Police unions want all complaint files older than five years destroyed
Given the long history of the CPD’s criminal activities, this appears to be just one more attempt to let the perpetrators escape prosecution. http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1243448/activists-call-state-law-keep-police-misconduct-files-destroyed A good example of why this is a bad idea is the Austin Seven case, where evidence has surfaced showing how the police framed African American police officers who were successful in removing most drug trafficking from the 15th District. http://www.austinseveninnocenceproject.com/history/ ... Read more
Former federal prosecutor to lead review of Chicago’s Law Department
Chicago’s lead attorney, Steven Patton, announced that Dan Webb, a former federal prosecutor, will lead what is being spun as a “third-party” review of the city’s law department, which is under fire for a senior attorney (since resigned) concealing evidence in a police shooting case. Webb’s group will begin immediately its review of the standards and practices of the Chicago Law Department’s Federal Civil Rights Litigation division, which defends police officers in federal civil cases involving use of excessive f... Read more
Attorneys: Chicago cops falsified witnesses’ accounts, threatened them
Once again, the CPD has broken the law to cover up their own crimes. http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/us/laquan-mcdonald-witness-cover-up-allegations/index.html They have done this many times before, including to the Austin Seven, three of whom are still in prison. Their crime? Cleaning up the 15th District from drug trafficking. http://www.austinseveninnocenceproject.com/history/ ... Read more
Rahm is just the latest in a long line of corrupt mayors
Most of what McQuery writes in today’s Tribune is true (see link below), but what she doesn’t get right makes all the difference in putting Rahm’s performance in context. The Mayor’s office and the Chicago Police Department have been thoroughly corrupt for a long time. The history of their crimes–murder, torture, drug trafficking, suppressing evidence, framing citizens (including police), and covering it all up–has been repeated over and over. By design, the reforms that have been instituted over the years ne... Read more