MERRY CHRISTMAS - 2013 ...HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2014
Mele Kalikimaka a me Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! ...David & Ruth
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
DETROIT LIONS - TIME FOR A CHANGE, of OWNER
DETROIT LIONS - IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE !!! OF OWNER
William C. Ford, should sell the Detroit Lions - He has been the one constant during all these losing Lions seasons...He should be held accountable. He has tried, spent money - but failure is his legacy, and now its is time to pass the ownership onto someone else, anyone else.
The losing Detroit Lions should be an embarrassment to the Ford Motor Company (like the goverment owning GM) and now is the time to sell and bring in new owners, new leaders and a new future.
Detroit area Lions fans want and deserve a Super Bowl - but what confidence, do you have that it will happen, next Season ????
What do you think ??? Post a comment...
William C. Ford, should sell the Detroit Lions - He has been the one constant during all these losing Lions seasons...He should be held accountable. He has tried, spent money - but failure is his legacy, and now its is time to pass the ownership onto someone else, anyone else.
The losing Detroit Lions should be an embarrassment to the Ford Motor Company (like the goverment owning GM) and now is the time to sell and bring in new owners, new leaders and a new future.
Detroit area Lions fans want and deserve a Super Bowl - but what confidence, do you have that it will happen, next Season ????
What do you think ??? Post a comment...
Thursday, December 19, 2013
DETROIT - MOTOR CITY, RIP OFF - RAPE, residents, retirees
Detroit - Motor City - RIPPED OFF.. RAPED - residents / retirees ...
Mike Ilitch, and Marian Ilitch billionaire owners of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, and Motor City Casino, among other businesses are getting from the State of Michigan, County of Wayne, and Detroit tax dollars to build a MINI ice arena to house the Red Wings. The Ilitch's still owe Detroit up to $12m, for failing to secure and maintain historic Detroit Tiger Stadium, per agreements to maintain it as it was in 1999, when it was closed. Ken Cockrel, Detroit's now revered councilman, admitted Ilitch owed the money, promised to 'do everything I can to get the money', but failed, and never explained - Why not !!!
The Ilitch's own the Motor City Casino, despite owning two (2) professional sports teams !!! Poor disgraced Pete Rose can't enter the baseball Hall of Fame, because he BET on baseball games - He should have invested in a Casino.
The State, and the Detroit Downtown Development Authority which gets / captures tax revenue from a defined downtown area - and wants to expand its area, to get even more tax dollars) and the Detroit Economic Developent Association (George Jackson - had a major hand in the 'demolition by neglect' of historic Detroit Tiger Stadium per Ilitch (rumor has it), has guaranteed $235m dollars to support the arena and development of the area around the MINI arena - and the taxpayers are told that "no tax dollars will be involved (spent)"...It must be STOPPED !!!
Detroit is in bankruptcy - retirees face the loss of their pensions and health care benefits, and the EMF allows the use of DDDA / DECG funding to support a billionaires project - that Ilitch can mortgage himself with Dan Gilbert.
The EFM Orr also wants, with the help of his old law firm, to give 75c on the dollar to two banks, to finance the debt from a soured deal to rescue the City from their pension obligations. This is the same Orr who said he wanted City debtors to get a mere 10c on the dollar - its seems only the retirees were offered 10c - and everyone else may get much much more - because they can get more financial benefit from again selling bonds to the City.
The City in bankruptcy is also going to give financial aid to a 'Disneyland ride' the apporved M1 light rail system (3.3 miles in Mid Town with 13 stops - in that short track) while a region wide bus system is still a dream, and Detroit residents don't have bus shelters and a real on time bus system.
Detroit taxpayers and retirees are being ripped off - it must stop !!!
Some one must stand up and say 'stop the deceit, stop the lying, help Detroit, but don't take advantage, don't continue the 'rape' of Detroit.
Mike Ilitch, and Marian Ilitch billionaire owners of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, and Motor City Casino, among other businesses are getting from the State of Michigan, County of Wayne, and Detroit tax dollars to build a MINI ice arena to house the Red Wings. The Ilitch's still owe Detroit up to $12m, for failing to secure and maintain historic Detroit Tiger Stadium, per agreements to maintain it as it was in 1999, when it was closed. Ken Cockrel, Detroit's now revered councilman, admitted Ilitch owed the money, promised to 'do everything I can to get the money', but failed, and never explained - Why not !!!
The Ilitch's own the Motor City Casino, despite owning two (2) professional sports teams !!! Poor disgraced Pete Rose can't enter the baseball Hall of Fame, because he BET on baseball games - He should have invested in a Casino.
The State, and the Detroit Downtown Development Authority which gets / captures tax revenue from a defined downtown area - and wants to expand its area, to get even more tax dollars) and the Detroit Economic Developent Association (George Jackson - had a major hand in the 'demolition by neglect' of historic Detroit Tiger Stadium per Ilitch (rumor has it), has guaranteed $235m dollars to support the arena and development of the area around the MINI arena - and the taxpayers are told that "no tax dollars will be involved (spent)"...It must be STOPPED !!!
Detroit is in bankruptcy - retirees face the loss of their pensions and health care benefits, and the EMF allows the use of DDDA / DECG funding to support a billionaires project - that Ilitch can mortgage himself with Dan Gilbert.
The EFM Orr also wants, with the help of his old law firm, to give 75c on the dollar to two banks, to finance the debt from a soured deal to rescue the City from their pension obligations. This is the same Orr who said he wanted City debtors to get a mere 10c on the dollar - its seems only the retirees were offered 10c - and everyone else may get much much more - because they can get more financial benefit from again selling bonds to the City.
The City in bankruptcy is also going to give financial aid to a 'Disneyland ride' the apporved M1 light rail system (3.3 miles in Mid Town with 13 stops - in that short track) while a region wide bus system is still a dream, and Detroit residents don't have bus shelters and a real on time bus system.
Detroit taxpayers and retirees are being ripped off - it must stop !!!
Some one must stand up and say 'stop the deceit, stop the lying, help Detroit, but don't take advantage, don't continue the 'rape' of Detroit.
Monday, December 9, 2013
MSU - BURN THE COUCH, FOX TV (YES)
Fox TV carried the MSU vs. Ohio State football game !!!
As it ended and MSU looked like the winner - FOX TV - had at least two shots / images of a male fan holding up a sign, " Burn the Couch", while the Fox TV camera man and announcers may not have known the implications of this sign - except - Burn - anything is wrong. Fox TV was sending a strong message to MSU students "Burn the Couch"...and some sane but unsober MSU fans, did just that setting a reported 55 fires, including couches, which in the past has been a favorite fire favorite..
Thank you FOX TV...for reminding the students and non sober fans, in Lansing, of how much fun they could have burning a couch.
Next time maybe someone will more responsible in the video messages, and maybe next time responsible MSU fans, will be able to celebrate and enjoy their teams victories without - fires - of any kind, thus honoring their team efforts in a truly celebratory manner.
As it ended and MSU looked like the winner - FOX TV - had at least two shots / images of a male fan holding up a sign, " Burn the Couch", while the Fox TV camera man and announcers may not have known the implications of this sign - except - Burn - anything is wrong. Fox TV was sending a strong message to MSU students "Burn the Couch"...and some sane but unsober MSU fans, did just that setting a reported 55 fires, including couches, which in the past has been a favorite fire favorite..
Thank you FOX TV...for reminding the students and non sober fans, in Lansing, of how much fun they could have burning a couch.
Next time maybe someone will more responsible in the video messages, and maybe next time responsible MSU fans, will be able to celebrate and enjoy their teams victories without - fires - of any kind, thus honoring their team efforts in a truly celebratory manner.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
MICHIGAN - RETIREE PENSIONS - ABORTION
Governor Snyder .....
Must stand up - for DPD / DFD Retirees and protect our pensions...The Michigan Constitution may not be above Federal Bankruptcy Law or the US Constitution - but - It is the Law in MIchigan, agreed to by the people of Michigan and supported by the people of Michigan.
The Govenor and Attorney General must take a stand and tell the Michigan Legislature that the Michigan Constitution must be upheld in MIchigan. If not, no Michigan resident should have faith in them or any Constitution, or any government who pledges to uphold the law.
Snyder and AG Shuette must also stand up to the Republicn lead Legislature and tell them that MIchigan women must be protected - no matter - their political or religious affiliation - Women should not have to buy special, abortion insurance - period....And NO Michigan woman should be left alone if she is raped !! The state as a representative of the People must stand with a woman and support her decisions.
What do you think????
Email the Governor: governorsoffice@michigan.gov
AG Schuette: miag@michigan.gov
Must stand up - for DPD / DFD Retirees and protect our pensions...The Michigan Constitution may not be above Federal Bankruptcy Law or the US Constitution - but - It is the Law in MIchigan, agreed to by the people of Michigan and supported by the people of Michigan.
The Govenor and Attorney General must take a stand and tell the Michigan Legislature that the Michigan Constitution must be upheld in MIchigan. If not, no Michigan resident should have faith in them or any Constitution, or any government who pledges to uphold the law.
Snyder and AG Shuette must also stand up to the Republicn lead Legislature and tell them that MIchigan women must be protected - no matter - their political or religious affiliation - Women should not have to buy special, abortion insurance - period....And NO Michigan woman should be left alone if she is raped !! The state as a representative of the People must stand with a woman and support her decisions.
What do you think????
Email the Governor: governorsoffice@michigan.gov
AG Schuette: miag@michigan.gov
LOW WINTER SUN - AMC Network - CANCELLED - Good
LOW WINTER SUN...AMC Network - CANCELED -
Low Winter Sun, and AMC Network, 'gritty police drama' set in Detroit, has been canceled and will not get a second season - good riddance to a bad show. LWS had a despicable story line, using the Detroit Police Department - 'good cops' kill a bad cop and then try to cover it up, police involvement with prostitution and excessive alcohol consumption (in the first show) made this wrong for Detroit and Michigan.
It continued the national / international reputation of Detroit, as a crime ridden city - and a corrupt police department. Nothing about this show reflected well on Detroit and those people who 'green lighted' this show for Michigan Film incentives, should pay it back, and anyone who allowed DPD cooperation, should never be involved again with TV or movie work.
Detroit Police Officers, its residents, deserved better. Maybe this can be a learning experience, the 'gritty police dramas' set in Detroit should be held to a higher moral standard and help serve the interests of Detroit. Truth shouldn't be avoided, but a continuing negative story line about Detroit, isn't in our best interest.
What do you think ?????
Low Winter Sun, and AMC Network, 'gritty police drama' set in Detroit, has been canceled and will not get a second season - good riddance to a bad show. LWS had a despicable story line, using the Detroit Police Department - 'good cops' kill a bad cop and then try to cover it up, police involvement with prostitution and excessive alcohol consumption (in the first show) made this wrong for Detroit and Michigan.
It continued the national / international reputation of Detroit, as a crime ridden city - and a corrupt police department. Nothing about this show reflected well on Detroit and those people who 'green lighted' this show for Michigan Film incentives, should pay it back, and anyone who allowed DPD cooperation, should never be involved again with TV or movie work.
Detroit Police Officers, its residents, deserved better. Maybe this can be a learning experience, the 'gritty police dramas' set in Detroit should be held to a higher moral standard and help serve the interests of Detroit. Truth shouldn't be avoided, but a continuing negative story line about Detroit, isn't in our best interest.
What do you think ?????
Monday, August 26, 2013
SYRIA, McCAINS WAR / PUTINS WAR - NOT USA WAR
Syria...McCains War / Putins War...NOT USA...
US Senator John McCain was vocally pushing USA into the Syrian War - until he got caught in a photo with a known terrorist in Syria.
Russian President Putin is selling arms, including assault helicopters to Syria, the same helicopters he is selling to the US Army, that we want to give to the Syrian resistance. Yes - Russia is winning in Syria.
Syria is an Arab problem, with over 100,000 civilians killed, apparently not one Arab country is willing to step forward and take the lead to stop the massacre of Arab civilians.
Saudia Arabia has US military arms, it could stop the Syrian War, but choses not to - Why?
Iraq has suffered over 100,000 deaths during our involvement there and still there is daily bombings by Muslim religious factions, that hate each other - the USA did not make a differece and we lost over 4,000 US soldiers plus over 15,00 wounded. Did we not learn a lesson. ????
Afghanistan - We are losing US soldiers, in a country that will have to negotiate with the Taliban, to end their war, we cannot win.
The Arab League must stand up and together to protect Syrian civilians, Iraqi and Afghanistan civilians, they must stop the Arab on Arab, Muslim on Muslim violence. The US military can not do that. They must use Arab soldiers to protect cilivians lives.
President Obama should not use the US military to engage in another Arab adventure. If the Arab states are not outraged by the Syrian government using deadly gas, against its citizens, then we should speak out, demand UN intervention, but make clear that the US will not again engage in an Arab conflict without direct Arab military aid.
The US is the leader of the Free World, but we cannot be the 'policeman to the world' especially when we are not wanted, no matter how bad the situation.
US Senator John McCain was vocally pushing USA into the Syrian War - until he got caught in a photo with a known terrorist in Syria.
Russian President Putin is selling arms, including assault helicopters to Syria, the same helicopters he is selling to the US Army, that we want to give to the Syrian resistance. Yes - Russia is winning in Syria.
Syria is an Arab problem, with over 100,000 civilians killed, apparently not one Arab country is willing to step forward and take the lead to stop the massacre of Arab civilians.
Saudia Arabia has US military arms, it could stop the Syrian War, but choses not to - Why?
Iraq has suffered over 100,000 deaths during our involvement there and still there is daily bombings by Muslim religious factions, that hate each other - the USA did not make a differece and we lost over 4,000 US soldiers plus over 15,00 wounded. Did we not learn a lesson. ????
Afghanistan - We are losing US soldiers, in a country that will have to negotiate with the Taliban, to end their war, we cannot win.
The Arab League must stand up and together to protect Syrian civilians, Iraqi and Afghanistan civilians, they must stop the Arab on Arab, Muslim on Muslim violence. The US military can not do that. They must use Arab soldiers to protect cilivians lives.
President Obama should not use the US military to engage in another Arab adventure. If the Arab states are not outraged by the Syrian government using deadly gas, against its citizens, then we should speak out, demand UN intervention, but make clear that the US will not again engage in an Arab conflict without direct Arab military aid.
The US is the leader of the Free World, but we cannot be the 'policeman to the world' especially when we are not wanted, no matter how bad the situation.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
DETROIT POLICE - RAISE HIRING STANDARDS NOW...
Click here: Police Job Openings | Police Department | City of Detroit | www.detroitmi.gov
Low application / hiring standards for Detroit Police, will lead to problems after hiring...!!!It happened in the past...1976....1985...when Detroit did mass hirings...
These low standards showed be raised for the new Detroit Police department...
including:
minimum educational level of 2 years of college / degree or equal of military service....
no drinking driving license violations...or other serious driving violations..
no misdemeanor (serious) arrests / convictions.
Raising hiring requirements means having a better police officer - longer and with less discipline problems...
The benefit package is not up to date...may confuse applicants and lead to lawsuits if a person is hired...
Detroit Police need to hire: 500 - 1,000 new police officers,now - but can't do it without state and federal grant money, that the US Congress is resisting, givnig any federal money to Detroit.
Federal Judge Julian Cook, in charge of the DOJ Consent Decrees, should take forceful action: ordering Detroit to raise hiring standards and the Federal Government to fund the new hires, with higher standards. This action will not make up for his inactions and general lackadasical oversight, but it would be a very step in the right direction of providing quality police protection for Detroit residents, visitors and the officers themselves.
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
Low application / hiring standards for Detroit Police, will lead to problems after hiring...!!!It happened in the past...1976....1985...when Detroit did mass hirings...
These low standards showed be raised for the new Detroit Police department...
including:
minimum educational level of 2 years of college / degree or equal of military service....
no drinking driving license violations...or other serious driving violations..
no misdemeanor (serious) arrests / convictions.
Raising hiring requirements means having a better police officer - longer and with less discipline problems...
The benefit package is not up to date...may confuse applicants and lead to lawsuits if a person is hired...
Detroit Police need to hire: 500 - 1,000 new police officers,now - but can't do it without state and federal grant money, that the US Congress is resisting, givnig any federal money to Detroit.
Federal Judge Julian Cook, in charge of the DOJ Consent Decrees, should take forceful action: ordering Detroit to raise hiring standards and the Federal Government to fund the new hires, with higher standards. This action will not make up for his inactions and general lackadasical oversight, but it would be a very step in the right direction of providing quality police protection for Detroit residents, visitors and the officers themselves.
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
Sunday, August 11, 2013
LOW WINTER SUN - AMC TV - FAILURE
Low Winter Sun...????? It should set after this episode, for Detroiters.
Does Detroit deserve a TV show that makes 'Breaking Bad' look good ??? NO -
Two 'good cops' kill a bad cop ??? No - there appears to be no good cops, only corruption, decay, abandoned housing and drug dealers in bleak Detroit, future episodes if they continue this theme, does Detroit now good, and were paying $7.5m in film incentives for this !!!!
Mark Strong, 'Frank Agnew', lives in a blighted, abandon homes area of Detroit ??
and his car still has tires on it ???? Someone should have said - I don't think anyone will believe this - even the Mayor of Detroit failed to get any real interest in getting cops to return to live in the city, with huge subsidizes..
At least in Detroit 1 8 7 - it is explained that the character is from NY - that's why he says 'soda'...but why would a successful cop - live in a decayed area. ???
Low Winter Sun shows a wrong, dirty, distasteful, ignorant side of the Detroit Police Department and Detroit that has been shown, discussed and rehashed over and over again, this AMC Show is another version that has no real redeeming social value, for Detroit or its residents.
At least Ruben Santiago-Hudson, a favorite from Castle, isn't cast as a foul mouth, yelling, out of control supervisor.
The class of police shows - that Detroit deserves even with all of its flaws and problems is - NYPD Blue, Blue Bloods, Hill Street Blues, Castle,Golden Boy, Hawaii 50, (who wouldn't want to go to Hawaii even with its crime )...where you care about the characters and the city they work in....NO Characters, so far, make you want to like them or watch them...
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
DETROIT - GANG SQUAD, NO...GANG INTELLIGENCE UNIT, YES
I have emailed about Gang Squad for years...
DPD Chief Napoleon put me on Gang Squad to 'educate me' because I criticized it...
here are my comments on this article...
Wrong...for Detroit Police
DPD does NOT need a Gang Squad - it does not have the officers !!!!
I have repeated stated this - Detroit needs a Gang Intelligence Unit - with former Gang Squad officers in the precincts collecting information, and teaching other officers about gangs. The information that is collected would be passed along to the GIU and diseminated to all precincts and officers, so that every officer is gang educated.
A GIU is a better more effective use of manpower - which is extremely low, so much that it may be hard in the near future for officers to protect each other, let alone the public.
Andrew Arena, was FBI, when he needed man power, he requested it...Detroit does not have that luxury, for day to day enforcement efforts. The suburbs and other law enforcement agencies can not and will not be able to supply Detroit with manpower, whenever Detroit wants it.
Mayor Bing wanted to end the fireworks, ethnic festivals etc because of manpower shortages.
Detroit Police have a real man power shortage - reconstituting the Gang Squad is a public relations - smoke and mirrors effort, that all recent police chiefs have used to make the public believe that DPD can properly protect them - they can't.
DPD needs to hire 500 - 1,000 officers - NOW, with state and federal law enforcement grants. Before they do so they must raise the hiring standards to prevent the mass hiring problems, that have previously occurred.
Speak Out...DPD needs money and manpower.
The Governor, Kevyn Orr, the Mayor and City Council, must go to Lansing and Washington and request money - so that DPD, DFD and EMS can protect the residents, the visitors and themselves - they must succed - because people are dying in the streets, in their neighborhoods, their churches and homes.
David Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
Ps. George Hunter, Detroit News, August 7, 2013 - wrote a story about: Detroit to bring back gang suppression unit...read it for reference. please read and leave a comment on both his story and my blog...Thank you...
DPD Chief Napoleon put me on Gang Squad to 'educate me' because I criticized it...
here are my comments on this article...
Wrong...for Detroit Police
DPD does NOT need a Gang Squad - it does not have the officers !!!!
I have repeated stated this - Detroit needs a Gang Intelligence Unit - with former Gang Squad officers in the precincts collecting information, and teaching other officers about gangs. The information that is collected would be passed along to the GIU and diseminated to all precincts and officers, so that every officer is gang educated.
A GIU is a better more effective use of manpower - which is extremely low, so much that it may be hard in the near future for officers to protect each other, let alone the public.
Andrew Arena, was FBI, when he needed man power, he requested it...Detroit does not have that luxury, for day to day enforcement efforts. The suburbs and other law enforcement agencies can not and will not be able to supply Detroit with manpower, whenever Detroit wants it.
Mayor Bing wanted to end the fireworks, ethnic festivals etc because of manpower shortages.
Detroit Police have a real man power shortage - reconstituting the Gang Squad is a public relations - smoke and mirrors effort, that all recent police chiefs have used to make the public believe that DPD can properly protect them - they can't.
DPD needs to hire 500 - 1,000 officers - NOW, with state and federal law enforcement grants. Before they do so they must raise the hiring standards to prevent the mass hiring problems, that have previously occurred.
Speak Out...DPD needs money and manpower.
The Governor, Kevyn Orr, the Mayor and City Council, must go to Lansing and Washington and request money - so that DPD, DFD and EMS can protect the residents, the visitors and themselves - they must succed - because people are dying in the streets, in their neighborhoods, their churches and homes.
David Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
Ps. George Hunter, Detroit News, August 7, 2013 - wrote a story about: Detroit to bring back gang suppression unit...read it for reference. please read and leave a comment on both his story and my blog...Thank you...
Thursday, August 1, 2013
800 RAPES - DETROIT NEEDS STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT MONEY -
800 rapes - 11 detectives - 72 case files each (July 2013).
Detroit needs to hire 500 - 1,000 new police officers, now - (before that it needs to raise its hiring standards) but it can't do it without an immediate infusion of state and federal grant money (homeland security, law enforcement etc - whatever).
EFM Kevyn Orr, Governor Synder, Mayor Bing, and City Council need to go to Lansing and Washington and request grant money - to save lives. People are dying in the streets of Detroit, women are being raped, homes, churches, businesses are being broken into, people are being shot in the streets (10 in 12 hours), and Detroit Police cannot properly respond to these crimes.
I have emailed the media numerous times that - crime in Detroit is underreported! The crimes stats lie - and with xPC Godbee's disastrous decision to close precinct stations, for 'virtual precincts' it destroyed a vital police-community relations meeting point. Now that PC Craig has reopened the precincts, he needs to staff them! He needs officers in these precincts to take police reports and to meet the other needs of residents and crime victims that precincts offer.
'Boots on the ground' does not equate to servicing Detroit residents policing needs.
Detroit police can not properly respond to 'crimes in progress' let alone respond to take reports and to collect evidence, at the scene of the crime - if they can't collect evidence, they can't solve crimes - so the vortex of crime spins on and on. If their are not enough detectives to investigate rapes, there is not enough detectives to investigate, homicides, home invasions, felonious assaults, robberies, and assaults.
EFM Orr made a disastrous decision - today - to betray the Lieutenants Sergeant Association and the Detroit Fire Fighters Association by imposing pay and benefit cuts, without negotiations, after promising not to do so until the end of 2013.
This decision will effect police and fire services, by pushing members to retire. It will effect the supervisory personnel needed under the Department of Justice Consent Decrees.
The Detroit Police Department and Detroit Fire Department need HELP - to serve the public, it needs money now.
It's time for Synder and Orr to stand up - and deliver, 'bankruptcy' cannot be used as an excuse while Detroit residents are being robbed, raped and murdered.
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired.
Detroit needs to hire 500 - 1,000 new police officers, now - (before that it needs to raise its hiring standards) but it can't do it without an immediate infusion of state and federal grant money (homeland security, law enforcement etc - whatever).
EFM Kevyn Orr, Governor Synder, Mayor Bing, and City Council need to go to Lansing and Washington and request grant money - to save lives. People are dying in the streets of Detroit, women are being raped, homes, churches, businesses are being broken into, people are being shot in the streets (10 in 12 hours), and Detroit Police cannot properly respond to these crimes.
I have emailed the media numerous times that - crime in Detroit is underreported! The crimes stats lie - and with xPC Godbee's disastrous decision to close precinct stations, for 'virtual precincts' it destroyed a vital police-community relations meeting point. Now that PC Craig has reopened the precincts, he needs to staff them! He needs officers in these precincts to take police reports and to meet the other needs of residents and crime victims that precincts offer.
'Boots on the ground' does not equate to servicing Detroit residents policing needs.
Detroit police can not properly respond to 'crimes in progress' let alone respond to take reports and to collect evidence, at the scene of the crime - if they can't collect evidence, they can't solve crimes - so the vortex of crime spins on and on. If their are not enough detectives to investigate rapes, there is not enough detectives to investigate, homicides, home invasions, felonious assaults, robberies, and assaults.
EFM Orr made a disastrous decision - today - to betray the Lieutenants Sergeant Association and the Detroit Fire Fighters Association by imposing pay and benefit cuts, without negotiations, after promising not to do so until the end of 2013.
This decision will effect police and fire services, by pushing members to retire. It will effect the supervisory personnel needed under the Department of Justice Consent Decrees.
The Detroit Police Department and Detroit Fire Department need HELP - to serve the public, it needs money now.
It's time for Synder and Orr to stand up - and deliver, 'bankruptcy' cannot be used as an excuse while Detroit residents are being robbed, raped and murdered.
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
DETROIT GETS NEW POLICE CHIEF, JULY 1, 2013
Detroit will get a new Police Chief today, James Craig, formerly PC of Cincinnati. He faces a formidable task.
I have met PC Craig and sent two emails to him, warning him his greatest threat is his executives,
and now - Gray Brown....
The PC can't really do much...but smoke & mirrors...The City has a financial manager, and no money.
There needs to be uniformed officers - in the precinct stations !!!!! to say no is to lie...
Chief Craig needs to open the last remaining precincts 24/7, because they are a necessary element of police-community relations...
He must close the fake mini stations, that takes away officers that need to be in precincts, handling the public reports, and show residents that DPD cares about them and their safety and needs.
The current loss of contract by the LSA will drive more of them to retirement, lessening the supervisory oversight, necessary for DOJ Compliance...
Then the DPD will have to promote more officers to supervisory roles - lessening the street officers staffing, already to low, that they can't properly respond to crimes (meaning that crimes CANNOT be solved because evidence is not being collected and reports (crime stats) aren't being taken...
DPD has had terribly low hiring standards - GED, reduced emphasis on criminal and driving records...this has caused disciplinary problems...DPD must raise hiring standards before they do mass hirings, which is now necessary because of low staffing levels..i don't know the current hiring standards, but they must include a 2 yrs college degree or military experience, plus psych screening.
Chief Craig must stand behind police officers...he must listen to them...he must ride with them....and that means getting a contract for LSA, DPOA, COA...that is fair...
He has said he favors 10 hour shifts...12 hours is unsustainable....
Officer tell me that they are getting some new uniforms, but that money has already run out - and some have two part color uniforms..!!!
DPD (Fire / EMS) officers deserve better than what has happened to them, the City is in a financial crisis and needs state and federal grant money - homeland security grants....this must be a priority...Judge Cook should order federal money to help DPD with compliance.
If you have any questions...contact me...
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
PS... a new Police HQ will not improve morale....officers need new equipment and training, they have greater needs than a shiny PHQ...especially - fire fighters who have crumbling, poorly maintained fire stations, with serious building violations... the words spoken by the Mayor and others that morale will be raised - was wishful thinking.......at the very least...
Saturday, June 8, 2013
OUR FLAG - WHERE HAVE THEY GONE
photo / caption credit: David L. Malhalab MNS Photo
CARTOONS - TELL THE TRUTH
Cartoons...do tell the truth in a simple and straight forward,understandable way.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
DETROIT POLICE - NEW CHIEF - JAMES CRAIG
Good Luck - Detroit Police Chief Craig....
You will need it - I hope you recognize you're greatest problem, will be the inbred corruption of the DPD executives, this is what - in part - brought down former PC Jerry Oliver.
You should work... to immediately end the DOJ - Consent Decress - from 2003, that Mayor Bing said he would end, but hasn't, there has been a corruption with the process and Federal Judge Julian Cook's, failure to properly monitor the process.
You should immediately meet with DP Union leaders who want to see you succeed and need help to restore morale and pay. Also, you should upgrade the hiring standards of the DPD, because hiring new officers will be a serious need, with officers retiring, and an already low number of officers.
You should re-open all DPD Precinct - 24/7, Mayor Bing closing them for 16 hours a day, broke faith with Detroit residents and broke an important police-community relations bond. Please close the failed (Coleman Young) era 'mini stations' and put those staffers back into the precincts to better serve residents.
There are more problems that you will face, use me as a resource person. Good Luck and God Bless.
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired 77T
Dear Governor,
Kevyn Orr has many people making suggestions as to setting priorities for Detroit.
I am one of them, I am a retired DPD Sergeant and a critic of the DPD, to the extent that former PC EB Cummings gave me a duty disability retirement.
I have advocated for DPD officers and better police service to residents.
I suggest that a priority for DPD is to immediately get an agreement to use Wayne County
jail cells / medical facility. DPD has wasted millions of dollars an unnecessary medical costs for prisoners. Dr. Ross E. Tabbey, MD, FACEP - DRH Emergency Room, told me that he told DPD about wasted millions of dollars for prisoner care, that could be taken care of by a nurse triage. (313 745 3330 / 734 634 0420)...
WCE Ficano told me that he had a hand shake agreement with Kirk Lewis to use WC jail space, but never got a contract. The WC jail space to my understanding would virtually complete the DOJ - Consent Decrees that have lingered on for ten (10) years. The end of the Consent Decrees would be a morale boost for DPD officers.
The jail space and an end to the Consent Decrees would also be good for sending a message that DPD officers again can arrest those people, that need to be arrested and that no one is going to get a break because of lack of jail space.
DPD needs state and federal grant money to add officers, improve training and equipment.
Detroit is a border city and should be getting a bigger share of Homeland Security grants etc etc etc.
DPD needs to improve hiring standards, if you hire better quality applicants, you save money all down the line.
Please contact me - if I can be of help...Detroit residents, visitors and police officer deserve better.
You will need it - I hope you recognize you're greatest problem, will be the inbred corruption of the DPD executives, this is what - in part - brought down former PC Jerry Oliver.
You should work... to immediately end the DOJ - Consent Decress - from 2003, that Mayor Bing said he would end, but hasn't, there has been a corruption with the process and Federal Judge Julian Cook's, failure to properly monitor the process.
You should immediately meet with DP Union leaders who want to see you succeed and need help to restore morale and pay. Also, you should upgrade the hiring standards of the DPD, because hiring new officers will be a serious need, with officers retiring, and an already low number of officers.
You should re-open all DPD Precinct - 24/7, Mayor Bing closing them for 16 hours a day, broke faith with Detroit residents and broke an important police-community relations bond. Please close the failed (Coleman Young) era 'mini stations' and put those staffers back into the precincts to better serve residents.
There are more problems that you will face, use me as a resource person. Good Luck and God Bless.
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired 77T
Dear Governor,
Kevyn Orr has many people making suggestions as to setting priorities for Detroit.
I am one of them, I am a retired DPD Sergeant and a critic of the DPD, to the extent that former PC EB Cummings gave me a duty disability retirement.
I have advocated for DPD officers and better police service to residents.
I suggest that a priority for DPD is to immediately get an agreement to use Wayne County
jail cells / medical facility. DPD has wasted millions of dollars an unnecessary medical costs for prisoners. Dr. Ross E. Tabbey, MD, FACEP - DRH Emergency Room, told me that he told DPD about wasted millions of dollars for prisoner care, that could be taken care of by a nurse triage. (313 745 3330 / 734 634 0420)...
WCE Ficano told me that he had a hand shake agreement with Kirk Lewis to use WC jail space, but never got a contract. The WC jail space to my understanding would virtually complete the DOJ - Consent Decrees that have lingered on for ten (10) years. The end of the Consent Decrees would be a morale boost for DPD officers.
The jail space and an end to the Consent Decrees would also be good for sending a message that DPD officers again can arrest those people, that need to be arrested and that no one is going to get a break because of lack of jail space.
DPD needs state and federal grant money to add officers, improve training and equipment.
Detroit is a border city and should be getting a bigger share of Homeland Security grants etc etc etc.
DPD needs to improve hiring standards, if you hire better quality applicants, you save money all down the line.
Please contact me - if I can be of help...Detroit residents, visitors and police officer deserve better.
Friday, April 26, 2013
DETROIT - ROGELL GOLF COURSE TO BE A CEMETARY
DATELINE DETROIT:
Detroit, Michigan, the homicide capitol of the nation - Murder City - is running out of burial space! A once popular Rogell Golf Course, formerly owned by the City, will close May 31, and most likely will become a cemetary. The owners say that they can't afford to maintain the golf course, and residents question how much has been spent to promote the course.
So Detroit residents will be assured that even though crime is out of control, police, fire and EMS can't respond in a timely manner to emergency calls - the will have a final resting place, within the City they loved.
Detroit, Michigan, the homicide capitol of the nation - Murder City - is running out of burial space! A once popular Rogell Golf Course, formerly owned by the City, will close May 31, and most likely will become a cemetary. The owners say that they can't afford to maintain the golf course, and residents question how much has been spent to promote the course.
So Detroit residents will be assured that even though crime is out of control, police, fire and EMS can't respond in a timely manner to emergency calls - the will have a final resting place, within the City they loved.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION DEFEATS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE - SHAME ON THE US SENATE
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION - DEFEATS AMERICAN PEOPLE
- SHAME ON THE US SENATE ....
Today - there should be a WALL OF SHAME attached to the US Senate Building - Senators embolden by and frightened by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other organizations, defeated legislation to require - background checks on people buying guns - a simple common sense law that would be helpful in preventing more gun massacres in this country. The NRA has said - just enforce the current laws, but they have cooperated in gutting and taking away the enforcement powers of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobbaco and Firearms, and easing of gun regulations throughout the country. God / Jesus did not give the NRA powers greater than the President or Congress, so they should stand up to the NRA and defeat them in cities, counties, states and the Congress. Americans must stand tall and proud against the NRA.
Today - there is NO - Profiles in Courage - of Senators (Republican and Democrats) standing up for the the American people, standing up to the NRA and others who have lied and mislead the public on common sense gun regulation legislation. Senators more worried about being re-elected than blood on the streets, in the malls, on high school and college campuses, in movie theatres and in city halls, voted for themselves and NOT the American People.
Shame on the NRA...Shame Shame, and on Wayne LaPierre, its spokesman - The NRA opposed common sense legislation that Presidents Reagan and Bush supported.
This is a sad day for America - the extremist have won a victory !!!
How can this not embolden - terrorist - who see a powerful organization the - NRA - defeat the will of the American people.
Today, Americans should be angry and tell their elected leaders from city halls to the US Congress, that the NRA is wrong, and we need common sense gun legislation.
- SHAME ON THE US SENATE ....
Today - there should be a WALL OF SHAME attached to the US Senate Building - Senators embolden by and frightened by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other organizations, defeated legislation to require - background checks on people buying guns - a simple common sense law that would be helpful in preventing more gun massacres in this country. The NRA has said - just enforce the current laws, but they have cooperated in gutting and taking away the enforcement powers of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobbaco and Firearms, and easing of gun regulations throughout the country. God / Jesus did not give the NRA powers greater than the President or Congress, so they should stand up to the NRA and defeat them in cities, counties, states and the Congress. Americans must stand tall and proud against the NRA.
Today - there is NO - Profiles in Courage - of Senators (Republican and Democrats) standing up for the the American people, standing up to the NRA and others who have lied and mislead the public on common sense gun regulation legislation. Senators more worried about being re-elected than blood on the streets, in the malls, on high school and college campuses, in movie theatres and in city halls, voted for themselves and NOT the American People.
Shame on the NRA...Shame Shame, and on Wayne LaPierre, its spokesman - The NRA opposed common sense legislation that Presidents Reagan and Bush supported.
This is a sad day for America - the extremist have won a victory !!!
How can this not embolden - terrorist - who see a powerful organization the - NRA - defeat the will of the American people.
Today, Americans should be angry and tell their elected leaders from city halls to the US Congress, that the NRA is wrong, and we need common sense gun legislation.
Monday, April 15, 2013
BOSTON - DOMESTIC TERRORISM - TEA PARTY / REPUBLICAN FANATICS
Dateline: Boston
Dear God, Bless those people that were injured and killed, in Boston, this day and protect those that still suffer.
Three dead, 140 injured and counting.
By now everyone has seen the bombings, during the Boston Marathon, acts I believe were domestic terrorism, aided and abetted by right wing fanatics, that oppose the US Government. They are the lone wolf, the militia members, the disenfranchised person who hears the siren song of right wing Tea Party / Republicans that: the government is going to come to your home to take your guns away, that President Obama is - Hitler, a Socialist, a Communist, and has no legitmate right to be President. They have other issues, and see the discontent and feed on it.
These people listen to their intellectual leaders - Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Wayne LaPierre and others who denounce the President and anyone who doesn't believe in their theory that government is a danger to their God given freedoms.
These terrorist have watched the national news nightly and seen and heard of the suicide bombers in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan who cause mass deaths and destruction, daily - they hear the news that the FBI arrest those people, in this county, who want to destroy it, seeking bombs and weapons of mass destruction. So now they know, don't seek help, use the internet, build your own bombs and use them yourself. They are smarter - no need to commit suicide, just place your bomb, walk away a safe distance, and then detonate it. It was bound to happen, the domestic terrorist has learned - do it yourself.
The Boston Marathon Massacre was not the work of one bomber - but a very small close knit group, who have watched, listened and learned.
Domestic terrorism, as it appears, on TV nightly, in other countries, may have finally come to America.
Dear God, Bless those people that were injured and killed, in Boston, this day and protect those that still suffer.
Three dead, 140 injured and counting.
By now everyone has seen the bombings, during the Boston Marathon, acts I believe were domestic terrorism, aided and abetted by right wing fanatics, that oppose the US Government. They are the lone wolf, the militia members, the disenfranchised person who hears the siren song of right wing Tea Party / Republicans that: the government is going to come to your home to take your guns away, that President Obama is - Hitler, a Socialist, a Communist, and has no legitmate right to be President. They have other issues, and see the discontent and feed on it.
These people listen to their intellectual leaders - Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Wayne LaPierre and others who denounce the President and anyone who doesn't believe in their theory that government is a danger to their God given freedoms.
These terrorist have watched the national news nightly and seen and heard of the suicide bombers in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan who cause mass deaths and destruction, daily - they hear the news that the FBI arrest those people, in this county, who want to destroy it, seeking bombs and weapons of mass destruction. So now they know, don't seek help, use the internet, build your own bombs and use them yourself. They are smarter - no need to commit suicide, just place your bomb, walk away a safe distance, and then detonate it. It was bound to happen, the domestic terrorist has learned - do it yourself.
The Boston Marathon Massacre was not the work of one bomber - but a very small close knit group, who have watched, listened and learned.
Domestic terrorism, as it appears, on TV nightly, in other countries, may have finally come to America.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
GANDER MOUNTAIN - ANTI POLICE, ...NRA WRONG FOR AMERICA
GANDER MOUNTAIN - ANTI POLICE PRODUCT FOR SALE
Gander Mountain, is nationally advertising an IMPACT SEAL SHOOTING STAR - PRO PACK, of three orange neon police / sheriffs style badges - for the public to purchase and shoot at - it has three (3) sizes for all shooting applications, and takes up to 1,000 rounds.
We just had two police officers shot in Detroit, Texas had a prosecutor and his wife shot and killed, Colorado had a prison official killed, and over the last 5 days other police officers have been killed around the country. The number of law enforcement officers killed each year, in the line of duty, is rising.
This advertisement if offensive, insulting, and dangerous and should not be advertised or even sold.
Gander Mountain customer service reps (Shawn and Cody)did not recognize this historically shaped badge item as police related - OMG how stupid are they !!!!
And worse is that no one in the Gander Mountain Company objected to buying, promoting and selling this item.
Who do they think their market is for this: the KKK member in central Mississippi who vowed that a 'race war' would occur if President Obama was re-elected, miliitia members who worship their assault weapons and hate the US government, a moonshiner in Tennesse or Kentucky who fears that their 'stills' will be smashed and the moonshine jug will be ripped from their hands, the psychotic - lonely person sitting in his room waiting for his day to 'shine', fanatical National Rifle Association (NRA) members who deify their assault weapons, handguns, shotguns, and anything else that goes boom or can kill someone and who can't believe their is 'common sense' gun legislation ????? - all who see law enforcement officers as the enemy of their 'god' given constitutional rights.
What next - a Christian Cross, a Star of David - ???? ....WWJD ??
Call Gander Mountain and tell them to stop selling this item...
651 - 325 - 4351 (Marketing) and 651 - 325 - 4300)See More
Call your US Senator, Congress person, State Governor, State Legislators and tell them to follow in the footsteps of Connecticut, and pass common sense gun legislation - to be bold, to 'do the right thing' - and to reject the rantings of the NRA leadership, who have stripped the Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Tobbaco of their enforcement powers, and who fail to support 'common sense' gun legislation even Presidents Reagan and George H. Bush endorsed... WWJD
Our country deserves better.
Gander Mountain, is nationally advertising an IMPACT SEAL SHOOTING STAR - PRO PACK, of three orange neon police / sheriffs style badges - for the public to purchase and shoot at - it has three (3) sizes for all shooting applications, and takes up to 1,000 rounds.
We just had two police officers shot in Detroit, Texas had a prosecutor and his wife shot and killed, Colorado had a prison official killed, and over the last 5 days other police officers have been killed around the country. The number of law enforcement officers killed each year, in the line of duty, is rising.
This advertisement if offensive, insulting, and dangerous and should not be advertised or even sold.
Gander Mountain customer service reps (Shawn and Cody)did not recognize this historically shaped badge item as police related - OMG how stupid are they !!!!
And worse is that no one in the Gander Mountain Company objected to buying, promoting and selling this item.
Who do they think their market is for this: the KKK member in central Mississippi who vowed that a 'race war' would occur if President Obama was re-elected, miliitia members who worship their assault weapons and hate the US government, a moonshiner in Tennesse or Kentucky who fears that their 'stills' will be smashed and the moonshine jug will be ripped from their hands, the psychotic - lonely person sitting in his room waiting for his day to 'shine', fanatical National Rifle Association (NRA) members who deify their assault weapons, handguns, shotguns, and anything else that goes boom or can kill someone and who can't believe their is 'common sense' gun legislation ????? - all who see law enforcement officers as the enemy of their 'god' given constitutional rights.
What next - a Christian Cross, a Star of David - ???? ....WWJD ??
Call Gander Mountain and tell them to stop selling this item...
651 - 325 - 4351 (Marketing) and 651 - 325 - 4300)See More
Call your US Senator, Congress person, State Governor, State Legislators and tell them to follow in the footsteps of Connecticut, and pass common sense gun legislation - to be bold, to 'do the right thing' - and to reject the rantings of the NRA leadership, who have stripped the Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Tobbaco of their enforcement powers, and who fail to support 'common sense' gun legislation even Presidents Reagan and George H. Bush endorsed... WWJD
Our country deserves better.
Monday, March 11, 2013
DETROIT - KWAME KILPATRICK, GUILTY
Detroit: Kwame Kilpatrick - Guilty...Justice Served...
XXX Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was found guilty of 20/24 Federal crimes and his boyhood friend, contractor - Bobby Ferguson was also convicted of 9 Federal crimes, a good day for Detroit and for the Federal Judicary System.
The Federal Jury System covering Detroit has been shown to be fair, honest and racially able to sit in judgement of high profile African American men and render a fair and impartial decision.
Critics of the Jury System were dealth a set back by the verdict.
The jury did send a message - that Detroit deserved better and that no one is above the law.
Judge Nancy Edmunds had a difficult job, and did all the right things, including sending Kilpatrick and Ferguson, immediately to Federal custody (jail).
XXX Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was found guilty of 20/24 Federal crimes and his boyhood friend, contractor - Bobby Ferguson was also convicted of 9 Federal crimes, a good day for Detroit and for the Federal Judicary System.
The Federal Jury System covering Detroit has been shown to be fair, honest and racially able to sit in judgement of high profile African American men and render a fair and impartial decision.
Critics of the Jury System were dealth a set back by the verdict.
The jury did send a message - that Detroit deserved better and that no one is above the law.
Judge Nancy Edmunds had a difficult job, and did all the right things, including sending Kilpatrick and Ferguson, immediately to Federal custody (jail).
Thursday, February 28, 2013
MIKE DUGGAN - FOR DETROIT MAYOR, SHAME..SHAME
MIKE DUGGAN - FOR DETROIT, ----SHAME SHAME
Mike Duggan says he wants to be Mayor of Detroit, and that Detroit doesn't need an EFM...that he can put together a team and bring Detroit back.
Well if he is that smart and has a team - He should have made a deal with Governor Synder and became Detroit's EFM, taken the heat, turned Detroit around - and then - run for Mayor of Detroit on his EFM record.
But he now just one of a group that talks the talk, pandering talk - about NO EFM needed, no bankruptcy needed.
He also is spouting reportedly bad information about the Detroit Police Department, not having enough police officers, working the streets, with to many sitting behind desks. This fallacy - shows he isn't the answer to make Detroit safer.
DPD - needs a new nationally respected Police Chief, now - now, not after the 2014 elections.
DPD - needs more police officers, on the street, and behind desks to respond to crimes and to investigate crimes. State and Federal grants must provide the money.
DPD - needs jail space and a medical facility, that will house more arrested criminals and a medical facility to decrease the millions of dollars being spent on unecessay prisoner medical expenses.
DPD - needs increased hiring standards, better training and better equipment.
DPD - needs to open all precinct 24/7 and close the mini stations (public relations garbage), and to repair the lost police-community relations, by increasing response times, solving crimes and making feel safe in their homes, schools and walking the streets.
DETROIT NEEDS AN EFM...BANKRUPTCY...Detroit problems have multiplied since Coleman Young became mayor - the problems are too big for the current group of Detroit 'leaders'.
Mike Duggan says he wants to be Mayor of Detroit, and that Detroit doesn't need an EFM...that he can put together a team and bring Detroit back.
Well if he is that smart and has a team - He should have made a deal with Governor Synder and became Detroit's EFM, taken the heat, turned Detroit around - and then - run for Mayor of Detroit on his EFM record.
But he now just one of a group that talks the talk, pandering talk - about NO EFM needed, no bankruptcy needed.
He also is spouting reportedly bad information about the Detroit Police Department, not having enough police officers, working the streets, with to many sitting behind desks. This fallacy - shows he isn't the answer to make Detroit safer.
DPD - needs a new nationally respected Police Chief, now - now, not after the 2014 elections.
DPD - needs more police officers, on the street, and behind desks to respond to crimes and to investigate crimes. State and Federal grants must provide the money.
DPD - needs jail space and a medical facility, that will house more arrested criminals and a medical facility to decrease the millions of dollars being spent on unecessay prisoner medical expenses.
DPD - needs increased hiring standards, better training and better equipment.
DPD - needs to open all precinct 24/7 and close the mini stations (public relations garbage), and to repair the lost police-community relations, by increasing response times, solving crimes and making feel safe in their homes, schools and walking the streets.
DETROIT NEEDS AN EFM...BANKRUPTCY...Detroit problems have multiplied since Coleman Young became mayor - the problems are too big for the current group of Detroit 'leaders'.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
OSCAR - SETH MCFARLANE IS MEDIOCRE HOST
Oscar !!! Seth McFarlane - Mediocre Host, it's true.
Everyone was expecting a edgy comedic show that would equal his TV and movie reputation...but we got boring...
McFarlane provided a too long opening with William Shatner - and then should have checked himself for common sense - for doing a Lincoln assasination joke ????
Maybe the Oscar host, next year should be - TED - the irascible bear, with a real 'Jewish name' who wants to keep working in Hollywood.
Bring back, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal....Is there NO one who can fill their shows..
Everyone was expecting a edgy comedic show that would equal his TV and movie reputation...but we got boring...
McFarlane provided a too long opening with William Shatner - and then should have checked himself for common sense - for doing a Lincoln assasination joke ????
Maybe the Oscar host, next year should be - TED - the irascible bear, with a real 'Jewish name' who wants to keep working in Hollywood.
Bring back, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal....Is there NO one who can fill their shows..
Saturday, February 16, 2013
DETROIT CRIME !!! OUT OF CONTROL ?????
DETROIT CRIME !!! OUT OF CONTROL ????
Gangs members (groups) of kids running loose DOWNTOWN - during 'Winter Blast' - Downtown, that is supposed to be the safest place in Detroit, home to new arrivals (Yuppies) who do not see or comprehend the dangers, maybe they didn't see WDIV TV film of up ended tables and chairs at American Coney Island or police chasing kids through the streets.
Crime is out of control in Detroit and as I have said in the past - the Mayor and City Council have not made Crime the #1 issue, in Detroit - they should have spent the time devoted to the Belle Isle issue, on crime and how to protect Detroit residents and visitors.
Detroit needs State and Federal funding to improve the Detroit Police Department, Fire Department and EMS - the Mayor and City Council must go, in person to Lansing and Washington, to request the money.
Detroit should apply, immediately, to be a DRONE test area, Detroit should be a natural and perfect - first site - being the major international boder city, we need the money it will bring and the technology.
Ps. GANG SQD vs GANG INTELLIGENCE UNIT.......
I was a member of Gang Squad, assigned by PC Benny Napoleon, because I criticized it..!!
It was a temp assignment.... Required one MUPP arrest on days - protected bars at night...It was a sacred cow, under Benny - a road to promotion for others...I still have my GANG SQD jacket...hat - code name... Newsman
I have said Gang Squad is NOT needed - all those officers should be dispersed to precincts - and that officers supply a central Gang Intelligence Unit - with information that will be collected, analyzed and dispersed to ALL street officers....
One TV station reported that an officer had 300 names of gang members on the East Side, but how many officers on the East side - know those names...??? Signs, colors, logos ??
I am not saying Detroit does not have a gang problem - I have said that DPD needs to combat it, more effectively - that every DPD officer should be gang literate....knowledgeable...aware...
To prevent gang violence every officer should be a source of information - not just merely
responders to gang related violence...
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD RetiredSee More
Gangs members (groups) of kids running loose DOWNTOWN - during 'Winter Blast' - Downtown, that is supposed to be the safest place in Detroit, home to new arrivals (Yuppies) who do not see or comprehend the dangers, maybe they didn't see WDIV TV film of up ended tables and chairs at American Coney Island or police chasing kids through the streets.
Crime is out of control in Detroit and as I have said in the past - the Mayor and City Council have not made Crime the #1 issue, in Detroit - they should have spent the time devoted to the Belle Isle issue, on crime and how to protect Detroit residents and visitors.
Detroit needs State and Federal funding to improve the Detroit Police Department, Fire Department and EMS - the Mayor and City Council must go, in person to Lansing and Washington, to request the money.
Detroit should apply, immediately, to be a DRONE test area, Detroit should be a natural and perfect - first site - being the major international boder city, we need the money it will bring and the technology.
Ps. GANG SQD vs GANG INTELLIGENCE UNIT.......
I was a member of Gang Squad, assigned by PC Benny Napoleon, because I criticized it..!!
It was a temp assignment.... Required one MUPP arrest on days - protected bars at night...It was a sacred cow, under Benny - a road to promotion for others...I still have my GANG SQD jacket...hat - code name... Newsman
I have said Gang Squad is NOT needed - all those officers should be dispersed to precincts - and that officers supply a central Gang Intelligence Unit - with information that will be collected, analyzed and dispersed to ALL street officers....
One TV station reported that an officer had 300 names of gang members on the East Side, but how many officers on the East side - know those names...??? Signs, colors, logos ??
I am not saying Detroit does not have a gang problem - I have said that DPD needs to combat it, more effectively - that every DPD officer should be gang literate....knowledgeable...aware...
To prevent gang violence every officer should be a source of information - not just merely
responders to gang related violence...
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD RetiredSee More
Friday, February 15, 2013
DETROIT POLICE - GANG SQUAD vs GANG INTELLIGENCE UNIT
GANG SQD vs GANG INTELLIGENCE UNIT.......
I was a member of Gang Squad, assigned by PC Benny Napoleon, because I criticized it..!!
It was a temp assignment.... Required one MUPP arrest on days - protected bars at night...It was a sacred cow, under Benny - a road to promotion for others...
I still have my GANG SQD jacket...hat - code name... Newsman
I have said Gang Squad is NOT needed - all those officers should be dispersed to precincts - and that officers supply a central Gang Intelligence Unit - with information that will be collected, analyzed and dispersed to ALL street officers....
One TV station reported that an officer had 300 names of gang members on the East Side, but how many officers on the East side - know those names...??? Signs, colors, logos ??
I am not saying Detroit does not have a gang problem - I have said that DPD needs to combat it, more effectively - that every DPD officer should be gang literate....knowledgeable...aware...
To prevent gang violence every officer should be a source of information - not just merely responders to gang related violence...
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
I was a member of Gang Squad, assigned by PC Benny Napoleon, because I criticized it..!!
It was a temp assignment.... Required one MUPP arrest on days - protected bars at night...It was a sacred cow, under Benny - a road to promotion for others...
I still have my GANG SQD jacket...hat - code name... Newsman
I have said Gang Squad is NOT needed - all those officers should be dispersed to precincts - and that officers supply a central Gang Intelligence Unit - with information that will be collected, analyzed and dispersed to ALL street officers....
One TV station reported that an officer had 300 names of gang members on the East Side, but how many officers on the East side - know those names...??? Signs, colors, logos ??
I am not saying Detroit does not have a gang problem - I have said that DPD needs to combat it, more effectively - that every DPD officer should be gang literate....knowledgeable...aware...
To prevent gang violence every officer should be a source of information - not just merely responders to gang related violence...
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT - REJECTS, CLEMIS PROGRAM
Detroit - Murder Capitol - USA, the most dangerous city in the USA, can't afford $1.2 million for a CLEMIS (Courts Law Enforcement Management Information System) computer system for its police departments officers - who are understaffed, overworked, poorly equipped and under paid ????? (DETROIT NEWS 1/18/13)
Detroit who has a interim Police Chief (Chester Logan) who can't articulate - what adding 1,000 police officers to the Department - would mean, rejected a proposal to join CLEMIS, because the City can't afford it ????????. Detroit which had the lowest hiring standards in Michigan needs 1,000 new officers and to raise its hiring standards, the money for the officers must come from State and Federal Grants. Detroit has paid millions of tax dollars to a so far for a failed DOJ Consent Decree oversight. (1993)
And yet the PC and the Mayor are trying to put more police on the streets, to the detriment of other essential investigative and other police services.
Detroit Police Officers can't properly respond to crimes in progress, crime scenes because of a lack of manpower, equipment and training, - need all the help they can get and adding a computer system that would make them more efficient is essential and proper. Rejecting the CLEMIS shows that the leadership of DPD is lacking. Remember we had a Police Chief and City Council ready to spend $5. million dollars on a silly 'shot spotter' computer system.
Federal Judge Julian Cook, who has been sitting with his eyes closed, for ten years - while presiding over the Department of Justice Consent Decrees should, issue a court order, mandate that DPD join CLEMIS - forthwith, with no excuses or delays - the money that has spent on oversight could have been better spent on the System. Judge Cook must order the Department to hire 1,000 new police officers, and order Federal grants to pay for them.
Detroit Police Officers need all the help that they can get - but the Mayor, City Council and Judge Cook - do not seem to want to make fighting Crime the #1 issue in Detroit. Fiscal Crisis is important but people are dying in the streets and their homes.
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
NRA vs. PRESIDENT OBAMA - AMERICAN PEOPLE / POLICE OFFICERS
President Obama has drawn a line in the sand - supporting reasonable gun control legislation - but the NRA and its paid lobbyists and paid up politicians and even the State of Texas legislators have rejected them and oppose them.
So it is now - National Rifle Association vs. the American People....
It is time for all law enforcement officers: police officers, county sheriffs, state police, and other law enforcement officers, executives and union leaders to stand up and support the President and for the American People.
Police officers (et al) don't carry military assault rifles, with high capacity magazines, street sweeper shotguns etc, on a 'normal or ordinary' police run - but we could be facing them from behind closed doors or window curtains as we walk up the sidewalk, to render help, assistance or advise.
The American Constitution, that the NRA and 'strict constructionists' believe in doesn't guarantee the right to own a military style assault weapon with high capacity magazines. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin believed that American's should be allowed to 'bear arms' (muskets) as part of a 'well regulated military' - they would be appalled and afraid of citizens owning a military assault weapon - weapons of mass destruction. They wanted citizens to be able to protect themselves against the British and 'savage' Native Americans - not to be able to massacre children, or an entire town.
The Founding Fathers would not condone owning a 'Gatling gun' a 'Thompson' sub machine gun, and 'Uzi / Mac10' machine guns, a 'Street Sweeper' shotgun, and certainly not an AR15 assault weapon, combined with a magazine that holds 30 or more bullets.
Now is the time - a call to action - for law enforcement officers and all citizens to stand up to the NRA and to those paid by them, that oppose - protecting us all.
No one wants to confiscate weapons to protect the home or legitimate hunting weapons, but - military style assault weapons and high capacity magazines must be banned and other reasonable restrictions must be put in place and enforced to protect your family - fathers, mothers and children.
NRA = GUN NUTS, FOOLS, PAID POLITICIANS - STAND UP TO THEM....
Do you think the people of Newtown, Ct, are rushing to buy guns and assault weapons, to protect themselves !!!! - from another school, movie theatre, or public gun massacre ???...
The NRA, Fox News (?), misguided gun nuts and others are trying to make us feel guilty for talking about gun laws and assault weapon bans, in the wake of the child massacre in Newtown.
NRA and their gun nut, fools and paid politicians members are trying to downplay another gun massacre, make us think - its about a single deranged shooter - and not the insane and wrong headed 'gun culture' that is engrained in the US culture. Our wrong belief that people kill people, not guns !!! And that more guns in the hands of more people will solve the problem.
There automatic response to our very prevalent - gun massacres - is more guns, less laws...'Don't take our guns away' - because then only criminals will have guns'. Not acknowledging that the availability of guns - is how criminals get guns ( from home invasions, B&E of autos, etc)
Military assault weapons (AR15 /16s - AK 47s - Uzis - Mac10s - etc ) are not guns. They are military weapons designed to kill a large amount of people in the least amount of time. High capacity magazines allow you to have all of the ammunition you will need without reloading as often as needed with smaller magazines.
Our Founding Fathers (1781 - 231 years ago) and our Constitution could not have imagined these personal weapons of mass destruction and death.
The Fathers were trying to establish the right of citizens to be able to protect themselves, their families, homes and towns from the English, French, and 'savage' Native Americans, before the establishment of local police departments, state police, FBI and other law enforcement agencies that have been created to fill the need for public safety - common sense guns laws (except) for home protection should be discussed and reevaluated to make them stronger and more effective.
We need an immediate Assault Weapons / High Capacity Magazine Ban - The President, Congress, Governors and State Legislators must all stand up pass similar legislation - Stand Up against the NRA. We also need to review all gun laws to strengthen them and make them more effective.
We need and END to 'Open Carry Gun Laws' in Michigan and in every state in the Country, and more and improved training for those 'legitimate' citizens who want and have 'concealed weapons permits'....Everyone who carries a gun - should know how and when to properly use the weapon and a clear understanding of the rights and responsibilities of having a gun, in public.
Michigan Governor Snyder must Stand Up to the Tea Party / right wing Republicans and the NRA and VETO - the recently passed gun bill, that would allow gun to be brought into schools, stadiums, hospitals, and have a real review of the Michigan 'Open Carry Law' and 'CPL Law' - to ban OC and to make mandatory more training for CPL carriers.
I am a retired Detroit Police Sergeant - I want the massacres of innocents to be stopped - and the availability of military style weapons to end.
DAVID L. MALHALAB
SGT DETROIT POLICE - RETIRED
ps...Read a portion of this Blog in the Detroit Free Press - Editorial Section on Friday, Jan 18, 2013... Leave a comment....................
So it is now - National Rifle Association vs. the American People....
It is time for all law enforcement officers: police officers, county sheriffs, state police, and other law enforcement officers, executives and union leaders to stand up and support the President and for the American People.
Police officers (et al) don't carry military assault rifles, with high capacity magazines, street sweeper shotguns etc, on a 'normal or ordinary' police run - but we could be facing them from behind closed doors or window curtains as we walk up the sidewalk, to render help, assistance or advise.
The American Constitution, that the NRA and 'strict constructionists' believe in doesn't guarantee the right to own a military style assault weapon with high capacity magazines. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin believed that American's should be allowed to 'bear arms' (muskets) as part of a 'well regulated military' - they would be appalled and afraid of citizens owning a military assault weapon - weapons of mass destruction. They wanted citizens to be able to protect themselves against the British and 'savage' Native Americans - not to be able to massacre children, or an entire town.
The Founding Fathers would not condone owning a 'Gatling gun' a 'Thompson' sub machine gun, and 'Uzi / Mac10' machine guns, a 'Street Sweeper' shotgun, and certainly not an AR15 assault weapon, combined with a magazine that holds 30 or more bullets.
Now is the time - a call to action - for law enforcement officers and all citizens to stand up to the NRA and to those paid by them, that oppose - protecting us all.
No one wants to confiscate weapons to protect the home or legitimate hunting weapons, but - military style assault weapons and high capacity magazines must be banned and other reasonable restrictions must be put in place and enforced to protect your family - fathers, mothers and children.
NRA = GUN NUTS, FOOLS, PAID POLITICIANS - STAND UP TO THEM....
Do you think the people of Newtown, Ct, are rushing to buy guns and assault weapons, to protect themselves !!!! - from another school, movie theatre, or public gun massacre ???...
The NRA, Fox News (?), misguided gun nuts and others are trying to make us feel guilty for talking about gun laws and assault weapon bans, in the wake of the child massacre in Newtown.
NRA and their gun nut, fools and paid politicians members are trying to downplay another gun massacre, make us think - its about a single deranged shooter - and not the insane and wrong headed 'gun culture' that is engrained in the US culture. Our wrong belief that people kill people, not guns !!! And that more guns in the hands of more people will solve the problem.
There automatic response to our very prevalent - gun massacres - is more guns, less laws...'Don't take our guns away' - because then only criminals will have guns'. Not acknowledging that the availability of guns - is how criminals get guns ( from home invasions, B&E of autos, etc)
Military assault weapons (AR15 /16s - AK 47s - Uzis - Mac10s - etc ) are not guns. They are military weapons designed to kill a large amount of people in the least amount of time. High capacity magazines allow you to have all of the ammunition you will need without reloading as often as needed with smaller magazines.
Our Founding Fathers (1781 - 231 years ago) and our Constitution could not have imagined these personal weapons of mass destruction and death.
The Fathers were trying to establish the right of citizens to be able to protect themselves, their families, homes and towns from the English, French, and 'savage' Native Americans, before the establishment of local police departments, state police, FBI and other law enforcement agencies that have been created to fill the need for public safety - common sense guns laws (except) for home protection should be discussed and reevaluated to make them stronger and more effective.
We need an immediate Assault Weapons / High Capacity Magazine Ban - The President, Congress, Governors and State Legislators must all stand up pass similar legislation - Stand Up against the NRA. We also need to review all gun laws to strengthen them and make them more effective.
We need and END to 'Open Carry Gun Laws' in Michigan and in every state in the Country, and more and improved training for those 'legitimate' citizens who want and have 'concealed weapons permits'....Everyone who carries a gun - should know how and when to properly use the weapon and a clear understanding of the rights and responsibilities of having a gun, in public.
Michigan Governor Snyder must Stand Up to the Tea Party / right wing Republicans and the NRA and VETO - the recently passed gun bill, that would allow gun to be brought into schools, stadiums, hospitals, and have a real review of the Michigan 'Open Carry Law' and 'CPL Law' - to ban OC and to make mandatory more training for CPL carriers.
I am a retired Detroit Police Sergeant - I want the massacres of innocents to be stopped - and the availability of military style weapons to end.
DAVID L. MALHALAB
SGT DETROIT POLICE - RETIRED
ps...Read a portion of this Blog in the Detroit Free Press - Editorial Section on Friday, Jan 18, 2013... Leave a comment....................
Saturday, January 5, 2013
DETROIT POLICE RESTRUCTURING.. THE TRUTHS
DETROIT RESIDENTS DESERVE THE TRUTH....
DETROIT POLICE DEPT - NEEDS LEADERSHIP...NO POLITICAL - PUBLIC RELATIONS GARBAGE...
TRUTHS:
You should not - cannot restructure the Police Department with tainted / failed leadership tied to past administrations.
Detroit Police - first and foremost - need more police officers, no restructuring will compensate for lack of police officers (bodies). To get more - they need State and Federal grant money. The Mayor and City Council should go to Lansing and Washington as much as necessary to secure the grants.
Detroit Police - need - a new Police Chief, selected in a real nationwide search, for the best and brightest available person. NOW not later. This should be a priority.
Not 'everybody with a badge and a gun' - should be patrolling the streets, Detroit needs police officers in police Sstations servicing the public / residents. Detroit needs police officers - responding to crime scenes, making reports, collecting evidence and showing residents that police officers are concerned about them. Detroit needs its detectives in local precincts - investigating and solving crimes (not patrolling the streets).
Detroit Police Department needs to QUIT - the DOJ Consent Decrees! Judge Cook and US Attorney Levin have failed since 2003 to get compliance. The Feds then will have to look at the DPD and see how to fund reforms and how to make the DPD viable to serve residents. Police Officers and millions of dollars have been diverted to this effort, while hundreds of Detroit residents have DIED, been shot, robbed and raped - the money could have been used more effectively and the Consent Decrees are not worth the death of more Detroiters.
DPD needs a Gang Intelligence Unit - not Gang Squad, police officers should be trained to recognize gang members, signs etc, making every officer Gang knowledgeable and use the GIU to collect and disperse current gang related information - to all officers.
Finally - all members of the DPD should be speaking out to the Media - letting the public know - what is going on inside the Department and their recommendations for fixing the problems - that effect them, and their families.
Detroit Police Officers work hard every day - They are doing their best to protect the residents of Detroit, it is the political leaders, the Mayor, the City Council and poor police executives that are failing Detroit residents and responsible solely for the high crime rate and homicide rate.
DETROIT POLICE DEPT - NEEDS LEADERSHIP...NO POLITICAL - PUBLIC RELATIONS GARBAGE...
TRUTHS:
You should not - cannot restructure the Police Department with tainted / failed leadership tied to past administrations.
Detroit Police - first and foremost - need more police officers, no restructuring will compensate for lack of police officers (bodies). To get more - they need State and Federal grant money. The Mayor and City Council should go to Lansing and Washington as much as necessary to secure the grants.
Detroit Police - need - a new Police Chief, selected in a real nationwide search, for the best and brightest available person. NOW not later. This should be a priority.
Not 'everybody with a badge and a gun' - should be patrolling the streets, Detroit needs police officers in police Sstations servicing the public / residents. Detroit needs police officers - responding to crime scenes, making reports, collecting evidence and showing residents that police officers are concerned about them. Detroit needs its detectives in local precincts - investigating and solving crimes (not patrolling the streets).
Detroit Police Department needs to QUIT - the DOJ Consent Decrees! Judge Cook and US Attorney Levin have failed since 2003 to get compliance. The Feds then will have to look at the DPD and see how to fund reforms and how to make the DPD viable to serve residents. Police Officers and millions of dollars have been diverted to this effort, while hundreds of Detroit residents have DIED, been shot, robbed and raped - the money could have been used more effectively and the Consent Decrees are not worth the death of more Detroiters.
DPD needs a Gang Intelligence Unit - not Gang Squad, police officers should be trained to recognize gang members, signs etc, making every officer Gang knowledgeable and use the GIU to collect and disperse current gang related information - to all officers.
Finally - all members of the DPD should be speaking out to the Media - letting the public know - what is going on inside the Department and their recommendations for fixing the problems - that effect them, and their families.
Detroit Police Officers work hard every day - They are doing their best to protect the residents of Detroit, it is the political leaders, the Mayor, the City Council and poor police executives that are failing Detroit residents and responsible solely for the high crime rate and homicide rate.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
DETROIT POLICE CRIME STATS - UNTRUTHFUL, PHONY, NOT CREDIBLE
DETROIT CRIME STATS are UNTRUTHFUL, PHONY, INACCURATE...etc etc.
For Mayor Bing to say with a straight face and apparent sincerity that "Our DPD data show an overall DECREASE, in major crime categories, despite an increase in the homicidee rate" shows that Mayor Bing is out of touch with the crime rate that is destroying Detroit and forcing residents to flee the city. Bing is tone deaf and ignorant of how dangerous the neighborhoods are - how frustrated police officers and residents are with the oppressive crime rate.
Detroit cannot give out accurate crime stats - because- DPD cannot collect accurate data - former PC Ella Bully-Cummings closed 50% of all precincts and x-disgraced PC Godbee closed the remaining precincts for 16 hours, and the inability of police officers to respond to crime scenes makes crime stats inherently inaccurate - do to UNDERREPORTING. Telephone Crime Reporting is not credible for residents and the recently publicized reopening of Mini Stations is phony public relations garbage, and a failed experiment from the Coleman Young era.
Detroit needs a new outside Police Chief - a Mayor and City Council that makes public safety the #1 issue in Detroit.
ps. Charley LeDuff - I think the population of Detroit is closer to 600,000 than 690,000 - so the homicide rate is even worse based on number per 100,000. Keep up the good work..
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