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Rinse & Repeat
Why reforms can be unreformed in the talk shop of legislative politics On August 22nd, the Chicago Sun-Times published an article citing the reversals of six high-profile misconduct rulings enacted by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). In all but two cases, COPA ruled that the accused officers should be fired from the department, […]
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Lipstick on a Pig
THE MYTH OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN CHICAGO On November 7, 2024, the Chicago Alliance Against Racial & Political Repression (CAARPR) held a “Day After the Election Rally” in downtown Chicago to protest the incoming Trump presidency. In front of a crowd of hundreds, one of the speakers, CAARPR-backed Police District Councilor Anthony Bryant, declared to […]
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“A Compromise from the Start”
An interview with a Chicago Police district council member Every time we go out to talk to people on the streets about their experiences with the Chicago Police Department, Dare to Struggle hears stories about the routine harassment and abuse that young Black and Latino people in Chicago suffer at the hands of these pigs. […]
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