IL Appellate Court Opinion Makes All Internal Police Investigations Records Public

Springfield, IL—Illinois is one of those states that hide government actions under a solid wall of confidentiality. Corrupt dealing of politicians is covered up under pretend concept of individual privacy.

A glaring example of such a law is the one that makes it a felony to record a conversation in person or by phone without the consent of all parties. The law was created and is designed to keep evidence of politicians and bureaucrat’s extortion crimes out of courtrooms. Aldermen, commissioners and even judges would be a lot easier to prosecute without this law that protects their misdeeds from exposure.

Over the decades I have learned that police discipline is anything but fair or even handed. Some cops are fired simply because someone important dislikes them and at the same time others get away with murder because someone important likes them.

Because the records have been shielded police commissions and boards have enjoyed the ability to do whatever they felt like doing to police officers.

That seems to have changed when the 4th District Illinois Appellate Court deemed all internal investigation records regardless of disposition are pure public records.

The case is Gekas vs. Williamson and is now the law. The case was decided away from the control of the Burke-Daley Crime Families of Chicago. Should Williamson appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court I suspect that Ed Burkes’ wife who sits on that court to use her influence to keep these kinds of activities far away from sunshine. They have 35 days to file their notice of appeal.

Read the case here:
IA Cases Ct Opinion


With the brand new IL Appellate Court decision opening police internal investigation records some cops are raising valid issues and concerns.

The downside issues raised by some cops include:
1. Police are forced to undergo questioning despite Fifth Amendment rights. The fruit of these nefarious probes would be public record.

The fix is to end the unconstitutional grilling of cops. If there were no unlawful interrogations of cops this would not be a problem.

2. Frequently internal investigators investigate allegations of officers living outside the City of Chicago or the department routinely checks up on cops on the medical roles. Their home addresses, phone numbes, family member’s names and other very personal information would be available to criminals making public records requests.

The police unions and departments need to find a way avoid putting the sensitive information in the various reports. Perhaps they can reclassify and reassign these duties to personnel workers.

3. Government keeps too much information on everyone.

If there are completed investigations and they have been adjudicated favorably for the officer the records should be purged and destroyed forever unless there is pending litigation involved. Government keeps far too much private information on everyone and that must be discouraged in any free society. Invading privacy and using privacy as a shield to hide government action is the real problem.

Watching The Disintegration Of An American Presidency Is Tragic

Washington, DC—The interloping of Chairman Barack Obama into a simple street arrest by a cop is nothing more than his tossing out a provocative race card. Why you ask? The cheap shot was taken to distract America, from the abject failure of his hostile and un-American health care seizure plan.

The favorable Obama polls are dropping like rock as the unfavorable ones defy gravity. Obama’s next step is racial division and inciting the minority freeloaders as the most liberal states release tens of thousands of hard corps unemployable mostly minority prisoners.

Obama is proving to be the greatest divider since Abraham Lincoln.

If he can’t hold on to the voters, Obama can be counted on to employ the methods of his mentors Josef Stalin and Fidel Castro. The problem is Obama can count on America’s law enforcement and military to end any such efforts to seize powers.

Obama knows his ride will be over once the halls of Congress explode as voters turn out record numbers of Left Wing political loonies in 2210. Pelosi and Reid know they won't be around too long.

Obama and his minions don’t have enough muscle to dictate over a country with 250 million firearms in the hands of civilians. Obama needs to just quietly slip back under that nasty rock he slithered out from.

Yet Another Demand On The Traitor In The Whitehouse For The Birth Certificate

Atlah, NY--Pastor James Manning has never been a fan of that Communist traitor elected by gullible Americans. He seems to be understandably angry that Chairman Barack Obama has been given a pass on the issue of his questionable citizenship.
Manning is demanding Obama produce the documents he’s refused to share with the same Americans he once promised transparency.

Is this merely a distraction as some have claimed? It is easy enough to put to bed unless Obama has deceived America. We must demand the documents and investigate them. The truth shall set Americans free.

Interracial Sexual Harassment And Assaults Plague Chicago Public Transportation

Chicago, IL—In Chicago women riding public transportation alone are frequently victimized by thugs who grope them while making sexual advances. What they are covering up is the reality that the offenders are exclusively African-Americans and the victims are for the most part, White women.

The CTA’s new breed of sexual predators often resort to intimidation forcing their victims to submit to their attacks. Robbery also is often included in these vile encounters.

Today’s Chicago Police Department provides less than a minimal presence on the CTA’s train system. Now CTA officials want their regular employees to try and somehow intervene. The new employee patrol concept is not designed to control the behavior but to provide liability relief so they can show they’ve taken steps to alleviate or lessen the problem.

The CTA is far more concerned about money than the safety of our mothers, wives, daughters and sisters. The only reasonable response is regular police patrols and they don’t have the cops to handle this.

As for the women and men for that matter riding the CTA I can only suggest breaking Chicago’s unconstitutional gun laws. Get the training, suitable handguns and the courage to shoot some of the rats.

You have no duty under law to call police, make reports of your justifiable use of deadly force in America. Our Constitution’s Fifth Amendment gives every American and absolute right to remain silent.

If the police want to ask you anything you simply say, “I will be happy to talk to you after I have a lawyer at my side.” Police officer’s are required to cease asking questions after that.

If the cops think they have sufficient evidence to arrest you, you will never be able to talk them out of it by telling them you were in fear of your life. That statement is always used a tacit confession.

Shoot and kill the rats then simply walk away. Wounding the rats will insure their statement, “That crazy woman shot me for no reason!”

The sight of dead rats carted off in rubber bags will deter others. Kill the bastards and let God sort it out.

Stay Awake Tonight For The Pinker And Crimefile!

Chicago, IL—Tonight at the stroke of midnight on WIND radio I will be the guest of Geoff Pinkus on his overnight show. The topic of conversation is wide ranging and provocative.

It’s at midnight for Chicago folks. For those in California and Arizona that’s 10:00 PM.

You can hear the show on the Internet right here.

In Chicago The Police Must Call The Police

Chicago, IL-Okay, I have had my differences with the Windy City’s administration over fraud, waste and blatant corruption.

I think we all understand the function of police in America. They are the first responders responsible for suppression of violent crime and the apprehension of persons accused of crime.

We also know and understand that criminals are presumed to be armed and that’s why we spend billions to train and arm police.

In Chicago there exists an actual police agency with properly screened, trained and sworn officers that patrol Chicago’s two major airports. It’s the men and women of the Chicago Aviation Police Department.

This police department’s law enforcement for some unexplainable reason their duties are limited to observing and reporting all crime incidents to The Chicago Police Department.

The duties of this outfit would be more logically delegated to the untrained, uneducated, unarmed and minimally screened people from the ranks of the hard corps unemployed. The pay rate for observe and report guards is at minimum wage level.

Under state law, the Chicago Aviation Police must undergo all standard police academy training including qualification with firearms. This department owns no firearms and they forbid their officers from carrying them! Yes, that is at airports, that are at the highest level of potential terrorist targets!

Since the officers are sworn they are allowed to carry firearms while off duty and away from the places they are sworn to protect. They can carry guns anywhere but where they’re needed most, at the airports!

The most amazing part of this insanity is that the airport officers must call the police if police services are needed. Why must taxpayers foot the bill for both departments?

The simplest answer is to mandate that the aviation officers carry the firearms they’ve been trained to actually handle and to prepare them for the protection of the public and incredibly expensive property.

Isn’t this really just part of Mayor Daley’s gun control folly? We need to ask how taxpayers are being served by maintaining a police agency that won’t and can’t protect them. Is the insane intent of Chicago’s politicians to simply provide terrorists with a larger pool hostages and victims?

It’s only a matter of time before the first officer an armed terrorist will see will be a Chicago Aviation cop. How many must needlessly die as a result?

Okay The Jackson Memorial Hooked Me On One Great performance

Los Angeles, CA—No, I did not win tickets to attend this event and may well have scalped them if I did.

I knew they’d have some great entertainment and they did. I have always loved good music and learned a long time ago that good music transcends politics, race and most things that divide us as members of the mysterious human species.

For me John Mayer stopped the show with his rendition of, Human Nature. Yes, I also liked the original of that Jackson sang.

Jackson is dead, his demons died with him. Jackson’s dark side was indeed troubling. Culpability for evil conduct is a matter for our maker. Some people are compelled to do things that would never enter most people’s minds. Jackson was indeed strange to most of us.

If we are not tempted to commit evil deeds why are we somehow of superior character? The person who is tempted and yet abstains would be superior. Jackson’s maker has already judged him.

The people of our world will judge Jackson by his huge contribution to music and entertainment with their own hard earned cash.

I wish I had that kind of talent but would like to settle for a percentage of the future sales and so do all of you.

Chicago Violence Confined To African-American Community

Chicago, IL—Chicago’s ambitious and unconstitutional gun laws are working well. The criminals have them and use them on the unarmed.

The shootings and stabbings are nearly always confined to the ghetto. Violence in White neighborhoods is nearly always Black on White. The sociologists can makeup whatever reasons they want but the only thing that counts is a prescription to end the carnage. The twisted and ignorant African-American culture must join civilization.

The gun laws are having the opposite effect the politicians promised Chicagoans when they enacted the draconian outright bans.
 

My Blog has been stolen!

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that is the case I should be flattered.

Some miscreant has cloned, Crime, Guns and Videotape and made it his or her own. The additional insult is the collection of revenue from Google’s ad sense.

With no concern about the copyright laws that were violated this clown is too lazy to create an original blog.

I have notified the Internet service provider. They tell me they will take this site down.

Here is the phony site: http://blogginfool.com/bailbonds/

UPDATE: The offending site has been shut down.

Blogging And Blogger’s Tools

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Los Angeles, CA—I have gotten questions from my readers about how I go about getting material for this blog. They also want to know the tools needed to do the job.

First let me say I write my own material. I don’t rewrite other’s property or lift other’s words.

I make those calls to the newsmakers and the various public information officers. I grab available court records and post them when it helps illustrate the story.

I do a lot of my own video and pictures. Court photography is different because rules require a pool photographer to share video and pictures with all of the other journalists.

The equipment needed is better, lighter and cheaper than ever. If you only use text for a blog all that is needed is a computer with Internet access. If you want graphics and video you need cameras, Photoshop and video editing software. I use Corel Videostudio Pro X2 that sells for around $100.00.

My newest video camera is amazing. It’s the $200.00 Flip Mino HD. It has no tape and will record for 60 minutes. You can deploy it from your pocket in three seconds. The video from the flip has blown me away.

Always make sure your camera’s microphone is close enough to your sound source. The Flip does not allow for external or wireless mics at this juncture. I’m sure future models may allow for that. Whenever possible have a good light source to bring out the color and definition of your video.

The equipment above includes:

1. The Flip Mino HD camera and a small tripod.
2. A good quality digital camera, pictured is the Panasonic Lumix
3. A digital recorder, pictured is an Olympus offering
4. A small rechargeable video light and bracket, this one is a Sima
5. A cell phone with e-mail capability

Not pictured is a laptop or desktop computer.

My Flip Mino HD is smaller than most cell phones you can get you video without people running and ducking to get out of your shot. I have added a video that was shot and uploaded with the Flip Mino HD. Be sure to click the HD button on the YouTube screen to get the maximum quality. This is my friend Andrea visiting from Berlin.

Pay, Quit Or Die, A Book Review.

Chicago, IL—My long time, and recently retired Chicago cop pal, Jim O’Donnell said I needed to review a crime book written by his friend Don Herion who lived the life of a mob chasing Chicago cop for nearly a half-century.

In my law enforcement days I came into only casual contact with reputed mob guys and went out of my way to avoid them. Occasionally there would be a suspected mob killing in or around my beat. Other than taking an initial report or hauling someone to the Cook County Morgue when working a wagon I always felt I should keep my nose out of those matters leaving them for the “big guys.”

The big guys were the cops that handled those kinds of investigations. They were too close to the mob for my comfort and I was very satisfied never being assigned to a mob chasing unit. Herion worked with a who’s who of the “big guy” cops during his tenure.

Don Herion became a Chicago cop while I was in 5th grade. He managed to be a mob chaser most of the time and lived to tell about it even in print. Herion’s career was an exciting one to say the least. I always watched the dicks looking into those messy car trunks. I’d keep my distance whenever I could because the smell of decomposing flesh was and is way beyond foul.

Herion provides an inside view to the Chicago mob’s handiwork. It’s the stuff nightmares and gallows humor is all about. It is a great read.

Herion’s offering made me wonder just how many people would still be alive without the government’s need for victimless crime prohibitions. All the big money in organized crime can’t exist without laws controlling alcohol, drugs, gambling and prostitution. Public corruption involving politicians, cops, judges and prosecutors thrives on victimless crime.

The violence and corruption involved in the quest of victimless crime control seems far worse than victimless offenses. Herion’s book seems to make a case for that argument.

Herion was sworn to enforce the laws and he risked his life to the people of the State of Illinois to give them what they wanted from cops. That’s honorable no matter what you or I may feel about the need or desirability for some laws.

As for Herion’s book it’s a fascinating historical review of the career of a master gangbuster. Herion gives his readers real insight into the kinds of business opportunities available for people deep inside the dark underbelly of Chicago.

More on the book and ordering information here.

It’s The Fourth Of July and Here’s A Newsflash

Washington, DC-The Communists have captured the Whitehouse, Chairman Barack Obama and his henchmen have seized banks and businesses and gone into competition with privately owned organizations. Of course it will be impossible to compete. Free enterprise is a thing of the past.

The enemy is trying desperately to gain control of the health care industry bringing about its certain destruction.

Americans and generations of their offspring are destined to slavery. The American dream is turning into a Marxist nightmare. Martial Law is on the way.

We quickly need to draft a document that begins, “When in the course of human events…” We need to call on the minutemen of our militia and take control of our liberty once again while we are still able.

We need patriots willing to die in the name of Freedom.