If we're to believe crime is down, then we're also to believe Joe Moore is the reason.
Why do I say this? Well, I finished glancing at those expensive stack of campaign mailers. The nearly 2 dozen glossy tree killers Joe Moore sent out telling us how great he is at protecting the public. The ones with all those high praises from not-so-truthful residents like Kevin O'Neil and Rose Green.
Remember them?
Here's some of the catch phrases Joe Moore used.
Crime is Down 49%... Sleep tight tonight... Keeping our streets safe... Drove the gangs out... The Architect of Community Policing Strategy.
Hold on a minute. Did Joe just say he was the "Architect of community policing strategy?" Talk about a load of shit. Joe can't even fill out a fucking police report or get a accurate description of a alleged purse snatcher. Some architect huh? Joe Moore is as soft on crime as a cotton diaper is to a babies rump.
As for the architect crap - the next time Joe tells you 'crime is down', ask him if he filled out a police report on his alleged purse snatching case.
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CRAIG-
YOU HIT JOMO RIGHT ON THE BUTTON.ABOUT ALL HE IS GOOD FOR IS GOOSE LIVER---
no crime report
no crime!
joe was not the victim of the crime, so joe is not the one who would fill one out.
hence, this minor episode is being treated pretty much correctly. with the cops being aware of the incident, but free to go about the duties that the police department assigns them to do.
> joe was not the victim of the crime
no, WE were:
fraud
Been there -
That's correct, the victim of the crime must file the report. So, it isn't reasonable to expect the Alderman to encourage the victim, who reported living outside of this ward, to file a police report? Maybe she didn't realize she should do this. It isn't reasonable for the alderman to fill his constituents in on whether a report was filed by the victim? In a push email, for example?
If she didn't want to, that's her privilege. But hey, if your nice next door neighbor got robbed and seemed sort of clueless about what to do, wouldn't you suggest filing a police report to them?
This seems more reasonable to me than the scenario you sketched.
Commenters connected to the CPD can correct me if need be, but without that report, the police being "aware" doesn't really mean much, does it?
Been there -
And if it was such a minor incident, why was it newsworthy enough to land on network TV news? Weren't there many other important stories to report that day?
Kind of blows your argument about name-brand professionals being the best guardians of journalistic quality...
When I caught a break-in'er earlier this year at 1340 West Morse, it wasn't my building.
But I pressed charges and I went to court to get a conviction.
Couldn't Joe have done the same?
Oh, that's right, Joe didn't catch the twenty-something perp.
craig, please stop letting hugh post on this blog. he doesn't even live in our ward! and half the time he doesn't know what the hell he is talking about.
rebecca, why would you assume that joe didn't encourage the woman to file a police report? oh, yeah, that's right. to smear joe. right. joe said he gave a description to the police, just like anyone at a caps meeting would do. but filing a report or not is up to the woman who owned the purse.
i NEVER made any argument in favor of the "brand name news". whole topic on which i may give you a good rant someday. what i was talking about was pretending to be a journalist when it suits craig's purpose, but being just a poor little blogger when called to account.
it was a story because it was a curiosity. period. people here trying to make it sound like the kennedy assassination is quite comical, in a sad sort of way.
craig, some crimes are certainly within the purview of the state's attorney to prosecute without a complainant. indeed, crimes are always prosecuted in the name of the people of the state, not just the victim. but the state's attorney would be poorly using the resources of his office to pursue a purse snatching with a reluctant victim. it is very, very rare for a crime to be prosecuted without a complaining witness. and rightly so.
was the building vacant?
Check out Ceasefire results at http://www.ceasefireillinois.org/timelinesjune06.pdf
Note that shootings in RP go up and down and that based on past trends, we're heading to an up time. Only question is how far up we'll go.
The good news is that shootings are down since 1999. The bad news is that shootings seem to have been trending in a range since 2004 and we're not seeing much progress.
Pam -
Do you (or anyone else) know how CF defines a shooting in their data? A shooting that results in injury or death?
Been there -
I don't believe I've smeared the alderman. I have asked if a police report was filed for a crime that the alderman was a witness to.
I can imagine a hundred more dignified ways for the alderman to have represented our community than the one we witnessed on TV. So, I'm annoyed that he behaved like a buffoon on camera. Again. I have higher expectations of that office and, frankly, that salary.
I also think it is reasonable to expect that a man who describes himself as the "architect of community policing strategy" would help tie up the loose ends.
I don't know if he did or not, but I think it's a safe assumption he'd have mentioned it if he did. After all, he sent out push email from the ward office letting us all know about the TV thing. He could have filled us in then, couldn't he?
If you are determined to trivialize and dismiss I won't talk you out of it. But my questions are just that - questions.
If the victim refuses to sign a complaint or fill out a police report then the crime didn't occur.Completing a police report was the job of the victim, not the Alderman. As a matter of fact, even if Joe walked into a Police station and wanted to make a report, the Police wouldn't take it. He was a witness, not a victim. Can't lay this one at Joe's doorstep.
Craig, you didn't go to court as a victim, you went as a witness. And witnesses can't "press charges". Only the victim can. The only exception to this is a murder case. For obvious reasons.
Rebecca- Even though a case report was not made, the Officers that were working that day and became aware of this incident will be looking for any possible offenders who match the description of the one wanted. To say that being "aware" doesn't mean much is unfair and incorrect. He probably will not be charged with THIS crime but he will be out there and the Police will be looking for him.
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