Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://scheerpost.com/2024/01/09/chicago-police-department-perpetuates-its-violence-by-punishing-whistleblowers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scheerpost.com/2024/01/09/chic</span><span class="invisible">ago-police-department-perpetuates-its-violence-by-punishing-whistleblowers/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GenocideJoeKnows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenocideJoeKnows</span></a>: the “blue code of silence” is both real and pervasive. The fact that nearly every officer on the force will look the other way when they see their fellow officers violate citizens’ rights and commit other misconduct ensures that <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wrongfulconvictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wrongfulconvictions</span></a> will occur regularly. It also ensures that taxpayers will continue to be on the hook for the millions of dollars per year that the city of Chicago pays out in settlements and jury awards in civil suits — not just to victims of police misconduct, but also to those officers who suffer backlash for their attempts to report it.<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AbolishPoliceAbolishPrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishPoliceAbolishPrisons</span></a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/StateSanctionedViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateSanctionedViolence</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/2ndAmendmentPatrols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2ndAmendmentPatrols</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BidenIsComplicit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenIsComplicit</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EndQualifiedImmunityNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndQualifiedImmunityNow</span></a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DomesticTerroristMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerroristMovement</span></a></p>