A Black Lives Matter lawsuit seeking federal oversight over CPD reform has real power—but only if there’s pressure on leadership from the ground up.
Tag: police corruption
Posted inFilm
16 Blocks
Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon) serves up an old-school action picture–no frantic montage, no digital set pieces, no trick ending, just a troubled hero and a ticking clock. A weary, alcoholic cop (Bruce Willis) agrees to deliver a witness (Mos Def) a mile and a half across Manhattan for a grand jury hearing, a routine errand […]
Posted inNews & Politics
Two Cops Who Broke the Code
Oak Park detectives Pat Kelly and Ron Surmain accused fellow officers of theft and corruption. Now they are outcasts, unable to work because they fear for their lives.