I am retired Detroit police officer.....
Still applicable today..........affects everyone..
I responded to a B&E report at a construction site, years ago...when I tried to get info..and see who made the call...no one spoke english...not one of over 8 people...
I called INS & Border Patrol...and each put me off...claiming they didn't have manpower to investigate illegal aliens at a job site...finally border patrol said they would 'refer' the matter to a job site task force...i believe they never investigated the situation...and I never got a call asking for information...
The situation was dangerous because I couldn't get info on anything...couldn't eventually ID anyone, no one seemed to be supervising the construction (let alone construction standards)...and couldn't determine if a crime had occurred - which means additional crimes could still be occurring and workers lives could have been endangered..and later I was told I couldn't investigate or even question immigration status, because we weren't trained and had no authority....that is wrong...
Early in my career around 1979 ..working a morality / vice unit...we raided a blind pig in the Delray area - and called the border patrol because possible immigration violations and a border patrol officer responded and made several arrests...and we worked well together...
INS ...Boder Patrol ....DPD dont have enough officers or agents to enforce immigration laws - which is dangerous to the aliens and national security.....
But working together...we can show some enforcement and be a deterrent...all law enforcement officers local police and state police should have authority to inquire and detain suspected illegal aliens....if they cant speak English - can't produce a drivers license, passport, visa, work papers or a green card..that is probable cause - not profiling....No ethnicity, age, race involved.
Local police agencies shouldn't be bogged down enforcing immigration laws - but they shouldn't have to ignore the enforcement....cooperation....will make us safer - for all........
Sgt DPD Retired
ps..the most important thing that Arizona can do is stop the flow of guns into Mexico
that would make the southerwest border state residents - safer, and the Feds need
to have an assault weapons ban - and cooperate with state and local officials in
States and work more closely with Mexican officials to stem the tide of guns
being smuggled into Mexico.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
REPUBLICAN PARTY - A DISGRACE, HEALTH CARE REFORM
REPUBLICAN PARTY – JUST SAY NO…NATIONAL DISGRACE, NATTERING NABOBS….
The Republican Party has become the party of 'nattering nabobs of negativism' – they are the party of NO NO NO, at a time when our country needs leadership and courage in its elected leaders, the Republican members of Congress have chosen – to oppose, rather than contribute to the challenges of the day and of the future.
The Republican Congress members have failed to lead and take part in the debate to contribute to the Health Care Reform Bill – not really out of personal disagreements but for political gain. They are using every excuse: abortion funding, expansion of government control, lack of choice, big brotherism, and contributed to fear and anxiety by failing to present their own health care plan or to quietly and rationally develop health care that has been requested by past presidents – including President Harry S. Truman over 63 years ago.
Health Care Reform is too important of an issue for Republicans just to say: NO NO NO…they must decide on Sunday – what is most important, then next election or the fate of 31 million uninsured Americans, the health of our nation or their fancy offices.
The Republican Congress should vote 100% - shock the country and the world for the Health Care Reform Bill and then work to create a Bill that everyone can support.
Its not to late for Republicans to be a page in - Profiles in Courage.
The Republican Party has become the party of 'nattering nabobs of negativism' – they are the party of NO NO NO, at a time when our country needs leadership and courage in its elected leaders, the Republican members of Congress have chosen – to oppose, rather than contribute to the challenges of the day and of the future.
The Republican Congress members have failed to lead and take part in the debate to contribute to the Health Care Reform Bill – not really out of personal disagreements but for political gain. They are using every excuse: abortion funding, expansion of government control, lack of choice, big brotherism, and contributed to fear and anxiety by failing to present their own health care plan or to quietly and rationally develop health care that has been requested by past presidents – including President Harry S. Truman over 63 years ago.
Health Care Reform is too important of an issue for Republicans just to say: NO NO NO…they must decide on Sunday – what is most important, then next election or the fate of 31 million uninsured Americans, the health of our nation or their fancy offices.
The Republican Congress should vote 100% - shock the country and the world for the Health Care Reform Bill and then work to create a Bill that everyone can support.
Its not to late for Republicans to be a page in - Profiles in Courage.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
JAPANESE MURDER DOLPHINS - STOP - THE COVE
23,OOO Dolphins are killed by Japanese villagers, a year, in Taiji, where dolphins and whales are celebrated with murals and statues, tour boats take visitors on excursions to photographs these loveable and adorable creatures stars of tv and movies - but at night villagers after selling the smartest dolphins to zoos and marine aquariums - round up the rest and the water runs a murderous velvet red with the dolphins blood, staining a beautiful cove. 'The Cove' a documentary exposes this dirty little secret and the Japanese governments efforts to maintain this 'tradition'.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
CONYERS - WATSON, SHUT UP - DETROIT NEEDS LEADERSHIP ON COBO HALL.
Why don't fellow members of the Detroit City Council or friends of Monica Conyers and JoAnn Watson tell them to 'stifle it' or just plain 'shut up'.
Their comments are further damaging the image of Detroit, the Council and themselves providing further reasons to look beyond Detroit to the suburbs for leadership and intelligent city government.
Monica in a Detroit News article again tries to comment on the Cobo Hall deal and justinvites ridicule and shows her ignorance. JoAnn Watson blames the media for her ignorance and serious lack of common sense and discretion.
Detroiters will benefit from the Cobo Hall deal, as it stands - now, and even if tweaked by Mayor Bing - they will get to keep their jobs at restaurants, bars, casinos and other businesses that cater to Cobo conventioneers and visitors. Detroit will get to keep or increase the tax revenue that Cobo generates, if it remains viable and improved.
Detroit will enhance its tarnished image and reputation if a renovated and improved Cobo Hall attracts more conventions and visitors and positive comments spread, throughout the country.
Requesting set asides and special job quotas only makes Detroit look desperate and needy. A city that has to have special consideration because it has poor schools, and an uneducated work force. Rather than residents who are educated and ready to compete for any job that Cobo can create or needs. Black residents should be ashamed that Conyers and other council members thinks so little of them and their abilities, while professing to be their champions.
A succession of Detroit Mayors and Council members have allowed Cobo Hall to fall into severe disrepair - a city building engineer told me - it should closed and condemned. They have failed year after year to make necessary repairs and improvements needed to make Cobo a viable convention center. They have failed to control union contracts and costs associated with attracting and keeping convention business. How many businesses and companies have bit their tongues and used Cobo for a convention - because of loyalty to Detroit and a willingness to help it survive.
Cobo Hall is a disgrace - a negative factor in moving Detroit forward, take a walking tour for yourself, look at the ceilings (protect your eyes during rain storms), go downstairs into the basement, look at the loading docks - and you will see that any attempt to renovate Cobo would be a chore a major undertaking - and a blessing to the City of Detroit.
Detroit can only benefit...and Detroit residents need leadership to embrace the opportunity to make Cobo Hall - a great convention center.
And JoAnn Watson - OMG, blasphemy - using a prayer session in front of her home - to invoke God - to try and fool Detroit residents into believing that God is on her side - despite her totally unbelievable story about her home assessment and failure to pay her fair share of property taxes. A council woman that is that ignorant and deceitful must resign - but won't - so Detroit residents must rise up and tell her too. Watson tries to blame the media for her serious lack of common sense and discretion - fellow council member should tell to pay up and 'shut up'.
Their comments are further damaging the image of Detroit, the Council and themselves providing further reasons to look beyond Detroit to the suburbs for leadership and intelligent city government.
Monica in a Detroit News article again tries to comment on the Cobo Hall deal and justinvites ridicule and shows her ignorance. JoAnn Watson blames the media for her ignorance and serious lack of common sense and discretion.
Detroiters will benefit from the Cobo Hall deal, as it stands - now, and even if tweaked by Mayor Bing - they will get to keep their jobs at restaurants, bars, casinos and other businesses that cater to Cobo conventioneers and visitors. Detroit will get to keep or increase the tax revenue that Cobo generates, if it remains viable and improved.
Detroit will enhance its tarnished image and reputation if a renovated and improved Cobo Hall attracts more conventions and visitors and positive comments spread, throughout the country.
Requesting set asides and special job quotas only makes Detroit look desperate and needy. A city that has to have special consideration because it has poor schools, and an uneducated work force. Rather than residents who are educated and ready to compete for any job that Cobo can create or needs. Black residents should be ashamed that Conyers and other council members thinks so little of them and their abilities, while professing to be their champions.
A succession of Detroit Mayors and Council members have allowed Cobo Hall to fall into severe disrepair - a city building engineer told me - it should closed and condemned. They have failed year after year to make necessary repairs and improvements needed to make Cobo a viable convention center. They have failed to control union contracts and costs associated with attracting and keeping convention business. How many businesses and companies have bit their tongues and used Cobo for a convention - because of loyalty to Detroit and a willingness to help it survive.
Cobo Hall is a disgrace - a negative factor in moving Detroit forward, take a walking tour for yourself, look at the ceilings (protect your eyes during rain storms), go downstairs into the basement, look at the loading docks - and you will see that any attempt to renovate Cobo would be a chore a major undertaking - and a blessing to the City of Detroit.
Detroit can only benefit...and Detroit residents need leadership to embrace the opportunity to make Cobo Hall - a great convention center.
And JoAnn Watson - OMG, blasphemy - using a prayer session in front of her home - to invoke God - to try and fool Detroit residents into believing that God is on her side - despite her totally unbelievable story about her home assessment and failure to pay her fair share of property taxes. A council woman that is that ignorant and deceitful must resign - but won't - so Detroit residents must rise up and tell her too. Watson tries to blame the media for her serious lack of common sense and discretion - fellow council member should tell to pay up and 'shut up'.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
IMPEACH MONICA CONYERS, REDUCE DETROIT CITY COUNCIL, DETROIT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
"Impeach Conyers before it's too late"...Nolan Finley (4/5/9) Detroit News..
Doesn't go far enough...Detroit has less than 900,000 residents and nine (9) council members - too many...the residents should demand that the city charter be amended to reduce the number of council members to five or seven, which would also create a budget
savings and a more efficient council. But this in not about to happen, so the state must step in and use whatever powers it has to reduce the council membership.
Detroit has a dearth, a shortage of quality leaders - the black ministers of Detroit have failed to use their moral leadership to improve Detroit. While Detroit drifts they remain silent. Wether it was Kilpatrick or Conyers they have failed to forcefully speak out demanding ethical leadership and an end to racial baiting politics. They need to tell Conyers to 'shut up' and the rest of the Council to do their jobs ethically and efficiently.
Conyers is buoyed enough with her anti Cobo support to think she should run for Mayor -OMG - what message will that send to the suburbs, outstate residents and supporters of Detroit that his woman - race baiter - emotionally challenged would be taken seriously as a candidate.
And their is no outstanding candidate for mayor...only pretenders. Detroit it challenged and needs an ethical, intelligent, and level headed person to lead Detroit into the future. It may not happen in the next few years, but a leader for Detroit must be found.
Ps. The Detroit School Board has eleven members - Boob should reduce that number down to five to seven, and apply their pay to student improvement. And make it clear that Detroit Public Schools has a dedicated leader - the Mayor of Detroit doesn't have the time.
Doesn't go far enough...Detroit has less than 900,000 residents and nine (9) council members - too many...the residents should demand that the city charter be amended to reduce the number of council members to five or seven, which would also create a budget
savings and a more efficient council. But this in not about to happen, so the state must step in and use whatever powers it has to reduce the council membership.
Detroit has a dearth, a shortage of quality leaders - the black ministers of Detroit have failed to use their moral leadership to improve Detroit. While Detroit drifts they remain silent. Wether it was Kilpatrick or Conyers they have failed to forcefully speak out demanding ethical leadership and an end to racial baiting politics. They need to tell Conyers to 'shut up' and the rest of the Council to do their jobs ethically and efficiently.
Conyers is buoyed enough with her anti Cobo support to think she should run for Mayor -OMG - what message will that send to the suburbs, outstate residents and supporters of Detroit that his woman - race baiter - emotionally challenged would be taken seriously as a candidate.
And their is no outstanding candidate for mayor...only pretenders. Detroit it challenged and needs an ethical, intelligent, and level headed person to lead Detroit into the future. It may not happen in the next few years, but a leader for Detroit must be found.
Ps. The Detroit School Board has eleven members - Boob should reduce that number down to five to seven, and apply their pay to student improvement. And make it clear that Detroit Public Schools has a dedicated leader - the Mayor of Detroit doesn't have the time.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
DETROIT FREE PRESS ARTICLE - SGT DAVID MALHALAB, DETROIT POLICE - RETIRED
FEW MINUTES WITH ...An ex-cop who calls it as he sees it
BY JIM SCHAEFER • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • March 29, 2009
If the guy in the photograph looks familiar, that's because David Malhalab has been a Detroit media gadfly for years.
Malhalab, 58, started popping up in publications like the Free Press in the 1980s, when he was one of the few Detroit street cops who would talk to reporters. Back then, and even today, talking to the media without approval could be risky to a career.
But Malhalab always talked. And e-mailed. And talked. Sometimes the media ignored him; sometimes he made it onto the airwaves and into print.
He's no longer a cop, but he still talks. Just this month he popped up with Huel Perkins on Fox 2's "Let it Rip."
You have to wonder what makes a guy like Malhalab tick.
QUESTION: David, you and I have known each other for years. ... What in the world made you decide to become the self-appointed spokesman for Detroit police?
ANSWER: Because I saw the lack of training, lack of equipment, the nepotism, the favoritism and the cronyism was having a detrimental effect on police officers and the delivery of police services to Detroit residents.
Q: You lived through a number of different chiefs. Who was your favorite?
A: None of 'em!
Q: If you had to choose one of them to be your chief today, which would it be?
A: None of 'em!
Q: If you had to.
A: If I had to? (Laughs.) Probably Chief Hart.
Q: Really? The guy who stole $2.6 million from the secret service fund? Had money fall from the ceiling of his home? Went to federal prison?
A: In terms of being a police officer, not being hurt by a chief, William Hart was probably our better chief. ... I'm not condoning what he did.
Q: You ever get any grief from coworkers, family or friends about talking so much? Do they ever say, 'David, just give it up!' "
A: I've had some criticism. "Oh, you're on TV too much." ... All I say is, "I'll give you the reporters' phone numbers. ... You tell 'em what you believe to be the truth, what you see is going on."
Q: Will you ever shut up?
A: (Laughs.) When I'm finally cremated, I think you may have heard the last from me.
Q: What else should I ask?
A: I'm single. Looking for a fun, enjoyable woman that wasn't astonished at my appearance on "Let it Rip."
Q: You looked fine.
A: God, I looked like a big head with hair!
Contact JIM SCHAEFER at 313-223-4542 or jschaefer@freepress.com.
Hopefortoday wrote:
Speak out with the truth, and your dept will turn against you. I applaud Mr. Malhalab.03/29/2009 9:59:36 a.m. EDTSpeak out with the truth, and your dept will turn against you. I applaud Mr. Malhalab. Hopefortoday
1wings wrote:
Call it like it is, The Detroit police department cant do much , with all the dirty mayors the city has had03/29/2009 6:53:16 a.m. EDTCall it like it is, The Detroit police department cant do much , with all the dirty mayors the city has had 1wings
EDW22 wrote:
I knew Dave Malhalab over 30 years ago when he was my boss at an ice rink. I thought he was an oddball then but looking back he was he one of the better people I worked plus one of the few that had the guts to speak out on issues when he was on the police force. He was so honest pointing out the problems in the department-he was a constant pain to Coleman Young. I'm grateful for that.03/29/2009 3:24:30 a.m. EDTI knew Dave Malhalab over 30 years ago when he was my boss at an ice rink. I thought he was an oddball then but looking back he was he one of the better people I worked plus one of the few that had the guts to speak out on issues when he was on the police force. He was so honest pointing out the problems in the department-he was a constant pain to Coleman Young. I'm grateful for that. EDW22
Friday, March 20, 2009
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