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Snap (not verified) 2007-08-24 22:15

The citizens of Dallas are not getting what they deserve in a LEADER from Kunkle. He might (stress might) be a fair manager, but fails to measure up as a Leader. He is so far out of touch it is incredible.

He disciplines employees based upon personal or media interest. He has not taken any action against the idiot who had his weapon stolen while playing basketball.

Why? Political Correctness.

Why doesn't someone look into the million dollar fiasco called "CAD" that was "rolled out" this week to improve police and fire response. The system is a failure and will only reduce response times. The Chief issued an order for no one to talk negatively about this CAD failure at the comptat meeting. If he was a true and effective leader, why the need to silence the critics.

Wake up and realize that the majority of cops want a clean and well managed department, one that is run by an effective and respected leader not a puppet.

[Ed Note: Heavily edited. Usually I prefer to see things like this go to Underground Cop, but you make a few interesting points. First, I have a question: why do incidents gain media attention? Is a police officer, in commission of a DWI, worthy of media attention? What about the security camera incident we talked about?

The follow-up question is: are these things worthy of discipline? Better yet: is there any reason any such actions would not be worthy of discipline? Perhaps you believe: "hey, we're police officers, and anything we do is between us and our peers--not us and the public we serve?"

When someone grabs the spotlight because of something he or she does, it is usually because it's something that needs to be dealt with.

Now to the CAD system.

It's not going to slow you down--quite the opposite. It will end up being a huge help just like it is in other cities.

I'm an instrument-rated pilot. I didn't get that way overnight. The CAD system operator's position is complicated--and it's going to take weeks for a dispatcher to gain the proficiency needed to properly utilize the features.

Give it some time, and I think you'll like the difference it will make to the officer on the street.

Back to Kunkle: lay off him. He's a cop's cop, and the first decent manager you guys have had in a long time.

Do your thing, don't hold yourselves to a lesser standard than you expect from the public, and you'll succeed on your own merits. Too bad we haven't found a way to pay you guys a decent salary. Maybe that's something I need to work on here at Dallas.Org.]

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