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Every time another Chicagoan is dehumanized by the Chicago Police Department, neighborhoods/schools are defunded to pay for CPD’s brutality. The City claims they’ll “reform” CPD, again, which just equals more funding for the police
A thread of payouts since 2010 because of CPD.
A thread of payouts since 2010 because of CPD.
“Over the past decade, Chicago has paid more than a half billion dollars for police misconduct.” https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/914170214/police-settlements-how-the-cost-of-misconduct-impacts-cities-and-taxpayers#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20decade%2C%20Chicago,Center%20at%20Northwestern%20Law%20School
Between 2010 and 2014, Chicago spent $249.7 million on police misconduct cases;
…https://policefundingdatabase.tminstituteldf.org/misconductsettlements
…https://policefundingdatabase.tminstituteldf.org/misconductsettlements
“Between 2011 and 2017, the City of Chicago paid $313 million in settlements in police misconduct cases.” http://projects.chicagoreporter.com/settlements
“In 2013 alone, the city shelled out $84.6 million – the largest annual payout in the decade analyzed by the BGA, and more than triple the $27.3 million the city had initially projected to spend last year.” https://www.bettergov.org/news/beyond-burge/
“The Logan case would bring the tab on Burge cases to nearly $60 million when legal fees are counted.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2013-01-15-ct-met-chicago-police-abuse-settlements-0115-20130115-story.html
“From a total of $5.5 million, each torture survivors would get nearly $100,000.” https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/10/30/payback
“In 2014, The City of Chicago paid $54.2 million in settlements and verdicts for police misconduct cases last year, including more than $9.5 million in attorneys’ fees, according to an analysis of city law department data by The Chicago Reporter.” https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-misconduct-payouts-topped-50-million-in-2014/
“In 2015, nearly $41 million was spent, including roughly $28 million on damages, $10 million on outside legal expenses and $3 million on other costs, according to data obtained from city government’s Law Department.” https://www.bettergov.org/news/chicago-police-misconduct-a-rising-financial-toll/
“Overall, Chicago spent more than $280 million on misconduct lawsuits from 2011 to 2016, plus another $91 million for outside lawyers to help defend police officers in those suits.” https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-misconduct-payouts-continue-to-break-the-bank-in-chicago/
“banks and other firms collect fees for the services they provide and investors collect interest. We call the bonds used to cover police-related settlement and judgment costs
Chicago (2010-2017) $709.3 million $860 million $1.57 billion”
https://acrecampaigns.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ACRE_PBB_2020_2.pdf
Chicago (2010-2017) $709.3 million $860 million $1.57 billion”
https://acrecampaigns.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ACRE_PBB_2020_2.pdf
“Between 2012 and 2016, police officers assigned to the Chicago Public Schools accumulated over $2 million in misconduct settlements for activities on and off school grounds.”
https://www.povertylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/handcuffs-in-hallways-amended-rev1.pdf
https://www.povertylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/handcuffs-in-hallways-amended-rev1.pdf
“In 2018 Chicago taxpayers paid out more than $85 million to settle police misconduct lawsuits and an additional $28 million to outside lawyers to defend these cases.” https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-spent-more-than-113-million-on-police-misconduct-lawsuits-in-2018/
“Over the last 15 years, fees and costs for private attorneys in civil rights cases totaled $213 million...Last year alone, the city spent $30.1 million — that’s more than twice what it spent on the agency that investigates police misconduct.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-met-chicago-legal-spending-20190912-sky5euto4jbcdenjfi4datpnki-story.html
“The city’s 2020 budget set aside $153 million for legal settlements. In 2018, the city spent approximately $113 million to settle police misconduct cases.” https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/02/20/divided-city-council-agrees-to-pay-11-9-million-to-settle-4-police-misconduct-cases/
“Chicago taxpayers will spend $300,000 to compensate a former 16-year-old special needs student Tased and wrestled down a flight of stairs by police officers at Marshall High School after refusing to put away her cellphone during a test.” https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/12/14/22174801/student-tased-dnigma-howard-settlement-marshall-high-school-cps-chicago-police-schools
“Chicago taxpayers will soon be on the hook for more than $750,000 to settle three more lawsuits accusing Chicago police officers of misconduct, including a case in which a Cook County judge ruled police fabricated testimony” https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/14/finance-committee-oks-settlements-in-3-more-police-misconduct-lawsuits/
“What Chicago doesn’t do is face down the ruinous costs of police misconduct against its people.” https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/chicago-police-racism-violence-history-1088559/
More to come, “In total, the department received 520 complaints against officers May 29-Oct. 31 related to protests.” https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/11/police-racked-up-so-many-complaints-during-summer-protests-a-special-unit-was-created-to-investigate/
On top of all that, when mandated to reform...”the city missed 89 of 124 deadlines during the first year under the order.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-chicago-misses-consent-decree-deadlines-20200619-6l75t6sfhnfzrkkyetnd3b3yk4-story.html
It’s been proven over and over for generations, that the Chicago Police Department continues to harm, brutalize & murder Black & Brown Chicagoans. Through all of that the City just throws money at the problem & hopes it just goes away while trying to routinely bury all evidence.
