I realize that most police officers prefer not to be put under the public spotlight. While some people see this as proof that they have something bad to hide, I actually disagree. Even the best of police officers would rather not be bothered by unwarranted publicity because it distracts their attention away from the performance of their duties. There is also the well founded concern that the criminals they chase may use information obtained from such publicity to unduly harass the police. But making sure the citizens feel comfortable with those who they have chosen to place in positions of such power is a necessity. When the people’s demand for pertinent information is not met, they will start to search for themselves.
I have compiled a list of current and former FWPD employees. While it is far from complete, and I expect it contains some errors, it will suffice as a basic template for the first stage in my new campaign. I am currently in the process of creating a profile for each of these individuals. These files will include information obtained from newspapers, police incident reports, court rulings, my personal experience, as well as other sources. My main intention is to make available to the public any information which relates to these individuals in their professional capacity as employees of the Fort Wayne Police Department, but I will not stop there.
It is perhaps unfortunate that my own search has uncovered many details that probably are not really pertinent. But the Fort Wayne Police Department’s habit of being overly secretive has caused me to respond by being overly inquisitive. I know where many of these officers live, what they look like, which (police) car they drive, where and when they graduated from school, their preferred dating habits, their extracurricular activities, who they are friends with, their political affiliations, and much more. While a great deal of the information I have garnered is probably not appropriate to share publicly, that is no longer my concern.
A state of war involves two parties who are involved in a continual series of over-reactions. Whatever events transpired to cause FWPD to view the citizens as their enemy occurred long before I arrived in this town. But I have been stricken many times by their wrath since then. It is time for me to strike back now. Since they refuse to tell the public what we deserve to know, I will respond by telling things that the public probably does not need to know. More information on this will be made available soon.
Click here to see a list of Fort Wayne police officers and other employees of the FWPD
Todd,
ReplyDeleteI only expected FWPD to deliver on their own promises, nothing more. And I really don't think that's too much to expect from anyone.
If they are too overburdened to do the job they are charged with, then they should speak up and say so. Perhaps then, the fools who set policy will realize the problems they create with their overambitious agendas. Instead, they just say "Yes sir, we'll get the job done" to those who are handing out the money.
They tell me they need my help to get this job done, but then they refuse it. Then, after I give up on them after trying so long, they turn around and blame me for not talking to them. That is total bullshit!
Certainly, the average officer is not in a position to set policy. But they know things are amiss and there are ways they could make their voices be heard.
The bottom line is that you can not be a Fort Wayne police officer and not accept at least partial responsibility for the extreme dysfuncion that exists in that department.
And as far as the posting of personal information is concerned, it should be obvious by now that I was bluffing all along on that.
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DEC 22 at 1:37 PM
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Todd said...
Well you have finally slipped of the rails and gone into crazyland. What good will come of posting personal information of hard working police officers? I think you just don't understand the problems of trying to stop the drug trade. You should read "The Corner" by David Simon and "Cop in the Hood" by Peter Moskos. Maybe then you will realize you expect the impossible from the FWPD
December 22, 2009 4:21 PM
Phil Marx said...
Todd,
I only expected FWPD to deliver on their own promises, nothing more. And I really don't think that's too much to expect from anyone.
If they are too overburdened to do the job they are charged with, then they should speak up and say so. Perhaps then, the fools who set policy will realize the problems they create with their overambitious agendas. Instead, they just say "Yes sir, we'll get the job done" to those who are handing out the money.
They tell me they need my help to get this job done, but then they refuse it. Then, after I give up on them after trying so long, they turn around and blame me for not talking to them. That is total bullshit!
Certainly, the average officer is not in a position to set policy. But they know things are amiss and there are ways they could make their voices be heard.
The bottom line is that you can not be a Fort Wayne police officer and not accept at least partial responsibility for the extreme dysfuncion that exists in that department.
And as far as the posting of personal information is concerned, it should be obvious by now that I was bluffing all along on that.
January 4, 2010 4:31 PM