That Racially Charged Chicago case is beginning this week with jury selection.  This is my take on this mess.

Chicago, IL- -Chicago cops are represented by the FOP as their collective bargaining agent.  They have lost more ground in recent years for their membership.  The city’s politicians have stolen, squandered and otherwise mismanaged Chicago’s revenue for decades creating a public safety funding nightmare.   Chicago is the current murder capital of the United states and in the last nine months despite gun bans and draconian restrictions over 3,000 people have been shot here. Nearly a decade ago with bloggers popping up Second City Cop was Born.  The site is hosted allegedly by a cop who has since retired. He or she has remained anonymous avoiding the wrath of angry police bosses and politicians.    Second city has done well in calling out misguided management, biased police related media stories and corruption.  In many cases SCC has criticized the FOP for lack of leadership or courage in their representation of cops.  In Short SCC ha...

Chicago, IL—FOP Lodge 7 has failed miserably in the past to properly represent the men and women of the Chicago police Department .  The leadership of the FOP has been bedding down with city politicians and a couple of really lame appointed police superintendents. We can only guess what the tradeoffs have been. The department is rapidly shrinking and the position of police officer grows more dangerous by the hour.   Pension funds have been mismanaged, stolen or otherwise compromised.   Officer’s retirement funding is in grave danger as bankruptcy looms. The only real source for news about the matters that affect police officers come from bloggers.   The Second City Cop Blog is the primary source of news cops need to know.   The downside is that the some of the blog content creator/s are anonymous.   Publishing the truth about mismanagement, waste and corruption is hazardous to any working officer.   The FOP should take on a role of reporti...