Our country, and our world for that matter, have been on a consumption binge the past few decades or so. We have acquired more "stuff", have more "wants" ..... and practically over-indulge ourselves in materialistic satisfaction.
The sign of the times, amidst the recent recession, causes many of us to re-evaluate our priorities. Such is the motive behind Jen Weigel's article, "Key to Genuine Wealth: Simplicity".
Link to Chicago Tribune
She stresses the importance of time, relationships and values. She encourages the return to a simpler era.
We have all witnessed the many TV programs focusing on the theme of hoarding, OCD and other similar mental disorders. These problems are the culmination of society's addiction to flaunting one's belongings, such as a bigger house, a nicer car, or more brand named items in clothing and so on.
Perhaps the bad economic climate is a much-needed jab in the arm, a wake-up call of sort, to help us adjust our priorities and our role in society. Perhaps it is necessary to travel down the path to a simpler, more humble and more minimalist way of life.
2 cents: "The End of Management" - Alan Murray, Wall Street Journal
DoTakeItPersonal.com would like to chime in on this article, because of the relevance to many who are living the typical office cubicle life such as the portrayal in "Dilbert".
Link to WSJ.com
It is unbelievable how destructive the management layer has affected many a start-up company's lifeline. In fact, such is the case for many established corporations that are in the growth and expansion stage as well.
So often, the existence of managerial "decision-makers" cripple the ability of those who are perfectly capable of doing fantastic things for the company. These "peons" are capable of governing/managing themselves, they are capable of making money for the company, and sometimes, even saving the company money along the way. Unfortunately, with a select few who are only there to give orders and to do nothing more than watching others perform their jobs ..... companies that are financially sound and thrive in the marketplace ..... become entities of bureaucracy and red-tape.
This is especially true in a sales department in which a sales manager provides absolutely no value to the organization other than pretending to be an "expert" on sales forecast, project management and economic outlook analysis. Of course, such an individual's main function is to monitor the rest of the sales team members daily like a "watchdog".
Any company, ever since 2007, who still believes in having such a managerial layer, deserves to falter. It really doesn't matter how big the company is, or how small it is. It really doesn't matter what industry is serves, or what demographics its customer base belongs to. By all means, it really doesn't even matter how wealthy it is and where it is physically located. At the end of the day, the fact of the matter is that we no longer conduct business like before, times have changed ..... hence, the pace and speed of execution have changed, rendering the need for greater ownership among employees/"peons" to contribute to the employer. This model also means a more direct relationship between the company and those who perform actual tasks that keep the organization rolling along. The direct process eliminate the need for a managerial layer and the folks who consider themselves "managers".
Link to WSJ.com
It is unbelievable how destructive the management layer has affected many a start-up company's lifeline. In fact, such is the case for many established corporations that are in the growth and expansion stage as well.
So often, the existence of managerial "decision-makers" cripple the ability of those who are perfectly capable of doing fantastic things for the company. These "peons" are capable of governing/managing themselves, they are capable of making money for the company, and sometimes, even saving the company money along the way. Unfortunately, with a select few who are only there to give orders and to do nothing more than watching others perform their jobs ..... companies that are financially sound and thrive in the marketplace ..... become entities of bureaucracy and red-tape.
This is especially true in a sales department in which a sales manager provides absolutely no value to the organization other than pretending to be an "expert" on sales forecast, project management and economic outlook analysis. Of course, such an individual's main function is to monitor the rest of the sales team members daily like a "watchdog".
Any company, ever since 2007, who still believes in having such a managerial layer, deserves to falter. It really doesn't matter how big the company is, or how small it is. It really doesn't matter what industry is serves, or what demographics its customer base belongs to. By all means, it really doesn't even matter how wealthy it is and where it is physically located. At the end of the day, the fact of the matter is that we no longer conduct business like before, times have changed ..... hence, the pace and speed of execution have changed, rendering the need for greater ownership among employees/"peons" to contribute to the employer. This model also means a more direct relationship between the company and those who perform actual tasks that keep the organization rolling along. The direct process eliminate the need for a managerial layer and the folks who consider themselves "managers".
The Heavenly Seven Top Social Media Gurus and Corporate Bloggers
Social Media is now an essential part of any company's marketing and PR strategies. However, the person in such a role must be capable of managing the most intricate of human emotions. The top Social Media Gurus are expected to have the special skills to relate to the Web masses, and be able to fend off negativity in a calm, cool and composed manner. It is definitely not a job for the faint of heart. Each and every action is in the public spotlight under the scrutiny of an Internet audience that spans the globe. The knowledge and experience, as well as writing abilities of these individuals cannot be under-estimated. They are practically carrying the weight of an entire corporate image on their shoulders. And after scouring the Web extensively from end to end, these are the 7 best Social Media Gurus and Corporate Bloggers, according to the expert opinion of DoTakeItPersonal.com
Kelly Groehler(Best Buy) - Kelly Groehler is the Senior PR Manager at Best Buy. Best Buy launched a major advertising blitz to promote its social media initiative, TwelpForce, as a channel to establish stronger ties with its customer base. Kelly and the thousands of Best Buy employees can be reached using Twitter @KellyGroehler and @TwelpForce.
Eric Ketzer(Charter Communications) - Eric Ketzer is the Social Media Communications Manager who transformed Charter's ability to address customer service on a whole new level. Eric now leads a team of five who utilizes Twitter as the primary form of troubleshooting, and technical support. He can be reached via Twitter @Umatter2Charter.
Frank Eliason(Comcast) - Frank Eliason is the Director of Digital Care for Comcast. He is credited for spearheading an effort to soften the corporate image of Comcast in the eyes of the public, by promoting the phrase, "Comcast Cares". This effort has produced some positive sentiments and helped improve the reputation of Comcast. Frank's blog is linked here and his Twitter account is @ComcastCares.
Jeff Heng(Elcometer) - Jeff Heng is responsible for Marketing/IT/Software Apps/Web Dev Strategies, according to his official profile at PaintTestStore.com, which is a website managed by Elcometer. Jeff has been the driver behind all of Elcometer's social media efforts, including his blog, the Facebook Business Page, the YouTube channel and Twitter @ElcometerUSA.
Scott Monty(Ford) - Scott Monty is the Head of Social Media at Ford Motor Company. He joined Ford in July 2008 and is officially responsible for Global Digital and Multimedia Communications. Scott runs a blog at ScottMonty.com and is very active on Twitter(@ScottMonty).
Matt Cutts(Google) - Matt Cutts is the Head of Google's Webspam team. His primary role is in optimizing search quality and accuracy. Matt is very well-respected within the SEO community and has indirectly become the face of Google's Social Media through his blog and Twitter(@MattCutts).
Jennifer Cisney(Kodak) - Jenny Cisney, as she is known around the blogosphere, is the Chief Blogger for Kodak. Her writings can be found at two Kodak sites, namely "A Thousand Words" and "Plugged-In". Jenny is also very active on Twitter(@KodakCB).Do we even fully know the extent Wall Street is screwing us all?
The answer is probably not, because if Matt Taibbi's report in Rolling Stone back in July 2009 is any indication, all of us are simply little game pieces on a giant board game known as the "US Economy".
Virtually everything relating to the way our lives are being lived from day to day, the financial engine that shapes our routine of transactions on a daily basis, are directly and indirectly affected.
Roger Lowenstein's article in the New York Times, "The Way We Live Now - Walk Away From Your Mortgage!"
When will the American people stage a public outcry in response to Goldman Sachs ?
Link to article on lawsuits against Goldman Sachs bonuses adding up to more than its total earnings.
Fellow American taxpayers and voters, when are you going to stop bickering, bitching and complaining about political parties and start taking actions ? All these stupidity against a political party, whether it is the Republicans or the Democrats, are downright ridiculous when the real bottom-line is that they are all in the "game". Yes, in case some of you are still as dumb as a rock, both Democrats and Republicans have their hands and their feet with Wall Street. It is time to take it personal, for yourself and the people you care about, your family and community.
How Conservatives can clean-up the GOP ?
It is very important that Conservatives begin removing the insanity in the Republican Party. Yes, the Conservatives who actually understand fiscal responsibility ..... not the so-called Conservatives who are puppets for lobbyists.
Bruce Bartlett, a prominent Reagan-era domestic policy adviser and Treasury Department economist under President George H.W. Bush, penned a sharp piece in Forbes about the hypocrisy so openly displayed by the Republicans ..... without even a shade of shame. Such behavior cannot be tolerated, and it is up to the Conservatives to clean-up the GOP, before these RINOs cause any further damage to an already ailing political cornerstone.
Link to Bruce Bartlett's Forbes article
Bartlett highlighted the Medicare drug benefit as an example of major embarrassment for fiscal responsibility. He made a great point in comparing that to the current Health Care Reform Bills.
It is really time to put a complete stop to the insanity, perpetrated by talking-heads such as Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and so on. It is time for Conservatives to distance themselves from the "bad apples", so that the entire "basket" is not ruined.
Here is a good place to start ..... through an iPhone commercial parody:
Another Ridiculous Law in Michigan
How often do we need to report about these stupid laws, before someone with some common sense stands up in the Michigan legislature and do something about them ?
DoTakeItPersonal.com had already written about the Child Protective Services (CPS) doing more harm to children and their healthy family environment through senseless enforcements. Today, we hear about another such stories happening in our state.
Seriously, folks, what is wrong with these lawmakers in Lansing ? If we can't even rely on them to fix such silly events from occurring ..... what chance do we have for them to achieve anything in regards to more complicated issues ?
How Ridiculous Can Partisan Politics Get ?
We here at DoTakeItPersonal.com try our best to stay neutral and non-partisan when it comes to political issues. Sometimes, we come off as being a little on the conservative side; while other times, we come off as being a little on the liberal side. At the end of the day, we believe that everything is a wash, and we are squarely neutral and non-partisan overall.
As hard as we try to avoid acknowledging stupidity and misinformation, it is often impossible to turn a blind eye to something so bizarre, you've gotta check again to be sure you're not missing something or another.
The recent GOP outcry about President Obama is certainly one such case .....
Seriously, come on now, Republicans ..... Make Up Your Mind, for goodness sake, he can't be a Muslim, Communist, Nazi, Fascist, Socialist and etc. all at the same damn time simultaneously !!
Listen, there are many core conservative values that Republicans stand for. These core conservative values are still important to the American public; such as smaller government, controlling government spending, religion, and etc. We have met a number of Republican clubs on the grass-root level, and it is clear that the party has gone off-track with all these tea-party protests, "birther" movement and so on. Let's put a stop to all these nonsense, and focus on the true GOP principles.
Medical Tourism: Is it considered Outsourcing Healthcare ?
Let's begin this discussion on an article that appeared in Forbes, back in December 7, 2007.
Even back then, America was already burdened by the high and rapidly rising cost of healthcare. Common-sense would dictate to us that something needs to have been done, in order to curb this problem from escalating any further.
Unfortunately, our elected leadership sat on their laurels from month-to-month, and year-to-year, just as they did for decades upon decades ..... with absolutely no regards for the sufferings of everyday average Americans across this great nation.
Now, as we approach the last quarter of 2009, the same old bickering and fear-mongering continues about how bad Universal Healthcare is, and about how bad a Single-Payer Healthcare System is, and about how good the profit-driven private insurance model is. Well, it is absolutely unfathomable that so many hardcore Republican followers are unaware that they have already supported a government-run healthcare system and a single-payer system. See this video ...
Guess what, ladies and gentlemen .....
While our country carries on with all these mud-slinging, an increasing number of Americans are already moving on with their lives embracing "Medical Tourism" that will someday in the future slap each and every single one of us in the face to reality - Because the Outsourcing of Healthcare has begun !
The GOP have really gone way off-track.
The war of words, and the war of propaganda on TV and radio, have become very heated and very unruly at times. The reason being that the GOP going really way off-track this time, in order to scare the American people.
One of the best and most intelligent approach that we have come across, belongs to Ehkzu from Palo Alto, California. Please allow me to share this piece of gem with all of you;
My fellow Democrats: We're in for the fight of our lives. I know more about what we're up against than most Democrats, because I'm married to a staunch Republican, attend a church that's 90+% Republican, and have many friends among them. I'm also a sociologist by training and a debater by practice.
Based on all this, here's some heartfelt advice:
1. Don't call them racists.
It's a Rovian trap to do so--one set by the Republican leadership and their healthcare denial industry paymasters. They never, ever say "We hate Obama because he's black," even if everything they do would make it reasonable to think so.
But when you call them racists, you've just changed the topic from healthcare reform to a territory they can defend. And while you're trying to prove they're racists, the RNC will be rubbing its hands, as the topic of healthcare is forgotten.
2. Don't let them call Obama and the Democratic Party and you socialists.
And they will. Count on it. I usually say: "Socialism means ownership of business by government. Democrats don't want to own it. We just want to regulate it. We tried business without regulation twice in the last century. It got us the Great Depression and now the worst recession since that. But help me out. Republicans seem to want ownership of government by business. What do you call that?"
And as Krugman points out, they don't want "socialized healthcare" but they're often on Medicare.
The other advanced countries--all democracies--have everything ranging from heavily regulated private systems to mostly socialized ones. All of them are far cheaper than our system; all of them have better health outcomes than our system. And not one of those countries' electorates have ever shown the slightest interest in adopting our system.
Guess why? They don't want to die while some for-profit insurance company denies your request for a new kidney, hoping that if they slow-foot your claim you will in fact die before they're forced to honor it.
And by the way...cops and firemen are "socialized safety."
3. They'll say most Americans are happy with their current healthcare.
I say wait 'till you or a loved one gets really sick. After all, if you ran a health insurance company, and your only goal was profit, what would you do when a customer got really, really sick?
You'd get rid of him, using your army of bureaucrats whose main job is to find excuses for recission--that's cutting off someone's insurance by saying you didn't dot an "i" somewhere on your application.
That's why I call these companies the "Healthcare denial industry." Very few people who've actually had catastrophic illness are happy with their healthcare insurance. And even those who say they're happy may not have noticed how their healthcare premiums have doubled in the last few years, because it's why you didn't get a raise--it's often hidden in your overall compensation.
4. They'll say they don't want the government telling them when to die, and as Krugman points out, even Republican congressmen are saying this.
People this far gone can rarely be reached, but I just say "The people you think are on your side are actually vampires sucking your blood; the people you think are out to destroy you and America are actually trying to save you--and you're throwing away the life vest they've thrown you because the predators pretending to be your friends told you it's a bomb."
Bottom line: the Republican healthcare plan is the alternative to the Democrats' attempt at healthcare reform. What's that plan, you say? Easy. It's the healthcare reform plan Congress passed during the 12 years the Republican Party controlled Congress and the six years it controlled all three branches of government:
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That's right, folks. That's their healthcare reform package. Nothing. Excuse me if I don't include their pharmaceutical industry giveaway that masqueraded as Medicare drug assistance. Other than that phony plan that ordered government agencies to pay whatever price the drug companies chose to charge...nothing.
The healthcare denial industry has grown to swallow up 1/6 of the entire American economy, gutting our competitiveness on the world market, through keeping things exactly as they are. Without healthcare reform the current system will take up 1/3 of the entire economy in a few years.
It's unsustainable. You think Medicare and Social Security are headed for trouble? That's nothing compared to this.
Most of all, the Republicans want their rank and file to think we Democrats are their enemy; that we want to turn America into some alien place they won't recognize.
And they want Democrats to treat Republican rank and file as their enemy, so we'll never realize we both have the same enemy: the bloodsucking billionaires who pull the strings in the shadows. They're practising divide and conquer. And they're very, very good at it.
So remember who the real enemy is.
Bad Cops at Gwinnett County Police Department - Gary Miles, Chris Parry, Joey Parkerson
We have been very direct and vocal about the state of bad law enforcement personnel within our community here in Metro Detroit. Obviously, such behaviors and ugly trends crosses state lines into other communities as well. As we have learned through this news report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, an innocent Waffle House employee was tasered with a Taser gun for absolutely no legitimate reason whatsoever.
This should clearly be very troubling for every one of us, as our own city's police officers are being equipped with Taser guns. As a matter of fact, 'Do Take It Personal' had only just recently discussed about the incident involving the Warren Police Department and Robert Mitchell.
The frequency of such incidents occurring, indicates to us, the public citizens, that police officers have become way too comfortable with the notion that Taser guns are non-lethal weapons. However, as reality has proven time and again, Taser guns are in fact highly dangerous and can be lethal depending on the physiological conditions of the victim. It is important to note that police officers generally have absolutely no idea and no prior knowledge of the health and medical history of an individual. Therefore, by using a Taser gun nonchalantly, it can only be a reckless and fatal move as far as the odds are concerned. All police officers should be educated and trained to handle a Taser gun, as carefully as a conventional pistol or revolver. They should mentally, emotionally and physically understand that a Taser gun can in fact kill.
Being a CEO with a purpose-driven objective.
DoTakeItPersonal believes that many of us have come across our fair share of greedy corporate executives fleecing Americans for their own selfish and self-centered gains.
The problem is in selecting a management team that doesn't cherish ethical values or a positive legacy-centered lifestyle. In other words, they have no regards for common decency and morals.
Despite all that, we are encouraged to see that not all CEOs fall into that shameful category. As a matter of fact, there are enough good examples of responsible CEOs who care about their companies and their staff members.
This Forbes article by Haley Rushing, says it best, because "Great CEOs Are Always Great CMOs".
CEOs like Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Jim Sinegal of Costco, Tony Hsieh of Zappos and dozens of others work very hard to establish the culture of purpose-driven business motivation. They want to build a brand that transcends time.
The problem is in selecting a management team that doesn't cherish ethical values or a positive legacy-centered lifestyle. In other words, they have no regards for common decency and morals.
Despite all that, we are encouraged to see that not all CEOs fall into that shameful category. As a matter of fact, there are enough good examples of responsible CEOs who care about their companies and their staff members.
This Forbes article by Haley Rushing, says it best, because "Great CEOs Are Always Great CMOs".
CEOs like Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Jim Sinegal of Costco, Tony Hsieh of Zappos and dozens of others work very hard to establish the culture of purpose-driven business motivation. They want to build a brand that transcends time.
Teen Died after being shot with a Taser gun by Warren Police
Unfortunate and perhaps undeserved - because incidents like this have been happening more than its fair share. Police officers are certainly feeling more at ease and convenient to pull the trigger on a Taser gun, because they believe it to be a 'non-lethal' weapon.
Link to WXYZ Channel 7 report and video clip
16-year-old Robert Mitchell, was in a car with his cousin, when they were pulled over by Warren police for having an expired license plate tag. Robert Mitchell panicked and ran, while police officers chased him down into an abandoned house. Robert Mitchell, who is 5'2" and less than 110 lbs, is also learning-disabled. He has no criminal record.
Link to CNN report
We here at 'Do Take It Personal' have highlighted numerous occasions of the incompetency and the blatant misconducts at the Warren Police Department. Among the most outrageous story involves Officer Kanapsky and his traffic ticket writing spree putting overtime pay into his own pocket. Mayor Fouts and Chief Dwyer are clearly turning a 'blind eye' towards all this short-comings. The people of Warren, Michigan; the residents, voters and tax payers in the city of Warren must stand up to stop these ongoing fleecing of their community. The people of Warren do not deserve incompetent police officers, and Robert Mitchell does not deserve the Taser shot that took his life.
Link to WXYZ Channel 7 report and video clip
16-year-old Robert Mitchell, was in a car with his cousin, when they were pulled over by Warren police for having an expired license plate tag. Robert Mitchell panicked and ran, while police officers chased him down into an abandoned house. Robert Mitchell, who is 5'2" and less than 110 lbs, is also learning-disabled. He has no criminal record.
Link to CNN report
We here at 'Do Take It Personal' have highlighted numerous occasions of the incompetency and the blatant misconducts at the Warren Police Department. Among the most outrageous story involves Officer Kanapsky and his traffic ticket writing spree putting overtime pay into his own pocket. Mayor Fouts and Chief Dwyer are clearly turning a 'blind eye' towards all this short-comings. The people of Warren, Michigan; the residents, voters and tax payers in the city of Warren must stand up to stop these ongoing fleecing of their community. The people of Warren do not deserve incompetent police officers, and Robert Mitchell does not deserve the Taser shot that took his life.
Banks Returning Taxpayers' Bailout Money? FANTASTIC!!
We at DoTakeItPersonal.com thought we'd never hear that from the greedy, self-centered, and irresponsible, bank executives. It is most certainly music to our ears to learn that the banks are considering giving the taxpayers' bailout money back.
Well, let's do it, let's get it done. The taxpayers actually NEED the money for survival, unlike bank executives who are so out of touch with Main Street that they would consider buying a new luxury jet, redecorating their office suite, purchasing oceanfront homes and other despicable acts.
DoTakeItPersonal.com feels that 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' expresses exactly what the American public thinks:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and John Thain of Merrill Lynch
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Well, let's do it, let's get it done. The taxpayers actually NEED the money for survival, unlike bank executives who are so out of touch with Main Street that they would consider buying a new luxury jet, redecorating their office suite, purchasing oceanfront homes and other despicable acts.
DoTakeItPersonal.com feels that 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' expresses exactly what the American public thinks:
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A Good Enough Reason for us to Buy a Ford
This country's economic health has been looking ugly for quite a while. The state of Michigan's economic health has been suffering for even longer than that. Around here in Metro Detroit, there is no denying the fact that our neighbors, our friends, our relatives, our co-workers' spouses and many of the people surrounding us work in the automotive industry in some capacity or another, either directly with GM, Chrysler and Ford, or with any of the suppliers and dealerships.
Our family has owned both domestic and foreign cars over the years. And frankly, we aren't basing our car-buying decisions that much on the logo in front of the vehicle, as compared to the price tag and the reliability.
With the recent federal government bailout drama playing out vividly in front of all our eyes, it is a pleasant surprise to hear that Ford will be able to avoid taking our taxpayers' money in order to stay afloat. Because of this simple reason alone, we believe that Ford has earned the respect of many hard-working taxpayers. And DoTakeItPersonal.com would very likely buy a Ford product the next time we are shopping for a vehicle.
Our family has owned both domestic and foreign cars over the years. And frankly, we aren't basing our car-buying decisions that much on the logo in front of the vehicle, as compared to the price tag and the reliability.
With the recent federal government bailout drama playing out vividly in front of all our eyes, it is a pleasant surprise to hear that Ford will be able to avoid taking our taxpayers' money in order to stay afloat. Because of this simple reason alone, we believe that Ford has earned the respect of many hard-working taxpayers. And DoTakeItPersonal.com would very likely buy a Ford product the next time we are shopping for a vehicle.
Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, Sent to Jail.
Kwame Kilpatrick made embarrassing history today in this breaking news here in Detroit, Michigan. He is the first ever sitting mayor in Detroit's long history to ever gets sent to jail while still being the leader of the city.Link to Detroit News coverage
Link to Detroit Free Press coverage
Video clip of Kwame Kilpatrick apologizing and making his plea:
Video clip of Judge Ronald Giles responding with a jail sentence:
Bad NYPD Cop: Patrick Pogan
This is another reason why 'Do Take It Personal' is such a terrific resource to bring TRUE justice to our communities across America. Because too many police officers are no longer trust-worthy, no longer honest, no longer serving or protecting the public. Instead, we are getting more and more complaints from the people about abuses, about bullies, and about cops taking advantage of the people.
We always hope to hear about good deeds by police officers, from the public, but thus far - Only one made it to our news-desk.
The bad deeds just keep on pouring in. Take a look at this YouTube video clip, which has been circulating across the Internet;
As a citizen, a taxpayer and a voter, all of us should be very concerned about the state of our country. Such behaviors from law enforcement officers are becoming more common than ever, and the frustrating part is the fact that the courts are either slapping them on the wrists or allowed them to go without any consequences whatsoever. Enough is enough, ladies and gentlemen. It is time we take it very personal. Share the photos and the videos - Spread the word.
We always hope to hear about good deeds by police officers, from the public, but thus far - Only one made it to our news-desk.
The bad deeds just keep on pouring in. Take a look at this YouTube video clip, which has been circulating across the Internet;
As a citizen, a taxpayer and a voter, all of us should be very concerned about the state of our country. Such behaviors from law enforcement officers are becoming more common than ever, and the frustrating part is the fact that the courts are either slapping them on the wrists or allowed them to go without any consequences whatsoever. Enough is enough, ladies and gentlemen. It is time we take it very personal. Share the photos and the videos - Spread the word.
Bad Cop Fired for Demanding Free Starbucks.
It is really becoming unfathomable the extent of entitlement police officers continue to think they deserve. This piece of news headline sums it up enough that we here at 'Do Take It Personal' do not need to explain much further.
Link to Fox News article in PDF format.
Link to WKMG Local 6 article and video clip.
It is at least assuring to see that other cities and other police departments aren't afraid to take bold steps to terminate rogue cops from contaminating the police force. Why is the Warren Police Department and Chief Dwyer afraid to terminate David Kanapsky? Why is the Roseville Police Department and Chief Pachla afraid to terminate Stephen Starr?
Link to Fox News article in PDF format.
Link to WKMG Local 6 article and video clip.
It is at least assuring to see that other cities and other police departments aren't afraid to take bold steps to terminate rogue cops from contaminating the police force. Why is the Warren Police Department and Chief Dwyer afraid to terminate David Kanapsky? Why is the Roseville Police Department and Chief Pachla afraid to terminate Stephen Starr?
Justice Unserved - Magistrate Clement Waldmann
It is always a new experience to be present in a courtroom; to research and to observe the fleecing of Americans, using your own pair of eyes and ears. Today is no different, as we sat in on traffic court proceedings in Troy.
We, as Americans, have always believed our teachers and our elders, when they tell us that justice is served by those in the position of such authority. All these becomes a mockery to the justice system, when you come across someone like Magistrate Clement Waldmann.
He not only failed the trust and the privilege granted onto him by the people, he openly embarrassed the people who came forth to defend their rights in a fair hearing. For example; he refused to listen to the explanation or look at the photo evidences brought in by a man who captured a stack of photos at an intersection in question. Next, he ridiculed a Chaldean lady for not being able to speak fluent English. Another gentleman came in to court with a photograph to prove that there was not a sign where he took a turn, but was completely shunted and had his charge raised to a higher level to be heard on another court date. After that, Clement Waldmann continued to cause more disgrace and shame to the justice system here in Michigan, by making crude remarks to a Chinese lady. According to him, "If you put me in a cave for 5 years, I would be able to learn a new language fluently." Is this the type of individuals we now put on the bench to interpret the law? Because it goes without saying that justice is not served.
We here at 'Do Take It Personal' believe that everyone who chooses to live in America should indeed be proficient in spoken English, at the minimum. However, that is a personal opinion, which must not be taken into the courtroom, and be used in any way, shape or form within the justice system. Magistrate Clement Waldmann should be ashamed to have abused his power and authority for not only unjust judgments within the four walls of the Oakland County district court, but also racist judgments handed down to innocent victims.
Cash-strapped Pontiac Struggles to Fund Court.
The economy here in Michigan is dismal, without doubt, and looking worse each passing day. Cities across the region, large and small, are struggling to stay financially viable. Pontiac, being a larger city and covering a relatively large footprint, is certainly having difficulty keeping itself afloat.
Link to the Oakland Press’ article on cash-strapped Pontiac struggling to fund court system.
Link to the same article in PDF format.
It is extremely hard to accept the same excuses from civic leaders who repeatedly mismanage public finances. There is no real consequences for irresponsibility in city government. It is very frustrating and unnerving to find the same sins being commited time and time again, over and over again, by different parties. Why are they allowed to continue down the same wrong path without repercussions? Where are the concerned voters and taxpayers? Where are the angry voters and taxpayers? Where are those who are sick and tired of being ripped-off? Michigan cannot continue to be a cess-pool of corrupted government personnels. Michigan cannot continue to have cops who line their own pockets with cash. Michigan cannot continue to appoint magistrates and judges who are biased and carry out agendas of prejudice. Michigan certainly cannot afford to put incompetent people in public office and in governmental roles. Michigan must begin 'cleaning house' immediately!
Link to the Oakland Press’ article on cash-strapped Pontiac struggling to fund court system.
Link to the same article in PDF format.
It is extremely hard to accept the same excuses from civic leaders who repeatedly mismanage public finances. There is no real consequences for irresponsibility in city government. It is very frustrating and unnerving to find the same sins being commited time and time again, over and over again, by different parties. Why are they allowed to continue down the same wrong path without repercussions? Where are the concerned voters and taxpayers? Where are the angry voters and taxpayers? Where are those who are sick and tired of being ripped-off? Michigan cannot continue to be a cess-pool of corrupted government personnels. Michigan cannot continue to have cops who line their own pockets with cash. Michigan cannot continue to appoint magistrates and judges who are biased and carry out agendas of prejudice. Michigan certainly cannot afford to put incompetent people in public office and in governmental roles. Michigan must begin 'cleaning house' immediately!
Police Brutality in Memphis.
It truly becomes stressful to witness more and more cases of police brutality each and every day.
Link to WMC-TV's story and video clip
We usually consider such acts as being hate crimes, if this were to occur among civilians. However, as documented in the linked report above, Officer Swain and Officer McRae were not charged with any crime. We must take such matters personally, because America is not a police state and Americans do not have to fear the police as long as police officers continue to be paid with tax dollars.
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