Lawsuits claim cops engaged in election night hate crimes

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Lawsuits_claim_election_night_hate_crimes_1114.html

David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster
Published: Saturday November 15, 2008


Any telling of the night celebrated around the world as America's maturing on matters of race -- the election of the nation's first black president -- would not be complete without exploring the ugly traditions of a checkered past.

As the Illinois senator ascended to the highest office in the United States, a family on Chicago's west end allegedly met the business end of racial hatred enshrined by law. The family is suing the Chicago police department.

[glinda]

1. Can we start a petition to the Republican Party to deal with this hate that they started?

[dsc]

2. chicago cops have had a bad rep for ages

sorry but this one isn't the local GOP's fault.

[glinda]

3. Oh. Didn't know that.

[dsc]

4. they were the chief reason so many innocents were on death row in Illinois

they routinely tortured suspects.

[NNN0LHI]

5. After a review here 13 out of 25 inmates scheduled to die on death row were proven innocent by DNA

And we still have nuts who think the death penalty is a sound idea.

Crazy world we live in.

Hope none of these death penalty advocates never find themselves or a loved one in the same situation some day.

Don

[dsc]

6. and something like six or seven were Chicago case if I recall correctly

scary indeed.

[glinda]

7. Yikes.