Chicago Police won’t discipline nine officers with extremist group ties
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Superintendent Larry Snelling had earlier vowed to rid the department of officers on the anti-government group Oath Keepers rolls.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Superintendent Larry Snelling had earlier vowed to rid the department of officers on the anti-government group Oath Keepers rolls.
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Investigative reporter Jamie Kalven is urging the Chicago Police Department to do more to root out racist officers from within its ranks. A recent WBEZ-Sun-Times investigation found dozens of current and former CPD officers had joined the extremist organization the Oath Keepers. In his new piece in The Intercept, Kalven argues the problem of extremism goes much deeper than officers belonging to hate groups. And he says the department’s own complaint files hold the key to identifying officers who - in his words - “practice racism as sport.” Reporter: Jamie Kalven, Patrick Smith Host: Mary Dixon
The policy was approved by a civilian-led oversight panel after CPD investigated but took little action against cops with connections to extremist groups.
The Stephenson County sheriff says Chief Deputy Andrew Schroeder’s association with Oath Keepers was “brief” and he is an “exemplary” cop. But other officials in the county remain concerned.
New Supt. Larry Snelling and other brass did not explain the department’s lack of action since a membership list was leaked two years ago.
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