• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 month ago

    From a Wikipedia article on the murder of the kid that landed the dept a consent decree:

    On October 5, 2018, Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder, as well as 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm.[9] Van Dyke was sentenced to prison in January 2019 and was released early for good behavior in February 2022.

    Slap on the wrist.

    “Transparency isn’t always comfortable,” Kersten added. “People don’t always like when you put things out into the public discourse that maybe wouldn’t have been there 10 years ago, but that’s what the job requires…. Transparency and the truth are ultimately what will contribute to all of us collectively being able to build a safer Chicago and a more reform-minded public safety system.”

    I trust that this lady is doing her job effectively and the complaints from the cops are a tantrum over being held accountable.