tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post1164895219085714999..comments2024-03-24T18:15:18.350-04:00Comments on "WE THE PEOPLE": NO CALM BEFORE THE STORMKEVIN BROOKMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597937634837295016noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-79821845973818217032011-08-21T13:22:12.792-04:002011-08-21T13:22:12.792-04:00I am going to make an internal hurt feelings repor...I am going to make an internal hurt feelings report and issue it to every member of hpdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-67282032789294294102011-08-19T09:18:59.149-04:002011-08-19T09:18:59.149-04:00Lets see if one individual is offered a suspension...Lets see if one individual is offered a suspension for making a similar comment why should the Capt. get any less. DKR has always said fair, firm and consitant is how he rolls, yeah right. As long as he is in the corner office things will not change, and the longer he is there the further HPD falls into the crapper. If things don't change soon it will be like the scene in the move the Ten Commandments when Moses led the enslaved out of Egypt, with a mass exodus of officers leaving to go to other depts. Hopefully the red sea (aka the Rudewicz report) will come crashing down on the command staff just <br />like in the movie, but it can't come soon enough.James Brown (good god)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-27001955157785593912011-08-18T23:38:59.926-04:002011-08-18T23:38:59.926-04:00Re the captain making a homosexual slur rumor: So ...Re the captain making a homosexual slur rumor: So here is the big question- How does he handle it?<br />Should the Captain ignore it and act like it never happened and hope it goes away? <br />Should he go the lie route and deny ever saying such a thing?-Maybe contact some of the officers who overheard it and convince them to deny hearing anything.<br />Should he admit making the comment, but say it was private between friends?<br />Should he get out in front of this mess and fall on the sword, apologize to the officer and notify his supervisor of the comment, accept some sensitivity training and be done with it?<br /><br />I mean really, he was the Department advocate, and has punished people for much less indiscretions. But things have changed, or are changing rapidly. Suddenly the protected people are not so protected. If this happened a year ago, the captain could sit back and relax, knowing nothing would happen to him. But now he might actually have to answer for his actions, maybe face some minor discipline (regardless of what those article 12 codes say). The cover-up has always been much worse than the crime. The whole PD is watching to see how this one is handled. Especially since one of the guys who overheard the comment is being punished for the exact same thing. Fair is fair.<br /><br />Now how does the PD handle it?<br />Does the PD ignore the blog and not even ask the captain if he made a comment and act like nothing ever happened? Do they ignore it and hope it goes away or keep fingers crossed and hope the Sergeant does not make a complaint? <br />Does the PD have the captain's supervisor, Dept Chief Ceizenski, just ask the captain if he made the comment. Maybe use the whole incident as a learning moment, who knows. But this thing will be a good barometer as to how things are being handled…. Did somebody say that the captain is on probation and currently has other open investigations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-39793000111830661772011-08-18T20:44:14.765-04:002011-08-18T20:44:14.765-04:00Once the feds take over. And eventually based on ...Once the feds take over. And eventually based on the latest corruption , they will have the second running for the hills.Locker room micnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-48208532374114902492011-08-18T10:04:42.475-04:002011-08-18T10:04:42.475-04:00The Chief just wants to know who's posting abo...The Chief just wants to know who's posting about the PD so he can retaliate. <br /><br />Keep in mind this is a man who made it an order all vests now have to be worn. This was in response to us having to go to the media just to get new vests because they were falling apart on us and he was too busy ordering new computers and carpets for the 2nd floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-19764824911981623382011-08-17T23:37:35.178-04:002011-08-17T23:37:35.178-04:00Thom, by us being able to post anonymously, it giv...Thom, by us being able to post anonymously, it gives us an arena which to be heard and express ourselves. I/We would love to take credit and stand up for ourselves by putting our respective names on our postings, but this place(HPD) is toxic and one puts his/her name on their posting at the risk of their career(s). Believe it or not, this is actually therapeutic and a minor stress reliever. Kevin, you just keep up the good work and Thom, if the police related postings bother or offend you, ignore them until one of the political postings appear, as I'm sure they will. With all due respect.Also anonymous and not a foolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-33298824854116426612011-08-17T23:09:01.675-04:002011-08-17T23:09:01.675-04:00Thom is wrong...someone can just post a fake name...Thom is wrong...someone can just post a fake name and then post their message,his suggestion doesn't solve a thing.Ulysses S Grantenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-3442915187806112932011-08-17T21:28:26.908-04:002011-08-17T21:28:26.908-04:00When that report becomes public. And it will. The...When that report becomes public. And it will. The dept and the city will look more corrupt then the nixon administation. I think the mayor needs to take charge instead of taking advice from corporate council. He might as well take advice from the muppet show ........3ft tall hPd grassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-86655556383920872212011-08-17T21:03:08.118-04:002011-08-17T21:03:08.118-04:00Thom..
With all due respect.. I do not know many ...Thom..<br /><br />With all due respect.. I do not know many people who are willing to risk their ass in this city by exposing what is sacred.. a surname..<br />There is no loyalty or respect here. With that said, let this be one place the citizens can post in the city and vent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-33183631274725613062011-08-17T20:32:29.550-04:002011-08-17T20:32:29.550-04:00Thom - How is info from anonymous sources more cre...Thom - How is info from anonymous sources more credible if Kevin posts it? You still won't know who the info came from, their identities will still be a secret, so all you will know is Kevin decided to post something.Jeff Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-57813407218962480032011-08-17T11:42:38.163-04:002011-08-17T11:42:38.163-04:00Kevin : Here we are with the pros and cons of anon...Kevin : Here we are with the pros and cons of anonymous comments again. I think you would do yourself, the City and everyone a favor if you just stopped them and instead let those anonymous commenters tell you what information they have, and you post it yourself under your own name - that would instill some accountability. If your commenters won't put their names on things they say(and be accountable), you can get the information out to the public easily by putting out these presumably valuable pieces of information as regular postings on your blog, just like print journalists.<br /><br />It's time for all this legitimate and necessary information to have at least a semblance of credibility, especially since it is so relevant to the City's health and future. Chief Roberts and everyone else who complains about anonymous postings have a legitimate point.Thom Pagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-21180326839426795552011-08-16T23:12:06.526-04:002011-08-16T23:12:06.526-04:00Kevin....you havent posted very much about the u...Kevin....you havent posted very much about the upcoming primary and elections for months...you seem to want to post cop stuff and that is fine, but we have a major primary and election and governance facing us for the next 4 years and you are missing in action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-72644946737800541772011-08-16T20:11:06.591-04:002011-08-16T20:11:06.591-04:00Unbelievable, just when I thought this place could...Unbelievable, just when I thought this place couldn't get any worse....Chief Roberts.... you sir are an absolute disgrace to the Hartford Police Department and it's members. When are you going to realize that it is time leave!! Face the facts, we are done with you. The sad part of this whole mess is that you were given, not earned, the tittle of chief by way of sleazy politics, back door deals, and favors from fast Eddie. You probably got new granite counter tops and cabinets with your stars out of that deal too. We all know that if it wasn't for Rob Murtha writing your college papers for you, you'd still be an oxygen thief in car 16 on C squad!!! You are a phony, plain and simple. Your motto of " Success is never final", WHAT A JOKE!!! I would be willing to bet Murtha probably wrote that one for you too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-68081641606311606312011-08-16T19:00:59.544-04:002011-08-16T19:00:59.544-04:00Seriously do you think we will see that investigat...Seriously do you think we will see that investigation? The Windsor Locks/Rudiwiciez investigation is posted on their town website- but you can bet Natalie doesn't want that to happen in Hartford. My guess is we will never get to see the full details of the Hartford-Rudiwiciez investigation; too much embarrassment, too much liability.<br /><br />It’s funny how the Rudiwiciez report came out and now all of a sudden we are going to punish Mefferd for having a bit too much of “Grandpa’s Medicine”. Two years ago, pre-blog, Mefferd’s incident is not even a blip on the DKR radar screen. Now if Dailey did the same thing, DKR would’ve hung him out on the steps of the Old State House, and then called the Courant to brag about it. Same old story, some get punished while others get protected. One might say that the way DKR has protected Mefferd in the past, has only worsened his current situation. Rumor is probationary Capt. Bernier made another homophobic sexual innuendo to an officer, in front of other Sgt.’s and officers on the street the other night, complaint to follow. How many times will this guy get protected?<br /><br />If Capt. Buyak spoke like that DKR would have him demoted to School Crossing Guard (ref. use of the word “whore” in comstat).<br />DKR is in a mad scramble to right his wrongs, and give the appearance of righteousness. He wants to save his reputation, legacy and image- you can’t fault the man for that. Except for the Neville transfer, that stinks out loud.<br /><br />Please don’t forget about the sergeants, they (or we for now) stand up and speak out here too.<br />“The blog is a venue for the weak, it's a venue for cowards” so be it. It sure got McKrash and his crooked ways out of here in a hurry. Ps. Didn’t Roberts used to like this blog and use it himself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-7844985699130454912011-08-16T17:45:29.358-04:002011-08-16T17:45:29.358-04:00Chief,
Brookman should be getting an award for w...Chief, <br /><br />Brookman should be getting an award for what he has done for exposing the lack of leadedrship at HPD. The "cowards" you mention are your Lieutenant's who you try to reward for diving under trucks when the situations get tense. Your leadership is a disater and without the blog and the comments, there would have never been an outside investigation to expose what you are condoning and allowing by your Command staff.<br /><br />We need a Chief as a leader, not a tyrannical Command staff. We had high hopes for you as a Chief.I'm Anonymous, I'm not a foolnoreply@blogger.com