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The Conductor

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4. Been There, Done That...

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2023, 07:42 AM

Apr 2023

Back in April of 1983, I happened to be in Chicago at the Maxwell Street police station. The coppers there were going nuts, convinced that the city was going to be invaded by hoards from _somewhere_ because of the election of Harold Washington. Even 40 years ago, the CPD was as racist as it gets. They have not improved. In addition, their misconduct has cost the city over a billion dollars in compensation to victims of police stupidity. That's money stolen from everything else the city needs. Defund the police? Only fair, since the police have already defunded the city.

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Downtown beating witness: 'They were going to kill that young man' [View all] sl8 Apr 2023 OP

I was downtown that night because I went to the theater. nycbos Apr 2023 #1

I'm in the suburbs. Freethinker65 Apr 2023 #3

I don't disagree nycbos Apr 2023 #5

Unfortunately, sometimes the parents are often MIA Freethinker65 Apr 2023 #6

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