tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7342711738622877111..comments2024-03-28T11:33:16.797-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A vindictive bureaucracy seeks to destroy a criticPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51003380159163859732012-03-17T16:14:13.499-05:002012-03-17T16:14:13.499-05:00I had been hearing rumors about both practices for...I had been hearing rumors about both practices for years, and was wondering when the rock would be overturned. As with most large police organizations, there is no effective oversight and little if any internal control mechanisms. So what should we expect? Just like No Child Left Behind, which eventually forces schools to cheat in various ways to achieve the unachievable, the public clamor for police to "do something" about crime forces some kind of similar activity. Set crazy goals, get crazy behavior from those trying to meet them.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015544320906146949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-54711966206549381862012-03-17T12:19:42.688-05:002012-03-17T12:19:42.688-05:00Pournelle's "Iron Law of Bureaucracy&quo...Pournelle's "Iron Law of Bureaucracy" in action.<br /> <br /> The bit about arresting innocents and dis-regarding victims is one of the things sir Robert Peel explicitly warned against. <br /> <br /> Basically folks, we have NO underlying moral code left in this country, in numbers sufficient to make a difference.ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-79577832212892141972012-03-17T08:09:18.742-05:002012-03-17T08:09:18.742-05:00One of New York's former leader is now Chicago...One of New York's former leader is now Chicago's Superintendent and the same allegations are popping up there. Its called CompStat in Chicago and nobody except the media believes the statistics.Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12251128534108054655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6466562618116617392012-03-17T07:50:00.990-05:002012-03-17T07:50:00.990-05:00The same thing has been going on in England for so...The same thing has been going on in England for some time now to the point that no one actually believes any of the violent crime stats that come from there. Instead the current setup is credited for producing a peaceful low-crime environment.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17873779645417703432012-03-17T00:47:58.733-05:002012-03-17T00:47:58.733-05:00And, you think the culture of the NYPD is radicall...And, you think the culture of the NYPD is radically different from the culture of every police agency in the country? <br /><br />There's a good reason it's called "the blue wall." <br /><br />Not that the cops are much different from any organization that rewards bureaucratic accomplishments rather than real world achievements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58383745416850784822012-03-17T00:36:04.822-05:002012-03-17T00:36:04.822-05:00Why did Mr. Schoolcraft blow the whistle while sti...Why did Mr. Schoolcraft blow the whistle while still employed there? He had to know the culture of the dept. and how he would be treated. I think he's lucky to remain alive. There is an attitude of "lets get him, or her" when someone leaks bad news. These persons take a physical risk of being killed. This guy had huevos.<br />But, as you pointed out, Peter, this happened in the Catholic Church, and it happens in big companies, pharmaceutical companies or at schools, where the whistle blowers are sidelined, or exiles.trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46453525588358979372012-03-16T22:31:35.203-05:002012-03-16T22:31:35.203-05:00"They regard the preservation of the 'sys..."They regard the preservation of the 'system' as being more important than the mission for which that 'system' was established (in this case, the maintenance of the rule of law and the preservation of order in New York City)."<br /><br />Right there is the sentence that boils it all down, and as you wrote, the NYPD is not the only organization guilty of it.<br /><br />Excellent observations sir.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085269731807534401noreply@blogger.com