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KingCharlemagne

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8. Maybe the police gave Williams the "Jon Burge treatment." For those not up on
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 06:07 PM
Dec 2014

their Chicago police scandals:

Jon Graham Burge (born December 20, 1947) is a convicted felon and former Chicago Police Department detective and commander who gained notoriety for torturing more than 200 criminal suspects between 1972 and 1991 in order to force confessions. A decorated United States Army veteran, Burge served tours in South Korea and Vietnam and continued as an enlisted United States Army Reserve soldier where he served in the military police. He then returned to the South Side of Chicago and began his career as a police officer. Allegations were made about the methods of Burge and those under his command. Eventually, hundreds of similar reports resulted in a decision by Illinois Governor George Ryan to declare a moratorium on death penalty executions in Illinois in 2000 and to clear the state's death row in 2003.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Burge (Emphasis added)


Or maybe they handled Williams Rampart Division C.R.A.S.H.-style:

The LAPD Rampart scandal refers to widespread corruption in the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (or C*R*A*S*H) anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Rampart Division in the late 1990s. More than 70 police officers either assigned to or associated with the Rampart CRASH unit were implicated in some form of misconduct, making it one of the most widespread cases of documented police misconduct in United States history. The convicted offenses include unprovoked shootings, unprovoked beatings, planting of false evidence, framing of suspects, stealing and dealing narcotics, bank robbery, perjury, and the covering up of evidence of these activities.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_scandal (Emphasis added)
I have no use for rogue cops, but I'll shed no tears for an admitted arsonist. n/t ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #1
I Want to See His Confession Ryan Fitzomething Dec 2014 #2
You will, at his trial. n/t ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #7
Maybe the police gave Williams the "Jon Burge treatment." For those not up on KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #8
Or maybe he tried to burn a business down. Ace Rothstein Dec 2014 #9
I see you had to go back about 20 years to come up with something to presumably compare this to? George II Dec 2014 #13
Right. Because after Burge and Rampart, all police abuse everywhere magically stopped KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #14
As the saying goes, "just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me"! George II Dec 2014 #23
Well there was this not to long ago in my town Ash_F Dec 2014 #18
See above. George II Dec 2014 #24
Or maybe he confessed because they showed him the video of him lighting the fire, GGJohn Dec 2014 #16
"lighter sentence" TheCowsCameHome Dec 2014 #19
LOL, I didn't catch the irony of my statement. GGJohn Dec 2014 #21
Ah, now we see first hand what a "New York minute" really is! George II Dec 2014 #12
I am afraid I cannot Sherman A1 Dec 2014 #3
Pretty stupid on his account...when he had been photographed over and over.. Historic NY Dec 2014 #4
Pretty dumb. 840high Dec 2014 #29
What was that supposed to accomplish? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2014 #5
He was trying to prove that black teens should be profiled... 4139 Dec 2014 #10
hey look, filthy trash stands on DU reddread Dec 2014 #15
? I don't understand your reply 4139 Dec 2014 #17
Semantics, on the internet, where tone of voice can't be heard Babel_17 Dec 2014 #25
which is what a sophisticated poster would have done reddread Dec 2014 #27
Yes, my point was the only people he helped were the haters. 4139 Dec 2014 #33
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #20
Did you mean "IF he was trying....."? White or black..... George II Dec 2014 #26
nice coaching reddread Dec 2014 #28
Good. nt greytdemocrat Dec 2014 #6
UNBELIEVABLE, even this admitted arsonist gets a pass around here.... George II Dec 2014 #11
I can both oppose unjustified police violence AND arsonists at the same time. branford Dec 2014 #22
No you can't... bobclark86 Dec 2014 #32
Now another 19 year old will be consigned to the rolls of "convicted felon" Calista241 Dec 2014 #30
It's sad, but he should have thought of that before attempting to light the store up. GGJohn Dec 2014 #31
Apparently you didn't see the video... Historic NY Dec 2014 #35
Yeah, I saw the video, if he's a first time offender, the DA may offer him a deal. GGJohn Dec 2014 #36
I'm having trouble feeling much sympathy. branford Dec 2014 #34
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