Stop Embarrassing the PPD

Jim, get your head out of paul and mathis' ass

If you'll check, EVERY dept. is short on personnel. It's not just PPD. While there are problems at PPD, there are problems everywhere that you go. Ask some of the guys that left for ESCO. There are problems there also and I've heard that some of them are regreting their decision to leave PPD. The pay is the biggest problem when it comes to recruiting new Officers. If given a choice, almost anyone would go where the pay is better. That is not a reflection on PPD.

If there are any at the S.O. who regret leaving the P.D. and would like the opportunity to be part of the fold again, the smartest thing that Mathis could do would be to welcome them with open arms like they were prodigal sons. He should instruct his supervisors to put out the word that any who have left under good terms because they thought they would be working for a better agency, that they would be put on top of the re-employment list. They would be some of the best disciples the city would have as they have tasted the grass on the other side of the fence and found that it wasn’t as sweet as they thought it would be. They would be quick to give counsel and good advice to any other brothers and sisters who are considering making a move.

buckaroo770; And do you really expect those who have left to beleive MAthis?? It is a documented fact that Mathis is a liar and has lost all of his integrity!! The ones who have left for other agencies would be foolish to come back. Mathis should instruct his supervisors to put the word out to those who have left that they are better off without the PPD and its admin of two faced backstabbers. Those who left did it for a reason and pay was not the majority factor, Paul Kelly and John MAthis were. You say you want officers back then give them a reason to come back. The PPD is shorthanded for a reason. Nobody wants to work under a drunk and a new Capt. who enjoys destroying officers lives with his lies to make himself look good. Kelly is the worst kind of cop, he believes his own lies because thats all he does. And you people wonder why the PPD cant keep people. It all starts at the top, shitty leadership equals shitty department.. T.O.

Cant argue with that.

If you hate PPD so much, LEAVE and do it fast. People like you are not needed there. You are like a cancer that keeps spreading. You want everyone to believe that everyone at PPD is miserable and everyone is about to get fired. Not so! Some of us are not having the problems that you seem to be having. We do our jobs and if we make a mistake, we admit it. The key is mistake, not willfully not doing what we have been trained to do. You sound like one of those lazy ones that do nothing and then cry when you get in trouble for it.

YOU sound like you have your head in the sand or up Kelly's butt, too. Maybe you are so afraid Kelly will pull one of his high and mighty God acts on you. Saying you are close to God and acting as Jesus would are two totally different things, Paul Kelly is now and will always be a hypocrite.

I have known Paul for a long time. At one time he was a great cop but he changed. It all started when he made Sgt. and he went down hill from there. He got this complex that he was just better than everyone else, he was untouchable. As Paul advanced up the promotion ladder he only got worse. It must make him feel special knowing that he is Mathis's "golden child", he can do no wrong. When in fact Paul Kelly is nothing but a spolied brat, its his way or no way. It was rumored that Paul was going to leave to pursue a career as a carpenter. What happened?? Why isnt he gone yet?? Paul walks around the station with his nose in everything. It would be in the best interest of the PPD for Paul to leave and take his "I am God" attitude with him.

Amen

I have spoken with all of the PPD officers who have come over to the SO in the last year, and only know of ONE who even had second thoughts about coming over...all others are happy with their decision, and to be honest with you, if you dont have a lot of time invested in the PPD retirement, you may do good to think about coming over yourselves.