CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson is the ultimate "Good Cop" and "Nice Guy"

As we bid a long, overdue adieu to Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson, it dawned on me which stereotypes EJ exemplifies. EJ is the ultimate "Good Cop" and annoying "Nice Guy". You know the "Good Cop" who's there to "Protect" you from his partner AKA the "Bad Cop" and "Help" you make the best of whatever sticky situation which has landed you in a dank, uncomfortable interrogation room.

If you've ever watched any crime TV show, the "Good Cop" steps in right before his Bad Cop partner kicks a confession out of your sorry ass. The "Good Cop" tosses that brute out of the room, gets you a cup of coffee, and offers to compassionately help you weigh your options if you tell him everything that happened. You think the "Good Cop" is helping you, but he's not. Again, if you've ever watched any crime TV show, you know that police can legally lie to you and lies are the favorite tool of the "Good Cop". He's smiling, acting helpful, pretending to be on your side, when he's building a case against you, collecting your DNA from that coffee cup, and tricking you into a confession when you should be demanding a lawyer then shutting the fuck up. I despise the faux "Good Cop" routine because getting fucked without consent is rape. Historically the Chicago Police Department have used this faux "Good Cop" ruse along with their real life John Burge "Bad Cop" beat downs to either trick and/or torture Black and Brown people into our current mass incarceration nightmare. #ByeEddie

Another trait of the "Good Cop" is he claims to never have seen any of the multiple and horrible abuses perpetrated by his partner and/or fellow blue bloods. It's not that he hasn't seen the abuses. He has. But the "Good Cop" turns a blind eye. He doesn't tell his partner and/or fellow blue bloods to knock it over. He doesn't report them. He keeps quiet and his silent complicity makes him just as guilty as the "Bad Apples" he claims he has never seen. I knew Eddie Johnson was a liar when at his first press conference as the newly appointed CPD Superintendent he claimed to have never seen abuses among the rank and file. That statement was an ignorant, flat out lie. And if he would insult the intelligence of the citizens of Chicago by lying through his teeth at his first press conference, I knew he lacked integrity. I knew EJ would not only lie to cover his butt, but he would turn a blind eye...he would nod and agree to hold the blue line while watching a video of Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald just like his predecessor lying ass Garry McCarthy. #ByeEddie #ByeGarry (And I'm sick and tired of Windy City Live giving Lying Garry a seat to speak on police matters. WCL is currently promoting having Lying Garry on air to weigh in on Eddie's firing. Lying Garry doesn't deserve a platform. I don't want to hear a word from him unless he is fully explaining and apologizing for his role in #16ShotsAndaCoverUp. Windy City Live is fired!)

I love to browse the website Reddit. There is a section of Reddit for posts about "Nice Guys" who are defined as such:

For all the self proclaimed "nice guys" who are actually manchildren or douches, or who mistake being spineless and pathetic for being nice. This is primarily a subreddit for images of these "nice guys" demonstrating their unique charm.
Click here to be disappointed and amazed at Reddit's collection of "Nice Guys"

In addition to being a bogus "Good Cop", EJ is also an annoying "Nice Guy". That man you meet who is soft spoken and on first impression seems mild manners...UNTIL...he asks you out and you reject him OR he gets caught doing something wrong and tries to blame everyone else OR he has a few drinks and tells you how he really feels about women and Hillary Clinton. EJ is a "Nice Guy" who is full of fucking excuses and constantly lying through his teeth about BIG and small things. He doesn't cop (pun intended) to his slip ups...instead he gives you every excuse in the book to defend his mistakes and somehow blames it all on you. It's no wonder Rahm Emmanuel circumvented the process to responsibly pick a new police superintendent and made EJ top cop. Rahm knew EJ had no integrity or spine and would do whatever Rahm commanded. #ByeEddie #ByeGarry #ByeRahm

Mix equal parts delusional "Nice Guy" with lying through his teeth "Bad Cop" and season with Blue Line Bullshit and you have disgraced CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Some people don't see what the big deal is. He just told a little white lie. And that's the problem. When the boss lies, he forces everyone to help cover up his lie and the shit keeps rolling downhill. The lie shit ball keeps getting bigger, faster, and coating everyone in its path in its bullshit until everyone acts like lying and shitting on people is acceptable behavior. The citizens of Chicago are sick and tired of all the Chicago Police Department lies, cover ups, and fuck ups. We are sick of all these Bad Apples and all this Blue Line Bullshit. We demand police working to protect us. There are brutal rapists, serial killers, and sex traffickers preying on my sistahs on the south and west sides. There are are murders and gun violence everywhere on the south and west sides. I'm tired of CPD not solving any crimes. Instead of clearing cases, they write bullshit tickets and cause more deaths, more violence, and more lawsuits. We are not revenue generation or an unlimited piggy bank for the millions owed to settle CPD's numerous wrongful death and imprisonment lawsuits! We are the citizens and we demand protection for all the taxes we are paying.

I don't mind cops lying to legitimately catch bad guys. But that's not how CPD works. Far too many "Bad Apple" Chicago Police Officers lie to falsely arrest and abuse Chicago citizens, lie to avoid doing actual police work, lie to cover up their misdeeds, stupidity, and laziness, and lie because they are corrupt. Corruption and cover ups have for too long been the default play for the Chicago Police Department and it needs to stop. Years ago, CPD would race through the city like they were in the Daytona 500 without lights or sirens. When they would ultimately hit an average citizen's car, CPD wouldn't admit their wrong doing of driving too fast, running red lights, and not using their siren. CPD would lie on the Chicago citizens and give us tickets for the crime of being in their way. I've seen and heard numerous stories of CPD officers lying under oath when in court to testify against the citizens of Chicago. CPD assassinated Black Panther Fred Hampton (the FOP always block efforts to get a street named in his honor) and have murdered so many Black and Brown citizens like LaTanya Haggerty, distressed 19-year old Quintonio Legrier and his neighbor Bettie Jones, Ronald “RonnieMan” Johnson, and Rekia Boyd to name a few. And who could forget CPD's greatest police legacy of #16ShotsAndaCoverUp.

CPD loves to "blame the public" when they can't solve crimes. It's the citizens' fault because we don't provide any information and come to their CAPS meetings. So I have to go to my full time job, then come to your CAPS meeting, be insulted by your rude, ignorant officers, and do your job too? It's amazing that this broken system and lack of trust is never CPD's fault, in their opinion. We, the citizens, don't trust CPD or the FOP. We, the citizens, don't want to talk to or call the police for anything. When you call CPD for help, We, the citizens, end up getting shot or body slammed into the cold concrete. Lying and cover ups cannot be the default in the Chicago Police Department if they ever hope to win back the trust of the citizens of Chicago. It needs to stop and getting rid of EJ is a step toward progress...hopefully.

Thanks Lori...BRING IN THE LIGHT.
#WintersHere #BlackLivesMatter #PrairieLaneReports

 

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