CITY "RACE NORMED" EXAM

The city had "race normed" the results of the exam out of concern that it discriminated against black firefighters, but a jury found the test was fair. The city appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled on behalf of the white firefighters.

Among the 75 firefighters is John Power, who told U.S. District Judge James Holderman last month that he is owed about $140,000 in back pay because he was not promoted to lieutenant.

"I did my part, studying and doing all the things I should have done," Power said.

"Frankly, this was unfair," Holderman responded.

Still, Linda Friedman, an attorney for the white firefighters, acknowledged that "it's a challenging task for a municipality to balance the need to have an integrated fire department without stepping on the rights of the people to be affected."

Friedman said the firefighters, many of whom have retired, can expect to receive their checks by this fall. Attorneys' fees will also come out of the $6 million settlement, said Jennifer Hoyle, a spokeswoman for the city's Law Department.

Hoyle said $6 million is on the "low end" of what the city might have wound up paying. The settlement comes at a time when nosediving revenues threaten to poke a $200 million hole in Chicago's 2009 budget, but Hoyle said the city has budgeted for it.

A group of 100 other white firefighters previously received tens of millions of dollars and benefits in a separate settlement in the same suit, Friedman said. That group was higher on the hiring list than the 75 firefighters.

Friedman said the biggest lesson she has learned from her clients is "how much effort goes into the profession." She also said it took too long for the city to "step up to the plate and pay."
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Now we know that testing on the CPD is fair right or how about our merit process.
Its the same thing on CPD some privilaged people get the tests.

JODY APOLOGIZES TO THE JUDGE

A federal judge today chastised police Supt. Jody Weis for "sending the wrong message" when he refused at first to turn over the names of officers who have at least five citizen complaints filed against them since 2000.

On Friday, Weis relented, following the judge's order and giving the names to lawyers representing a woman in an excessive-force case against the city.

That was enough to get U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman to drop a contempt finding against Weis.

But the judge wasn't happy that Weis had delayed turning over the list. He ordered the city to pay the legal expenses of the plaintiffs' attorneys.

“No one is above the law,” Gettleman said.

He cited a 1928 Supreme Court decision that said: “If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law. It invites every man to become a law unto himself. It invites anarchy.”

Weis apologized to Gettleman, saying his original decision to defy the court order was one of the "most difficult decisions I have made in my life."

"I just wanted to apologize if I offended the court in any way," said Weis, who was flanked by city attorneys.

In his original decision to refuse the court's order, Weis had written that handing over the roughly 2,500 names would "compromise officers' performance, threaten safety, reduce morale and improperly impugn many officers' otherwise well-deserved good reputations."
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Bitch2
Go figure. I don't think this could reduce morale any lower than it is.This list should have never come out in the first place.

BLAIR HOLT BILL HR 45: FYI FOR GUN OWNERS

The left's TRUE Colors on Guns

Blair Holt Bill
Claim: A bill before Congress would prohibit ownership of handguns by those who
have not obtained firearm licenses.
TRUE
Example: [Collected via e-mail, February 2009]
It has s tarted.
Very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the
House. This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of
2009.
To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or
Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009.
You will get all the information.
Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or
ANY pistol unless :
It is registered
You are fingerprinted
You supply a current Driver's License
You supply your Social Security #
You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their
choosing
Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale mus t be
reported and cos ts $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right
to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.
There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child access
provision. Gun mus t be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your
gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up
to 5 yrs . in prison.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/blairholt.asp
Checked it on snopes :

DEAR JODY YOUR THE WORST

I was excited when you were appointed I thought maybe things might change for the better but it is worse than ever.
All those meetings you had were all smoke & mirrors you were never concerned about our morale.

Why did you even waste our time?

Instead of pressuring the Mayor to find it in the budget to hire more Po's you decide to put a new unit up and take Po's out of the districts knowing we are short on manpower. Oh I'm sorry they are going to hire 200. It's not enough with the promotions & retirees this year .
You already have MSF & TRU use them.
Oh they did find 59 Million to buy 2,000 SUV's over the next 3 years for us .Which will not go to the Po's we always get the sloppy seconds or thirds.

How about thinning out 35Th St . How is it that these guys & gals with 2yrs on go right to 35Th after their probation. How about putting a stipulation of 5 yrs on before you can work @ 35Th st.

What about merit promotions ? Why is it that won't happen unless you have clout. What about all the good police officers that deserve merit but can't get it because they have no clout . The aldermen get to put people they want for merit like the people that donate to their campaigns or help with their fundraising parties. Why should an Alderman have any say in who get promoted?
Weren't you going to take applications for merit ?

Where were you when Mike Mette was in prison it took John Kass not you to get him out only after months of Kass columns about this in justice did you do anything.
Should I start on what you did to Bill Cozzi.

We are the second largest Police dept in this country but you sure as hell wouldnt know it with the crap equipment we have to use & cars.

You have done nothing for us.

WEIS HANDS THE LIST OVER

After being found in contempt of court by a federal judge, Police Supt. Jody Weis said today he has handed over a list of officers who have repeatedly been accused of misconduct.

Earlier this U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman ordered Weis to appear in court Monday to explain why he has continued to defy the order.

"We have the chief law-enforcement officer of the City of Chicago basically picking and choosing the orders of the federal court that he will obey or disobey, and he's chosen to disobey this order," a transcript quoted Gettleman as saying.

Attorneys for Donna Moore, custodian of two minor children who claim they were beaten by an off-duty detective in 2007, have requested the city's list of "repeat officers," those accused more than five times of misconduct and all those accused of excessive force. Some officers have been accused as many as 65 times, including allegations of excessive force more than 20 times, said Flint Taylor, attorney for the plaintiffs.

Weis said he still disagrees with the judge's decision but feels he must comply. He plans to appear before the judge Monday morning.
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Bitch2
He sure did hand that over Quick .He never had our backs or was worried about morale. He has done nothing for us at all ! Your just another puppet for King Daley

TWO COPS FIRED ONE SUSPENDED

Two Chicago police officers were fired and a third was suspended in separate decisions released today by the Chicago Police Board.
John Dellorto was fired for using another officer's pass code to alter department computer data to inflate the number of arrests and awards he received over two years, according to the board's decision. The officer testified he did it as a joke, one he later regretted.

John Krupa III was fired for disobeying orders when he left a police station with a personal bag that a dog trained to detect drugs had alerted on during an earlier search of his car.

Linda Brumfield was suspended for seven months for pushing a towing company employee while off-duty after the company refused to waive a towing fee for her friend's towed car.

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Bitch2
All those orders we have & rules are because some copper fucked up

Tramp Stamp Barbie

For such a bland doll, Barbie sure has caused a lot of controversy in her 50 years of existence. Now she has parents outraged about her latest iteration, Totally Stylin' Tattoo Barbie, which comes with a palette of temporary tattoos and a gun with which to apply them.

Oh, Barbie, how the mighty have fallen. You used to wear tennis outfits and hang out in mansions. Now you come with a "Ken" tramp stamp and a gigantic purple belt buckle.

In addition to this tattoo trouble, Barbie's bad rep with young girls' self-image has led to the proposal of the "Ban Barbie Bill" in West Virginia. That's right, Totally Stylin' Tattoo Barbie will not only look like an outlaw, she may actually be one too.


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Bitch2
What will they think up next ? I have a few ideas
Meth Barbie ( no wonder she stays so thin )
Prison Barbie ( incarcerated for killing ken )
Prostitute Barbie ( paying her way through school )