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OUTRAGEOUS POLICE BRUTALITY IN PILSEN

On Monday, August 1 Chicago police savagely kicked a Latino man in the head and body at least
five times while he was down on the ground and after he was handcuffed. He began screaming
while the police pulled his hair and held him in place until a paddywagon came to the scene.
The police beating occurred after several cop cars came to the scene at the intersection of
18th Street and Loomis and the cops approached a group of people near the statue around 6:30PM.
The Latino man who was assaulted by the police had blood dripping down his face. It is
unknown at this time what the mans name is, where he was taken and what he is charged with.
He had long, straight, dark hair, a medium build, tan complexion and he appeared to be in
his twenties. It is also unknown why the cop cars came to the scene. While the police were
kicking the man local residents who were gathered around the scene yelled at the cops telling
them to stop the brutality. The police asked at least one person who saw the police brutality
to leave the area. Approximately thirty to fifty people saw the violence delivered by
the cops. Don't confuse this incident with the other case of police brutality against two young
Latino men in Humboldt Park that also happened recently.

People who are witnesses and people who know the names of witnesses are strongly urged not to
mention names of witnesses on the Internet because of police intimidation and other security
risks. It would really help though if someone found out the victims name and made that public
along with information about the officers involved just don't put names of witnesses on the
Internet though.

This incident of police brutality HAS to be investigated further, more info about the victim
needs to be gathered and the cops who did this must be punished. If you have information
or if you want to get more information to help support the police brutality victim contact
these organizations and other related activist groups. Both groups are progressive and deal
with police brutality in the Chicago area. The Office of Professional Standards is also an
option but they are part of the police dept.


CITIZENS ALERT contact info

Address:
407 S. Dearborn Suite 1490
Chicago, IL 60605
Phone:
(312) 663-5392
Fax:
(312) 663-5396
Email:
info (at) citizensalert.org


NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD contact info

637 South Dearborn Street, Third Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Tel: 312-913-0039 Fax: 312-913-0045
Contact (at) nlgchicago.org
 
 

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