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     Callahan Citizen Username: Callahan Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2003 |
WARNING: You may want to sell your home after hearing what I have to say. Dear Friends and Neighbors, I've decided to skip the verbose intro and instead get right down to business. Many of you have been monitoring MOL for months, so you pretty much know the score. But for some, this may be a rude awakening. Over the next couple of postings, I plan to expose the good citzens of Maplewood to some cold hard facts about the Maplewood Police Department, and the Township itself. My goal is to provide you with the framework necessary to discover the truth behind the smoke and mirrors that have been cleverly designed to shield you from the true facts. I wish that I could come right out and issue a "tell all" statement, but I am probably forbidden by some rules someplace from doing so. So here goes... THE MAPLEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DEAD. There is exactly NOTHING left of the institution that can be salvaged, rejuvenated or recovered. It is simply time to lay the once proud MPD to rest, and to build an entirely new agency from the ground up, including: NEW LEADERSHIP NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NEW BUILDING NEW EQUIPMENT NEW PHILOSOPHIES It is frankly a miracle that the Department has managed to survive this long under the demoralizing conditions that is has been so ruthlessly subjected to for the last decade. So who is the villian here? Ahh, there are many a villian in this tragic story. And to what 'demoralizing conditions' do I speak to? STAY TUNED. THESE ANSWERS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE TO COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. | ||
| sbenois Citizen Username: Sbenois Post Number: 10457 Registered: 10-2001  |
We can't wait. By the way, while you're formulating the next chapter in your story, perhaps you and the rest of the posting PBA can get together and figure out exactly what you want and what your gripes are. The scorecard I've been using is already completely marked up. You guys are all over the place. It's almost like Bobk is writing this stuff for you. Thanks in advance. ---> Brought to you by Sbenois Engineering LLC <- Please check out Fringe's Excellent Website: http://hometown.aol.com/njfabian | ||
| sbenois Citizen Username: Sbenois Post Number: 10458 Registered: 10-2001 |
Seriously speaking, it is getting increasingly difficult to read some of the police related posts because there is little consistency in terms of what you guys are looking for. No one in this town is interested in seeing you guys get less than you deserve or having you treated with anything less than the respect your uniform should bring you. But you're not going to get to where you want to be by posting veiled comments designed to acquire you sympathy. It's a tactic that is sure to lose you the very support you hope to garner. I'd suggest that if you want to actively court the public's support, you ought to be putting together a clear, concise post with what the exact issues are, what you want, and what the current impediments are in your estimation. If you so desire to enlighten the broader public, you ought to be standing in front of Kings on Saturday mornings and taking out full page ads/letters in the News-Record. Further, you ought to be stating your case without editorial comments, political comments, or attacks against your Chief or the Town Administrator. It would be shameful if you were casting their careers in a poor public light just an means to your end. Just the facts please. I am personally not interested in what happened a decade ago. Or the mistakes from the last twelve months. You and we ought to be looking forward. I hope you agree. Thanks. ---> Brought to you by Sbenois Engineering LLC <- Please check out Fringe's Excellent Website: http://hometown.aol.com/njfabian | ||
| marie Citizen Username: Marie Post Number: 902 Registered: 6-2001 |
"a clear, concise post with what the exact issues are, what you want, and what the current impediments are in your estimation." NEW LEADERSHIP NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NEW BUILDING NEW EQUIPMENT NEW PHILOSOPHIES I think this list sums it up pretty clearly. | ||
| thelight Citizen Username: Thelight Post Number: 111 Registered: 8-2001 |
To Callahan, WoW!, I hope you are being sarcastic...  | ||
| DrFalomar Citizen Username: Drfalomar Post Number: 89 Registered: 7-2003 |
So the cops in Maplewood hate their working conditions? Well, guess what? 80% of America could probably say the same thing. So not even Irvington cops want to come here and cops are leaving all the time? Maybe this is because the station house is filled with malcontents who can't even come up with a coherent plan for reform. So you backed Profeta's people and they haven't responded to your needs either? You should have expected that when (a) you backed a candidate who can't even decide what party he belongs to and (b) your demands are so wide-ranging they're unfeasible in a town whose taxes are monumentally high and expenses are still stretched to the limit. So the firemen get what they want? Maybe because they aren't constantly pissing and moaning. I am getting so sick of the cops who post here; and Tim Durkin doesn't even have a dog in this fight anymore! (I guess he, like his folks in the county machine, just want to keep sticking it to Vic and Jerry.) If the cops want sympathy and backing, they should come with a plan that isn't based on emotion and dreams, but on what the town can actually afford and reasonably implement. Be positive for once. | ||
| Duncan Citizen Username: Duncanrogers Post Number: 1155 Registered: 12-2001  |
Dr. Falomar.. while I agree with what you say you sure arent setting any example of positive. Sbenois states it pretty well. The drama over this will do nothing but erode public support cause with each post they sound more and more like whining malcontents as opposed to professionals looking for a solution. As I posted earlier in another thread .. FormerMPD your postings are interesting. But there is some contradiction. In one post you say.. "I would have to say that 95% (the honest truth) of the cops at the dept. would leave if they could goto another dept and keep their same salary." And yet in the next post you say "As far as pay, we did not choose this profession to become rich, but we also didn't choose this profession to become poor. Maplewood has the 3rd highest FD in the county and one of the lowest paid PD's in the county" The first sentence implies that the money is better than most places in the state and the second seems to claim that the opposite is true. This is just the most obvious discrepency in the posts from the cops and the fact that no one has taken the time to respond just demonstrates that there is no coherent plan for improvment. Just what comes across as sour grapes. And Dr. F.. no matter what you think of Tim Durkins politics, his posts are clear, succinct, and fact based. Not emotionally based. Trying to scare "the public" into supporting ones position rarely succeeds. I acknowledge that this is only my opinion to which I am entitled "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" Wayne Gretzky | ||
| Fruitcake Citizen Username: Fruitcake Post Number: 38 Registered: 9-2003 |
Hey, Callahan, are you just ranting? MOL attracts ranters. Because it is so easy to post here, some people start to believe that MOL is a major conduit of news and information to the citizens of Maplewood. They think they’ve finally found the magic soapbox that has eluded the community for so long. Think again, Callahan. MOL is a small population of skeptics and critical thinkers who aren’t impressed with a little bit of Internet shouting. Tell us what you’ve got, and save the capital letters for the start of sentences. | ||
| thelight Citizen Username: Thelight Post Number: 112 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dr. falomar, I really don't think you have a leg to stand on with your angry post(s), and personal attacks on the members of T. Durkin's "Folks". Durkin is one of the best Cops Maplewood ever had the pleasure of hiring, and your attacks towards his Parents are WAY of base. If anyone on the board is "sour grapes", it is you. It sounds as if you are very unhappy with your job, and perhaps you find a way to vent by attacking people who post here. Once again, to even throw in that rude comment towards Durkin's Parents is truly out of line. Thank You, The Light. | ||
| tdurkin307 Citizen Username: Tdurkin307 Post Number: 23 Registered: 4-2002 |
...and Tim Durkin doesn't even have a dog in this fight anymore! I know, and would you believe he still cares so much. Why doesn't he just get on with his life? There is no personel gain for him here. DrFolomar, Wow! Who did you vote for in the primary? I can't tell. Bitterness and insecurity go hand in hand. That's alright though, I can look myself in the mirror everyday. Can you? My father, my best friend, is by far the most intelligent person I have ever met in my life. And though I have questioned some of his motives in the past, I have been wrong everytime! My mom is selfless and loving and her almost 40 years of community service in this town is unparalleled. Oh, and if my cousin, Senate President Dick Codey knew you were excluding him when your talking about my family and the machine he would be very upset. DrFalomar have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING with your family! God bless and keep the faith....all is not lost. Tim Durkin | ||
| DrFalomar Citizen Username: Drfalomar Post Number: 91 Registered: 7-2003 |
Light, I like my job. As for Tim Durkin, he can't escape the fact that he promoted the PBA's endorsement of Profeta's candidate here, while his parents were backing Profeta and his people in the county machine. Which makes me suspect everything he says has a political motivation and doesn't just come from a desire to see the MPD get what they deserve. | ||
| lumpyhead Citizen Username: Lumpyhead Post Number: 530 Registered: 3-2002 |
Yeah, nothing to do with the fact that Tim grew up in Maplewood and his parents still live in town. You know, I think he would still live here if it weren't for the taxes! Hey Police: Kathy and Ken aren't in till next year. Hold yer horses! | ||
| mem aka "toots" Citizen Username: Mem Post Number: 2303 Registered: 5-2001  |
I know who DrFalomar is! | ||
| bottomline Citizen Username: Bottomline Post Number: 31 Registered: 8-2003 |
Officer Tim Durkin served for several years in a community outreach position at Maplewood Middle School. Last spring at eighth-grade graduation he got a standing ovation from the student body. Ask those kids if he’s a good cop and you’ll get a straight answer, undistorted by politics. Durkin was a real asset to the Maplewood Police. You’re way out of bounds, Falomar. | ||
| stefano Citizen Username: Stefano Post Number: 384 Registered: 2-2002  |
That's the problem when fake physicians are allowed to post. dr stefano | ||
| johnny Citizen Username: Johnny Post Number: 783 Registered: 5-2001 |
Callahan? Where are you? What's the deal? You throw a flaming bag of poo on our porch, ring the doorbell, and run away. Why not step up to the plate and explain what the hell you are talking about? | ||
| thelight Citizen Username: Thelight Post Number: 113 Registered: 8-2001 |
P.S. to dr falomar, You previous statement implying 80% of America has a problem with their working conditions. Well for you and all those other folks, a bad day at the office may mean a cold cup of coffee, or perhaps that your boss may yell at you. I on the other hand hold a much greater risk! A bad day for me at the "office" may mean that someone has to call my Wife and tell her that I'm not coming home, or to rush down to University Hospital trauma center to sign some release papers because I can't. Your previous post is an insult to every Law Enforcement Officer. This job gets more and more dangerous, and Yes, I want to be compensated for my risk. Perhaps your greatest risk at work is that the price of pork bellies may drop through the floor, who knows? Trying to compare a Police Officers job to one that does not deal with these two-legged animals, not a chance, tell your story walking. T/Y, T.L. | ||
| Michael Janay Citizen Username: Childprotect Post Number: 86 Registered: 1-2003 |
Sorry TL, Its far more dangerous to be a cab driver than a cop. Lots of people have dangerous jobs. Roofers have a much higher fatality rate than cops. So do truckers. I am not putting down cops, but the attitude that they are the only ones risking their lives to support their family is a crock that is nothing more than a play for sympathy. | ||
| DrFalomar Citizen Username: Drfalomar Post Number: 92 Registered: 7-2003 |
Tdurkin, congratulations on having such wonderful parents. Congratulations on being on the winning side of the election. And congratulations on having such a fine reputation as a police officer; I'm sure it is deserved. But I fail to see how your post or those of your supporters in anyway responds to mine. Ad hominem attacks and arguing apples to my oranges does not make for convincing rhetoric. | ||
| bobk Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 3902 Registered: 5-2001 |
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