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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:04 AM Original message |
Stockton cop earns nearly a quarter million dollars |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. that is a huge salary for a police sergeant |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It's a lot of OT. n/t |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think this kind of pay for a police sargent's pay is outrageous and one of the reasons California |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. It's OT pay that increased her salary |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What quality of work are you gettting from someone who racks up |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Sounds like the city needs to implement a limit on number of hours then |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. It's a systemic problem. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I'm happy to work OT at my job too |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. So, you'd turn down work offered to you to improve the system..... |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Improve the system? |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. And thanks for the non-answer to my question (n/m) |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:24 AM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Yes, I would. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #50 |
60. ROFL.. now i have seen it all... working hard and putting in OT is "greedy". seriously, you're so |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Seeing as how that extra $125k could put two more officers on the force |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #64 |
72. But it's not up to her to decide if they hire or not |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Agreed. Also agree with your post #11. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. god forbid someone work overtime. jealous much? |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
48. I sometimes wonder what quality of work is an employer getting |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
56. If she made 100,000 in overtime, the city should hire another cop. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #56 |
68. Agreed n/t |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. That is bullshit. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #20 |
37. I don't care if her title is "Queen". |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. you're jealous a cop made a lot of money. pure and simple. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #44 |
71. +1 |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
74. +2 nt |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
22. forty percent of our city's budget is for law enforcement. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Sounds like the federal budget. |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #34 |
46. Much of that is OT |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
4. Sleep deprived and armed - way to treat yer cops, Stockton. |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. Bullshit! |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I have to agree...we're talking 70 hour work weeks pretty much |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
32. Sock it to the taxpayers |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. I think that overtime pay should be rebated to the taxpayers. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
9. Even in a thread about cop pay there is wealth envy evident. Is |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Um..."wealth envy"? You don't happen to go to a church where a "prosperity gospel" is preached, do |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
36. No church at all for me. And when I park my Mercury Sable next to |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Your gym membership is irrelevant to a discussion of the pay of putative "public servants" |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #51 |
59. OK. When I park ANYWHERE next to a vehicle finer than mine, |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. There is something fundamentally wrong with one going into public service to get wealthy. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. How do you know that's her "personal goal"? |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:00 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Ah... |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. You left congress off your list. Many are wealthy when they get there, |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
45. no shit. how dare an evil policewoman put in a shitload of hours and make a lot of dough! |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #45 |
52. A quarter million dollars for traffic enforcement by a single person!! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
61. It isn't wealth envy, it's prudent spending. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
10. Just what we don't need, another fatigued cop. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. No salary is to high |
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newscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. They shouldn't have to work crazy OT to earn it though. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. lol |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. . |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. Ticket quota $$$: "overtime compensation came from state grants for various traffic enforcement..." |
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newscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. Check the list of Boston's highest paid employees |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. I don't understand why people begrudge those who work the hours. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Yeah, and the cops working for retail establishments weren't |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #25 |
47. Yep those grants do come from the taxpayers. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #23 |
62. If she's worked the hours, she's entitled to the OT pay. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
26. I'm guessing she is nearing retirement |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You are absolutely right. That is what is going on in our state. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
27. Wow. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
29. Well, Stockton is in great shape financially |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
39. If you looked into it further I'd bet she's due to retire soon |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. This is why California is going to implode |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
53. That probaly depends on state law/union contract. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #39 |
55. I thought of that as well. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #39 |
57. I wasn't aware that they use that last year figure as the basis for |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. Nope, they can toss it all into the last year |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
49. Cops in MA.... |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
54. Could have hired two new traffic cops for that amount of OT... |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #54 |
58. It was paid from a grant...so it's not long term. n/t |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
66. Not if the money really came from grants. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
63. Sometimes local government is short sighted when they work up a budget. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
67. First question I would ask is "was it worth it?" |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. That's the unknown |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
70. I see no problem with this |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
73. wow n/t |
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