If you thought that police departments arming themselves with military assault rifles, cruising around in surplus MRAPs, and firing tear gas all willy nilly at protestors was maybe a problem, you'll really love this report from The Guardian, part of reporter Spencer Ackerman's series on Chicago police abuses. Turns out that for years, Chicago police have routinely "disappeared" arrestees and interrogated them for periods of 12 to 24 hours before booking them, reading them their rights, or allowing them to see an attorney. Essentially, the Chicago Police Department has its very own version of a "Black Site," a place to soften people up a little in custody before the official paper trail begins:
I went to Chi-town once when I was much much younger and all I got were scars when the po-lice rioted...I have few doubts this place is as described and worse
Oh, where were you in Chicago?You know I didn't see you thereI didn't see them crack your head or breathe the tear gas airOh, where were you in Chicago?When the fight was being foughtOh, where were you in Chicago?'Cause I was in Detroit.
Well written blog!!
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Finally an organization that doesn't outsource its torture.
Do I have the right to remain speechless?
I went to Chi-town once when I was much much younger and all I got were scars when the po-lice rioted...I have few doubts this place is as described and worse
Pfft, stuff like this happens on TV cop shows all the time. It's because the detectives are passionate about justice and crimes and stuff, jeez!
Hurray, union thugs jobs!
They have to move Guantanamo somewhere.
that attorneys know enough to talk to you about it, and that is not in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Reader, The Chicago Tribune
Because Mike Royko is dead?
Oh, where were you in Chicago?You know I didn't see you thereI didn't see them crack your head or breathe the tear gas airOh, where were you in Chicago?When the fight was being foughtOh, where were you in Chicago?'Cause I was in Detroit.
Chicago Bluez.
"Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers... has been approved."
So you got Grant Parked while the whole world watched.
Chicago Nope.
Rahm Emanuel will get right on this.
But it's still OK to feed ON trolls, right?
Rand Paul? Constitutional Conservatives? Hello? Anyone out there?