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Timothy Torres86 said:Thanks for sending over that document, Matthew Fowler9... let me just pull out a little snippet here...
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It’s honestly impossible to read this article without feeling a bit of a sting, you know? It’s just frustrating to see how the press portrays our officers—even the high-ranking brass—in such a negative light when they clearly didn't lift a finger to stop what happened, nor did they step in when things spiraled from a shouting match into actual physical violence.
It seems pretty obvious to me that these officers failed to exercise their authority, regardless of their rank or title. They had a job to do to prevent a violation of the peace, and trying to claim they were off-duty doesn't really hold much water in my book.
Besides, if you look at Section 6, Subsection 2 of the Police Act, it's explicitly stated that an officer is expected to act to save lives and protect people and property, even when they aren't officially on the clock.
And let’s be real, we’ve all seen the pattern: when it comes to someone like Zdravko Mamić, the police seem to move with a certain kind of hesitation, only stepping in with arrests and full legal force once the media starts making a massive stink about it. I mean, just think back to that whole "stress test" mess involving Mamić at LAX right in front of the former head of the Chicago Police Department; it went completely unpunished without any official police response whatsoever. You have to wonder if any regular citizen would have gotten away with that, or if a fellow officer wouldn't have been hauled in for questioning immediately.
In my view, there shouldn't be anyone untouchable in our service—no "small fry" versus "big shots." If this had been a standard officer caught in the same situation, there would have been a disciplinary hearing for a serious breach of duty under Article 96, Subsection 1, points 1 and 7 of the Police Act, specifically for failing to perform duties properly or being negligent, which ends up tarnishing the department's reputation. From what this news report shows, the inaction of these senior leaders has undeniably damaged the image of the force, whether they were technically on duty or not.
amberlynx47 said:Let him wave those files around all he wants; honestly, it’s just further proof that in this country, a criminal and war profiteer like him can basically laugh in everyone's face. This mafia piece of work gets his hands on people's private files and absolutely nothing happens. Not a single serious investigation by the FBI, either. I mean, who are these idiots in law enforcement leaking protected data like it's nothing? He should be sued, and the police should be too, because they aren't supposed to hand out sensitive information like candy. It’s absurd—I can't just stroll into my buddy's precinct and start collecting dossiers on anyone I feel like looking up, right? What kind of nonsense is this? We are a tragicomic nation, and frankly, our people are even more of a joke than the state itself, which is probably why we keep landing in these messes. To them, hooligans are always the bigger threat than Mamić, as if Mamić isn't the biggest hooligan of them all. The guy publicly insults everyone, resorts to physical intimidation, and then has the nerve to act like some pillar of morality by calling out group members for violence. Seriously, screw him. Come over here and wave those papers and names in my face, and I'd love to shove the whole stack down his throat with a broomstick.
boldtiger7 said:God, I can't believe he's back at it, waving those photos and names around again... what a complete piece of work...
Douglas Lopez94 said:don't even bother responding to those group traitors!
Anonymous said:just look at the badge in the 🙂 photo and honestly, maybe we should stop acting shocked when the cops won't leave us alone; I’m pretty skeptical that all this harassment is going to magically end just because this absolute animal finally steps down....
analogheron19 said:Honestly, if you ask me, breaking a truce right now feels way more foolish and pathetic than any of those old grievances we've been dragging around forever.
Now that it looks like the heat is finally turning up on those lowlifes, it's just a massive distraction to pivot the focus back onto our own petty drama.
If anyone actually cares about our internal bickering at a time like this, they can go straight to hell.
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rustyjackal45 said:poster for Saturday
Eric Hughes8 said:We just belted it out... sang our hearts out... caught it on video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvL0W...ature=youtu.be
I mean, honestly, I was sitting there thinking about how much things have changed lately, just staring at my coffee and wondering if anyone else feels that same weird, lingering sense of nostalgia for how things used to be before everything got so loud and frantic. It’s funny, really, because you look at the way people engage with their teams now, especially those die-hard Ultras who have been around since the beginning, and you realize that the passion hasn't actually shifted, even if the scenery has. We all want that same connection, that same feeling of being part of something bigger than ourselves, whether we're talking about sports or just trying to make sense of life in a city like Chicago or maybe Seattle. I was reading some thoughts from Bradley Sullivan4 the other day—and I don't mean to dwell on it, truly—but he had this way of looking at the community aspect of fandom that just stuck with me, making me realize that we're all just searching for that same sense of belonging in an increasingly fragmented world. It’s a bit exhausting, isn't it? Trying to hold onto those old-school values while everything moves at a hundred miles an hour, but I suppose that's just the price we pay for moving forward. Bradley Sullivan4 says:
So, I’ve been sitting here mulling over that whole ruling regarding the ban on visiting fans—you know, the one from back in mid-October 2014—where they basically said away supporters aren't allowed in the visiting section unless the club handles their entire arrival in one big, organized group. It’s one of those bureaucratic headaches that feels like it was designed specifically to make life difficult for the actual fans, and honestly, looking back at how much paperwork it requires just to show up and cheer, you have to wonder if the league even realizes how much it stifles the atmosphere. The executive board basically sat down, crunched the numbers, and decided she just didn't hit the mark they were looking for.
I mean, they probably were just looking for a scrap in the stands, weren't they? ☕
I mean, honestly...
Honestly, I think her actions ended up doing a massive amount of damage—not just to the league itself, but to all the individual clubs, the fans who live and breathe this sport, and really, to the whole beautiful game as we know it.
And honestly, nobody knows a damn thing about any of it. 🙂
Anonymous said:I used to be a guest at your place once upon a time (and I’m still grateful for that, by the way), but now you’ve gone and forgotten who I am altogether, haha.