tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post8951541917464908833..comments2024-03-24T18:15:18.350-04:00Comments on "WE THE PEOPLE": IS HARTFORD'S MAYOR VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW...AGAINKEVIN BROOKMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597937634837295016noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-6138917829507143882017-10-16T20:35:03.081-04:002017-10-16T20:35:03.081-04:00Screw per diem law enforcement! You crazy? That...Screw per diem law enforcement! You crazy? That's ZERO benefits for putting your life on the line. Zero. Boy, you must really dislike L.E. to be thinking that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-89417718828419954452017-10-16T15:17:23.921-04:002017-10-16T15:17:23.921-04:00Darrell V. Hill is an idiot! He left Hartford wit...Darrell V. Hill is an idiot! He left Hartford with millions of dollars of junk bonds. Darrell Hill was overpaid in Hartford. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-6902024800019620972017-10-15T19:29:59.165-04:002017-10-15T19:29:59.165-04:00Its time gov started functioning like a business. ...Its time gov started functioning like a business. Had I ran my Private Security and P.I businesses the way the city runs Hartford Police I'd be out of business within a week or less. Time we treated tax payer dollars with respect and hire per diem cops, privatize the library, do merit BASED PAY RAISES and significantly reform the city pension system into a private sector 401k. The broke tax payers of Hartford and CT for that matter do not enjoy nearly anything resembling a gov workers benefits GET in CT. Time government caught up to what everyone has.Hartford Republicannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-22802954122276595512017-10-15T15:15:39.833-04:002017-10-15T15:15:39.833-04:00Yet another homicide about to be on the books as s...Yet another homicide about to be on the books as soon as they pull the plug. What number will this be Mr. Brookman? Is the mayor’s plan still to remove guns from the streets and hire more officers? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-90110821008244729742017-10-14T17:56:25.222-04:002017-10-14T17:56:25.222-04:00Stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. Stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-47194931233334291662017-10-14T12:55:30.461-04:002017-10-14T12:55:30.461-04:00The police dept needs to be run like a security bu...The police dept needs to be run like a security business. The grip postc has on local police is ridiculous in this state and it only contributes to the problems like understaffing and excessive overtime. What we need to do is first: allow hpd to hire on its own without postc imput, secondly: hire full time officers as well as hire per diem officers. That way when a shift is understaffed and rather than forcing someone to work ot we can make a phone call and get an officer in on straight time. Lastly, the pension has to go in favor of a 401k because we have to do it.Hartford Republicannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-79816301206300619812017-10-14T07:57:46.308-04:002017-10-14T07:57:46.308-04:0011:55 AM ,,I re-read your comment and you clearly ...11:55 AM ,,I re-read your comment and you clearly refer to “bankruptcy”, unions (plural) and a system that is “not sustainable” ,ALL OF THAT IS DPWs DOING??? So I really did stay on topic .Here I’ll say it Prime Minister Maggie Thatchers words “Social Services are great until you run out of OTHER PEOPLES MONEY” . My point is ,your family member from DPW should not go FIRST on your list of money grabbers taking the city down. Now that Animal Control Officer Sherry Degenova is back she can get those abandoned unicorns off the streets of Hartford and find them nice homes in the suburbs. Boy! I thought we couldn’t go any lower than demonizing teachers ,cops and firefighters . Thanks (I guess) to General Grievous for proving me wrong. Who’s next ,all the Grandma’s on Social Security?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-57434200060026361662017-10-14T06:33:39.353-04:002017-10-14T06:33:39.353-04:0011:55
Your comment was about an absolute rarity....11:55 <br /><br />Your comment was about an absolute rarity. That said, connecting such to the City’s sustainability issues is at best negligible. <br /><br />Dubious observation and your tone is sloppy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-34414461361913030152017-10-13T11:55:32.151-04:002017-10-13T11:55:32.151-04:0012:14pm: try to stay on topic, it's not that h...12:14pm: try to stay on topic, it's not that hard. My comments were only about DPW, not about welfare recipients, or illegals, or friends of Bronin, or libraries, or school administrators, or unicorns. What does any of that have to do with retiring in your 40's on full pension? NOTHING.<br /><br />You're welcome.<br />General Grievousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-82493393746297486542017-10-12T13:02:47.772-04:002017-10-12T13:02:47.772-04:00With all the recent HPW give backs, it is hard to ...With all the recent HPW give backs, it is hard to believe this person has a hardy city pension. However, this person has been off the city payroll for at least five years. This individual must had have a high position in HPW. Did this person start work for HPW at a young age? HPW is a hard job. The city needs dependable workers. Most of the HPW workers live in the city and they are very hard workers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-68115926800513058432017-10-12T12:38:57.484-04:002017-10-12T12:38:57.484-04:008:32 am
Before you complain about the public safe...8:32 am<br /><br />Before you complain about the public safety personnel who work 20 to 30 yrs. for the city you should research the people who do 5yrs. and collect pensions and insurance. The people that Bronin is hiring more of than actual workers. Police.Fire.DPW all do their jobs and help to keep the city afloat. The cities problems are white collar, not blue collar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-30499951821915152632017-10-12T12:14:25.261-04:002017-10-12T12:14:25.261-04:00Hey 8:32 am , You might want to read the 8:00 pm c...Hey 8:32 am , You might want to read the 8:00 pm comment above yours. You question “retiring in your 40’s” ? Why not FIRST question able bodied adults who have received social service benefits “in their 40’s” and BEYOND ! Hartford is now on their THIRD GENERATION OF WELFARE RECIPIENTS AND YOU QUESTION THE COST OF PENSIONS???? AND PLEASE COMMENT ON THE LUKE BRONIN CLAIM OF 20,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN HARTFORD,I GUESS THEY DONT COUNT ?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-21519765766882241842017-10-12T08:32:52.073-04:002017-10-12T08:32:52.073-04:00My Hartford DPW retiree family member is on a real...My Hartford DPW retiree family member is on a real nice pension. He likes to remind us, with his new part time job, that he has more money now than he knows what to do with. Hard worker for sure, but let's not get carried away with how dangerous it is to empty a trash can or plow the street. He retired from DPW many years ago, at least 5. He's now in his early 50's. Retired.<br /><br />To put this simply, the current system is not sustainable. Spending exceeds revenues, and there has to be structural change. Retiring in your 40's, really? The politicians and unions will never get there. Bankruptcy accomplishes precisely that.<br />General Grievousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-79773975228700821982017-10-11T20:00:26.993-04:002017-10-11T20:00:26.993-04:00Please give me an answer! Why do I read so many po...Please give me an answer! Why do I read so many posts attacking the “working man” ? Shouldn’t the criminals be discussed first? They cost society way more money than any cop,firefighter or teacher will in a lifetime. Prior to their crimes we have to pay for their birth,feed ,clothe and house them,attempt to educate them,supply EBT cards,THEN we get to pay high insurance fees and taxes to cover their destruction I.E. car theft,car break ins, burglary damage/theft,assault victims medical bills ,workers comp/death benefits for those that harm our peace keepers,then we pay for investigation/prosecution/incarceration/rehabilitation once their caught.. ONLY FOR MOST TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN ONCE THEIR OUT OF JAIL! Next up should be the able bodied “freeloaders” that are taking our inner cities down. So please stop demonizing an important element of a civilized society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-77647616185036857072017-10-11T19:38:18.057-04:002017-10-11T19:38:18.057-04:00Agreed!!! There's no room for bad cops and I h...Agreed!!! There's no room for bad cops and I hate to admit it but there is a few that need to go! And I'm sure you got the homestead secured but don't hesitate to call if you ever need something!! We are here to serve you! And all the other good folks of the city. And I apologize for being rough around the edges, I do mean well though! Just know that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-75321773426075618192017-10-11T17:23:26.413-04:002017-10-11T17:23:26.413-04:00@12:50
I agree that Hartford is a war zone. It me...@12:50<br /><br />I agree that Hartford is a war zone. It means job security for you all. That is why I have upped my security. No one will bother me. My next door neighbor's, yes. But not me. But overtime is killing the budget. We should limit overtime or... Hey, I have a great idea, Mr Police Officer. I think we might higher out and hire Indian police men from India. Give them all HB 1 visas and allow them to take your place for less than half the cost. <br /><br />Just kidding. Did that grab your goat? I enjoyed messing with you. Your doing a good job. Keep going after the bad guys. Bust their asses. Bust their doors down while they are soiling their pants. I'm a good guy, BTW. And I like the good cops that patrol Hartford. I just don't like the bad ones and they are around, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-35313265747894713082017-10-11T14:04:05.835-04:002017-10-11T14:04:05.835-04:00I wasn't referring to the Thurman case to refe...I wasn't referring to the Thurman case to reference domestic violence, I referred to it because a cop with no spine stood there and watched her get beaten almost to death. The vast majority of your hartford cops never would have let that happen. They would have handled it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-33529205354892180562017-10-11T12:59:03.519-04:002017-10-11T12:59:03.519-04:00Answer; Hartford is a daily war zone....more of a ...Answer; Hartford is a daily war zone....more of a war than you’ve ever seen water boy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-53331756667109420392017-10-11T09:44:01.174-04:002017-10-11T09:44:01.174-04:00Very well said. However I would add that a few ye...Very well said. However I would add that a few years ago your union 1716 had a president that saw the union trend of giving into concessions. The union president at that time stood his ground and refused to give in to concessions and pushed for and recieved wage increases that were contractually owed to various skill trades and other classifications. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-80379378906043507572017-10-11T05:20:15.101-04:002017-10-11T05:20:15.101-04:00@9:21
I did read much of the Tracey Thurman case....@9:21<br /><br />I did read much of the Tracey Thurman case. I don't know how the hell that case of spousal abuse has anything to do with me and being protected by the good "sheepdogs" of Hartford. Man, you should take some courses in how to think straight. And this all originates with my remarks about overly generous benefit packages ( in my opinion) and how today, some of these bennies are unaffordable. As to Ms Thurman, unfortunately, these repeated incidences often end very badly. I only wish that more wives under similar circumstances would just go purchase a hand gun and blow their bastard husbands to kingdom come. Lastly, I know, you're the big bad wolf that knows how to huff and puff and blow down doors. But now that I have set up my defense perimeter of armed drones circling above my house 24/7, I trust you won't have the eldment of surprise when you arrive with your shaped charges ready to soil my pants. Oh and I don't ride my little tricycle anymore in Hartford. I don't need to test my fate with the myriad of stoned junkies recklessly riding through Hartford streets. <br /><br />Question; Did you and have many of your fellow officers spent time in the military and in war zones? Just curious. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-25286229271449817892017-10-10T21:21:21.343-04:002017-10-10T21:21:21.343-04:00Mr Brookman is right on the money, it was not a th... Mr Brookman is right on the money, it was not a threat towards you at all I'm on your side! I'm merely stating the obvious. The fact is I would bet money that you have ZERO idea how to actually defend yourself. Maybe you karate chopped at someone during recess or kicked at someone's groin once in your life. But let's both be honest with each other, as much as I would LOVE to meet up with you in person I get a fat paycheck and I wouldn't risk that to prove you wrong. Now that that is out of the way why would you want me to get out of policing? I'm the perfect man to police the absolute animals that we have in the city of Hartford, the type that prey on innocent citizens trying to lead a good life, the elderly that are trying to enjoy the end of theirs and the young kids that might not even get to that point because of the violence in the city caused by those animals.<br /><br />You may not like it but the city of Hartford breeds tough cops and that's what the good people of the city need protecting them. I want you to google "Tracey Thurman" and see what happens when officer friendly shows up in a life or death situation. <br /><br />And P.S. If I was going to actually kick your door in I would do it with a shaped charge, and blow the door through the other side of your house. It would all be settled before you even finished soiling yourself. No thank you necessary though. Me and the other tough men and woman of the department will keep on being the sheepdogs that check on those shadows outside your "locked" door at 3 am, you go on happily being the sheep. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-16409120341102960982017-10-10T20:07:14.952-04:002017-10-10T20:07:14.952-04:006:11pm
I don’t that was any type of threat as muc...6:11pm<br /><br />I don’t that was any type of threat as much as it was emphasizing the question who are you going to call when things go bad. There aren’t a lot of people willing to confront that level of danger alone on our streets at 3:00amKEVIN BROOKMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597937634837295016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-22716278294509914532017-10-10T18:13:37.563-04:002017-10-10T18:13:37.563-04:00@11:25
No wonder my crazy sister has remained a s...@11:25<br /><br />No wonder my crazy sister has remained a school crossing guard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-40237808422276267762017-10-10T18:11:30.638-04:002017-10-10T18:11:30.638-04:0011:14
You talk a bad talk while not exposing who ...11:14<br /><br />You talk a bad talk while not exposing who you are. Like most cowards. Tell you what, tell me who you are and I will do the same, coward. Kevin will ensure both of us are truthful. You sound like you should retire and get out of policing if that is what you do for a living. You should not be there and you should have your guns confiscated. You are a danger to society.<br /><br />You would make a mistake trying to push my door in, big boy. A real mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982633190780306493.post-33836427573996894732017-10-10T09:47:53.531-04:002017-10-10T09:47:53.531-04:00Bad sign. If you do not want to live in the city a...Bad sign. If you do not want to live in the city and contribute to taxes then get another job in another place. The Hartford Police Department need to agree on a contract and give back. In the end you will not win. Other unions gave back and most of the employees live in Hartford. I personally have encountered officers who would not move back or who have never lived in the city. No one disagrees that Public Safety is a tough job. Yet, HARTFORD FIREFIGHTERS gave back. Come on HPD do what is right. Yes, the Hartford Public Library CEO and her Leadership Team paycheck is out of control. They will not win either. Hartford is broke. Do not insult the intelligence of Hartford taxpayers. We see the light. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com