The Problem with any Admin at ABT

?? while I do not agree with everything you wrote,I do agree with the fact that we need to be vigilant when it comes to domestic terrorism. We were told in basic beverage that 540 million dollars was sent from Florida to terrorist organizations all over the world. That the Division licensed the uncle and cousin of the leader of Hamas. The 9/11 terrorist trained in Venice Florida and flew out of the international airport in Southwest Florida to carry out the plot. Along with beverage law we need to focus on p[laces that fund and support terrorist, like the Mom and Pop stores. I for one would be glad to take up the slack of the two agents assigned to JTTF.

You know how terrorists were able to send all that money back to the sewers they crawled out of? They were free to conduct their business without ABT interference. I bet there aren't 20 agents in the whole state that can conduct a real inspection. We issue licenses without conducting any real investigation. The fact the prints come back clean isn't reason to issue a license.

Thanks for the update on KPI's not going away. I think we all figured that out after Drago spends 2 months talking about how they are going away and then Cindi moves Jerry's hand to tell everyone to work on their "numbers".

Glad to see the more things change the more they stay the same.

After the email from the chief came out I surprised all of the task force guys dont just quit. thats the new mission statement and direction, what a slap in the face, have they even looked into any of the task forces, do they have a clue what the hell is going on and who was the ending comment directed at, sounds like the chief took a shot at the only two Majors that really know what their doing. hows everybodys holiday parties going, appears more ink directed at those issues than any real concern of this dept. does the word clueless come to mind. drago, if you read this please pay more attention to the direction. we heard you are an old task force guy. the JTTF guys should just quit and go where they are more respected does the word demoralizing come to mind. I hear about the stats every month, arent we doing enough minors. i heard that majors PR and Dec. bust their asses working minors and they are always talking up the ABT every where they go. I wonder what support they are gettin. I glad i am an agent wouldnt take a promotion here for nothin what the hell is our real direction, whats that noise is it ABT going down the drain or is it the sound of a run away train going no where.

After the email from the chief came out I surprised all of the task force guys dont just quit. thats the new mission statement and direction, what a slap in the face, have they even looked into any of the task forces, do they have a clue what the hell is going on and who was the ending comment directed at, sounds like the chief took a shot at the only two Majors that really know what their doing. hows everybodys holiday parties going, appears more ink directed at those issues than any real concern of this dept. does the word clueless come to mind. drago, if you read this please pay more attention to the direction. we heard you are an old task force guy. the JTTF guys should just quit and go where they are more respected does the word demoralizing come to mind. I hear about the stats every month, arent we doing enough minors. i heard that majors PR and Dec. bust their asses working minors and they are always talking up the ABT every where they go. I wonder what support they are gettin. I glad i am an agent wouldnt take a promotion here for nothin what the hell is our real direction, whats that noise is it ABT going down the drain or is it the sound of a run away train going no where.

Weezie? You mean Sleezie...go apply if you want a different job.

Other law enforcement to work the "fringe" ABT activity. Who are you kidding.

Most LE agencies are 911 driven. They don't care about ties to terrorism, people supplying alcohol to kids if it doesn't happen in front of them, fake id's (they don't even know it's a felony), and other assorted ABT work that you say is not part of our mission.

Guess what folks it's the 21st century and our world has changed. It's not 1950 anymore and we aren't looking for gin mills. The most important thing any LE can focuss on is domestic terrorism within their purview. There were terrorists living in Hollywood. There are currently terrorist supporters all over South Florida with ABT issued licenses. Don't you think it's a bit more important that the store clerk is sending money overseas for these purposes as opposed to him selling to an underage kid. After 9/11 (the terrorist attacks since so many of you seemed to have forgotten) changed the way we live. Every department needs to look at what they can do within their jurisdiction to fight domestic terrorists. Don't rely upon the CIA or FBI to protect your own back yard. That's our job as local/state police.

We can still do both. There are two guys in SF assigned to JTTF. I think the rest of us can handle working minors while these two fight domestic terrorists.

I guess many of you are too young or too old to remember 9/11. I'm right in the middle and I remember. You all don't know how close we have come to further attacks. Lucky for me you guys are doing minor work while they supply the funds to fight another 9/11.

Keep up the vital ABT job. Keep those blinders on. "Keep up your numbers" even though we are doing away with KPI's.

If anyone wants to read the real ABT Administrative Manual read "Animal Farm".

It is obvious you are on the clock...so get to work!

The email from the Chief was long overdue. I think the direction we are headed is the only one that makes sense. We regulate the alcohol and tobacco industries. All you "task force" members - welcome back to ABT. To those of you that don't like the new direction - do the best surveys, inspections, training sessions and community outreach you can do. The agency deserves nothing less and maybe someone will have something good to say about you later. This will be important when you start looking for another job. I know someone with this agency that was fond of saying "Some people came to work for an hourly wage. I came to work for the Division." Feel free to use it in your next promotional interview.

The email from the Chief was long overdue. I think the direction we are headed is the only one that makes sense. We regulate the alcohol and tobacco industries. All you "task force" members - welcome back to ABT. To those of you that don't like the new direction - do the best surveys, inspections, training sessions and community outreach you can do. The agency deserves nothing less and maybe someone will have something good to say about you later. This will be important when you start looking for another job. I know someone with this agency that was fond of saying "Some people came to work for an hourly wage. I came to work for the Division." Feel free to use it in your next promotional interview.

Excellent quote !!
I bet you are ready to be promoted to a Specialist II.....
You don't need a badge or gun for what you do everyday..

That really is the beauty of this job, isn't it? I may not need a badge or gun but I have it. Think about it numbnuts. We aren't dodging cars on the interstate. We aren't humping it from call to call. We aren't fighting drunks or spending our off days sitting in court. We have it made.
Oh sure, we have to count chairs and write tickets to kids for smoking. Every now and then we even have to send a kid into a store on a survey. Think about this...right now, there is a uniformed police officer on his 27th call of the night, on his (or her) way to the jail with another 10-15. You know what he is thinking? How do I get one of those cushy positions with the State? You are right my friend. I may not need a gun or a badge, but having them gives me high hazard retirement and a nice check every other friday. It gives me weekends and holidays off. No shift work. No one giving me a dose of crap every time I turn around. This is the best job in law enforcement, that would be even better without folks like you.

I rarely say anything on this site but I have to respond to this looser. Best job in police work, obviously how would you know you have never done a day of police work in your life. All those call humping, road partol, detective bureaus of real law enforcement agencies is the backbone of police work. When I became a cop, I did it for the job, the police work, not for the cushy benefits you talk about. Your a real ass to minimize the duties of every day police work, when real cops are fighting crime and dying on the streets in Florida. Your the one that needs a new job, hopefully one where people like you are not certifed.