tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35159315.post2837612918233984945..comments2023-09-17T04:46:39.619-05:00Comments on SECOND CITY SARGE: BLAME THE POLICE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!SECOND CITY SARGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00599356905057528439noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35159315.post-75218843295284929932007-05-07T21:04:00.000-05:002007-05-07T21:04:00.000-05:003:01 again here.According to the media reports now...3:01 again here.<BR/><BR/>According to the media reports now, Bratton reassigned 60 or so officers involved... all from a single elite platoon of LA coppers. No individual suspensions without pay or anything like that (yet). Just a re-assignment from street duties. Still looks legit to me, and I hope nobody gets charged with anything if there is not evidence of specific malice. But how do 60 officers jointly act in this manner with improper intent? I don't think that flies with common sense.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, he just demoted two of his top bosses who commanded the overall bureau. And his statement on CNN was something like "leadership begins at the top, and if something went wrong, than thats where it went wrong first".<BR/><BR/>Can anyone even imagine Cline or any of the other brass in Chicago doing this? With the volume and history of misconduct in Chicago, the entire brass would turn over in a year.<BR/><BR/>And that would probably not be a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35159315.post-25841479998622579132007-05-04T13:04:00.000-05:002007-05-04T13:04:00.000-05:00if they are Mexican nationals, wouldn't that be an...if they are Mexican nationals, wouldn't that be an act of war??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35159315.post-64806983469531229432007-05-03T15:01:00.000-05:002007-05-03T15:01:00.000-05:00Sarge, I like ya and I'm normally in agreement, bu...Sarge, I like ya and I'm normally in agreement, but Bratton didn't throw nobody under the bus yet, and I hope he doesn't either.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, by the accounts... 240 or more rubber bullets fired at a crowd of thousands to suppress the activities of a few dozen agitators (perhaps as many as 100).<BR/><BR/>The problem here was not that action was taken against the agitators. The problem was that the action taken also presented an adverse and unnecessary danger to numerous others. The numerous others included reporters, but also included women, children, the elderly.<BR/><BR/>So the question becomes, what is Bratton supposed to do? Tell people that the police will shoot rubber bullets into any crowd if someone in the crowd is agitating?<BR/><BR/>I don't care to suggest what I would have done as I wasn't there. But if Bratton doesn't acknowledge that this appears to be reckless, LA is gonna throw him and the whole department back under the bus.<BR/><BR/>So why not just say that its something they need to look at because it looks like there should have been better ways to deal with the problem? Its not suspending anyone, not accusing anyone of misconduct, not really doing anything crazy.<BR/><BR/>Its just saying that there is a problem with shooting rubber bullets into a crowd of thousands when you are only aiming for a few dozen.<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna be real surprised if you don't agree that this was a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35159315.post-47726736927651971452007-05-03T00:56:00.000-05:002007-05-03T00:56:00.000-05:00http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-07050...http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070502cop-trialmay02,1,924484.story?coll=chi-newsroom-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true <BR/>Cop accused of robbing drug dealers<BR/> Advertisement <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>By Jeff Coen<BR/>Tribune staff reporter<BR/><BR/>May 2, 2007, 9:53 PM CDTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35159315.post-55687326141529804532007-05-03T00:54:00.000-05:002007-05-03T00:54:00.000-05:00Due to pressure to keep Chicago’s bond rating from...Due to pressure to keep Chicago’s bond rating from falling and to keep Chicago as a viable US 2016 Olympic contender the CPD began misclassifying homicides as noncriminal deaths to lower the overall murder rate. http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_122213932.html<BR/>May 2, 2007 10:39 pm US/Central<BR/>Police Admit Some Homicides Are Misclassified<BR/>But Cops Say They Were Not Intentionally Hiding HomicidesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35159315.post-68206048860057233722007-05-03T00:32:00.000-05:002007-05-03T00:32:00.000-05:00The Media tell one side of a story only - the one ...The Media tell one side of a story only - the one that sells headlines, whether it's true or not. To hell with them.<BR/><BR/>As for Bratton - that sucks. But as you said, it's typical of top city police bosses.<BR/><BR/>Be safe out there, Sarge.kateykakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899199244376258098noreply@blogger.com