DETROIT POLICE CHIEF RESIGNS ??? MAYOR BING FIRES POLICE CHIEF..

No one really believes that Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans - resigned.

He was fired by Detroit Mayor Dave Bing - who no longer had any use for Evans, who was selected as Police Chief to remove him as a mayoral candidate.

Detroit has been plagued by bad police chiefs starting with Mayor Young's - felony chief - William Hart, thru Stanley Knox, Isaiah McKinnon, Benny Napoleon, Jerry Oliver and worst of all - Ella Bully Cummings.

Evans was 'aggressive' in fighting crime - he showed Detroit residents that the police department wasn't sitting on its hands, that he would commit officers to the street to engage the criminals that were destroying the neighborhoods and fabric of Detroit.
Chief Evans was a pit bull - not a mayoral lap dog or bobblehead like some former police chiefs that have occupied the Chief's chair, in name only.

Chief Evans, for over a year - failed - to rid the Department of: Crisnet (report system) that is a ball and chain around police officers and keeps them tied to a computer, and doesn't allow them to patrol effectively; adopt a Verified Response System - to handle false B&E alarms; obtain Jail cells and medical facility for Detroit Police prisoners ( 1/2 of Detroit jail cells were closed by Cummings and Detroit is paying millions of dollars for emergency medical care for prisoners - unnecessarily...

Detroit no longer needs Police Chiefs - the inbreeds that have helped destroy in infrastructure and morale of the Department. Detroit needs a National Search for a new police chief - a chief who will bring national respect and intelligence to a job that has been for too long occupied by political underlings with no independence and strings attached.
Detroit needs a new chief to come in and clean house.
Mayor Bing says a National Search will be done - I have advocated that for over 20 years - maybe now - it will happen????

Ralph Godbee, will make a good interim chief - a better public information officer.

ps: Muhamed Oakdie, former DPBPC, made foolish and ignorant comments about the best police chiefs come up thru the ranks...look at the history of bad Detroit Police Chiefs - Hart, Knox, McKinnon, Napoleon, Bully-Cummings - who have come up thru the ranks.

ps: CP Pugh " surprised " at Evans resigning??? Where has he been - it was not a matter of if - he would resign, just when would he be fired...

ps: Apparently Detroit Mayor Dave Bing - hasn't got the stomach or courage of his convictions - He has Deputy Mayor Saul Green - Fire - err accept Chief Evans resignation.

DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CITY COUNCIL PROPOSAL - WRONG AGAIN

OMG...Apparently Detroit City Council hasn't heard the 'buzzwords' - right sizing government, downsizing government, restructuring - etc...

Detroit Public Schools - DO NOT - need a nine (9) member board of education - nor does
the Detroit City Council need nine (9) members - that feature bloated budgets, inefficiency, nepotism, favoritism, cronyism and redundancy that is no longer affordable in Detroit - that has lost over 1/2 of its residents.

Detroit now has less than 900,000 residency and the City Council and School Board should be presenting proposals to reduce member by four (4) members each. This is right and proper considering the glaring and dangerous budget deficits each has.

Detroit needs leadership that recognizes the problems and presents reasonable proposals to fix the problems and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Council and School Board. Detroit needs its political leaders to step up NOW, to do the right thing.

And Detroit need political, opinion leaders and church leaders to stand up and demand better leadership and actions.

MIKE COX, MANOOGIAN MANSION, DETROIT POLICE - TIME FOR THE TRUTH

Letter to the Editor - Tuebor - Bars & Stripes - Unity

It is now time for all police officers,sergeants, lieutenants and command officers (current or retired), who responded to the infamous, 'Manoogian Mansion Party', to speak out publicly on what they saw - what they know and what they were told, and to turn over whatever documentation you have.

The truth must be told - and only those officers are able to help solve the mystery - and to tell the truth about the 'urban legend' - it is important to the residents of Detroit and the people of Michigan.

We are about to elect a Governor, and one candidate - Mike Cox, is tainted and tarred by his actions and inactions in this matter, and the truth should and must be told.
Did Carlita Kilpatrick feloniously assault, a stripper (Tamara Greene)?
Did Kilpatrick - Mike Cox - and others, conspire and threaten police officers and others to participate in a cover up?
Was there a conspiracy to obstruct justice?

It will take an act of courage - to speak out now...but their is no longer a threat from X-Mayor Kilpatrick, X-Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, X-Chief of Staff Christine Beatty.

Now is the time to come forward and speak the truth. You can contact me or others that can help you - speak the truth. Do it Today......

David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired - DAVID7750@AOL.COM

Norman Yatooma NYA@NORMANYATOOMA.COM
Attorney 248 642 3600

Robert Zawideh ZAWIDEH@NORMANYATOOMA.COM
248 642 3600

OPEN CUBA - US BOYCOTT A FAILURE - FREE CUBA

For over 50 years - the USA has boycotted Cuba, with a misguided policy that a boycott would bring down Fidel Castro and his regime.

Well after 50 years, by any measure this policy has been a failure - Fidel and Raul Castro remain in power and the Cuban people suffer - frozen in time.

President Obama has taken small steps - but he must declare an unilateral end to the boycott of Cuba - and Open Cuba to all Americans who wish to travel and/or reunite with family and friends. No restrictions - let American bring their dollars and voices of freedom - let the Cuban people begin to feel the freedom - even if Fidel and Raoul benefit, in the short run.

A program on CNBC (Escape from Havana:An American Story)about 14,000 children secretly flown out of Cuba in the 1960's and their stories is a compelling story of survival and of the failure of US policy.

These children now seniors - some feel Cuba must be open and that American policy, that they once supported, is wrong - and the USA must open trade and travel to Cuba.

DETROIT CITY COUNCIL TO CUT POLICE BUDGET - WRONG AND IGNORANT

What 'pain' is the Detroit City Council 'sharing' -

DPD just lost Officer Huff...they are understaffed (1000++), under equipped and undertrained and don't have enough jail space to house their prisoners..

A 7yr old girl is dead, a 17 year old is dead, a 69 yr old grandmother is dead etc etc etc
...criminals know that dpd is short jail space ...cant respond in a timely manner and the are
rewarded with even more cuts in the police budget....wrong wrong wrong

The mayor, council and pc need to sit down together and see where more money can do the most good...and what needs to be done to improve the dpd....(fed money).....
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Crime should be the #1 issue in Detroit - we need an all out war on crime and guns -
but the Detroit City Council wants to cut $6. million dollars from the police budget - that is incredibly stupid, shortsighted, and wrong and that is on top of the Mayor's cuts.

The DPD needs some structural changes to increase efficiencies:

adopt a Verified Response System for B&E alarms (to allow officers to respond faster to crimes in progress - and to stop them from being security guards for alarm companies).

get an agreement to use the WC jails/medical facilities for Detroit prisoners ( 1/2 of the jail cells were closed by xPC Cummings).

get rid of Crisnet report system (keeps officers in police stations too long / see Haddad memo)

raise the hiring standards - 2yrs college / military service, better background checks and better training...

The City Council and the Mayor must go to Washington, as a group, and get Federal funding (Homeland Security - special grants - etc) ...to get the money to hire officers, buy better equipment and to train and retrain officers.

If Council Chairman Pugh - doesn't understand this - and the Council doesn't act to improve the DPD, now - this will be indeed a bad summer for Detroit. Budget cuts is not proactive to solve Detroit's crime problem - it is a regressive - dangerous action that will cost residents lives.

David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired

ASSISTED SUICIDE - DR KERVORKIAN WAS RIGHT

The time to talk to your parents and your children about - your death - is now, when you are living and can make a decision on how you want to end your life - with care and dignity.

Sarah Palin, and Republican attempts to be disingenuous, misleading and wrong made this important discussion sound wrong - her 'death panels' comments lead people to believe that the government wanted to tell you how and when to die. Wrong - making that decision is one of the most important you will ever make - for your self and family.

Talking about Death is not easy, but necessary - you need to plan for the disposition of your property / wealth and how you want to die - slowly losing control of your body, your mind - or with dignity with grace. You need a will and a medical power of attorney, so that the person you chose to make your last decision - knows when and how you want the decision to be made, not at the last minute with or without passion - but with reason and properly thought out.

Medical discoveries can make us live longer than ever before and new medicines can preserve our lives - but it is the quality of life, that matters - not just life itself.

When our quality of life is over - its over - don't let your family be divided - love for you and your decision, is what matters, don't let your family be torn apart, guilt ridden - because you failed to let your final decision be known.

Dr. Jack Kervorkian - was right - Michigan and our country need to face this issue - and to allow people to die with dignity and grace - at the time of their chosing.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION - JUST SAY YES - ASSAULT WEAPON BAN

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Rochelle Riley: Loss in the war on guns costs everyone | freep.com | Detroit Free Press 5/4/10

There is no War on Guns...if so the NRA would be spending millions of dollars trying to prevent the War...depicting President Obama as an anti-American whatever, who doesn't
believe in the Constitution ...doesn't want citizens to protect themselves - from big government - let alone your neighbor (who might be white, black, brown, yellow, gay - or an alien).

People of all races are racing to buy guns - to buy bullets (that are in short supply - now) for the coming War on Guns...that President Obama as a black president will surely propose.

But what we have now is an Arms Race - the more guns you have the safer you are ....but that isn't true - 25,000 Mexicans have been killed by guns purchased in the US Southwest states and smuggled over the border - because owning a gun larger that a .38 caliber is considered a military weapon, in Mexico.

The Mexican drug cartels, Mexican gangsters have to protect themselves from the big Mexican government that is trying to eradicate them. The cartels are killing, men, women, children, musicians, politicians, judges, police officers, soldiers, anyone that stands between them and their next drug deal, and US gun dealers are aiding and abetting the cartels, apparently with no remorse, conscience or regrets - because the bottom lines is that selling guns to the Mexicans is highly highly profitable....

President Obama has enough on his agenda...but an assault weapons ban and strict enforcement of gun laws in the Southwest would provoke a fire storm of discontent - that may undermine his efforts..but it is something that Congress - must take up on their own and face down the National Rifle Association, during an election year, to save lives US and Mexican lives - The NRA should no longer be the most powerful lobby in the US - and people should no longer be allowed to buy an AK-47 or FN 5.7 (cop killer gun) and we must change the culture in America - that owning guns is a birthright - this is not 1776, the British and Indians have been defeated.

PO Huff was lost because of a 'ARMS RACE' and loose and easy access to guns (and not enough Detroit jail space)...no 10 year should have to again hear that 'dad isn't coming home' because Congress fails in its responsibility to stand up to the NRA.

David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired