tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post6278237163939064728..comments2024-03-24T18:15:18.350-04:00Comments on "WE THE PEOPLE": DISGUSTINGKEVIN BROOKMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597937634837295016noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-65548332174120088462014-05-16T12:17:21.187-04:002014-05-16T12:17:21.187-04:00I'm a Hartford resident and employee. I'm...I'm a Hartford resident and employee. I'm a bit confused by some of the posts on this blog. The majority of my co-workers and I'd even go as far to say 80%, are from out of town. Some travel as far as an hour away. And from what I gather, most were NEVER Hartford residents at hire. So, when you guys speak of incompetencies in the departments, and insinuate that those inefficiencies are due to said incompetencies of Hartford residents, well, quite frankly, you are speaking out of your *&@!#. I'll be glad when this blog turns into a think tank and start talking about how some of you can use your connections to get some developers in here!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-21777095447810111252014-05-14T20:54:45.271-04:002014-05-14T20:54:45.271-04:00Her statement then was disrespectful of her father...Her statement then was disrespectful of her father and his memory.I wonder what he would say to her about this if he were still alive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-81009490014416266282014-05-14T20:29:34.951-04:002014-05-14T20:29:34.951-04:00In fairness, I just want to state that the obituar...In fairness, I just want to state that the obituary for Cynthia Jennings father does list him as a retired LT. with the Connecticut State PoliceKEVIN BROOKMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597937634837295016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-28102189742181741362014-05-13T11:41:56.988-04:002014-05-13T11:41:56.988-04:00Surprised Jennings didnt drop the race card yet at...Surprised Jennings didnt drop the race card yet at the media for attacking her on her comment. had it been the other way around i wonder the outcomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-35789203986494694382014-05-11T23:40:34.557-04:002014-05-11T23:40:34.557-04:00To Anonymous at 4:47pm,
So exa...To Anonymous at 4:47pm,<br /> So exactly who was Ms. Jennings father? You are being very cryptic here. Was he on HPD? What is Ms. Jennings fathers story? YOU probably won't respond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-37372707055193379892014-05-11T21:01:33.920-04:002014-05-11T21:01:33.920-04:00That doesn't cut it. Sleaze Bag Jennings said ...That doesn't cut it. Sleaze Bag Jennings said "many" relatives. One person isn't many in my book. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-60112256503003911012014-05-11T16:47:23.644-04:002014-05-11T16:47:23.644-04:00Look into it Ms. jennings father was a long time l...Look into it Ms. jennings father was a long time law enforcer. You proabably won't respond or post that she is telling the truth! Perhaps you should become a Politician, they sway the story to make thier point of view. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-17670788044188652892014-05-11T16:43:06.350-04:002014-05-11T16:43:06.350-04:00Mr brookman why won't you post my comment abou...Mr brookman why won't you post my comment about drug testing in DPW? This is the third cimment I tried to post. I guess yoy are like the rest, your view only. My post was true and let's people know what time it is, but i guess we can't get a point in with yoy eithet. Signing off your blog and spreading the word. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-36713953431536950592014-05-11T15:20:23.775-04:002014-05-11T15:20:23.775-04:00Talk about lying, like most politicians, Cynthia J...Talk about lying, like most politicians, Cynthia Jennings is the liar here. She tried to justify her comment by saying during her interview that she has "many" relatives in law enforcement. If so where and related how? Kevin, can you verify this or it just another lie. She really should step down, she's a disgrace. She really thinks she's worth $90,000 a year with a city car?!?!?! Just goes to show how far from reality she really is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-73275040507390337182014-05-11T00:06:36.177-04:002014-05-11T00:06:36.177-04:00Talk about lying, like most politicians, Cynthia J...Talk about lying, like most politicians, Cynthia Jennings is the liar here. She tried to justify her comment by saying during her interview that she has "many" relatives in law enforcement. If so where and related how? Kevin, can you verify this or it just another lie. She really should step down, she's a disgrace. She really thinks she's worth $90,000 a year with a city car?!?!?! Just goes to show how far from reality she really is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-54282789040120637352014-05-10T22:55:58.920-04:002014-05-10T22:55:58.920-04:00Kevin, The last time I held an application in my h...Kevin, The last time I held an application in my hand I saw at the very top "AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" !!! How do they LEGALLY get away with RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS AT TIME OF APPLICATION????? Kevin, does that sound fair???? Dont forget these "OUTSIDERS" pay STATE AND FEDERAL TAXES that both ,in part, feed the city. So why shouldnt these "OUTSIDERS" be eligible to work in the same city they have been FORCED to invest in????? I know from your past comments you dont buy into this but I believe that you must be having some doubt as time goes on!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-28445451716355335722014-05-09T19:56:07.497-04:002014-05-09T19:56:07.497-04:00If the city drug tested. Most of public works woul...If the city drug tested. Most of public works would fail. A good third of the police and fire also would fail. Just for starters, it would be nearly impossible to deal with that many fails at once so why even bother. My cousin worked at mohegan sun casino as a dealer. They tested once and half the matinance worked tested hot. Like 60. So that never happened again. True story. So it would be actually better for the city not to test. <br />When u go lurking into the graveyard at night many skeletons will be found .....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-39826186195860388432014-05-09T14:59:15.970-04:002014-05-09T14:59:15.970-04:00Mr Mayor Pedro wake up city employees need to have...Mr Mayor Pedro wake up city employees need to have drug testing. No wonder why there is so much violence in Hartford. A real attraction to raise a family.And you keep saying that Hartford is getting better. What planet do you live on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-64666308436152100092014-05-09T11:52:29.993-04:002014-05-09T11:52:29.993-04:00What no drug testing for HPD? Every place of job e...What no drug testing for HPD? Every place of job employment has drug testing. Get you act together HPD you are the head of public safety.<br />Drugs are the biggest problem in our nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-61137780641212742932014-05-08T21:17:31.323-04:002014-05-08T21:17:31.323-04:00The same thing happened to me, I applied to HPD, w...The same thing happened to me, I applied to HPD, went through the entire painstaking hiring process for over 2 years, the majority of it was waiting months between each step in the process while being kept in the dark until a few days prior to being called in for an appointment. This is easy to look past if you actually get hired, but if ones gets to the final step just days before the academy class starts and don't ever receive a call to come in for the cheif's interview it has a tendency to make one bitter.<br />What's more is not less then a couple months into the academy class, still no answer as to why I wasn't called in for the final step, I find out that a few recruits were actually kicked out of the academy for low scores.... That's BAD GRADES! essentially they flunked out, and they were dim-wits picked for a spot in the academy over me. I'm absolutely sure I wasn't the only one this happened too.<br />It's absurd to say the least.<br />So now I'm going to apply elsewhere and help make an already better city than Hartford even better.BKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-22453993326220771612014-05-08T19:07:01.969-04:002014-05-08T19:07:01.969-04:00The City has to stop this rule of hiring only City...The City has to stop this rule of hiring only City residents, I worked and retired from the City, and even employees are saying the same thing, give people a chance that live outside the City, this requests has been going on for years, there are so many qualified people who apply for jobs for the City, they even pass the tests, and if drug tests where given, they would pass that too, there are so many that need jobs and grateful to be hired by the City, but the City turns them down cause of the resident requirement, so I can't feel sorry for the City, "you get what you hire cause they don't pass the tests, and because they are residents, that is not fair, I knew a guy once that worked for the City, wanted to apply for the Fire Dept. but because he lived outside the City, they would not hire him, well guess what..he has been working for the West Hartford Fire Dept. and they lucked out with him...this has happened so many times with applicants for both Fire and Police, they want so much to work for Hartford, but get turned down, so they have no other choice but to go to another town or City, cause Hartford rather hire from the bottom of the bag. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-6022253141558368232014-05-08T15:58:37.587-04:002014-05-08T15:58:37.587-04:00I agree. Ms Jennings should get her facts straight...I agree. Ms Jennings should get her facts straight before she rants. She should leave Hartford employment alone until she knows what she is talking about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-24056871703426434932014-05-08T15:05:17.102-04:002014-05-08T15:05:17.102-04:00This mess with Councilwoman Jenning should be addr...This mess with Councilwoman Jenning should be addressed by the taxpayers. She got elected by the Working Families Party. They really are Democrats. Jennings sits as the only woman on the Court of Common Council. It seems that her remarks are always the same. I do not feel that she represents anyone. However, with her fancy clothing and words maybe she thinks she is better than most who reside in Hartford. Ms Jennings needs to watch what she says especially when she dose not know what she is talking about. The HPD are Hartford's Finest!! End of conversation....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-21860662242105854592014-05-08T14:34:14.640-04:002014-05-08T14:34:14.640-04:00Anonymous 1:57 do you truly believe you don't ...Anonymous 1:57 do you truly believe you don't have a race issue? Make your self usefull and report the cases of the Caucasians from the suburbs who have had, let's say issues. You can start with the officers who used the N word on open air, continuing with comments of what he thinks of Hartford Residents. He had no problem getting paid from Hartford Residents that week or contributing to a pension and bennies from them! <br /><br />Your town may not have a residency requirement but trust and believe they have a mechanism in place to keep most of Hartford out. Racial profiling is probably your way of assesing residency and toilet bowls. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-17865832898930269302014-05-08T13:57:42.203-04:002014-05-08T13:57:42.203-04:00I would not recommend using a "residency requ...I would not recommend using a "residency requirement". HFD has one, only city residents can get on the job. Look at all of the problems that they have had over the last few years.<br />-Caldwell...drinking, relieving himself in stairwells, etc.<br />-Lt from E-16...stealing electricity and threatening and beating a woman.<br />-New recruit a few years ago...runs a woman over at Main X Westland St.<br />-FF from E-8...dealing major amounts of drugs from a firehouse.<br />These are only a few examples. Are these the type of people that you want to hand a gun and keys to a police cruiser to?<br />Before everyone calls me a racist, there are plenty of decent residents of Hartford on HFD that do a great job. Hartford has proven that they do not properly background check individuals before hiring them. This happens from the mayors office down to the lowest job in Hartford. PD is not the place to cut corners and hire only residents.<br />Once again, give a fair test, and hire the highest scoring, best qualified people regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or RESIDENCY!<br />Imagine how nice Hartford could be if they only hired top quality employees! Never going to happen though, residency keeps bringing Hartford closer to circling the toilet bowl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-16299668738596767532014-05-08T10:56:44.632-04:002014-05-08T10:56:44.632-04:00Let's keep it real here. The only reason the c...Let's keep it real here. The only reason the city of Hartford only requires a high school diploma to become a Hartford Police Officer, is so Hartford residents can apply. If a college degree was required, the 16% of Hartford Officers being city residents that Cynthia speaks about, would be more like 1%. Check and see how many of those city residents were hired with more than a high school diploma. The out of town residents come with a college degree.....like what I say or not, it's this truth. Other towns require a college degree, because they don't care about hiring city residents, they want the best for their community. Look at what a mess DPW is from hiring city residents....lol, they can't even clear snow from the streets!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-44259109057978942442014-05-08T10:44:15.447-04:002014-05-08T10:44:15.447-04:00Councilwomen Jennings can give it in chalk, that w...Councilwomen Jennings can give it in chalk, that way she can erase her ignorance when she opens her mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-43111130153609781252014-05-08T09:42:14.045-04:002014-05-08T09:42:14.045-04:00If the city required a college edu. for position o...If the city required a college edu. for position of police or fire, wouldn't that impel someone who really wants the job to go to college? Raise the bar. Before we know it all exams will be in crayon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-38165730946536976422014-05-07T23:19:21.966-04:002014-05-07T23:19:21.966-04:00The council's grotesk and disingenuous thought...The council's grotesk and disingenuous thought to each be valued at 90k a pop is more criminal then the X L center grocery store 500k defunct loan. Yes. Never repaid. Jennings has some nerve, the last commentor hit the nail on the head. Hartford is not comparable to boston or new york. Hartford is sinking fast. A 9-5 city. No gas stations downtown, no family friendly eaterys either. Who wants to go to hartford to see art when u can jump on a train to new york. Hartford is not attractive for business. The city is violent. ( Albany ave looks really safe at 7 pm. )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-35048474819479997032014-05-07T23:06:29.184-04:002014-05-07T23:06:29.184-04:00The problem with these city council members, and t...The problem with these city council members, and this doesn't only hold true to Hartford but to many other cities as well, they feel they are above the citizens they are working for.<br />In fact across the nation major cities are debating on whether or not to pay their council member the six figures or more that neighboring cities are paying their council members.<br /> Someone needs to notify Hartford's city council that they don't hold a candle compared to say their peers in Dallas, TX for example. Hartford is a lower class, poor, struggling and shrinking city, the council members need to recognize that they are not on par with those major cities that can not only justify but more importantly afford to pay six figure salaries.<br /> They have a false sense of value and self worth at Hartford City hall. Just one more reason why Hartford will never generate enough forward momentum to propel out of the rut they've been in for the last half century.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089899972330917356noreply@blogger.com