PPD: Hiring The Best & The Brightest

It appears that this man (pictured) could have been backup to some poor Philadelphia Police Officer. Check out this story from The Philadelphia Daily News:

Recruit Canned For Alleged Talk
by Kitty Caparella

"Police recruit Howard Neil, Jr, upset with classmates, yesterday warned that he would 'make the Police Academy like Columbine,' police said."

Sweet. So, he would get the Broncos here, make the air thinner and have it snow all winter?

"Neil's alleged remark, made in reference to the contents of his gym bag, prompted police to notify the bomb squad and evacuate Valor Hall, a prefabricated building near the main Police Academy on Red Lion Road near Academy."

Wrong, jackass! The 8th District is there. The Police Academy is on State Road, you talentless shrew! Damnit, I hate it when they don't get their facts straight!

"Police confiscated Neil's gym bag and took him into custody about 11:50am. The bag was being examined, police said."

Okay, deodorant, hand grenades, nail clippers, a Mac-10, afro sheen, machete, a copy of Big 'Uns, armor-piercing rounds, and transcripts from SYLG. Nah, nothing out of sorts here.

"Neil, 26, of Pine Street near 48th, was charged with making terroristic threats. He could not be reached for comment yesterday. He had been expected to graduate late next month in a class of 112, including officers for the Police Department, SEPTA, and Temple University, but now he will be dismissed, police said."

Really? Ya think??

Stories like this are (obviously) the bane of the department. Unfortunately, they are becoming more and more common, because hiring standards are so low. Hey, they hired me, remember? Many recruits are borderline illiterate, and only looking to collect a paycheck, which puts the good cops in a real pickle. Nowadays, the Philadelphia Police Department is not looking for the best and the brightest: it is looking for certain demographics which will satisfy their politically-correct quotas.

There, I said it.