tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231162963364357109.post8692686164655279012..comments2023-03-27T02:36:53.691-07:00Comments on Sparky San Diego: Last one out turn the lights off!!!!SparkySanDiegohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06659685665397099088noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231162963364357109.post-82321487844648085852009-05-01T12:40:00.000-07:002009-05-01T12:40:00.000-07:00Sparky you're right. The San Diego Police Depa...Sparky you're right. The San Diego Police Department lights are turned off, but several years ago. The pride, honor and spirit of being a San Diego police officer has been sucked out of the Department by the lying, manipulating and downright dishonest, city politicians. Their lies to the city residents, employees and the public at large are a disgrace. To blame the employees for the financial problems that the City now faces is unconscionable. The City Council, with a promise to employees to repay the fund, openly rerouted city funds earmarked for the employees retirement system and used them for other city ventures. The City Council and Mayor now want to renege on their prior promise and obligation to repay the funds. The City Council, Mayor and present & past City Attorneys, are now lying to the residents of San Diego by saying that it's the employees who caused the problem and quite honestly they are to blame for creating the problem, not the employees. The city employees quite faithfully fulfilled their obligation to the City and its residents through hard work. If only the Council had looked for legitimate funding sources for their ventures, or explained to the residents that they'd have to raise taxes a little to pay for their ventures and incompetence we'd not be face with these financial problems. The residents now have to face the fact that experienced police officers will be leaving the San Diego Police Department in large numbers and will be slowly replaced, at a terrible cost to the taxpayer, by inexperienced rookies, taken from the bottom of the barrel already which has already been picked over by other law enforcement agencies. Gerri, or is it Jerri, Sanders is well aware of what went on and who is to really blame for the City’s financial problems, but chooses to glass over this an make misrepresentations (some would call lies) to the public. The experience and ability of the San Diego Police Department to investigate crimes and respond to the needs of its residents has been severely destroyed. The once proud professional officers of the department have been demoralized by the lies of the city politicians and local news agencies. Quality police work is out the window, as well as the once quality investigations submitted to the District Attorneys office. The San Diego Police Department is now the brunt of jokes about incompetence currently being made behind their backs by astute members of the District Attorney's office. Experienced police department leaders , front line supervisors, detectives and senior officers are walking out the door. The replacements are at best minimally qualified. The quality of the Department's work product has reached an unacceptable and truly unprofessional level. This is reflected in fewer cases being prosecuted by the District Attorney, and the incompetent City Attorney's office. The cracks in the city’s law enforcement floors are so big elephants; tanks and semi-truck are falling through. So Sparky rant on, maybe someone with guts, courage and ability, will take this City away from the self-serving politicians and put a tourniquet on the artery that is hemorrhaging the city's lifeblood of work experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231162963364357109.post-35337556771269422992009-04-29T22:39:00.000-07:002009-04-29T22:39:00.000-07:00WOW!! you have some balls Sparky!! Keep it up. You...WOW!! you have some balls Sparky!! Keep it up. Your words are shared by many of us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com