Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Chicago Police Commander under allegations of torture

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127020916

This story from NPR is slightly off topic in that it deals with justice issues outside of Dallas.  But it was so fascinating that I had to post. 

The caption reads:  "Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge leaves a federal building earlier this month as attorneys prepared for his trial. Burge is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice and is a key figure in an investigation of alleged police torture." 

The story discusses an indepedent investigation which revealed over 100 instances of police toture.  The victims were forced to confess to crimes they may or may not have committed.

Click on the link to read or listen to the report.
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