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Logical

(22,457 posts)
Mon May 21, 2012, 07:32 PM May 2012

Chicago police, Nothing to be proud about, a bad history of abuse......

An April, 2007 study of the Chicago Police Department found that out of more than 10,000 police abuse complaints filed between 2002 and 2003, only 19 resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. The study charges that the police department's oversight body allows officers with "criminal tendencies to operate with impunity," and argues that the Chicago Police Department should not be allowed to police itself.

LOL. 10,000 police abuse complaints and 19 resulted in disciplinary action! Hmmmm...the police investigated these complaints. What a shock.

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=6125

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Chicago police, Nothing to be proud about, a bad history of abuse...... (Original Post) Logical May 2012 OP
Hahaha.... well done! fascisthunter May 2012 #1
Gee ya think Meiko May 2012 #2
I know. That is why I do not understand the defense of them. amazing! n-t Logical May 2012 #5
Their history of abuse goes back WAY before 2002 annabanana May 2012 #3
So True! n-t Logical May 2012 #4
 

Meiko

(1,076 posts)
2. Gee ya think
Mon May 21, 2012, 07:42 PM
May 2012
The study charges that the police department's oversight body allows officers with "criminal tendencies to operate with impunity," and argues that the Chicago Police Department should not be allowed to police itself.


What a wonderful concept huh? allow the violators to oversee themselves, and it seems to be working so well..
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