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Officer Jim Simone not angered by criticism, he understands
by Regina Brett
Thursday July 24, 2008, 3:56 PM
Officer Jim Simone doesn't have a problem with me.
"I agree with your right to be critical of me," he told me during a long phone conversation Wednesday night.
He's not angry that I called for an outside investigation. Simone has killed five suspects and shot at suspects 12 times in his 35 years as a Cleveland police officer.
"The people that pay my salary have a right to look at me," he said. "I don't have a problem with any investigation. I didn't do anything wrong."
He said everybody and their mother is investigating him, including Internal Affairs, homicide, the Office of Professional Standards, the coroner and the city's citizen review board.
"When I took the oath I became a public figure. If you find something I did wrong, let me know and I'll correct it," he said.
Why has he fired so many times as a police officer?
Previous columns:
Officer Simone column touches a nerve
Check out the original story:
Cleveland cop shoots and kills man suspected of robbing bank
And the opposing view from columnist Phillip Morris:
Officer Simone and his gun are making Cleveland safer
What will it be: cops or thugs? Officer Simone wins, hands down
Simone was off duty on July 9 when he entered a bank to get pennies for his grandkids. He left his phone and pager behind.
He had no bulletproof vest, no radio, no backup when he jumped in a civilian's car then shot Robert Hackworth, who fled the bank with $2,000.
"I have an eighth of a second to make a decision on the use of force," he said. "The general rule is, if I have time to think, 'Do I have another option?' then you do have another option."
"I never thought I shouldn't chase him. This is a bank robber. I'm the police. I am 9-1-1."
But the Cleveland Police Department's use of force policy says, "Deadly force is never justified solely to protect property."
"It wasn't the property that got him killed," Simone said. "I believe he was armed."
Hackworth wasn't.
"If you put me in jeopardy -- whether that jeopardy is real or imagined -- I have to defend myself," he said.
Many cops admire Simone, others are wary of him.
"You're probably right, there are a lot of policemen that wouldn't want to work with me," he said, "but I wouldn't want to work with them, either."
Why is he a magnet for shootings?
"I go to work with the intention of finding some bad guys," he said.
Does he think he works harder than other cops?
"Prosecutors will agree with me that 95 percent of all the arrests are made by the same 75 policemen," Simone said. "About 75 guys do all the work."
What about all the complaints that he bullies suspects? By his count, 150 complaints have been filed in more than 30 years. He told me it should be closer to 300.
"I have no problem with people making complaints," he said. "I have a problem with people making false complaints."
The complaints stay in his personnel file even if unfounded.
"I put a camera in because I'm afraid of people like you," he said. "I wish I'd had the opportunity to talk to you earlier."
And I wish I had given it to him. For that, I apologized.
He accepted.
"Hopefully, they'll rule this justifiable and I'll be back to work," he said. "Come ride with me. See what police really do."
Offer accepted.
KUDOS to Officer Simone...CPD needs many more like him...he gets the lowlife badguys and the city is safer because of officers like him.
Thank you, Office Simone.
Rock On Officer Simone. My Uncle is one of the hardest working cops in Cleveland too. I appreciate the work you guys do in this city. Gotta lay down the law no matter what these liberal hacks think.
He gave her the benefit of the doubt that she wrote the article because she felt it was necessary and not just to grab headlines. Why can't she admit she rushed to judgment and that she is incredibly unqualified to make any cries for an outside investigation. Is Regina Brett even a citizen of Cleveland?
Thanks for your selfless efforts officer Simone. Don't let these jacka** people who care more about bank robber's rights than your safety rattle you. If you feel in danger, blast another one. If he would have just complied with your order to stop, he wouldn't have wound up dead.
Ms. Schultz, who is the better person? Be very, very glad that officer Simone doesn't jump to conclusions as you do.
"I never thought I shouldn't chase him. This is a bank robber. I'm the police. I am 9-1-1."
Great lines!
Cleveland needs Officer Jim Simone back on patrol.
Whatever happened to the investigation where they had the in car video of Simone asking another cop to hold a gun for him that he wasn't supposed to have on the job? They hyped it up on the news and then I didn't hear anything else. Was he cleared of that? It's great that he chased the guy down, but not so great that he killed a bank robber. Murderer, rapist or child molester I can see, but killing a bank robber? Simone doesn't have a cell phone? The lady with the car didn't have a cell? Isn't there somewhere between an 80-90% capture of bank robbers? I bet they have great video of the guy. Let him go. No one was hurt. Was this really necessary, or is Simone just untouchable and does whatever he wants? I would hold off on the praises.
Hey Regina, I see you didn't mention your apology for comparing him to a serial killer like Jack Kevorkian. He is right, why don't you talk to the Prosecutors office on how many officers make how many arrests. Nothing like a little research and facts in your columns, something that happens once in a blue moon.
vizrey:
Let the bankrobber go?
Are you kidding?
Why risk the chance of the fleeing bankrobber killing or seriously injuring an innocent pedestrian while he was fleeing from the bank robbery, or someone else in another robbery attempt?
What Cleveland doesn't need is any police officer who would let a bank robber go.
Jim Simone along with other police officers walk a tough life. Damned if you do and damned if you dont. I would rather walk through life surrounded by doers than those that write junk about the doers. Regina's earlier comments were ill conceived comparing Simone to Kevorkian. Simone did not wake up thinking today I am going to take someone's life. Keverokian would wake up that morning with full knowlege of what he was going to do. Hackworth had a plan and knew what he was going to do, carried out the plan, but did not count on an aggressive good cop being in the wrong place at the right time. Hackworth should have planned one more step, if a cop is involved, dont move!
If Regina rode around for one day with CPD I bet you she would shut her stupid effing mouth.
Hey vizrey-
GET A LIFE...you'd be singing his praises if you found yourself in a dangerous life threatening situation...who would you want to protect your sorry self?...Simone? yep, just as I thought.
Big man behind a computer is what you are.
I wonder which district and platoon Regina will ride along with? How about a Saturday night in the 4th instead of a day in the 1st?
Why is officer Simone even bother talking to Regina Brett? This is the same women that once said section 8 people should be allowed to live in the suburbs and we should welcome them. I wonder if Regina would love to have them as neighbors? Just shows you how out of touch she is.....
actually, her ride with Simone would be the in the 2nd, and would be no walk in the park. But I will agree with you genxwndrbrd, put her in the 4th on a Saturday and then let her demand an investigation.
Well like many posters, I think the least that Regina could have done is apologize for comparing simone to a serial killer. I think she also has to realize that life isn't the movies, you don't get a chance to "wing" a guy or shoot the gun out of his hands. You have less then an eight of a second and you take your shot if you feel threatened.
I said it when she wrote her first ignorant article, a cop was just killed during a routine traffic stop. Would you rather they be a little too agressive, or not agressive enough and be burying a cop once every couple of weeks?
Regina, fantasy world. I'm sure she wouldn't want simone shooting if someone was trying to rob or rape her.
We need 1,000 more Officer Simone's, and one less Regina.
every cleveland cop should be REQUIRED to kill at least 9 people in a career. the more the better!
If Regina Brett ever needs a cop to help her and let us hope she does not she better hope Simone shows up to protect her.
Missss...... Brett.... Another article where you try and save yourself.... your why the paper business is a dinosaur... i will never pay for your work... enjoy retirement...
Good to see Regina open minded about police force. Now if we can just get her to stop wallowing in phony white guilt.
Keep backpedaling, Regina. I'd really like to know the outcome of the promised ride-along.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again....the democratic liberals that have run the county and the city for the last few decades have absolutely DESTROYED the great city Cleveland once was with inaction, poor planning and execution, and financial irresponsibility. Until they clean house and elect some tough-love, responsible, fiscally-sound conservative leadership, the city will continue to be the national joke it is.
And another thing....I wish the media and the lawyers would just GET OUTTA THE POLICE'S WAY and let them do their job. There will always be a couple that abuse the power, but if more took their job as seriously and professionally as Simone, the streets would really become safe again. The statistic about 95% of the arrests made by the same 75 cops is appalling......don't the cops get annual reviews? Aren't they required to at least make one arrest a year? C'mon.....it's no wonder some of the neighborhoods in Cleveland are the effing DMZ!
Thank you Officer Simone and keep up the good work. Try hard to pass on your attitude and judgement to the younger cops who actually take the job to make a difference.
Knowing plenty of CPD, my father included, this is the exact reason why Cleveland needs to stop wasting money on its politicians and usless garbage they spend it on and use the money they have towards geting in dash cameras and other equipment beneficial to the officers. i understand the Simone was off duty but he has had other incidents on duty where a camera would have helped. KUDOS to SIMONE for putting his life on the line while off duty, people should bot criticize him for the job that they cannot do themselves. ALL CPD and other police officers deserve more respect. Unless u know what they deal with everyday, dont criticize them.
It's the unregulated bleeding heart mentality of the media world that needs to be investigated.
"... shot 12 times in 35 years" - in Cleveland, I'm doing the math, and that is not a bad statistic for a REAL cop like officer Simone fighting the REAL crime that exists in Cleveland.
The donut shop cops who don't draw their weapons don't count, Ms. Brett. And you - like those who take the side of anyone breaking the law be it a bank robber OR a murderer - are the true examples of what is really wrong with today's times .. spare the bullet, spoil the society.
If Regina Brett was trying to be persuade most Greater Clevelanders that Jim Simone is a brutal police officer, who should be removed for shooting too many criminals, she failed miserably.
Instead of persuading me that Jim Simone should be removed from the Cleveland Police Force, Regina Brett convinced me that she should be removed from the Cleveland Plain Dealer for her unprofessional, journalistic hatchet job of Jim Simone.
Regina Brett's unfair and unprofessional comments about Jim Simone are glaring.
Although she is now back peddling from her original. over-the-top statements about Jim Simone, Regina Brett has yet to apologize in her column to him for comparing him to Dr. Kervorkian.
It will be interesting to see if Regina Brett ever gets around to apologizing to Jim Simone, even though I strongly suspect that Ms. Brett really believes that she did nothing wrong and also that Officer Jim Simone should not be allowed to patrol "the Mean Streets of Cleveland" anymore.
I agree with Hegel, an apology from Regina is well deserved. Jim Simone does his job and does it well. We know it, she knows it, the City knows it and the thugs know it. Cudos to Simone and the others that "Man up" to make a difference in this crummy city run by crummy leaders.
Regina Brett is like most "journalists". They live in this prestine world, where every criminal is a victim of something. No one takes responsibility for anything they do. When it comes to low lifes, there must be a reason for their issues. They just need to be treated kindly. Meanwhile, they're beating someone elses head in. Regina Brett doesnt have to live in the world she writes about. Officer Simone does. Thank God for him and the rest of his Brothers in Blue. Rags like the PD only print nice things about them at their funerals.
Hey Regina
Why don't you call for an investigation of the liberal judges who impose lenient sentences on career crimminals? The same creeps who get out and kill innocent people. All you are doing is impeding the job of CPD. You have no business riding along with someone like Simone,try the dog catcher.
No matter how you justify things, My brother did not deserve to die!!! R.I.P.Robert. You will be missed.
The bank teller your brother threatened didnt deserve that either. Your brother, who had a criminal history, committed a felony bank robbery claiming people would die if they failed to obey him. Then he ran from a police officer who ordered him to freeze. Then he reached into a car after he was told to freeze again. This may be a little harsh, but I am not sure why anywould would say he didnt earn being shot at by a police officer. His death was the result of his ALL actions that day. I cant understand why that is so hard to understand.
The right thing is for Brett to apologize to Officer Simone. We ten should all hope that he gets back on the streets as soon as possible.
Batman and Regina.
Uncle Tom, your "brother" may not have deserved to die, but those bank clerks and customers didn't "deserve" to have their lives threatened. Officer Simone didn't "deserve" to be called into action on his free time, didn't "deserve" to have to chase Hackworth, and didn't "deserve" to believe he was in danger when his quarry refused to stop or freeze when told repeatedly to do so. Bang, bang--one less crook.
uncletom4u,
Wah, my Brother was decent
Wah, he had a drug problem
Wah, he was going to go to rehab
Wah, none of this was his fault
Wah, society did this to him
Maybe you should have helped your Brother realize that he was going down the wrong path.
Maybe you should have said, Dude, you need to get your stuff straight.
Maybe you should have helped him get his stiff straight.
Maybe you should realize that your Brother was accountable for his actions, and that his actions lead to his death.
Maybe you should realize that when people do bad things that bad things will happen to those people.
Robert did a bad thing, a bad thing then happened to Robert.
See how it works.
Reggie and Mrs Brown are two of my top four reasons for quitting home delivery of the PD.
Keep on keepin' on, Officer Simone.
Officer Simone needs to take out more thugs, including the ones in office. Not only in Cleveland but the one in D.C. as well. Come on people all thugs don't rob banks. Some of them wear suits and belong to either the Republicans or the Democrats. If you are going to talk about clean up the messes then he should start there. And to all of you all think that the man who died should have been killed for stealing a couple of thousand dollars should be ashamed of yourselves. A man stole 8 million and get 8 years and another steals a couple of thousand dollars and get shot in the back? Now that's what I call justice. Office Simone must have forgot about the places you can shoot someone without killing them. But hey, you live by the gun, most surely you will die by it, too.
Regina Brett, Jim Simone just proved that he has more honor, class, and courage in standing up to his situation than you have when you took the classic liberal kneejerk reaction writing a column labeling him an executioner. Learn from it.
Uncletow4u, Let's see, I was a roofer once. Part of my occupational hazard was falling off a roof, if you work construction your occupational hazard is you could fall off a ladder, or be buried in a trench that has collappsed. Now when you rob for a living, your occupational hazard is that someday you might get shot down like a dog, and so it goes.
Maybe Simone is just a really good shot?
I hate Regina Brett, and all she stands for. She got herself knocked up without being married, and thinks we should all pay homage to here since she is actually got someone to pay for her dribble
"...the Cleveland Police Department's use of force policy says, "Deadly force is never justified solely to protect property."
"It wasn't the property that got him killed," Simone said. "I believe he was armed."
Hackworth wasn't."
Nice dig there, Reg. Those three paragraphs show me you're still out to nail Officer Simone. You could have taken the unbiased approach and said "CPD policy says 'deadly force is never justified solely to protect property.' The suspect reached for something Simone could not identify and therefore believed him to be armed."
Regina,
I thought one of the tenets of "journalism" involved doing some research and then writing an informed column and/or opinion in a straightforward manner.
It seems like you just sit around "thinking great thoughts" and write what comes into your head about the way the world should be, using the same tired old liberal playbook. That is - corporations are bad, people who are succesful and make money are greedy and need to give more to those who do not produce, black people are always being exploited and are not responsible for their actions, women never get a fair shake, prosecutors are corrupt, police are violent barbarians that need to be punished by smart people like us, etc. If this is what the PD is paying you for -- they are getting ripped off.
For a professional columnist to apologize for not doing their homework - like investigating, gathering facts and talking to people involved - before publishing your "opinions" in an uniformed matter, is the epitomy of preumptiveness, arrogance and laziness.
Ms. Brett, I bet you are shocked and suprised at the negative response to your column. It seems that way as you try to rationalize your way around the words you used. Let me tell you something, regardless of the small circle of liberals you probably hang around with at the PD and in your world who affirm what you do, you DO NOT represent the mainstream in this city or area. You are so far off the reservation with your values and views it is not even funny.
And you can put Feagler, Maurren Dowd and Connie Brown in the same boat.
I am not impressed with your Pulitzer Prize nominations given out by the mutual admiration society of like minded liberal journalists.
You are offensive to the police and to the law abiding people who must live in this city. Institutions such as the PD, with you as an accomplice, are helping to destroy this city and making it unlivable.
I am not impressed with your "ride along". That is a PR stunt that I predict you will write about fawningly to try to amend for your foul up.
Apologize to office Simone and all of the plice officers in the area and across the country.
But liberal elites like you think you are too smart to be wrong about such lofty,intellectual issues.
Regina,
I thought one of the tenets of "journalism" involved doing some research and then writing an informed column and/or opinion in a straightforward manner.
It seems like you just sit around "thinking great thoughts" and write what comes into your head about the way the world should be, using the same tired old liberal playbook. That is - corporations are bad, people who are succesful and make money are greedy and need to give more to those who do not produce, black people are always being exploited and are not responsible for their actions, women never get a fair shake, prosecutors are corrupt, police are violent barbarians that need to be punished by smart people like us, etc. If this is what the PD is paying you for -- they are getting ripped off.
For a professional columnist to apologize for not doing their homework - like investigating, gathering facts and talking to people involved - before publishing your "opinions" in an uniformed matter, is the epitomy of preumptiveness, arrogance and laziness.
Ms. Brett, I bet you are shocked and suprised at the negative response to your column. It seems that way as you try to rationalize your way around the words you used. Let me tell you something, regardless of the small circle of liberals you probably hang around with at the PD and in your world who affirm what you do, you DO NOT represent the mainstream in this city or area. You are so far off the reservation with your values and views it is not even funny.
And you can put Feagler, Maurren Dowd and Connie Brown in the same boat.
I am not impressed with your Pulitzer Prize nominations given out by the mutual admiration society of like minded liberal journalists.
You are offensive to the police and to the law abiding people who must live in this city. Institutions such as the PD, with you as an accomplice, are helping to destroy this city and making it unlivable.
I am not impressed with your "ride along". That is a PR stunt that I predict you will write about fawningly to try to amend for your foul up.
Apologize to office Simone and all of the plice officers in the area and across the country.
But liberal elites like you think you are too smart to be wrong about such lofty,intellectual issues.
Regina,
I thought one of the tenets of "journalism" involved doing some research and then writing an informed column and/or opinion in a straightforward manner.
It seems like you just sit around "thinking great thoughts" and write what comes into your head about the way the world should be, using the same tired old liberal playbook. That is - corporations are bad, people who are succesful and make money are greedy and need to give more to those who do not produce, black people are always being exploited and are not responsible for their actions, women never get a fair shake, prosecutors are corrupt, police are violent barbarians that need to be punished by smart people like us, etc. If this is what the PD is paying you for -- they are getting ripped off.
For a professional columnist to apologize for not doing their homework - like investigating, gathering facts and talking to people involved - before publishing your "opinions" in an uniformed matter, is the epitomy of preumptiveness, arrogance and laziness.
Ms. Brett, I bet you are shocked and suprised at the negative response to your column. It seems that way as you try to rationalize your way around the words you used. Let me tell you something, regardless of the small circle of liberals you probably hang around with at the PD and in your world who affirm what you do, you DO NOT represent the mainstream in this city or area. You are so far off the reservation with your values and views it is not even funny.
And you can put Feagler, Maurren Dowd and Connie Brown in the same boat.
I am not impressed with your Pulitzer Prize nominations given out by the mutual admiration society of like minded liberal journalists.
You are offensive to the police and to the law abiding people who must live in this city. Institutions such as the PD, with you as an accomplice, are helping to destroy this city and making it unlivable.
I am not impressed with your "ride along". That is a PR stunt that I predict you will write about fawningly to try to amend for your foul up.
Apologize to office Simone and all of the plice officers in the area and across the country.
But liberal elites like you think you are too smart to be wrong about such lofty,intellectual issues.
Regina:
You are a true columinist. You printed a piece with your viewpoint, however provided same space to officer Simone for his. Don't always agree with you, but that means you are doing a good job.
Excellent post, Buckeyedawgs! I wish I could have come up with something so succinct!
I hope Ms. Brett's mind is changed by her ride-along, but I'm not holding my breath. Her mind seems made up and I'm sure she'll find a way to spin the experience to fit her opinion.
Does the PD keep track of the feed back that these editorials generate? Though they may think controversy is good for circulation, I know I'm SERIOUSLY considering cancelling my subscription due to editorials like these. I mean, why should I PAY for opinions I neither agree with nor respect?
TBV
Regina...I believe you lost much credibility by writing the original article about Officer Simone, and this second article only proves further what a man of integrity he is. It is obvious you are one of the lucky ones who have never been a victim of a crime. Believe me, it is a comfort to know that there are Police at the caliber of Officer Simone.
His reaction and response is proof positive of his honesty and dedication to the job.
This should be a lesson-learned for you Regina, before you write such trash, get both sides and avoid making a fool of yourself! Your supporters are criminals not law abiding citizens.
Ms. Brett,
I came to respect you and your writing when you wrote that fine piece about AJ Schroeder. You lost me, however, when you attacked Simone for doing his job. From here on out, Philip Morris is the only columnist that I will read, for he truly supports the effort of Police.
I would say "Don't you feel stupid now, Regina?" but that would imply serious introspection that Ms. Brett has yet to exhibit. She's ridden along with police before and obviously learned nothing. Sadly, journalism seems to no longer be an intellectually rigorous profession (if it ever was).
HEGEL...you said it best!
I did not think my respect for Officer Simone could get any better, however, after reading this second article, I admire him even more...and Regina Brett even less.
I find your article offensive to the Cleveland Police and all other Police Officers.
You have lost what little creditability I had for you.
Great job Officer Simone! Thank You!
OK gang, let's lighten up on Ms. Brett. She has the right to put her opinions forward in print; that's what she's paid to do.
I subscribe to the right of every man or woman to be wrong. Regina is wrong, on all counts. We can question the wisdom of her opinions and ideas, but personal attacks against her do nothing to further the case against her or Officer Simone.
I am reading the comments and some of them are downright nasty and I question whether they need to be. Of course any and all comments are free speech, one of our most precious rights in this nation of ours. But please remember that personal and "ad hominem" attacks are the last refuge of a man or woman who has run out of ideas. Let's keep our eye on the ball, OK?
ummm If this guy wants to be a cop...let him do so w/o a gun, somewhere behind a desk.
"I never thought I shouldn't chase him. This is a bank robber. I'm the police. I am 9-1-1."
Dude you are not "The Police" and you are not "911". You are a bully! A gang member that has killed 5 people and has had over 150 complaints while he is so called serving and protecting. Answer the phone for the rest of your career I'll feel safer.
quote....
" Simone was off duty on July 9 when he entered a bank to get pennies for his grandkids. He left his phone and pager behind.
He had no bulletproof vest, no radio, no backup when he jumped in a civilian's car then shot Robert Hackworth, who fled the bank with $2,000.
"It wasn't the property that got him killed," Simone said. "I believe he was armed."
Hackworth wasn't.
"If you put me in jeopardy -- whether that jeopardy is real or imagined -- I have to defend myself," he said. "
WTH there should be no investigation....you should be fired and jailed for murder. Just because you are the police or you are 911 doesn't give you the right to be Bruce Willis. Call the police....the ON-DUTY police!!! No one knows your a cop when your in privte clothes in a personal car. You are truly an embarrassment to police officers.
BigScott88:
So who is Officer Jim Simone bullying?
Bank robbers? Violent Criminals? Thugs?
Regina,
Thank you for the couple of bucks a week I will now be saving by cancelling my subscription to the Plain Dealer.
You're a joke!
Maybe you can get a job in a coffee shop when you're sent packing from the PD... the stupid, hippy kids behind the counters will just LOVE your "enlightened" view of the world.
PS...
has anybody ever told you that your could pass for Nancy Pelosi's retarded sister?
The very headline of this story shows a bias against Officer Simone: "Officer not angered." Did you assume he would be just because a local newspaper columnist criticized him?
But at least she has the humility to write another piece. There are plenty of self-serving journalists out there who would have swept it under the rug instead of admitting they may have been wrong.
Officer Simone, VENI, VIDI, VICI, BUONO!!!!! Congratulazione fratello!!!!
Hes clearing the trash out of Cleveland, who would seriously get upset about that? I'm sorry, but if you are robbing people and committing crimes, you don't deserve life.
Ok lets make a change lets put mr. super cop in the 4th or 5th. lets see how much he can change and if he is the cop he thinks he is
Hackworth knew the risks he was getting himself into, If you commit a crime you have to be willing to accept the possibility that you will be gunned down. He gambled and lost to 'Supercop'. Thanks 'Supercop' for making our mean steets a little safer.
Simone works in the 2nd big5fred... That is a dangerous area because the inmates...excuse me... people that reside down there try to act as if they are from the 4th and 5th district area's. Fact is fact...
As far as Simone's respect from other police, I know many CPD and others from the burbs and the rumors are true about him...Yes, they would want him in the same foxhole with them if it came down to it... But, if anybody "drops" Jim Simone's name when they get pulled over... It is and immediate car inspection along with their ticket for the traffic violation!!!
Bigscott- Please never call the police. Please never use them when you are in need. Please don't call the police because you really don't get what it is to be a cop.
Hell if had a few more cops like him Cleveland would be a better place.
Give me Dirty Harry, John McCain any supercop. let them do theirs jobs and take the handcuffs off of police. hell give them Uzi's.
Please send Officer Simone to New Orleans.
We could use a few good men like him down here.
Officer Simone claims he has to try and be Supercop because only 75 officers on the entire Cleveland Police Department actually do their jobs!
"'Prosecutors will agree with me that 95 percent of all the arrests are made by the same 75 policemen,' Simone said. 'About 75 guys do all the work.'"
How many cops are on the Cleveland police force? About 2,000?? Am I in the ballpark or way off? Simone says almost all of those officers are donut-eating sloths!
I actually agree with Simone about something!
This does not justify being a trigger-happy cop who has shot more people than any cop in America and killed more people than any cop in America.
Most Cleveland cops don't do their jobs, according to Simone. Those that do put effort into their work are trigger-happy rogue cops, often worse than the people they're out to arrest.
Hey, bigscott88, what was your block and cell number when you were in the joint? Probably in Seg, huh ? One of those "special" people!
Who you trying to convince you did nothing wrong Regina. You're one of the reasons I no longer subscribe to this rag of a newspaper. You and your Alfred E Newman What Me Worry smile just doesnt know when to quit. Officer Simone just showed more class then you could ever hope to have. But, being a clueless liberal, no one ever has to take resposibility for their actions. Always an excuse. If Officer Simone had let the Perp get the first shot off, you could have done one of those touching little Eulogies.
CPD only has about 1000 officers that do street patrol duty. The other 600 (right 600), they only have 1600 total counting everybody, are admin., detectives, brass, IAD, and special assignments.
Like most organizations about 15-20% do the majority of the hard work
well regina brett you did one thing right you said you were sorry!!!! next time you want to say stuff about any of are men and woman in blue get the facts straight first and your ride in the black an white will be just like the ride alongs in the past because no officer is going to put your life at risk but you will get to see some of the thugs but i dont see you getting the point even after the ride along because you are not that bright of a person to get it and again you are not getting the support you said before more like 98% percent behind officer simone and the other 2% are criminals and for the record i really think your opinion was unfounded an untrue and distasteful and disrespectful to not just officer simone but to all the men and woman who go out everyday to fight crime and put there life on the line to save ours i hope that one day soon you will write again and give officer simone the credit he deserves instead of just im sorry!!!!
GOD BLESS YOU OFFICER SIMONE FROM ALL OF CLEVELANDS LAW ABIDING CITIZENS THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!!!!
"About 75 guys do all the work"? This guy is ridiculous. Rumor has it, he gave himself that nickname. What an ego.
This incident illustrates a problem with the criminals in the Cleveland and the rest of the United States. If criminals like Mr. Hackworth were less aggressive and less inclined to run away from the police thee would not be the need for police officers like Mr . Simone to use their weapons. Perhaps we need remedial courses for people like Mr. Hackworth to teach them proper surrendering techniques. This would take a lot of pressure off the police that forces them to use their weapons. Surrender is an option that is better for all parties.
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