Comments on: Police furloughs may have helped Midtown shooters escape http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/06/police-furloughs-may-have-helped-midtown-shooters-escape/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:06:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dash Riptide http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/06/police-furloughs-may-have-helped-midtown-shooters-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-105976 Dash Riptide Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:29:22 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19448#comment-105976 It seems to me that the "political" course would have been not to mention the (perception of) lack of air support due to the furloughs. As I see it Officer Parete was putting our safety over his own self-interest by including this particular fact in his report. And that's all it is - a fact. Parete didn't editorialize. He simply gave a full description of the incident. In other words, he did his job, politics be damned. It seems to me that the “political” course would have been not to mention the (perception of) lack of air support due to the furloughs. As I see it Officer Parete was putting our safety over his own self-interest by including this particular fact in his report. And that’s all it is – a fact. Parete didn’t editorialize. He simply gave a full description of the incident. In other words, he did his job, politics be damned.

]]> By: S. Dekalb Voter http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/06/police-furloughs-may-have-helped-midtown-shooters-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-105974 S. Dekalb Voter Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:22:12 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19448#comment-105974 The inept council is to blame for failing to raise taxes $35 last year to ensure there were no furloughs. And you're right. I can't stand the police. The inept council is to blame for failing to raise taxes $35 last year to ensure there were no furloughs.

And you’re right. I can’t stand the police.

]]> By: Atlanta Crime Fighter http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/06/police-furloughs-may-have-helped-midtown-shooters-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-105973 Atlanta Crime Fighter Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:01:46 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19448#comment-105973 Hey S. Dekalb Voter: Mentioning that he could not get the air unit to respond to a crime scene tells me that there was a possibility of catching the suspects! You must be bedding down with someone from the mayor's family, because you seem to be the only one that supports her. Every comment you make is pro-Franklin and anti-Police. I hope you need a cop some day when you travel through the city, and you have to wait two hours for a response because of the furloughs! Then maybe you'll understand who is to blame here. Hey S. Dekalb Voter: Mentioning that he could not get the air unit to respond to a crime scene tells me that there was a possibility of catching the suspects! You must be bedding down with someone from the mayor’s family, because you seem to be the only one that supports her. Every comment you make is pro-Franklin and anti-Police. I hope you need a cop some day when you travel through the city, and you have to wait two hours for a response because of the furloughs! Then maybe you’ll understand who is to blame here.

]]> By: S. Dekalb Voter http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/06/police-furloughs-may-have-helped-midtown-shooters-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-105136 S. Dekalb Voter Fri, 08 May 2009 02:39:54 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19448#comment-105136 Looks like the police offer is playing politics with his incident report. I many how many other officers list the furloughs as an excuse for not catching the bad guys. Andy, you really need to get your panties out of wag and write something nice for a change. Looks like the police offer is playing politics with his incident report. I many how many other officers list the furloughs as an excuse for not catching the bad guys.

Andy, you really need to get your panties out of wag and write something nice for a change.

]]> By: raly http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/06/police-furloughs-may-have-helped-midtown-shooters-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-105134 raly Thu, 07 May 2009 21:23:41 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19448#comment-105134 the Mayor's plan to end furloughs screws the police even more. they will return to work but have to pay more for health insurance, essentially meaning that they will be paid at furlough levels but working full time. it is noteworthy that Atlanta Police do not get paid much to begin with. the Mayor’s plan to end furloughs screws the police even more. they will return to work but have to pay more for health insurance, essentially meaning that they will be paid at furlough levels but working full time. it is noteworthy that Atlanta Police do not get paid much to begin with.

]]> By: hot-tub http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/06/police-furloughs-may-have-helped-midtown-shooters-escape/comment-page-1/#comment-105133 hot-tub Thu, 07 May 2009 18:44:11 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19448#comment-105133 Can we go ahead and have the Mayoral election now? We need this moron out of the city. Can we go ahead and have the Mayoral election now? We need this moron out of the city.

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