Tuesday, May 20, 2008
If not now, when?
I reported for work this morning feeling kind of down. Work has become uninspiring. Past practice has demonstrated that we can no longer advance to the upper tiers of the department through achievement, but by friendships and political sponsorship. Do I love what I do? Yes. Do I love being a cop? Yes. Do I give my job my all? Yes. Then what could it be? Could it be the waste of resources? Could it be the chronic cronyism? Could it be the lack of leadership? Yes. Yes. Yes. The time has come for change. As we cannot do it from within the organization, due to the present command structure which punishes those who speak out or do not agree with the way things are done. Therefore the time has come to change from outside the organization. To change from a politically "appointed" director and command staff, to an "elected sheriff." A sheriff elected by the people, who represents the people--all the people, not just the mayor's and police director's friends and supporters. We can no longer just stand by and watch things get progressively worse. We must work together. I've decided to become a community organizer. I urge you to take hold of the future of Miami-Dade County. People tell me I can't change the world, and people won't appreciate me trying. I believe we can do our part to see that it bends toward fairness and merit. We know what the cynics will say. We've heard from them all our lives. These are the voices that will tell you - not just what you can't do - but what you won't do. Citizens won't come together - our allegiance doesn't go beyond our political party. This is the soft sell of the status quo, the voice that tells you to settle because settling isn't that bad. In communities across Miami-Dade County, block by block, we can bring the community together, gather signatures from registered voters, and fight to bring Miami-Dade Police Department back to being the great department that it once was--by changing the county charter. The decisions we make today will shape the century that our children grow up in. I have not served the county for over two decades to stay on the sidelines at a time when we need to step up to the challenge. If we don't rise up to seize this moment, then we may not get another.
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Thanks for pointing out to Betty that for DECADES cops have been saying that we're our own worst enemies. It wasn't something I just coined.
betty,
Excellent, thoughtful post. Misguided, but still a thoughtful post. Here's why: we are discussing things here that are best talked about face to face. I made this point a while back when I said that if most communication is non-verbal, then how much MEANING are we losing here? Think how much better you would understand where I'm coming from if we were talking about this at choir practice instead of looking at a bunch of pixels.
Much of your argument is the "straw man" kind that Maverick uses: put words in my mouth that I haven't said, and then attack me for saying them. For instance, "Spartacus throws us a bone every now and then but his theme remains the same; PBA is okay, John is okay and he can talk with those who has buried their heads up at the ivory tower."
Here for the record are just a few of my remarks concerning the PBA, JR, and the command staff (emphasis added for some):
- The PBA is not like the gov't: it CANNOT levy a tax on you in order to keep itself afloat. If enough members become disaffected, they'll simply cancel their membership and stop paying dues, and that'll be the end of the PBA.
- John (Rivera), how can you say in your column, "...but top administrators are not to blame."?!! There's no one else to blame EXCEPT top administrators!
- The "top administrators" had better sit up and take notice too. A lot of them are positioning themselves not just for promotion within the Dept, but also for jobs as chiefs in little podunk depts elsewhere. They may have trouble finding that employment when all their dirty dealings are exposed here and ppl learn of their part in creating this fiasco.
- I suspect you're (JR) burning up the phone lines (or your minutes) with Director Parker over this. If not, God help the PBA, 'cuz if you don't sense the anger on this board and DO SOMETHING, the PBA is finished.
I didn't want to bore everyone by reposting every single thing I've said, but where in those statements did I say that John and the PBA were "okay?" To the contrary, they're strongly worded comments about both the Dept AND the PBA, along with possible consequences.
Where we differ is in that most ppl here are focusing strictly on the NEGATIVE and refusing to even acknowledge that there's a positive. Maverick continues to focus on ONE guy who should've been terminated and who the PBA helped get his job back. How many ppl do we all know who've been WRONGFULLY terminated or WRONGFULLY suspended who the PBA helped get their jobs and time back? I may be wrong, but I suspect those FAR outnumber Maverick's example. If you care to, you can scroll back and read my remarks about the raises and other benefits we've gotten over the years as well. That doesn't excuse the PBA in Maverick's case, but it demonstrates that when it performs as it should the PBA can do great good.
You said that I "can talk with those who has (sic) buried their heads up at the ivory tower." You've totally misunderstood what I meant by saying that, unlike Maverick, I could still sit down with anyone on the Command Staff and discuss the issues as we've discussed them here. I don't have any "special access" or connections. If you read what I've said in that regard in the past, I've stated that I can do that because I haven't attacked anyone on the Command Staff in a personal manner, as Maverick and some other ppl have. I've tried to keep my criticism on a professional level. "Just the facts, ma'am."
How receptive would you be if someone began a conversation with, "Hey, you ****sucker!"? I don't know about you, but first I'm going to tell you where to get off, then you're going to be talking to my back. It may FEEL GOOD to talk that way here. It's probably cathartic for a lot of ppl because of their frustration and that's fine, I understand that. But I use my anger for motivation. I don't channel it here because other than giving some small gratification, it accomplishes NOTHING. I hear ppl bitch at work all the time. Talk is cheap. What're you going to DO about it?
In reference to CALEA, I contacted them once and I got the impression that, yeah, they basically just rubber stamp what the Dept does. They "notify" the Dept that there's some "deficiency." Pfffft...
We had a very interesting roll call. We were told that we are not to publicly discuss allegations of misconduct within the department. We were also directed to take our allegations to PCB if we feel that any MDPD employee has violated the law or SOP. WTF?!
Whatsthe. Thank you for your comments. You are right on the money! We are the 10%. The 10% that has the balls to speak out when they see an injustice rather than the 90% that complains under their breath and does'nt have the balls to do anything about it.
Everyone who blogs here knows that they run the risk of encurring the department's wrath. And yet we blog. Rumors abound about the brass discovering who we are. And yet we blog.
For the first time we have a place to air our disappointment with this department. To let the rest of this place know that what is happening in Northside, is happening elsewere.
Whatsthe.? The point is that whoever you are you obviously are not in touch with the pulse of the department. If you were, then you would hear the comments from the silent MAJORITY. Those many, many, souls who read but don't blog. The ones you run into in the hall way who ask, "Did you read it today"? There is no need to explain what they mean.
The point is that if our silent readers feel the same way as the bloggers then there are only two conclusions. That we are all a bunch of lazy, complaining, pathetic loosers, or......You are actually part of that 10% we are all talking about.
Point made.
Now GFYS!!!!
To WhatThe, I would have to agree with you if you are right. Once again you sound like management. You are treating this blog as management does their members of the department. They too believe that it must be only ten percent so therefore they do nothing about it.
Do you really believe that what is going on within the department is only seen by the "The disgruntled MDPD 10%ers?" Now, who really have to look into a mirror?
So I can gather from your perspective, the department is great, nothing is really going on, there is no friends and family, nepotism, all transfer are great, position vacancies are filled properly, promotions are given to the best qualified person and the real problems are the police officers,
"The disgruntled MDPD 10%ers."
I guess we tarnished the badge of this great department, I am not the major at PCB, I am not the major at police service bureau, I am not the one who they are talking about in Friends and Family. I am not the one who giving my family members positions within the department, I am not the one who transfer highly qualified personnel because I am angry at them. I am not the Major of N/District, I am not the GIU Lieutenant that had over twenty people sign a letter of complaint, should I go on?
I can tell you who I am, I am the police officer who sees crime and act on it but I am also the same police officer that see injustices within our department and will act on it also. You see, injustices is injustices whether within or outside.
So WhatThe, who are you? Since you were so keen in describing me, who are you? Are you the guy that tells the naked emperor that he has clothes on, that all is well within the kingdom?
No Mr. WhatThe, “The disgruntled MDPD 10%ers,” are not the ones that has tarnished this Badge, When you look into the mirror, look long and deep, the answer will come to you.
Hey whatsthe? GFYS! Your the Do boy! you can bury your head up someones ASS but don't tell the rest of us 10%s to! Enough keyboard used on this moron!
We who blog here are not blind and I truly believe that most of us DO care about this department, We care about our jobs, we care about our fellow officers, We care about the people of Dade County and we care whether all of what I just mentioned is going down the Shi.ter.
This blog raises the questions of Why? it unites people to show the disparity among the fairness levied upon the troops as that levied upon the brass and the command staff's blatant disregard to address such a disparity.
Yes, We have the PBA to voice our concerns, Whoop di fuckin do...We might as well stand on the whipping post and say, YES SIR, may I have another! Because the PBA has lost sight.
Its a mathematical equation, since the PBA has many members and its numbers are high and the money is rolling in and the complaints are fairly low, than all is OK in JR's world. But PEOPLE 400+ comments right here....Hmmmmmm, Houston, I think we have a problem!!!
Come on Bobby, Come on JR, simply address us as to what you are planning to do? address these issues.. Don't send out a friking Ethical memo or Some other high level survey/assessment form...Don't bury your heads because WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW about our concerns..now address them.
Balls in your court! Keep on blogging
Spartacus, sorry about the misquote, but maybe while I misstate a fact about you, the following are your words:
"Of course, some people haven't been on long enough to know that, and others have simply forgotten. Well, I haven't forgotten. All things considered, John has been the BEST damn president the PBA has ever had. Maybe someone out there can do better. If so, then come forward and RUN for the office. Put your money where your mouth is. If you can do better than John has, you'll have my vote!"
If this is not an endorsement of John and the PBA, you need to go back to your first post and read it, if not your first then your second.
But I'll go futher, if you believe in that, that's okay. We should be beyond that. I say again, look at your last blog, very good (I base it on what you wrote and what I understood only) your last paragraph was excellent.
I for one, from now on, will only focus on the informational portion of this blog. I will try to comment on what is going on, and how we can do something about it. Whether you are a republic or a democrat, a dolphin fan or a Jets fanatic, no longer will concern me (:))
How can we help each other is my main goal.
Well with Spartacus, he doesnt mind that John Rivera uses union dues to subpoena and depose its own due paying members in order to defend that scumbag Bencomo.
Instead, he rather tell us about going to barking dog, snake and 3-41 calls.
This guy is amazing...He's either got to be John Rivera or that other corrupt fuck Steadman Stahl.
FYI Spartacus, everything and every corrupt fuck that i have mentioned in here, I have the paperwork to prove all their evil wrongdoings...
betty0905,
I not only stand by what I said, I'll post it a third time even though it's probably going to send Maverick into arrhythmia: "Of course, some people haven't been on long enough to know that, and others have simply forgotten. Well, I haven't forgotten. All things considered, John has been the BEST damn president the PBA has ever had."
Notice that I highlighted what I've said from the beginning: "all things considered." That's not a blanket endorsement of everything John Rivera or the PBA have ever done. What I'm saying is that compared to the other PBA presidents during my career - Hugh Peebles, Nelson Perry, and Mike Clifton - John Rivera has been the best because he has been the most EFFECTIVE in pushing the PBA's agenda, which through the years has benefited all of us.
The SAME frustration with the PBA that ppl are voicing here today was felt by me 20+ years ago when it seemed like the PBA was useless. I don't know if you went back and read my remarks about the contracts, etc. But the PBA catch phrase back then was, "There's nothing we can do." That CHANGED when John took over and for that he should be given credit.
Now Maverick will take than and run with it because he has a personal axe to grind with JR and the PBA. Fine. I could care less. Just keep in mind that his POV is colored because of that. I'll be one of the first to say that the PBA needs to be MUCH MORE aggressive in pursuing the rights of officers and that it seems to have gotten way too comfortable with the current administration. When I read the occasional list of "BEST blah, blah, blah..." in the HEAT, it brings about one of those "WTF crack are they smoking?!" moments. I think John needs to confer with the general membership before he makes those declarations because a lot of ppl might disagree vehemently.
Remember, I'm the one that emphasized that the PBA exists at our pleasure, not John Rivera's or anyone else's. If it continues down the road of lying in bed with and appeasing the Dept, its days are numbered, and I'll be the first to cancel my membership.
Maverick,
You're starting to sound like a broken record with the Bencomo thing. I'm sure it means a lot to you and were I in your shoes I might feel the same way. But you've adopted an "If you're not with me - 100%!!! - you're against me!" attitude that causes you to attack anyone who might may disagree with you even 1%.
And if you have paperwork to prove all you've said, then you need to contact the FBI and FDLE, because that's EXACTLY what we need: FACTS, not name calling. You seem to be hung up on the belief that I think you're lying. I don't know what ever gave you that idea.
JR is better than Mike Clifton and Nelson Perry BUT NOT BY MUCH.
Crime Scene approached the PBA two contracts ago to get a bio-hazard pay for those working in crime scene. Facts, figures, cases, and the hazardous chemicals that we came into contact were provided. The PBA told told us, SORRY THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. What happened the next contract? Divers and airport people get bio-hazard pay. Crime Scene gets their hands into more crap, blood and other body fluids than the divers and airport people. But we were turned down and they got it!!!????
I guess it all depends on what the unit or major of a unit can do for JR.
Hey TMI don't you have Thomas over your unit. She did wonders for NS. Lets see she ah....wait she did ahhhh..... Oh yea, she did jack shit as N1 and now she's doing jack shit over there!!! Ha! Sucks to be you. Better buy a mask and fins brother. She aint gonna do a thing for you. Unless it can get her another star, that is!!!
And another thing...The Dolphins suck!!!
Thomas is worthless. Paperwork sits on her desk and never gets moved on through the chain. Because of her lack of worth shit rolls down hill and CSI is getting crapped on. Parker covers Thomas' ass because he put her in a position were she has no business being in --- and he knew it before he put her there.
CSI use to be the dumping ground of the dept. Brass that didn't make anywhere else was sent to CSI. Cooper is okay BUT she has other people working under her that just undermine the good work and morale of her worker bees. Can anyone say Bill Press? People who have no CLUE what crime scene is all about are in charge.
and what about Evelyn Fernandez, the Mayor's girlfriend? She makes LT and is sent to crime scene for her year of probation. She never made a decision the whole time she was there. She was great at delegating her work to others (the dayshift Sgts). But we got rid of her --- she was transferred to the training bureau while Carlos was running for Mayor the first time around --- to hang around the rest of the F&F.
Spartacus, John has failed us, don't you get it, FAILED! You can post it three or four times, he has FAILED us> If you are a failure, you cannot be the best DAMNED PBA President. STop it and grow up, JOHNS HAS FAILED US!!!!!! If he was the best, we wouyld not be on this blog. I know I said I wouldn't respond to you but, forget Maverick, concentrate. JOHN HAS FAILED US! The only one that can do something about this problem which you admit exist is the PBA and he refuses to do anything about it.
There is no doubt who you are, you are in bed with the PBA and management. I got you, yopu didn't need to explain what you meant when you stated that you are civil and can talk with management. I got you, but you just don't, won't understand. Whether civil or not, name calling or not, management won't do anything about this problem. If the wanted to, they would have done so by now. They are expening this effort in identifying who is on the blog to zapped them. Can't you see!
Wash the PBA out of your eyes and read this blog. I appreciate your balance and prospective, what is your solution? Work within the system (it's broken)complain to the PBA, (they won't listen) Talk to management, civilly, (Need I say?)
Now what, another lecture on why you are right and we are wrong? I have no bone to pick with the PBA, they are not the answer to the problem, read the HEAT, that is John's words, not mine> No solution coming from them.
I can kick myself on the ass for wasting my time on you, I really can. I don't mean that you are a waste of time, I wasting time and maybe that's your goal. For us to respond to you and not blog on what is going on.
If you want to be balance and fair, then good , you made your point. What is your solution?
Never mind, you have spelled it out over and over, I just need to stay focus and do what I need to do . You have become a distraction and I still believe that is your goal. I will not respoind to you agaun. Spartacus, stay balanced, stayed PBA and mostl importantly, stay you.
To WhatThe and Spartacus, FUCK YOU! I’m Sorry but these are the words that come to me what I read your blog. Spartacus haven’t changed his tune since he has gotten on this blog and I have to agreed with Betty0905, you are not really here to help us, you want us balanced and objective, right? Okay, I was balanced and objective five years ago. I thought if we work within the system, it would be alright. I realize that no, the system will not help us. The PBA won’t help us. I go further; local media won’t help us either. This is a reality, not an employee gone wild perspective.
Whatthe, maybe I am a ten percenter, and that may not be a bad thing. Let see, to accept your theory, then I must assume that everything is really okay and nothing is wrong with the department. Is that what you are saying, because I didn’t read that on your blog. I heard I am useless and a whiner, but I didn’t hear from you whether there are problem within the department. Is there? Can you explain yourself? What is your opinion? Maybe I am the new member of that click you are talking about. Help me out, I am open to your perspective and balance as Spartacus talks about.
I am not really out to save the world, oh, I’m sorry, I’ve lied. I am a police officer; I am out to save the world. That why I became a police officer. I’m sorry, was I suppose to only see crime in the hood only? If PCB is conducting illegal searches and writing false report, am I suppose to stay quiet? If management is fucking us as police officers, am I supposed to say, oh well, it’s not me? If they conduct fake interviews and don’t adhere to their own polices, am I suppose to say as long as it doesn’t affect me, it’s alright? I don’t know about you Mr.’ WhatThe, I can’t do that. I don’t do the dance and I don’t kiss ass very well.
Spartacus, I know who you are, you are management, you are the PBA, you are what Maverick calls you. Accept it, that is what you are. That you stay on this blog and speak out, doesn’t take away from who you are. Just like Betty0905, no name calling, not necessary. Continue to speak and it speaks volumes to who you are.
Listen Spartacus as far as sending me into an "arrythmia" as you put it. Don't think so..
You're the one that lost your mind here. Remember, wanting to "out me here" Please Dude...You're the one that keeps mentioning the same bullshit about the union.
I have listed three signifcant events involving the PBA. Once again, for you bud, since you don't get it:
1.) Rivera attacking its own due paying members tp defend Bencomo.
2.) The Nationwide insurance scandal. He fucked over a lot of people with that one.
3.) The off-duty scam at the PBA.
Now you keep stating that its personal between me and fatboy. Eventhough it didn't impact me personally or directly, any of those three incidents that I mentioned. But, damm right, people that pay dues should take it personally.
Come on, you got to be smarter than that.....
Hey 05 wassup...I think he was referring to me..
And, if im a 10%er, I've done ten percent more work in this department than that fucking idiot...
I'm not referring to you Sparky...relax
Greetings, it has come to my attention that many of you who read this are scared to post because of possible retaliation for exercising your First Amendment rights as a United States Citizen. I am here to relieve that stress in hopes of more people coming forward about their concerns so that we as a whole can better our department in a proper manner, constructively.
Today we will discuss the use of Proxy servers / Spoofing MAC Addresses and creating a completely anonymous blog post that is not traceable back to your home computer via IP Address.
Before I begin, please visist :
http://whatismyip.oceanus.ro/
Write down the IP Address it shows that you currently have. You will NEED this later.
We'll start with the Proxy Server.
There are two ways to do this, the easy way and the hard way.
I’ll list the easy way first:
http://proxy.org/cgi_proxies.shtml
Goto this above listed website and click on one of the GREEN links on the left column. That link will take you to a website where it’ll have an address bar somewhere on the main page. From there, you can type in whatever address you want and from there on, you’re using a simple but effective proxy server to mask your identity. This IS the easiest method of hiding your IP address and it is my suggestion to use ‘out of country’ proxy servers when you choose one. You’ll know its out of country because it will not say (US, xxxxx,) at the right side of the link.
Every link you follow from then on, until you close your browser, will be under that IP Proxy Address. You’ll know you’re still browsing under it because the address bar will have a jumbled bunch of letters/numbers.
This method is NOT the best and has pop-ups and ads, which can get annoying.
Now, the hard way.
One of the ways to trace you on the internet is through your IP Address. Basically, when you're online you're leasing a certain 'Address' from an internet providing company. During that duration, all of the things you do online are sent to and from your IP address. So, lets say you want to post on an internet forum... the forum host server logs each incoming and outgoing IP address as those IPs access the information on the server, logging the dates and times of those information requests. Later on, that information can be used to track who posted what and from where. The Internet service provider can be requested via subpoena to hand over who had a certain IP address issued to them, effectively giving your private information to the person requesting the information.
To get around this complicated issue, I welcome you to the wonderful world of Proxy servers.
Let’s say, for instance, I wanted to look at a website and didn't want it tracked back to me. A few places a subpoena can't be sent to are places like.. Russia or China. So, for purposes of explanation, I'd want to use a Proxy Server located in a foreign country to browse the web, insuring me the maximum amount of anonymity that I desire.
NOTE : Try each proxy server out to see which ones run the fastest. After enabling the proxy server, please visit www.google.com to check the speed of data transfer and to make sure the server works, please double check that your IP address has indeed changed at http://whatismyip.oceanus.ro/
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There are several types of Proxy servers, here they are as follows :
- Transparent Proxy - This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server and also makes the original IP address available through the http headers. These are generally used for their ability to cache websites and do not effectively provide any anonymity to those who use them. However, the use of a transparent proxy will get you around simple IP bans. They are transparent in the terms that your IP address is exposed, not transparent in the terms that you do not know that you are using it (your system is not specifically configured to use it.)
- Anonymous Proxy - This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but does not make the original IP address available. This type of proxy server is detectable, but provides reasonable anonymity for most users.
- Distorting Proxy - This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but make an incorrect original IP address available through the http headers.
- High Anonymity Proxy - This type of proxy server does not identify itself as a proxy server and does not make available the original IP address.
Now, DO NOT USE A TRANSPARENT PROXY SERVER. Any of the other three are okay.
Proxy server site - http://www.samair.ru/proxy/
Below is a list of instructions, step by step on how to setup a proxy server. Once setup, all you'll need to do is restart your browser and start surfing the net. Keep in mind, the connection WILL be SLOW, because the information is traveling over seas first, then to server for the website you're trying to access, then back from that website to the proxy server and finally back to your machine at home. It takes some time but it protects your private information.
Instructions for Internet Explorer 6.0
1. On the Tools menu in Internet Explorer, click Internet Options, click the Connections tab, and then click LAN Settings.
2. Under Proxy server, click to select the Use a proxy server for your LAN check box.
3. In the Address box, type the IP address of the proxy server.
4. In the Port box, type the port number that is used by the proxy server for client connections (by default, 8080).
5. You can click to select the Bypass proxy server for local addresses check box if you do not want the proxy server computer to be used when you connect to a computer on the local network (this may speed up performance).
6. Click OK to close the LAN Settings dialog box.
7. Click OK again to close the Internet Options dialog box.
Instructions for FireFox
1. Select the Tools Menu
2. Select Options
3. Select Connection Settings
4. Select Manual Proxy Configuration
5. Check Use the same proxy for all protocols
6. Enter the IP address for the HTTP proxy server
7. Enter the port of the HTTP proxy server
8. Click Okay
Instructions for Netscape 8.1
1. Select the Tools Menu
2. Select Options
3. Select General
4. Select Connection Settings...
5. Check Manual Proxy Configuration
6. Enter the proxy server's IP address in the HTTP Proxy field and the proxy's port into the Port field.
7. OK your way out
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Next, we'll talk about MAC Addresses.
Another item that is recorded when you visit certain websites is your MAC Address. This is an address that is stamped into your Network cards hardware components and can not be changed conventionally. You will have to modify this.
Assuming that your using a Proxy server, what someone asking for the records of the website might receive would look something like this :
(What you're looking at is computer name@ipaddress MAC)
Annon@123.123.123.123 00:01:02:03:04:05 <
Next, we'll get into MAC Address Spoofing.
Although physical MAC (Media Access Control) addresses are permanent by design, several mechanisms allow modification, or "spoofing", of the MAC address that is reported by the operating system. This can be useful for privacy reasons, for instance when connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot, or to ensure interoperability. Some internet service providers bind their service to a specific MAC address; if the user then changes their network card or intends to install a router, the service won't work anymore. Changing the MAC address of the new interface will solve the problem. Similarly, some software licenses are bound to a specific MAC address. Changing the MAC address in this way is not permanent: after a reboot, it will revert to the MAC address physically stored in the card. A MAC address is 48 bits in length.
As a MAC address can be changed, it can be unwise to rely on this as a single method of authentication. IEEE 802.1x is an emerging standard better suited to authenticating devices at a low level.
Mac OS X
Under Mac OS X, the MAC address can be altered in a fashion similar to the Linux and FreeBSD methods:
sudo ifconfig en0 lladdr 00:01:02:03:04:05
or
sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:01:02:03:04:05
This must be done as the superuser and only works for the computer's ethernet card. Instructions on spoofing AirPort Extreme (2.0) cards are available here. There are not, as of yet, any known ways to spoof original AirPort (1.0) cards.
The AirPort Extreme MAC address can also be changed easily with SpoofMac.
Windows
Under Windows XP, the MAC address can be changed in the Ethernet adapter's Properties menu, in the Advanced tab, as "MAC Address", "Locally Administered Address", "Ethernet Address" or "Network Address". The exact name depends on the Ethernet driver used; not all drivers support changing the MAC address in this way.
However, a better solution - requiring Administrative User Rights - is to pass over the System Registry Keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}. Here settings for each network interface can be found. The contents of the string value called 'NetworkAddress' will be used to set the MAC address of the adapter when next it is enabled. Resetting the adapter can be accomplished in script with the freely available command line utility devcon from Microsoft, or from the adapters context menu in the Network Connections control panel applet.
There is a nice tool to change the MAC address for all cards (even those that can't be changed through the adapter's Properties menu): SMAC MAC Address Changer
Note: to check your MAC address easily on a Windows XP box, go to Run, type CMD, then type "ipconfig /all" without quotation in the command prompt. The number under physical address is the MAC address. If multiple IP are displayed, you should look under the label "Ethernet adapter x", where x is the name of your connection (which is Local Area Connection by default).
Router
The method to change the MAC address of a router varies with the router. Not all routers have the ability to change their MAC address. The feature is often referred to as "clone MAC address". This take the MAC address of one of the machine on your network and replaces the router's existing MAC address with it. Some support the option to manually enter the MAC address.
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The last thing I’m going to cover is changing your home computers username. This is the name that appears in front of the IP and MAC address when you visit websites.
To do that on Windows XP/Vista –
-Click Start
-Settings
-Control Panel
-System
-Click the Computer name tab in the Systems box
-Click on ‘Change’
-Change your PC name to something simple, like Annon
-Hit OK
-Hit APPLY
-And restart.
Mac OS users, you’re on your own for this one.
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Now, to see if you’ve done all of this right, please visit :
http://whatismyip.oceanus.ro/
The IP you initially wrote down at the start of this blog and the one that is currently being displayed should not be the same. If that’s correct, then you can blog until your eyes bleed and your fingers go numb.
When creating the fake email address to use in conjunction with posting on the blog, use this method as well.
Cliff notes :
http://whatismyip.oceanus.ro/
http://www.samair.ru/proxy/
That’s it.
I hope this furthers the cause.
- Anon
someone should go and find Rick Kology and find out why he left the VP of the PBA in the middle of his term when the Nationwide scandal opened up. I bet he could enlighten those of you who insist on supporting the PBA and JR.
Anon, Thanks for showing us how to blog without being track, i really appreciated for those who are afraid to blog without getting in trouble.
I choose to blog without worry whether they track me or not. What I stated on this blog I would state to their face. (Without the cussing and ragging which I considered fun)
TRACK ME! Let me say it again, TRACK ME. I never ran from an abuser, criminal, a wrong doer. I am not impressed by rank although I respect it. Military trained. I am a police officer, I arrest those who do wrong, who violate the law, I do not shy away from trouble, I am trained to respond to it. Most importantly, I never liked a bully, no matter who they are.
This is just me, I call it like I see it and the best thing about it, I am not lying.
I will never be anything but a police officer, that is my profession. I back up my fellow police officers when they are in trouble, that's not old school, that is reality. Period.
Once again thanks Anon, but I blog today, like I blogged yesterday.
Concerns and Thoughts:
To all bloggers on this site:
Do not let your emotions undermine your resolve. Please keep your eye on the prize which I thought was shining a light in the dark recesses to the end of helping our department see the light. Perhaps polishing a little of the tarnish off the badge along the way.
Respect the differences of opinion and challenge the falsehood with facts. Personal attacks, however satisfying and perhaps merited merely takes the focus away from the battle at hand.
To Anon: I take it as an affront to my integrity and morals that you are advocating a method which at the very least is unethical and border on criminal behavior. You are advocating the exact thing that many are complaining about, subterfuge.
Whereas our founding fathers on occasion did use pen names, they never denied who they were. I am proud that I am an officer of the Miami-Dade Police Department although I did prefer the moniker of Metro-Dade Police Department and even was proud of the Public Safety Department, and if asked would not deny any words or actions taken by me.
To my brothers and sisters please keep safe, keep focused, and keep strong.
To Anon: I take it as an affront to my integrity and morals that you are advocating a method which at the very least is unethical and border on criminal behavior. You are advocating the exact thing that many are complaining about, subterfuge.
TiredBadge you sound so sincere, but to equate what Anon was trying to do as an afront to your integrity is abit much.
The reality is that the department is trying to intimidate us into silence. They are utilizing every means to find out who is on the blog. What Anon proposed is what Internet security experts are telling surfers to use when surfing. Your personal info is available when you surf wwhether you like it or not. WHen our forefathers were around, they didn't have to worry about their personal info being stolen. Even the british were men of honor.
WHile I concur with you and personal attacks, it goes both ways
betty0905,
Rather than waste time responding to your lengthy post, I'll cut to the chase. What is my solution? Here, I have several suggestions:
- This blog began five months ago but it took a while to gather steam. John Rivera appears to have noticed the handwriting on the wall if you read his last column in the HEAT. If the PBA doesn't take IMMEDIATE and AGGRESSIVE action to correct some of these wrongs within the next 6 months or so, EVERYONE SHOULD CANCEL THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
- When you are wronged, CHALLENGE the Dept by every means available. Whether it's a grievance, an appeal of discipline, a response to an evaluation, an EEOC complaint, a letter to the Herald editor, a civil lawsuit, or whatever, CHALLENGE the Dept. Don't complain about the PBA not doing anything when, to give an example, you're on Motors and get ordered to work a detail at the off-duty rate instead of OT, but you don't file a grievance because you don't wanna lose your Motor. If you don't stand up for your rights because you don't wanna lose your cushy job, then YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
- Recognize that there are some things, no matter how unfair, that CAN'T be corrected. Either no process or rule is in place to address it, or the perpetrators have plausible deniability as to any wrongdoing. That's life. The sooner we recognize those situations is the sooner we can move on to other things. I believe in ultimate Divine justice and that's good enough for me.
- Do not underestimate the power of the media in exposing and thereby forcing the Dept to correct itself. I alluded to this before: a lot of the gold badges are positioning themselves for jobs as chiefs, sheriffs, or college professors after they leave the Dept. A stain like F&F doesn't look good on anyone's resume. If this issue or any other larger one makes the media, the ppl on the Command Staff are going to have to explain themselves to potential employers in the future - "Mr. So-and-So, weren't you one of the ones at the center of MDPD's F&F scandal?" Oh yeah...
Ok, betty0905, there you go. Now, what's your solution? :-)
anon,
Just for the sake of brevity you should've posted a link to the page you got that from instead of pasting the entire thing. Good grief. LOL.
For all the ppl that accuse me of being either in bed with the Command Staff or the PBA, I can GUARANTEE YOU that Director Parker and John Rivera are saying, "Don't 'help' us anymore!!!"
ROTFLMAO.
As it relates to the PBA...I left them years ago after seeing first hand how they put the interest of the dept before that of the ofc's. Enough said about that!
Another morale killer that has taken place for years in the North side district centers around the topic of "arrests." More specifically,I have to ask the question...what ever happen to ofc's transporting their own prisoners to the jail!
Case in point...RID ofc's work their own details all over dade county and don't handle calls for service from the public. Yet, they have been allowed to dump their prisoners on the ofc's of N-side (does this happen in any other districts).
The problem was/is that for years we N-side road ofc's must stop both catching our own bad guys along with handling calls for service from the public, to transport RID's prisoners.
Moreover,ofc's from the Hammocks District are working overtime details in N-side. But guess what they to are allowed to also dump their prisoners here so we can transport for them. This problem gets worst when we get to the jail and there's a problem with the A-Form.
It is in my opinion that this not only does a disservice to the ofc's of N-side, but it also negatively affects our citizens
with the fact that the protection and service that we give them is seriously limited without good reason.
Lastly, RID, Hammocks and all other districts that work in N-side should transport their own prisoners, except for those times when the jail is on lock down or for some other type of emergency.
This problem of an ofc not wanting to transport his/her prisoner to the jail is so out of control until even N-side ofc's try and get over on other N-side ofc's. It's simply a matter of respect that is lost.
One other topic that I'd like to touch on before I go focuses on and incident concerning the "family & friend" issue. However, this incident appears to be one that is outside rather than inside the dept.
Here's what I mean, the buss going around in N-side is that just last week an ofc made a felony/traffic arrest of either a family member or friend of AD J.D. Patterson. Supposedly, after he made a few calls that friend or family member was set free.
If in fact that's truth...then I'm sure that the good citizens of dade county would not only be interested in knowing this information, but would want the same done for their family and
friends...you think! Stay tuned!
Have you noticed that the waits at the jail have grown longer, also? Maybe they're working with smaller staff due to budget cuts? Every time I take someone to jail recently I have had a minimum 2 hour wait. One day it was 4 hours! No wonder everyone disappears when they hear that some specialized unit needs a 39 transport.
Whatsthe: You must be one of those officers who only answered their call, only arrested subjects generated by your assigned call and had a nice cushy career by way of the right click. Bet you never worked Central!
This blog is for the men and women of this Department that have actually done police work and have been f----d because the command staff transferred them to make room for their buddies, etc. Everything being said here is true, and people like Jr. (AKA Midget) and JD and the like, are only nice to those that serve them a purpose, hard work is not being rewarded and they do not care about the truth!
I doubt Jeter will make Chief since he is not well liked by very powerful people and for damn good reason. Very interesting comments, who is that chick in MW?
I like Satan6000 and Maverick is right on target! Spartacus ....ur a spy.
Whatsthe.
Well, you may call us who blog here the 10%ers and in a way you might be right.
10% of the silent majority.
10% who have the guts to call it like it like they see it.
10% who have seen it all and just when they think they have really Seen It All. BAM! A little more shit gets shoved down their throats, courtesy of those members of the Command Gaffers & the PBA slugs who can’t bring themselves to abide by our SOP’s or the Contract.
I try valiantly not to personalize the metamorphosis that I’ve seen occur over the past 22+ yrs. But honest to GOD, how can any of us sit by silently and see the unjust treatment of our fellow officers. As I stated in one of my previous “blobs” I personally have had good fortune throughout my career, I’ve been blessed to have worked for some brilliant, courageous (read: has balls), sergeants and lieutenants. Good people who have gone to bat for me, when I needed them to.
I’m not related to, nor do I boff, anyone on the department, as I’ve said, I HAVE BEEN LUCKY and have gotten to where I am through my own hard work. While this should be the norm, it has become the exception at MDPD. So you see, it is not for myself that I voice my opinions here…it is for those who have been wronged by the unsavory dealings of the unholy alliance between the Dept & the PBA. It’s the same reason I became a cop. To uphold & enforce the law, to protect those who cannot or do not know how to protect themselves. The 10%er’s here are your 3-15’s. Maybe you don’t know what 3-15’s do! You sound like one of those embarrassing-sorts who are here just for your ego, or the $$$. Someone who just wanted a government job and the post office had a hiring freeze.
I am not disgruntled…I AM THOUROUGHLY DISGUSTED and rather than sit by and pretend that things are just “rosey-posey” I have chosen to exercise my first amendment right and to use this forum to tell those Command Gaffers who violate the SOP’s and the PBA who won’t even represent it’s dues-paying-members when asked to do so…that I AM 1% of the 10%. It may not look like much on paper, but there is only one version of the truth and that is all it takes...The Truth. Not the Masses, but the TRUTH!!
Don’t be stupid, Whatsthe., the tarnished badges are attributed to the wrong-doers, not the Whistleblowers. You sound like one of the “guilty parties.”
ciao
ANON,I think your intentions are good but why would anyone be interested in what we say in this blog? wink wink. are our words subject to subpeonas to uncover our identities? Have we perpetrated a crime? Isn't freedom of speech one of our rights?
Wow, I guess that secretary that exposed Enron was all wrong...
Everyone who has posted on this site continues to post because the Tea Pot is boiling over and no one is minding the stove...
Now that comment about F&F and someone getting someone out of jail because of their association is great if it can be brought to light because this is EXACTLY what we have been talking about here, talk about career suicide, this blog should act as the warning and that case should be the example, so if I may be so bold to ask for a 15 at this time, please, anyone with knowledge of this case PLEEZE post facts about it and it will reach the right avenues...trust me, because everyone who's high and mighty are going to jump on it in hopes of clearing their own pitfalls.
I wish you all the best; I have been reading some of the comments,(too many to read all) and I know they are on target. The only promotions that are earned are through testing. It does not matter how hard you work or how much knowledge or experience you have, an appointment is only earned by having powerful godfathers. Assignments are no different. Spending your whole career in uniform is never rewarded, neither is hard work.
True that it is difficult to please everyone; however, most of you keep mentioning the same people and yet the command staff ( who I bet are reading them) pay no attention. Good luck to all of you, even Barney.
The Nanney comment was sad, he is one of the good guys. He does care about the officers; however, as members of the command staff you are not always able to defend those who need it and deserve it. My case with Lt. Manny Miranda, a truly good worker and loved by his people. I did everything I could to help Manny but no one would listen except for Legal, who could do nothing for him. God bless, stay safe.
"Spartacus ....ur a spy."
Ha ha! Funny one, 28plus! Is that because I don't agree 100% with you and Maverick? Is that the "test?" Guess what? You don't set the parameters here. Capisce?
Instead of discussing the issues, you and the ankle-biters wanna talk about me. Okay, let's.
Who am I?
- I wrote a letter to the HEAT many years ago which I titled "The Mickey Mouse Syndrome." It dealt with then-Chief Leonard Brady's attempt to discipline Pat Hanlon because he violated one of Brady's pet peeves - he had the audacity to hang his sunglasses from his uniform epaulets. The story made the Herald and the hue and cry from the citizens was an embarrassment to the Command Staff. I don't know if it's true or not (I hope it is), but I heard that at the next Staff meeting EVERYONE showed up in uniform with sunglasses hanging from their epaulets. Maybe a former gold badge who was there can verify the story.
- I wrote another letter to the HEAT criticizing both the squad in Cutler Ridge who was handling calls from home and the Dept for then "punishing" itself by having officers with take-home cars attend roll calls and transfer from their stations every day. It defeated the the entire PURPOSE of the PPVP, which was to have officers available longer.
- I filed a grievance in Southwest GIU (Kendall) for Lt. Diane Paull's policy which changed the on-call detective's shift (to 7P-3A, M-T) in order to save overtime. The Dept settled and things went back to normal. I wasn't afraid of the repercussions and having to say "09-QSK", and I enjoyed another 2 years in the unit. See? Good things happen when you show some spine.
- I wrote a letter to Harvey Ruvin, which I CC'd to Director Taylor, DD Heller, Chief Vazquez, and Major O'Donell, complaining about the problems at the Clerk's Office which were causing MASSIVE amounts of tickets to be dismissed for the expiration of speedy trial limits. I emphasized how officers are disciplined for various court related issues, but NO ONE ELSE IN THE SYSTEM seems to be held accountable. It caused a collective "WTF?!" from what I hear, and I was "ordered" never to contact the Clerk's Office again. But guess what? Traffic tickets were promptly put in the system after that and no longer were huge amounts being dismissed outright. Coincidence? You decide.
- When the issue of take-home cars came up once for review, I faxed a letter to Mayor Penelas and 3-4 Commissioners outlining why the program was of great benefit to not just officers, but the citizens as well. It was a respectful and well thought out letter. The reaction was to launch a (I kid you not) PCB investigation looking to charge me CRIMINALLY for misappropriation of County equipment, to wit, the Hammocks fax machine. Someone along the line came to their senses and that went away. Ask Charlie Miller.
- I wrote a letter (by now you've figured out that I'm an accomplished author and that's why they call me "the letter writer" ;-) to the Herald defending the RID guys who chased that scumbag McClellion up into Broward. When the Dept wouldn't defend them from the ACLU, the NAACP, PULSE, and every other POS group with an axe to grind against the police, I defended them as they SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEFENDED, and I signed my name to it. I was taken off the road for a week (again, I kid you not) and put on the Desk, and it was only the intervention of a private attorney that prevented the Dept from doing more.
- I defended Jorge Carnero at his appeal hearing for his boneheaded "Taliban" letter to Bill Press. Yeah, he did a boneheaded thing (sorry Jorge, it is what it is), but the Dept TOTALLY overreacted in my opinion. In true vindictive Departmental fashion (I actually think this one came from the County Attorney's Office) TWO YEARS after that incident I was handed a DAR for not reporting the letter to my supervisor. I wrote a rebuttal and, to the Dept's credit, that DAR went away.
So, who am I? Someone who doesn't like this anonymous bashing and complaining. Someone who believes in standing up for what's right. Someone who still believes in things like "honor, truth, and integrity." They say that character means doing the right thing, even when it HURTS. And I've been advised by a number of ppl to NOT reveal who I am. But I posted all of the above to demonstrate that I'm not afraid to put my money where my mouth is and stand up for what's right.
So, who am I? I'm Officer Vic Fernandez, H-2301, ID#2164.
Now, if you wanna discuss ISSUES, I'm all for it. But if you're gonna attack ME for my opinions and you do it anonymously, be forewarned that I'm gonna call you A COWARD, because I've demonstrated here that I, at least, am NOT...
Spartacus..you have my blessing because I can personally attest to what you said and YES, you did those things and yes, you are not a coward by no means! Blog on!
SpartiPUS,
Krimeny-sakes! WTF r u thinking???
I'm sorry you felt the need to out yourself...that more than pregnant pause you hear is the wind being knocked-out of the rest of us.
Now that you have revealed yourself I will tell you that I am familiar with your letter writing reputation,eventhough I don't KNOW you. But you should know that you had my respect, as do the other bloggers, by just having voiced your opinions here, albeit anonymously.
As you know we have butted-heads here and I don't agree with you on many things, but I respect your right to have a different opinion than mine. I personally don't need to have the approval of anyone, here or anywhere else, for that matter. I don't give a RatZ-ass if I am liked by anyone! I will fight for you just as I would fight for someone who shares my point of view. And Brother, I will stand up for you, eventhough I don't think "outing yourself" was in your best interest. What's done is done, I am here for you.
AND... I reserve the right to call you SpartiPUS for the times that you will surely piss me off in the future.
Thanks, whodatis.
Fair enough, Daddy. I can take what ppl dish out. If not, I wouldn't have used my name.
Oh, and before I get any more phone calls, guys, this server is located somewhere on the West Coast, probably California. That's why the time posted shows as 3:07 PM. Trust me, I may be stupid enough to use my real name, but I'm not stupid enough to do it ON DUTY. LOL. That was posted at 6:07 PM EST. For those who expressed concern, it was appreciated.
Hmmmmm...let's seeeee....what shall his punishment beeeeee? Drawn & Quartered? Boiled-in-oil? Flogged? Banished to Siberia? Live at 5, film at 11, SpartiPus dethrones J. Carnero as "Bonehead of the Moment." Who will represent him, PBA or PLEA?
Will We need to take up a collection to buy him a pair of state of the art tweezers so he can pluck the splinters out of his ass he'll get from riding the pine? Ok, well maybe not State of the Art Tweezers, afer all we are just the 10%er's!
Woe to SpartiPUS! What to do? :-)
Hey Spatadunce! What the Hell were you thinking about? This blog is not about who has the balls. Everyone here has them in one form or another. You didn't have to prove yourself. I didn't agree with you 100% of the time, but I always told you to blog. You are right, no one here is the head cheese, (Maybe I sounded like it on some occasion :)) I disagreed only when you interjected the PBA or Command staff, the rest of what you wrote was cool.
I still don't know you, so by naming yourself, don’t tell me anything. Well, it does, WTF were you thinking? It wasn't necessary.
Bro, my hats off to you but If I disagree with you, I will continue to do so.
Okay, Okay, since you named yourself, should I call you for a Date? :)
Okay, Okay, if I continue to attack you, or your opinions, I'm a coward. See, I have a difference of opinion, a person' validity or manhood is not tied into naming themselves on this blog; anonymous blogging is a good thing because you get information that normally you wouldn't get. If you have a system that goes after a person for speaking the truth, then for reasons each individuals has, they may choose to be silent, speak up or be anonymous.
You see, the department would want people to name themselves so that they can begin the character assassination game. You seem to know it, if they can’t dispute the charges, they assassinate the character.
Maybe I will contact you directly and find out who you really are.
Wooooooooooooooooow Sparky...
Did I fucked you up that bad, that you had to out yourself here?
Just a blog dude....people expressing opinions, thats all. You just took it personal.
I tip my hat to you. I think its stupid, but a ballsy move.
As much as I hate to say it, I'll throw you a 3-15 if you should ever need it. You should be ok though. With the PBA and John... ;-)
Wooooooooooooow.........
Guess I pushed some buttons. Lets face it most of us got into police work because we wanted to make a difference way back when. The great thing about being a cop is that you can bring a bit of justice to an otherwise unjust world. That’s it in a nutshell. Your only reward is the satisfaction of bagging a 26 subject that was terrorizing the neighborhood, or the 29 subject that dragged some poor lady halfway through a parking lot, a cutter, a shooter, or if you’re really lucky maybe even a sick pervert rapist.
Been there? Done that? If you have, maybe you’re not part of the 10% and I was too harsh in my judgment. I never said it doesn’t suck that you are out working to bring some justice to the world and yet your own backyard is full of injustice. It sucks the spirit out of a lot of good cops over the years. But injustice is everywhere. It comes with this and every other job. MDPD is not unique or exempt from it. It’s just that as cops we have less of a stomach for it. We’re the ones who fight injustice, so how can we have so much of it in our own house. Sadly, that’s just the way it is.
It’s not new to Nside and whatever is going on there now. It’s been around for 25+ years and surely before then. Long before that Nside Capt was setting perimeters from the bathroom, there was the Capt that wrote you up for getting out of your car without your hat on, then there was the Chief…already named (name and badge number huh, guess you like controversy)who had officers written up for hanging sunglasess from their shirt lapels, the Lt who didn’t want anyone chewing gum inside the station, etc. They are gone now, but petty BS will continue in other forms.
I’m not here for a contest to see who is the biggest badass. Only to lend a different perspective. Many of you are carrying around a lot of poison about a lot of things MDPD. Chances are that poison will cause you a lot more damage than it will to those who you are carrying it around for. It's going to change your how you feel about coming to work everyday and then it only gets worse from there.
28plus rather than trash you back, I’ll use your little jab to make my point. Yeah Central is a tough place to work, but looking your nose down at other cops because you think you’re better or work harder than they do, that’s how it starts. That’s the same attitude that leads some supervisors and command staffers to see themselves as different or better than the people under them and then the pettiness begins. Every cop who puts on the gown anywhere in the county faces the same risks...Somohano, Martin, Boles, Strazalkowski, Zore, all were KIA and not working in “Central” by the way, but in some of the other “cushy” districts.
Stay positive.
Can anybody help me out with the following information;
A Bianchi __________ from Kendall, who dad is retired from our Department. Does 8 months on the road and shipped to bike school.
Dad who now works for FDLE and pals with our Mayor,use that majic wand to get daugther to Bike squad, then FTO.
Bianchi gets pregeant and when she returns from Mat Leave, oops she never returns, she now at training bureau.
Any info? See how hard working men and women without any hook up has to stay on the road. How do the new guys get to go w/o any experience anywhere they want to go.
By the way LKING, good luck in your retirement. I do disagree about the promotional test is the real thing. We all know how those that take tests are just as abusive as those who bypass the test. How test scores are manupalated and how to get those promoted that they want promoted, i.e. robbery. It is not about whether we agreed with what management does, you are right, you cannot please everyone. It is about if management did the right thing. You know, fairness and equally responsive, you know the fake mission statement.
Nanney is a great guy as long as you agreed with him, if you don't believe me, ask those that have disagreed with him. That isn't a negative about him, just an observation. I like the guy myself but it is what it is. He should be the next Director becasue at least he has the ear of most of the guys in the department and would do the right thing, fair and responsive, that's all we ask.
But this isn't about nanney, it is about the lack of good leadership in the our command staff. Garcia you are good too, a little shoutout. now I feel like I have to name the rest, nah, they know who they are.
Spartacus, don't change your blog name, I'll pretend you didn't name yourself. I can't rag on you now, you meathead. You took the fun out of it. I have to behave now, maybe.
Jeesss, I left this blog on the weekend and now were at 437. Great Job men and women. This blog is Protected by the 1st Amendment people, THE FIRST AMENDMANT. We can say what we want, when we want and how we want. This is why we bear the Silver Badge. To up hold the Constitution for all not for some. The Department knows that if they interfere with our FREEDOM OF SPEECH and it becomes prosecutorial, they'll hear it from the ACLU and any other acronym out there. Come on people instead of being the 10%er, we should be 20, 30%er and growing. Change starts here. Psst...If you all want to know who D1201 is, she always wearing a jacket to hide her Frankenstein, Liposucking scars on Midnights in Midworst. You can't miss her on the radio, because her Sgt. is always asking for her QTH. She likes to get lost on Midnights. =)
Enuff said...
What have I done?
For all who question the wisdom of identifying myself I ask you, are we not in a profession that values honesty, integrity, courage, and honor? Some people will roll their eyes at such apparent naivety, but isn't that the source of the problem right there, that we DON'T uphold those things anymore? Those are the values that made our country great, but nowadays people piss on them.
Honor? When was the last time you heard ANYONE use that word? (I don't mean like at a funeral where someone says, "We're here to honor...") I can't speak for anyone else, but I for one have trouble speaking about "Truth" when I'm concealing my own identity. I don't consider it "Honorable" to criticize people personally without them having the opportunity to respond, or to say things about people that I wouldn't say to their face.
What have I done?
With the exception of some of the exchanges I've had with other bloggers (in my own defense), I've endeavored to stay away from the personal attacks. Once you get personal, communication breaks down. And because I haven't gotten personal, I believe that I can speak to anyone face to face without that added obstacle. Yeah, they might be pissed off that I commented on their management style, but they won't also be stewing because I called them a ****sucker. LOL.
What have I done?
Because I've tried to keep it "clean," there's little that the Dept or PCB could find legitimately objectionable. That's why I've cautioned some of you to be civil. We're in a profession that deals with GATHERING INFORMATION. Do you think you can post for any length of time and NOT have people figure out who you are? Granted, a lot of people read the blog for the "Jerry Springer" element. I guess that can't be avoided. Me? I don't care for Jerry Springer. ;-)
What have I done?
I didn't post my name because I was somehow prodded into doing so by what people said. I stated early on that I would probably do so because "the spirit within me compels me." Job 32:18. I'm not one to hide in the back while wrongs are being perpetrated. THAT'S NOT WHAT I BECAME A COP FOR. If I wanted to hide with the crowd, I would've stayed a civilian. Google "forlorn hope." That's me. If someone doesn't pick up the flag and lead the charge, everyone just mills around like a mob and grumbles.
If after all that anyone thinks I care about being a target, then they missed the point of the whole exercise. ;-)
Officer Vic Fernandez, H-2301
Spartacus,
Like I said before I have been around long enough to know about your letter writing on behalf of the men and woman of this department, all in the name of Fairness, and not for self benefit. I was around when the angry mob took over at Tropical, 3-15s went out, other districts called in, media frenzy ensued and our Illustrious Chief Brady's only observation of the whole fiasco was Pat Hanlon's sunglasses, and THESE types are our leaders? This same clown also wanted to arrest a whole BLE class for grand theft for relocating another BLE's guide on flag!
You paid your price and stayed in uniform 90% of your career and went to the desk only to stay out of the "Limelight" after you wrote that great Miami Herald article that pretty much shed light on what we as Officers face every day of our lives. Your crime was attaching the name of our Dept to your name. (Sucks to be proud huh?)
I know that you won't be on this blog for long because someone, somewhere has you in their crosshairs.
Someone will approach you as to how you screwed up, they will put you through the mill, analyze every word you wrote in an attempt to find some SOP that will bury you...but please, keep blogging on, keep us up to date on your journey through PCB and the PBA and the rehabilitative grindstone that this machine has become.
Once again, enjoy retirement because I am sure that the pressure to leave the DROP early is on!
Sparta Misguided, wisdom? That’s for you to deal with. No one here rolls their eyes with naivety concerning the values you listed. Blogging anonymously brings forth those values. Don’t you still get it?
What have you done? You may yourself feel better.
What have you done? Named yourself and brought attention to you instead of them.
What have you done? Spoiled the fun we use to have.
When blog started, there were a few post, then some more and now look at it.
The silence – Is what we endured while working within the department, we felt it, knew it and because we said, we COPS, we kept quiet.
The grumbling – is what we started to do because we knew something was wrong and yet because we are COPS, we grumbled and yet kept salience.
Speak out – That’s what some of us did because we are COPS and knew that things were not just wrong, but immoral, unethical, and plain old fashion messed up. The department spoke back in the form of transfers, discipline and character assassination. But we continue to speak out, because we’re COPS.
Blogging – Is what’s going on now, to give a forum for police officers to vent openly to each other in order to know, we’re not crazy. We are COPS and we are not alone. That my problems are the same as yours, who I suspect to abusive, is the same guy you do. To freely speak freely without retribution, to compare notes, and most importantly information.
Blogging doesn’t take away your badge of courage or lessen your integrity; they would love for you to think that. This feeling, this honor thing is what kept us silence for a long time and this is what they, without honor or integrity banks on.
The Storm – is what’s coming because we have been blogging and believe me armed with information gather, unimpeded from this blog, we will certainly be saying who we are, in the next forum.
So stay away from saying who you are. It is not necessary at this juncture. Like you stated, Spartacus, there are those on the blog who state everyday the same thing to management as they do on this blog. We have an idea of who is who. The blog is needed to share this information with others.
As long as they have to guess who we are, the longer it drives them crazy. Who does the blog bother? To you think that those who do a good job as supervisors and command staff are concern with this blog? Keep them guessing and wondering, what’s next on this blog.
Please don’t take the personal attack personal, Spartacus, as you stated, we’re COPS. It was said, I cannot speak for Mav, ragging out and calling out was part of what we do as COPS. Now I can’t do that with you any longer.
PS, you are right, this back and forth made me forget about Northsideneeds315.
You got balls, Vic, I'll give you props for that. But you should be very careful about discussing any issues that may currently be under investigation by PCB now that the vindictive brass know who you are. During our recent infamous roll call where we were told not to publicly disparage the department, we were reminded that it's a misdemeanor to release info about an open PCB investigation. Hopefully they've already learned that it's futile to hold a shaky criminal charge over your head. ;)
Guys,
No need to worry. I won't and haven't made comments on any open investigations. As far as the anonymity goes, all I've done is revealed myself here. I have it on good authority that the Dept already knows who everyone is. So to them this is Vic Fernandez saying that he's......Vic Fernandez. LOL. Big friggin' whoop dee do.
Betty,
Your post was well meant and I didn't consider it a personal attack. I suspect that a lot of the ppl that are here have taken up the flag at some point themselves, when no one else would. Just the fact that you're posting says a lot about your convictions. My comment about grumbling has more to do with ppl who ONLY grumble and won't take the steps necessary to remedy the situation.
Everyone has a different approach to this, born of their experiences and also their individual personalities. I'm glad so many people are blogging. I wish there were.......how many sworn do we have now? :-) But I know some people are TERRIFIED of blogging here. Heck, some won't even LOOK at the site. Then at the other extreme are those who absolutely BLAST certain supervisors, deservedly so in most cases.
That's ok. Even though it's not my personal style, there's something to be said for the effect it has on said supervisors and their peers. I also have it on good authority that there's a general "WTF?!" going on with the Staff, because some of them weren't aware how screwed up some of their associates are, and that's also a good thing.
I don't want to dwell on hypotheticals as to what or if they'll do anything to me now. I can assure you of one thing: if the Dept embarks on some vendetta in order to silence me and intimidate the others on this blog, YOU HERE are going to get a detailed blow-by-blow description of what they do. And if they invoke the old and tired, "This is an internal investigation and you can't comment," I have a feeling that some little birdie, unrelated to the Dept and maybe posting from one of those Russian IPs that are untraceable, is gonna start "chirping." The days of "silence" are over.
(Besides, I've always secretly desired a "40-under" past. ROTFL)
Spatacus, and to those on the blog, my hat is off to you. Really? Oh yes, sincerely, I can tell those here, Spartacus is no spy, you can disagreed with him but not his conviction. trust me on this. My hat is off to Spatacus, he has paid his dues.
I AM SPARTACUS
“Spartacus” coñoacerequebolá, hey dude what have you done?
In outing yourself, you have sucked the wind and energy from the evil twins, Mav and “the gimp” Mav05. Shit, no more personal attacks, no more questioning your sexuality, no more accusations that you are JR, Steadman, management, bin laden, etc. Now, they are both kissing up to you. All of his “ankle biting” followers are now leaderless, since he was so ““SLOW”” to realize, you guys work for the same major!!!! AWKWARD moment I bet. See Mav, I made my point and didn’t attack you.. just kidding and having a little fun, relax, stay positive. However, get new material dude, please, we’re tired of hearing about bencomo, ricky etc .I know you are disoriented right now, and you will re-focus, I know you can do it…let’s do the right thing…peace out horse! ..p.s. hey sparty, I remember the P. Hanlon letter, it created a stir. Very well written, kudos. A perfect example of a purported leader “drowning in a glass of water”
“Divide and Conquer”
Folks, if we get carried away with slamming and telling on each other, then “they” have won and we have failed. This is exactly what management is hoping for. An officer in MW hands up an officer that is missing her car number and guess what, management countywide starts checking all vehicles and other officers get burned. It’s happening as we speak in NW. STOP handing each other up! Not to out anyone, but the female sergeant that has a personal beef with the female officer at MW, please take care of your crap in-house. That stuff doesn’t need to be here. You guys have no idea how good you have it, ask NW and Northside if they wouldn't trade bosses with you all....
“Stay positive and focused”
Lets keeps the good info coming in folks, minimize the hating against other officers, they are not in charge. Do not comment on open pending investigations. Stay united. By the same token if someone in command is doing standup work, why not say so? Keep putting the zombies in jail, the citizens deserve no less. Come back and post, vdlv, fed-up, maximus, ivqt, leaving, ouchie, etc…..your input is needed.
“The PBA”
Our bargaining unit has been put on notice. Lets give the PBA a trace date of say…November 1 to start addressing punitive transfers, the dept's skirting of interviewing rule and procedures, and all the other maladies mentioned in this blog. If by December 1, it is business as usual at the PBA, then we should vote on a date to do a mass withdrawal from the PBA. I will provide a sample “Request to Stop Payroll Deduction memo.” We realize and sympathize with JR who has been busy over the years addressing Raul Martinez, Hialeah Police Chief Rolando Bolanos, IG Chris Mazella, SA Rundle to no end and he is now the state PBA prez. He has a lot on his plate and will welcome Dan Howard, at PLEA beefing up his staff and having a bunch of us jump ship.
“Rumors”
Farewell to chief burgess who’s jumping over to C/R. good luck, bailing out just in time………….”I had a long conversation with an old friend on June 2007, he fell ill and left us way too soon on July 2007, Lt. Artie Gonzalez, He told me that if I ever had the chance to say it, that I should wish connie cooper the very best, and to advise her to be careful and not choke on a Twinkie!! .R.I.P. brother! …heyyy...Ricko Suave, you got your 180+k from her at POB and bailed,,,,,,,,,,L. King, way to standup for Manny Miranda, nice to be retired and immune from the wrath that’s coming….. wait… I think I’m being followed, shit they’re parked across the street ….turning off the lights, gotta go… stay safe!!
To “Anon”, dude MSNBC’s Chris Hansen from “To catch a Predator” is looking for you, keep low…your I.P and MAC altering procedure is frequently utilized by online predators….I’m not saying you’re one, just be careful…
“In Closing” “The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Please slow down when you see a uniform unit on a traffic stop to make sure he or she is all right. Yeah the dolphins got their ass kicked again, but so did those “fucking lousy stinkin Jets”!! To all you N.Y. Jet lovers, GFYS!!!! Bring it on boys!!
It's not hard to imagine that MDPD is spending more time investigating who posts on this blog than they do investigating public corruption. I knew we could no longer trust this department when Director Parker removed a straight shooter like Mike Trerotola from the Public Corruption Unit. And what was Iron Mike's heinous offense? Refusing to give Mayor Carlito briefings on which county employees were under investigation for corruption! Amazingly, Carlito sees nothing wrong with being given inside information on which of his fellow politicians, or himself, is being investigated. At least Iron Mike recognized what a massive ethical breach the request was and refused to comply, even though it cost him his job. Now we know that the Public Corruption Unit is just a puppet acting under the Mayor's orders.
"Not to out anyone, but the female sergeant that has a personal beef with the female officer at MW, please take care of your crap in-house."
I got news for you, it's the whole Midnight platoon that's got a problem with Miss Untouchable. And since Delta-1 is asleep at the wheel, as usual, this blog is the only way to get noticed.
More grist for the mill:
EVERYONE reads those promotion/transfer lists the second they come out, right? So you would imagine that if a "mistake" was made, it would be caught THAT SAME DAY, or the next day at the latest, right? So how does it happen that it takes TWO WEEKS for a "mistake" to be noticed? Someone please explain to me on what planet that makes sense.
No, more than likely that list came out, some F&F calls were made and, Voila!, the "mistake" was corrected. I won't name the little crab that got victimized because he might get boiled too. Those involved on all sides know who's involved. But unless someone beats me to it, the dirty details are gonna come out when I get them.
A lot has been said about those granting the favors. I criticized somewhat those accepting the favors. But the REAL culprits are those soliciting the favors. YOU are the ones who make a call and say, "I NEED you to do this," or "You're gonna DO this, whether you LIKE IT or not," and you put your peers or your subordinates on the spot because no one wants to say, "No," even though you BOTH know what you're doing is wrong. So you are WORSE than corrupt, you are a corrupter, because you are enlisting people to do things which everyone knows are wrong.
Remember that memo that circulated from Director Parker about nepotism that we all had to sign? I would like to see that PRACTICED.
PS. I neglected to give you guys the entire verse before:
"For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me..."
Job 32:18.
I'm full of words alright; 27 YEARS worth. I'm just getting warmed up. ;-)
"the whole Midnight platoon that's got a problem with Miss Untouchable. And since Delta-1 is asleep at the wheel"
Got it, thanks brown gown I had no idea that the midnight platoon designated you as the spokesperson. Thanks for clearing that up for us. Can someone assigned to that platoon please verify that brown gown is your spokesperson.
When this blog was started I thought, and still think, it's a great forum for ppl to post information on wrongdoings throughout our Department. So far so good but what's next? "Hey did you here about that guy in Kendall that rights PO's family tickets, yea his name is Koivu, he smokes cigars in his green and white" There goes the cigar police off to bang Koivu, who happens to be an asshole by the way and would be deserving. I don't think this is the place for that kind of stuff. I think it was getsome who said it best "Divide and Conquer".
Bloggers, if you now begin to post things on here just to get someone that you dislike in trouble you might succeed in pleasing your own selfishness but you are clouding the big picture. Exactly what "they" want.
I mean really, I made a few phone calls just to really find out who this D1201 is and this is what I found out. Yes, she is a nightmare to supervise, yes she is loud, yes she is annoying and the last thing I found out YES, SHE IS INSIGNIFICANT TO THE REAL ISSUES AT HAND. The question is a simple one, she has been there her entire police career on midnights and in uniform so it's not a F&F issue, it's not a click issue, what is it?
Brown gown, did she steal your boyfriend? Did she pee in your Kool-Aid? Get over it, she is insignificant.
As far as Midworst, rukiddingme? again I will quote getsome "try working for N1 or M1, reality check my brother. I have never worked for Galindo(Tony), but there is no way he comes close to those two.
Stay focused.......
I am so tired.
You come to work, loving what you do. Good at what you do. You're energized. And then, reality comes crashing down. Brought about by those who are sure that they are right and we are all wrong. They reinfoce the "us versus them" mentality. They tell you that this is the way “we” do things around here. You either get with the program or face the consequences. The threats are veiled to be sure. But they are threats none the less. There are so many ways to intimidate. Then there is the smallest gleam in the eye. They know they have you. The standard response is lingering the background. Even if they don’t say it. “You can always leave.” “No one is making you stay here.”
They are right, aren’t they? We aren’t forced to stay at this place or the other. It doesn’t matter that you actually like your current assignment and don’t want to leave. Weekends with your kids aren’t that important. The geography of your assignment to your house; none of that forces us to stay. Does it?
I am so tired. Maybe tomorrow will be better. I’ll go catch a bad guy. That’s why I did this in the first place.
DAMN SPOON, YOU'RE REALLY HURTING. I'M ONLY GUESSING, BUT IT'S TIME YOU GET OUT OF NSIDE.
P.S. GET WELL SOON EDWIN
Hey what happened to the blog's old format? Can anyone advise??
excellent posts Spartacus, getsome, quebolaacere, jediknight, tiredbadge...please do not retreat!!
Welcome aboard "rukiddingme" some good points...hey "brown gown", not to offend you, but are you MW district's midnight platoon spokesperson/woman??
"New rules regarding Promotions"
All newly promoted sergeants and lieutenants will henceforth be assigned to uniform road patrol duties until 12 months has elapsed (probation) and a minimum rating of satisfactory has been attained.
This will ensure that all future supervisors and command staff will at least be minimally familiar with all the complexities of uniform road patrol, the backbone of the department. No more going straight to the robbery, domestic, legal, F&F training bureau, etc. You guys/girls know who you are, Warren, Joe the plumber, etc etc……… You may think that you lucked out; because you will make probation without ever having to make meaningful decisions……....You won’t have to reveal that maybe you are just an excellent Tim Gillette clone with no real idea of how to supervise line officers or maybe you really are fully capable, but the perception will be that you took a shortcut, have a rabbi or are related to F&F member. You won’t be tested by a bunch of competent and seasoned road grunts and sgts, nor will you have to respond to or direct/supervise perimeters, shootings, baker act calls, ecd/use of force incidents, civil disturbances, in-progress calls, bank robberies, burglary-in-progress calls, citizen complaints, homicides, accidents, domestics, canceling chases or not canceling them etc………..Back to basics folks, don’t be scared, avoid shortcuts…...in the long run you will be more effective and respected!!, lets do it! Don't take this personal guys, it just my opinion.
Stay away from those who hate, just to hate and never offer soultions. Save your livers and enjoy the journey, the end (retirement) will soon arrive and you can enjoy the next phase of your life in good mental shape. Peace out!
I like the Dec 1 mass pba bail out that "getsome" suggested, Dan howard are you ready?.....
FYI: TNT officer shot in so. dade tonight, is is qru; srt/k9 is searching for the subject stay safe out there…
next blog - the interview process and the pba role, or lack of..... stay tuned....
Spoon I feel you.
Thank God the police officers involved in last night shooting are okay. You know us; we tend to rally behind our guys. Then come brass, out from the tower they come to offer what they offer. I have no judgment, whether they are sincere or insincere, I really have no judgment. I can only say, that they do express their concerns, offers of “whatever you need,” and hope you get well, are stated. Truly, I have no judgment of their sincerity or their concerns; in fact I do take them at their words.
To all those, in command staff positions and to the Director, I have to ask you; do we have to be shot before you come to see us? Do we have to die before you care? I simply ask these questions because we haven’t seen you at Northside District, we haven’t seen you at Northwest District, we haven’t seen you at Midwest, at Headquarters, at, at and at.
We, who are not shot or have died in the line of duty, are hurting. Don’t you care? We, who are still in the trenches securing our communities from harm, are hurting. Don’t you care? We, who have cried out in this blog, who have cursed and shouted for help, don’t you? Look through the cursing, the name calling, the bashing and trashing, can’t you see that the men and women of your department, our department are hurting? Don’t you care? DO WE HAVE TO BE SHOT OR KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, for you to care? I say this with all my honesty, DON’T YOU CARED?
We know you have either read the blog or someone has told you about it and yet, we haven’t seen you. You are aware of who the offenders are, they are listed. You know where they are at, it is also listed. Most importantly, you know what they have done, it’s listed and posted.
Please respond to us as if we were shot or killed in the line of duty. Please come from your homes, headquarters or from wherever you where and respond to us. Help us stop the blogging, the airing out of dirty laundry and show us that you care. In case you really didn’t realize it, the storm is rising, and morale is at its lowest. There is anger being expressed on the blog and it is directed at you, help us. Please don’t make the mistake and actually believe that those on the blog are a minority, please don’t.
Please don’t make the fatal mistake and assume you can continue to embark on this course of disconnect, uncaring, or invoke your favorite tool, the threats. If this blog have shown you anything, threats and intimidations are not working, we have been getting used to it. The fallout from that tool has become this blog.
LISTEN TO THOSE WHO HAVEN”T BEEN SHOT OR KILL, we are hurting, don’t you care?
dopo
I don't want to get shot or hear about any of my fellow Officer's shot or hurt, What I do want to hear is....
You people are right, we are coming out of the shadows to support you.
You are right, many members of the upper echelon have screwed up and we will punish them just like we would punish you.
You are right, we violate the SOP's by transferring as punishment.
You are right, we transfer people because they kiss our asses and are probably related to someone we really don't like but OWE a favor to.
You are right, the most qualified Officer never really get's the job because we don't care what the people of Dade County think, we only care how it will benefit us!
You are right, we adjust shifts to avoid overtime at our discretion, against SOP and PBA policy, but no one will challenge it because we have you by the gonads!
That's what I want to hear! Oh, and if I get shot, stay at home and call me and speak those words over the phone, the brothers and sisters that love me will be at my side, be sure of it!
To whodat is, on Oct. 20th I made ref. to a f&f incident. You inturn asked for 15's to validate the story.
Since I mentioned it here, I have no problem with continuing to state the truth with facts. So, I've learned that the story is 100%TRUE!
It appears that the Ofc. that was involved in that incident was A. Figone N1201. The way I understand it was that he made a traffic stop where it was revealed that the driver was an HTO. And after a few phone calls from AD Patterson...that friend or family member was not arrested, but let go.
The problem with the AD placing pressure on the officer, which by the way is unethical, is now the officer is on the hook. No ones mind to do the right thing for a family member, PO, Lt Chief or AD, the problem lies that the favor involved a HTO.
I always say, if you let a civillian go with a warning for the minor stuff, then you can do the same for PO family member, it's the same thing.
I hope the AD back up the officer if the PO finds himself on the hot seat.
Dannnnnnnnnng. Wahahappened here? Spart: good posts dude. You got my vote and I have heard good things about you. Stand up. Stand up for your rights! Betty: JR has failed us. But he does go on tv and says that we need more cops…..JR: for you my friend. We need less Bureaus and Sections with sworn personnel. We have the cops to do the job! I will get back to this point in a bit
TJ: the issues at the jail have been going on for too long. JR here is one for you…..no wait…Erched and JD. Listen to this one comment from TJ. You want us clearing, handling the next call, and the next, but you forget about the inordinate time we spend doing the “bs” waiting around. Effectiveness and efficiency: remember? Start doing something. Let’s see: a corrections van to pick up prisoners from Districts….yeah….24/7…yeah..... I like it. Should have been done long time ago dudes. JR….ERCHED..JD…..reading this?
Getsome: I am with you dude. Mav has been stuck on “slow” and "stop" with that bencomo spat far too long. Mav; do something dude. You got paper, witnesses, you got your ducks in a row…..Do it dude. File that suit! We are here for you…just do what you gotta do.
Hey…where is Mav and his sidekick Mav5? Did he get the cease and desist order from up above?
As far as Parker visiting…I have to disagree. I think the guy is genuine and real. I do. The issue is beneath him. None of those ADs or Chiefs tell him what is really going on. Why? Shit. Because mentioning issues or concerns in your given service division or chiefdom says…”I got problems I cant fix. I am useless. I cant handle this”
And not to rag on Danny over at IGB. Good guy. But daaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnng. Who needs sgts and officers setting up tents and chairs at an initiative and then those guys disappear until the event is over, and then they get paid ot for the set up and take down. What? No guns? No police cars? No police work for them? Little help dudes…partake with the rest of us. Maybe civilians can do that??? the chairs and tents.
Ok….give it a rest. Will be back with the interview (pissed off) process and the subject matter experts on the promotional process.
TTFN
Whodat; You wont get shot man....do things tactically sound and safe. We are here for you when and if you call...on a 3...any time.
Truth: we are go to N-side to do a job dude. deal with it. Maybe a supervisor can schedule a 39 run.....you know....effciency. Oh wait. Maybe by next week Erched or JD will have accomplished the Corrections doing the 39 runs from the Districts.....may be not. Maybe when Burgess takes the job over a C/R. Go Lenny!
Back to the gist of this blog.....let's post some ideas, solutions that work....say it. be heard!
TTFN
Charlie Miller for sheriff!
!Cono! Acerequebola? Here I am, no cease and desist order from above. In case you are wondering, Spartacus, you got it! I cannot speak for my evil twin Mav, but I have given up on ragging my brothers and sisters. Now, since you wanted to hear from me.
Do you really believe that Parker is a nice guy and genuine? I mean you can but think about it. You stated that it his guys down below that aren’t telling him anything, right? I get it, Parker is sitting at the ivory tower with his hands folded, wondering, what’s going on? I guess nothing because no one is telling that my Department is screwed up. I will just sit here and wait, boy, being Director is fun. Well, I can’t do nothing so I will issue a memo about talking on cell phone and making sure our police cars are clean. Yes, that’s important, I’ll do that, this way no one will think I’m doing nothing. Is this how you think what our Director is doing?
Bro, wake up, Parker is firing police officers unjustly and making them fight for their job back. Parker not only knows what is going on but his inability or unwillingness to something about it tells you that he’s is not a genuine or nice guy. You can’t be as your men and women are being subject to what you are reading on this blog. I don’t want to change your opinion, just get you another side of the picture.
Picture this, the battalion Cmdr, sitting in his tent as his men and women are getting slaughter and he or she states, I didn’t know, no one below me told me. I thought everything was okay. Hmmmm, it doesn’t work. Remember, those below him are his pals or haven’t you been reading this blog, Chief Smith is his pal, major buck is his pal, major Ferguson is his pal, chief Thomas is his pal, the list goes on and on and you still think, parker is sitting with his hands folded. There are others, these are the ones that came to mind at this time.
I guess you missed me and thought I had gone away, sorry, here I am. These are the facts.
How an organization works, any organization, down below is not responsible for the welfare of the organization, that is the job of the BOSS, the MAN, the HEAD HANCHO, The Head CHEESE, the DIRECTOR. Parker doesn’t get a free pass, he’s responsible and if he cared and was genuine as you stated, he would have done something about by now, right? Oh that’s right, he is, he trying to identify those on this blog so they too can sit with him, with their hands folded, right?
Then again, I can't speak for my evil twin
Since they called me out, hey Fed-up are you still with us or did you get a cease and desist order?
What about nisdeneeds315 are you still with us?
I am stil here and I will not leave until I see a change in this once fine Department. I believe that VERY SOON the whole operation will be exposed because I believce in the power of prayer. The one thing that boils my blood is that the EVIL doers all profess CHRIST. God please have mercy on all of them.
I do not know if it is me but with the exception of Doral it is only the North end that is being spoken about. Maybe the north end Chief is not doing his job. Maybe the AD is not doing his job. Maybe they both need to get 3's on their evalulations like the officer's get when they are labeled SLUGS!!!
betty0905,
Excellent post. It would be great if members of the Command Staff would respond with their feedback. But because of the way they've been blasted personally by some people, I doubt that's going to happen. It takes a lot of courage to expose yourself to ridicule, even if it's anonymously.
I see the Dept responding in one of three ways:
#1 Go to war - They find out who's blogging here and use every means at their disposal (transfers, discipline, etc.) to intimidate us into silence. I actually believe this is the least likely scenario because there's no question it would garner public attention and that's the LAST thing the Dept wants. With the time that a lot of us have on the Dept, we know where ALL the skeletons are buried and it would be a bloodbath. It would wind up doing more harm than good to the Dept's image, and I don't think anyone wants that. But I could be wrong. There are some highly vindictive people on this Dept and they aren't satisfied until they get their pound of flesh.
#2 Offer the peace pipe - This is the "high road," and unfortunately I believe that there's also little likelihood that the Dept will take it. It involves acknowledging that there are wrongs which need to be righted and a commitment to avoid wrongdoing in the future. I don't expect the Director to come out with a mea culpa type statement to the members of this Dept. That would take more character than a lot of people possess. But something along the lines of the nepotism memo, with ACTION to back it up, would do wonders as a starting point. Sadly, I think this scenario is also unlikely.
#3 Hunker down - I believe this is the most likely scenario. The Dept will simply choose to take cover, weather the storm, and hope that we run out of steam. This is the path it chooses with almost every controversy, unless and until the issue reaches such a proportion that it MUST be addressed. This did not begin with Director Parker. That mentality has been in place in this Dept for a LONG TIME: "We will not change until we are FORCED to change." Unfortunately for them, I don't think this is going to happen. Things have gone from bad to worse over the years, and if we don't put and end to this NOW, I can't imagine what it'll be like in the future.
That is not LEADERSHIP. That is a combination of selfishness, comfort, apathy, a lack of inspiration, and a total loss of moral clarity and moral courage. Is losing your conscience a prerequisite for advancement? I honestly don't know how some people sleep at night.
There is a general failure on the part of the Dept to recognize and deal with basic human nature. I don't know what they teach in those "line supervision" classes. Here's good advice from a book that, ironically, I've seen on some people's desks:
"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."
-- Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Treat your subordinates as YOU would like to be treated, and treat them as if you CARE about them as individuals instead of just assets. If a commander is loyal to his men, they will be loyal to HIM and to the mission. The Dept needs to promote LEADERS and not just ADMINISTRATORS...
Talking about F&F among all other political bull shit, let’s don’t forget about our
“Golden Boy” a.k.a. "Diego Gomez" and his click with the “L” of Carlos Alvarez, our great, fantastic, competent etc etc Miami-Dade Mayor (lol)….. finally, after many failures in making the Sergeant’s list, on his fourth attempt and of course, at this time already working for the Mayor’s Office at the 111 S. C. Bldg. Downtown, the golden boy makes number 11 on the list….. I wonder if he ever signed up to attend first line supervision training. lmao….unbelievable.....
Officers have always had statutory discretion to issue verbal warnings concerning traffic infractions and non-violent misdemeanor cases that don't involve injuries,etc...right??... we cut citizens breaks all time and we should never ever cite a fellow cop (regardless of rank) or his family...unless you're that piece of shit redneck Ray mayhew who use to chase and stop officers in marked vehicles going home on I-75 before he retired. does anyone know where he lives or if he ever came out of the closet and ever got his sex change or is he dead??
I agree with "conoacerequebola" that the director appears to be genuine and is not informed of half the stuff that he should know. His command staff's job, wink, wink, is to let him think all is well in police Sves, divisions, districts, bureaus, etc.
Hey, sgts do it to Lts, Lts to Captains etc etc...your mom kept shit from your dad, cause you knew he'ld kick your ass if he found out half the shit you pulled, it's the way of the world unfortuntnately...:-0
To prove my point, watch the director's command staff (ADs, Chiefs, majors)next time you see them together with the director at a district or function, and the director ask officers if there is anything they want to ask him ...... his staff starts shaking like a cage of canaries on their way down a coal mine.!!!!shake, shake, shake!!!
some great post here, stay safe!!
Bacalao , I value you opinion. Let me used your own analogy: “Hey, sgts do it to Lts, Lts to Captains etc etc...your mom kept shit from your dad, cause you knew he'ld kick your ass if he found out half the shit you pulled, it's the way of the world unfortunately...:-0” What you wrote is what sergeants, Lieutenants and Captains are supposed to do, that’s called their job. What your mom did was also her job. Sergeants, Lieutenants and Captains are not supposed to bother up above with half the shit you do, because it is within their job description to handle it. That’s what moms do because she doesn’t want to Dad with bullshit, she handled it. But, if the bullshit became a major problem, you can bet your mom told dad. Your Dad then handled it, right! Same principle, Sergeants, Lieutenants and Captains, they need to handle it but when it becomes a big problem, (READ THE BLOG, THERE’s BIG PROBLEMS HERE,) they need to go tell DAD, aka the DIRECTOR. Your dad hopefully wasn’t asleep at the switch; he would intercede whether mom told or not because he had an interested in your upbring. Same principle, if the Director cared, he would intercede, whether they told him or not, because he should have an interested in his Police Officers’ upbring.
Can’t fault you,but to suggest your dad didn’t know, then what can I say.
Then again, if I read through what you are really saying, it is us, the children, who are really misbehaving and we are lucky that mom isn’t telling dad right?
All is well at home except for misbehaving children, now really, who needs a spanking now?
Spart, I agree with scenario #3. Hunker down and it will go away, but this blog is the first step and I am proud to say 470 comments later the hunkering down is going to be for quite awhile!
A lot of new additions are coming on and we need more steam like the little train that could! I know that a lot of people read this everyday just itching to speak their minds, command staff included...SPEAK UP! Let the words flow, come on people "Just Do It"
Truth, thanks for updating me, as you know if no paper was written, then it is a he said, she said issue.
Keep The faith....This is still a great dept, We just need to un-tarnish it from the top down!
Cono! We got some "new crew" coming on. Welcome bacalao. To the rest...hunker down and don't shoot til you see the whites of their eyes. They are coming. Be prepared, be very prepared. I, for one, am ready. DO IT! Fed-up and Spart....let us all pray. Give us some encouraging words, psalms, passages.
I saw Burgess announcement to Corrections as a deputy director. Good luck to you sir. Now do the right thing.
Now...with all these command staff openings, let's see wahahappens. Can't wait. But you know bernie g is getting his chiefdom.... university @f&f institute....that was good, whowever came up with it.
Kudos to those inlvolved in taking down the dirtbags that took shots at our narc guys. Way to go! You guys/gals are angels for all of us.
I got an idead to re-do the command TO. TTFN...I need to make some more astute changes....so I can post them for the staff/director/mayor.
We are MDPD!
Once again, in spite of what we write on this blog, our guys will always do our job and do it well. To the men and women of MDPD, we are second to none. We, at the low end, always handle our business, and we do this well. To Ed and his partner, we are so grateful that you guys are okay. Great job to everyone on catching the perps that tried to do our partners in.
To Burgress, good luck, and keep an eye out for us.
The command staff is not the only one that appears to be hunkering down in hopes that this will go away. The _ _ _ has also slipped into that command bunker.
Remember, if we don't take care of each other, who will. If they know that we know and we are here to support each other, maybe this blog has done so good. Lets stay positive, keep your eyes and ears open and most importantly, blog and let us know.
Barney, you are correct. Supervisors are suppose to take care of business and not bother their supervisor (Lt, Cpt, Maj) with day-to-day activities, shenanigans, or just plain mischievous activities. But when hard working officers doing the right-thing day in and day out, get screwed, i.e., with these BS interview procedures, assignments,transfers, then the head boss needs to know. Those issues are within his span of control and he can change them.
Good idea "quebola" with Corrections picking up 39s.
great idea "getsome" re. making everyone do probation on the road. Won't happen,makes too much sense!!
When's that mass pba bailout coming??
Stay safe
Bacalao, Yes but when they do select the right person for the job and the director send word to pick this person instead, if you don't believe me, look at the last transfers and promotions, an example is there in black and white. This why I say to you, he knows. Don't you believe that people go see him, via chain of command becasue of these shennigans? He will give you a reason on why the selection was made, why it was correct and most importantly, thers' nothing he could do. Can you imagine, there's nothing he, the Director can do. You on the raod can effect a change in someone community and the Director can't do anything?
No, no free pass, He knows, this blog told him. Or are his chiefs and ads covering up this too from him? This is the talk at headqaurters and he knows.
Bacalao: thank you sir. Here is the scenario dude. You got a 39 to go…the run is coming to the station at whatever time…just drop him off….back to 09 qsk. The run just happened? Dude… raise the corrections 39 guys to a tac channel: where you at dudes? I got one to go…sgt already signed the a-form…I will meet you…his/her property is bagged….adjoining district?…on the road? Meet you there… Ok..done. 09 qsk with the next call…or return to your assigned quadrant/grid. Burgess,staff,director,PBA…reading this shit? Daaaaaaaaaaang. We just wanna be outhere doing the right thing. Sounds like efficiency. Where did I read that before????
Ok…probation for supervisors….no favors. No need to write it as policy. A philosophy. Dont matter who. friends and family…..you all gotta do the time…deal wit it, learn, get it under your belt then you can move on fair and square with the interview process( this one is questionable) after the probation. Just think staff....ou need not worry of favors….everybody understands. Gosh! If only it was that simple?
PBA pull out? We don’t need a mass exodus…just a few hundred… one at a time…..that’ll be enough to get started. PLEA we are coming get ready! Or should we consider the teamsters…..daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang.
barney: "tranquilo bobby".....easy...easy. This stuff is getting to Parker now. Ricky S.....somewhere you want to go dude? Go dude go. Opalocka is hiring.
We are MDPD!
Friends, I've spent the last few days working on a better method of collecting our ideas and gathering our resources together.
This blog, as great as it is, is not easy to read and is fairly unorganized. If someone reading this blog wanted to take action on a certain topic, they'd have to dig through 400+ posts to find it and it is not conducive to the change and attention most of these very important topics require.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you a dedicated forum with complete anonymity and the ability to talk to one another in a more organized manner.
http://www.miamidadeforums.com
I am by no means forcing anyone to change over, but I am doing what I can to further this cause.
I can transfer your posts over to the forum if requested and I am only asking a few minutes of your time in consideration.
And the web address is much easier to remember/spread as well. After all, the more people reading, the more information we share.
The logs are purged every 30 minutes and almost no information is stored server side. I can't say the same about the current blog we're using here, but I believe that more people will come forward knowing it is safe to do so.
Again:
http://www.miamidadeforums.com
- Anon
hmmm, I know what you mean Anon but, should I chirp as I'm being led into my cage? That fact that you say that you can move my post, chirp, chirp. Here twitty, twitty.
Nah, chirp, chirp, if I'm going to get found out, I rather it be here, where I have nested, chirp, chirp. By the way, Anon, was that with or woithout birdseeds?
Well, I thought that would be a common reaction.
As I said, it's up to the posters as to what they're comfortable with.
If something another cop made looks too professional, I can see where the reservation would be.
We're all supposed to be selfish uneducated fools and have no idea of what we're doing with computers. Hence common perception by the public. I understand that point and it doesn't phase me.
My first post was taken incorrectly as well and someone even mentioned some very ignorant things about my moral character but as I'm not one to stoop to name calling and personal attacks, I shrugged that off with the thick skin we're supposed to have.
I know trust is earned and I'm leaving that forum up right where it is.
No seeds, cage or traps. Just another co-worker offering their personal time and money to make a better posting method applicable to the masses.
I saw people asking for some 3-15's, I'm here and I'm offering the best backup I can possibly give.
-Anon
Hello:
This is registration of Miamidadeforums.com.
Maybe someone here can understand it and is it legit. Seems like our nest was made before the posts, so i do not think that blogger cares wgat is posted, however a new site magically appears, which promises the world in a slick outfit. I haveta beleive what mama used to saw if it looks to good it probably isn't. No offense Anon.
Keep safe, keep strong
WHOIS Underlying Registry Data:
Whois Server Version 2.0
Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name: MIAMIDADEFORUMS.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS3.WHBDNS.COM
Name Server: NS4.WHBDNS.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 25-oct-2008
Creation Date: 25-oct-2008
Expiration Date: 25-oct-2009
>>> Last update of whois database: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:46:45 EDT <<<
Yes, if you don't mind I can explain that information to you.
Domain Name: MIAMIDADEFORUMS.COM
This is the actual domain name you looked up. This is what the 'nameserver' uses in place of typing in an IP address, IE: 123.123.123.123 each time you visit the website. Such as this blog is under www.blogger.com, which is actually, 209.85.171.191.
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
This is the company which the name was registered through. Godaddy has decent rates and hosting packages, making it fairly cheap and efficient to get a 'domain name' up.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
The whois server is the machine that details the information, usually contact info for a listed website.
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
This is just a link back to the registrar.
Name Server: NS3.WHBDNS.COM
Name Server: NS4.WHBDNS.COM
These are the 'nameservers' that Godaddy.com uses to have the hosting service 'link' the actually IP/Website name to the hosting computer.
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
This is the status of my website name, as marked by me.
Updated Date: 25-oct-2008
Creation Date: 25-oct-2008
Expiration Date: 25-oct-2009
As I said, I've spent a few days working on this. I saw a need for something more and filled that need. I purchased the domain name on Oct 25, 2008 for a year.
You'll also find that instead of having my personal information show up, I've used a privacy service to help protect my identity from being acquired through this exact method, which only furthers my point that I'm very much into internet anonymity.
If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. No offense taken friend. I work hard just like you and happen to have a knack with computers.
I'm contributing to the cause in the best way I personally can.
- Anon
Anon, I hope you didn't take it as a negative on your character, If I wanted it to be, I would have said so. Cop to Cop, only the public believe we're stupid, not your fellow cops.
Therefore, I know they are trying their best (according to some, they have) to ID us. How better to do so on their created site, chirp chirp. That's all, I'm saying.
You made be legit, but I'm chirp, chirp, am a Cop. No offense!
Like I said, no offense taken.
I understood what possible reaction my endeavor would get.
As I said, I'll leave it up and keep updating it with information I think is pertinent and useful.
My fellow officers were asking for 15's, I cleared my signal and showed up to offer the best backup I know how. I went a step further then the usual thumbs up, I actually got out of the car.
- Anon
No offense anon, I too would rather stay here, do this, contact spartacus and let him know who you are and if he say yes, that I would move without qualm.
In keeping with my promise, this is not a slam or ragging out, not a ? on your intend, just precaution
Have him shoot me an email.
ipostanon@gmail.com
Hah hah! I'm almost tempted to give you my County one. Nah, j/k. I'll send it via the one I used for this site.
Awesome job on the website, Anon. I gotta tell you guys, from the very beginning I had wished that our blog here was more like that site. I don't know how much some of you others post online. I'm a member of several forums, all of which use the format which Anon used, and I MUCH prefer that to this.
For instance, you could start a thread called "Northside needs 3-15s" or "F&F at Hammocks" and everyone with either info or an interest in it could go directly to it instead of having to scroll through every single post, as they do here. If it has the feature, it'll also automatically flag every new post since your last visit so that you can go straight to those as well.
Now, there are a couple of HUGE caveats:
#1 - Posting pics opens up a whole new dimension. I for one like posting funny pics on other forums, but I would hate to see cops posting pics of other cops doing stuff they shouldn't be doing. And even though there has been a lot of animosity voiced here against certain ppl - other officers in particular - I would hate to see their pics posted here just so someone can say, "If you see THIS a-hole, blah, blah..." Also, as bad as some flame wars have been in the past, I would hate for ppl to stoop to the level of posting pics of each other in order to hurt the other person.
#2 - Until we vet Anon, we can't be sure of what user info he can or will release to certain "agencies," if some threads with particularly damaging info about the Dept will "disappear," or (this to me is worst-case scenario) if at some point "someone" will say, "That's enough," and nuke the site. That means EVERYTHING that's been posted up to that point will be lost.
That being said, I registered and posted on that forum. :-)
Read this. I couldn't have said it better myself:
http://www.miamidadeforums.com/showthread.php?t=4
My first post there as a follow up to !cono!'s:
http://www.miamidadeforums.com/showthread.php?t=20
GO VOTE! GO VOTE!
There are several questions that affect those of us who live and work in MD County.
Here are but a few.
Property Appraiser
Clerk
Managers Power to Mayor: Home Rule Charter Amendment Regarding the Offices of Manager and Mayor Shall the Charter be amended to transfer the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the County Manager to the County Mayor and provide that the County Manager shall assist the Mayor in the administration of county government only to the extent directed by the Mayor?
Salary Increase For Commission: Home Rule Charter Amendment Relating to Salaries and Service of County Commissioners Shall the Charter be amended to provide that County Commissioners shall: • Devote full-time service to the office of Commissioner and hold no other employment; and • No longer receive the $6,000 annual salary established in 1957, but receive instead the salary provided by state statutory formula, adjusted annually by the county’s population (currently approximately $91,995), used by other Florida counties, including Broward County?
Qualifying Method For Mayor/Commission: Charter Amendment Providing Alternative Process to Qualify for Office of County Commissioner or Mayor Shall the Charter be amended to permit candidates for the office of County Commissioner or Mayor to qualify for office by either submitting a petition signed by specified number of registered voters or paying a qualifying fee?
Clerk Approve Citizen Petitions: Home Rule Charter Amendment on Ordinance Initiative Petitions Requiring Clerk Form Approval and Public Hearings Shall the Charter be amended to provide that the Clerk, not the Board, shall approve initiative petitions proposing passage or repeal of an ordinance as to form and require the County Commission to hold a public hearing on any such petition at the next County Commission meeting subsequent to the Clerk’s approval of the petition?
Unified Countywide Fire Service: County Charter Amendment Creating Uniform Countywide Fire and Rescue Service and Preserving Existing City Service Shall the Charter be amended to require that the Board of County Commissioners provide a uniform, countywide system of fire protection and rescue services for all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County with the exception of the cities of Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Coral Gables, and Key Biscayne which may provide for fire and rescue protection services in those cities?
GO VOTE! Get informed Get involved Voice your opinion GO VOTE! Nov 4 or early...go vote.
I did not see an "elected sheriff" question. Gotta work it in there for next time.
Slug and Burnout
We tossed those words so freely when describing police officers and sadly, we ourselves begin to use them. Now, are there burned outs and slugs, yes there are but not in the way management use those words.
A burned out or a slug in management terms are police officers that will not buy into their philosophy. Case in point, the stat game. This is what I hear, "oh, he's burned out, that is why he can't get his quota," or "he's a slug, a non worker, and he won't meet his quota."
Quota, that right I said it, quota! You know the measuring stick for a police officer. I get back to this later.
Could it be that the "slug" (aka veteran officer) knows that the number game is just a way for whomever in charge to get to the next promotion? Think about it, nothing else counts these days except for the stat. Stat in the mind of management equal great police officer. Then, the other rouse that the use, is that the great police officers get many complaints because he or she is a worker. My question is how do they know, the quota master, is not interested in how a police officer works as long as he brings in the quota of the month. I.E. RID, tick, tick, tick, I hope not because if it does, management will sell them out in a heartbeat.
You have over twenty-five different categories in the monthly evals and yet which is the only one that counts? The quota, oops, I meant initiative. Somehow or another, initiative means a number. Can someone answer me this, how does your knowledge or judgment goes up or down on a monthly basis? Yet, when your “initiative is down, these two indicators of you goes down too.
So remember, a slug or a burn out is not just a veteran police officer, and don’t fall into the trap lay out by management calling police officer these words.
By the way, RID has a lot of good police officers, this was not a knock on the cops assigned there, just on what management has turned that unit into and has allow them to do in order to achieve those quotas.
A word of caution my friends, one of our most picked on leaders that goes by the initials of R.S. is a Computer expert that started out in silicone valley with "Pong" so don't get led someplace where you'll get "Pinged" with no KY.
Hey guys and gals learn this and print it out, this applies if you belong to PLEA, PBA, HPOA, POC and even if you don’t belong (a fellow police officer can be your rep in the state of Florida) The following is just a guideline but it’s the LAW, if the following happens to you or similar
Called to a Meeting:
If you are called into a meeting with a supervisor, which you think may result in being disciplined or become accusatory, be certain to have an Association Representative present. A verbal reprimand is a form of discipline. This is your LEGAL right (Weingarten Rights).
The employee can invoke their Weingarten Rights by saying:
“If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my Association representative be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer any questions.”
Meeting Turns Accusatory:
If you find yourself in a meeting, which you did not expect to be accusatory, but which results in discipline/accusations against you, request Association Rep. It is your responsibility to request the Rep.
The administration does not have to make you aware of this right. If no Rep is available, ask for an adjournment of the meeting, make NO COMMENTS, and later consult with your Rep.
Meeting without a Rep:
If you are in a meeting, without a Rep, and you are unable to stop the meeting for any reason, discontinue participation in the meeting, take notes, do not respond or react and at the end of the meeting SEE YOUR REP.
Best Thing To Do:
To insure the best possible assistance of a Rep follow this advice:
•contact your Rep immediately
•do not discuss any issue with a supervisor or attempt to resolve a situation on your own
•do not make spontaneous replies to charges
•cooperate with your Rep regarding written statements
•do not accept any proposals offered by command staff without having a discussion with your Association
•under no circumstances accept an offer to resign (or in any other way compromise yourself) without first conferring with your Association
•make absolutely no public statements about the matter
If the meeting is legit, they won’t get mad at you, right? If they violate this, please contact your associations and demand they take this serious. This is one of the ways for us to make command staff stop illegal practices against us.
Always keep us inform on the blog if this happen to you. The following is a web link to additional information. You can Google it yourself and find out more. Also, look up you L.E. Bill of rights State of Florida. These are things the management does not want you to know, hell, they do not even know it themselves.
Congress has passed a law protecting those rights, codified at 5 U.S.C. § 7114.
http://www.worklaws.com/legal_articles/pdf/weingarten_rights_explained.pdf
Interesting article in The Herald today...
Alleged Fort Lauderdale ticket and arrest quotas probed
This poor guy lost his PPV and off-duty job!
I have checked out the site that Anon has created and I will be posting over there also. The site makes it easier to see what we are talking about and hopefully expand this purpose of this blog.
As you can see, I too believe that we should be doing something other than bloggging, nside still needs a "3" (others too)
I was walking thought the desert under a hot scotching sun when off in the distance I spied some footprints in the sand ...........I followed them to "anon's" watering hole (http://www.miamidadeforums.com)... stuck my big toe in the water. It was good, felt wet and cool, nice set-up, too good to be true, might be okay..... give me some time...I'm a cop...I'm somewhat cynical, and little skittish.....looking around for lions, hyenas, crocodiles......"Sparty" I know you've endorsed it, but "they" could have morphed into you or blogged using your name....or maybe Mav has returned from time-out ??..
"Cono......quebola" you go brother ...redbull and tequila??..
"Barney" good info regarding steps to take if you're ambushed by supervisors/cmd staff..
"TJ Hooker" re "Ft. Lauderdale PD arrest and tickets quotas probed" I believe NW has a rating system in place that accomplishes the same thing, it's called "Combined Factors" .. Anyone out there verify this???
GO DOLPHINS!!! NY fans GFYS!!!
Getsome,
No, everything is ok now! The Dept is fine! There is NO favoritism! It was all a misunderstanding. I know what you're thinking and NO, I haven't been brainwashed! Here, try this little blue pill they gave me!
ROTFLMAO.
Alright, now that I got that bit of comedy out of the way. :-)
If you wanna keep posting here, that's fine. I'll probably post in both places. The other site is just SO MUCH EASIER to use. For one thing, you don't have to enter the "word verification" over and over when you wanna log in, preview your post, and then publish it. That's a royal pain.
I think the reason Maverick isn't posting is he got served. I hope I'm wrong and maybe he's just gathering his thoughts. But I think the word got out on him and the Dept put him on notice.
Maverick,
If you're still at least reading this, you know who I am, bro. Let us know if you need a 15. There's strength in numbers.
Hey, all you old farts that are gone already: why aren't you posting more here? WTH aren't you writing letters to the Herald? You've got nothing to fear and you're perfectly entitled to use "Officer Ima Gadfly, Miami-Dade Police Dept. (Retired)" I could see you not caring if you moved to Podunk,TN or wherever. But if you're still living here in this paradise called "Miami-Dade County," then lend your voices to the poor schmucks that are still here. I know I would. (And will.) Charlie Miller's letter to the Herald was great, but think how much more WEIGHT it would've carried if he'd signed it "Captain Charles Miller, Miami-Dade Police Dept. (Retired)"
Your title and your affiliation with an organization gives you credibility. When a doctor renders an opinion, it's always as "Dr. So-and-So, JMH School of Pediatrics," for instance. Yeah, the Dept might get upset (as they did with me) when you use their name. But if you're retired, why should you care? You are not Joe S**t the Ragman; you are a policeman and as such you are both qualified and entitled to comment on police matters. DO IT.
Cono! Acerequebola? said... that they guy at Ft lauderdale PD could be a slug becasue he a veteran and anyone should be able to get the "gimmie arrests and cites."
Dude, get real, first be a road guy for twenty years then talk. I read you statement on the other site and I have to disagreed with you.
Slug? That's management word for veteran police offices that they cannot convince to make b/s arrests, or for guys that doesn't buy into the point system used to evaluate a police officer.
Dude, have you ever solved a citizen's problem or warned a traffice offender instead of the cite?? How about let a guy go for a minor misd violation because just like out sop states, the preferred matter to resolve when possible (not for felonies)is not to make an arrest. (This is why they give us discretion)? have you ever done any of this? I warn you that if you do, it is zero points, it is worth nothing on your evaluation. This too is part of our job and it is worth ZERO.
So like that guy wrote on the other site, be careful when assigning the slug term based on numbers.
Did you know that the police officer working the front desk at headquarters are hard working and they haven't made an arrests in years, are they slugs?
I concur, let do our job, don't fall for the management trick of labeling police officers slug based on the number game that has nothing to do with police work but with their career path at our expense.
Good police work has always produced numbers but that is not the only criteria for a Police Officer.
Let stay focus and together on the problem of the stats game, that's a real problem.
Is MDPD going broke? I recently went to the Quartermaster to pick up a very routine uniform item and was told, "We don't have any in stock and don't know when we'll get more in."
Say what?
We're supposedly the premier police agency in the SE United States and we can't afford uniforms? I've also heard stories about the training bureau running out of ammo for annual qualification. It's pretty discouraging to see us slowly falling apart.
"Badges? We don't need no stinkin badges"
Hahaha, Is that what we are becoming? Look at the whistle blower in today's Herald from Ft Lauderdale.
Discretion? Yes, its a powerful tool that we are given and when used properly under the right circumstances can create a situation of trust between you and the civilian you are using it with. Over the many years that I have been here, I have been stopped on the street and THANKED for discretion I had used on an individual, mostly teenagers who later became upstanding citizens (some are fellow officers that back us up now)for not arresting them or citing them. The feeling that I get from the public is what keeps me going! NOT the dept telling me that I am low on stats for the month. WE ARE C.O.P.s
Conservators Of Peace!
okay so the latest issue of the PBA Heat came out today and JR is still in denial and ranting about chris mazzella and taking care of everyone else except mdpd dues paying personnel issues. No ref. to anything raised here. hmmmmmmm?
Okay whats next the PBA mass pull out on Dec 1 ?
Anyone know if we can pay for the Anderson cancer insurance w/o the pba? Dan Howard you listening?
re. spartacus' "The Dept is fine! There is NO favoritism! It was all a misunderstanding" love the sarcasm dude. right on!
Rukiddingme you still out there? or have you been served too? or are you waiting to be blog number 500??
For the rest you out there who don't blog, but love to sneak a peek every night when you get home...Quebola??
whodat....where you at? Porkand beans...come on dude. Too cold? or you out waiting in line to vote? Or did you get spanked like Mav? You know MAV is doing the right thing. This too shall pass dude.
I have posted some thoughts/comments on the other blog. I have to admit it is much easier.
I commented to Spart and to those that mention the "have been" reno/boni et.al. that we should have lessons learned from that and move on. We have some real issues here/now and we need to address them. We need to bring these staffers who create and/or pursue the lack of loyalty, integrity by their command actions....or inactions...and bring them to task. We have to, for us who are coming to the end of our careers and for those that will be around for some time. We are MDPD!
And going back to the Ft Laud whiner....I got this thought, so go ahead and ponder. 'If you don't read the newspaper
you are uninformed, if you do
read the newspaper you are
misinformed.'
Mark Twain
This applies to the JR's Heat.
Later.
WOW, THIS FUCKING BLOG WENT TO SHIT. FIRST, THE NON-STOP BLAH, BLAH, BLAH ABOUT THE FUCKING PBA. MOST COPS THAT I KNOW, FEEL THE SAME WAY (THEY THINK IT SUCKS). WE ARE JUST TOO LAZY TO QUIT. THEN THE SHIT STARTED ABOUT THE OTHER SITE AND HOW TO GET THERE. I MADE A MISTAKE AND TRIED TO LOOK FOR IT. I GUESS I'M NOT SMART ENOUGH TO FIND IT. FORGET IT, DON'T TRY TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME. I'M GOING TO BE CLOSED MINDED ABOUT IT. I DON'T LIKE CHANGE AND YOU GUYS FUCKED IT UP FOR ME. WELL, IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED. IN SOME OTHER GUYS WORDS, "I'M OUT BITCHES."
P.S. GFYS
jediknight,
First off, this is the address for the other site:
http://www.miamidadeforums.com/index.php
This is not rocket science, bro. Just copy and paste that whole link into your browser.
Second, this blog hasn't run out of steam because of the other one. Not that many ppl are posting there either. There's no question that there're still a lot a shenanigans going on all over the Dept, stuff that ppl could comment on, but I think they're terrified of posting. Even more are terrified of just visiting this blog. Maybe you and I could rent out our huevos. :-)
NEWSFLASH to the lurkers out there: Siberia is in Russia! The Dept can't transfer you to Siberia! LOL. You're not Colonel Klink - they're not gonna send you to the Russian Front. (If you're not old enough to have watched "Hogan's Heroes" then you don't know wtf I'm talking about. :-)
Here, new post on other forum:
http://www.miamidadeforums.com/showthread.php?t=25
Crap, it cut off the last number. Here it is:
http://www.miamidadeforums.com
/showthread.php?t=25
There should be no running out of steam here! This blog is staying and input from all is needed, so stay put!
Oh Mav......Where are you dude?
Have the floggings been getting worse? Come on man, say something..Betty, tied badge, browngown, TMI, Barney, Urdaddy? Where did you guys go? Out to get a second wind? Or flogged again?
"cootled" my word verification was "cootled", why would I want to leave a "blob-spot" that would use a word that could be substituted for so many things; ie "I laffed so hard I cootled my pants"; "he cootled her until he passed out"; "Charges have been levied against the Command Gaffers that they cootled employees, film at 11:00!"
I went to that other site, & I posted over there or at least I think I did!...I'm not so sure about it. It's DIFFERENT! ...and like I wrote over there, I thought a thread was that string you pulled just before the hem of your pants fell out.
Going back a few blobs ago….RE: the term slug usage and quotas etc. Once upon a time, a very long time ago, when I was a Road-Toad my Sgt had the audacity to point out to me that I was the lowest on the squad that month in tickets. Always the smart-ass, I respectfully pointed out that I, a lowly one-man unit, happened to have 11 felony arrests for the month and led the squad in that category. 9 were 26's in progress (in 6 separate cases), 1- 29 subj (armed f/a), and 1-52 Posn of an 8-ball. But I told the Sgt that if he wanted me to sand bag the four way stop signs so I could get my ticket-stats up, i certainly would oblige him. He looked at me and sighed & said, "fuck the tickets I'd rather for you to catch the bad guys!" So off I trotted and I continued to catch the bad guys and I'm still catching the bad guys. Don't get me wrong I'll do a traffic stop but they usually end in a warning...my discretion.
The dept is bipolar, one minute it is screamin about the increase in 29's and the next minute they'll start screamin about "quality of life issues"... you know the poor old bastards that have been sittin at the corner sto' drinkin a 40 every nite for longer than you've been alive, minding their own binness and now your Sgt is Demanding that they be arrested for open container! GTFOOH!
Balance, Priorities, Fairness, these things are what all of us struggle to achieve. But we should never be required or expected to compromise our Integrity, Honor or Dedication to the Badge, ourselves or to those we serve at the behest or whim of some stoopervisor who doesn't have the balls to stand up for his people and their efforts and achievements.
I think I'll pop a top off of a cold one and go get "cootled"!
C'mon! Keep bloggin guys!
No Man, I am still here, gathering my thoughts for the next wave. It is funny, how a blog can make little changes. N2 where are you? Don't cry now, you made your bed, and sometimes you have to sleep in it. Thanks for staying off the radio, the guys appreciate it.
Guys, do not stop blogging, keep it up, it is working. See, the all out venting has stopped and now onward with the problem at hand. Keep it coming; information is the key for us.
Maverick, what happen? Betty, tied badge, browngown, TMI, Barney, Urdaddy, que paso? Fed-Up? The monster is out there and we need your input. I am back and I need the rest of you to say Hey!
I read the article on the ft Lauderdale cop and I cannot, better yet, I have no comment on the Police Officer, but I will say this about the number game. It is alive and well in MDPD. It is the formula on how this new breed of command staff justifies their existence. This is also the game played by our command staff to the citizens of Miami-Dade County.
Northwest dist for instance had or has the point system instituted by our infamous Captain.
1 pt for arrt
1 pt for FI Card
1 pt for rpt (written)
1 pt for cit or parkers
1 pt etc
This point system was tally into a combined factor, which incorporated your days work, and a ranking list was made. If you fell below the fifty percentile, you cannot work OT. Some may say what is wrong with that. My simple answer is whatever you call it, it is a quota system.
What is wrong with that quota system? Two things;
1. It turns our great profession of a Police Officer into a narrow single trait, the number. Policing by the number, false numbers or good numbers have no difference. Your status as a good police officer is tied into and strictly a number. You attain the number, you are good, and if you do not make the number, you are a slug, period.
2. The poor citizen who becomes our stat in order to make the number. Everyone knows what I’m talking about.
We are not salespersons, we are police officers (oops did I copy this from someone). Our profession has many equal values that makes us a complete Great Police Officer.
The number, stat, the quota system is beneficial to one group and one group only within our department, apprising command staff and supervisor. This is the lazy man way of policing. Do not fall into that trap, work, arrest, give cites as needed but do not forget to help those you sworn to protect and serve. Do not turn them into a number in order to make the QUOTA.
Simply solving a problem for a citizen and he thanks you is equally important, even though that is not worth a point.
Hello: I just posted the below on the other site. I hope and pray that some of the good that was starting to happen won't go away. I'm nolt talking about the back biting and veiled threats that should not have happened. But through all that noise one thing came through loud and clear. We the men and women of the Miami-Dade Police Department still care and wants to see the badge shine brightly again. Whereas the system, the administration or the politician may have failed us the spirit is still there, and where there is life there is hope.
Guys and gals keep shining the light into the dark recesses, do not let the few cockroaches at all levels overrun our home!
Reprint from the "other site"
"Hello Guys and gals, tried to follow this. New format looks real pretty but lost the CP feeling that the real blog had is gone, sorry Anon. I think this is just what the county did to us before. Divide and conquer, some went this way some the other. You know sometimes the wheel does not need to be reinvented. Hope to see some of you’ all back home. You know not the prettiest house on the block, but damn what a warm feeling when you walk in you know you are amongst family.
Sometimes the noise helps to focus the topic and congeal the plan.
Be strong, be safe"
Hey, do not leave me out. I like the other blog and it does gives you more structure. It may take a little to get use to it but I am going to use it. Just like tired badge, I am going to copy paste it here so we do not lose our momentum.
I can tell you that Anon has really done us a favor with his forum. He has different categories and I will use them to post our sop that is most helpful to us as police officers. It also ties us into current news about police officers and if you want to participate in CP type activity, there is a forum where we can curse like sailors as we breaking open tabs of whatever we drink.
Try it or stay here, I will do both.
Maverick, spoon, nsideneeds315, where are you? Here a golden oldie, nonfiction, where are you? I need some more truth.
Mav05, ur kidding right? About the Point System at NW Dist?? Right? ...Kidding????
Do you know anyone at NW? If so, asked them. I will get additional info and let you know
Mav05
dude, i'll take you at your word. It's just that I had never heard of it before...(guess i don't get around as much as i should). But that's seriously F*#@ed-up! What the hell are people thinking? MORONS! Nothing like the implementation of a quota-system to prove that the idiot who thought that one up scores out with the Grand Total of ZERO-MINUS! UBER-IDIOT! KRIMENY!
Hey guys,
First and foremost, I checked out anon and he's QRU. I highly encourage you to post on the other forum. The beautiful thing is that it's even MORE anonymous than this one because you don't have to register AT ALL in order to post.
I posted this over there for Tired Badge:
I know it's not the same feel as the other site, but trust me, that's just a matter of perception and practice. I don't know how much or how long you've been posting online. Maybe you've been posting for a long time and simply prefer the other method. I've been posting on forums since the Compuserve days of the early 90's - this (the new forum) is MUCH better.
Not to mention the fact that if you wanna go back and read something that someone said on a particular issue, you can't browse (on the old blog) by topic, author, or date and instead have to scroll through the ENTIRE list of posts. Last I checked it was up to 500. Do you want to have to scroll through 500 messages just to find one thing that someone said? I know I don't.
Stick with it. It'll grow on you, like a wart. :-)
Mav05,
You know what's funny about quotas? This month I had five arrests for 26's. (An unusual month I admit. :-) But in our district we turn those cases over to GIU. So they do the A-forms and get the arrests, and Uniform gets "apprehensions." Which is fine with me because as long as a dirtbag goes to jail, I could care less WHO gets the stat. But it shows how deceiving stats can sometimes be.
Here, I also posted this on the other forum. Discuss. :-)
Shopping sprees on duty?
I heard that one of the TV stations was doing a story about a dozen or so ppl on the Dept getting discipline for going on shopping sprees during duty hours. Anyone know the details?
Maybe one day they'll do one on golf.
LOL.
NW has always had a quota. I remember Harriet Janowski when she was Capt telling us we had to write 1 citation for every hour of patrol time. So, of course, people would milk calls so that they wouldn't have any 'in service' time. And even back then they took away OT and off-duty jobs from people who didn't make the quota. I told them to take their off-duty jobs and shove it.
OK. Just checked out the other site. I like it.
Two issues though:
When you log on it says that the admisistrator has the right to remove or edit any post. So we are going to have to trust Anon will leave our posts untouched.
Second, the site exists as long as anon keeps it running.
I think think this site runs in perpetuity and only the author can modify or delete it. Right?
BOLO
Maverick: Acerbic but loveable blogger!
Last Known Post: (after scrolling the blob) Oct 20th
Are you being Tortured? Threatened? Spanked? Written up? Transfered? All of the above???
People are worried about you! Can you get to someone you know on the blob and let them know what's up? ...so they can let us know?
GET UP MAV! STAND UP! STAND THE F*@K UP!!!!!!
Anon may seem to be an okay guy, but I've been LEO too long to trust a brand new website that's created right around the same time that the brass takes an interest in finding out who's airing the department's dirty laundry online. This blog was here long before MDPD ever took notice, so I know it isn't a bear trap waiting for me to step in. I can't say the same for any new sites popping up.
Dudes and dudettes: Blog. Voice your concerns. Unite. Be heard. Enough of this privileged life for the few. I have posted some thoughts on the other site. When you blog, please just don’t talk shit. If you don’t know it, don’t make it up. Keep the personal trashing and bashing to a respectable level. When I read these postings, I come to realize that we all have been fucked with…..and enough!
I blogged this with Anon’s site. Shopping on duty? NO! Story at 11. But it is no news. It is for the privileged few. and it is condoned. I will not blog on this now cause it will raise my blood pressure.
I want to pose this question for discussion. Discipline. We need a system of checks and balances. We cannot let rouge individuals hand down what they see fit. I ask the PBA and others: PLEA/HPOA/POC.....we need a check and balance system here!
And I see Johnny R has the time to be on a political add. Yep. He is on there doing his thing while the philosophy of fairness goes unchecked. Thank you Johnny.
I have talked to Anon and remember I also belived, chirp chirp that that site might be a cage, but think for a moment.
What is the difference if they get you here or there. Stay away from words like fucking major or asshole captain and you should be ok. Oh, also a very good one to stay away from is the recepticle one.
If you are still blogging and haven't ran away from this site, then this one or that one doesn't really matter. I will do both.
MAVERICK, donde esta? Que paso? Do I have to go down south and wake you up. Do you need help, I'll speak for you.
Yes we do need a check and balance system.
I've blobbed on both sites...the bottom-line is, if they want to find out who we are they can do it. But the question should be are they ready for the fight of their careers if they even think about violating MY RIGHTS?!
I do believe in the U.S. Constitution and it applies to me, a police officer, just as it applies to John Q. Public!
Don't tread on me and don't tread on my right to speak freely, don't coerce me, don't threaten me and don't try to issue me some thinly veiled edict to cease & desist speaking my mind and voicing MY opinion!!!!.
And let me just say, that any type of paperwork, or transfer to someplace where I didn't request to be sent, can and will be viewed as retaliation and an effort to silence me. Thus a violation of the 2nd Amendment will have been made. Then, the appropriate legal action would follow ...and i ain't talkin about the pba either! Thank you very much! :)
I'm with you and that is why I still exercise my rights here on this blog, that blog, that forum or any forum. I will not be silent, not for one moment, one second, or by any threats.
To shut me up, obey the law that we are required by law and oath to obey. Follow the rules you have set out for your employees to follow and most importantly, do the right thing, listen to your employees, go to the oter site and read that letter someone posted to the director.
You see it is not me but others, we are not alone. Oops, I invoke the "me too" rules with what police officers are blogging about concerning the problems stated.
Barney, Thanks for the head up would never have found the post otherwise. Here is my posting on that other site.
I am constantly amazed at the pride in the Department as well as the pain of the men and women who post here and on the first blog, as well as those that walk the halls and patrol the streets. I hope and pray that somone, somewhere in charge realizes that whareas many have used derogatory terms and personnal attacks, the underlying theme has always been the injustice and inequity that we have sunk to.
I second the thougts of green and white and echo the post of !cono! that we must look to the past as an example, but realize that the past had it's good and bad . So maybe we should analyse the past take the good as a foundation and mold a better way towards a brighter and better future. I do not think that anyone patrolman to director would have grounds to complain if all was equitable and fair. If and when this begins to happen many will be upset as the light finally shines into the dark corners and the roaches scurry away.
Stay strong! Stay safe!
I found this on the other Forum. I agree with this guy and thought I copy it onto this blog
help clean out the drift wood
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Director Parker,
I remember you back in the old days. Where is the old Bobby I knew????? There were times we did not agree but you talked straight. Was it only political BS, TO CLIMB THE LADDER?
Please take an honest look into your position and responsibility. Help us fix the problem....
Central (Northside) Needs Help. Clean house and fix the wrongs you have placed there. GET HER OUT! We need a Major not a LT. Please move around the Brass and give everyone a break.
Take some action. Let us see the Bobby that some of us remember.
We talk about leaving this World as a better place for our sons and daughters. Lets start with our Department.
PCB has become a joke.....The honest people that work in PCB are trying to not hang their heads in shame. You have the fox in the hen house. But then you knew that already.
Mr. Law and Order- you are in charge of the legal section, take charge! Speak up remember finding him in the park on duty with her! Sex on Duty speak up!
Now on to Mr. Night Differential, If his brother had not helped out, he would be at McDonalds asking would you like an apple pie with that order? 27 over is 27 over no matter how you color it up. Put him in the Robbery Unit- What a joke. He would not know a robbery if one bite him. Just ask the FBI about the Armored Car "Shooting" Just another example of poor decision making skills.
Bobby, These are just a few of the tasks in front of you, if you choose to step up to the plate and do the right thing.
This Department has been and can be an outstanding department, We can be proud to pass it onto our son or daughter or ashamed of what it has become.
BRING BACK THE PSD - METRO DAYS! BRING BACK THE GREEN AND WHITES NOT THE CUTSY COLORED CARS. BRING BACK THE CONCEPT OF LIVING BY OUR MISSION STATEMENT IT'S NOT JUST A POSTER!
We as a whole can no longer remain silent. to quote a North End Officer. WRONG IS WRONG EVEN IF EVERYONE IS DOING IT. RIGHT IS RIGHT EVEN IF NO ONE IS DOING IT.
To spoon and TJ Hooker,
I don't know what kind of admin rights the creator of this site has, but I imagine it would be the same as anywhere else. Admins can edit or delete ppl's posts. I actually would've liked that early on here when all the personal attacks were going on. They sidetracked the more important issues. And I doubt that any site can just run forever without the admin being able to change it.
Anon was vouched for personally by someone who everyone here respects. If I told you who it was you'd agree. I don't want to name the 2nd person, although he may decide to say it himself. Besides, I'm not that worried about either site being nuked. One might be able to take down a web site, but one can't destroy ideas, and that's what we're discussing here.
?urdaddynow,
"Thus a violation of the 2nd Amendment will have been made."
It's the 1st Amendment, bro. The 2nd one is the right to keep and bear arms. I just wanted to help you out ahead of time in case you're interviewed on Channel 10. :-D
I don't know what happened to Maverick. He's not saying. I know that he's still in shock that I came out though. I didn't wanna approach him again and I left the ball in his court, but I may do it just to see what's up and if we can help. Never forget, there's strength in numbers.
That was an awesome post, Barney. I'll have to read it on the other site.
Hey SpartiPUS, and all,
Let this be a lesson to all of you...never post while inebriated, because stuff gets all jumbled and your fingers get fat and you can't type right and then you don't proof read your blob and then you look like a goof-ball when you write 2nd Amend when you meant to write 1st Amend. SpartiPUS, I stand corrected. :-D
although it could've been a freudian slip because I was thinkin that I might have utilize some of those things afforded me by the 2nd Amend. if they violate my 1st Amend. But I decided that that might sound to aggressive...I'm trying to be kinder & gentler! :-D
Amendments aside, I got it. :)
Newsflash……………I have been identified………..Alert…………I think I should stop blogging.........NOT.. Newsflash…………………They cannot stop truth from ringing out…………I will continue not only to blog, but to do everything I can to assist very police officer that have been wronged by this uncaring, unresponsive, abusive and most importantly, unethical command staff we have.
My oath of office that I took doesn’t differentiate from the community that I serve or the department I belong to.
The Standards is not set by the men and women of this department; the standards is set by the management of the department. The men and women of the department follows the standards set by those above.
The department is dysfunctional because they ask us not to follow the example of our so-call leaders; but to follow what they say, not what they do. Some may say, RHIP (rank has its privileges, I agree but in order to evoke RHIP, Rank has to set the example.
So I have a Newsflash for those who wants to know who is blogging……………don’t waste your time………the genie is out of the bottle……………the oil has been spilt………..the bell rung…………Instead take action against those identified here as contributors to the problems within the Miami-Dade Police Department.
"What is the difference if they get you here or there."
Well, the main difference is the department would need a subpoena to get posters' IP addresses from a private site like Blogger.com, which is owned by Google. If the department setup their own website they can collect all of your connection info anytime they want without needing a court's oversight, since they own and operate the site themselves.
Either way, always use protection when posting! ;)
I agreed! Use protection :)
If the other site is a Dept site, what's the difference? So what if they have my IP Address, who is using the ip address to blog would be the problem. This is not kiddy porn. This is blogging. Does your kid, wife, friend, stranger, the man on the moon use your ip addrees to blog? I don't know about you but my ip address is being used by everyone, that te problem with internet security these days,identity theft, can you imagine?
That's why I used my real name. I wanted there to be no doubt that I'm not intimidated by the Dept knowing who I am. I figure if I have the stones to post openly, maybe it'll encourage some ppl to have the stones to post at least anonymously.
One can hope, right? :-)
spartacus, (or anyone else) please tell me this, other than the police ofc's that visit this blog, who and/or what entities should we be giving all this information to? Also, in all your contacts who has been the most helpful in trying to bring about change?
To Spartacus...Colonel Klink?...Damn dude you're as old as me!!!
To TJ...OK, I'm wearing protection like you said, but damn I look silly. The other folks in the Starbucks are looking at me funny. I think they're gonna call the cops.
Alright, now tell me when, for the love of god, did we allow the STAT game to turn some of us into these, "let’s take everyone to jail" a-holes. Or to stack charges on some poor sap just to make yourself look like this great crime fighter. It seems to me that they have just become what they are taking to jail. THE BAD GUY. THE CRIMINAL. It is at that moment that I ask, what makes us any better.
Nothing.
Spoon, I couldn't agree with you more. No one looks at you the police officer, they look at you the number. This is my problem, we done police work and we have arrested criminals, no one had to tell me this, this was my job. This month 8 fel, next month 13, the following 6 and so forth (An example)because I dropped from 13 to 6 wasn't a negative, I didn't become lazy or stupid (judgement)(knowledge)because I had a drop.
There is a reason that even the good guys hates us, because to us, the good guys are just a number to us, a stat. If you give breaks, that equals zero points.
To truth, think about what you are asking? I ask you, if I was citizen asking you for your help, where would you refer me to, based on your experience? Not the b/s answer we give citizens but the answer you would give to your family members. Here is a good start, FDLE is another option, the commissioners, the governor, anywhere where someone will listen. Tell the PBA (ha, ha) go to PLEA, POC, HPOA. If your are truthful, place it here, I'm sure someone would do something with it.
Notice the tone has changed on this blog. Look at the other site and see what's going on there.
Wow. They won.
Fade to black...
The sound of "Taps" in the distance.....
Well boys, I'm back....
Sorry for the silence, just needed to take care of some personal bullshit....
This place will never silence "Maverick" no matter how hard they try....
I also use to know Parker when he was a straight shooter. Wait a shame on what he has become.
The fact that he allowed an embezzler to get away with the night diff. scam and punish Munecas and Holden is downright sickening....
The fact that he ordered disposition panels to change not-sustain findings to sustain, at the direction of the PBA is an abuse of his power.
Our code of ethics do not apply equally. Willie Vigoa is held to a lower standard. If it would have been anyone else, 09-39 buddy.
But, that is what we have become. A department full of nepotism, corruption and mismanagement.
Hmmmmmm...can anyone say Rifkin?
Lastly, just because i dont post under "maverick" doesn't meant I dont post under another call sign. But, I have to check with that faggot Bert first.
later boys....
"Mav" lives on ;-)
Good Afternoon All,
I have been watching this blog for sometime and have watched it go through several iterations. Throughout the changes I have kept hearing little bits of information talking about corruption or abuse of power. Many bloggers have made statements that they have information on these activities and are waiting for media sources to reveal them. As a member fo the media, I ask are there anything to any of these allegations? I need incidents and facts thatcan be verified, not the he said she said. Please post your information and I will ensure the allegations get checked out and appear in print. They may even appear at 6:00 P.M. Thanks in advance.
gulp.
duuuuhhhhh. errrrrrrr. pfffttttttt.
You go. No, You go. No, I insist, YOU go. No, please you first. After you, really don't be silly, you go.
Hey Mav!
(sorry, got a little side -tracked with the "Reporter".)
R U really back? They didn't torture you and make you spill ur password to them , so they could infiltrate us did they? i'm Glad your back.
As far as this "Reporter"...report to whom? PCB? the Mayor? the Director? Read the previous 537 some-odd blogs...it's in there.
ciao
Hey, Welcome back Mav, I thought we lost you to some remote desolate Dade County building writing tickets to illegally parked Go-Peds!
This blog shall continue, although everyone needs to take a break now and then.
Reporter, If you know ANYTHING about this county you should know that any one of the 10 or 15 complaints that have been stated in this blog are FACT, the only problem is is that after you verify, interview, investigate, accumulate, diagnose ,expostulate and attempt to disseminate your boss will shut you up with the threat of castrate! Get my drift? The stuff we have all lived with, Entiende? So go through each and every blog and if you feel the need, just ask about specific situations that have been mentioned and I'm sure you'll get the answer muy rapido!
Reporter... Everything in the Department is open, and you know that. Do your snoopying, I mean that is what you get paid for and find out what is going on. The clues, if that that is what you want to call it, are on these pages. If alot of what we wrote doesn't show a big RED "X" marking the spot then go back to investigation 101.
Good to see that yu are still alive Mav, my ass-kissing friend. I thought for a moment I was going to have to come down and see you.
As part as my new ways, no comment to the "Reporter,", even a blind man can find out from this blog what's going on.
Spoon, fade to black, taps? What's up? Working too hard? To Betty0905, are you sleeping orhave you given up? Remember information is power, the county is trying each day to hide their method of operation. Keep blogging and sharing, trust me, it's working.
Holy smokes! Mav is back! It's just like the movie: Goose dies and Maverick has to find himself. (Except the current Goose isn't dead.) LOL.
Reporter,
All of the closed internal investigations should be public record. Of course, you'll get the "official" version, but then there are always the "actual" events.
A lot of ppl have been asking, "What can we do?" Apart from the suggestions about grievances, etc., I've been pondering that and I have some very definite ideas which I'm gonna bounce off of ppl. They involve more drastic measures and that's why I don't wanna act unilaterally. We shall see...
You can count on me, Spartacus
Hey guys/gals what happened, is everyone already bitched out or is all well again.
Perhaps we can start offering some suggestions on how to approach the problems we all expressed.
Keep Safe! Keep Strong!
Wow! I was directed to this site by a friend who is still there and suffering. I am retired from MDPD (Thank God)! Remember how often, whether during FTO, or investigating crimes, or even (sadly) administerig discipline, the importance of documentation.
DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT,DOCUMENT! Look into the legalities of recording and videotaping secretly, but where there is no expectation of privacy of all the negative interactions. Then flood the airwaves through youtube, officer.com, FPCA.COM, LEOAFFAIRS.COM and any medium you can expose this corrupt, but once proud organization.
MDPD, regrettabltty is a smoke and mirror police organization. They are so image concious that they want to make the public (CSI Miami), other police agencies around the globe, that they are the best. We all know that with the exception of most of the "worker bees", there is a tremendous void of leadership; all discussed in this entire blog. The core problem is power, ego aand nepitism. The days of comaraderie and esprit de corps has been dismantled by those inept to lead.
You are all in my prayers and thoughts. Be safe, make it home at the end of your shift and prepare for a good life after MDPD.
Hi Boys and girls,
We have experienced a slowdown in postings and that's good in a way, it shows that people are taking stock in their actions and hopefully becoming aware of the scrutiny that they are receiving. If this is the case, then this post has been successful but it should not be forgotten, it needs to remain as a constant reminder to those that embarrass the Department that we are watching and we are posting.
We want fairness and accountability from you such as you expect from us. Lead by example and not from a throne that's out of sight and out of reach.
It seems that other than spreading a few rumors, calling a bunch of people & bloggers whores, fags, & scumbags, and inspiring a new fad in annonymous letter writers and complaint instigators, this site has accomplished nothing.
Change needs organization & direction. There is none of that here. I say again, the PBA is the root of all evil. Remember those old westerns? If your town is full of crime and corruption and the sheriff refuses to do anything because he's getting kickbacks or just doesn't have the balls... get rid of him.
We need a new sheriff...
On another note... media? Since when has media done this dept any favors? Be careful who you invite into your house to resolve your problems... you might not like the rules and direction they take and your voice or objections will not matter.
This is a family problem... it needs to be resolved by the family not by outsiders.
http://miamidadeforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10
I think you should tone this crap down. A lot of outsiders read this blog and will have the lowest of opinions of the department and its members. Not that you guys are not right, but, it may come across the wrong way!...Just a thought...From now on, you will get my piece often. Oh, how sweet it is to be a member of the KMA club, retired and now be able to tell some of these jerks what they are made of or what they lack...I will be doing that, periodically, mentioning names of course.Till then....See ya!
So, as promised, let me start. You guys critique everyone out there. Well, look at yourselves first. Many of you are fat, obese, wear uniforms that have not been cleaned and pressed for couple of weeks, and give the impression that you are nothing but residues of the old pony express. How about trying to look better, get in shape after all, chasing on foot or fighting someone out there needs stamina and phsical ability. How about telling your wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, companion or dog to clean your uniform, take the stains off and iron the pants? How about wearing the pants to a proper length so it won't look like you are trying to sweep the floor with them? Ok, starting tomorrow, I will be writing about individual officers of all ranks, some I knew while there and are still on the job. Rmember the words of a famous redneck...Better to be pissed off than pissed on!
You morons finally got the point and stopped writing stupidities. I guess you idiots had something to do with me not getting high on the captain's list. Well, it makes no difference, I can cause hell for the masses here at northside. My major is on my side and I have too many "friends" in high places. So, you people need to shut up and take some more. I will do whatever I want when I want. You can call who you want, they cannot get to me (as I am untouchable). As you morons already know, I take notes whenever you people do anything I feel is wrong. My immediate subordinates are petrified at my sight and they will sign off on whatever discipline I make up. So, I finish with this, life is a bitch and so am I.
Hey Jewban or can I call you Has-Been. Excuse me, I passed out from holding my breath just waiting for you to "out" all the meanies when you were here. If they were meanies then, they're probably still meanies, Hence...we would allready know who they are. Aren't you late for your shuffleboard game?
in closing and with due respect, may I say, at least you're still kickin. And, in the words of a not-so-famous Still-Am (moi)..."It's better to be a Has-Been, than a Never-Been!" Welcome.
ciao
Hey Jewban,
Shouldn't the focus of the comments be directed towards the Sgts who allow such sloppy dressmanship, shouldn't it be the Lt's lack of duty who allow the Sgts scrutinization to be seen through beer goggles? Come on man... As for Satan, enuff said. I guess NS will be plagued by a frustrated LT with no where to go. Too bad... just like the majority of them. The good thing is that NS is getting 10 new PPOs starting Thursday. Hopefully they wont learn any bad habits.
enuff said...
This is funny. In Northside, N6000 had to repost a vacant GIU Position three times because nobody wants to be in the Dark Tower with her. Her last three interviewees did not show up to the interview. Now she is going to have to dig into old lists to plead for people to work for her. Also, she ousted a Sgt from upstairs. Good luck to the new Sgt. taking the place of the old one.
Enuff said...
Well silvaballess, you need to stop sticking your nose where it don't belong. Apparently you don't know who I am and who I know. I had to post the GIU announcement three times, because northside is full of inept officers. There were no candidates worth my time. And for that sergeant I "kicked out," it's not true, he fled the scene before I could kick him out. That was the only smart thing I ever saw him do. I wish several other so-called detectives would leave as well. I am tired of spoon feeding these people with investigative skills.
Pobrecita! Obviously, you're clueless. Out of all of the LEOs that work in the county, you know that NS is the fore front in experienced police officers. You need to come to terms my dear, nobody wants to work for you, much less any other district. How fitting that in the Holidays, you have become a Pariah.
Enuff said...
Hey Satan,
4th Posting for GIU Detective in Northside. Hmmm, that should say something not for the District but for the entire county.
Enuff said...
WELL, I'M BACK FOR A BIT. A SECOND NSIDE GIU SERGEANT HAS HAD ENOUGH. THE GIU SGT HAS ASKED TO GO BACK TO UNIFORM AFTER DEALING WITH STUPIDITIES FOR OVER TWO YEARS. AS IF ATTITUDE AND INSULTS WERE NOT ENOUGH, BAD EVALS WERE THE LAST STRAW FOR THIS ONE. TWO SGTS IN ONE WEEK GOING BACK TO THE ROAD. I REMEMBER WHEN ROAD SERGEANTS WOULD DO ANYTHING TO GET GIU SGTS OUT OF THEIR NICE JOBS. WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO GO THERE NOW? HELLO, ANY UPPER BRASS OUT THERE! NSIDE GIU HAS BECOME A JOKE AND A HELL HOLE. VERONICA, VERONICA, VERONICA, I KNOW YOU WILL SOON BE PROMOTED, BUT DAMN, DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE YOU LEAVE. JAG, SAY ONE THING, DO ANOTHER. WHY ARE YOU SO SCARED OF HER (YOU KNOW WHO). IS ANYONE IS OUT THERE? HOW MANY TIMES HAS A LT WRITTEN A ROC FOR AN OFFICER. IM SORRY, BUT THAT'S NEWS TO ME. THE UPPER BRASS BACKS THIS UP AT NSIDE (YOU GOT TO FUCKING KIDDING ME). I'M SORRY FOR THE LANGUAGE, BUT IT'S FUCKING BULLSHIT. I HOPE PLEA SHOVES IT UP THEIR UNHOLY ASS.
I WAS TOLD ONCE - DON'T TRUST A GOLD BADGE AND ANYONE THAT WEARS SHINY SHOES IN UNIFORM. SO FAR, I WOULD SAY IT HAS BEEN 95% ACCURATE. DANIEL AND DIEGO, THANK YOU FOR TELLING HER TO TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT. IT REALLY MADE ME SMILE.
P.S. GFYS - GO FINS
Veronica also has a less than standard reputation. She has allowed two people to actually over run her district. I cant understand how a GIU Lt and a Cpt can make your district go to shit. Don't worry, Karma will sneak up to her shortly. Im glad for Danny and Diego. This should wake up the people. Danny and Diego are awesome cops before they were awesome Sgts. When Veronica leaves, she leaves a legacy of fucked up district runned by incompetent and power hungry insubordinates.
enuff said...
I see that once again I am the topic of discussion. Impersonators beware, I am personally launching an investigation as to who you are. Satan, or whoever you are, stop speaking for me. I can effectively sound like an ass all by myself. I am blogging to clear up some misconceptions and clarify certain points.
First and foremost, reference those two sergeants who left in one week: Good Riddance. I do not need competent supervisors. Hannah and Cruz were too knowledgeable and actually cared about their employees. What horrible supervisors! What I need are yes-men (N7130) and complete buffoons (N6120). Competence need not be a requirement to be one of my sergeants. And as for N6270, you have long been a thorn in my side. Your competence and compassion for your subordinates disgusts me. I loathe the way you defend your people against my injustices. Watch you back!
What am I going to do now that my number one snitch is now being deployed to the military? How can I effectively spy on my employees without N6120. He will be difficult to replace. His level of stupidity and incompetence is only surpassed by the command staff. I need to replace him ASAP with someone just as incompetent as him. The only problem is that in Northside that only leaves Veronica and Jag. Hopefully I can find a snitch soon and I hope it doesn’t take another four vacancy postings to find him.
I will admit one thing: I AM untouchable. I can basically shit on an entire GIU and I have the complete backing of N1 and N2. Lucky me. I have found a pair of morons that will follow my lead right into damnation. Now if only I could find someone desperate enough to continue sleeping my way to the top. Oops, that’s right, I have already found a sucker to help me with that. Sorry.
This is now a clarification with a bit of advice. It has been brought to my attention that many employees feel that I walk around the station with my head down to avoid being cordial with any of you and that I only look up when brass is around. This is for your own protection. To stare into my eyes is to stare into the pits of hell. This can instantly burn your soul and sentence you to eternal damnation. The only reason that upper brass can resist my stare is because they are as evil and corrupt as I am. If by any chance I make eye contact with you and you are not brass: don’t panic. Immediately turn away and rinse your eyes with holy water and you should survive the encounter. I just ask one thing: Please don’t splash me with the holy water as it does burn my skin.
Once again, incompetent rookies and kiss asses: please interview for GIU. I cannot stand to put out a fifth vacancy posting and, honestly, I don’t have another 32 subordinates to spare.
Hoping to claim your soul,
Satan6000
Haaaa, that shit was funny. God job 6000.
Enuff said...
Hey Satan, how do you feel to know that Jesus was born on this month?
A revolution is taking place underneath your feet and over your head Satan.
The waves of Karma are coming back at ya!!
See you wearing a Sgts stripes again, hopefully not in this district.
enuff said...
Finally here and ready to blog...Happy Holidays to all of you and your families....Be safe out there.
To the two sergeants who just left NS GIU...I congratulate you. You have more courage than most. To leave what otherwise would be a prestigious gig and go back to the road...Wow.
So, let’s go to the score board shall we?
In the last year and a half, which we shall call the Dark Ages, at least 31 people have chosen to pursue their career elsewhere. 7 of those were sergeants. There have been 3 CAU sergeants in that time. The first two left on their own. Screaming as they ran out the door. As for the rest, that would be an attrition rate of 1.7 per month. I think that makes it higher than Enron.
Does this teach us anything? Does the problem lie with an incompetent staff? Or is it perhaps a new form of leadership that prefers to lead through intimidation and humiliation. Where the mission ALWAYS comes before the needs of those who make it happen.
Like him or hate him, this would never have happened under the watch of Narcotics one. Unfortunately, he isn’t coming back.
That’s it for now. To my anonymous friends and fellow bloggers….
GFYS
I wonder if the AD's office knows what is going on or better yet, the Chief. I wonder if he is just looking the other way or is N1 and N2 trying to hide the truth. Does anybody remember the Cpt before JAG got to Northside and how she got reassigned for lesser bullshit. I wonder...Hmmmm. How can a person like N6000 be allowed to dismantle such a great unit. Does anybody remember D1201 how our blogs literally made her disappear from her district because of the the shit she did and got away with. We need to spread the word of our blogs and let the powers that be take notice. On another note, I know Diego and Danny. Good for them. Im sure they realize that real cops work in Northside and not Pencil Pushers like N6000. You see Satan, a real cop is forged from being in the streets and not from under the covers of sheets. A real cop becomes a cop when their lives are put in danger because of scum bags in the streets, not waiting for the next promotional exam. I learned long ago that when your peers see you as a Sgt, Lt or Cpt then your ready to be promoted. Then and only then, you earned your promotion. N6000, you have not earned the respect nor the honor of being a Lt, my little friend. Your like that little kid in the corner who go picked on by bullies in her childhood. Now, for her its payback to you all. Such a child with a temper tantrum who screams for respect and gets none. Tsk tsk, my poor child.
enuff said...
Trust me everyone knows about what's going on at Northside. Bury the head sydrome is in effect. If they keep quiet, then they don't have to do anything about it.
Look, the memo was given to the major to do something about it. She gave the memo to the lieutenant to investigate it and then she identified all involved. While the Major kept her head bury, the Lt got rid of those who oposed her. This while the captain who talks tough, tucked his tail and stay in his office. Every now and then he would surface to threaten the detectives with stupidity based on his rank. The bigger coward is the captain that hides behind his bars. The major, in fairness, doesn't know what she is doing. Doing nothing is what she is the master of.
The AD know, the Chief knows, the Director Knows. The excuse is that no one else wants her.
WELL, IT SEEMS I WRONG IN CONGRATULATING DIEGO FOR HAVING THE BALLS TO LEAVE NSIDE GIU. APPARENTLY VERONICA HAS BEGGED HIM TO STAY (TO TRY AND SAVE HER REPUTATION). DIEGO SHOWED SOME BALLS INITIALLY, BUT THEN THEY QUICKLY RE-ABSORBED INTO HIS BODY. HE'S STILL NOT A BAD PERSON. HAVING TWO SGTS LEAVE NSIDE GIU IS BAD FOR BUSINESS AND FOR PROMOTIONS. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD, EXCEPT GFYS.
I think Diego's balls are intact. I would surmise that if it is indeed true that he returned to his GIU position, he most likely did so not for Veronica, but for his squad!!!!
SORRY TO SAY, YOU ARE DEFINITELY WRONG. VERONICA ASKED DIEGO, AS A FAVOR, TO STAY FOR A MONTH AND SEE HOW IT GOES. THE CAPTAIN ALSO HAD A BRIEF INTERVENTION WITH HIM BEFORE THE MAJOR. SHE WANTS HER PROMOTION NOT TO HAVE A BUMPS ALONG THE WAY. HIS SQUAD WAS JUST CHANGED ANYWAYS, SO I DOUBT HE STAYED FOR THEM. SO, HIS SO-CALLED BALLS ARE HIDDEN AWAY FOR NOW. SORRY DIEGO, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
P.S. GFYS
Im sure that Diego is gonna get that little favor that he accepted from the Major and tuck it into his pocket. F!@K, I would and save it for a rainy day. DE PINGA with that District.
enuff said...
I CAN'T BLAME HIM. HOPEFULLY DIEGO HAS AT LEAST A FEW MONTHS OF NO ONE FUCKING WITH HIM AFTER HELPING OUT VERONICA. BTW, SRT OFFICER GUS HERNANDEZ WAS SHOT IN THE FACE AREA. I'M HEARING HE IS GOING TO BE OK.
Im sure that N6000 is pissed off that she cant be f!@king with Diego, until at least Veronica leaves. Thats if Veronica leaves, since now she has pressure to get that District under control. The word is out people and the higher ups are scrutinizing her shenanigans with her subordinates. Put a lease and a muzzle on that dog.
enuff said...
Watch out, friends, the reporter is probably the midget! I heard he is out to get you. The only good thing about the Department is the retirement, it was a beatch to try to do any good while I was there. One of the best GIU lt I ever saw got thrown out of NW because of nepotism. Promotions/transfers are all based on who you know.
Good luck to the folks at Northside, maybe now with the new lieutenant in charge, he will be stonger on the GIU lt and fair with all you hard working guys and girls. In my opinion some of Best Officers in the Department are in Northside.
According to my buddy a giant step toward fixing the Department could be achieved, with the removal of affirmative action and nepotism and have real tests for all positions.
so what do you think of the new major thats been assigned to nside?
Whaaassssuuup? Where'd everybody go? Helllooooooo!
Don't know anything 'bout VF's replacement. But I almost passed out when she ended up with that "cush" job in P.I.O.
Hmmmmm! Let's seeeeeee. What is that phrase I'm looking 4? Oh Yeah! I remember "Reward Mediocrity!" ...just my humble opinion.
I respect freedom of speech, but you all sound incredibly ignorant due to your repeated use of "Faggot, Suck Dick", etc. If you want support, and want results, don't be so quick to appear and sound like an ignorant uneducated typical cop so many of us have encountered. How about setting the bar higher. Being a faggot, or someones sexual behaviour has nothing to do with your cause. YOU SOUND STUPID. If you want a new union, get involved, and vote them out, and vot a new one in. Your words here make you look like an emiotional child. Get a clue. What are your real priorities.
Friends and family gave us this idiot...
http://www.miamibeach411.com/news/index.php?/news/comments/jorge-baluja/
Put him, Alvarez, Theobald, Mechanic, Burgess and Odio all in the same room and you get this mess...
www.thestrawbuyer.com
Follow along as we tell the tale of an idiot who has no business being on the force and the Alvarez cronies that will go to any length to cover up the mess that he's created.
Keep up the good fight guys!
It is very surprising to see that no comments are being made on this blog regarding some MDPD units that are managed by non-sworn people. In particular the Administration/Technology Division and the Information Technology Services Bureau. The Chief was placed there by someone in downtown with connections and is acting sort of like a Chainsaw Al (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Dunlap) in government. She went ahead to combine two Bureaus (Information Systems Support and Systems Development), eliminated one Commander, and put someone in charge of 60 employees who previously managed only 7 people or so. Needless to say, the current Commander is doing an excellent job in ALIENATING her subordinates. She has NO PEOPLE SKILLS, no personality, and wants EVERYTHING done RIGHT NOW before testing anything. She’s putting people in charge of doing EVERYTHING. The only thing missing for her to assign is to ask them to bring in their own pails, mops, and Pine-Sols to mop the floors of the Computer Room and the restrooms. And her immediate team leaders aren’t quite happy these days (ask any one of them).
It is surprising the friendly folks on Northwest 41st Street (you know who you are) haven’t investigated how the current Chief got her job in the Department when she started as a Commander. (Does the phrase “candidate selection fraud” ring a bell?) It’s quite possible someone on the 29th floor of the SPCC had their take in the matter, overriding the panel’s final selection. How was this allowed is anyone’s guess.
Perhaps the people that need to take a look at this are at Public Corruption, since it involves other elements of the County besides MDPD…?
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