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The report, issued on Wednesday, was blistering, blunt and backed up by devastating statistics. Coincidentally, it was released as city leaders were installing a new, permanent superintendent for the Chicago Police Department.
“The community’s lack of trust in CPD is justified,” the task force wrote. “There is substantial evidence that people of color — particularly African-Americans — have had disproportionately negative experiences with the police over an extended period of time.”
What I've anecdotally seen is racism, but a very complicated form. Skin color has enough to do with it, but there's also an economic and geographical component. It's more of an "us vs them" environment, with the "us" being the coppers and those suburb-like lily-white "cop & fireman" neighborhoods on the far edges of the city, and the "them" being the "dirtballs & thugs" living in the poor, violent, crime-ridden neighborhoods in the inner-city that are inhabited primarily by black and Mexican residents - though this most often refers particularly to black neighborhoods.
Nope- but then tell me what the poll problem is and what you would have askedCops follow the orders of elected officials along with their policies.
BS poll.
Nope- but then tell me what the poll problem is and what you would have asked
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
Link to the report
CPD accountability task force report - Chicago Tribune
Appears to be explosive.
Thoughts are?
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors?
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –Yes
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –No
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –Other Pls explain
I largely agree.Police have roll calls before every shift and are given their marching orders. These orders come from the top. The top officials are the ones responsible for the heartbeat of their given towns and cities and create policy. Incompetent city officials are what gave us Ferguson, Baltimore, and Chicago.
Do I need to go further?
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
Link to the report
CPD accountability task force report - Chicago Tribune
Appears to be explosive.
Thoughts are?
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors?
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –Yes
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –No
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –Other Pls explain
Police also enforce laws, they do not ignore major law violations due to political direction - Do I need to make myself clear on that?Police have roll calls before every shift and are given their marching orders. These orders come from the top. The top officials are the ones responsible for the heartbeat of their given towns and cities and create policy. Incompetent city officials are what gave us Ferguson, Baltimore, and Chicago.
Do I need to go further?
My thought is the CPD Accountability Task Force should have employed and impartial professional writer to write the report. The bias in the language in the report is obvious and unfortunate. It is clear there is systemic racism in the CPD. This should not be a shocker to anyone who has ever visited Chicago for more than 30 min. What is unfortunate is because of poorly written report you will give the naysayers plenty of ammunition to poo-poo the report.
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
Link to the report
CPD accountability task force report - Chicago Tribune
Appears to be explosive.
Thoughts are?
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors?
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –Yes
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –No
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –Other Pls explain
Thin Blue Line, same as Drs. associations, Lawyers and others- they all clam up to protect their own.I used to do tech support for the CPD ( 5-6 years ago ), well actually for the whole city of Chicago. but most of what I dealt with was the PD.
Per the city report their PD they are 50% minority.
Judging from reading accountability report here.. other materials I have read and from dealing with them directly several years back, I would say this isn't racism but rather police protecting their own, even if it means lying to cover up malfeasance.
The US has a major race problem and far to many ignore it.
They should open their eyes as it is not going away.I agree. The problem is when you use loaded language in a report like this it gives people an excuse to ignore it. Our country has a long, long history of ignoring racial injustice because it strikes at the heart of what we feel our country represents. A lot of Americans view attacking the institutional racism in this country is attacking the country itself. You see it all the time particularly when talking about the police.
They should open their eyes as it is not going away.
Yet cities still use Police enforcement of laws-bylaws as a source for revenues vice tax increases. This method has been shown to mainly target poor people, who are for the most part minorities.Things are changing. Whether it is fast enough or not depends on who you talk to. 10 years ago video of the McDonald shooting would have never seen the light of day. 20 years ago there would not have been any video at all.
After the eruption of BLM and the high rate of police involved violence against civilians the Rialto, CA mayor ordered all police to wear body cams. The result: over a 50% reduction in police violence against civilians.
Things are changing it is just a matter opinion if the change is fast enough.
Yet cities still use Police enforcement of laws-bylaws as a source for revenues vice tax increases. This method has been shown to mainly target poor people, who are for the most part minorities.
When they cannot pay, many States outsource the collection of fines to agencies, who then use the police and courts to chase down people who could never pay in the 1st place.
Then they are sent to jail. Round and round it goes.
That is abusing the law.
The US has a major race problem and far to many ignore it.
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
Link to the report
CPD accountability task force report - Chicago Tribune
Appears to be explosive.
Thoughts are?
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors?
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –Yes
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –No
CPD- evidence of racist behaviors –Other Pls explain
Darn, ya beat me to it, well played.:good_job:Yes, perpetuating contrived racial injustices means any and all legitimate issues that have led to inner city poverty, crime and violence get ignored
Yes, perpetuating contrived racial injustices means any and all legitimate issues that have led to inner city poverty, crime and violence get ignored
So, it is the racist cops that are the cause of the sky high crime rate in Chicago? Hmmm, don't believe I ever considered that, nope, still nonsense.
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