Chicago Police Guilty of Racism and Excessive Force: DOJ Report
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A Chicago police officer at a news conference announcing the department's plan to hire nearly 1,000 new police officers in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., Sep. 21, 2016. | Photo: Reuters
The damning report shows systematic racism, excessive force and poor accountability from Chicago's trigger-happy cops.
Chicago's police routinely used excessive force, tolerated racially discriminatory conduct and often maintained a "code of silence" among officers to thwart investigations into misconduct, according to a report released by the federal government on Friday.
The 161-page document from the U.S. Department of Justice details a 13-month civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department.
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