Blustering and backtracking is standard operating procedure for Chicago’s Mayor’s office. We won’t be satisfied until their is a civilian oversight board that is democratically elected in a verifiable election. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-law-department-met-0108-20160107-story.html

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1231522/22-chicago-police-officers-disciplined-amid-surge-video-audio-usage Slaps on the wrist for officers who do not keep their video running properly. The Chicago Police Department has long history of offering reforms that allow them to continue business as usual; i.e., racism, suppression of evidence, torture, murder, etc. Who are these guys working for? http://www.austinseveninnocenceproject.com/cpd-crimes/

City continues to claim the Law Department maintains high standards. Opposing attorney says is all part of “the code of silence.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-cop-killing-retrial-ordered-met-20160104-story.html

The payout to Burge torture victims, mostly African-Americans, continues. http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1225907/chicago-pays-5-5-million-reparations-57-burge-torture-victims

The long history of crime by the Chicago Police Department shows that all the so-called reforms have been fake. Torture by the CPD continues today at the Homan facility. http://www.austinseveninnocenceproject.com/cpd-crimes/

Given the history of the crime by the Mayor’s office and Chicago Police Department, it would be a miracle if what Emanuel is saying were true. After you read this article (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mayor-rahm-emanuel-met-0106-20160106-story.html), take a look at our CPD Crimes tab: http://www.austinseveninnocenceproject.com/cpd-crimes/

Chicago taxpayers will pay Washington, DC rates for the defense of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the CPD in the handling of the Laquan McDonald murder case. http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/rahm-emanuel-hires-former-clinton-administration-ally-defend-chicago-federal-probe

Given Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s involvement in the cover-up of the Laquan McDonald murder and the FBI’s involvement in the framing of the Austin Seven, what is to make us believe that this is nothing more than another cover-up? http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-states-atty-alvarez-asks-fbi-to-join-investigation-of-fatal-police-shooting-of-2-20151231-story.html

Judging from past history, promises of reform of the CPD by the Mayor’s office have no credibility. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/us/mayor-rahm-emanuel-announces-measures-to-curb-use-of-deadly-force-by-chicago-police.html

As we saw in Cleveland yesterday, the judicial system in the U.S. is racist. Will it be any different this time, even if the Justice Department steps in? http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/us/laquan-mcdonald-shooting-chicago.html

The prosecutor worked for months to exonerate the police officers. The Cleveland police once again get away with a racist murder. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/us/tamir-rice-police-shootiing-cleveland.html