Should CPD fire an officer linked to the Proud Boys?

CPD — Hundreds of police officers joined Chicago City Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Superintendent Eddie Johnson at the Aon Grand Ballroom on Navy Pier for the Chicago Police Departments graduation Ceremony for the Recruit Class of 18-7 and 18-8 on July 9, 2019. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ

CPD — Hundreds of police officers joined Chicago City Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Superintendent Eddie Johnson at the Aon Grand Ballroom on Navy Pier for the Chicago Police Departments graduation Ceremony for the Recruit Class of 18-7 and 18-8 on July 9, 2019. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ

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Civil rights group calls on Mayor, CPD to fire officer linked to the Proud Boys

In a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown, a prominent civil rights organization called for the termination of a CPD officer who lied about ties to the Proud Boys. The Southern Poverty Law Center says allowing officer Robert Bakker to return from a 120-day suspension will erode “trust between the public and law enforcement authorities.” Reset digs into what this case will mean for CPD’s relationship with the city. GUESTS: Tom Schuba, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jeff Tischauser, senior research analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center

Hundreds of police officers joined Chicago City Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Superintendent Eddie Johnson at the Aon Grand Ballroom on Navy Pier for the Chicago Police Departments graduation Ceremony for the Recruit Class of 18-7 and 18-8 on July 9, 2019. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ

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