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A lot is happening in Chicago. Mayor Lori Lightfoot Emanuel gave over 65% of CARES Act money to CPD. Today, the Office of Inspector General released their report on the uprisings where it is revealed how Lori is directly responsible for the brutality. https://igchicago.org/2021/02/18/report-on-chicagos-response-to-george-floyd-protests-and-unrest/
Page 55 documents how during the May 30th protests, CPD refused a person their seizure medication, watched them collapse and threatened another detainee with violence if they moved, presumably to assist the person having a seizure. Footage then records a cop threatening rape.
When Lori demanded the bridges be raised, it forced CDOT to call off duty employees. This was a move they were surprised to receive since it is rarely done. The raising of bridges was considered during the NATO protests in 2010 and was ultimately rejected as ‘ineffective’.
The raising of the bridges created the conditions where police battered people including lifting one person by his neck and throwing him to the ground before dragging him through horse manure.
In the same footage as the person having a seizure, CPD responds to another officer saying they should “shoot the occupants of the vehicle in the head”.
The morning after May 30th, where we had over 30,000 people participate in the protests, Lori requested OEMC save all city footage so that they can disprove any “accusations of misconduct by CPD.”
Here is a video of the May 30th protests made by @sensitivevisual and featuring @Damon_AF giving context https://www.blacklivesmatterchicago.com/video/
In addition to calling in the National Guard, Illinois State Police, and the other 70 police agencies that operate in the City, Lori also hired three private security firms.
Page 72’s footnote, highlights that one of the three private firms has a notorious reputation “running afoul of City contracting rules”. A WTTW piece covers the fact that the city spent $1.2M for private security forces to patrol the South and West sides.
In the approximate seven days the OIG report focusses on, a total of 1,519 arrests were made with most occurring on May 30th.
CPD’s practice of incommunicado detention was rampant throughout the uprising and is cited in the OIG report here.
The attached diagram shows CPD’s use of force protocol which is absolutely fucking bizarre.
1) It’s laughable to pretend that this is ever practiced by CPD bc its so convoluted
2) It really requires a suspension of humanity to determine how & when to execute violence as routine
1) It’s laughable to pretend that this is ever practiced by CPD bc its so convoluted
2) It really requires a suspension of humanity to determine how & when to execute violence as routine
Attached is the diagram of reported incidents of use of force by district. This of course is woefully inaccurate and underreported.
The Mayor herself, admitted to authorizing the use of OC spray (pepper spray) on people. She then claims people had bottles of urine, pick axes and bats which has never been corroborated and found to be true even on CPD and the City’s own surveillance footage.
The OIG report confirms that incidents of use of force were massively underreported by CPD (of course they would be). They site multiple instances of battery.
Page 176 sites many incidents of battery that were not included in official reports and conclude that it is impossible to get a clear estimate of total attacks. They include mention of the current police board president who was struck 5 times in the legs with a baton.
Most arrests and incidents of use of force occurred when police officers turned off their body cams.
Or removed the cam altogether.
