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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-11 08:55 AM
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Monument planned to honor police torture victims
http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/article_2842b98d-5763-590f-baea-2c2756cbe5ac.html

Associated Press | Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011 6:38 am

Chicago attorneys and activists are planning a monument to memorialize the victims of police torture. snip

For decades, scores of suspects _ most of them young black men _ have claimed Chicago police beat, kicked and shocked them into giving confessions.

Former Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge was convicted last year of lying about torture.
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demmiblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-11 08:58 AM
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1. Bravo!
:applause:
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-11 09:11 AM
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2. The very thought of such things
just fill me with disgust.
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