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Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

duan Jun 08 2016 12:48 PM

I was having my little look at the NYT for their thoughts on Clinton Sanders this morning and what jumps out at me but THIS [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/09/nyregion/norman-seabrook-jail-officers-union-arrest.html?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=Trending&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article Chief of New York Jail Officers’ Union Is Arrested on Fraud Charges Tied to de Blasio Inquiry AS IN OUR RADIO HERO Norman Seabrook, who's constantly being talked about on my phone as the man who's looking after those brave men and women who police New York's most dangerous precincts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. SAY IT AIN'T SO NORMANO!

Ceetar Jun 08 2016 01:53 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

color me completely not surprised.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 08 2016 02:04 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

God bless you. AND GAWD BLESS AMERICA.

Lefty Specialist Jun 08 2016 02:36 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

Looks like he could see the inside of.......THE JAILS!

Edgy MD Jun 08 2016 02:47 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

Man, has Howie given him far more than juice than he deserves, considering the vigor he reads those bumpers with. I can't imagine how dangerous it is when one of the screws gets thrown in jail himself. All the moreso when it's the self-promoting head of the screws' "benevolent association."

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 08 2016 02:50 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

Would be a federal prison and not an NYC institution in Nawmin's case.

Lefty Specialist Jun 08 2016 03:29 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Would be a federal prison and not an NYC institution in Nawmin's case. I would still suggest that he shower carefully.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 08 2016 09:02 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

I always thought it to be very odd that the union was advertising so heavily during baseball games. Beyond awareness, I can't imagine what is the union's goal is in running ads.

Edgy MD Jun 08 2016 11:48 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

I've figured it's to have as much of the public in their corner as possible when (a) contract time comes up, and (b) when shit hits the fan (like now). I grew up with a kid named Duane Seabrook who looked a lot like Nawmin. Was 6'2" at 14 and could hit a baseball a mile.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2016 12:03 AM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 09 2016 04:07 AM

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: I always thought it to be very odd that the union was advertising so heavily during baseball games. Beyond awareness, I can't imagine what is the union's goal is in running ads. There's a lot of union advertising on radio. I mean I guess they feel they have to keep their name(s) alive in the era of shrinking presence, but it's unclear at times who they think their audience is. There was a bizarre one that used to run on WFAN late at night (it may still) that was exclusively devoted to a web site instructing policemen how to sue the city; it was called, no kidding, policemansrighttosue.com. It told them when to do it, how quickly one needed to act, what they could sue over (slipping in the precinct bathroom, tripping over cracks in the sidewalk), etc. And they're buying time on commercial radio to tell members all this even though it's something their union should be telling them directly ... very strange. Around DC you would hear ads for the Air Traffic Controllers guild (whatever the successor to PATCO is now called) but, again, it had no clear target audience or message other than that the listeners are supposed to love and be thankful for their local ATCs

Edgy MD Jun 09 2016 03:04 AM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

I always thought calling your marketing company yourmarketingsucks.com is demonstrably sucky marketing. Radio advertising is a weird world.

MFS62 Jun 09 2016 01:20 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

My daughter's brother-in'law is the head of the police union in Stamford, Ct. Next time I see him (the family gets together a few times a year), I'll ask him what he thinks about this. Later

Lefty Specialist Jun 10 2016 12:14 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

Howie will definitely have to change what he says now..... http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nor ... -1.2667266

Frayed Knot Jun 10 2016 12:53 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

“There are all kinds of allegations, I’ve been fighting the city, fighting government, fighting for the rights of corrections officers and I’m gonna keep doing it." Seabrook said. Yeah, and he also reportedly said "it's about time I got paid"

duan Jun 10 2016 12:54 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

well I don't know why the advertising is broadcast, but it definitely works for name recognition, because I'd be fairly certain that I'm one of a handful of Irish people who immediately knew who he was an what union he represented!

Edgy MD Jul 10 2016 06:56 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

Howie's not over-selling the COBA bumpers anymore, and is in fact underselling them.

MFS62 Jul 11 2016 01:48 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

MFS62 wrote: My daughter's brother-in'law is the head of the police union in Stamford, Ct. Next time I see him (the family gets together a few times a year), I'll ask him what he thinks about this. Later He said he has been semi-retired for a year, was out of the loop, and hadn't heard anything about this story. But he was "shocked" to hear it and said it was a disgrace to all honest cops. Later

G-Fafif Jul 12 2016 05:53 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

Before the season, we got an email from a FAFIF reader who described himself as an "anti-prison agitator". I don't know how closely you guys are following the public furor around New York's jails or the efforts to close Rikers Island (which the New York Times endorsed a few weeks back). Anyhow, the push is strong and righteous. People have been tortured and killed for far too long. Anyhow, in anticipating the upcoming season, I'm assuming--given Howie Rose's trademark delivery--that Norman Seabrook and the Correction Officers Benevolent Association are once again going to be Mets radio sponsors. I worry that Howie (whom, obviously, I adore to my core) isn't fully aware of the ad's political implications or how his emphatic delivery helps to further dehumanize the men, women and children that live in New York's jails. Anyhow, my question for you is simple: do you have any sense of how I might get a letter into Howie's hands that he might actually read? I recommended the guy write to Howie at Citi Field, that he has been known to respond to such correspondence. The guy thanked me and I never heard about it again, but I was glad to hear "THE JAILS" become "the jails" somewhere along the way.

Ceetar Jul 12 2016 06:35 PM Re: Norman Seabrook and the most dangerous precincts

The worst ads are the ones that are misleadingly political. Now please stand and remove your hat while Army Staff Sergeant and the Mets honor America with the singing of..