Steven,
When I was in business school we studied the matter of a top-down
management which precludes localized thinking. That is, there are some
corporations, and governments that issue orders, directives, instructions
to their staff (drones?) and they do not empower or encourage them to think
for themselves.
There are a other organizations that recognize the fact that their people
are in the trenches - they can see the field of battle - or the customer's
situation - in front of their own eyes and the organization empowers their
staff to use their own judgement.
Obviously the style of the MPD is the former.
Steve
At 10:24 PM 5/19/2009 -0400, you wrote:
Stay safe. Might think about keeping a cell phone and whistle handy.
Flashlight, too. We'll be thinking about you and your family.
Lawrence
-----Original Message-----
From: OrionWorks [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:58 PM
To: vortex-l
Subject: [Vo]:OT: Manhunt in progress in Madison
There is a full-scale manhunt going on right now for a murder suspect
last spotted in the near west side neighborhood of Madison. The
suspect was last spotted in the Hoyt Park area earlier Tuesday
morning. It's a location which includes Quarry Park. Our house is
nearby.
For details:
http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/breaking_news/451725
As I was walking home from work this afternoon I noticed a police car
stationed at the intersection of the street leading to the back door
of our house only sixty feet away. I decided to say hello to the
officer and ask him if he had heard anything new.
Bad mistake.
After stating that he had no new information I proceeded to walk home.
The officer wouldn't let me pass his car. I told the officer that my
house and my wife are only sixty feet away, and I would like to make
sure she was ok...that we're ok together. The officer suggested I go
to a nearby gas station and call my wife from there. I'm sure the
officer was simply following orders.
I pondered the officer's orders for a nanosecond. What was clear to me
was that any civic sense of obeying the officer's request had
immediately gone down the toilet the second he suggested I call my
wife from a gas station. I discretely walked around the block from the
opposite direction and snuck home, ironically through the front door.
Darlene and I are fine. So are our two cats, which BTW want to go
outside. I suspect if we were to go outside, get into the car and head
out for a spot of high-living dinning the police would not let us back
into our neighborhood. Guess we'll lie low for a while.
I suspect things may get dicey tonight when the sun finally goes down.
If I was being hunted like a rabid dog I certainly would hide out in
the bushes till dark. Complicating matters, it's my understanding the
suspect is familiar with the neighborhood since he grew up here.
We will lock our doors tonight and keep the lights on.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
