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I saw this background promoting many shows on CBS and couldnt belive it.
I think these are new ads and couldnt find much about it on the web. I did see it for myself this is not some bs. The photoshop this guy made looks just like the ads I saw.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2600632/posts
I think these are new ads and couldnt find much about it on the web. I did see it for myself this is not some bs. The photoshop this guy made looks just like the ads I saw.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2600632/posts
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Ga. cops conducting ticket furlough?
Officers' blog promotes protest against pay cuts, with slowdown allegedly costing county about $1.75 million in two months
By Megan Matteucci
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DeKalb County police officers are fighting back against pay cuts and hitting the county where it hurts: revenue. Records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that officers wrote 30 percent fewer traffic tickets last month compared with July of 2009.
Last month, the AJC reported that officers were calling for a ticket furlough to protest the county's unpaid holidays. Officers, who have promoted the protest on a DeKalb police blog, said they are issuing more warnings for speeding and other violations.
An investigation by the AJC found those officers are having an impact: Tickets decreased by about 4,700 in June and by about 7,000 in July compared with the same periods last year. The numbers do include warnings issued by officers, county officials said.
With the average ticket being about $150, that means the county lost about $1.75 million for the months of June and July.
Citations issued by DeKalb County police (Source: DeKalb County Recorders Court)
May 2009: 17,534
May 2010: 17,150
Change: 2.19 percent decrease
June 2009: 23,797
June 2010: 19,029
Change: 20.04 percent decrease
July 2009: 22,716
July 2010: 15,784
Change: 30.51 percent decrease
DeKalb County officials say they are only $300,000 to $800,000 behind the county's goal for revenue collection. As of Tuesday, the county had brought in $14.6 million from citations, court administrator Troy Thompson told the County Commission's public safety committee. The county budget calls for $25.9 million to be generated this year.
DeKalb Police Chief William O'Brien said the decreases don't necessarily confirm there is a ticket furlough.
"There are a number of factors that could contribute to a reduced number of citations being issued in 2010 in comparison to the same time period of 2009. This includes manpower, call volumes, special assignments and an officer's discretion on when to issue a citation for offenses they observe," O'Brien said in a statement. "The DeKalb County Police Department continues to enforce traffic offenses in the same manner we always have."
The DeKalb Fraternal Order of Police said it is not endorsing a ticket slowdown, but the group says it has seen a decrease in morale.
"I don't know if the lack of tickets is due to officers that are not happy not writing them or if the call volume has gone up to a point that there is no time left for enforcement," FOP President Jeff Wiggs said. "I know officers are very disgruntled with the CEO and the commissioners right now, as we have been slapped in the face every time a holiday passes and then even more when they gave raises to their employees."
In February, the County Commission voted to stop paying employees on seven holidays as part of budget cuts. Most employees get the unpaid day off, but some police officers and other public safety workers must still work the holidays.
For officers, they see a reduction in that week's check.
The officers have also complained about the CEO and two county commissioners giving raises to some staff members. Last month, the AJC reported that one commissioner gave her assistant a $15,000 raise and the CEO gave his former chief communications officer a $13,000 raise.
"It is obvious that public safety is not their [the county's elected officials'] priority or our pay would have already been restored and we would be recruiting/hiring the best of the best out there," said Wiggs, a master police officer with DeKalb. "Hopefully, the public will look at this and see just how bad morale is. We are professionals and will continue to do our job. We are there for the public 24-7, and hopefully they will be there for us by voicing their concerns to their commissioners."
Typical Mideast blowhard. Reminds me of the knight in the Monty Python bit. After he lost all arms and legs in the swordfight he was still running his mouth about how he was going to kick the other guy's *.
Yea, blowhards! Don
Reminds me of the knight in the Monty Python bit. After he lost all arms and legs in the swordfight he was still running his mouth about how he was going to kick the other guy's *.
[:D]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eMkth8FWno