Wednesday, April 13, 2016

One of the US’s biggest police departments has a deal that helps it get away with filing false police reports

Business Insider
Mark Abadi
A deal between the City of Chicago and its embattled police unions have made it extraordinarily easy for police to file false reports after shootings, a panel assigned by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel found.
The details were revealed Wednesday in ascathing report on longstanding systemic racism within the Chicago Police Department.
According to the report, the city's collective bargaining agreements allow Chicago police officers to wait 24 hours after a shooting to provide a statement, giving them time to confer with other officers and get their story straight.

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