Hartford Police Union Rejects City's Call For Concessions

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John Doe wrote:

Hartford is going to hell in a basket, and we have know one to blame but THE HARTFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY EMPLOYEES, AND THE MAYOR, All in that order.
Expect them to denie it till the cows come home, But their all a bunch of F&$#ing lazy lyers.

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sad and yet funny wrote:

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agreed.
It seems like they are in it to collect as much as they can, then they bail out.
Doing their job would be a nice thing. They are always saying they are in it for the job satisfaction, yet that remains to be seen.
How can the police do a better job you ask? Easy.
1)Show up in under 6 hours.
2)If you are called back more than 3 times on a count of the same person, a ticket or arrest would be nice.
3)Give the call center staff at the HPD a refresher course in customer service-the people calling are not the bad guys.
4)You don't have to tell the guy that just slashed my tires I called on him-if he knows that my life will hit a new level of miserable as soon as you leave the parking lot.
How can City Hall Staff do a better job you ask? Easy
1) I am not calling you because I have nothing better to do- connect me to the right person the first time. If you don't know who that is, say so.
2) Get a refresher coarse in manners- I voted you in there, and I can vote you out. When I ask you a question, at times, you can almost hear the Loony Tunes theme playing in the back ground. If I ask a straight forward question, I expect a straight forward answer.
3) Hanging up the phone. It's a given you just don't want to answer the question, so you dealt with it by not dealing with it. The only thing you have accomplished is to make that person angrier, and they will call back with 100 times more attitude then if you just told them what they wanted to know.
How can the mayor do a better job you ask? easy.
1)Live on your salary, and keep your fingers out of the chauffeurs.

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Hartford wrote:

Yea, the cops are responsible for everything!

sad and yet funny wrote:

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Not responsible for everything, but not guilt free either

John Doe wrote:

If the HARTFORD POLICE would do the job they are payed to do,, this city would not be so grossly infested with disrespectful SOB’s. If the HPD were to enforce all laws specially the quality of life laws Hartford would be a super clean city and would have plenty of cash considering all the fines they can collect on. Unfortunately the last laugh is on our Police Department,,and the good people of Hartford ,,yes we are suffering it.

John Doe wrote:

If the HARTFORD POLICE would do the job they are payed to do,, this city would not be so grossly infested with disrespectful SOB’s.

John Doe wrote:

If the HARTFORD POLICE would do the job they are payed to do,, this city would not be so grossly infested with disrespectful SOB’s. If the HPD were to enforce all laws specially the quality of life laws Hartford would be a super clean city and would have plenty of cash considering all the fines they can collect on. Unfortunately the last laugh is on our Police Department,,and the good people of Hartford ,,yes we are suffering it.

Reality Check wrote:

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Hartford Police are held to the law, they can not just harass people or arrest people with out cause.
You can thank all the attorneys that graduate every year out of law schools.

sad and yet funny wrote:

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You sure that's a "reality check"? it sounds like finger pointing to me.
Maybe they "can not" but that doesn't seem to stop them when they do.
And the sad yet funny part about it is when the person on the receiving end complains, it ALWAYS comes down to my word vs yours. The cops are the judge and jury, so who do you think wins?
I admit there are a fair amount of nut jobs out there, but everybody who either disagrees with the HPD, or points out their short comings, is not an automatic nut job, though HPD would like that to be the case.
HPD regularly slacks off. When called, they show up, at their convenience, if they show up at all. It seems that every call that goes to the call center is automatically rated a "c", meaning the cop has 3 days to respond.
The HPD needs ALOT of work.
Now, this is where the comments start. Let me guess, I failed the police academy entrance exam on some level, right?
Or how about this, I am bitter because I got locked up once.
Or my personal favorites, the mental health jokes.
I am none of the above, I am a person who has seen the HPD, in the field, at work, and I am not impressed.
I left Hartford because it was going down hill at warp speed, and I wouldn't return for any amount of money.

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I agree Hartford needs revamping, I am not so sure it is needed at the HPD. I think it needs to start at the top. Stop making everything the police do have political ramifications associated with their work. Unfortunately, Hartford does not have the corner on this issue either.
I have been profiled and harassed by big city police, at work even, but that is a story for a different forum.
I understand what the police are up against, especially in today's environment, where parents are NOT taking responsibility for their kids or even present in their lives. I do not envy police in their work.