Posted on 05/23/2021 4:50:59 PM PDT by simpson96
Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police issued a vote of no-confidence in Mayor Lori Lightfoot Wednesday, citing poor work conditions and the cancellation of a march for fallen officers due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The vote by the police union, as well as police Superintendent David Brown and First Deputy Eric Carter, was unanimous among as many as 200 active and retired rank-and-file officers, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Reasons cited for the move reportedly include officer burnout and the department’s decision to cancel off days for cops on several occasions — as well as a move from 8 ½-hour shifts to 12-hour work periods in preparation for possible unrest in the city.
The symbolic action also followed the second consecutive year that the Chicago Police Department canceled its annual St. Jude Memorial March for the city’s fallen cops while citing the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The basis for this no-confidence vote is pretty simple, it’s two-fold," FOP President John Catanzara said in a video statement. "It’s a lack of respect for the Gold Star families and the cancellation of the St. Jude parade."
Catanzara said the union, which represents about 8,000 of the city’s 12,405 sworn officers, gave the department "leeway" with last year’s cancellation, but accused CPD of using the coronavirus as an "excuse" to scuttle the affair set for May 3.
"It was a slap in the face to every department member, especially the Gold Star families who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and deserve that respect annually," he said. "Period. No excuses."
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Kudos for the Chicago P.D.!
An example of when arrogance and inflated self-importance leads to disasterous results. Were I in Chicago and my house were robbed, or my children assaulted, I’d sue the pants off her personally. There is no executive immunity for an executive that encourages criminality by refusing to support law enforcement.
I sense a pandemic of “blue flu” coming towards Chicago.
My grandfather retired from the CPD in 1984. He would be disgusted with how the city has been run. In a way, it’s good that he and my grandmother are gone, because the city is unrecognizable from the one they knew.
There’s nothing lower than a racist prosecutor.
This Lesbian is married to a white\Lesbian is she going for a divorce? That’s the difficulty in reporting her a racist the questions raised should be about does she support criminal activity ?
“...possible unrest in the city...”
Possible unrest????
What about:
Chicago Shooting: 42 shot, 8 fatally in weekend violence across city
As chicagoan I applauded. 8 dead, no longer need legal, medical dollars from taxpayers
Why in the world would there be unrest in Chicago? Place is an absolute Democrat utopia, one-party rule.
So they vote no confidence. And...
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