What stands out for me, though, are the comments, many of which reflect an "us vs them" sense of hostility and entitlement better than any "Only Ones" crack I could ever come up with. A recurring theme seems to be We don't have a contract, so screw 'em, just take care of yourself.
That certainly makes anyone expressing such sentiments a parasite and a thief in my book. Y'all are still accepting paychecks and benefits, right? And you applied for the job, and stayed there after you knew the score?
Of all the bitter screeds, one stood out from the rest, the anonymous comment from 10/31/2008 10:18:00 AM in response to another poster asking "What about us citizens? I'm guessing we're on our own, correct?":
WHAT, SUDDENLY YOU NEED US??? SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT EVERY TIME YOU GLARE AT A COP FOR PARKING ON A HYDRANT, OR FOR YOUR TERRIBLE ATTITUDE WHILE YOU GET A DESERVED TICKET, OR FOR YOU OVERALL 'YOU WORK FOR ME' ATTITUDE, OR YOUR 'IT SAYS NO PARKING BUT IT'S JUST FOR A MINUTE, I'M SO IMPORTANT!" SCHTICK. GUESS WHAT? MANY OF YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN THE HARD WAY THAT MAYBE IT PAYS TO TREAT US WITH RESPECT.... BECAUSE THE FREE COFFEE, THE FREE PARKING, AND THE PERKS BALANCE OUT THE FEW NIGHTS OF HELL THAT YOU FOLKS CANNOT DEAL WITH YOURSELVES. YES, WE WORK FOR YOU, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE BOSS. NOW IT'S RECKONING DAY. WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN OUT OF A SENSE OF DUTY, BUT YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN FOR THE MOST PART. WE HAVE BEEN SHORT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH NO PUBLIC OUTCRY. IF YOU THINK I'M STICKING MY NECK OUT FOR YOU FOLKS, YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN. HAVE A NICE DAY.No, the only thing I need "suddenly" from you is to get the hell away from me. I'm equipped to handle the situation AND THE LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS from repelling any assailant save one--one of you self-entitled roid-raging ingrates who hate the people filling your trough and facilitate their being unable to protect themselves.
I saw hell open up in the LA riots, and guess what, genius? Y'all were nowhere to be found in the hot spots--for days. That's why some, like the Korean shop owners, stood guard on their rooftops. We saw it in New Orleans, where no small portion abandoned their posts to take care of their families, where others with that entitlement attitude joined in the looting, and where the ones who hadn't were busy disarming citizens so they couldn't protect their lives and property.
You can take your free coffee and choke on it, you worthless parasite thug.
Treat YOU with respect? What, like the same respect you just showed the citizens?
Respect is reserved for individuals who earn it. Tribal membership doesn't cut it, particularly when it sounds like we're dealing with an inadequate sociopath who actually thinks a costume brings him worth.
No, you don't "work for me." You work against me.
And more and more people are waking up to the fact that you work against them, thanks to crap attitudes like the one you just displayed.
[Via Matt Maynard]
9 comments:
Absolutely right. Nothing but LEO vermin.
Might be a lot of folks getting an attitude adjustment in the next few days. Watch your six, boys and girls.
Dave I've been watching SecondCitycopblog for a year now. It's a great resource for the actual political dirt of Chicago. Let me point out that SCC is in favor of CCW for ALL legally responsible illinois Citizens, as an example: ( they would love for their families to be able to have a pistol legally within their possession for self defense ).
Being the murder capitol of the nation, they have legitimate concerns of no contract for over a year, Mayor Daley proposing a hiring freeze and decreasing the size of the dept due to retirements. Daley has the CPD showing up for duty this evening without wearing Riot gear stored in squads remotely parked .... Would you call that a reasonable decision? Heck Chicago had riots when the Bulls won the NBA championship.
Give SCC a chance, Its normally pretty level headed and as you know you can't control who submits comments.
1. I think it's obvious I was going after a segment of the commentators.
2. AARRGGGHHH!!!
"Give SCC a chance"
it was a good idea to post such a thing on SCC, and some of the comments are supportive of that concept.
that aside, this is not the blog to focus on any of that. SCC does have a chance! and those kinds of comments SHOULD be pointed out! and HERE is where lots of us come to keep tabs on what David does to that end!
what do you want? every single "only ones" post to come with The Disclaimer? i mean, you have read that, right? if so, what are you jockeying for?
do i have to add a disclaimer to that, if it isn't the case? or can we all be mature and just let it slide?
Agreed on the commentator's bad attitude.
However, Second City Cop supports concealed carry for all, not just only ones:
http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/2008/11/no-murders-for-35-days.html
So they don't support requiring "permits"? That's good news since that piece of paper only creates another class of lesser "Only Ones".
Arrrrghh OK David! David! David !
I'll add that it seems once most police in Northern Illinois start getting a few stripes or bars on the uniform The CCW support seems to fade away and they start playing the "politically correct" liberal game up here. Just an observation, Very few Chiefs will openly support Concealed Carry.
**Texas Shooter digs thru his emails to David to see if he has committed the offense of calling him "Dave" by accident**
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