Wow! Terry Gainer former Chi-top cop stepping down from DC position

[ChairmanAgnostic]

Without warning and without reason, Terrence Gainer (who left chicago's top spot to take over DC's top spot) up and quit his job.

This is incredible. I can't wait for the story to come out.

This was broadcast on CNN just now.

[babylonsister]

1. Another day, another scandal? nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. he was respected in Chicago, and his sudden OK for the DC job was a shock

For him to leave such a high profile job, especially after 9/11, all I can think of is there must be some major bulldroppings ready to come to light.

[Critters2]

4. Again, not Chicago...Illinois

his was a state position, not a city one.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. ah how true, my memory bad. but he was respected here.

[Critters2]

3. Actually, he was head of the Illinois State Police

Most Chicagoans don't know this (so you might not want to spring it on 'em without sufficient prep), but Illinois and Chicago are not the same thing. Thus, the Director of the Illinois State Police is NOT "Chicago's top spot".

Don't worry though, even the governor of Illinois doesn't grasp this. He refuses to live in Springfield, which really IS the capitol of Illinois, no matter what Chicagoans say.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. wait, according to Bloggo, chicago IS illinois.

oh, bad source. bad idea. bad governor.

[Critters2]

12. Chicago can have him

Oh, that's right...they do. He doesn't know the rest of the state exists.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

16. No, Please, not that! I will sign the papers, anything but that NOOOOOO!

[Wilber_Stool]

7. Of course Chicago is not Illinois

Cook County is Illinois. Everything else is, down state.

[Critters2]

11. No, everything else is Illnois

Chicago is the mistake on the lake.

As my grandfather used to say, "There's nothing wrong with Chicago that a well-trained cow and a kerosene lamp couldn't cure."

[FreedomAngel82]

13. Uh isn't Chicago in Illinois?

That's like saying Nashville isn't in Tennessee. :eyes:

[Critters2]

14. Not according to the Governor

or most Chicagoans. The rest of us are beneath them. Both geographically and socially.

I keep hoping they'll take this attitude to its logical conclusion and secede.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. heh heh heh heh

Illinois is part of chicago, according to our little state emperor.

[Critters2]

18. When I lived in Iowa

people kept asking me..."Blagojevich, Alan Keyes...WHAT is wrong with Illinois?!" I just told 'em I didn't understand it anymore than they did.

I still don't.

[susu369]

8. He should have been fired long ago

IMHO. The Cindy Sheehan fiasco at the SOTU, for example.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

9. Worst cops in the world

It's the absolute worst police force you can imagine. A bunch of idiot thugs, and I suspect Gainer had no idea how bad it was when he signed on.

He's done an awful job. It's gotten even worse since he signed on.

[FreedomAngel82]

10. And you're not going to explain to those of us who don't know?

[MountainLaurel]

15. NOT DC's top spot

U.S. Capitol Police

The chief of the Metropolitan Police Department is Charles Ramsey.