First there appear to be lies in the reports of the police officers. Probably collective lies. That is appalling.
I am equally shocked by the way the Chicago police hid the video and permitted what appears to be an injustice to stand. They knew or ought to have known the police report was misleading. They ought to value the lives of civilians. Use of a deadly weapon must be a last resort. They should have no difficulty in offering full disclosure of material facts.
But there seems to be a strong culture of protecting your own. Major institutional problem.
It's not unlike the way we are told that the mafia operates. It's a model doomed to deliver corruption and self-dealing.
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