Wonder if we have another case of a gay lover turned intern being paid by HPD. Par for the course of Houston's finest.The Wonderer said:
Sunlight continues to show just how much of a CF HPD is
https://abc13.com/post/houston-police-chief-troy-finner-out-larry-satterwhite-hpd-suspended-cases-lack-of-personnel-code/14783597/
digging tunnels said:
Thank you Turner and Acevedo for being the slapdicks yall are
just think if she-jack would've won....W said:
the Turner era has really, really, really aged poorly
corruption and incompetence all over the place
Ducks4brkfast said:
Whitmire continuing to surprise.
And dealing with potentially terminal bone cancerProject Gemini said:
Sly was so busy doing interviews, riding his motorized bike, dancing, and being given fake awards he didnt have time to address real problems.
NickNaylor said:And dealing with potentially terminal bone cancerProject Gemini said:
Sly was so busy doing interviews, riding his motorized bike, dancing, and being given fake awards he didnt have time to address real problems.
so are you insinuating he was not able to do his job AT ALL because of a potential terminal illness or are you insinuating he shouldn't be held accountable for all the crime and police nonsense under his tenure?NickNaylor said:And dealing with potentially terminal bone cancerProject Gemini said:
Sly was so busy doing interviews, riding his motorized bike, dancing, and being given fake awards he didnt have time to address real problems.
NickNaylor said:And dealing with potentially terminal bone cancerProject Gemini said:
Sly was so busy doing interviews, riding his motorized bike, dancing, and being given fake awards he didnt have time to address real problems.
NickNaylor said:And dealing with potentially terminal bone cancerProject Gemini said:
Sly was so busy doing interviews, riding his motorized bike, dancing, and being given fake awards he didnt have time to address real problems.
when your predecessor set the bar on the floor, it isn't exactly hard to get over it.Ducks4brkfast said:
Whitmire continuing to surprise.
Al Bula said:so are you insinuating he was not able to do his job AT ALL because of a potential terminal illness or are you insinuating he shouldn't be held accountable for all the crime and police nonsense under his tenure?NickNaylor said:And dealing with potentially terminal bone cancerProject Gemini said:
Sly was so busy doing interviews, riding his motorized bike, dancing, and being given fake awards he didnt have time to address real problems.
Did not know that. I renounce everything I have ever said about the man.Diggity said:
guy is a Waltrip grad.
Place spits out nothing but future legends.
John Whitmire - WikipediaQuote:
In 2021, Whitmire stirred controversy by responding to questions about the lack of air conditioning in prisons by saying: "You know, we can talk about this all day, it's not gonna change. The prisons are hot. They're uncomfortable. And the real solution is, don't commit a crime and you stay at home and be cool. We're not gonna air condition them. One, we don't want to. Number two, we couldn't afford it if we wanted to." Whitmire's quote was featured the following month on a segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
NickNaylor said:And dealing with potentially terminal bone cancerProject Gemini said:
Sly was so busy doing interviews, riding his motorized bike, dancing, and being given fake awards he didnt have time to address real problems.
Bill White is debatable there. He really didn't understand how large government agencies function. He tried to beat the "run the city like a business" drum without understanding that government agencies simply do not function that way no matter how hard you try to force them to (This was part of my Masters thesis). He also hated city employees and he and his affluent friends (i.e. "advisors") were ridiculously out of touch with the realities of most Houstonians' daily lives. This is evidenced by one of the meetings trying to set up Safe Clear when either White or one of his pals said, "Why would anyone care about $75? That's nothing."MAROON said:John Whitmire - WikipediaQuote:
In 2021, Whitmire stirred controversy by responding to questions about the lack of air conditioning in prisons by saying: "You know, we can talk about this all day, it's not gonna change. The prisons are hot. They're uncomfortable. And the real solution is, don't commit a crime and you stay at home and be cool. We're not gonna air condition them. One, we don't want to. Number two, we couldn't afford it if we wanted to." Whitmire's quote was featured the following month on a segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
I like that quote. Lifelong politician, but I've met him and he seems to be an ok guy. Low bar after the last two Mayors. Bill White and then Lanier where the last Mayors that were competent.
Get rid of all of the extraneous crap that bogs government down (DIE, affirmative action, mandatory minority participation percentages in contracts, not being able to fire useless and lazy employees that contribute nothing, instill performance based bonuses and merit raises for higher performers, etc.) and makes them the most inefficient operational body there is and you could run them closer to a business.Ryan the Temp said:Bill White is debatable there. He really didn't understand how large government agencies function. He tried to beat the "run the city like a business" drum without understanding that government agencies simply do not function that way no matter how hard you try to force them to (This was part of my Masters thesis). He also hated city employees and he and his affluent friends (i.e. "advisors") were ridiculously out of touch with the realities of most Houstonians' daily lives. This is evidenced by one of the meetings trying to set up Safe Clear when either White or one of his pals said, "Why would anyone care about $75? That's nothing."MAROON said:John Whitmire - WikipediaQuote:
In 2021, Whitmire stirred controversy by responding to questions about the lack of air conditioning in prisons by saying: "You know, we can talk about this all day, it's not gonna change. The prisons are hot. They're uncomfortable. And the real solution is, don't commit a crime and you stay at home and be cool. We're not gonna air condition them. One, we don't want to. Number two, we couldn't afford it if we wanted to." Whitmire's quote was featured the following month on a segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
I like that quote. Lifelong politician, but I've met him and he seems to be an ok guy. Low bar after the last two Mayors. Bill White and then Lanier where the last Mayors that were competent.
I tried to tell some of you. I may not agree with all of his personal politics and he knows that, but he may end up going down as the best politician Houston has ever had. He's a Dem, but he's a centric Dem that cares about getting things done and turning this place around.Ag_07 said:Ducks4brkfast said:
Whitmire continuing to surprise.
This
Whitmire has been a much welcomed breath of fresh air. I admit I was skeptical of another dem at the helm but man he's been quite impressive so far.
NickNaylor said:And dealing with potentially terminal bone cancerProject Gemini said:
Sly was so busy doing interviews, riding his motorized bike, dancing, and being given fake awards he didnt have time to address real problems.
