Shout out to the Pittsburgh police department

[yardwork]

Today I am feeling very appreciative of the professional work done by the Pittsburgh police department. If not for their good police work, the false story about a young white woman being assaulted by a vicious knife-wielding mutilating pro-Obama mugger would probably be all over the world today.

I just want to tell them that I appreciate their hard work, their good police work. Let's give a hand to the Pittsburgh police department.


:thumbsup:

[maddezmom]

1. agree, job well done

:thumbsup:

[KansasVoter]

2. I agree....I bet those detectives knew from the start this chick was a POS.....

I bet that had heard so much crap in their careers that they knew this story was bogus.

I bet they said the video showed nothing and she cracked.

[yardwork]

4. They recognized that it was a suspicious story and they followed up.

The spokeswoman for the department said that they worked all night following up the case, even though they suspected it was bogus. They did good police work, and it stopped what could have been a really ugly thing.

[Left Is Write]

36. I'm sure they knew from the start.

If it was obvious to a bunch of laypersons that her injuries were faked, it would certainly have been immediately apparent to experienced investigators.

[TornadoTN]

3. We give the police a hard time around these parts (and rightfully so) but this is a good story

There are some fine men and women in law enforcement that believe in the ideals that they are sworn to uphold and they take their jobs seriously. Pittsburgh did a great job keeping their officers and task and not caught up in a political mess. Kudos to the fine men and women in Pittsburgh!

[yardwork]

6. Police have an incredibly difficult job and they are paid very little in comparison

to the risk and dedication required. While idiots on Wall Street make millions destroying the country, cops work around the clock keeping people safe.

[TornadoTN]

27. I agree. The few bad apples get all the press, but the majority are honorable

I'm a supporter of the police and I also support keeping them in check. We can do both.

[Supply Side Jesus]

5. *THUMP*

I just fell out of my chair! Police being praised instead of ridiculed.

It's always the assholes who get the attention.

[yardwork]

7. The Pittsburgh police department deserves attention and praise.

Not sure I understand your post. I never ridicule cops. I criticize them when criticism is warranted, but I also express appreciation when that is warranted, which is often.

[Supply Side Jesus]

15. Just DU in general

Not targeted at you.To see any praise for the guys in blue is rare and far between.

[Kolesar]

16. Nothing says you have to participate here

...if it does not meet your high expectations.

[Supply Side Jesus]

19. High expectations?

You're right, expecting like minded liberal people to be fair minded might be a high expectation for you, but not I. Do you find it threatening to have someone who might disagree with you? How sad and insular.

[frogmarch]

8. Great work, Pittsburg police department! K&R

:thumbsup:

[monmouth]

9. It would be nice if we could send this thread to them. I doubt they

get many thank yous, just complaints... Good job PPD...

[Two Sheds]

10. It's clear that the police didn't buy her BS for a minute

It's weird that I when I turned on the computer today and saw the fallout, I wasn't surprised. I've never been so confident that a story was BS.

[trumad]

11. ummm---Sorry but Barney Fife could have figured this one out.

[RagAss]

32. You betcha, Trumad...

[yardwork]

33. Maybe so, but that's never a guarantee that people will do the right thing.

I believe in giving praise when it is warranted, and it certainly is in this case.

[crossroads]

12. Yep... good job!

[d00mzday]

13. Just think if she would of used the letter 'O'

might have not been solved as fast lol.

[951-Riverside]

14. You're welcome n/t

:evilgrin:

[ShortnFiery]

18. No, not you Agent Mike! The Police Department of Pittsburgh. .... TWEAK!

;) :hi:

[ShortnFiery]

17. Thank-you Pittsburgh Police Department! eom

[Bryan]

20. K &R

They gave the incident due diligence and defused a potentially ugly situation.

[paregdem]

21. * I sent the link to this thread to the Pgh Mayor's office

I requested that the Mayor's office forward the link to Chief Nate Harper so he can read your words of appreciation.

THANK YOU!!! to the officers and detectives who worked on the recent ATM assault investigation. You do the 'Burgh proud!

:applause:

[Cha]

23. Thanks, and they should know that

posters on DU were unraveling her story awfully fast for being so far away and not in possession of all the clues.B-)

[paregdem]

28. Yes DU Did!

When the local news channels and stations broke the story today that the ATM assault report was admittedly fabricated, I wasn't a bit surprised because I spent last evening with DU.

"Great job" to the DU Sleuths too!!!

:toast:

[yardwork]

34. Thank you for doing that!

[Tatiana]

22. They did a fantastic, thorough, and very professional job. n/t

[jeanmarc]

24. Great job, folks!

The 'B' looked really pathetic, so I doubt anyone with eyes believed her story, but I'm glad she has admitted it wasn't true through the help of the Pittsburgh police.

[morillon]

25. The assistant chief looks like a sharp woman.

You bet she's seen it ALL.

[PA Democrat]

26. Agreed. They deserve a lot of credit for the quick and professional

handling of this case. Just think if the case went unresolved until after the election!

[pgh_dem]

29. Seconded Thirded Fourthed Sword'd

Totally agree. The Pgh Police saw right through this line of crap and did the city proud.

[hedgehog]

30. Here's a place to comment on the Pittsburgh Web site

http://lamp01.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/feedback.php

LOL- the only e-mails that go directly to the police are a Tip Line and Citizen Complaint form!

BTW - I think this is the Pittsburgh Chief of Police:

[swishyfeet]

31. Meh. Shoulda tazed that dipshit.

[alphafemale]

35. Hey picksburg! Yinz guys are da BEST!!

I'll eat a chipped ham sammich in y' honor!

:woohoo:

On edit.

I grew up not all that far from from "Picksburg." That wasn't a slam. I love that regional dialect.

[FVZA_Colonel]

37. They're probably really fucking pissed about the image she'd have given their city and its citizens.

[XOKCowboy]

38. I don't blame them for being a) suspicious and b) PISSED

She tried to give their city a big black eye and wasted their valuable time. The KDKA video footage showed a very professional police force.

[cliffordu]

39. I sent the citizen review board a thanks to the officers and the chief.....

Most of the time they get nothing but complaints, so I figured a KUDO would be a good thing...


Also,I couldn't find an email address for the cops themselves.....

[EFerrari]

40. Yes! They did a very good job.

[EFerrari]

41. dupe.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

42. Well done to the Pittsburgh police

My deepest and sincerest thanks and congratulations. You have done a fine and exemplary job and you have much to be proud of. The city of Pittsburgh can rest safe in the knowledge that they have a police force with such high standards of excellence, professionalism, courage and integrity.