The mayor inaugurates a new age of transparency in police investigations by suppressing video of the fatal police shooting of Cedrick Chatman.
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Emanuel discovers the need for police accountability reforms
Four and a half years after he assumed office—but only one week after the release of the Laquan McDonald video—the mayor determines that the city’s police review authority needs to be examined.
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When Chicago cops shoot
Since 1986 more than 1,600 people have been struck by bullets fired by Chicago police officers—an average of more than one person a week. In the 208 cases closed over the last two years, not a single shooting has been found to be unjustified. Should we be reassured?