Another Hit Piece
Yeah, we read it. Rahm's lapdog media tossing another hit piece out there as Contract negotiations are underway. This time about boozing coppers. Funnily enough, they concentrate on some connected cops, including one who drove Shortshanks around. Now why do you think that that particular DUI went away? Or any of a dozen more we could name, but won't. Connections maybe? The reporters don't mention that.
Alcoholism is a disease according to the medical community. It is supposed to be treated as an illness and those who suffer from it deserve sympathy and understanding - until one reaches the point that a reasonable person would have taken action to correct the illness, but didn't.
Or if you're a cop. Then you're expected to deal with all the stresses, all the second-guessing and armchair quarterbacks, the gunshot wounds, the maimed victims, the dead bodies, the beaten children, the traffic accident carnage, the same dysfunctional societal problems over and over and over.
And how widespread is this "problem" that the Slum Times saw fit to devote the front page of their Sunday paper and two full pages to it?
Alcoholism is a disease according to the medical community. It is supposed to be treated as an illness and those who suffer from it deserve sympathy and understanding - until one reaches the point that a reasonable person would have taken action to correct the illness, but didn't.
Or if you're a cop. Then you're expected to deal with all the stresses, all the second-guessing and armchair quarterbacks, the gunshot wounds, the maimed victims, the dead bodies, the beaten children, the traffic accident carnage, the same dysfunctional societal problems over and over and over.
And how widespread is this "problem" that the Slum Times saw fit to devote the front page of their Sunday paper and two full pages to it?
- ...400 Chicago cops investigated by the department from 1997 to 2014 for alcohol or drug use...
First up, the Slum Times adds drug use to alcohol use to inflate the numbers - a typical statistical trick to push an agenda.
Second, it averages out to a whopping 23 cops a year, with no note if any are "repeat offenders." You know, the clouted ones who feel they're untouchable and get tagged multiple times. No word on how many are cleared....as in "not drug/alcohol affected."
Finally, if it is 23 cops a year in a Department of 10,000 cops (we're rounding here), that works out to 0.0023 of the Department or (multiplying by 100) 0.23% -- twenty-three-hundredths of one percent.
And to handle this "massive" amount of rampant alcohol abuse, the Department has THREE counselors at EAP, a number deemed woefully inadequate by the Department of Justice. And seeing as how Rahm is joining forces with Lisa "can't find political corruption" Madigan to sue the Feds to impose a Consent Decree, we're wondering if he's also going to raise the number of EAP counselors to treat officers in need, of is this all so much smoke being blown up everyone's asses?
Second, it averages out to a whopping 23 cops a year, with no note if any are "repeat offenders." You know, the clouted ones who feel they're untouchable and get tagged multiple times. No word on how many are cleared....as in "not drug/alcohol affected."
Finally, if it is 23 cops a year in a Department of 10,000 cops (we're rounding here), that works out to 0.0023 of the Department or (multiplying by 100) 0.23% -- twenty-three-hundredths of one percent.
And to handle this "massive" amount of rampant alcohol abuse, the Department has THREE counselors at EAP, a number deemed woefully inadequate by the Department of Justice. And seeing as how Rahm is joining forces with Lisa "can't find political corruption" Madigan to sue the Feds to impose a Consent Decree, we're wondering if he's also going to raise the number of EAP counselors to treat officers in need, of is this all so much smoke being blown up everyone's asses?
Labels: department issues, media
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
99 Comments:
EAP is a joke, the connected can do what they want and get away with it. Most of the people who get a DUI end up in call back for a few years or they move to let you go if you have over 20 years. Business as usual, carry on.
Can't wait to leave this place.
Cue:
The usual obtuse, slanted
agenda bullshit spewing from
the local media outlets of late
in regard to the epidemic of
boozing and drugging by you
out of control, in dire need of
reforms and consent decrees,
wild-assed Chicago Coppers.
I struggled with an alcohol problem for a long time. It is no joke. Almost cost me my job, my freedom and my life on a few occasions. I wish I would've gotten some kind of help earlier, but instead I just kept it inside and tried to deal with it by myself. It is something I have to live with, like a disease that I often have to fight off. The urges are still there but I have too much to lose now to give in. Hope anyone else out there with the same problems gets help. I was stupid. Dealing with it by myself cost me years of misery that I'll never get back.
Any openings where I don't have to wear a body camera?
Now what did MWRD police do.
Re: Shortshanks
(not from Chicago)
That guy must have been a pretty young driver
if he's still around. And I get the impression Shorts
drank on duty also. I picture them both cruising around
in a big Studebaker.
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This 2-page hit piece, why now? Yeah I know it's all
about politics, but that's one hell of an expose at negotiation
time. A 2-pager could be done on Rahm, but a lot of the bodies
have been buried.
I'm sure there are other professions that have more problems with alcohol. But giving the connected a pass is criminal.
Another example of our fine "leadership". 025 XODH gets caught sniffing some other dudes piece of tail by the boyfriend himself who proceeds to call DH out on it. DH being the JO that he is tries to spin it even though he was caught dirty. Tries to get all hard with the guy who commences to whooping his ass good for disrespecting his lady. You can't make this shit up. They'll probably promote the asshole now.
How many politicians in this town are Alkies and or Drug Addicts? How about a story on them. How about these so called reporters and newspaper execs? Only thing this story does is to make sure city cops do absolutely nothing.
So...
How do you Coppers like being roundly
dehumanized and being busted down to
second class citizenship as a condition of
employment?
Media poison pen wielders and talking heads
get drunk/get high/have lapses in judgement
and fuck up/step in it.
So do desperate, false-flagging/"heavily bearded"
profiteering political operatives from the North Shore.
M.D.s fuck up and kill people...
Airline pilots.
Auto mechanics.
And so on...
Hell... Judges and state's attorneys release
BEE-AY-DEE m/fers from their cages and these
same m/fers go on to maim and kill.
Hell... Even "regular" people can
upwardly fuck any given situation
to an altogether unrecognizable
state.
For those situations, the 12+ foot tall,
500+ pound, two headed, four arms
and legs having, blue clad, heavy, hard sole
boondocker boots and gloved fists having,
round crown cap wearing creature called
Police would be called to set things straight.
"Good evening and why are we here?"
"EEEK!"
>SLAM!<
But it seems to be quite apparent that there is
nothing more viscerally appealing and satisfying
to the howling mob than seeing Policemen loudly
and publicly lynched for "stepping in it."
SCC adroitly points out that the incidence
of Policemen "stepping in it" is comparatively
low in spite of the lies of omission being artfully
crafted by the local media.
"But y-y-y YOU COPS can deny
people their freedom and kill them!"
(Default argumentation when common
sense and logic are overwhelming them)
>Pffft!<
Some m/fers can't be reasoned with
no matter how much crystal clarity
you use to illustrate your point.
It's ALL about their slavish attachment
to the agenda and all it entails.
"The Police are the problem here in Chicago.
Once we fix THEM, everything else
will fall into place."
The agenda keepers would be amusing if they
weren't so damned clueless on top of being dangerous.
Narrow-minded enough to look through
a keyhole with both eyes simultaneously.
Obtuse and mind-locked enough to actually
believe they can pull it off...
Police Like You Have No Friends.
Sadly, it is more than 23 Officers a year.
Please help your fellow officers get help if needed.
My dad was a paramedic, the job clearly affected him and drove him to drink. I would have to go outside and wake him from his car parked in front of the house. From how my memory serves me, he never sought treatment assistance, said that was for pussies. Anyway, here is my rant. If the average person gets arrested for DUI, or being drunk on the job, we could get fired or even arrested. Lose our vehicle, loss of driving privileges. I read many times where cops say, oh, if you break the law, you pay the price. It should go for anyone and everyone. You drive drunk a person or persons could die. As a cop, you have the resources to get help. Get it done. Before someone gets hurt or worse.
Why in the hell would anyone even want to sign up for this job anymore? Go to school and do something else with your life. I wouldn't recommend this job to my worst enemy anymore.
A nauseating, disgusting smear/hit piece.
Puppet master Rahm pulling the strings on the lapdog media again.
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer. She works for the hotel and was able to get two rooms for a party. One to party in and one to crash in. She got so drunk, friends of hers decided to put her in the freezer as a joke. There was no intention to kill her. But yet, when she went missing to the family, her supposed friends did not say a word about her being there and left the family hanging out to dry. Hotel had sketchy cooperation with the Rosemont police so even they knew something was up. Cops were fed up with not being able to locate her, they just started opening up every door, cabinet, etc. They were shocked to high hell she was found in the freezer. Family should be asking her friends about what they did with her and not complain about the police response. The Rosemont police did everything they could step by step and with professionalism in plain sight.
Rahm is shameless in how he attempts to manipulate public opinion during contract negotiations.
Karma is a motherfucker Rahm.
23 officers out of 10,000, according to this article have trouble with drugs or alcohol.
Recent data released by the Chicago Police Department show that Chicago Police Officer Suicides are 22.7 Officers out of 10,000.
In other words, the exact same amount.
How come the FOP never tries to persuade the public using the media during contract negotiations yet Rahm repeatedly does just that?
These hit pieces are ridiculous and the FOP needs to call Rahm out and counter his bullshit.
They have Jackie Campbell listed as contributing to the story. Is this the Jackie Campbell formerly of IAd? She is a contributor to just about every negative story the Sun Times puts out.
Daley wife had a problem drinking so what's new the police officer had clout that all case closed
They don't be needs any pay raises cause all theys gonna do with more money is buy more booze!
'I be payin' enough taxes as it is to be payin' them to be drinkin' more,' cries the typical Slum-Times reader at puppet master Rahm aims to control with this piece.
EAP is a total waste of time.
I have been there two times. During my first appointment the director of office started to nod off during talk. That was the first visit?????
Two weeks later I was told the Director was not available for my second appointment and no other counselors were available so I went home.
Six weeks later they hounded me to come back so I showed up and the
Director was all apologetic and we sat down and within minutes she began to nod off again so I got up and walked out leaving her sleep.
Now who do we tell this too? Who cared that the paid employee falls asleep during working hours? Instead I did the John Wayne thing and kept it too myself. I BET others out there know what I am talking about.
The FAILURE MAYOR is trying to deflect away from HIS ACTIONS of depleting the manpower of the Chicago Police
which turned the Black Community into WAR ZONES.
Just read the entire article. What a bs story. No cover up just a couple of really old cases. These reporters FOIA CPD records and create a sensationalized story made up of really old stories some of which cops have been off the job ford years.
If you need help, get it. There is no shame in that.
The clouted copper "hoops" who The scum times decided to splash this picture everywhere is a good guy does he have a history yes he does does James keating now head of the Lyons police Department have massive clout yes he does he also has a six-figure plus Chicago Police Pension what my mother always told me if you have nothing good to say about someone say nothing so I will say nothing!
The Sun Times has been a leftist joke for as long as I can remember. Wikipedia says it is now (July 2017) owned in-part by the Chicago Federation of Labor and with Edwin Eisendrath as president and retired broadcaster Linda Yu as part owner.
Respect and sympathy to all the law enforcement people out there doing a difficult job to keep the good people safe.
Just another attack in Obama's War On Police. That _____ figured out American civilization is based on law and order and Law Enforcement Officers were/are the ones keeping America the greatest country on Earth.
This War On Police must be won by the Police. If the Police don't win, and just quit, the slaughter that will follow will make the Civil War look like a traffic accident.
Liberals should think ahead just a bit further than tomorrow.
J.J.
Holier than though Rahm. I do know, most people will accuse you of what they are guilty of.
""...400 Chicago cops investigated by the department from 1997 to 2014 for alcohol or drug use..."
Anyone can be investigated. Means nothing.
We all go through searches the the airports. And how many are guilty.
There was the officer who recently committed suicide. Every, and I mean every person, who got to that point, just needed one person to talk to. To cry to. To break down to/with.
EAP makes a company look good. I was assulted once. Went to EAP/psychologist
fresh out of college. I was of course, a racist. Me:white. Guy who slugged me:black. Went to company and got a new doctor. She said "you got me in trouble" as I reported by "help" to my employer.
My point is, never throw the first stone, Rahm, you worthless scum!
RETIRED. NOT ILLINOIS. NOT LAW.
Why would anyone still want this job? Because the pay,benefits and pension is still better than anyone with no skills or training could ever get on the outside. Most if not for having this job would be driving a truck or working on a loading dock for the rest of their lives. That is why thousands will still always apply.
Like SCC said, lumping Drug use totals in with Alcohol makes this a useless article for getting any real information on the issue and turns it into nothing but a glorified Hit Piece.
As such, I guess we can all assume that the 'Watchdogs' at the Sun-Times looked into corruption at the City, County, and State levels and found that there isn't any. That all the politicians are squeaky clean.
That there isn't one eyebrow raising No-Bid Contract issued to someone named Vanecko. Or a Contract issued to close friends, relatives, and/or to companies that donate(d) heavily to a certain politician named Rahm. That's certainly good news.
And who says Chicago 'ain't' ready for reform. (rotfl)
Most DUI cases in Cook County end up as Conditional Discharge or pled out to another charge as low as an MCC violation.
Very few people take a DUI conviction around here,,,,the other 101 counties in IL hammer people, even on a first offense.
Excellent post, SCC. It's amazing that the press feels no shame that a cop produces better and more honest journalism pieces than established journalists. Yes, the intelligente reader will see through their bullshit but not the average person.
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer
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Looks like her party was put on ice after having a real stiff drink on the rocks
Key West Live Cam, Duvall St.,
outside Sloppy Joe's bar is offline.
Last image shown 09/09/17, 10:54 PM.
Has anyone heard from Rahm?
This is what's wrong with this job: Triple merit Captain in 025 starts some off duty shit in 016 this weekend. He lives in 016 and he sends the 025 district personnel / Tac to look for the "offender". That's right, the very same 025 district officers who aren't allowed to leave their boxes or can't get lunch without a supervisor approval. Now you have them leaving their district to help your sorry over promoted ass. Yet nothing will be done by any higher ups. Several years of the stupidest duo possible, Fat Tony and Harris.
Johnson and Navarro will you ever do anything about these two s constant fuck ups
we do have great resources in EAP for this issue. Great coppers sometimes do need help
Off topic, "Lisa "Can't find political corruption' Madigan.
The AG's office has every AAG and investigator out on the streets during elections checking in on polling places for voter fraud, intimidations, whatever.
Every AAG has to file reports, usually by 9 am the next day.
Send a FOIA for those reports. They are rumored to be shredded and never read.
So, if that is true, is the AG Office willfully blind to their own work? Is the AG Office wasting tax payer dollars to make the AG Office appear to be doing something, and in fact is not doing anything?
If the reports are all destroyed or discarded, I would expect objection to the FOIA request, law enforcement privilege or something. I don't know enough about FOIA how to actually get an answer.
You can probably get all the travel (mileage) for all those AAGs and investigators driving around for 15 hours every election (and can probably figure out the per day salary of the whole office). That type of financial docs.
How can the media see their computer screens when they are so far up Rahm's ass?
I'd drink to that!
why not a surprise alcohol/drug test including hair samples of all alderman , county board commissioners , how about body cameras on all of them , lets see how hard they work for six figure salries
Check out the Billy Goat tavern on lower Michigan at 430 North. Hangout for reporters And photographers from trib and times, also tv people and they all get drunk. Take a walk around the bar and look at the pictures. Carol Marin was a regular in there always getting drunk, and don't' forget good old Walter Jacobson, how many dui's? 3?
It would be interesting to do some research on the number of drug dependent and / or alcoholic reporters, and whether or not their doping and boozing had any effect on their ability to accurately report a story. I suspect that the numbers would be much higher than the .0023 for LEO.
If you want cops to be regular people, then they will have the same percentage of regular and extraordinary problems.
Churches are not exempt from statistics either.
If you have a large body of police officers, you will have a number of problem officers, or officers with problems.
Was it written by Neil Steinberg, the Scum-Times resident drunk and wife beater?
Could have written the two-page piece about a disproportionate number of aldermen, too. Start with 42nd Ward Aldercreature Brenda. Reilly.
That's one hell of a long article there, Scum Times. See where your priorities "lie"
Perhaps all this negative newspaper reporting will help bring along some much needed changes to CPD---since the incomplete DOJ findings from their rush job will not be acted on.
Unfortunately, in typical CPD fashion it will all be half assed, like the current hiring push and civilianization
Excessive consumption of Alcohol will alter the brain's way in a negative manner, in the way it perceives a given situation. Not just while under the influence of alcohol, but also for several hours afterwards, in the hangover stage. Ever notice how some people seem to turn minor situations into major deals that really aren't ? This is a problem in many professions, especially police work, as an Officer's perception, or lack thereof, can become a life or death matter. Like the Cop who recently arrested the ER Nurse for not complying with him in a DUI Arrest dispute in which the Nurse acted professionally, but against the will of the officer, it is quite possible that the Officer was drinking in 24 hours of less time before his shift, feeling tired, cranky, and impatient. Even when presented with the rules governing Emergency Room DUI Arrest procedures, he simply could not back off. This is just one example. This is one reason that Commercial Airline Pilots are not allowed to consume alcohol within a set period of time before they are scheduled to pilot an aircraft. It's not necessarily because they might arrive to fly drunk, it is due to the alcohols effect on judgement for a period of time until it completely leaves the consumer's system. This is why Police Officers and other Emergency Responder Personnel, (Fire, Paramedics, Security Personnel, Doctors, Nurses, etc) should not be allowed to consume any Alcohol products within a set period of time before commencing their shifts. Even a slight alteration in perception is enough to get someone seriously injured or killed. This also applies in operating motor vehicles. Driving impaired is dangerous, but driving soon after being impaired can be equally hazardous in a worst case scenario.
In the media we've had Steinberg and Savini both arrested for battery while they were drunk. Suppelsa took a leave cause he was drunk at work. Did the sun times "accidentally" forget the media has a problem too?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I'm sure there are other professions that have more problems with alcohol. But giving the connected a pass is criminal.
9/11/2017 01:06:00 AM
If the media decided to look into the water dept, streets and san, fire dept, cps, or any other department they would find alcoholism and drug use there too. But they decided to single out the CPD. The 'free press' can do amazing things to condition the human mind to believe specific things. In this case, people who read this garbage propaganda hit piece will believe cops are out of control. Typical of Rahm and his media to start building up animosity towards us with contract negotiations coming soon.
Legalize marijuana. No more alcohol beefs. Problem solved.
Their weapon is GUILT/SHAME.
Shame and smear a group over and over again and people will eventually believe that that group is a problem.
Check out the tribune story about Rahm's donations from law firms, Lolla people and others. Why he isn't being investigated is a shock.
Then they have to show the coppers mugshot! Who released this? I know he has clout but being undercover now and them pos exposing him bad move! Bottom line if you have clout don't worry about anything, if you don't have clout kiss your job,family,possibly freedom goodbye!
Ever been on the stand watching your family sob and your asked "state your assets and liabilities"that is when reality sets in,as you grab a Kleenex and you kids are in tears knowing everything will soon be gone,as a bonus the city does not indemnify us from civil suits so now the scum thugs family strikes "ghetto gold" as your assets are turned over to them stay fetal! back blue, why do you think the lights on are vehicles are blue? use only for assisting Blue and Blue families!
OT. Off duty 11th. District Lieutenant's car shot up by gang bangers while he had some hood rat in his car near T-H park. They'll probably make him a Commander soon. This PD is a joke!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Rahm is shameless in how he attempts to manipulate public opinion during contract negotiations.
Karma is a motherfucker Rahm.
9/11/2017 03:29:00 AM
Will our illustrious FLOP Contract Negotiating Team continue to adhere to the unwritten 'gentlemen's agreement" of not negotiating in public/the press?
For now I say they organize a vote of no confidence in both Tiny Dancer AND Fathead Ed. Complete with march and signage around Shitty Hall.
For later, while The Winnetka Wuss is in full campaign mode pursuing a third term, I say FLOP takes out weekly newspaper ads (in publications that aren't hanging on Rahm's little nuts) reminding the world how he sat on the LMcD/JVD tape.
Commercials explaining the same thing would be a huge kick in his narrow ass, too.
Subsequent ads can detail his fiscal malfeasance, his disregard for Federal law regarding illegal immigrants, how he fucked retirees with healthcare... you get the idea.
I'd be happy to donate towards the cost of this advertising.
What say you, Graham & Co.? It's way past time the gloves come off versus this sawed-off, Northshore shitass.
PS - Fuck you, Rahm!
I worked with a partner in the 90's who claimed he drank a 12 pack of old style nearly every night & more on days off. When I smelled it he always claimed it was from the night before. Looking back, I probably should of said something.
G-D has a special place reserved for a retired cpd addiction counselor, he saved my life and countless others. Again, I thank you sir.
What is really sad is the big increase in suicides.
This has rahm written all over it! Contract time the hit pieces from the anti-police elected and our totally dishonest 24/7 media will not stop! Staying fetal is keeping your home-family-pension-freedom being a "worker" reverses everything! State "your assets and liabilities" that is the final "eye opener"
I'm sure there wasn't any comparison charts showing law enforcement officers compared to news reporters, editors, talking heads on TV, etc. etc. etc.
I know, we're not supposed to ask those kind of questions about articles in liberal toilet paper.
J.J.
Rahm didn't join Madigan in suing the Feds for a consent decree; Lisa sued Rahm. Rahm sued Sessions in a "sanctuary city" case which was in Leinenweber's court today.
Heather Mac Donald is yelling for Rahm and Eddie to resign.
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer
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Looks like her party was put on ice after having a real stiff drink on the rocks
9/11/2017 09:43:00 AM
Shame on you
That was COLD
Media shoud investigate all the Medicaid, SSI, Link and section eight dollars spent on the criminals. Especially all the violents one who are allegedly suffering from disability
Discipline on this dept is not uniform. Play the race card, the card or the sexusl orientation card and you'll be ok.
Two things;
First I do not pay for the times.....
I do soduku at breakfast......
but its a "House" paper.....
Second JACKIE "I am a recruit who does not work weekends" CAMPBELL.....
Good grief.....
Savini, Suppelsa, Steinberg and dont forget Jacobson "Mr DUI" and Alliso Payne who was fired for drinking.
"As civil order crumbles in Chicago ...." American Thinker has a post today on the skyrocketing car-jacking rates, etc., thanks to Rahm Emanuel & Co.:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/as_civil_order_crumbles_in_chicago_criminal_fashions_change__comments.html#disqus_thread
That sun times hit piece on the police was dictated by Adam Collins at Rahm's orders.The sun times is totally in the bag for Rahm. Good post on Savini, Suppelsa (who is retiring) and Steinberg. Steinberg, the drunk wife beater, actually made fun of bob Fioretti's face in an article after cancer surgery and not one of his shit faced scum ahole colleagues at the scum times said a word after I sent each and every one an email. The drinkers in the media are well known. Certainly right about carol marin and others from channel 9. Billy goat and Downtown hole in the walls are filled with media Rahm ass kissers drinking to excess. And what's going on with joe Ferguson' and Fran spielman? Check it out. She seems to be reporting exactly what he tells her.
Rahmacide using media fools to soften up police negotiating by jamming police.
Remember last week it was facebook quotes by police ..next week police shopping outside Crook County... so not to pay ripoff soda taxes ..lol
Can you tell Louie to jsut shut the fuck up
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/09/11/kelly-fires-back-democrat-who-called-him-disgrace-uniform.html
EAP is a total waste of time.
I have been there two times. During my first appointment the director of office started to nod off during talk. That was the first visit?????
Two weeks later I was told the Director was not available for my second appointment and no other counselors were available so I went home.
Six weeks later they hounded me to come back so I showed up and the
Director was all apologetic and we sat down and within minutes she began to nod off again so I got up and walked out leaving her sleep.
Now who do we tell this too? Who cared that the paid employee falls asleep during working hours? Instead I did the John Wayne thing and kept it too myself. I BET others out there know what I am talking about.
9/11/2017 07:22:00 AM
So, the Director of EAP is a Male. When someone is wrong about the simplest of facts, I tend to dismiss the rest of their argument.
I don't know you, but to tell others NOT to use EAP because of whatever issue you have with them is something Rahm would be proud of.
DH is a douche bag
Anonymous said...
They have Jackie Campbell listed as contributing to the story. Is this the Jackie Campbell formerly of IAd? She is a contributor to just about every negative story the Sun Times puts out.
9/11/2017 05:54:00 AM
Was wondering the same thing. She also taught at John Marshall.
Back in the 90's everyone in the districts knew who had alcohol issues. They were still good police and better than the hard chargers with the college degrees today.
I dont drink because of my job. I drink because I am stuck in Shitcago, Crook county and Madiganistan for at least another 5 years. Too young to retire, too old to start over. Its a big beautiful Country outside of here, cant wait to leave this hellhole I (4th generation Shitcagoan) used to be proud to be from.
I don't trust EAP period! Nothing is confidential in this department.
All mugshots are posted online for everyone to see.
The little contract thing about the police being protected was just worthless.
The nifty part about all the lock up pick posted also have the charges and the home address of the offenders.
I'll link it the media types know about this already
http://publicsearch1.chicagopolice.org/CheckHuman?Next=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicsearch1.chicagopolice.org%2FArrests%3FFirstName%3D%26LastName%3D%26CbNumber%3D%26ChargeId%3D%26CPDArea%3D%26District%3D10%26Beat%3D
Its a new age now you can share any arrest info with anyone and even pass out piks because its all on the web courtesy of the great RAHM.
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer
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Looks like her party was put on ice after having a real stiff drink on the rocks
9/11/2017 09:43:00 AM
Shame on you
That was COLD
Disgusting .. you people have ice in your veins
'...So, the Director of EAP is a Male. '..."
So new guy---the previous director was a female , and she held the job for many YEARS
This really pissed me off. Eff it, I'm going for a drink
Signed
-almost retired
Look who is pointing the finger.
Does anyone question the fortune of
Shortshanks?
My dad was a paramedic, the job clearly affected him and drove him to drink. I would have to go outside and wake him from his car parked in front of the house. From how my memory serves me, he never sought treatment assistance, said that was for pussies. Anyway, here is my rant. If the average person gets arrested for DUI, or being drunk on the job, we could get fired or even arrested. Lose our vehicle, loss of driving privileges. I read many times where cops say, oh, if you break the law, you pay the price. It should go for anyone and everyone. You drive drunk a person or persons could die. As a cop, you have the resources to get help. Get it done. Before someone gets hurt or worse.
Your dad's job did NOT drive him to drink; your dad made a choice to deal with whatever his issues were in that manner, drowning them in drink. That's on him, NOT his job!
I was a cop for over 30 years. I worked with tons of drunks, locked up a bunch of them along the way, but I never became a drunk because of all of the people abusing alcohol around me. If anything else, it strengthened my reserve to not ever become one of them.
Just a thought. Why not drug test our elected persons and reporters? There are more alcoholic aldermen then one would think, just ask Matt O'Shea.
Yeah, we have ice in our veins because we find no sympathy for a goof that get's so drunk that she walks into a cooler and falls asleep and dies. Right. There are far more people that deserve our sympathy than that goof. We may have ice in our veins but we also have something you don't. Common sense.
The point here is to A) demonize cops of course, but more importantly B) CHEW UP that MONEY by hiring more state/County/city workers to staff the very agency, or better yet DUPLICATE it, of course along with more "training" for you coppers. Of course, a new drug and alcohol testing regimen will be imposed on you ALL - of course hemming up the guy who had a wedding reception the night before his shift, planned for a year and time off scheduled but revoked by management while the chronic offenders who are connected NEVER get randoms even when everyone around them knows they have a little blood in their daily alcohol system 4 days a week.
Less money for raises, or new cops and less for pensions, while spending MORE money.
It is, after all, the Chicago Way.
To 6:29 - great point. Why is it lawMAKERS don't have to face drug testing and alcohol screenings like the rest of us? Heck, with their track record, they ought have Interlocks on their voting buttons!
who recalls a hot newSie from years back.JOAN ESPOSITO, BELEIVE SHE WENT ON THE BOOZE TRAIL OR WAS IT DRUGS????
Meet me at Mikes and tell me about it over a cold one.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I don't trust EAP period! Nothing is confidential in this department.
9/11/2017 10:35:00 PM
It's a violation of federal law and department general order to give out someone's private info who is getting counseling at EAP. Look at the order yourself. Unless your life or somebody else's life is in danger or you're involved in a crime, they can't give your personal info. With that said, who knows who's watching who goes in and out of that building.
Alcoholism is treated as a disease for a reason. It's part of your physical make up. Like some people get hay fever, most don't. Some people are able to drink normally, some aren't. Those who aren't able to drink normally can become alcoholics. I'm one of them. I had a drinking problem. One was too many and a hundred wasn't enough. I sought help through EAP and they were there for me. I've been sober for over ten years but I'm not cured. I'll always be an alcoholic. I know that and act accordingly. I go to AA and don't try to fool myself into thinking I can have "just one."
Most departments will fire a cop who's arrested for DUI, but CPD will not as long as it's just DUI and you didn't kill someone. But you only get one bite of that apple. Second bite you're gone.
Alcoholism is found in every walk of life. Police are not different. The SLUM TIMES knows this, but it's not about alcoholism, it's about police bashing.
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer
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Looks like her party was put on ice after having a real stiff drink on the rocks
9/11/2017 09:43:00 AM
Shame on you
That was COLD
Disgusting .. you people have ice in your veins
9/11/2017 10:46:00 PM
I got the chills reading this story........
Anonymous said...
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer
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Looks like her party was put on ice after having a real stiff drink on the rocks
9/11/2017 09:43:00 AM
Shame on you
That was COLD
Disgusting .. you people have ice in your veins
9/11/2017 10:46:00 PM
I got the chills reading this story........
9/12/2017 03:00:00 PM
And I thought my ex was frigid . . .
Anonymous Anonymous said...
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer
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Looks like her party was put on ice after having a real stiff drink on the rocks
9/11/2017 09:43:00 AM
Shame on you
That was COLD
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Her friends weren't lying, when they told the police, the last time they saw her she was just chilling out.
Hotel freezer: thanks for the inside.
Had to be two or more employees at that party,
so they knew where to put the body.
Family will sue Crowne Plaza.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer
+++
Looks like her party was put on ice after having a real stiff drink on the rocks
9/11/2017 09:43:00 AM
Shame on you
That was COLD
---------------
Her friends weren't lying, when they told the police, the last time they saw her she was just chilling out.
9/12/2017 08:11:00 PM
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Rosemont police put out a statement that the public is in no danger, as this appears to be an "ice"olated incident
11:04am on 9/11 - Excellent Post. The same should be done with Kimesha's ASAs who are escorted by SA Investigators or Sheriff's Police. And don't forget the clowns who accepted the "wedding dress was stored in the basement" reason when Rahmocide decided to seek his kingdom in Chicago while still registered to vote in D. C. The Election Commission has their own group of off duty police/deputy sheriffs whose real function is too smooth over any beefs. Each election results in only one or two arrests, usually an inebriated election judge who won't do "duh aldermans orders." Actual arrests for election fraud are non existent. The board used to have a Director of Security which they decided "was no longer needed!"
The mere fact that most of us have first hand knowledge of dead relatives STILL on the the voters list despite us informing the poorly paid/trained judges only shows how inept the election board is. And of course, our local media goofs are only obsessed with which station declares the winner first instead of investigating election fraud.
Why hasn't LittleLisa at least backed laws which would require a valid photo ID before receiving your ballot? Can't have honest elections in Madiganistan! If we continue to ignore election fraud - we will never have honest elected officials or judges. Time to clean house - starting with the Board of Election Commissioners and the State Board of Elections. And if you think that the County Clerk is a mundane post, remember that in the suburbs the County Clerk runs the election. It's an office that we all get to vote for and the current Clerk is retiring. Don't let Madigan, Burke, and Berrios find a flunky (like Court Clerk Dorothy Brown) to run an important office.
Retired .38 spl +P
Anonymous Anonymous said...
11:04am on 9/11 - Excellent Post. The same should be done with Kimesha's ASAs who are escorted by SA Investigators or Sheriff's Police. And don't forget the clowns who accepted the "wedding dress was stored in the basement" reason when Rahmocide decided to seek his kingdom in Chicago while still registered to vote in D. C. The Election Commission has their own group of off duty police/deputy sheriffs whose real function is too smooth over any beefs. Each election results in only one or two arrests, usually an inebriated election judge who won't do "duh aldermans orders." Actual arrests for election fraud are non existent. The board used to have a Director of Security which they decided "was no longer needed!"
The mere fact that most of us have first hand knowledge of dead relatives STILL on the the voters list despite us informing the poorly paid/trained judges only shows how inept the election board is. And of course, our local media goofs are only obsessed with which station declares the winner first instead of investigating election fraud.
Why hasn't LittleLisa at least backed laws which would require a valid photo ID before receiving your ballot? Can't have honest elections in Madiganistan! If we continue to ignore election fraud - we will never have honest elected officials or judges. Time to clean house - starting with the Board of Election Commissioners and the State Board of Elections. And if you think that the County Clerk is a mundane post, remember that in the suburbs the County Clerk runs the election. It's an office that we all get to vote for and the current Clerk is retiring. Don't let Madigan, Burke, and Berrios find a flunky (like Court Clerk Dorothy Brown) to run an important office.
Retired .38 spl +P
Not to excited about the fact Rahm rented his house and left the wedding dress in the basement. Or even that he voted in DC
Historically, the presidents chief of staff only holds that spot for a year two at the most and returns home after that. More than not to run for office. I can see why he rented the house, fully expecting to return to Chicago. As far as the voting he probably didn't think it would look good or be acceptable to the electorate if the chief of staff didn't vote. Just saying
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
O/T: Inside story to the girl found in the freezer
+++
Looks like her party was put on ice after having a real stiff drink on the rocks
9/11/2017 09:43:00 AM
Shame on you
That was COLD
---------------
Her friends weren't lying, when they told the police, the last time they saw her she was just chilling out.
9/12/2017 08:11:00 PM
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Rosemont police put out a statement that the public is in no danger, as this appears to be an "ice"olated incident
9/13/2017 09:52:00 AM
Does this immediately go in the Cold Case Files?
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