- With about 1,400 vacancies, the Chicago Police Department has a critical shortage of officers. Perhaps that’s one reason why police sources are upset with police brass assigning a cop to patrol a privately-owned downtown building.
The Better Government Association and the 2 Investigators checked out the tip that infuriates residents and business owners in high crime areas.
[...] The 2 Investigators watched day after day, as Officer Pagan ambled his way around the commercial space at the Merchandise Mart.
“What are you supposed to be doing here?” CBS 2′s Pam Zekman asked Pagan.
How about he's following orders you troll? Seriously?
We all know there are cushy spots in various districts and if you're heavy enough, you land one. But it sure sounds like the officer was where he was supposed to be, cushy spot or not. The beef should be with HQ or City Hall, but they aren't the ones walking around on the beat, so Channel 2 needed a bunch of shots of someone to direct their scorn at and guess who's the patsy? Even when Channel 2 thinks they're doing the "right thing," we still get the short end of that stick.
UPDATE: And how about this angle - the officer (who is on his assigned post) is watching 30,000 people on a daily basis, keeping pick pockets and beggars out of the building.
Rahm has how many cops again? Sitting in front of his house, driving his wife and kids around, parked around the clock, all to protect how many people? We mean, he's not more important than any other citizen, is he? We haven't heard about any credible threats to any of them. The mayors of other major cities get by with a driver, if that, and they usually pay for it themselves.
Burke has how many drivers and bodyguards? They are more important than Joe Citizen by what measure? Vague threats from 30 years ago?