This Explains a Bunch

A follow-up comment to yesterday's post about Lie-tenant Carter's bullshit:

• It should be noted that she was attempting to gain entry through the fire door because she was late for class. She was only in a hurry because she was given a heads up that a federal monitor was sitting in a class all day and was told to report immediately.

Late for class?  Who's keeping track?

• Everyone in the class says she was only there half the time this past week. She must be very important or something.

For everyone keeping score at home:

• couldn't score in the top 1,000, so gifted a sergeant spot;
• part of the Gene Williams "study" group that had the test, so made first lie-tenant class;
• sent to Captain school, but can barely be bothered to show up and has to be called at home to show up because a Federal monitor is auditing the class for Consent Decree purposes.

"Earned, not Given" isn't a Mission Statement - it's a punchline.

Hey Lori, are you reading? Is one of your drones reading, keeping an eye on the subversives who post here? Would you like a free suggestion that would go aways in gaining the trust of the rank-and-file?

• Make an example of one out-of-control, corrupt, unfit-to-lead Captain candidate.

Yank her out of class, send her back to whatever clout heavy unit she's occupying, and then dump her to midnights wherever CPD is short a field lieutenant. You show everyone that there are consequences for being an arrogant moron and embarrassing the Department (your Department by the way - you will be blamed or credited), and others undeserving of their "Given" spots are suddenly a bit more wary, and maybe a bit more thankful for what they've been gifted.

Of course, the words "Chicago" and "consequences" rarely go together in the same sentence. But we've been wrong before.