A viral text message now circulating among Chicago police is urging them to call into work, and only do the bare minimum as a form of protest against unfair treatment by protestors, the liberal news media, and soft on crime mayors.
As CBS Local Chicago reports:
CHICAGO (CBS) — Along with a spike in violence in Chicago this past weekend comes with a new push by members of the police union to get officers on the street to stand down – and even stay home.
As CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Monday night, it all started with a text message.
The text told officers not to volunteer to work on days off, to limit arrests, and to call in sick to make a statement to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council about how much officers are needed.
The bottom line – it is calling for what is known as “blue flu.”
Will a ‘blue flu’ help to cause a new crime epidemic across America? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
I understand the need for “blue flu”, but I know that will never work because police officers don’t become police officers for the money or the status or the thrills. They become police officers out of civic duty…and unfortunately that will be their demise.
All I can say is whatever they decide, I’m with them. Thank you for your outstanding service folks. F the A holes out there!
. To defund the Police Dept. is suicide. As sad as this makes me to say this, I cannot blame the Police for their protest. In fact I support it.
Police cover yourself. Stay SAFE. Let the dumb asses kill each other by flu or crime as it won’t matter. Yes they told an oath, but under the assumption that the pubic and the politicians had their back. When all else fails protect your self and follow officers. I for one will help them defend themselves against these dumborats. If people want change fine, use court system, don’t tear up mom and pop’s business just for fun. I’m a one person business with my whole life invested. Loot it and you die, no BS, don’t care what color you are. I have an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 12 gauge. If your going to take me down you will have to kill me. I hope I get about 50+ to 1 kill ratio.
Where are all the other elected officials in these cities of Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, NewYork, Atlanta? I am sure they have alderman or councilman elected to a legislature body in city government and most likely the majority are Democrats. I have yet to see one speak out and pressure the incompetent mayors to put a stop to the anarchy in these cities. They represent all the citizens of those cities. If the police are not supported by their city governments they should call in sick. Let the leftists running all these mismanaged cities try and deal with the killing, destruction and mayhem.
I think all police in America should take the 4th of July off in protest of Democrat run cities and Democrat policies in general. See how it goes without cops you useless leftist Democrats. If all works as planned, maybe they take off a whole week. Let’s see if the idiots that elect Democrats can learn from their mistakes. I personally don’t think so, or they wouldn’t be Democrats now.
As a former Marine MP and police officer I don’t blame any police officer right now for not responding to emergencies the way they used to respond. Also being very careful for their own lives as they have the right to go home safely just like everyone else. why put your lives in danger for the filth And evil sitting out there in our cities who have no respect for anyone, that includes parents, teachers, police and military, and Govt. We have become the laughing stock of the world. What did I and now officer and military put our lives on the line for? I am so sorry what we are leaving for our grandkids.
Well said. Semper Fi brother!
Yes AngryQ they did take an oath. So did the mayor and governor and each elected official. It there is no backing for the police, they should institute the blue flu. Let those democratic leaders, an oxymoron if ever there was one, handle the chaos and 911 calls. There is already proof that murder and other crimes are on the rise with the police doing all they can but with their hands tied. Stand up for law and order or the whole country will go the way of those pathetic cities like Chicago, Baltimore, New York and Los Angeles.
Let Lori “Beatlejuice” Lightfoot respond to 911 calls. Let her send in Social Services. Maybe even the Department of Public Works. According to BLM and ANTIFA, AOC anyone can do a better job than the boys and girls in blue.
Let the citys fester until everyone realize what really is happening the democrat party and mainline press want to defeat Donald trump .amd replace him with chaos that they cannot control in minority city’s. What do you think people are going to do in rural America and the suburbs? Socialist Marxist, and anarchst destroy things they build nothing but destruction. Is that what you want America?
Rape, Pillage, Plunder; America, You’ve Been Had!
In light of all the activities of the “resistance” and other groups seemingly bent on destroying everything we cops and soldiers spent our careers and in far too many cases our lives defending can you guess which of the following lessons learned were first presented to the public in 1989 (after serving 26 years as a soldier and in my third year as a police chief in a Florida community) and which presented since Donald Trump became President?
Soldier/Cop/grunt, Retired
A Soldier/Cop’s Lessons Learned
* The American people are the most effectively lied to people in modern times thanks primarily to the American political class, the American bureaucracy, the American media, and American academia.
* Arrogance coupled with ignorance equals stupidity.
* The greatest threats to the American people are the corrupt and/or incompetent politicians/bureaucrats/academicians found at every level of government/academia, and the majority of the American so-called media.
* Most of the politicians/bureaucrats/academicians I have encountered during my years as a soldier/cop I most kindly refer to as; self-serving, witless, cowards.
* The American Profession of Arms and our brothers/sisters in blue have failed to protect the American people from all of their enemies, both foreign and most especially domestic.
* There are only two primary requirements to be a career soldier and/or cop in America. One must be smart enough to do the work and dumb enough to take the job.
* American soldiers and police officers must in addition to mastering all of their professionally mandated tasks, learn to accomplish the same with at least one arm tied behind their backs and their vision impaired 50% or more.
* After carefully watching the whole of the political class since Donald J. Trump walked down that escalator in Trump Tower to date, I can say without reservation that most of the group will sell their souls and our bodies just to remain in power.
* Want to see what the United States of America will look like if the left takes control of the government? Take your pick, New York City, Baltimore, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or the complete packages; California, New York, Illinois, and/or most anywhere democrats are in charge.
* If the so-called resistance movement continues unchecked a number of able veterans are going to be presented with a challenge/decision. Are the American people worth another drop of our sweat and/or our blood?
Yes, the last three lessons learned above were added after the arrival of Donald J. Trump on the political stage.
Charles W. Lauderdale
Soldier/Cop/Grunt, Retired
PS
1. Character is to man what carbon is to steel.
2. A man who trims himself to suit others will soon whittle himself away!
3. An ounce of gold cannot buy a second of time.
4. It is far more difficult to judge one’s self than to judge others!
This is a great idea. Blue flu. Let the stink’in city burn to the ground with all the leftist politicians. Now who do they rule with an iron hand? No one. All that’s left is a pile of rubble and then they come crying, we need federal money, we need money to rebuild. Well the answer is NO. All of you ignorant politicians can just figure it out for yourselves. Your time is up. Good work cops!
The men and women in blue take an oath to protect their citizens and uphold law and order to the best of their abilities. Those calling in should be fired for subversion and dereliction of duty. If they cannot be replaced with patriots that wish to protect America to maintain an effective deterrence to crime, then the President should deputize members of the National Guard to fill those slots.
Police should be doing everything they can to improve their image during these times. You think a walk out is going to increase your support? The citizens of America will turn away from you for being cowards. Allow the union bosses and politicians to play the games with the mayor. You guys and gals are our boots on the ground, and we need you. Don’t politicize your positions and risk losing your department or worse, your city.
let these cop hating cities burn themselves. cops don’t need this crap from the crap.
I’m with the police on this. Let the people see what happens when you defund and get rid of the police. Think of it as a trial run and what happens with crime when the police are no longer out there. The criminals will love it.
The police are not cowards, but neither are they living targets for these morons.
What to Hell are you smoken, the police are being demonized everywhere across the country as well as having halfwits trying to defund and totally disband as there talking about in the worst crime redin city in the US. I would stand with them anyday if the blue flu should strike. Maybe if extreme crime and violence along with murders broke out these morons would wake up.
But they did not take an oath to commit suicide for people who do not value what they do. They are not there to be a ‘final line of meat’ to keep the evil from you, they need and expect your help, if it’s just a ‘thank you’, or if you vote in politicians that will support them. They are NOT able to perform without equipment, without information, without support, and without thanks.
As a Former Military Policeman, and as a disabled veteran, I know and understand where they are coming from. The VAST majority do not want to go the “blue flu” route, but they have been given no choice, if they wish to see their children graduate from high school and collage. Not one good cop wants to shoot anyone. They wish to be of service, to help, and to do their job to the best of their ability. BUT they need the backing of the population when they do have to do something.
Do they make mistakes, yes, it’s called being human. Are there bad cops, yes, there are a few, usually they get a foothold when the politicians are corrupt and lazy.
IF the lazy, incompetent DEMOCRAT mayors in the towns with the rioting had the guts, they could have cut back on the damage. They allowed the punks to run wild with weapons of mass destruction (Molotov Cocktails). Instead of engaging these terrorists, they mayors told the police to ‘run’, to stand down, to ‘leave them be’ or how ever they wanted to put it. The police can’t work under those conditions.
The “Blue Flu” has always been a measure of last resort. Minneapolis has decided to disband their police force. Other towns are talking disbanding, defunding, or other measures. These decisions will end up costing more lives, among both police and citizens, more damage to property. Without our support the Police can not do their jobs.