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Systematic torture of dozens of African-American males by Chicago police officers?

This is about an article which appeared today in the Democracy Now media station. It is about torture which was carried out by certain Police Officials in Area 2 Chicago Police from 1970s to 1990s. I checked this IMC for any reports about it and I could not find any. I did a normal search in the website
The Link www.democracynow.org/article.pl
Well it would be a good idea to go there and listen to the program huh? But I would like to find out whether,there is a local interest, in this or not? If there isn't why the hell not? Because I think this kind of behaviour is not accepted in civilised society. This is a small paragraph from the program:

"It’s called Area 2. And for nearly two decades beginning in 1971, it was the epicenter for what has been described as the systematic torture of dozens of African-American males by Chicago police officers. In total, more than 135 people say they were subjected to abuse including having guns forced into their mouths, bags places over their heads, and electric shocks inflicted to their genitals. Four men have been released from death row after government investigators concluded torture led to their wrongful convictions.

Yet the case around Area 2 is nowhere near a resolution -- to date, not one Chicago police officer has been charged with any crime.

The most prominent officer, former police commander Jon Burge, was dismissed in the early 1990s. He retired to Florida where he continues to collect a pension. Today, a special prosecutor is now in the fourth year of an investigation. Just last week, a group of Chicago police officers won a court ruling to delay the release of the prosecutor’s preliminary report."
 
 

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