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If it's that bad in Chicago, then what you have is not a police force, but a criminal organization. Who's overseeing them? Are your elected officials powerless
by finid 11y ago
If it's that bad in Chicago, then what you have is not a police force, but a criminal organization.
Who's overseeing them? Are your elected officials powerless to do any thing?
- mbesto 11y agoHeh, the elected officials are exactly the problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_history_of_Chicago#Corruption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_history_of_Chicago#C... I grew up in Chicago, my family is still there, and most of my colleagues are based there. There is weird pseudo-Stockholm syndrome phenomenon where people just accept that the corruption is widespread and unavoidable.
- logfromblammo 11y agoBasically, it's all Gotham and no Batman.
- bbradley406 11y agoAny chance this contributed to the Dark Knight being filmed there? Choosing Chicago for the cityscape makes sense by itself but the film focused heavily on corruption. I found a nice breakdown of scene / real locations while looking into this: http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/d/DarkKnight.html http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/d/DarkKnight.html
- trhway 11y agowhen i visited Chicago, it was felt like it is a matter of local pride when journalist on radio was telling something about corruption in the school district. Like "look how big! how brazen it is! we can do corruption like the best out there!"... pretty much like Jon Stewart in that bit about New Jersey corruption.
- jMyles 11y ago> then what you have is not a police force, but a criminal organization. This is the only reasonable conclusion, and it's neither new nor particularly controversial. The real question is: what to do about it?
- shitgoose 11y agobend
- shitgoose 11y agoto all the downvoters - you prefer being shot?
- finid 11y agoPerhaps they'll rather stand up to bullies, criminals and injustice, rather than say, "how low", when asked to "bend" by a bully.
- shitgoose 11y ago"bullies, criminals and injustice" are the police. this whole rather depressing discussion is dedicated to the consequences of standing up to police. again, your choice is simple - bend or be shot.
- shitgoose 11y agohere is another "self-defense" by Toronto police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx2iQnYMQfM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx2iQnYMQfM first 3 bullets in the chest, then 6 in already dead body, then taser the corpse. policemen successfully argued self-defense and was charged with attempted (???) murder. the only reason why this made to trial, was because video was released to public. otherwise he would have walked.
- rorykoehler 11y ago
- ViViDboarder 11y agoChicago is notorious for organized crime.