Deaths Put Chicago Police Under Pressure

[iggs111]

Im really getting tired of hearing about our police killing and abusing citizens already. Folks, this is not a race thing, this is an all around city problem, it happens in every godamn neighborhood and folks that live in my city know what Im talking about. Soon enough there is going to be a civil war in the streets against police officers and it's going to get ugly. Just plain sick of this shit!


CHICAGO - Already tarnished by brutality and misconduct allegations, Chicago's police department is facing more tough questions in the wake of two officer-involved deaths in less than a week.

Leading the latest chorus of critics are the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who opened a local branch of his National Action Network after two alleged police assaults on civilians were caught on videotape.

On Tuesday, about 14 hours before Jackson made an appearance at a rally protesting the Taser death of a 42-year-old man, police shot and killed an 18-year-old man who they say flashed a gun at them and ran away.

The latest shooting prompted an angry crowd of more than 100 people to gather near the scene where the Cook County medical examiner's office said Aaron Harrison was killed by a gunshot wound to the back.

The incidents are under investigation, but police have said that it appears officers acted properly in both cases.

Referring to the Saturday death of Gefrey Johnson, Acting Police Superintendent Dana Starks said a preliminary investigation indicated the Taser use was justified. But he promised "a thorough, complete investigation."

Locke Bowman, legal director of the MacArthur Justice Center, was furious that police suggested the officers acted properly so early in the investigation.

"I just don't understand the tendency of this department to immediately circle the wagons, engage in blaming the victim and justifying the police actions before the facts are thoroughly investigated," he said. "It's crazy."

Sharpton made a similar point after reading accounts of the Monday night shooting of Harrison. "I've seen this pattern before," Sharpton said. "It cannot be all these cases where the police are right all the time."

Adding to the department's troubles are recent incidents caught on tape.

In one video, a tavern's security camera captured 12-year police veteran Anthony Abbate pummeling a woman bartender half his size, allegedly after she refused to serve him. Abbate eventually was charged with aggravated battery.

More bar security-camera video appears to show several off-duty Chicago police officers scuffling with four businessmen in a Dec. 15 incident that has spawned criminal charges and a civil lawsuit. Like Abbate, the officers have pleaded not guilty.

Mayor Richard Daley and the city were criticized last month for appealing a federal judge's order to release the names of hundreds of officers who have had 10 or more citizen complaints against them.

Daley won City Council approval last month to take command of the office that investigates police misconduct.

[Windy City Irish]

Myyyyyyyyyyy Kind Of Town Chicago Is......myyyyy Kind Of Town

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by WindyCity Irish

Myyyyyyyyyyy Kind Of Town Chicago Is......myyyyy Kind Of Town

sing it dan, sing it!!!

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by iggs111

. Soon enough there is going to be a civil war in the streets


.

would love to see that come about....would be good stuff

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

would love to see that come about....would be good stuff

and why would this be good stuff?? Your pretty ignorant for that statement if you ask me......

[Chicago RED]

It is getting a little crazy around here. They need to pick and choose who they hire a lot more careful.

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by iggs111

and why would this be good stuff?? Your pretty ignorant for that statement if you ask me......

i don't like chicago..would be nice to see it burn from a feud between citizens

[Windy City Irish]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

i don't like chicago..would be nice to see it burn from a feud between citizens

rev....I am not originally from Chicago, but have made it my home for the last 9 years and think that your comments above are totally ignorant. Chicago is one of the great American cities that even after living here for 9 years there are still many things I have not seen or done. The people are amazing, the city scape is one of the best, the nightlife is second to none. Yes it has problems like ALL major cities with crime, corruption, crooked cops, and the Blackhawks.

Maybe your time out of the country has soured you a little, but dont make comments like this that can offend people that have pride in their city when you have no idea what you are talking about.

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

i don't like chicago..would be nice to see it burn from a feud between citizens

****ing jerk.

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by WindyCity Irish

Maybe your time out of the country has soured you a little, but dont make comments like this that can offend people that have pride in their city when you have no idea what you are talking about.

being out of the country hasnt soured me...i never liked chicago, even when i lived in usa...just like i dont like new york, philadelphia, boston, baltimore, cincinnati, dallas, and st. louis...i do, however, like san francisco, los angeles, miami, memphis, houston, nashville, and phoenix

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by iggs111

****ing jerk.

great thinking

[darealist2]

Just a few cops giving the rest a bad name, have to remember a good number of cops are on power trips. i remember about a year back a cop beat the shyt out of a 17 year old kid for no reason and ended up getting canned by it, turns out his pops was a lawyer and the rest is history

Revencro if you really meant those comments you should see a psychiatrist, wtf?

[Windy City Irish]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

being out of the country hasnt soured me...i never liked chicago, even when i lived in usa...just like i dont like new york, philadelphia, boston, baltimore, cincinnati, dallas, and st. louis...i do, however, like san francisco, los angeles, miami, memphis, houston, nashville, and phoenix

rev..we are all allowed our opinions about cities we like and dislike! Of course two of yours are where I spent the majority of my life...... 23 years in the Boston area and 9 years in Chicago, but to each their own, but I would like to hear back up statements as to why other than....I JUST DONT LIKE THESE CITIES!

San Fran is one of my fav cities so I am with you there, but other than that I cant see how Memphis, Houston, Nashville would rank above NY, Boston, and Chicago!!!!

maybe you can help me out here. where are you from in the states before you decided to teach english to South Korea?

[Seanie Mac]

its safer in iraq than it is in philly. guy comes home from thw war, next day gets shot in one of this cities 100 unsolved murders. its crazy

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by Seanie Mac

its safer in iraq than it is in philly. guy comes home from thw war, next day gets shot in one of this cities 100 unsolved murders. its crazy

I hear ya brother, marine got his head blown off 1 day after coming home, just stupid.