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Work Bench: Make Your Own Soft Bait Spreader Bar
Due to their relatively long and slender profiles, soft jerk bait style baits are excellent imitators of sand eels or any pint sized bait for that matter, including juvenile squid- all of which find their way into the diet of just about every blue water game fish in our waters.
Once deployed, Soft jerk bars are great for creating a tight bait ball effect, giving pelagic species a reason to join you, with all that "protein" behind your boat. Furthermore, the soft baits dancing in the water look particularly real. Their slender design is so similar in profile to a sand eel or small squid while their flexible movement in the water is more natural than a traditional skirted lure. I also enjoy the fact that soft jerk bars are so easy to rig, modify, change and/or repair which makes them very adaptable to changing conditions.
Why Soft Bait Spreader Bars?
- Easy to match the hatch with small baits
- Less drag to pull
- Effective at wide range of trolling Speeds
- Easy to rig and re-rig.
Getting Started:
Generally speaking, they larger the bait, the fewer I'll attach to the bar. Overloading the bar will result in poor swimming action and increased tangles. One of the many advantages of soft plastics is the availability of colors, so try any you like. I stick to the basics: Black, Bone, Amber and Chartreuse.
Part1: Getting set up.
Step 1. Lay out the bar: Size up soft baits accordingly and note how many inches between crimps so that the baits won't overlap too much. I'll use a Sharpie to mark each spot. Spacing will vary based on the size soft baits you're using. (In this diagram, we'll be using the 10″ Hogy, so we know spacing will be about 10-12″ between baits.)
Part 2: Build Flanks (28″).
- Start from the bottom and work your way up. Begin by attaching first first hogy bait-keeper to the terminal end of the flank line with crimp-sleeve and crimpers
- Slide 3 double barrel crimps down the running line and close the flank line by attaching it to the bar. (Optional) A short piece of chaffing gear will protect the connection.
- Making sure the crimps are properly spaced, attach your 6" Mono pieces so that the tag end is pointing towards the bar. (This design allows the baits to swim more freely and also minimizes tangles)
- Attach Hogy Bait keepers and (Then attach Soft Baits to each Keeper.)
- Repeat for other flank line(s)
Part 3: Build Stinger Chain (Basically a daisy chain) and attach.
- Start from the bottom of the stinger line and work your way up. Begin by attaching your stinger with crimp-sleeve and crimping pliers,
- Slide 3 double barrel crimps down stinger line. Attach stinger line to the bar. A short piece of chaffing gear will protect the connection to the bar.
- Note: Bars will vary in how they connect to your fishing line.
- Making sure the crimps are properly spaced, attach your 6" Mono pieces so that the tag end is pointing towards the bar. Attach Hogy Bait keepers and Hogys to each mono piece.
- Troll on your favorite outfit!
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Over the past couple decades, Dubai has transformed itself from a backwater to a mega-money global phenomenon, with palm-shaped islands, an indoor ski resort and the world's tallest building. GlobalPost's Dubai correspondent Tom Hundley talks about the high-flying city's recent crash.
Mist shrouds the upper strata of buildings under construction near the Dubai Marina in 2007. Much of the city's new real estate remains vacant. (Photo by Steve Crisp/Reuters.)
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Below is the transcript of the Correspondent Call with Tom Hundley.
Passport: Good afternoon and welcome, its Thursday Dec. 3. I'm David Case, Editor of GlobalPost Passport in our Boston newsroom. Palm-shaped islands, an indoor ski resort in the desert, Sharia-compliant investments. In recent years, Dubai has become more than just a boom town. Now it's melting down. Today we'll discuss the latest in Dubai's credit crisis and the marvel that is this global Emirate on the Persian Gulf. On the phone with us is Tom Hundley, GlobalPost's Dubai correspondent. He joins us today from Poland. Hello, Tom.
Tom Hundley: Hello.
Passport: Before we begin, I have a few announcements to make: first, remember that the call is being recorded and will be posted on Passport's website. As usual, I will lead a Q and A that will last about 20 minutes. If you'd like to ask a follow-up question on the topic that we're discussing, please feel free to jump in. Currently, your lines are muted. To un-mute yourself, press *6. We ask that you identify yourself and please be mindful of the time. We also have about five or ten minutes at the end of the call for unrelated questions.
Ok, so, Tom, tell us: is Dubai going to go belly-up?
Hundley: No, I don't think so. In many ways, what we've seen over the past week is a gross over-reaction by world financial markets, an indication of just how jittery the financial markets are these days. When Dubai announced its little problem last week, the stock markets around the world lost far more value than the $59 billion debt that Dubai is hoping to restructure. That's not to say that Dubai doesn't have a serious problem. Or, more specifically, Dubai World, that's the giant conglomerate that's the investment arm of the Dubai government. But you have to keep in mind that Abu Dhabi, the real financial power in the United Arab Emirates, has a sovereign wealth fund that's worth $400-$700billion. They could write a check tomorrow to cover Dubai World's debt.
Passport: And will Abu Dhabi come to the rescue? And tell us, what exactly is the relationship between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
Hundley: To answer the first question, most people think yes, Abu Dhabi will come to the rescue. It can't afford not to. A default by Dubai World would do so much damage to the UAE's collective reputation as a sound investment place that Abu Dhabi has to get involved. Here's what's happened so far: Abu Dhabi has been silent on Dubai World's problems. I think its letting it twist in the wind a little. But Abu Dhabi has said it will stand behind the banks, both local and foreign, that are exposed because of Dubai World's problems. So there won't be a run on the banks. Meanwhile, the government of Dubai is distancing itself from Dubai World, says it's not responsible for Dubai World's debts. Which seems to me a bit of a stretch, since it owns Dubai World. I wish I could think of a good analogy. Maybe like the White House saying it won't be responsible for the Pentagon's debts. What most people here seem to think is that, yes, Abu Dhabi won't let Dubai fail. But they think that Abu Dhabi will use this opportunity to reign in Dubai. To force it to curb it's free-wheeling, Western ways. Put pressure on it to behave like a proper, conservative, Islamic society. Abu Dhabi is no Saudi Arabia, but it is conservative. It frowns on alcohol consumption in night clubs and the other decadent habits that Westerners have supposedly brought to Dubai. It's also unhappy with Dubai's many business links to Iran. So, to answer the second question, the relationship between Dubai and Abu Dhabi: right now, the UAE is a loose confederation of seven Emirates, dominated by the two largest, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The kind of cordial, bi-polar power-sharing arrangement between two tribes. What may happen is that Abu Dhabi, which is really the financial powerhouse of the UAE, will take this opportunity to clip Dubai's wings a little bit and use its centralized power around its ruling family. And I think the rest of the UAE would not be unhappy with that arrangement. Remember, we're talking about tribes and clans that are only a generation removed from their Bedouin roots.
Passport: Who is in charge in Dubai?
Hundley: The Maktoum family. Or more specifically, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. His title is Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the UAE. He is also effectively the CEO of Dubai. Sheik Mohammed's counterpart in Abu Dhabi is Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whose title is Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE. So the style of governance in the UAE is a kind of mixture of corporate and tribal and generally it works very well. The key element that makes the system work is that the leader is respected. He must be respected, he must be seen as fair-minded and his financial probity must be beyond question. It's a highly personalized system. And while the outside world is not privy to how the Maktoums and Nahyans really feel about each other, they are not in the business of undermining each other or cutting each other down in public. Whatever rivalries there are, they play out behind closed doors. And in the interest of full disclosure, I may mention that I'm a teacher at the Mohammed bin Rashid School of Communication at the American University in Dubai. I've never met Sheik Mohammed, but he seems to be a very capable leader who understands his role. And unlike the investment banks on Wall Street, he's in it for the long haul.
Passport: Ok, so if Dubai's debt crisis really isn't such a big deal, why all the fuss in the financial markets?
Hundley: I think because the financial markets are not convinced we're out of this recession. They're worried about a double dip; they're waiting for the other shoe to drop. And when Dubai World announced its debt restructuring, the world financial markets thought they heard that other shoe falling.
Passport: How did Dubai get itself into this mess in the first place?
Hundley: You know the guy in Las Vegas who makes $40,000 a year and owns a $1 million house because the bank loaned him the money? And then he takes out a second mortgage to buy a boat? Well, that's Dubai. Unlike Abu Dhabi, Dubai has very little in the way of gas and oil resources. A generation ago, it made a very shrewd move and reinvented itself as a transportation hub. And that's worked out very well. I'm referring to the Jebel Ali container port in Dubai and Emirates Airlines and things like that. More recently, it turned to property speculations and that worked out great for a while, back when oil was around $150 a barrel, there was a lot of cash sloshing around the region in Saudi Arabia and Iran and real estate seemed like the perfect place to park it. Contractors couldn't put up buildings fast enough. Living in Dubai, you hear stories about units and luxury apartments being flipped two or three times before the building is even finished. The famous palm islands that you mentioned? Not all the units on the first island were occupied and they started building two more even bigger ones. But the property bubble has burst. You drive down Sheik Zayed road, that's the main drag in Dubai, and its lined with spectacular buildings. High-end office buildings, luxury apartment buildings. Most of them are empty. And that's why Dubai World is in trouble.
Passport: How do you see Dubai getting out of this mess at this point?
Hundley: Well, Dubai World's portfolio contains a lot of valuable stuff. The port operations business in Dubai and all over the world, the royal Turnberry golf course in Scotland, the QE2, the big problem is property investments in Dubai. Dubai is grotesquely over-built. I mean, I'm not a real estate expert, but just looking at the number of empty buildings, it looks to me like it'll take a decade for demand to catch up. Especially since Dubai's population is contracting, not growing. So the party's over in Dubai. I think it has to forget this idea of becoming a play ground for the rich and famous in the Middle East, this destination for billionaires. I mean, that was never realistic. You look at the physical attributes of the place: it's incredibly hot, flat, desolate, barely a drop of water; it's the kind of place where you might think of building a penal colony, not a seven-star resort. I think Dubai has to get back to basics. A regional transportation and services hub.
Passport: You mentioned all these empty buildings and half-finished buildings. What happens to them?
Hundley: Yeah, good question. I think a lot of them will stay unfinished for a long time. And the flip side of the question is what happens to the tens of thousands of construction workers, mainly from the Indian sub-continent, who are building those buildings. A normal country that experiences this kind of economic contraction is stuck with a high unemployment rate. And it has to provide some kind of benefits to the unemployed. And this makes the recovery hard. Dubai just sends these people home. Its India's problem or Bangladesh's problem.
Passport: You also talked about Emirates Airlines. I remember the early 1990s before Dubai had really come of age, you could get a cheap flight to Asia on Emirates and to sweeten the deal, to get you to actually fly on the airline, they'd throw in a night in Dubai and a tour of the city. Now, Emirates is a major international carrier and apparently a pawn in the current crisis. How did the rise of Emirates play into Dubai's emergence? And what will happen to Emirates Airlines as a result of this crisis?
Hundley: Emirates Airlines is one of Dubai's crown jewels. The airline, as I understand it, is still very profitable, it's still in the top ten of everything in the airline business, and it's owned by the Dubai government, which means the Ruler's uncle is the Chairman. But Emirates Airlines is not part of Dubai World, which means it's somewhat inflated from the current crisis. But there has been a lot of talk that control of Emirates Airlines might be Abu Dhabi's price for bailing out Dubai. But I do not know. Abu Dhabi, I think about five or six years ago, started its own airline, very similar to Emirates, Etihad, they're a very high quality airline, but my understanding is it hasn't been profitable yet, although it's projected to make a profit within a year or two.
Passport: Let me remind listeners, if you do want to jump in and ask a question, you're welcome to do so. You can un-mute your phone, again, by pressing *6. Do we have any takers?
Caller 1: This is David Reedle, I have a question about Abu Dhabi's price?
Passport: Go for it, David.
Caller 1: I wonder if, perhaps, in addition to demanding a stake in Emirates if they might demand that Dubai forget about its aspirations to be a global financial hub and really take that onto themselves?
Hundley: That might be the end result of this, without Dubai even explicitly stating it. The money is in Abu Dhabi. That's where the Emirates wealth is. It's just 100 miles up the road. That could very easily happen, yes.
Passport: How would Abu Dhabi deal with that? Are they comfortable with the international community arriving on their doorstep? That that would bring?
Hundley: It's already there. All of the big banks are there. I mean, it wouldn't be any drastic change. And I think the banks and the expats, really, keep it more comfortable in Abu Dhabi. The laws seem a little more coherent. In terms of the kinds of legal services that you'd expect from a 21st century nation-state, I think they'd actually be happier in Abu Dhabi.
Passport: Any other questions David, or anybody else?
Caller 1: I guess my thoughts on that is that those apartment buildings in Dubai are going to stay empty for a long time.
Hundley: Yeah, I think you're right. I think they are, yeah.
Passport: And they haven't completed the world's tallest building yet, have they?
Hundley: The opening is now scheduled for early next year. January 4, I think. It's up. And it's not quite landscaped yet and I haven't seen the inside, I don't know if it's fitted yet, but I know the opening date is quite soon. It'll be another big splash, classy, A-list celebration for Dubai. It'll be interesting to see if they can pull it off.
Passport: Do they have many tenants at this point?
Hundley: Good question. I don't know.
Passport: There's not a lot of transparency for that kind of thing.
Hundley: No.
Caller 2: Tom and David, hi, it's Bill Mitchell.
Hundley: Hi Bill, how are you?
Caller 2: Good, good to connect with you. Can you tell us a little bit? How long have you been in Dubai? And what else is on your list? What are you going to be writing about soon?
Hundley: Well, I've only been there since August. But, I'm pretty familiar with the region, having been a correspondent there in the Middle East for four years for the Chicago Tribune. What's on my list there in Dubai is I'm going to try to develop an energy beat for GlobalPost.
Caller 2: And what brings you to our mutual stomping grounds of Poland?
Hundley: That's right! Well, Poland has always been a favorite of mine. I was the Tribune's correspondent here in the mid-90s, a very interesting time, five years after the wall went down and the beginning of the Balkan wars. I've always just been drawn to the place. After Warsaw, I went to Rome, but I kept coming back and covering Eastern Europe. And I'm here now, one, for a GlobalPost story on energy, I'm going to write something about the Nord Stream project, which is the pipeline deal between Russia and Germany and which the Poles call Ribbentrop-Molotov two. And I'm also here on a book project.
Passport: Tom, I wanted to ask you how this Dubai World story is playing out locally in Dubai.
Hundley: Very quietly. There's a new draft press law that says you can't write anything that harms the economic wellbeing of the country or you go to jail. So it's a very tricky story for the local newspapers to report. Mostly, they've been megaphones for the ruling family and the storyline is that everything is fine, the situation is under control, trust our wise leaders. And there's been a lot of criticism of the foreign media for supposedly making stuff up and exaggerating the problem. But, I think most people here know the score. With the internet, information is hard to keep out.
Passport: Right, the old "blame the foreigners."
Caller 2: Tom, has there been a distinction in the coverage between a start-up like The National in Abu Dhabi that presumably has been given some license to be a bit more independent, and some of the longer-standing media outlets?
Hundley: Yeah, you know, since I've been travelling this week, I started looking to The National to see how that would play it. Because they are much feistier than the old-line English-language newspapers in the region. And the funny thing is, its website disappeared for a day and I don't know the reason. And it's back up now, and it's really been soft-pedaling the story, I'm quite surprised.
Passport: How is the expat community in Dubai weathering the financial turmoil?
Hundley: Well, it's shaken up the folks who have lost their jobs, that's for sure. But, other than that, not really much. Dubai is a place that's really loved by the people who live here. People come to Dubai to make a buck. About 85 percent of Dubai's population is expat. And the local "Emiraties" are afraid of getting swamped, understandably. So the Dubai government doesn't give the expats a real stake in the country. We're all here temporarily and when things get really bad, we pack up and go home.
Passport: And I understand you can go to jail in Dubai for doing things like bouncing a check or defaulting on a loan?
Hundley: Yes, that's true and it's a real problem. The custom here is to write a series of post-dated checks for your rent or as collateral for a loan so if you lose your job and can't pay, you're thrown in jail until you do pay. The idea is that this will force your extended family to make good on the debt. And that may work in a traditional society, it may work for locals, but it definitely does not work for Western expats.
Passport: Ok, can you talk about Islamic banking? What role does it play in Dubai's crisis? We can't call them bonds, but these bonds are not being paid in the coming weeks is apparent a Sharia-compliant bond.
Hundley: You're right, we will soon find out. The first of Dubai World's obligations that becomes due on Dec. 14 is a kind of Islamic bond and there's not much precedent in how bad loans are handled in the Islamic finance system. The key element in Islamic banking is that you can't charge interest. So how do you account for the value of money over time? It's kind of like an immutable law of physics. Basically, you do charge interest, but you call it something else, like profit. In a conventional mortgage, the bank lends you money to buy a house, and you repay the loan with a massive amount of interest. And until you finish repaying, the bank really owns the house. In the Islamic system, you and the bank become partners in the ownership of the house. And if you live in the house, you pay the bank rent. The rent is considered profits, not interest. What happens when you can't pay the rent? I don't know. During the current financial crisis, when we saw a lot of US and European banks on the verge of collapse, and in need of massive government bailouts, Islamic banks were weathering the storm rather well. They continued to grow and show profits. But I think this is because they tend to be more conservative and they tend to stay away from things like derivatives and credit swaps. The center of Islamic banking is Malaysia. Most of the local banks in Dubai and the UAE are conventional banks. But most of them have Islamic banking sections. And I think this is mainly a marketing tool. It's a way to attract investors from Iran and Saudi Arabia who feel good about putting their money in something called an Islamic bond or an Islamic investment instrument.
Passport: Ok, let's open the floor up for questions, remember *6 to un-mute yourself. Who's first?
Caller 2: I have one, David, if the floor's open?
Passport: Go ahead.
Caller 2: It's Bill Mitchell again. Tom, I'm at the Shorenstein Center this fall and I'm writing a paper on how to sustain the news operations financially and one reason I joined GlobalPost and the Passport was to look at the idea of Membership. And I'm just interested, from your point of view as the correspondent taking part in calls like this, what you think of it? Is this the first you've done? Do you see it having potential to improve your journalism? Are you concerned about being influenced in one direction or another? Just whatever you think about the whole process.
Hundley: Well, this is the first one that I've done and I've been very enthused about contributing to GlobalPost. I see the conventional model that you and I used to work in as foreign correspondents is unsustainable. It just isn't going to work anymore. I didn't quite believe it was going to happen to me, but in hindsight I could see it a couple of years out. So we have to find new models. And I think there are real possibilities.
Caller 2: What about the idea of a membership that involves readers, at least conversationally, in the work of a correspondent?
Hundley: Well, I'm fine with that, I think what's going to happen, what the internet does is create these communities. So whether you call it a community or a membership, or you become a member of a community, we have to find what the market is for what we do, who's interested in it, and how it can be financially supported. So I'm fine communicating with the members and I think newsgathering organizations have to find ways to identify and seek them out and bring them into the community.
Caller 2: You're pretty much in the expat capital of the world. Is there opportunity for news operations to create those kinds of communities among English-speaking expats in various places, do you think?
Hundley: Well, there are a lot of online communities. That's the fascinating thing about the internet; mainly it's interested in selling homes, finding jobs, best day care centers for kids, that sort of thing. But I think there's always potential communities of people interested in, say, people in Dubai are particularly interested in Iran because they do business in Iran or the potential for business with Iran, curious about the Iranian money coming into Dubai, certainly in Dubai and elsewhere in the Gulf, there's a natural community of people interested in oil news, in energy news, and I think the internet can identify those communities, build those communities, and we could design a product that they would be interested in buying. I hate calling news a product, but it seems more and more that it is.
Passport: We have time for one or two more questions; does anybody else have a Dubai-related question?
Caller 1: Yeah, this is David Reedle, it's actually a question about the expected impact on India. I guess this is a big source of remittances back to India? Have you heard anything locally or has anyone heard anything about the expectations of the impact on India?
Hundley: Yes, you know, when you're in Dubai, you realize it's really an Indian country. It's really an outpost of the Asian sub-continent and it has to have a pretty significant impact. On the other hand, India really has a large and expanding economy. So, yes, the remittances are important, but it's hard for me judge if this huge amount of money by Indian standards is a drop in the bucket or something that will cause their economy to flutter a little bit. I think in Dubai alone, half a million low-paid workers are from the Indian sub-continent. And then the whole middle class, professional class, teachers, doctors, dentists, are Indian. So yes, it will have an impact.
Passport: Tom, thanks a lot for joining us today and I look forward to continuing to read your excellent coverage of the region.
Hundley: You're welcome, I enjoyed it.
Passport: Thanks everybody for joining us, we'll be back in a week.


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Umbrella illuminates as rain hits
The LightDrops umbrella invented by Sang-Kyun Park glows brighter and brighter the harder it rains. I imagine the site must be very pretty in the rainy dark, as the downpour splatters in loosely corresponded puddles of staccato light. LightDrops [Yanko]
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Hands free umbrella with name of space prostitute is inventor's $400k dream
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"2013 will be the year of larger scale adoption of big data technologies," according to market research firm Gartner, which released a new report on big data initiatives today.
The report, "Big Data, Bigger Opportunities: Investing in Information and Analytics," indicated that 42 percent of IT professional surveyed across sectors said they have invested in big data technologies or will do so in the coming year.
"Organizations have increased their understanding of what big data is and how it could transform the business in novel ways. The new key questions have shifted to 'What are the strategies and skills required?' and 'How can we measure and ensure our return on investment?'" said Doug Laney, research vice president at Gartner, in a prepared statement. "Most organizations are still in the early stages, and few have thought through an enterprise approach or realized the profound impact that big data will have on their infrastructure, organizations and industries."
According to the report, two factors are driving the increase in adoption: "necessity and conviction," driven in part by media hype and in part by the perception that business opportunities are being missed owing to shortcomings in traditional tools.
"This makes IT and business leaders worry that they are behind competitors in launching their big data initiatives. Not to worry, ideas and opportunities at this time are boundless, and some of the biggest big data ideas come from adopting and adapting ideas from other industries," said Frank Buytendijk, research vice president at Gartner, also in a prepared statement. "Still, this makes it challenging to cut through the hype when evaluating big data technologies, approaches and project alternatives."
The report singled out education as a sector that has the opportunity to integrate and analyze "a variety of data sources" — by information like operational data, public data, and social data with "dark data" like e-mails, multimedia, and enterprise content — to "achieve the most extraordinary business insights, process optimization and, of course, decision making. Although most of the big data hype is about handling the sheer size and speed of data available, our research shows that the ultimate wins will be from those making sense of the broadening range of data sources."
"Business and IT executives regularly say that information is one of their company's greatest assets," Laney said. "Businesses are increasingly managing and deploying information more effectively than ever, but certainly not with the well honed asset management discipline applied to their traditional material, financial or other intangible assets. The application of formal information valuation models will allow IT, information management and business leaders to make better-informed decisions on information management (IM), enrichment, security, risks, purchasing, collection, usage, bartering, productization and disposal."
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ITW has a patent for its industrial printheads and requires customers to purchase ink as part of its licensing agreement. Independent Ink, a maker of ink refills, alleged that ITW used its market power in illegally tying the products together in violation of federal antitrust laws.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had ruled courts should presume that a company with a patent has market power in that field. The Supreme Court found no such presumption should apply in patent cases.
"Congress, the antitrust enforcement agencies, and most economists have all reached the conclusion that a patent does not necessarily confer market power upon the patentee. Today, we reach the same conclusion," wrote Justice John Paul Stevens.
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Reviewed by Carole Stoneking
Stanley Hauerwas is (and always has been) a writer on his own terms, and a very good one. In Cross-Shattered Christ and Disrupting Time Hauerwas departs from the style of some of his other work and writes to show the connections in his own life; these two books are the most personal collections Hauerwas has yet published.
In the introduction to Cross-Shattered Christ, Hauerwas confesses that he found the writing of this small volume of meditations "hard and difficult," and that he hoped those reading them would find them "hard and difficult."
Indeed, these are not reflections to be read in a single sitting. Hauerwas' meditations on the seven last words of Christ are unadorned and unsparing examinations of sayings that we are at once drawn to, yet fear. An earnest grappling replaces the usual fare of the often witty verbal combat that characterizes so much of Hauerwas' work. But veteran Hauerwas readers will recognize the insistence upon beginning any theological conversation with the God of Christ, not with human experience or human need. Hauerwas doggedly refuses to try to say or to imagine more than the text allows. So, for example, the fourth word, the cry of dereliction, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" is not an announcement that God feels our pain, nor is it "the solution to the problem of death. Rather this is the death of the Son of God." The cross-shattered Christ is a particular event that draws us into the life of the Trinity and determinatively reveals the God we worship as Christians.
It is that same event that disrupts time. Disrupting Time is not about Sept. 11, 2001; rather it is about the "disruption of time by a time named Jesus." Thus Hauerwas contends that Christians do not believe that 9/11 changed the world because the world was changed in 33 A.D. "We, that is, Christians believe we can only know what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, because God acted decisively on behalf of the world in 33 A.D."
In this collection of sermons, prayers and "sundries" (interviews, remembrances, confessions and reflections), Hauerwas' tone is anything but muted. Each piece, occasioned by his friends' requests that he teach, preach and pray in specific circumstances, is carefully arranged to make the connections in Hauerwas' own life, and to make the point that it is crucial for all Christians to make these connections in order to live well.
If one has any doubts that Hauerwas pays attention to the specific words of the Scripture, just read the prayers in this volume. Hauerwas emerges as a psalmist, at times angry, fighting with God, at times bewildered, at times thankful, but always consciously in the presence of God. Indeed the very language of the prayers in this volume speaks of a God who is both real and frightening, the God who shatters his Son on a cross and so disrupts our understanding of time to make it holy.
A consciousness of this same God carries over into every topic, into every sermon. The section entitled, "Hauerwas on Hauerwas," makes that consciousness explicit, so that after reading this section, a reader could go back and read again the Aldersgate sermons and better understand the connections. The sermons occasioned by Christian marriage and ordination likewise embody a consciousness of the God of Christ, and again Hauerwas pays careful attention to the words and movements of Scripture; thus marriage reflects God's faithfulness to Israel, and ordination is an extraordinary act of hope and sacrifice, "that in a world at war, in a world of such great injustice, in a world dominated by the fear of death, …the church of Jesus Christ designate(s) one to do nothing else than attend to the acts that make the church the church."
These books display once again Hauerwas' keen understanding of our deepest temptations; but for the first time perhaps, we also get a glimpse of Hauerwas the "lover," lover of his friends and family, the church, and God. It is a rare and wonderful treat that he has allowed us to listen in as this passionate man speaks passionately about the connections he has made.
Carole Bailey Stoneking D'85,G'95 is professor of religion at High Point University and a former student of Hauerwas.
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While anchored in Villefranche on Monday,
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Celebrity Millennium is on a 12-night cruise that departed from Barcelona on June 30.
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"Yesterday while we were in Villefranche the boat drifted towards shore and ended up hitting submerged rocks. (Someone wasn't doing their job.) Most people felt a shudder about 5 p.m. last night, then noticed something was wrong when the cooks and mechanics were looking over aft Deck 10. If the cooks are looking over, it really must not be normal.
"Well, after a night of silence from the bridge, we discover through a letter slipped under our door at 6 a.m. that three of the four blades on the propeller on the starboard side were damaged. We were supposed to leave port at 8 p.m., but didn't leave until 11 p.m. Because of the damage, the ship can only travel at 11 knots instead of 22. They tried to go faster, but the ship was rocking so bad it felt like a fast rolling earthquake. We're still rocking pretty good, a mechanical rocking, not wave rolling. We are going to have to pass up Florence today and travel straight to Rome so they can attempt to fix it. They did give credit to our shipboard account because of the missed port, but it doesn't really make up for not seeing Florence. There are some very unhappy passengers here today, including myself."
Upon reaching Civitavecchia, efforts there to repair three of the four blades on the starboard propeller and two on the port propeller took longer than anticipated. As such, the ship is still at Civitavecchia, although at this point Celebrity says it will leave today.
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"The captain was pretty vague, we may have more info before the evening is over. Because of a quiet bridge, the rumors have been flying. Everything from the firing of the captain to canceling the cruise all together. I'm only reporting what I've heard.
"People are understandably upset, including myself. I did plan this trip for a while and was really looking forward to Florence and Pompeii. This is my first trip to Europe and didn't expect to spend most of it on the water.
"The staff is doing their best to keep their spirits up, but as reported by our bartender, they're very upset with the captain."
The revised itinerary will feature the cancellation of calls at Naples, Santorini and Athens. Instead, Millennium will go to Corfu, a new addition to its itinerary. It will finish out the cruise with an unscheduled visit to Dubrovnik and then wind up in Venice.
Meanwhile, there's been no official word from Celebrity about compensation for missed ports, though member PGH did post a note saying a friend onboard was given a $750 per- stateroom credit. In its most recent corporate statement -- dated yesterday -- Celebrity notes that Millennium will be "finishing its sailing as scheduled," but does not comment on any issues related to the ship's next cruise, scheduled to embark from Venice on July 12.
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It wasn't just one utterance of the "N word" over the police radio.
Dozens of African-American city cops gathered at the Amistad statue outside City Hall for a press conference Thursday evening to express "outrage" over "a series of disturbing racially discriminatory incidents" in their department beyond the recent utterance of the racial slur.
Three organizations representing black cops—the Silver Shields, the Guardians, and the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers—organized the press conference.
None of the officers spoke at the event. Instead, they surrounded local civil-rights attorney John Williams as he read a lengthy statement on their behalf.
The statement began by referencing the post-midnight utterance by an unidentified person of the word "nigger" over the police radio on Dec. 30 (originally reported here). That incident sparked an immediate internal affairs investigation aided by the FBI.
"It should be very clear the black officers are not just outraged over this once incident," the statement read. "Over the past 18 months, under Chief [Dean] Esserman's administration, there has been a series of disturbing racially discriminatory incidents that range from blatant officer misconduct to acts of intimidation."
Esserman said Thursday night that he has been reaching out to local clergy and the NAACP and reaching out to groups within the department in addition to meeting with the black police officers in order to tackle the issue.
"Let me be unequivocably clear: Racist behavior in any form of expression will not be tolerated in the New Haven police department, neither to the citizens we serve nor amongst one another in the rank and file," Esserman decalred. "As a New Haven police officer, I am offended and want to believe most New Haven police officers are offended by such behavior and words. Respect and integrity must be the bedrock of our profession."
4 Incidents Cited
The black officers' statement details four incidents, along with assessments of how the department handled them:
• The posting by a white police officer of "racially inflammatory comments on his personal Facebook page," including a description of a high-ranking black female cop as "Miss Butterworth" (a slur). "For his highly inappropriate and unprofessional behavior, he was promoted to detective and assigned [to] the Bureau of Investigation in charge of processing evidence vital to major investigations," the statement charged.
Esserman responded Thursday night that the "Miss Butterworth" comments had not been brought to his attention. When he learned about other racist statements the officer had posted, he said, "I sat with him and confronted him with what he had done and passed him over detective promotion until help was sought" for personal problems. "He was not promoted for his behavior," Esserman said. "He was held back from promotion for his behavior until treatment was sought." The officer became a detective in a subsequent round of promotions.
• The etching of a swastika on a police car parked in the underground garage at headquarters, which is not publicly accessible. "Over 30 officers were investigated by Internal Affairs, but the outcome remains unknown," the statement read.
• Remarks that a white male sergeant made three months ago in front of a black female civilian staffer at the front desk at 1 Union Ave., police headquarters. The statement charges that Chief Esserman told representatives of black officers at a Jan. 27 meeting that "he had disciplined the sergeant," which turned out not to be true.
Esserman said that he did file disciplinary charges before the Board of Police Commissioners, where the matter is now pending. "The case was fully investigated. Statements were taken and interviews conducted by internal affairs. Charges were filed."
• The Dec. 30 "n word" incident. The statement charges that Esserman waited until the Jan. 27 meeting with black officers before airing the issue within the department for needed discussion. Before that, "the incident was kept so quiet that it was thought to be a rumor." Esserman subsequently addressed line-ups about the issues, held several meetings with department supervisors, and, in conjunction with Mayor Toni Harp's administration, implemented expanded sensitivity training for all officers beginning this week.
Esserman responded that he believes the Guardians and Silver Shields "were correct" in urging him to address roll call and discuss the issue openly within the department. He said he took action within hours of the Dec. 30 incident by initiating an internal affairs probe, then bringing in the FBI when the trail went cold.
"A Bubbling Up"
Individual officers at the press conference Thursday said they were under a strict agreement not to comment publicly on the matters at hand.
The groups' statement also decried "selective discipline" of black officers as well as a "significant lack of representation of black officers in the department's command staff."
"There has been a bubbling up for a while," remarked one African-American beat cop. "People want to be heard."
The groups' statement does not identify specific remedies beyond a final request that "Mayor Toni N. Harp ... give these issues her immediate attention."
Harp met with members of the groups recently to discuss the matter. She told the Independent this week she believes that Chief Esserman (pictured) is handling the matter appropriately; she said she is "excited" about the expanded sensitivity training. "We're a multicultural city," she said. "If you're not comfortable with that, perhaps you should" work elsewhere.
Harp also said her administration is finalizing paperwork to renew his contract, which expired this month.
Harp issued the following written statement Thursday evening about the officers' press conference:
"I take the concerns of these African-American police officers very seriously, as I would the concerns of any police officer who comes forward with an issue about a potentially hostile work environment. My concern is compounded, however, to the extent any pattern of harassment or racism is identified, and warrants an important conversation about cultural sensitivity and awareness. That conversation is now taking place internally at the New Haven Police Department and also between the police department and my administration."
The concerns of the black officers was the subject for the second week Thursday of a private discussion with the chief and department supervisors following the weekly data-sharing CompStat meeting at headquarters.
Chief Esserman also met recently with representatives of the Latino police officers' group. The Latino officers did not participate in Thursday's event,
"We are outraged that someone would do this," Lt. Tony Reyes, head of the Latino officers group, said of the "n word" incident. "The administration has demonstrated sensitivity and taken swift and appropriate action."
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posted by: Threefifths on February 6, 2014 7:48pm
Racism is endemic to all law enforcement agencies.I have family In new york and other states who are police officer active and retired.The one's who are retired tell the active one's it was the same Racism when they were on the force.It never stops.
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posted by: concernedcitizenNewHaven on February 6, 2014 7:57pm
"post-midnight utterance by an identified person of the word"
Identified? Are you sure?
Can we some how start calling out ALL racist language, even when spoken by those of color? One black man calling another black man the n-word IS RACIST! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23953276
posted by: RACISMISALIVEANDWELL on February 6, 2014 8:47pm
How disrespectful and utterly disgusting that Black cops have to coexist in such a racist Police Department. Heads should roll for this one, beginning with the Chief!
posted by: cp06 on February 6, 2014 9:01pm
Ugh, why the public praying? Seriously, I don't see what that is going to accomplish, if anything it discredits an otherwise serious issue.
posted by: Brian L. Jenkins on February 6, 2014 10:14pm
As a supporter of law enforcement nationwide, I find this matter in the city in which I will always love, to be reprehensible.
Officers risk their lives on a daily basis while outside of the headquarters, they certainly shouldn't have to endure this kind of treatment inside.
Sensitivity training is always a good thing. But instituting a zero tolerance atmosphere for this kind of behavior is much better.
I would recommend the firing of any officer that spews a racial epithet.
Moreover, any officer that demonstrates that type of behavior should never be promoted to anything. In fact, he or she should be demoted to send a message of support of a zero tolerance atmosphere.
If I can get a promotion for doing something negative, how much sense will it make for me to change?
These officers stood with Mayor Harp when she was running for mayor. Now they need Mayor Harp to stand with them in deeds, not in words.
posted by: JustAnotherTaxPayer on February 6, 2014 11:58pm
The portrayal of individuals as moral, ethical, honest, and true to the oath that is sworn when one becomes an officer, speaking out in judgment of the entire NHPD, with a public press event, is so far from the truth of events that have occurred, and calls for some personal reflection, modesty, restraint, because it was once said " let he who is without sin to cast the first stone."
The true motivation of this farce is to create political pressure on the new Mayor to have Esserman resign, or retire, and place the person of their back room negotiated dealings as the new Chief. Careful you don't get what you want, but one thing is guaranteed by this, once this move fails to get the person appointed, or gets their choice appointed, and that person turns on them as no self respecting leader will allowed themselves to be hostage to a group of folks who will believe they are political power houses, most of these officers, will realize the work they have to do to maintain their political edge, is beyond their work ethic. At that point they will fall vulnerable to the next group, probably younger than them, and reap what they have sewn. Racism, disorganization, divisiveness, passive aggressive behavior, jealousy, animosity against your peers, regardless of their race, sex, sexual preference, or religion. Good Luck.
posted by: Theodora on February 7, 2014 12:52am
Upon reading this, I have to say that the press conference was ridiculous and unwarranted. Some anonymous cowards have done stupid things. Someone else posted something on the internet. Welcome to the world.
posted by: Truth Seeker on February 7, 2014 1:02am
It is so unfortunate how so many honest and hard-working African-American officers with great reputations in that department are being swayed by a small handful of well known ill-intentioned scammers, with INFAMOUS reputations within the department, looking to magnify this incident in order to advance their personal agenda. The person responsible for this stupid and cowardly act has not been identified, and it is totally possible he may have been someone outside the NHPD with access to their police frequency (like the incident in West Haven). However, when there is an agenda, I guess the facts don't really matter.
The black officers' attorney (another clue of an ulterior motive) says, "Obvious examples of this [second-class treatment of black officers] can be seen through the significant lack of representation of black officers in the department's command staff." Really?! Did he do his homework?! He makes is seen there is little-to-no representation. The fact is black officers are well represented at the command level of the police department:
- (1) Assistant Chief (one Hispanic AC)
- Head of the Academy
- Head of Internal Affairs
- (4) District Managers plus (1 Hispanic DM)
- Head of Inspections Unit
- Head of Records Division
- (1) Shift Commander
- (6) total lieutenants are black and (8) of (20) are minorities.
MAYOR, do your homework and don't get scammed; you owe it to ALL the good officers of that department to conduct a fair an unbiased investigation. WRONG IS WRONG.
Good luck with this NHPD… you're gonna need it! Glad I'm gone; I miss the people, not the nonsense.
posted by: RACISMISALIVEANDWELL on February 7, 2014 2:07am
To concernedcitizenNewHaven, I truly appreciate your logic, you're great! NOT! As you suggest, lets forget all about these incidents and that they ever occurred! And while we are at it, lets blame Black people for calling each other the "N" word, because this is what this article is really about!!
Do me a favor, stick to the subject and stop making a mockery of these very serious and disgusting incidents. Just remember, today this is occurring to others, tomorrow it could be you and your loved ones. I'm quite sure you wouldn't downplay or minimize such an issue then!
posted by: Ozzie on February 7, 2014 7:04am
First of all how do we know this comment was made by a white Police Officer when the word is constantly used during greetings of black people during conversations as a term of endearment between each other , it's also just about every other word you hear in a rap song but that seems to be excepted by society. As for the Miss Butterworth comment and Swastika it just goes to show you that those pre-employment psychological exams are nothing more than a money maker When people can take them one time and they're labled as a ticking time bomb , but can come back after a year and then they pass the test. Or when they have been a police officer for years and try to get a job and are told your profile doesnt meet the criteria of an entry level police officer .But those are other stories
posted by: HewNaven on February 7, 2014 9:40am
I also would support a zero tolerance policy for the utterance of any racial slur (e.g. nigger) or any caricature (e.g. Ms. Butterworth). The officer involved in the facebook incident should have been fired immediately. How can we trust someone like that to serve and protect us? As for the radio incident, if they find out who did it, make that person the first example of NHPDs new zero tolerance paradigm.
posted by: Threefifths on February 7, 2014 10:17am
To all of you.Read this story.It is more then Just the N word.
4 Incidents Cited
The posting by a white police officer of "racially inflammatory comments on his personal Facebook page," including a description of a high-ranking black female cop as "Miss Butterworth" (a slur). "For his highly inappropriate and unprofessional behavior, he was promoted to detective and assigned [to] the Bureau of Investigation in charge of processing evidence vital to major investigations," the statement charged.
The etching of a swastika on a police car parked in the underground garage at headquarters, which is not publicly accessible. "Over 30 officers were investigated by Internal Affairs, but the outcome remains unknown," the statement read.
• Remarks that a white male sergeant made three months ago in front of a black female civilian staffer at the front desk at 1 Union Ave., police headquarters. The statement charges that Chief Esserman told representatives of black officers at a Jan. 27 meeting that "he had disciplined the sergeant," which turned out not to be true.
posted by: Anderson Scooper on February 7, 2014 10:42am
Racial animosity in New Haven? Even in the NHPD?
That racism still exists in our society is sad, but hardly news. However I wonder if the actions described above are the way to move things forward.
This sure feels more like, "Teacher, teacher,... Billy called me a bad word" than anything institutionalized within the department.
The one thing I'd like to add is that the politics within this town always seem to be herding us into ethnic groups, instead of bringing us together as one great city. Is it ever going to change?
posted by: Jonathan Hopkins on February 7, 2014 10:46am
BLJ and HewNaven,
My guess is that the police union contract prevents that type of punishment (demotion or firing) for this behavior.
Are you both honestly calling for firing someone solely because of a "Miss Butterworth" comment on facebook? Hypothetically, would you also call for the firing of a black male officer that called a white female lieutenant "Betty Crocker"? It's ignorant and innappropriate, but worthy of firing?
Hopefully the swastika and "n-word" incidents are further investigated because those seem like the most egregious instances. Is it possible that the swastika was carved when the police car was out in public and it wasn't noticed until it was in the underground garage (perhaps a dissatisfied civilian who thinks of police as nazi's) and that the "n-word" was not uttered by a white New Haven police officer?
posted by: HewNaven on February 7, 2014 11:20am
Are you both honestly calling for firing someone solely because of a "Miss Butterworth" comment on facebook? Hypothetically, would you also call for the firing of a black male officer that called a white female lieutenant "Betty Crocker"?
I actually mistook Miss Butterworth for Aunt Jemima. BIG Difference. I would actually not consider Ms. Butterworth or Betty Crocker to be racial caricatures. But, what if he called her an 'Aunt Jemima' ? I think most would agree that should not be tolerated.
I feel strongly about the zero tolerance policy. Officers should be reliable role models for children. They should be trustworthy. They should display good judgement at all times. They should act like adults. So, they should never use a racial slur. Its incongruent with what is expected of them.
If you're wondering if I have a double standard for law enforcement versus others, I do. They should be held to a higher standard than most other professions. They hold too much power to act like idiots.
posted by: Jonathan Hopkins on February 7, 2014 12:37pm
I think distinctions need to be made between officers that are on-duty versus off-duty, and interactions between the general public versus fellow officers.
For me, there is an enormous difference between an on-duty officer using their power and authority to belittle a civilian and an off-duty officer posting a comment on Facebook about a high ranking officer. In the first instance, yes I agree that officers should be held to a higher standard, but I don't see how the second instance is much different from a school teacher posting a comment about the assistant principle on their Facebook over the weekend.
If officers are making an uncomfotable work environment for fellow employees while on-duty then that sounds like a fairly simple workplace environment issue.
If the "n-word" or swastika were done by a white police officer then they should be fired because its likely that they aren't fit for duty.
posted by: Trustme on February 7, 2014 12:50pm
Incidents like this should bring unity, but all I read is division.
posted by: EPDP on February 7, 2014 2:17pm
A single utterance of the n-word causes the entire New Haven Police Department to drop everything and launch a major investigation, even bringing in the FBI. Meanwhile, the rest of the City is in flames with most of the City too dangerous to walk the streets at night. The only safe area in New Haven is the green zone around Yale, East Rock, some parts of Westville, and Morris Cove. Lord help those who are forced, due to financial circumstances, to live in any other neighborhood in New Haven.
posted by: Brian L. Jenkins on February 7, 2014 2:35pm
@Jonathan Hopkins,
"Are you both honestly calling for firing someone solely because of a "Miss Butterworth" comment on facebook? Hypothetically, would you also call for the firing of a black male officer that called a white female lieutenant "Betty Crocker"? It's ignorant and innappropriate, but worthy of firing?"
If you read my comments in their totality, you would never have injected the "Betty Crocker" name.
I have a history of being fair to all people regardless of ethnicity, because all ethnicities have been fair to me.
Here's a line I wrote that you conveniently overlooked. "I would recommend the firing of any officer that spews a racial epithet."
My overall point is this, what is the benefit in allowing any officer to create a hostile working environment? Wouldn't it be prudent to remove an officer who wishes to behave in such a manner, rather than destroy the morale of many?
I don't like to see anyone fired. But the chief in my view made a huge mistake.
Additionally, what message do you send when you promote an officer who has displayed such immaturity? My greater concern is for the general public. If an officer or officers, can behave in this manner towards their own co-workers, I pray for the people on the street who are innocent.
posted by: RACISMISALIVEANDWELL on February 7, 2014 2:43pm
JustAnotherTaxPayer, do you remember a few years ago when the Police union descended upon City Hall, blocked traffic, held an intimidating rally in front of City Hall and stormed Destefano's Office? I Do! A near riot occurred because of police layoffs!
Now lets fast forward to yesterday. These Black Officers held a peaceful press conference in front of City Hall detailing racist and discriminatory behavior within the NHPD. I found nothing wrong with this. As a taxpayer, I want transparency within the police department. Especially a Department that my taxes are paying for. If individuals are displaying racist behavior in house, it's definitely being displayed on the streets of New Haven. For individuals to become so bold in their racism, it shows that a racist culture does exist within the NHPD.
JustAnotherTaxPayer, you wrote "The true motivation of this farce is to create political pressure on the new Mayor to have Esserman resign, or retire, and place the person of their back room negotiated dealings as the new Chief." ........." At that point they will fall vulnerable to the next group, probably younger than them, and reap what they have sewn."
I guess you are proposing that hey should just endure bigotry and racism and act as if nothing has ever occurred! Silly logic for silly people!
posted by: just my view on February 7, 2014 6:24pm
@Jonanathon Hopkins - you write:"If the "n-word" or swastika were done by a white police officer then they should be fired because its likely that they aren't fit for duty."
I must ask - what if the acts were done by black or latino officers?
posted by: AdranaS:) on February 7, 2014 9:20pm
What is clearly lacking here is a fact check. It's pathetic that these officers would take this position. The officers violated dept. rules. For that reason, they were disciplined. Not because they are black. If anything, more white officers are disciplined than black officers. Their Attorney should probably have spent some time researching these statistics. It is available for those that actually want to look into this information. These black officers are simply trying to take advantage of the new face in city hall, a black mayor. The timing is just perfect. In reality, blacks are pretty well represented in NHPD if you take a look at the break down
Duff - shift commander
Mckoy-Housing liaison
Mcfadden-pal director
Means-district commander
Brown- "
Johnson-OIC animal shelter
Hunter-Asst. to the Chief
Brown-Asst. to the Chief
Knox-OIC victim services
Scott-Mayors Security detail
Helliger-commander of records
Dease-Property room supervisor
Schloss-Dept. Quarter Master
Campbell-Head of Internal Affairs
Taft-OIC Background
Joyner-Academy Director
Reddish- Assistant Chief in charge of internal investigation AND the person responsible for investigating all the incidents these officers are alleging the administration handled improperly (So, is what they are implying that this fellow black officer didn't do his job & is committing racist acts as well?)
If you pay attention, it is pretty easy to see that black officers are in charge of a lot of different facets of the inner workings of the dept. They hire new cops, they train new cops & investigate those who are accused of committing wrongdoings.
They are represented in every division & all 8 SROs are minorities.The officers who assign extra duty are ALSO black(Lett/Ponteau) &the; one who hires overtime officers & creates daily work assignments(Barrett).
The current admin is doing their jobs better than any predecessors I can think of in a long time. The dept. itself is 50% minority WOW FACT CHECK people!
posted by: obi on February 8, 2014 7:31am
@Truth Seeker, why do you include hispanics? Atty. Williams is representing AFRO-AMERICAN officers and for good cause. And the group was smart not to have a mixed group. They (hispanics) have their own issues, never include others and should fight their own battles, should not benefit from others struggles or organizations. They have the best of two worlds as it is.
posted by: Jones Gore on February 10, 2014 11:57am
Well the racism is affecting black officer no doubt. And white offers are complaining about the Chiefs management style.
This black citizen doesn't have any complaint while the city is generally safer under this chief. We all have our agendas and concerns, mine is safety. I'll let the police union and police ethnic organizations address their internal concerns.


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