Here's the Supe on WGN this morning (hopefully, this loads properly - if not, click the link):
Notice how he disregards the media reports that Chicago is a "deadly global city." He grabs all the credit he can. That would mean if August is particularly messy, he's going to grab all the blame?
He also states the Department is going to hire 500 more officers this year. There's a class of 42 that started a month ago and another of around 35 that started Monday. We've also heard that the number of candidates even showing up for the P.O.W.E.R. test is horrible low - 500 letters sent out to get 100 people to show up and 40 of those fail the physical and another 15 don't even show up for the piss test. That class of 42 wasn't budgeted at 42 - a number didn't even show up for the job.
500 sounds like a fantasy and we'll bet that 500 retire this year.
Notice how he disregards the media reports that Chicago is a "deadly global city." He grabs all the credit he can. That would mean if August is particularly messy, he's going to grab all the blame?
He also states the Department is going to hire 500 more officers this year. There's a class of 42 that started a month ago and another of around 35 that started Monday. We've also heard that the number of candidates even showing up for the P.O.W.E.R. test is horrible low - 500 letters sent out to get 100 people to show up and 40 of those fail the physical and another 15 don't even show up for the piss test. That class of 42 wasn't budgeted at 42 - a number didn't even show up for the job.
500 sounds like a fantasy and we'll bet that 500 retire this year.