tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post4385752308843070990..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Prevention wins every timeTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-83360237610651259192010-05-22T17:20:33.111-05:002010-05-22T17:20:33.111-05:00The Late-model York Funny High society is a privat...The Late-model York Funny High society is a privately owned corporation that offers the following servics:<br /><br />•Paperback or Cost a withstand up wit / droll / artists comedy / comedy symbolize cause / agents / agencies: If you are interested in booking or hiring tolerate up comics / comedians, we have several hundred on our roster and have access to from 5,000 comedians across the U.S. If you are interested in a good corporate comedian, a corporate comedy be noticeable, church comedy, comedy enchanter, comedy hypnotist, comedy ventriloquist, college wag, comedy speakers, Black jokesmith, female comic, Jewish Buffoon, Christian Clown, or any other specialty comedian, this is your settled comedy booking instrument service. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />[url=http://www.nyhystericalsociety.com]Hire a Comedian[/url]<br />[url=http://www.nyhystericalsociety.com]Hire a Corporate Comedian[/url]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-68864154839309169962007-05-24T08:02:00.000-05:002007-05-24T08:02:00.000-05:00"I've had exactly zero complaints (not that I real..."I've had exactly zero complaints (not that I really care--if somebody doesn't realize how this is protecting them, I'd be happy to explain)."<BR/>Pleased to hear it. A little inconvenience is sometimes necessary if it is for the greater social good and a reduction in crime. Rather than displacement (idiot on that other list) I'll bet there is a great opportunity for a diffusion of benefits outside the Southeast area, when all these people go to work and tell their colleagues and friends.Jerry Ratcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13310143408137765045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-72054860776055019612007-05-20T10:56:00.000-05:002007-05-20T10:56:00.000-05:00Why dont the other area do the same thing? Is is ...Why dont the other area do the same thing? Is is because they are actually fighting crime or just busy with different calls?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-5804404718710161252007-05-18T18:48:00.000-05:002007-05-18T18:48:00.000-05:00It is good to see the current crew of the Southeas...It is good to see the current crew of the Southeast team getting some recognition. However, most of the garage door worked was started last year with flyers and knocking on doors. Of course, this was in addition to increasing the total number of arrests in all areas, removing impaired drivers from the roadways AND checking the businesses and schools on a regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-37425444009912578752007-05-17T20:30:00.000-05:002007-05-17T20:30:00.000-05:00Answering a couple questions, the chief of police,...Answering a couple questions, the chief of police, like all the city department heads, serves at the mayor's pleasure. The mayor may dismiss a director without cause. <BR/><BR/>Next, don't worry about my sleep, blogger seems to be on west coast time. Those posts you see at 3:30 or 4:00 AM are actually at 5:30 or 6:00 AM (as if that was better.) Actually, I inherited the sleep pattern from my father--early to bed, early to rise!<BR/><BR/>Did you get that, Dad?Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-84307293650381117352007-05-17T19:24:00.000-05:002007-05-17T19:24:00.000-05:00Chief,I just noticed the blog post times (usually ...Chief,I just noticed the blog post times (usually around 4:00 am.) You're computer's time is off or you work too hard.<BR/><BR/>If the time posts are correct, many thanks for putting in the extra effort to keep the public informed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-23905948569137931112007-05-17T19:22:00.000-05:002007-05-17T19:22:00.000-05:00Good job LPD! I love hearing about initiatives li...Good job LPD! <BR/><BR/>I love hearing about initiatives like this. This blog is a great tool - I've been reading from the start and hope that you continue. <BR/><BR/>As to the Chief's response comment, I think the response comment probably could be fodder for many blog posts. I appreciate it when public officials candidly and constructively acknowledge the local politics and budget constraints that affect their agencies. Many thanks for your reasonable and measured response to the effects the city's budget has on your department. <BR/><BR/>Who does the chief of police serve at the pleasure of in Lincoln? Is it the mayor or the city council or both? I'm curious as to what executive entity the chief of police ultimately is responsible to and how that may affect future blogging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-3954815814329731412007-05-17T13:45:00.000-05:002007-05-17T13:45:00.000-05:00Chief, Thank you for your response. I personally t...Chief, Thank you for your response. I personally think the Police are doing a great job. I appreciate the hard work they do, (I know my husband is an officer with LPD). I think your blog is a good idea. For the people that complain about LPD I just turn them to your blog. They get a good insight there. Thanks again for your hard work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-20691438065642647222007-05-17T12:12:00.000-05:002007-05-17T12:12:00.000-05:00Jenn, people have been saying "morale has never be...Jenn, people have been saying "morale has never been lower" since the day I started working here in 1974. <BR/><BR/>Usually, when someone says that, what they really mean is "My morale has never been lower." <BR/>Police work is stressful and there are tons of pressures involved. We've just had a major political campaign where every single candidate has been talking about the sorry state of the City's financial affairs, deficits, personnel cuts, and so forth. That tends to drag people down.<BR/><BR/>Police officers deal with so much negativity in the day, that it tends to effect their perceptions and overall attitudes towards everything surrounding them--in both their professional and personal lives--their morale. Mine got so low personally that I left the department for seven years. <BR/><BR/>But believe me, morale has been lower. Lots, lots, lots lower. Like when 3 Lincoln police officers were killed in the line of duty within 18 months. Like when 3 Lincoln police officers were indicted for crimes they did not commit and were ultimately exonerated of. Like when every single day the police department was being vilified on the editorial page. Like when the City Council hired a law firm to investigate the police department. Like when the police department was being blamed for the Starkweather rampage. Like when the annual turnover rate for police officers was over 30%, the workweek was six days, you bought your own uniforms, your sidearm was a WWI surplus revolver that did not work, overtime pay did not exist, and no union protected you from the standard punishment for a fender bender that wasn't even your fault: walking the beat for the next several weeks or months. <BR/><BR/>By comparison with some of the trials and tribulations of the past (some not so distant) we are in the clover right now. Our turnover rate is normal, except for a long-anticipated spike in retirements occurring this year. No one is being laid off, promotions are coming hot and heavy, and our public image is rather rosy compared to most of the rest of the City. <BR/><BR/>One of the chief sources of "low morale" is the simple fact that, as the poor-speller pointed out--we are a significantly undersized police department. This puts stress on everyone--it's harder to get time off, there is workload pressure, a single officer off sick has a big impact, and so forth. This has not changed a lot in the 50 years for which I have news articles. LPD has always been undersized.<BR/><BR/>This is not the fault of the chief, the mayor, or the city council. We just elected a new mayor and two city council members. Every single candidate, regardless of their political stripe, ran on the same promise: "I will not raise your property taxes." They did so because, whether we like it or not, there is a clear mandate from citizens. <BR/><BR/>Until the citizens of Lincoln speak differently, the resources of the City government, and hence the police department, will continue to be scarce compared to our perceived needs. Our solution is to be efficient, deliver our services with quality, and when and if cuts occur, to reduce the range of services we provide, rather than letting the quality of everything we do suffer by simply doing the same thing, just worse. It's not easy, but that's the reality we confront.<BR/><BR/>When the dust clears on the City's current budget crisis, reasonable people will see that the police department's efficiency, our credibility in the community, and our record of strong financial self-control have paid off. We will be just fine, and better than most other City agencies.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-62767057488464607782007-05-17T11:33:00.000-05:002007-05-17T11:33:00.000-05:00I am just curious as to what the Chief says about ...I am just curious as to what the Chief says about low morale. Being in the Marines I know this is important to make sure it is high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com