Dear Harvey: A letter to the Mayor of Jackson

[Saint_Zero]

http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0111/09/leditorial.html

Check the bottom editoral…

Dear Harvey.
Hey! DIPSHIT! When are you going to hire someone? Or are you waiting to find someone who can kiss your ass enough? Granted, our “Interm” Chief has done well at the job, but it’s common knowledge that since he’s a white guy with 30 years on the force, he won’t even be told you’re hiring, much less interviewed.
This is getting funny. Really. I can’t wait to see what justifications you come up with for waiting nearly a year (247 days and counting). I’ve heard the lame ass excuse that no ones interested in the job. Have you thought about promoting from within? Oh wait, the dear african-american lady who is the “Interm” #2 has already publicly stated she doesn’t want the job either.
Maybe it’s you?

-SZ

[kniz]

I hate seeing a fellow Mississippian going down with a big goose egg. So… bump

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

Apparently the Jackson PD has other problems, too.

http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/copsumma/g4001001.htm

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Grants to the City of Jackson, Mississippi, Police Department

GR-40-01-001
February 2001
Office of the Inspector General

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Office of the Inspector General, Audit Division, has completed an audit of grants awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to the city of Jackson, Mississippi, Police Department (the grantee). The purpose of the grants is to enhance community policing. The grantee was awarded a total of $4,452,356 to hire 67 new police officers and redeploy 39.4 existing full-time officers into community policing.

We reviewed the grantee’s compliance with eight essential grant conditions. We found the grantee’s budgeting for officers, redeployment practices, and source of local matching funds acceptable. However, we found weaknesses in other areas as identified below. As a result, we question grant funds spent of $3,173,594 and identified $2,216 of enhanced revenue.
[ul]
[li]Additional officers were not hired and maintained, resulting in $3,173,594 questioned costs.[/li]
[li]The grantee planned to retain the COPS funded officers, but the positions were absorbed into locally funded positions through attrition rather than becoming additional positions.[/li]
[li]For the redeployment grant program, the grantee withdrew funds in advance of when needed as allowed by COPS guidelines. However, the grantee did not remit $2,216 in interest earnings to the Department of Health and Human Services as required.[/li]
[li]Community policing activities were not enhanced as a result of the hiring of grant funded officers.[/li]
[li]Several monitoring reports and financial status reports were not timely, or were not submitted.[/li][/ul]
These items are discussed in greater detail in the Findings and Recommendations section of the report. Our audit objectives, scope, and methodology appear in Appendix I.

[MysterEcks]

and redeploy 39.4 existing full-time officers into community policing.

I can’t help wondering what the other .6 of that cop does.

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

He only gets donut holes.

[MysterEcks]

Maybe the .4 is just a disembodied head. Every birthday, every Christmas, all he ever gets as presents are hats. And he spends his weekends mournfully singing that old Cat Stevens’ song:

Another Saturday night,
and I ain’t got no body.

Don’t you guys hate it when I go off my meds?

[yosemite]

*Originally posted by Saint Zero *
Granted, our “Interm” Chief has done well at the job, but it’s common knowledge that since he’s a white guy with 30 years on the force, he won’t even be told you’re hiring, much less interviewed.

OK, I am sure I am being dense, but I just don’t want to assume.

So, are you saying that this white guy with 30 years won’t even be considered for the job…why? Is it because (forgive me if I am wrong) because he won’t fill a proper quota? (Being a white male, and all.) Just want to make sure I understand.

And if that’s the case, that sucks bilge water. I can certainly understand making a point to give people other than white males their fair chance, but come on. To not even consider a white male? When obviously he’s doing a good job? This makes no sense.