Here is a report on tonight's monthly Chicago Police Board Meeting. The entire police board was in attendance. Aldermen Arena and Cullerton were present, too.
Superintendent of Police, Garry F. McCarthy was not present. First Deputy Al Wysinger gave "The Report of the Superintendent".
The report was three minutes in duration. 1st Deputy Al Wysinger announced there were no homicides in the last 24 hours; the first complete day in over a year someone hasn't been killed by violence. He acted as though we should celebrate that stat, but no one clapped.
He said the Chicago Police Department wants to "work with the community, this year". 1st Dep Sup Al then said the Chicago Police Department will be working on "faith based initiatives". I thought that was rather odd, given the whole separation of church and state thing written in the constitution. And, that was all Al had to report - nothing else. I can't believe the police board didn't demand more of a report, but they all sat there and said nothing. Here's the prayer that came to my mind during the meeting: "God help us all".
One question from the public. The question came from an officer asking the board if they were going to recommend standardization of discipline for officers. He claimed discipline is now determined arbitrarily. He was referred to the IAD officer in the back of the room.
That was it.
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| Chicago Police Board Meeting 19 January 2012 |
So, there is no structure or format to the Superintendent's report? He doesn't have to report on police staffing numbers? Crime data? New projects (besides praying)? Progress on consolidations of 3 districts? The G8/Nato plans? Nothing? a 3 minute fluff report about "working with the community"?
ReplyDeleteObviously, the police board isn't taken very seriously by anyone including the police brass.
ReplyDeletefaith based intitiatives? what? Any mention of crime fighting initiatives?
ReplyDeleteYou must be white. In the black neighborhoods, the Reverends run the police districts.
ReplyDeleteThe Chicago Police Board is an appointed board of politically connected citizens who have no power and do nothing. They won't challenge old Al to give a comprehensive report that actually may mean anything to the public. That's why old Al got up there and babbled for 3 minutes about "working with the community". He obviously forgot which community he was in if he was talking about "faith based initiatives".
ReplyDeleteWhy weren't Aldermen Sposato and O'Connor there demanding the First Deputy to give a comprehensive report? Where is the accountability?
ReplyDeleteWell the new remap makes sure the 41st ward votes mean less. So much for the one person, one vote theory. We have so many people packed into the 41st ward our voting power is watered down to where 4000 people's votes simply won't matter for much. Can't believe O'Connor went along with this. Arena and Sposato sure didn't (well, Sposato ward was wiped off the planet, for messing with the crooked machine).
ReplyDeleteO'conner does exactly what she is told. She is completely in line with Rahm even though he couldn't carry the 41st ward, and no one likes him here. She will pay come next election.
ReplyDeleteAppointed boards in Chicago are a joke - the school board and the police board are just figurehead boards that don't do anything.
ReplyDeleteGive O'Connor a break. She was out filling all those pot holes she promised to fix. Of course that was after she took her marching orders and voted for a map that dilutes each and every voter's voice in her own ward. I sleep so much better knowing she is at city hall looking out for us....NOT!
ReplyDeleteCop boss McCarthy was a no-show due to prior commitment. He was ordered to chauffuer Rahm to what was supposed to be a love-fest at the University of Chicago. Shocked newsreaders on Channels 2, 5, 7, and 9 almost fell off their anchor chairs reporting Rahm being heckled on the U of C stage.
ReplyDeleteMcCarthy ordered the arrest of the hecklers, who were charged for not sitting down and shutting up when ordered.
Rahm was then taken on a tour of the U of Chicagos' secret Milton Friedman dungeon, where pagan sacrifices are made to the god of free markets.
Really hope a good candidate runs against O'Connor in 2015. I am tired of her just being a puppet of Rahm. Since Sposato's ward got so messed up with the remap, he should move to the 41st. He would be able to beat the machine (again) and eliminate the puppet we have as alderman now.
ReplyDeleteFor an interactive version of this map, as well as ward maps for the entire City .
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wbez.org/no-sidebar/approved-ward-map-95662
You have no idea how screwed up the police department is these days.
ReplyDeleteTo all That post here and complain about the police brass, the alderman, the mayor and anything else. You had a chance to speak out at the police board meeting and none of you did. You sit here post on a blog and rip on people but yet when you have a chance to step up you dont. You cry about O’Connor but yet don’t have the stones to step up. Do me a favor and quit your whining cause you are never gonna do anything about it. You people should be ashamed of yourselves. The city is in this mess because you sit back and do nothing but cry. When all the police resources are downtown in May and the West side gangs and every dirt bag in the area figures out that your neighborhood will have one man cars working 12 hour shifts for a week. When you don’t see a police car for over a week on your block you better be ready to step up. All your crying wont mean anything when your door is being kicked in your placed on the floor at gun point and your house cleared out and your woman violated. And don’t kid yourself thinking its not gonna happen. The gangs are already planning this. They are more prepared then the police are. Check their social sites and see for yourself.
ReplyDelete@8:35pm - why didn't you speak out at the police board meeting, cry baby?
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