Reform and Pushback Gain Traction Chicago Police Union Force of a Federal Judge Behind It
Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Monday, November 5, 2018 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com Reform and pushback gain traction Chicago police union force of a federal judge behind it. grievances. “The narrative of systemic po- Officer Jason Van Dyke stood But even as fallout from the As the stakes have risen, the lice corruption prompting the charged with murdering McDon- digs in to stop consent fatal Laquan McDonald shooting FOP has publicly aligned itself need for a consent decree is false. ald, Emanuel had acknowledged a decree, other efforts has turned the political tide, one with President Donald Trump, It does not hold up to reasonable “code of silence” that shields bad local group continues to strongly who repeatedly has decried the investigation. In fact, this narra- cops and initiated a host of By Dan Hinkel push back: the union that repre- city’s violence and encouraged tive, pushed by a corrupt media changes, and the U.S. Department Chicago Tribune sents most of the city’s officers. cops to “please, don’t be too nice” machine and ambitious politi- of Justice had finished a yearlong The Chicago Fraternal Order of while arresting people. His ad- cians, is costing lives,” FOP Presi- investigation that concluded offi- Comprehensive police reform Police is digging in on multiple ministration has weighed in dent Kevin Graham said in the cers were ineptly supervised and is gaining significant traction in fronts. The union is in court trying against the consent decree, saying April police union newsletter. needlessly violent toward minor- Chicago after decades of damag- to stop the consent decree, and it’s too much police oversight could The combative approach is led ities.
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