Begin the Spin!

They might not be the first, but they're the most obvious at this point:

• [Channel 2] On the Second City Cop blog, some commentators also blamed the city Department of Streets and Sanitation, claiming the department had been ordered to stop salting Lake Shore Drive despite slick conditions.

So our readers are a bunch of malcontents looking to blame other city departments for the conditions that led to the fatal crash of a police sergeant?

• According to other media reports, at least one S&S driver is claiming that they were ordered to stop salting the Drive after 3 AM;
• A high-ranking department member is quoted saying that the sergeant's car was ready to be put out to pasture;
• The media has been reporting for years now when winter speed limits go into effect on LSD and have openly reported that the reason for these reductions is to stop splashing salt onto the planter boxes - how difficult is it to see that less salt and less splashing is resulting in less safe conditions?

Our readers have incredible insight into the inner machinations of the political system here in Chicago. The lore passed among coppers is extensive. We know the political stories. We see the connections every day. People like to talk to cops and cops are natural listeners. There is a big story here if only it were properly investigated and exposed.

But with the media dancing to Daley's tune, well...who knows?