them and they did exactly what cops are authorized to do. Then the "executive director" volunteered that he had a weapon close at hand. He was detained, transported, processed and will get his day in court.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">UUW is one of those charges that cops DO NOT have discretion on. You find a gun and someone in possession of said weapon, they better appear on an arrest report, there better be a case report, an inventory number, a call to the gun desk, sergeant and lieutenant signatures on the arrest report, and a call to Crimesha's office for approval (or disapproval) of charges.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Any one of those missing, and a cop is looking at suspension time. A number of years back, we know of a bunch of cops who were suspended, fired and faced charges of their own for making deals on the street regarding weapons. We also know of someone who made commander of 025 after being caught with a number of weapons in his locker on the west side, and you can search through our archives and comment sections for the history of Escamerit.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But all of this seems mainly to criticize CPD and the name of the law - Unlawful Use of a Weapon - along with the felony charge that goes with it. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">NEWSFLASH for WBEZ - CPD didn't pass the law, name the law or sign the law. And enforcing the law is kind of the job of cops everywhere, regardless of every leftist effort to have cops <i><b>not</b></i> enforce any laws, especially in the ghettos where crime is rampant.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com87tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-37742033923693841702024-03-18T00:03:00.000-05:002024-03-18T00:03:00.124-05:00How Much?<p><b><u><a href="https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-demands-51k-raise-for-average-teacher/">The teachers are aiming big</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p class="p1"><i>If the Chicago Teachers Union gets its way with the mayor
they helped elect, their next contract will boost the average teacher’s
pay by half to $144,620 in the 2027-2028 school year.</i></p>
<p class="p1"><i>The average now is $93,182.</i></p>
<p class="p1"><i>Teacher pay rose more than <a href="https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-nearly-triple-private-sector-salary-growth/"><span class="s1">$43,000</span></a>
since 2012 – nearly triple the private-sector salary increase. If CTU’s
demands are met, another $51,438 will be added to the average salary by
the next contract – a 55.2% increase.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">The balls on these people are amazing.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The linked article shows their raises versus what private sector people have gotten and it isn't even close:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij93xCWjH2VlVBpSHPsMDngFKcGK1lYRe5uCTwqqzslBP3AqSBchbUXpQRQu1LVghLhJmh4YGfFPihCcdA8rW7sB78C70rjm1Xf4KhAsv-NaTY3-IDTb3lyl0R2lFnPl5waojtIaMvu7MGGwbaxqNeE_7hBhDujTFWAdfCFtb79Z252RrLfrtm/s1920/Screenshot%202024-03-16%20at%2021-23-31%20Chicago%20Teachers%20Union%20demanding%20$51K%20pay%20increase.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1920" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij93xCWjH2VlVBpSHPsMDngFKcGK1lYRe5uCTwqqzslBP3AqSBchbUXpQRQu1LVghLhJmh4YGfFPihCcdA8rW7sB78C70rjm1Xf4KhAsv-NaTY3-IDTb3lyl0R2lFnPl5waojtIaMvu7MGGwbaxqNeE_7hBhDujTFWAdfCFtb79Z252RrLfrtm/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-16%20at%2021-23-31%20Chicago%20Teachers%20Union%20demanding%20$51K%20pay%20increase.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And their pay raises as compared to results:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgUBEq20mjwt94AkjqCzmusnJ0butiTh4zb9n9LFUdg2_UaV4s2thahI6RFCv6MOvKNQpFHl-ggk-HXcOCkFbo9NSTVtItiMoVZswFE6E12icOK02sjUWJxSA7gmvhm9TCnv1fnAT1bEUObajQVzOROWpbUOpj9Q88PvS3vGnxCehnsdj0lq5/s1920/Screenshot%202024-03-16%20at%2021-24-28%20Chicago%20school%20spending%20nearly%20doubles%20as%20scores%20drop.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1920" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgUBEq20mjwt94AkjqCzmusnJ0butiTh4zb9n9LFUdg2_UaV4s2thahI6RFCv6MOvKNQpFHl-ggk-HXcOCkFbo9NSTVtItiMoVZswFE6E12icOK02sjUWJxSA7gmvhm9TCnv1fnAT1bEUObajQVzOROWpbUOpj9Q88PvS3vGnxCehnsdj0lq5/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-16%20at%2021-24-28%20Chicago%20school%20spending%20nearly%20doubles%20as%20scores%20drop.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">These morons need to be brought to heel, stripped of the ability to strike and have pay directly proportional to classroom results. And it needs to happen now.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-82429937857110165912024-03-18T00:02:00.001-05:002024-03-18T00:02:00.127-05:00This Sounds Like a Mess<p style="text-align: justify;">In a few years, <b><u><a href="https://cwbchicago.com/2024/03/2-armed-robbers-got-into-a-shoot-out-with-a-security-guard-then-returned-and-got-shot-at-by-a-concealed-carry-holder-chicago-police-say.html">we'll probably be far away and just shake our heads</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Prosecutors say two Chicago men robbed a construction crew, exchanged
gunfire with an off-duty sheriff’s deputy at the scene, fled, then
returned to fire another shot, only to have one of the victims pull out a
gun and open fire on them, too. No injuries were reported.</i></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Robbers armed. Security armed. Victims armed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No one can hit a damn thing, but everyone is blazing away.</p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-81198877472878405492024-03-18T00:01:00.003-05:002024-03-18T00:01:00.137-05:00Dart for Mayor!<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Rumor popping up that Tommy Dart is looking into a mayoral run.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As Dart did such a good job emptying Cook County jail, it's hoped that he'll be just as successful in emptying out Chicago as Prickwrinkle's tool.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Conehead still has three years to go, but Prickwrinkle is already realizing he's a one-term failure, so perhaps she's lining up the next disaster? <br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-43020477900876530082024-03-17T00:05:00.002-05:002024-03-17T16:18:47.208-05:00S.O.I.D. Card Needed<p style="text-align: justify;">When you're a felon who can't buy a gun legally, <b><u><a href="https://cwbchicago.com/2024/03/chicago-samurai-sword-attack-charges-filed-gerald-davis.html">what are you left with?</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>A 65-year-old Chicago man is charged with attempted murder for
allegedly attacking another man with a samurai sword in Auburn Gresham
this week. Judge David Kely detained Gerald Davis as a public safety
threat, calling the attack “brazen, bold, and violent.”</i>
<p><i>Police responding to a noise complaint in the 800 block of West 84th
Street around 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday found the 61-year-old victim leaning
against a vehicle, bleeding from both hands and missing some fingers,
officials said. The cops applied tourniquets to both of the victim’s
arms to help slow his blood loss.</i></p>
<p><i>They also saw Davis nearby holding a samurai sword, and they watched
as he threw the weapon, Davis’ arrest report said. He was immediately
detained.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">We fully expect the legislature to begin a Sword Owner Identification process. Not to mention a registry for Assault Swords such as this felon got hold of.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-7130388662701488752024-03-17T00:03:00.001-05:002024-03-17T00:03:00.132-05:00Conehead "Frustrated"<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><a href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/13/johnson-says-he-s-frustrated-city-s-out-control-overtime-spending">And not just by the waiting period at the hospital for his panic attacks</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday he is “frustrated” that the city
of Chicago spent approximately $524 million on employee overtime in
2023 — 19% more than in 2022, with more than half of the total amount
used to compensate Chicago Police Department officers for working extra
hours.</i></p>
<p><i>“Yes, I’m frustrated, yes,” Johnson said in response to a <a href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/12/chicago-spent-524m-overtime-2023-including-293m-police-setting-new-records" target="_blank">WTTW News story</a>
that was the first to report that the Chicago Police Department spent
$293 million on overtime last year, 40% more than in 2022 and nearly
three times the $100 million earmarked for police overtime set by the
Chicago City Council as part of the city’s 2023 budget.</i></p>
<p><i>“This has been a situation that has gotten increasingly out of
control,” Johnson said at an unrelated news conference. “The
superintendent and I, we both agree on that.”</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">And why is it out of control? C'mon, you and Larritorious are both adults, you may have passed elementary school at some point, maybe even high school. And you existed in the school system for a short while, correct?</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Overtime covers shortages.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Shortages are caused by lack of hiring.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Lack of hiring was (is) caused by defunding, demoralizing and denigrating an entire profession to the point no one wants to do it.</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">And who spent the better part of three years doing that? <br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-8679617243471274772024-03-17T00:01:00.005-05:002024-03-17T00:01:00.129-05:00Maybe, Just Maybe....<p>He was guilty the first time around? </p><p><b><u><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/03/16/city-to-consider-5-5-million-payout-to-wrongfully-convicted-man-who-now-faces-kidnapping-charges">A leopard doesn't change his spots</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>A man who spent 22 years in prison after he was allegedly framed by a
notorious Chicago Police Department detective is in line for a $5.5
million payout, even as he faces charges for a <a class="Link" data-cms-ai="0" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/9/25/21456664/murder-conviction-vacated-kidnapping-ransom-plot-chicago" target="_blank"><u>home invasion and kidnapping</u></a> he's accused of committing a year after his release.</i></p><p><i>The
City Council’s Finance Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, when it
will consider a proposed payment to settle a lawsuit by Ricardo
Rodriguez, who claims former CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara and other
CPD investigators bullied witnesses into identifying him as the shooter
in a 1995 Belmont Cragin shooting. Dozens of men have won release from
prison based on similar allegations against Guevara, who retired from
CPD in 2005.</i></p><p><i>[...] <b><u>But
Rodriguez’s petition for a certificate of innocence was denied by a
Cook County judge in 2019, a decision upheld by an appeals court in
2021. </u></b>The certificate would have represented formal recognition from a
court that Rodriguez was innocent in the murder, and entitle him to
around $200,000 from a state fund for the wrongfully convicted.</i></p><p><i><u>Prosecutors
now allege that in August 2019, a little over a year after his release,
Rodriguez, his younger sister and two accomplices went to a house in
the 2200 block of North Leamington early in the morning wearing masks,
police badges and bulletproof vests, according to court records.</u></i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Hmmm. Denied a "certificate of innocence," which is just a license for slimebag attorneys to extort money from taxpayers, and then caught up in a kidnapping gig. He claims he's being framed...again. <br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-90412203272608792672024-03-16T00:07:00.044-05:002024-03-16T00:07:00.135-05:00ISP on High Alert<p style="text-align: justify;">All of the sudden, the Illinois governor <b><u><i>WANTS</i></u></b> border security?</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/haitian-cannibal-gangs-pour-over-us-border-after-seeing-how-fat-americans-are">What changed?</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>After hearing about the size of the average American, Haitian
cannibal gangs rushed the southern border near El Paso this week in a
race to be first in line for the smorgasbord.</i><p><i>"Hey man, look at
dat," Haitian cannibal and political leader Barbecue said. "Those are
some chunky, chubby, rolly polly people coming at me. Hang on, let me
grab my bib and steak knives. It's lunchtime!"</i></p><p><i>After reports
surfaced of Haitian gang members cannibalizing their victims, coup
leader Barbecue announced he would be taking his men across the U.S.
border to find a more plentiful source of food. With a nearly 30 percent
overall obesity rate among adults, experts believe the U.S. is poised
to be a prime destination for those wishing to dine on human flesh.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Texas Governor Abbott has promised to bus any and all Haitians to Illinois for some of that "corn fed governor."</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-officers-stop-haitian-vessel-headed-to-us-shores-discover-night-vision-gear-and-firearms-aboard/ar-BB1jYrM8">Florida Governor DeSantis reported</a></u></b> police in his state stopped a boatload of Haitians carrying drugs, guns, night vision goggles and about thirty cases of barbecue sauces:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>A vessel from Haiti was intercepted two weeks ago with 25 refugees aboard, DeSantis said during a news conference in Winter Haven on Friday.</i></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">DeSantis supposedly shipped their boat north along with a detailed map of Chicago harbors and beaches.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-34140012383704977212024-03-16T00:05:00.002-05:002024-03-16T00:05:00.134-05:00Chief of Patrol Named<p>Finally, <b><u><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-jon-hein-chief-of-patrol/">Conehead is appointing Larritorious' command staff</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>The Chicago Police Department has officially named 28-year veteran Jon Hein as the new Chief of Patrol.</i><p><i>Police Supt. Larry Snelling described Hein as an "experienced leader" who has served multiple positions in the Bureau of Patrol.</i></p><p><i>"I
have seen firsthand Chief Hein's leadership in responding to public
safety concerns, major events, and critical incidents and it's why I
know he is the right person for this position. As Chief of Patrol, he
will lean on this experience to oversee the direction of our
Department's largest bureau and guide the public safety strategies in
each of our 22 districts," Snelling said in a news release.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Also, Papaioannou has been named the Deputy Chief of Counterterrorism.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Nothing like burying bad news on a Friday night.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com128tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-4140738308756668862024-03-16T00:03:00.000-05:002024-03-16T00:03:00.129-05:00Passing the Buck<p>As usual, <b><u><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/03/15/pregnant-woman-denied-emergency-protection-order-before-stabbed-11-year-old-son-killed">no one wants to accept responsibility</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>As Chicago’s top cop announced charges Friday against a convicted felon accused of <a class="Link" data-cms-ai="0" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/03/13/2-shot-preteenboy-woman-north-side-critical-condition" target="_blank">brutally stabbing his ex-girlfriend and killing her 11-year-old son</a>, Police Supt. Larry Snelling repeatedly said the attack “should’ve never happened.”</i></p><p><i>But
questions remained over what should have been done to prevent the
attack, including why Crosetti Brand, 37, was released from the
Stateville Correctional Center on Tuesday after having been sent back to
prison earlier this year for menacing the pregnant woman while on
parole.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">We're going to go out on a limb here and say that since CPD doesn't run Stateville (or any other Illinois prison), then we're blameless. Larritorious can relax.</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>When announcing the charges, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx told
reporters that the woman had a “lifetime” order protecting her against
Brand. But officials in Foxx’s office later walked back her statement,
claiming the order "had no expiration date" and they were “still
investigating” whether an order stemming from a 2009 conviction was
still active.</i></li></ul><p>"...lifetime...?</p><p>So Crimesha - although ignorant of what an actual Order of Protection entails - appears to dodge responsibility also.</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>During a detention hearing Friday, prosecutors said the woman had
been alerted when Brand was released on parole in October because she
was the victim in previous domestic violence cases against Brand,
including repeated violations of protection orders. Just months
after his release, the woman received a text message from Brand on Jan.
30 threatening her family, prosecutors said. Two days later, he
allegedly appeared at the door of her apartment building in the 5900
block of North Ravenswood Avenue.</i></p><p><i>Prosecutors said the woman
informed the state parole officials. When confronted by a commander from
the Illinois Department of Corrections, Brand admitted going to the
woman's home but claimed he was "looking for an apartment." Still, Brand was sent back to prison while the Illinois Prisoner Review Board considered the allegations, prosecutors said.</i></p><p><b><u><i>The
board held a hearing and “determined the alleged violations did not
meet the preponderance of evidence standard,” it said in a statement,
adding that Brand was “returned to parole on March 12 and notifications
were made again to registered victims.”</i></u></b></p><p><b><u><i>The board did not say why
they did not find Brand in violation of his parole, given Brand’s
criminal record and his past experience with the woman.</i></u></b></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Now we're getting to who's to blame. The Parole Board - appointed by the governor(s) if we aren't mistaken - blew off the parole violation despite a history of parole violations because they're in the business of keeping prisons empty and not keeping citizens safe.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We could go through our archives and our work history and find dozens of instances where we personally called IDOC for a detention number and were refused 99% of the time. And this time it cost a kid his life.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-42998247485958806212024-03-16T00:01:00.001-05:002024-03-16T00:01:00.249-05:00Compelled Vaccinations<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrants-chicago-measles-vaccine-shelter-stay-extension/">Anyone remember how this went with American citizens?</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>After a recent <span class="link">outbreak of measles</span> in
city-run shelters, Chicago said Friday it will now require migrants
staying there to get the MMR vaccine to prevent further cases.</i><p><i>The city also said it will not evict thousands of migrants from shelters on Saturday, as was the plan previously.</i></p><p><i>Officials are prioritizing six shelters to get to a 95% vaccination rate by the end of this weekend.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">So instead of threatening to suspend or fire the illegals, the city will merely expel them from shelters if they don't comply.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Last we heard, there were a dozen cases of active measles. Potentially hundreds have been exposed at the Cermak/Halsted shelter alone.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And now, in New Mexico, <b><u><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/11/lifestyle/new-mexico-man-dead-from-bubonic-plague-as-concerns-rise-over-ongoing-risk-of-rodent-borne-disease/">guess what made an appearance?</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>A New Mexico man has died of complications from the bubonic plague as
state health officials scramble to assess the ongoing risk in the
region. </i></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">This isn't an extinct disease. It manages to pop up now and then every couple of years, usually in the Southwestern US. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Which as it happens, is Ground Zero for illegals who aren't being screened for anything.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-9758894424687978012024-03-15T00:09:00.000-05:002024-03-15T00:09:00.134-05:00Back to the Lobbies!<p><b><u><a href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/14/uncertainty-swirls-thousands-migrants-face-evictions-city-shelters-starting-saturday">Have they gotten the smell out of all the police lobbies?</a></u></b> </p><p>The bedbugs and fleas?</p><p>The measles?</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>Chicago officials declined on Thursday to confirm whether they plan
to evict from city shelters thousands of men, women and children sent to
Chicago from the southern border, even as health officials scrambled to
cope with an apparent measles outbreak in the city’s largest shelter.</i></p>
<p><i>The lack of clarity means that the fate of as many as 5,600 migrants
who are set to exhaust limits first imposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson in
November — but then extended three times in January and February —
remains in flux, less than 48 hours before Saturday’s deadline.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Conehead's people will probably pulls something out of their collective asses, but if they don't, guess where the illegals are headed?</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i><b><u>Migrants evicted from a city shelter can return to the designated
“landing zone” for buses from Texas at Polk and Desplaines streets in
the West Loop, according to the policy imposed by Johnson.</u></b></i></p>
<p><i>Pressed by reporters, Johnson said he did not know how many migrants were on the verge of being evicted from city shelters.</i></p>
<p><i>“I don’t know if it’s a substantial number, but again, they can
return to the loading zone,” the mayor said when asked about how many
migrants must leave the shelters. “That’s one place, or they can decide
to move on. You know, they don’t necessarily have to remain within the
structure that we’re providing.”</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">And last time, the "landing zones" led directly to Police District lobbies for weeks and months on end.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-78248634056487623702024-03-15T00:07:00.005-05:002024-03-15T00:07:00.139-05:00Still "No"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKTG_txf_9b0QvdjfFcEAGO-t91Lf26y6EYexQkuLeSUfDyQFV0kCawmeKonlNRPT3aoGpG1gosVsij0wKskNgI4nE42F7MSFYMfHzXaDRGMldnnUpf7ic9AvGoJijS0OH1G094OIo3aOHk_mY6fi525SdewOEL2Egt-FnUhJfhleyxX6P1PZ/s960/Pursuit%20Training.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKTG_txf_9b0QvdjfFcEAGO-t91Lf26y6EYexQkuLeSUfDyQFV0kCawmeKonlNRPT3aoGpG1gosVsij0wKskNgI4nE42F7MSFYMfHzXaDRGMldnnUpf7ic9AvGoJijS0OH1G094OIo3aOHk_mY6fi525SdewOEL2Egt-FnUhJfhleyxX6P1PZ/s320/Pursuit%20Training.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b><u><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/03/14/45-million-settlement-police-chase-crash-cpd-pursuit-policy-lawsuit-nathen-jones-city-council-committee">Another massive payout coming:</a></u></b><p></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>An unauthorized police chase leading to a traffic accident that left a
15-year-old boy unable to walk or speak will likely result in a $45
million settlement with the city — one of the largest in Chicago
history.</i></p><p><i>The proposed payment would go to Nathen Jones, who
suffered a “massive traumatic brain injury” in the April 2021 crash,
according to the family's attorney.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">The reasons don't matter. The justification doesn't matter. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Only the end result is what lawyers and juries are looking at. <br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-90076334086289168552024-03-15T00:05:00.000-05:002024-03-15T00:05:00.130-05:00Casino Problems?<p>That casino everyone was excited about? That was going to solve all of the pension issues?</p><p><b><u><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/reports-bally-s-considering-buyout-offer-funding-concerns-over-chicago-casino/ar-BB1jPmDG">Problems?</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p data-t="{"n":"blueLinks"}"><i><span class="dropcap-element-slot">B</span>ally’s
is reportedly considering a buyout offer that could soon turn the
publicly traded company to privately owned, as the corporation faces
funding concerns over its Chicago casino.</i></p> <p data-t="{"n":"blueLinks"}"><i>The Sun-Times reported
Tuesday that Bally’s has formed a special committee to evaluate a bid
from Standard General, a New York hedge fund, to buy out shareholders.</i></p><p data-t="{"n":"blueLinks"}"><i>[...] </i></p><p data-t="{"n":"blueLinks"}"><i>Last week, the reports
say, Bally’s CFO Marcus Glover told the Nevada Gaming Control Board
that the company needs to bridge an $800 million funding gap to cover
$1.1 billion in costs still remaining to build the permanent Bally’s
Chicago Casino at the Tribune Freedom Center site.</i></p> <p data-t="{"n":"blueLinks"}"><i>While
Glover said Bally’s “has a source” to solve the funding gap, according
to the Sun-Times, it has still not yet secured most of that financing
with construction supposedly starting on the permanent casino site in
just months.</i></p><p data-t="{"n":"blueLinks"}"><i> </i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">We don't pretend to be financial geniuses. But when people who ARE financial geniuses start talking about "funding gap[s]" and "not yet secured...financing" then we start to wonder what the Hell is going on.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Chicago missed it's casino window two or three mayors when the investment "consortium" ended up being celebrities and connected politicians trying to get their beaks wet.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-52869092883728589372024-03-15T00:03:00.000-05:002024-03-15T00:03:00.145-05:00Bears Playing Both Sides<p><b><u><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/11/chicago-bears-domed-stadium-proposal-sparks-excitement-questions-and-early-opposition/?clearUserState=true">They better not get a single taxpayer dime from this bull$hit</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>The Chicago Bears stirred excitement and alarm Monday after carefully unveiling a piece of its plans for a new stadium and promising to spend more than $2 billion to help build a new publicly owned domed stadium on Chicago’s lakefront.</i></p>
<p><i>The excitement came from fans and supporters who cheered the thought
of the Bears staying in Chicago. But the alarm came from vast corners
around the city and state, as the Bears’ plans lacked significant
details and raised a host of questions — not only about how much public
funding would be required and how that revenue would be raised, but also
about how the Bears might win over Chicago and Illinois lawmakers as
well as overcome opposition from open space and historical landmark
advocates.</i></p></li></ul><p>But over in Arlington Heights:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>While the Bears have said their focus is on Chicago now, Arlington
Heights officials said the team told them Monday that its interest in
the former Arlington Park site “has not changed.” Village officials
continue to try to get the schools and the team to reach an agreement on
property taxes.</i></p>
<p><i>“The Village’s focus remains on finding a path forward to a
successful redevelopment of the former Arlington Park site,” Mayor Tom
Hayes said.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">So obviously, they're playing both sides....an odd position for a team that can't do either on the field.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But if they want control over the hotels, bars, associated gambling revenues, etc, then Arlington Heights is the obvious long term move.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-72729058397726073722024-03-15T00:01:00.026-05:002024-03-15T00:01:00.249-05:00Take My Car, Please<p style="text-align: justify;">Ultra liberal Canada has taken <b><u><a href="https://countylocalnews.com/2024/03/14/car-fob-theft-tip-canadian-police-warn-leave-car-fobs-outside/">bending over backwards to criminals to another level</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p> <i>“They’re breaking into your home to steal your car. They don’t want anything else.” </i></p>
<p><i>Unbelievable.</i></p>
<i>Canadian police recommend leaving car fobs outside to deter armed
thieves from breaking into homes. The thieves target cars, not other
belongings, making it easier for them to steal without confrontation.
This shocking advice raises concerns about home security and personal
safety. </i></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">And, since Canada has a very ingrained anti-gun / anti-self-defense tradition, thieves can pretty much break into houses with impunity and take what they like.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/bay-area-car-owners-leaving-trunks-open-while-parked-amid-wave-car-break-ins-1660185">Where did they come up with this completely stupid idea?</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>Some residents in California's Bay Area communities have begun
leaving their parked vehicles with the trunks left open in the hope of
discouraging auto break-ins.</i></p><p><i>Photos posted on social media and shared by the San Francisco-based news station <a class="multivariate" href="https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-car-break-ins-oakland-why-not-to-leave-your-trunk-open/11341223/" rel="nofollow">KGO-TV</a>
showed two SUVs parked side by side along an Oakland street. The trunk
doors of both vehicles were open, and the vehicle owners could not be
seen in the immediate vicinity.</i></p><p><i>The person who posted the photo on
social media watched the vehicle owners leave their trunk doors open
and walk away, the station reported. The person added a caption to the
photo that read, "Imagine having to clean out your car and leaving it
open in public, just so people won't break your windows."</i></p></li></ul><p>Ah yes....California. We should have guessed.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-60527450532849429082024-03-14T00:05:00.002-05:002024-03-14T00:05:00.136-05:00Warm Day, Eh?<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/03/13/5-fatally-shot-overnight-chicag-girl-15-among-victims-roseland-south-side">But weather has nothing to do with crime</a></u></b> in the words of some New York carpetbagger from a few years back:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>Nine people were killed in violence across Chicago over a 24-hour period from Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning.</i></p><p><i>The large number of slayings would be unusual on a warm summer weekend and is startling for a late-winter weekday.</i></p><i>Most of the victims were killed in shootings.</i></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">We're waiting for Goudie and Steinberg to tell us the racial breakdown of the victims and shooters to compare to the city population. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hopefully, with the slayings running from the far north side to the far south side, an acceptable equality of outcome will finally bring racial justice to the lib-tarded media minds. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We couldn't bear another iTeam report or a Slum Times column about racist traffic stops!<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-44115299385868964012024-03-14T00:04:00.000-05:002024-03-14T00:04:00.140-05:00More of This Please<p><b><u><a href="https://cwbchicago.com/2024/03/chicago-murder-victim-shot-his-own-killer-then-a-passerby-took-the-victims-gun-and-shot-the-murderer-some-more-officials-say.html">Hilarious</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>Officials say a murder victim managed to shoot his killer before dying,
and, after the murderer fled, a passerby took the victim’s gun, hunted
down the killer, and shot some more. It all happened last Friday
afternoon in the 7400 block of South Euclid, according to Chicago police
and prosecutors.</i></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">The entire story is over at the CWB blog and it's a doozy. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">At reporting time, they still haven't caught the passerby....and one may be forgiven for hoping they never do.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-61110016634624803962024-03-14T00:03:00.028-05:002024-03-14T00:03:00.143-05:00Less of This Please<b><u><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/03/13/2-shot-preteenboy-woman-north-side-critical-condition">Anyone see this one coming?</a></u></b><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><p><i>A man just released from prison for domestic assault has been
arrested after an 11-year-old boy was killed and his pregnant mother
critically wounded inside their home on the North Side Wednesday,
officials said.</i></p><p><i>The suspect, 37, has a long criminal history that
dates back to at least 2004 in Cook County. He has been convicted of
domestic battery and violating orders of protection in several cases. No
charges had been announced as of Wednesday evening.</i></p></li></ul><p>And....:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><p><i>The suspect was most recently convicted of aggravated domestic
battery home invasion and possession of a stolen motor vehicle in 2017.
State prison records show the suspect was paroled Tuesday from the
Stateville Correctional Center, where he had been held since Feb. 1.</i></p><p><i>He
previously noted in a filing in an ongoing civil rights lawsuit against
state prison officials that he had been released from prison on Oct. 6.
It's unclear why he was sent back to prison in the same case.
<b><u>Officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections, the state
Prisoner Review Board and the Cook County state's attorney's office
didn't respond to questions.</u></b></i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">But of course, no "truth in sentencing" laws will be proposed and no return to a Death Penalty statute. Hell, even "life in prison" has no meaning in a democrat run $hithole state. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Just keep piling up the dead bodies.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350456.post-2488099998155298602024-03-14T00:02:00.000-05:002024-03-14T00:02:00.137-05:00"Restorative" Failure<p style="text-align: justify;">This is what happens when <b><u><a href="https://cwbchicago.com/2024/03/chicago-restorative-justice-case-agreement-charges.html">democrats love criminals more than accountability</a></u></b>:</p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>After prosecutors charged Desmond Johnson with having a pistol in his
waistband during a traffic stop last summer, they made the 20-year-old a
deal. They would divert his case to the Restorative Justice Community
Court and, if he completed the program, they’d drop the felony charge.</i>
<p><i>Johnson agreed, signing a “repair of harm agreement” on November 6
requiring him to do five things: create a resume and cover letter, get a
job, attend a gun education class, complete a 10-week “financial
literacy class,” and “create a vision board to show positive thought
patterns, goals, and individuality.” </i></p>
<p><i>He was also ordered not to possess any guns.</i></p>
<p><i>Now 21, Johnson’s restorative justice plan is in jeopardy.
Prosecutors have charged him with having a tactical carbine in a
backpack as he ran from police on Tuesday, March 5.</i></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">This ass gets a "second chance" along with all sorts of conditions for an initial felony...and then disregards it completely because he knows he'll probably never be held accountable.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">But hey, register your rifles so that Fata$$ can confiscate them after the next "mass shooting" occurs without any second chances for you.<br /></p>SCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974474509296396737noreply@blogger.com35