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July 27, 2006
south side proto-abu ghraib
Black folks are always already the guinea pigs for white violence, whether it's the war on terror or the coming war on Spanish speaking immigrants. From NPR:
Members of the Chicago police routinely tortured suspects, predominantly black men, during the 1970s and '80s, special prosecutors say in a new report -- but the crimes are too old to file charges on.The report follows a four-year investigation into claims that former Lt. Jon Burge or detectives under his command tortured as many as 150 people. Some victims say they were suffocated with typewriter cases, beaten, and shocked with electric devices.
Some of the people interviewed for the report claim that torture led them to confess to crimes they didn't commit. Despite Burge being fired in 1993 for abusing a suspect, none of the alleged torturers has ever been criminally charged. NPR's David Schaper reports.
plus ca change, et cetera, et cetera
Posted by ebogjonson in race and other identities, on July 27, 2006 10:10 AM
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